Before and After School Safety
School Arrival
Arrival Time: Students can arrive from 7:15-7:30 am. Teachers are hoping kids can arrive closer to 7:15 am, especially if they are eating breakfast.
Thornton Avenue: Both Marquette and O’Keeffe scholars and families use Thornton Avenue for arrival. This can become a busy street. If you are able to avoid Thornton as a part of your arrival procedure, this would be appreciated.
If you are dropping a scholar off by car, you can drop them off in the car drop off area on Jenifer Street. Then you can make a left on Rogers Street to avoid Thornton. There is a traffic signal at Rogers and Willy Street.
If your child is a third grader, you can still drop him or her off in the same car drop off area. They can walk down the Jenifer Street sidewalk to Door 6.
Request from our Crossing Guards:
The crossing guards work hard to keep scholars safe on the way to school. They are requesting that adults and students dismount their bikes and cross with the crossing guard when using the crosswalk to cross a street.
Here is some safety information related to this request:
Bikes give children a sense of power that often results in them overestimating their abilities
Younger kids have a narrower field of vision; about 1/3 less than that of an adult – they may just not see something soon enough
If a bicyclist has to stop abruptly, they often tip over and a bicyclist down in the street is a very dangerous situation
If a cyclist tips over in a crowded crosswalk, they will likely cause others to fall. Feet stop more quickly than wheels
Younger kids also cannot judge speeds effectively and might ride out in front of a fast moving car
Thanks for your help with this request!
Marquette Staff Treat Cart
We put out treats on a weekly basis for staff using our “Treat Cart”. If you would like to donate any individually wrapped snacks or beverages for our Teacher Treat Cart, please drop them off at Marquette. These donations would be greatly appreciated!
Immunizations
Is your child up to date on routine back-to-school vaccines?
We know COVID-19 has disrupted routine well-child doctor visits. Unfortunately, this means many children are currently behind on receiving vaccines and need to get caught up so they aren't excluded from school by state law.
To enter 4K and for all children 4-6 years old, students are required to be current on their booster shots for:
DTaP
Polio
MMR
Chicken pox vaccine
Incoming 6th grade students are required to receive the following vaccines:
Tdap booster
HPV
Meningococcal
If you're unsure if your child is current on their vaccines, you can check the Wisconsin Immunization Registry, or call your child's healthcare provider. To get your child caught up, make an appointment with their healthcare provider soon.
By law, students who are not current on these vaccines by Friday, October 15, must have a religious or personal waiver on file or they must be excluded from school for 10 days (October 16-October 25). We don't want that to happen!
To summarize, here is what you need to do:
Check to see if your child is current on vaccinations required for school.
If not, make an appointment with your child's healthcare provider.
If you do not plan to vaccinate your child, contact your school nurse right away to sign a personal or religious waiver.
Children 12 years and over are eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC recommends that eligible children are vaccinated to prevent serious illness and death from the COVID-19 virus. Please consult with your child's healthcare provider about getting the vaccine for your child.
Help us protect children by doing what you can to get your child caught up on the recommended vaccines today!
From the Office
Report an Absence
Call the school attendance line 608-204-3233.
During the school day call the Office 608-204-3225
Update Contact Information
Please update phone numbers, email and home addresses in Infinite Campus or call the Office 608-204-3225. It is important that we be able to contact you during the school day.
School Visitors
At this time MMSD is not permitting school visitors inside school buildings. Our office will still be able to assist you as needed. We will also have a cart outside available to assist with dropping off and picking up materials.
Marquette School Policy Guide
You can find our Marquette School Policy Guide here.
Food Service and Free and Reduced Lunch Applications
This school year, all MMSD students will receive free meals under the Summer Seamless Option program (SSO). The USDA has extended the flexibility for school districts to provide free meals to students, and MMSD has elected to participate in this program. All students are eligible for meals at no charge, provided that states continue to make free and reduced-price free and reduced priced meal applications available.
Under the Seamless Summer Option Program, schools will continue to collect and process household applications for free and reduced-price school meals. The School Food Authority (SFA) must make the USDA Free and Reduced-Price Meal application available to households, as usual, to certify children for free and reduced-price meal eligibility status.
A student's free and reduced-price meal eligibility is not required for free school meals through SSO, but it establishes eligibility for other benefits, such as state reporting, Wisconsin School Day Milk Program, and P-EBT. SFAs that collected household applications prior to October 1, 2021, are required to conduct verification, as usual.
Healthy Classroom Snack List
Transportation and Bus Routes
