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TAWANKA TIMES

TAWANKATIMES

Dangers of "Frozen" Ponds

With the frigid temperatures we have been experiencing we just want to remind you to please speak with your children about the dangers of walking or playing on ponds that they think look frozen.

We have heard of a few incidents in the past week of kids walking on ponds that are not solid. We just want everyone to be safe!

Physical Education

Tawanka students are combining team building and team sports in the gym. They are building goals out of hula hoops and using them for crab soccer goals.

Martin Luther King Day of Service

1st Grade made Valentine's Day cards for the soldiers.

4th Grade

4th Grade has just started the Makerspace Unit in Library, and are busy exploring, creating, and learning.

3rd Grade

Third graders have been busy practicing strategies of multiplication. We skip, count, draw pictures, solve problems, and sing songs!

Also, Science has been ROCKing as we study Earth Materials and geology. How are rocks formed? We are learning more every day.

4th Grade

Mrs. McNickle's class does "Yoga Daily" each morning to start a wonderful day!!

Kindergarten

Things have been really shaping up in the Kindergarten pod. The children have been exploring flat shapes, solid shapes, and ways to combine shapes to create something new.

EarlyAct Club

There is still time to send in used sneakers for Dunk Your Kicks!

Tawanka Service Club

The Tawanka Service Club members truly exemplify citizenship. These volunteer fourth graders help staff members and younger students while spreading Tawanka’s message of kindness and responsibility to the entire school community. We are sincerely grateful for the services they provide.

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Read to Succeed

Read to Succeed is an incentive to get more students to read daily. The students are asked to read every day during the months of January and February, totaling 6 hours. They will receive a certificate and a free ticket to Six Flags, Great Adventure Amusement Park in New Jersey, upon completion. The students were given reading logs for parents to sign. The dead line to return the logs to their teachers is Friday, February 22, 2019.

Stand Up Neshaminy

#StandUp Neshaminy is hosting the Sunset Challenge 5K & 2K running race at Maple Point Middle School on Friday, May 10 at 6:45 pm. Runners, students and families are all encouraged to join this fun competition! The race course is certified and will be electronically timed by RunBucks, LLC.

All pre-registrations include a race t-shirt. Banners will be awarded for the highest participation rate and fastest average times for Neshaminy elementary schools in the 2K race, and middle schools for the 5K race.

To register, please visit www.neshaminy.org/sunsetchallenge. Early Bird Special rate on the 5K race until 2/15/2019!

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Winter Recess

With the temperatures getting colder, we just want to remind you that the kids do go outside for recess as long as the "feels like" temps are above 20 degrees. Please make sure the kids come to school with the appropriate coat, hats, and gloves.

Cold and Flu Season

Just a friendly reminder about when children can return to school after an illness.

We love to see the kids share...but not their germs.

TAWANKA SAFETY PROCEDURES

With the changing world in which we live, Tawanka has set in place STRICT safety procedures.


All visitors MUST scan their driver's license in the Kiosk when they enter the visitor's door.


All clearances MUST be on file in the office to attend any in-school activity during school hours including class activities, field day and field trips. Click on the link below to view info on how to obtain your clearances.


https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/2376

Parenting in the Age of Social Media

PTO