Madison Elementary

Traffic Alert
The traffic speed light for the south bound lanes on Galena Ave near Division is undergoing repair. Please be mindful of your speed around schools and watch for crossing guards and any student or pedestrian traffic. Be alert, spread the word and help keep our kids safe. #gopurple

Congrats to our Madison Spirit Award winner this week, Leah Meeks! Leah is dedicated, kind, and caring to students and staff. She organized our upcoming spelling bee and she regularly brings students in after school to give them extra instruction to help them be successful in her math class. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed!

Congratulations to our spirit award winner for this week, Leah Meeks. Leah is a very dedicated, kind, and caring teacher! She organized our upcoming spelling bee and regularly works with students after school to help them be successful. Thank you Mrs Meeks!

Good afternoon. This is Dixon Public Schools calling to inform you that school will be canceled for tomorrow, Friday, January 23, 2026. This decision is based on the Cold Advisory provided to districts from the National Weather Service. Tomorrow will be an inclement weather/snow day that will be made up at the end of the year. Please check our website for athletic and activity updates. Thank you and please be safe tomorrow.

Attention DPS Families! You can sign up with this flyer for the upcoming DHS Cheer Team 4th-8th grade Clinic on February 20th.

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow

There will be no school on Monday, January 19th due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Congrats to our Spirit Award Winner- Nurse Courtney! We are thankful for her flexibility and hard work getting ready for the new semester!

Madison School is desperately in need of girls leggings and boys sweatpants. All this warm weather has made for lots of mud and lots of kids needing a change of clothes. Any and all donations are appreciated.

Woodlawn Arts Academy and Dixon Public Schools proudly present our winter musical theatre production of "Mary Poppins Jr." featuring talented 4th-8th graders from Dixon's Reagan and Madison Schools. Shows will be: Friday, Jan. 9th at 7pm Saturday, Jan. 10th at 7pm Sunday, Jan. 11th at 2pm James A. Wiltz Auditorium at Dixon High School Tickets are on sale at https://centennialauditorium.thundertix.com/events/257461 Tickets also will be available at the door. *Ticket prices have increased due to fees through a new ticketing system. Woodlawn Arts Academy does not profit from this change. A processing fee will be added to all online and in-person credit card purchases. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Attention DPS Families! Mary Poppins Jr. starts tonight! Get your tickets to see the magic here: https://centennialauditorium.thundertix.com/events/257461

Our final Madison Spirit Award winner is one of our custodians, Heather Dingley! Heather is always willing to do anything anyone asks of her. She works incredibly hard to make sure that our school is always looking the best it can when she is cleaning! Heather has decorated the empty classrooms in our building and most recently wrapped all the boxes for our donations under the tree!

Another Madison Spirit Award winner is our PE teacher, Ms. Hildreth! Coach Hildreth radiates positivity each day and her dedication to helping students is much appreciated. We especially love that she has volunteered her time to assisting with our student-run crochet club before school on Fridays!

Another Madison Spirit Award winner is one of our title 1 paraprofessionals, Ms. Jennifer Wraspir! Ms. Wraspir has taken homework club in the morning and made it into a great program for our students each day that need extra support! She is extremely flexible and willing to do whatever is needed for staff and students.

Catching up on some Madison Spirit Award winners! Our first winner is our lunchroom supervisor, Sue Abbott! Sue consistently goes above and beyond for our Madison students! She shows genuine care for the kids in our school and has embraced Conscious Discipline whole-heartedly! Her dedication to the students here at Madison is much appreciated! She helps our lunchroom run smoothly!

Anyone can play! No restrictions! You can see what's new this year and sign up for the Stupor Bowl that will take place on February 7th, 2026, by visiting our website here: https://www.dps170.org/page/stupor-bowl

Dixon Public Schools is having a Regular Board Meeting on Wed., December 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be recorded and posted on the District’s YouTube channel and website. You can view the agenda here: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/1258

Don't forget about our holiday dress up days this week!

Attention DPS Families! Please see the attached letter about the surveys that will be sent home during the month of January.

Tonight's Dixon PTO meeting has been canceled. We hope to see you for the January meeting!