News & Announcements

May 2023

May 5th - School Closed

May 8th - May 12th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 19th - Early Release (11:30)

May 23rd & May 24th - 5K Field Trip

May 25th - Grade 1 Field Trip

May 29th - Memorial Day School Closed

June 2nd - Last day of school (11:30 release)

Greetings Primary Families,

May is here and the end of the school year is just around the corner. The last day for students is Friday, June 2nd with an 11:30 a.m. dismissal time. Parents, please be mindful when dropping off and picking up students from school. For safety reasons, students should only be dropped off on the school's main entrance side of the street. Students should not be crossing the street without an adult.

Our Kindergarten and 1st grades will be taking end of the year field trips May 23rd - May 25th. Please review the field trip criteria below. In addition, the PTO has many fun activities planned for the last day of school. Summer school enrollment is currently underway. Summer school begins on Monday, June 5th and runs through Friday, June 30th. There is still time to get your student enrolled. Have a great month!

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 May is Fairness. This means to be fair and just in dealing with everyone; treat everyone equally. Make decisions without playing favorites and don't take advantage of others. Don't blame others carelessly or unjustly. Take only your fair share, take turns, and share with others.

Ms. Pedersen was recognized with a Propel Award for her dedication, compassion, and tireless commitment to support her students both academically and emotionally. We appreciate your dedication to our students and their families. Keep up the amazing work!

Angela Bartels was recognized for her efforts in growing her role both within her building and across the District to support students and staff, and for serving as a consistent resource to both students who are having difficulty, as well as their families. We appreciate your dedication to our students. Keep up the amazing work!

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.

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.

Attendance Winners for April

4K Mrs. LaFond's Class - 94.8%

5K Mrs. Emmes' Class - 94.4%

1st Mrs. Lesandrini's Class - 93.8%

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.