October 2023

Important Dates

10/2: National Custodian Appreciation Day

10/4: Walk and Bike to School Day

10/5: World Teacher Day

10/5 & 6 Celebrate Smiles, dental care

10/9-13: National School Lunch Week

10/10 In-person PTG Meeting with Dr. McCray and Dr. Ebbe at Lapham 6:00-8:00pm

10/16-20: National School Bus Safety Week

10/20 NO SCHOOL Staff only

10/27 Deadline to request a Thanksgiving Basket from Goodman

10/27 Re-take Picture Day with Lifetouch

10/31 Mid day release at 10:40am. Teacher's conference planning

11/2 Evening Parent /Teacher conferences

11/3 NO SCHOOL Parent /Teacher conferences

11/6 Beginning of 2nd quarter, 1st semester

11/14 Community Read Family Event in the evening



LOOK FOR INFORMATION COMING SOON ON THE MARQUETTE FOOD DRIVE FOR GOODMAN CENTER THANKSGIVING BASKETS.

Goodman Thanksgiving Baskets 

Here is the registration form for Goodman Baskets! The form will close on October 27th.

Included items in the basket can be found on the registration form. 

If you would like to register, please fill in all required fields. A bright orange postcard and email will be mailed to your mailing address the week of November 13 with pick up instructions. Pick up dates will be November 18 - 20, with specific times assigned. 

Pick up will take place at Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa Street. 

YMCA Giving Tree

The YMCA will have its’ Giving Tree program this year. The Giving Tree program focuses on everyday essentials however a toy can be requested along with other items. All gifts should align with YMCA’s Core Values - Caring. Honesty. Respect. Responsibility. The YMCA reserves the right to use their discretion when putting gifts on the tree. Not all gift requests are guaranteed.

Registration will be online only. Please reach out to Ada Zhang, the school social worker to complete registration. Once registration is submitted, Ada will be notified of acceptance and will inform families. The deadline for registration is Oct 23, 2023.

Gift distribution will be December 18-20th. More details to follow.

If you would like to register, please contact Marquette school social worker:

Ada Zhang, azhang@madison.k12.wi.us or 608-204-3226

Koats for Kids

Hosted by Dane County Boys & Girls Club this year! More information can be found here

FROM LIBRARY AND MEDIA

Community Read

The annual community read kicked off Monday, October 2nd. Check out this flier for information about this year’s community read. Teachers will be sharing weekly updates with summaries and discussion questions.

REACH 

During the month of October, each grade level will begin to work on different projects. Some of these projects connect to the curriculum they are learning in their classroom. Third grade will learn about libraries and access to books around the world and create an overcoming obstacles button. Fourth grade will work on scranimal projects and start to use circuit materials in the makerspace. Fifth grade will do some research on Hispanic Heritage Month and discuss how people express their views. Students will create posters about human rights issues they are passionate about. 

WELCOMING SCHOOLS

Marquette is a Welcoming School. This year’s welcoming school theme is Preventing Bias-Based Bullying. This means your student will get specific lessons around this topic. Students will learn about the following, understanding bullying behavior, fostering ally behaviors and understanding bystander behavior. Marquette has been a welcoming school for 3 years! Our past themes were Embracing All Families and Creating Gender-Inclusive Schools. 

FROM POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

Greetings, Marquette Learning Community!

Ms. Ada and Mrs. Hawthorne, the Student Support Team are dedicated to supporting your child's academic, social, and emotional development. Our weekly newsletter is designed to strengthen parent-child relationships and improve home-school communication through the provision of resources and updates that empower you to participate actively in your student's education. Please don't hesitate to suggest any specific topics you'd like us to cover!

Model Mustangs 

Classrooms dedicated the first week of school learning the Marquette expectations & routines. These routines are grounded in PBIS (positive behavioral interventions and supports) and restorative practices. Our school will engage in these practices throughout the school year to ensure a safe, responsible, kind, and caring community. In conjunction with the Marquette expectations & routines, our school will engage in Marquette Mustangs. Students will receive Marquette Mustangs in recognition for following school-wide expectations and routines. At the end of months September-April (Fridays), students will be able to trade in their Marquette Mustangs for items in the school store.

