Harrison at Madison Elementary PTO

🍦 Don’t forget! Tonight is Harrison @ Madison Night at Orange Leaf on the SW side!

What better way to celebrate an amazing school year than with some FroYo? 🎉

Be sure to mention Harrison @ Madison at checkout, and a portion of your purchase will be donated back to our school to help fund fun events and activities next year!

Looking for a fun activity next week? Our pals at the Cedar Rapids Kernels are hosting a free baseball camp for kids ages 5-12. Sign up using the QR code or go here:

https://tinyurl.com/ysr2befu

Summer is almost here and CRCSD has posted their locations for free breakfasts and lunches for students. While H@M won't be one of the sites, Roosevelt is and will also be serving adult meals as well. Please make sure you stop by if needed! 💜

What better way to celebrate the last week of school than with some frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf?

This year it will only be at the SW Orange Leaf on Edgewood. Make sure to say you're with H@M! 💜

We hope to see you there!

What an AMAZING night at the Harrison @ Madison Spring Carnival last night! 💜🎡✨

Seeing our Harrison @ Madison community come together like that truly reminds us how special this school family is. From the laughter, games, food, raffles, bounce houses, face painting, vendors, and nonstop fun — the night was a HUGE success, and we hope everyone had an absolute blast enjoying one of the final family events of the 2025/2026 school year! 🐴💜

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing vendors and community members who came out and supported our event:
✨ JBloom & Permalinx by JBLOOM
✨ Flow Dirty Sodas
✨ Funky Monkey 3D
✨ Nesha’s Fruit & Co
✨ Razzle Dazzle Creations by Rissa
✨ Jenna’s Kitchen
✨ Natalia Olson with Olson Candles LLC
✨ Daisy Limon with Dragon Fly Creations
✨ Madison Manternach with her Crocheted Creations!

Thank you as well to:
🌭 Crescent Lodge #25 for grilling
🍧 Kona Ice
🍪 Dirty Dough
🎨 CR Face Painting
🎈 Justina Conrad for her amazing balloon twisting creations
🎯 Ms. Hannah and her husband for running the craft room and games
🎟 Everyone who donated to the Cake Walk, raffle baskets, and activities
🙌 Every volunteer who gave their time
🍿 All of the staff members who stayed to help make the evening run smoothly

These events truly do not happen without the support of our families, staff, community members, and volunteers. The Harrison @ Madison community SHOWS UP every single time, and the PTO could not have done this without all of you. ❤️

Thank you for helping us create memories for our students and families. We appreciate every single person who helped make the night such a success! 💜

Here’s some more pics for tonight!!!

Thank you to our Building Engineer Jon for posing!!

Our PTO is getting ready for tonight!

Who’s coming out to enjoy the nice weather and a fun carnival???

Who would like to see some board members in the dunk tank?!

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Reminders for this week! Check out the pinned posts on our page for details on all these items below!

💜 PTO Meeting is TONIGHT at 5:30 in the art room!

💜 Cake Walk donations are being accepted in the front office for our Carnival

💜 Our Carnival is tomorrow night from 5-7

PTO Meeting with our Elections is this Thursday! Even if you don't want to run for an office, we need voters - so if you've been to meetings in the past, this is one we would love to have you at to help shape our PTO going forward into next year 💜 See you there!

H@M PTO Elections are almost here! Join us at the May 14th PTO Meeting for nominations and voting.

Here’s how it works:
• Anyone can be nominated for any position
• Paid school staff are not eligible
• Nominations and voting happen the same evening
• Elected board members begin their 2026–2027 term August 2026

We especially need to fill a Co-Treasurer and Secretary position, as Melanie and Tarah will not be seeking re-election. All board positions are open though, so if you’ve ever considered getting involved, now’s the time to throw your name in the hat!

We’d love to see some new faces step up and help make next year amazing for our students and staff. We hope to see you there!

As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to an end, we just wanted to take a moment to say… thank you. ❤️

This week was about so much more than showering our teachers with food, treats, and little surprises. It was about trying to show our teachers and staff even a small piece of the appreciation, love, and gratitude they deserve every single day.

Teachers do so much more than what happens inside the classroom walls. They are safe places, encouragers, listeners, problem-solvers, cheerleaders, role models, and sometimes the steady presence a child needs most. They pour so much of themselves into our students day after day, often in ways no one else ever sees.

We truly hope every staff member at Harrison @ Madison felt just how valued and appreciated they are this week.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this week happen — our PTO Board, PTO Members, families, students, volunteers, local businesses, and everyone who donated time, money, supplies, food, encouragement, or simply showed up to help. None of this comes together without a village of people working behind the scenes.

There were early mornings, late nights, planning sessions, countless messages, pickups, deliveries, decorating, organizing, and so much heart poured into every detail. Seeing the smiles, hearing the laughter, and watching our staff feel celebrated made every bit of it worth it.

To our teachers and staff:
Thank you for loving our kids the way you do.
Thank you for showing up on the hard days.
Thank you for caring beyond academics.
Thank you for helping shape who our kids are becoming.

We see you. We appreciate you. And we are endlessly grateful for everything you do for our Mustang family. 💜

— Harrison @ Madison PTO