Dear Marquette Families,
We look forward to welcoming your students to the 22/23 school year at Marquette! Below you will find information and resources to help prepare you and your students for the new school year. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions; contact information for some key staff members is included below.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to a safe, healthy, and happy school year!
Sincerely,
Becky Peterson
Marquette Elementary Principal
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Meet & Greet
We would love to see everyone for Marquette’s Meet & Greet today from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Come out to meet staff and families, see your child’s classroom, & drop off school supplies. Families can socialize on the playground after meeting their child’s teacher. Ready, Set, Go conferences are a time to talk to your child’s teacher about your child and their goals for the year. Conferences are 15 minutes long. Marquette Open House in October is a great time to see your child’s school work and learn about Marquette’s goals for all children.
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School Start and End Times
The first day for Marquette students is Friday, September 2. This is a full day.
School hours (Students should be IN the building no later than 7:30 am each day):
Supervision starts at 7:15 am
Monday: 7:30 am-12:55 pm
Tuesday-Friday: 7:30 am-2:27 pm
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Health Guidelines, and Attendance
Masks are highly recommended, but not required in schools and buses. If your child is choosing to or is required to wear a mask, please send several each day. We will also have masks available for any child who requests one.
We encourage families to send students to school each day if injury or illness does not significantly compromise the student’s health and there is no risk of transmission to the school community. Please see the link to the right for guidance regarding attendance.
MMSD Policy:
A student should not return to school until they are fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
If a student vomits, they should remain out of school for 24 hours after vomiting stops.
Students with diarrhea should wait 24 hours after their last incident to return to school.
Students will be sent home if diarrhea causes soiled clothing.
If your student has been on antibiotics for 24 hours with diagnosed strep throat, we encourage them to be at school.
You must report your child’s absence on the day your child will remain at home.
To report an absence:
Call 608-204-3233
Google text 608- 616-5106
Email: marquette@madison.k12.wi.us.
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Morning Drop Off
*Students can be dropped off between 7:15 am -7:30 am each day. Staff will open the doors at 7:15 am.
Students will enter the building through Door 5 on the corner of Jenifer St. and Rogers St. Staff will be present at the door to greet students.
Car Drop Off:
Drop-off parking is on the school side of Jenifer St. We suggest coming onto Jenifer St. at Dickenson St. and exiting Jenifer St. on Rogers St. There is a traffic light at Rogers and Williamson.
If you go to Thornton, DO NOT TURN RIGHT unless you are dropping off an O’Keeffe student.
Bus Riders:
Bus riders will remain on the bus until a staff member greets the bus and releases the children. Information about bus times and stops are in the Parent Portal and at https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/transportation/marquette-bus-routes.
Walkers, bikers, scooters:
Use the crosswalks. Crossing guards are located at Rogers & Williamson, and Jenifer & Thornton from 7:00 am -7:40 am. Safety Patrol is at Rogers & Jenifer from 7:15 am to 7:40 am; please make sure students only cross at designated crosswalks. There are 3 bike racks on the Jenifer St. side of the building. Please lock all bikes and scooters to the rack.
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Breakfast and Lunch
It is important to note that families will be charged for breakfast and lunch this year; please make sure your student knows if you want them to eat school breakfast and/or lunch.
If students choose to eat breakfast at school, they will do so in their classrooms. Lunch will be served in our cafeteria. MMSD uses the service School Café to connect families to MMSD School Nutrition. Creating an account is quick and easy and will offer access to school menus, account balance, payment options, and the ability to apply and see the status of your free and reduced lunch application.
Here is what you need to do:
Create your account on School Café. You will need your student's school ID number to create an account. This can be found in Infinite Campus by clicking "today" on the left navigation bar within Infinite Campus. Or call the Marquette Office at 608-204-3225.
An email will be sent to you to verify your email.
Log back into your School Café account
Access school menus, account balance, payment options, and the free and reduced lunch application
By filling out the Free and Reduced lunch application, your child and family may also qualify for other programs within MMSD and in the community.
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Early Pick Up
If you must pick your student up early, please follow the guidelines below:
Early pickup is discouraged within 15 minutes of dismissal time (2:27).
Call 608-204-3225 and tell us what time you will be picking your child up.
Use the buzzer at Door 5. The buzzer is at the far right door.
There is a Sign Out binder on the cart. Please sign your child out.
Parents/guardians should wait by the door. Students will come to the office, and staff will bring the students to the door..