First school store day - September 29th (Model Mustangs only)

Ten Questions to Connect With Your Scholar When They Come Home from School!

1. What is something you heard that surprised you?
2. What is something you saw that made you think?
3. Tell me something you know today that you didn’t know yesterday.
4. What is something that challenged you?
5. How did someone fill your bucket today? Whose bucket did you fill?
6. How were you brave today?
7. What questions did you ask at school today ?
8. Teach me something I don’t know.
9. Did you learn any new words today?
10. If you switched places with your teacher tomorrow, what would you teach the class?

Contact Student Support Team

Clare Hawthorne: cahawthorne@madison.k12.wi.us

Ada Zhang: azhang@madison.k12.wi.us

FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE

Clothing Donations needed

It's the change of seasons and time to switch gears into the colder season! As your household sorts through clothing please consider donating outgrown clothing to Marquette Elementary.

We could especially use the following items:

Girls/Boys/Gender Neutral Items

Shirts,short and long sleeved ~Medium/Large/XL, 8/10/12/14/16

Shorts ~Medium/Large/XL, 8/10/12/14/16

Pants,jeans/sweats/leggings 

~Medium/Large/XL, 8/10/12/14/16

Sweatshirts ~

Small/Medium/Large/XL, 8/10/12/14/16

If any families wish to donate new socks and underwear that would be much appreciated as well!

Underwear ~Small/Medium/Large/XL (we need these most, as we have 0 supplies left from last year)

Socks ~Small/Medium/Large/XL

(we are also completely out of socks)

Health Guidelines, and Attendance

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.

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.

MMSD Health and Safety Guidance

Student Health Screener

FROM ADVANCED LEARNING

You are invited to the first meeting of the Advanced Learning Committee on Thursday, October 12th from 6:00-7:00 pm. Join either in person at the Holzman Center or virtually. There will also be an in-person only meeting of the ALAC Task Force from 7:00-8:00 p.m. See the flyer for more information and the link to RSVP.  REGISTER

Lapham-Marquette Parent Teacher Group (PTG)

* Mark your calendars!

PTG Meeting via Zoom Second Tuesday of the Month.

LINK for Meeting. Next meeting: October 10th

* To learn more about the Lapham & Marquette Parent Teacher Group, families can visit our website and/or Facebook.

* Lapham & Marquette Spirit Wear: Here is the link to order t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other spirit wear for the whole family! https://laphammarquette.threadless.com/

Clarification on Tardy and Excused Absences

NEW TARDY TIME

School starts at 7:40am. Your child is tardy after 7:40, Please have your child at school between 7:25 and 7:35.

If your child comes to school after 7:55am with no excuse from the family, they will be marked unexcused absent. You may receive an automated call from the district.

Reasons that your child can be excused from school.

When you call to excuse your child from school please let us know what the reason is.

• Appointments- medical and legal
• Illness -see guidelines above
• Observance of Religious Holiday
• Bereavement of close family member
• Inclement weather - wind chill advisories, snow and ice warnings, heat warnings.
• 10 days of Pre-approved absence - vacation, special day off with parent, etc.
• Family Emergency - a major incident that effects a family's ability to bring/send a student to school or pick up at regular release time/ bus stop.

You must report your child’s absence on the day your child will remain at home.

To report an absence:

Call 608-204-3233 

Online https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/reporting-absence

Google text 608- 616-5106‬

Email: marquette@madison.k12.wi.us.and your child's teacher.

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.



Early Pick Up 

If you must pick your student up early, please follow the guidelines below: 

• Pick up before 12:55 on Mondays/

2:20 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.

Playground After School

Red Caboose childcare uses the play structure and four-square as part of their program. Please follow their rules and respect their space.

There is no supervision after school unless your child is enrolled in Red Caboose. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome to play during Red Caboose hours.