Marshall E-News

10/11/2024

This week was packed with exciting learning opportunities for our students! Preschool, Kindergarten, and first graders participated in Fire Prevention Week. We want to extend a big thank you to the Hanover and Reily Township Fire Departments for visiting and teaching important safety lessons. Our First and Second graders also had the privilege of meeting author Mariana Llanos, who did an incredible job sharing her life experiences and inspiring our students to write their own stories. The students were captivated by her journey as a writer and left feeling motivated to create their own works. Thanks to Oxford Lane Library for organizing this for our students!

In our Family Groups meeting, we focused on being a good friend and working together. Staff members read the book Peanut Butter and Cupcake. Check out the video on our Facebook page to see the staff read aloud! Everyone looks forward to meeting with their family, ask your child what else they did during Family Groups.

We want to remind families that gum is not allowed at school. While we understand that students enjoy chewing gum, it can create distractions in the classroom and lead to sticky messes in common areas. To help keep our school clean and focused on learning, please remind your child to leave any gum at home. Thank you for your cooperation and support in maintaining a positive school environment!

PICK UP

Our annual Halloween parade will take place on Thursday, October 31st @ 8:45. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS! For those planning to attend please, park in the upper lot and make your way around the building to the bus loop. You can begin heading to the bus loop anytime after 8:35 AM. PLEASE wait until 8:35 to allow our preschool students to enter the building.

During the parade, students will walk around the bus loop before returning inside to continue their school day.

Costumes will be permitted with the following guidelines:

1. No Costume Masks

2. No Props

3. Minimal Makeup

4. Costumes must be worn to school. There will not be a “change time”. Please make sure that your child will be able to function comfortably throughout the day (bathroom needs, recess, school work, specials) while wearing his/her costume.

We look forward to a fun and safe Halloween celebration!

On Tuesday, our first and second grade students got to meet an author! We welcomed Ms. Llanos (Yanos), who was born in Peru. She is a children’s book writer, poet, and translator. In 2017, she received the Oklahoma Human Rights Award for her work visiting schools in different countries around the world through virtual technology . That same year she was selected as the Best Latino Artist by the Hispanic Arts Council of Oklahoma. In 2022, her book, Run Little Chaskil An Inka Trail Adventure, won the Oklahoma Book Award and was selected for the Great Reads from Great Places program by the Library of Congress.

Ms. LLanos lives in Oklahoma City with her children. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, spending time with her children, and visiting schools to inspire a love of reading. We are so glad she got to visit Marshall!

Student Fees:

Fees have been loaded to Talawanda EZ pay If you wish to pay online. You can also pay in the office with cash or check.

Lunch Accounts:

As a reminder, you are able to add funds to your student's lunch account through the Talawanda EZ Pay system. If your student's account reaches -$50 it will be rolled into your school fees. Please be mindful and keep your student's account current. You can use Talawanda EZ Pay, send a check or cash to the school office to take care of your student's balance.

Free and Reduced:

If you would like to apply for free or reduced lunches, please reach out to the Marshall office or the Marshall social worker Chrissy Rolfes at rolfesc@talawanda.org. We can help walk you through the online application or help you fill out a paper form in the office. If you qualify for FREE lunch, your fees will also be waived. (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) If you qualify for REDUCED, fees will be reduced by 85% (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) and meals will be FREE.

Final Forms:

Remember, if you have any changes to your information (phone number, address, who can pick up your student, etc) throughout the school year, change it in Final Forms! The office is notified of these changes and will update our information. IF you have an address change, you must submit new proof of residency to the office before we will update your address.

We will do RAH every Friday. If we do not have school on a Friday we will not have RAH that week. Click here to access RAH recording sheet.

K-KIDS - GRADES 3, 4, & 5

K-Kids will meet the 2nd Thursday of each month in Mr. Menezes's room right after school from 3:15 until 4 pm. See the dates below:

November 7

December 12

January 9

February 13

March 13

April 10

May 8

PTG News and Information

Thanks to all who participated in our MUM fall fundraiser! Our total profit was $4,321.00! We had 20 students who sold 20 or more MUMS and got to silly string some staff members today! Please join us this coming Monday for our monthly PTG meeting.

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!

October 14, 2024

November 11, 2024

January 13, 2024

February 10, 2025

March 10, 2025

April 14, 2025

May 12, 2025

Fall picture retake day is scheduled for November 7, 2024.

We will also be taking Class Pictures on November 7th.

If you would like to place your order for the 2024-2025 Marshall Yearbook please scan the QR Code on the flyer and enter the code 15306825 to submit your order.

For the month of October, our PAX focus will be recess. Students will be reminded of how to be a good PAX leader at recess - what it looks like, sounds like, and what they should be doing. Students can stop, think, and GO PAX!

October 14 - PTG Meeting 6:30 PM

October 15 - Conferences

October 16 - Conferences

October 18 - NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK

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

Wellness Wednesday- Mrs. Macechko

Free groceries, health, and safety supplies, and bookmobile information.

Use this link for more information.

WE ARE HIRING

Talawanda is currently hiring for a few positions! We even have an opening at Marshall! Click here to learn about these positions and see how you can apply!

COMMUNITY LINK

Community Events & Flyers Page- Click HERE

Use this link to find out more information about Cub Scouts!