Important Dates
Tomorrow, Friday 12/2 - Favorite Character Day -
Dress as your favorite character from a movie, book, TV show, or video game. No weapons.
Monday 12/5 No School. Staff Professional Development.
Tuesday 12/13 PTG Meeting - see PTG below
Week of 12/12 REAP orders will be ready for pick up.
Look for information coming from PTG, if you ordered
12/14 Lost and Found will be donated to St Vinnie's
If you think your child lost something, call the office or stop by and take a look.
Tuesday 12/20 School-wide Celebration.
Movies, pjs, stuffies and popcorn. More information to come.
Wednesday 12/21 through Tuesday 1/3 Winter Break
Classes resume on Wednesday 1/4/2023
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HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Marquette raised almost $600 for Goodman Center's Thanksgiving baskets
Thank you!
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Welcoming Schools
MMSD schools are Welcoming Schools. Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals. The program uses an intersectional, anti-racist lens dedicated to actionable policies and practices. We uplift school communities with critical tools to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender and non-binary students. During the month of December at Marquette, students will be reading a book called Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope and discussing how to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Flu season is here! Make sure you and your family are protected against the flu and new Covid-19 variants. Due to popular demand, MMSD is hosting two additional vaccine clinics in collaboration with SSM Health for students, families and staff!
Thursday 12/15/22 3:30-7:00pm at Leopold Elementary School
Monday 12/19/22 2:45-6:45pm at Lakeview Elementary School
Both clinics will offer the following vaccines:
5-11 years old: Covid Primary Pfizer series 1st dose or 2nd dose, Bivalent Booster
12 years and older & Adults: 1st dose, 2nd dose, Bivalent Booster
Influenza (Flu) vaccines- ages 5+
Tdap vaccine - ages 11+
These clinics are free. SSM and the other insurance providers are working together to cover the cost of the clinics to keep the events free of charge.
About COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying. As with other vaccine-preventable diseases, you are protected best from COVID-19 when you stay up to date with the recommended vaccinations, including recommended boosters.The CDC recommends that all individuals over 6 months get vaccinated against COVID-19. You are eligible to receive the updated bivalent booster if it has been at least two months since your last Covid vaccine (initial series or booster).
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Did you know your student can be tested at school for COVID-19? Complete the one time registration here to allow your student to be tested at school this year. You can also test your student at home with a home rapid test and report results to the school.
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Library, Media and Technology - Ms. Erickson |
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REACH Class
This month in REACH, all grade levels will be learning about digital citizenship and coding. Our school follows the Common Sense Digital Citizenship curriculum. Check out the link for more information about what each specific grade level is doing and how to support this learning at home.
All grade levels will also be focusing on learning to code. We will be using websites like Hour of Code and Scratch along with many of our makerspace items to practice coding. Some of the student’s favorite makerspace items come out during this time including, cubelets, dash and dot robots, code and Go Mouse, Osmo Coding apps and ozobots.
Scratch Club
Scratch Club is coming back to Marquette next semester! It will run Monday’s after school starting Monday, February 13th and ending Monday, May 1st. I will run from 1:00-2:00 pm each Monday. Since about 2008, UW-Madison students in Computer Science have been teaching local kids about computational thinking and programming in Scratch. The primary objective of our clubs is to introduce "computational thinking" to the next generation. Computational thinking is a way of solving problems that draws on concepts fundamental to computer science; computational thinking enables individuals to specify solutions so precisely that even computers can follow the directions. Look for information about signing up in January.
Battle of The Books
4th and 5th grade students who signed up for Battle of the books will learn about their groups the first week of December. They will then work with their team and determine how they will read all the books. Students participating will be checking in with Mrs. Erickson throughout the next few months to make sure everyone is keeping up and creating plans of support if necessary. The battle of the books competition will happen sometime in March. That date is TBD. Check out the Battle of the Books family website for more information.
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Greetings from the Music Room!
We have enjoyed a busy month playing keyboards, singing, using boomwhackers, and learning about Buffy Sainte-Marie. Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and hearing Buffy's music gave us many opportunities to discuss the Indigenous People of Turtle Island (the land that is now called North America). Ask your student about the book + song, Still This Love Goes On and On, or check out Buffy's songs "Carry It On" + "We Are Circling." She is a brilliant and prolific creator, and at 81 years old continues to share her gifts with the world.
December will be a short and busy month for us as we explore ukulele and students get curious about different keyboard songs and select their favorites to practice.
It is a joy to teach your children!
Ms. Kazda
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Lapham-Marquette Parent Teacher Group (PTG) |
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REAP items will be sorted and picked up the
week of 12/12. Stay tuned for more details.
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Lapham Marquette Parent Teacher Group (PTG) Meetings for 22-23:
Dec 13
Principal and PTG updates, our Lapham garden teacher, Emily Scott, will introduce herself.
All our welcome and we look forward to you joining us!
Jan 10
Feb 14
Mar 14
Apr 11
May 9
Join Zoom Meeting at 6:30pm
Meeting ID: 881 0513 5570
To learn more about the Lapham & Marquette Parent Teacher Group, families can visit our website and/or Facebook.
Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Lapham-Marquette PTG.
If we meet our fundraising goals this academic year, we can add a garden program at Marquette!
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Please report CHANGES TO AFTERSCHOOL PLANS
to your child's teacher or the Office
BEFORE 2pm (12:30 on Mondays)
We often have to hold the bus and the childcare van
to assure everyone has a way home.
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Early Pick Up If you must pick your student up early, please follow the guidelines below:
- Pick up before 12:40 on Mondays/ 2:10 Tuesday thru Friday.
- 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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SCHOOL CAFE AND FREE / REDUCED MEALS
We encourage every family to make a School Cafe account.
You will need your child’s student ID number. Ask your student or call the Office 608-204-3225
In this account you can:
- view menus,
- see when your child takes a meal,
- view your account balance,
- make payments
- Apply for Free and Reduced Meals (income based) DEADLINE is Oct 1, 2022.
If you need assistance with the application for Free and Reduced Meals
call 608-204-3225
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Volunteering at Marquette |
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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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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 hours:
Office: 7:00am - 3:15
Breakfast: 7:15-7:30
School: 7:30-2:27
Monday Dismissal 12:55
Tuesday- Friday Dismissal 2:27
School: 204-3220
Main Office: 204-3225
Attendance/Safe Arrival: 204-3233
Fax: 204-0467
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Marquette Elementary
1501 Jenifer St Madison, WI 53703
Monica Piper, Administrative Assistant
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