End of Year Madison Staff GiftCrowd

Can you believe the school year is almost over? Madison had an incredibly busy and engaging year! Please join to thank our classroom teachers, specials teachers, and the many wonderful staff members who support our students each day. This year, we’ll once again be using GiftCrowd to make gifting simple and seamless.

GiftCrowd, a simple and convenient platform, allows families to contribute online toward gift cards for any Madison teacher or staff member. Each recipient will then be able to choose gift cards from their preferred retailers - easy, flexible, and festive! A few things to think about, if you choose to use GiftCrowd:
~ You may choose to “gift” to whomever and however you wish. We kindly encourage families to prioritize classroom teachers, who work with our students everyday. Physical Education, Art and Music may have contributions from many families K-5, therefore gifting a smaller amount to a non-classroom teacher is perfectly appropriate.
~ As this is a collective, school-wide gifting effort, we have provided a comprehensive staff list to help streamline your gift-giving experience.
~While teachers/staff will see which families contribute to the collective gift, the amount you contribute will be private.

As always, these group gifts are completely optional and the monetary contribution is up to each family. Should you wish to contribute, please do so by Friday, May 29th by 9:00am. Gifts will be sent out electronically.

To access Madison’s GiftCrowd page, please click HERE.

Need help with GiftCrowd? Follow the detailed instructions below to help you get started. You can even click here for a step-by-step video!
1.GiftCrowd will present you with a list of all Madison Elementary ’s Teachers & Staff. Click on “Join” next to the Teacher or Staff member you wish to gift.
2. Enter your name as you'd like it to be displayed to the teacher and your email address. You are welcome to include a personal greeting as well as upload a photo or a video! Now you can leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on GiftCrowd to create personalized greetings for your gifts. GiftCrowd will suggest unique and thoughtful greetings that are tailored to the recipient.
3. Enter your contribution amount of choice ($2 and up) and click “Add to Cart”
4. Repeat this process for all the teachers and staff members you wish to gift. Then, enter your payment information and click on “Place your Order” to complete your transaction.

Finally, every gift recipient will receive an email indicating the total gift amount they received with personal greetings from all the contributors! They will be able to use their gift amount to select cards from hundreds of brands!

High Interest Day Volunteers

High Interest Day for our 3rd-5th grade students is less than two weeks away - on Friday, May 22nd! Several of the classes are requesting parent volunteers - the fencing class, in particular. Please email highinterestday@madisonpto.org if you are interested in helping out. In your email, please note whether you are available all day (approximately 10:00 am - 2:30 pm), or if you are only available for certain portions of the day. Thank you in advance!

The Parent List

Hinsdale Central PTO invites you to check out The Parent List. It contains first-hand reviews from District 86 and District 181 parents about providers that have helped positively address their child’s anxiety, depression, school avoidance, eating disorders, insomnia, peer relations, grief, stress, substance abuse and more.

Much like “Angie’s List,” The Parent List contains resources in our community that have already been successfully used by another parent. Insightful reviews on doctors, therapists, support groups, inpatient and outpatient programs, tutors, nutritionists, books and holistic medical approaches may all be found on The Parent List.

To read existing Parent List provider reviews, click HERE. The Parent List always needs fresh referrals to keep current. Help another local parent by leaving your anonymous review on a local provider by clicking HERE. Questions can be directed to: parentlist@hcpto.org

In no way does the Hinsdale Central PTO or Madison School PTO, staff, school districts 86, 63 or 181 endorse or recommend any specific provider reviewed on The Parent List. The Parent List is a subjective forum set up by the Hinsdale Central PTO for your convenience. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for deciding to use any of the service providers on The Parent List in any capacity, and district 86, district 63, district 181 and the Hinsdale Central PTO and Madison School PTO disclaim all liability for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or claims of any kind arising out of the provision of services by anyone or any agency appearing on The Parent List.

School Supplies for 2026-2027

Let us do the shopping for you - purchase school supply kits for the 2026-2027 school year today! Click HERE to place your order by May 31st! If prompted, our school code is MAD053.

FUTURE HMS 6th GRADERS... Click HERE to place your order by June 1st! If prompted, the HMS school code is HIN022.

Supply kits will ship directly to your home in early August with the exception of paper towels & wipes, which will ship in bulk directly to Madison School.