If you pick up your child for an appointment and plan to return them to school, tell the staff an approximate return time,
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Late Arrival
If your child will be late for school: Call 608-204-3233 to excuse the tardy. If you leave a message, include whether your child will need school lunch.
When your child gets to school, they can ring the buzzer on the far right side door of the Door 5 entrance. Staff will buzz your child in and sign them into school.
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Dismissal
Bus Riders Bus riders will be walked to the bus and checked off as they load.
Student Pick Up Please wait for your child on the blacktop or sidewalk by door 5. Make sure you “check out” with your child's teacher. Please do not call for your student. Teachers MUST see you before they release students.
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Afterschool Programming
Red Caboose runs our on-site after school programming. Contact Red Caboose directly for program information. RedCaboose.org
Wil-Mar childcare staff pick up Marquette and O’Keeffe students and transport them to the Neighborhood Center at 504 S Brearly St, Madison, WI 53703. (608) 257-4576 Wil-Mar.org
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If your child is enrolled in Afterschool Childcare:
Staff will assist students to Red Caboose in the cafeteria or to the Wil-Mar van parked on Jenifer St.
If you need to change where or how your child is heading out after school, email your child’s teacher and Monica (mjpiper@madison.k12.wi.us) or call 608-204-3225. Please make sure to call/ email before 2:00 pm. It is very hard to get messages to teachers and students at the end of the day.
All children remaining at school after 2:40 pm will be brought to the office. If you will be late picking up your child, call 608-204-3225.
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Playground After School
If you and your students plan to use the playground after school, please note the following:
Construction will begin on the installation of Marquette’s playground any day. During construction, the playground equipment will be off-limits. We are hoping the installation will be done within two weeks.
It is very important that students and caregivers check out with their teachers before moving to the playground.
School staff supervision ends at 2:40 pm
O’Keeffe Middle School and Red Caboose use the playground after Marquette's release.. Please be respectful of Red Caboose staff and their playground rules.
There is no adult supervision by Red Caboose staff unless a child is enrolled in their afterschool program.
Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
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Classroom, Technology, and Materials
All students will be issued a Chromebook for use at school. Students in grades 3 and 4 will leave their Chromebooks at school each day. Fifth graders will bring their Chromebooks home daily and should charge them at home each night.
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Volunteering at Marquette
All volunteers and field trip chaperones must have:
COVID-19 vaccination verification - performed as part of the Volunteer Tracker application
Background check - performed as part of the Volunteer Tracker application
Required training - Building Security & Safety, Covid 19 Safety protocols, and Leaning Forward Together: training based on MMSD’s commitment to anti-racism, the importance of identity and relationships. These trainings are tracked for each individual person in Volunteer Tracker and are approximately 3 hours total.
You’ll receive an email when your volunteer application has been approved.
Once you’re approved to volunteer, please reach out to us to let us know your availability and interest.
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Important School Contacts
Principal
Becky Peterson, rlpeterson@madison.k12.wi.us, Office: 608-204-3225,
Secretary:
Monica Piper, mjpiper@madison.k12.wi.us, Office: 608-204-3225
Text: 608-616-5106
Social Worker:
Jenny Markweise, jmarkwiese@madison.k12.wi.us, Office:
608-204-3226, Text/Cell: 608-571-4610
Nurse:
Jill Speer, jcspeer@madison.k12.wi.us, Office: 608-204-3227
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New Marquette Staff Members
Please join us in welcoming new staff members to Marquette.
They bring great skills and experience to our students and team!
New Marquette Staff
Sharon Rohlfing, 4th grade substitute teacher
Maddie Kaiser, CC Teacher
Ellen Martin, 4th Grade Teacher
Liv Russo, School Psychologist
Heidi Feiner, AL Specialist
Shanon Holmes, Assistant
Tricia Berger, CC Teacher
Marquette Staff with New Role
Shannon Erickson, LMTS, Library
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MMSD Elementary School Policies
Many families have opted out of receiving a paper copy our our district policy guides and the behavior education plan during the online enrollment process. The links below are electronic versions that you can refer to. .
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Marquette Meet & Greet - August 30th 4:00-5:30 pm
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Marquette Elementary - 1501 Jenifer St Madison, WI 53703
Office: 204-3225 | Safe Arrival: 204-3233 | Text: (608) 616-5106
Becky Peterson, Principal Monica Piper, Secretary
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