News & Announcements

December 2022

December 5th - Dress rehearsal for concerts

December 6th - Christmas Concerts (schedule)

December 9th - Early Release (11:30)

December 19th - Primary PTO Holiday craft event 4:30

December 23rd - December 30th - Winter Break

Greetings Primary Families,

Can you believe that we have reached December? The first quarter of school has flown by, and we have done some super cool things here at Marinette Primary School.

Our newly formed PTO is providing monthly events for students and families to participate in. Thank you to those families that are supporting the PTO. Thank you to our school Student Council that is providing in school activities and rewards for students.

Last month, our school reached our 300 Mega Marine tickets for classrooms following school wide expectations. These expectations are things such as walking down the hall with the appropriate voice volume, following classroom expectations, etc. Most of these expectations are based around being good citizens. They are expectations that can transfer over into any public setting. Our school was able to celebrate this with a whole school carnival. We are getting very close (40 tickets away) to our next all school reward which will be to attend a movie. 

All students have individual goals set and, when they reach their goal they can ring the bell and pick out a book from the vending machine. Keep up the great work students. 

Looking ahead, next week we have our Holiday Concerts.  Students are working very hard to prepare for this event at the HS. We hope to see you all there.

Finally, we appreciate your feedback around the opening of our newly remodeled building, and students are having fun. I ask that you send your child to school with winter clothing and boots during this cold season. In addition, a reminder that breakfast is from 7:30-7:50 am. All other students should be dropped off starting at 7:45 am. Here’s to a great next few weeks!

Principal Kostrova



Please feel free to contact me at any time should you have questions or concerns. 715-735-2500 or kkostrov@marinette.k12.wi.us.

Character Trait of the Month

The character trait for the month of December is Compassion. Compassion means that we care about others, treat them with kindness, and feel a strong desire to help people in need. Compassion is empathy in action. For young children, compassion might look like giving a hug, making a card, or saying something kind to help a friend or family member who is feeling sad or upset.

Seal A Smile

Seal-A-Smile will be at Marinette Primary School December 14th-16th. The Seal-A-Smile program offers a free dental exam, fluoride applications, and/or sealant on permanent molars - you may select any one of these services or all of them. Services are provided at your child’s school during the school day. Consent forms were sent home with students the second week of November. You may still sign up online @ https://sealasmile.wisconsin.gov/Consent.

Winter is on its way. Students will need a warm coat, hat, mittens, snow pants, and boots for playing outside. Students do go outdoors daily, weather permitting. Please be sure to dress them appropriately for the weather. Students who do not have the proper clothing will not be allowed to play in the snow and will need to stay on the blacktop. Should you need assistance with providing warm winter clothing for your child, please contact the office at 715-735-2500.

Future Funds

Students from kindergarten and grade one classes received Future Fund dollars to put into savings accounts set up by the MMACF. The Future Fund Program is designed to encourage hope, build savings, assist with career training/post secondary education expenses, and increase financial literacy. The program is managed by the M&M Area Community Foundation. The accounts are set up at the Stephenson National Bank for the Primary School. Ms. Kostrova, Superintendent Lambie, and representatives from the Stephenson National Bank handed out the Future Fund dollars to students.

PBIS

Marinette Primary School is a PBIS school. What is PBIS? Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is an evidence-based tiered framework for supporting students behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. It promotes safety as well as good behaviors. Please explore our PBIS matrix by clicking the button below.

Attendance Policy

The Marinette School District expects 100% attendance for all students in accordance with the laws of Wisconsin. Parents are only allowed by state law to excuse their children for up to 10 days per school year.

*Excused Absence: Illness, doctor appointment, accident or death in the family.. Parents must call the school by 9:00 a.m. each day of an absence. A written notice of excuse must be given to the school upon return. If the student is out for an appointment, a doctor's note is required.

*Tardiness: A student who arrives after 8:05 am will be considered tardy and must be signed in by a parent/guardian. Students who arrive after 10:00 a.m. will be considered absent for the morning.

*Request for Early Dismissal: Parents/guardians requesting to pick up a child early for any reason must call the school building prior to picking up the child early. If a student leaves early prior to 2:00 p.m. it will be considered a half day absence.  Parents may also contact your child's teacher through SeeSaw.

*Unexcused absences: constitutes truancy and five unexcused absences is habitual truancy by state law.

The Marinette School District Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity), religion, age, pregnancy, disability, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District’s premises during non-working hours, declining to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer about religious matters or political matters, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices.