Marshall Enews 8/16/2024
Happy Friday! Our 2nd through 5th-grade students had an excellent start to the school year during the first three days. They, along with our amazing staff, spent time getting to know each other, learning the rules and routines, and familiarizing themselves with the daily procedures of navigating the building. It was a fun and productive week!
Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade will begin school on Monday, August 19, 2024. Please be aware that bus routes and the vehicle line may experience some delays as we ensure each student gets to the correct spot for dismissal. We appreciate your patience as we work through this process.
For our Kindergarten parents and the first day of school, you are welcome to walk your child down the hall to their classroom and drop them off on Monday. After they’ve settled in, you’ll be able to exit the building. Starting Tuesday, all students will enter the building as usual.
The school day will begin at 8:25 am and we will dismiss at 3:05 pm. Students may enter the building for breakfast starting at 8:05 am. Students who do not eat breakfast at Marshall may enter the building at 8:05 am.
Final Forms
Final Forms was introduced a few years ago to complete student information. If you have created an account you can log in, check your information, and update your forms. The Kramer staff have been trained on how to use Final Forms and can assist you with any problems that you may encounter. If you need access to the internet or a computer, please stop in the Kramer office and we will assist you.
K-8 Transportation- Mrs. Hansel
Thank you to the many families who have completed and returned their child's transportation form to Petermann Transportation. The form in Final Forms is NOT the form that Peterman needs!
If you still need to complete and send your child's form, please do so right away!
LINK to TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION- Click HERE
Wellness Wednesday- Mrs. Macechko
Free groceries, health, and safety supplies, and bookmobile information.
Use this link for more information.
PTG News and Information
Our Fall Flower Sale will begin on 8/28, more information will be sent home with your student as we get closer.
2024-2025 PTG Meetings:
PTG Happy Half-Hour: 6:00 - 6:30 - Snack, Drink, & Mingle.
PTG Board Meetings: 6:30 - 7:30 - Collaborate, Connect, Learn, & Grow!
September 9, 2024
October 14, 2024
November 11, 2024
January 13, 2024
February 10, 2025
March 10, 2025
April 14, 2025
May 12, 2025
Fall Pictures
Fall pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Picture re-takes will be on Thursday, November 7th.
SCHOOL COUNSELOR - MS. PETER
Welcome Back
I am so happy to be working out of just one building this year. I’m excited to work with the students, get to know them better, grow together and have fun.
I’ll be interacting with your child on a regular basis. At least every other week, I’ll be in each classroom presenting Second Step Lessons (see below explanation). I spend time with the students at lunch for relationship building. Some students may be referred by a teacher to work with me in a small group, a lunch bunch or individually. If you would like me to see your child, feel free to reach out.
Talawanda’s mission is to Empower Every Study Everyday. We want your child to be successful in school and that means supporting and encouraging their whole development. While excelling in academic classes is important, children also need skills to take on learning challenges, make good decisions, manage strong emotions, and get along with others. We’ll use Second Step® Elementary, a research-based social-emotional learning program designed to improve children’s social-emotional skills. Second Step skills and concepts are designed to help children both in and out of school.
The four units will cover the following:
- Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.
- Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotionmanagement strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings.
- Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others’ perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships.
- Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process: S: Say the problem T: Think of solutions E: Explore the outcomes P: Pick a solution
I hope you have a great school year. Thank you for the opportunity to work with your child.
Teresa Peter, LPC
School Counselor
513-273-3628
PAX
Teachers began creating a PAX vision for their classrooms this week. Click Here to learn how to do a PAX Vision with your child at home. See the PAX student calendar below for at home activities for each day.
UPCOMING DATES
August 19- First day for kindergarten and first graders.
August 22- K-3 Bus Safety- State required- Petterman- 9:00 back bus loop
August 28 - September 11 - PTG FLOWER SALE
September 2 - 3 NO SCHOOL
September 9 - PTG Meeting 6:30 PM
September 10 - Picture Day
September 20 - NO SCHOOL
October 14 - PTG Meeting 6:30 PM
October 18 - NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK
October 22- Conferences
October 24- Conferences
November 5 - NO SCHOOL
November 7 - Picture Re-Takes
November 11- PTG Meeting
November 25 - 29 NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 23 - Jan 3 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
January 5 - 6 - NO SCHOOL
January 13- PTG Meeting
January 17 - NO SCHOOL
January 20 - NO SCHOOL
February 10 - PTG Meeting
February 17 - NO SCHOOL
March 6- Conferences
March 10 - PTG Meeting
March 11- Conferences
March 31 - April 4 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
April 14 - PTG Meeting
April 18 - NO SCHOOL
April 26 - Spring Fling Dance
May 5 & 6 - NO SCHOOL
May 12 - PTG Meeting
May 16 - MAYFEST
May 22 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
