Dear Marquette Families,
I know you are all wondering about reopening for our third through fifth grade scholars. At this point in time, a decision has not been made about when to begin in person instruction for grades 3-5. Dr. Jenkins and his team continue to monitor COVID metrics and consult with health experts about when it will be safe to reopen.
I want to make sure that you have access to some of my most recent communication about reopening. I will continue to update you with information as it becomes available. The MMSD Reopening web site also has information about reopening.
Thanks again for all your support and partnership during Virtual Learning.
Mrs. Parks
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IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, March 1:
Virtual District wide Kindergarten & 4K Enrollment 2-6PM
Tuesday, March 9:
PTG Meeting, 6:30 Virtual
Friday, March 19:
No School ‐ Staff Development
Friday, March 26:
End of 3rd Quarter (43 days)
Monday ‐ Friday, March 29-April 2:
No School ‐ Spring Break
Monday, April 5:
School Resumes - Beginning of 4th Quarter
Tuesday April 6:
Spring Election
Friday, April 9:
Early Release for P/T Planning
Tuesday, April 13:
PTG Meeting
Thursday, April 15:
Early Release ‐ Parent/Teacher Conferences
Monday, April 26:
No School - Staff Development
Tuesday, May 11:
PTG Meeting
Friday, May 28:
No School - Staff Development
Monday, May 31:
No School - Memorial Day
Thursday, June 10:
Last Day of School - Full day
Thursday, June 10:
End of 4th Quarter (46 days) and 2nd Semester (89 days)
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The links below are electronic versions of the MMSD Elementary School Policies
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Daily Virtual Learning Schedule:
Students 8:30 - 3:30
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Marquette Elementary
1501 Jenifer Street
Madison, WI 53703
marquette@madison.k12.wi.us
Phone: 608-204-3220
Safe Arrival: 608-204-3223
Fax: 608-204-0467
Sally Parks, Principal
Ann Brown, Secretary
608-204-3225
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Enrollment for 4K and Kindergarten will be virtual this year
Enrollment for four-year-old kindergarten (4K) and five-year-old kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year is happening Monday, March 1st! Online enrollment for 4K and kindergarten programming opened on February 22, and elementary school staff will be available via Zoom on Monday, March 1 from 2pm - 6pm, to assist you in finalizing the process, including the verification of any paperwork you may need to submit.
Enrollment is for families who have NOT previously attended a 4K or early childhood program through MMSD. Learn more about 4K at mmsd.org/4k and kindergarten at mmsd.org/kinder.
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Attendance Matters
Help your child learn to persevere. Today, they may learn to overcome a snowdrift. In the future, your child will have the grit to triumph over even greater obstacles to their dreams.
Report an Absence
If your student will not be attending virtual school, we continue to ask that you communicate with us by calling the Safe Arrival attendance line, 204-3233, or use the attendance app to provide an excusable reason.
#attendancematters
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Contact Information
It is very important that we can contact you. Please keep phone numbers, email addresses, and home addresses for all parents/guardians updated in Infinite Campus. You can call the office 608-204-3225 at anytime to update this information.
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Market Box Pick up
Market Boxes contain the equivalent of 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches along with a choice of milk. They are free of charge to all children 18 years of age and younger.
The schedule for the Curbside Meal Boxes will be changing once schools reopen. Meal boxes will continue to be available for all children 18 years and younger who are learning virtually and are not yet school age. The week of March 1st - 5th, Meal Boxes will continue to be available at the usual sites. Starting March 8th, a new delivery schedule will begin. This schedule will be included in the meal boxes, emails to families and on this website. Also, Curbside pick-up will be available for only one day during Spring Break, March 30th. Please see schedule on website for date, location and times.
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Here, you will find everything you need to support students and families in the online format. If you would like us to include more resources, we welcome suggestions.
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2021 Summer Semester - Continuation of Learning
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Some things you can do to help your child prepare for school reopening are:
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Talk to your child about COVID and questions they may have. The MMSD Virtual Learning page includes a section on mental health and ways to help your child cope with COVID. https://studentservices.madison.k12.wi.us/node/979
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Help kids understand how to appropriately wear a face mask and have them practice wearing a mask for longer periods of time. Video, Video 2
- Make sure children develop a routine of handwashing with soap that is consistent with CDC guidelines.
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Help your child develop new ways to greet others. There are many fun and child appropriate videos on You-Tube that teach this: Alternative Greetings. 10 Ways to Greet Someone
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Help your child understand what “six feet away” actually is. GREET from SIX FEET!
- Encourage your child to move and have physical activity
- Develop healthy sleep and eating habits
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Marquette Elementary Curbside Library Book Pickup Info
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What? Bags of library books preselected by your friendly librarian, Ms. Heindel!
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When? March 2nd and March 16th from 9:30-11:30
- No pickup on March 30 due to Spring Break
- We will share more details about April Curbside Pickups when that time gets closer.
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Where? Drive up or walk up on the Spaight Street side by the Field House
- How does it work?
- Call or text Ms. Heindel’s number on the sign at the curb when you arrive.
- Let her know how many students need books and what kinds of books you’d like.
- For drive-up, open your trunk.
- For walk or bike-up, please stand 6 feet back from the table and Ms. Heindel will place the books on the table. Once she’s stepped back, you can approach and grab the books.
- If you have MMSD library books to return, please place them in a bag in your trunk or on the table when you arrive.
- Please wear a mask during the interaction for everyone’s safety and per MMSD guidelines.
- Keep at least 6 feet distance from any other family.
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Marquette Virtual Library & Sora eBooks
Looking for another way to read at home? Check out MMSD's eBook and Audiobook collection through Overdrive Sora! There is a wide range of titles on Sora and the Marquette Virtual Library is currently featuring Women's History Month books. Click on any book to find it on Sora, or watch the video in the slides to learn how to search Sora for other books.
If you'd rather read Sora directions, check out these slides for help. Feel free to get in touch with Ms. Heindel with any questions! mheindel@madison.k12.wi.us
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Greetings from the Health Office |
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Parents and Guardians,
It has never been more important than now for your child’s school to have your CURRENT contact information, as well as LOCAL emergency contacts. It is important for you to set up the mailbox on your phones if we need to leave a message, and to also make sure that your phone mailbox is NOT FULL. If you currently do not own a phone, we will still need another alternate phone number.
We anticipate that when we do open, we may have to contact you urgently to pick up your child from school. We will be offering Covid-19 tests to symptomatic students and staff, but before we can do this, we will need to have a consent signed, and therefore, we will need current contact information. Covid-19 testing at school is an option only, and not required. IF you do not want your symptomatic child to be tested at school, you will be expected to pick up your child within the hour. At that point, the nurse will recommend Covid-19 testing at a provider of your choosing.
Parents, we really need your help! We ask that you screen your child every day for Covid-19 symptoms, and this should include taking your child’s temperature. Any temperature 100.4 or over is a fever and your child needs to stay home. If we want our public schools to open and stay open, it will be necessary for EVERYONE to do the right thing!
Below is an update regarding testing and vaccination, and updated board policies.
Thank you for your personal efforts for school health and safety at Marquette and O’Keeffe!
Mary
Mary Hutchinson, R.N.; M.S.N. School Nurse at Marquette/O’Keeffe
608-204-3235
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Testing
We have a team working closely with local health experts who are leading local COVID-19 testing efforts, to continue developing our own internal testing capacity. We are working with a rapid antigen test called BinaxNOW, which uses a nasal swab and is able to give COVID-19 results in only 15 minutes.
We currently have one site, Mendota MSCR Cares, participating in a voluntary 8-week research study pilot being conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Researchers are hoping to learn more about the feasibility of using twice -asymptomatic testing as a way of keeping programs open more consistently. We hope to be able to expand this pilot to a few additional schools in the coming weeks.
We are also in the process of developing our capacity to use BinaxNOW tests for symptomatic testing at all MMSD schools. Our goal is to be able to offer rapid antigen testing for any in-person student or staff member who develops symptoms while at school. We expect this to begin in the next few weeks. At the moment, our supply of tests is finite so it is difficult for us to anticipate exactly how long this will be available. We will continue to work with our health experts to consider all options.
Vaccines
We continue our efforts to get all staff designated in Tier 1a staff vaccinated as soon as possible. We are in regular communication with Public Health Madison & Dane County in order to fully understand decisions being made by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services regarding tiers and specific groups of staff. Together, they dictate to us which staff can be included in each group. You can find our latest update on vaccine availability here.
The Department of Health Services announced a weekly newsletter the public can sign up for to get direct information about the COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout. Registration is now open, and archived copies of the weekly newsletter will also be available.
New board policies
On December 14, 2020, Public Health Madison & Dane County released new requirements and recommendations for school districts preparing to reopen. To satisfy new requirements, MMSD's Board of Education introduced new policies for hygiene, protective measures and cleaning on January 11 and plans to adopt them on January 25.
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Lapham-Marquette - Parent Teacher Group (PTG) |
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Lapham-Marquette - Parent Teacher Group (PTG)
Next meeting for the 2020-2021 school year:
Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm
Spring is right around the corner which means it is time to start thinking about our school garden spaces. We are looking forward to working with Rooted this year on new programming that will provide opportunities for hands-on learning in the gardens at both schools. Abbey Sabatino (abbeysabatino@gmail.com) will be coordinating work at Lapham and Madeline Hartjes (mshartjes@gmail.com) will be coordinating work at Marquette. Shoot us an email and let us know you are interested in volunteer opportunities. No experience necessary!
Make sure you subscribe to the mailing list, for ongoing communications from the PTG. Unable to join the meetings? You can also stay connected by following us on Facebook, Instagram, or by visiting our website.
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Additional Links for Helpful Information |
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We are beginning a phased return to in-person instruction, starting with Kindergarten students, March 9th. Read the full letter.
If you haven't already, you can opt in to receive texts from the district and your school(s) by texting the word YES to 67587 from your mobile device.
The 2020-21 school year calendar has been revised for the third quarter and is available at mmsd.org/calendar. The only changes were the removal of high school early release on Mondays, and updating 4K/5K Enrollment to be virtual. The 2021-22 school year calendar will be made available by the end of March.
Make sure to continue to check mmsd.org/COVID-19 for the latest updates on virtual learning, food and device distribution and more.
The schedule for our 40 school food distribution sites that are offering free curbside meal service for all children 18 years old or younger, along with a pre-order form and additional information is on our website here
How to contact your school: While we're virtual, we want to make sure you're still able to contact your school. There are currently three ways you can get in touch with your school. Find them here. You can also call Anna Brown, Marquette's administrator's assistant in the office at 608-204-3225 or email marquette@madison.k12.wi.us.
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Marquette Elementary - 1501 Jenifer St Madison, WI 53703
marquette@madisoon.k12.wi.us
Office: 204-3220 | Safe Arrival: 204-3233 | Fax: 204-0467
Sally Parks, Principal - saparks@madison.k12wi.us
Anna Brown, Secretary - 608-204-3225, abbrown@madison.k12.wi.us
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