Marshall Elementary Weekly E-News

January 29, 2021

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The mission of Marshall Elementary is to work as a community to achieve higher levels of thinking and learning by empowering every learner everyday.

School News and Information

Happy Friday!  Thank you for another great week and thank you for taking all the necessary steps to help keep the school environment safe.  All of our previously provided guidance is listed at the end of the weekly ENews for easy reference.

In case you missed previous messages, Talawanda School District will close our schools on Thursday, February 4, 2021 so that the staff can be vaccinated.  That day will be an asynchronous day and teachers will assign work to be completed for this day.  In addition the 2nd vaccination day for staff will be on Thursday, February 25, 2021.  The Talawanda School District will close schools on this day as well and teachers will assign work to be completed for this day.  

Herosquad - Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 

This year we will be continuing our fundraiser to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  The LLS raises money to further research for all types of blood cancer and help support patients undergoing blood cancer treatment. The LLS is special to the Talawanda district as we have two Heros who have fought blood cancer in our district, including a Marshall family.  This year our Herosquad fundraiser will be completely online. Each student will learn more about the program on Monday, Feb 1st. Visit HeroSquad.org for more information and to register your student for our fundraiser. The fundraiser will run from February 1st until February 19th. Let’s work together to fight cancer!  

Kindergarten Registration for 21-22 School Year

The Talawanda School District is currently taking calls for Kindergarten Registration for the 21-22 school year.  Please contact the elementary school for your area.  If you are unsure of which elementary school your child will attend each of our schools will help you get to the correct school.  When you call we will take down some information and then will email you a packet of information and a link to our online registration forms.  Please be sure to have an active email address.  

BOGAN ELEMENTARY - 273-3400

KRAMER ELEMENTARY - 273-3500

MARSHALL ELEMENTARY - 273-3600

YEARBOOK ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN!

The cost for a full-color 2020-2021 Marshall Elementary School Yearbook is $15.00.  All orders must be ordered and prepaid online.  PLEASE NOTE:  If students missed both Fall Picture dates we will use their Spring Picture which will be taken in February.  Also in order to be sure we include all available pictures we have moved the delivery date of the yearbook to the beginning of next school year - this will give us a deadline that will allow us to make sure each student is included in the yearbook.  

Order your yearbook today using our school Yearbook ID Code:  7397821  ybpay.lifetouch.com

ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 8, 2021. 

Food Distribution

Please see this new flyer for the Food Distribution Program ***New Flyer for 1/29/21

Elementary Lunch Menu- Updated for February

Talawanda School District Preschool Program Enrollment

The Talawanda School District operates an am and pm preschool classroom at all three elementary school buildings. Classes run Monday thru Thursday. Am class time is  9:30-12:30 and pm class time is 1:15 - 4:15. A snack is provided each day to students. Transportation to and from preschool is not provided by the school district.  Licensed by the State of Ohio, each classroom serves up to 16 students (8 students identified with a disability and 8 typical students). Each classroom is staffed by a licensed preschool teacher and two educational assistants. Preschool tuition is $280 a month due on the first of each month. (Tuition assistance is available to those that qualify.)

Application Process for Preschool  

• Given the high interest in Talawanda’s preschool program, access to the program by tuition-paying families is conducted through a lottery system and subsequent waitlist maintained by the Preschool Coordinator.  Students currently enrolled in the Talawanda preschool program will be given priority registration.
• During the scheduled lottery selection times, student names will be drawn to fill openings created by preschoolers leaving the program.  After all openings are filled, student names will continue to be drawn in order to create a waitlist.  These lists will be used the rest of the school year to identify preschoolers to fill preschool spots that open up during the year.

To qualify for a preschool tuition spot:

• The family must be a resident of the Talawanda School District
• The child must be age three by 8/1/2021.
• The child must be toilet trained at entrance date.
• The completed enrollment packet and first month’s tuition payment must be submitted by April 30, 2021.
• Agree to make payments by date due or risk losing the tuition spot afforded their child. Costs include monthly tuition, school fee, and snack fee.

To fill out an application click here. Or you may pick up a hard copy at Central Registration - 909 S. Main Street (located behind SDS). 

Questions regarding this procedure may be directed to Savannah Mayer at Central Registration -  513-273-3121.

Fees

School fees & Chromebook insurance for face to face learners can be paid on the Talawanda website via EZPay.  Remote learners can pay Chromebook insurance through EZPay.  Any questions, call the office at 513-273-3600.

PAX Tools for School @ Home

Please use this link to learn more about PAX Tools for School @ Home.  This is for parents and caregivers who are facilitating a child’s schoolwork at home.

PAX Tools for School @ Home  

People United for Self Help- PUSH

PUSH has funding for furnace and water heater repairs or replacements. Grants are available to low-income, homeowners in the Talawanda School District for critical and emergency home repairs. Call Jeanne or Sabrina at 513-523-8100 for more information

Talawanda Community Events Page

Please use this link for the Talawanda Community Events Page.

Have a great weekend!

Chad Hinton

Principal

Calendar

February 4 - School not in session - Staff Vaccinations (Asynchronous Learning Day)

February 5 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

February 11 - Valentine’s Day Celebrations - See info from classroom teacher

February 12- Teacher Professional Day- No School

February 15 - President’s Day- No School

February 17 - Spring Picture Day

February 19 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

February 25 - School not in session - Staff Vaccinations (Asynchronous Learning Day)

March 5 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

March 15 - Teacher Work Day - No School

March 16- Conferences

March 18- Conferences

March 19 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

March 22 - 26- Spring Break - No School

April 2 - No School

April 16 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

April 30 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

May 4 - Teacher Work Day - No School

May 7 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

May 21 - Remote Materials Pick Up Day

May 26 - Marshall 5th Grade Graduation 7:00 PM THS (If Allowable)

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Covid-19 Guidelines (Previously Shared)

If anyone in your household is being tested for Covid-19 and you are waiting for results, you must keep all of your children at home until you receive the results.  When you receive the results please contact our school nurse and she can provide you with further information.  

If anyone in your household is experiencing any of the following symptoms:  Cough, Shortness of Breath, or NEW loss of taste and/or smell, please keep all of your children home until you have more information from a doctor on the cause of the symptoms.  

If anyone in your household has two (2) or more of the following symptoms please keep all of your children home until you have more information from a doctor on the cause of the symptoms.  

• Chills/fever
• Congestion (nasal or sinus)/Runny nose
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Muscle/body aches
• Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea
• Sore throat

Updated Quarantine Guidelines

Since students are not wearing masks during snack/lunch times, we will need to quarantine students who sit within 6 feet of any positive case of Covid-19.  Within the classroom, students who are within 3 feet of a positive case for 15+ minutes in a day while wearing a mask will need to quarantine. Each situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis when deciding individual versus whole class quarantine.  When individual students are quarantined, teachers will follow the following guidelines for supplying work to students:

• Teachers will post student work in Google Classroom or SeeSaw.  Hard copies of materials may also be made available for pickup or drop off.  
• Teachers will provide a check-in on Wednesdays during the early release time for quarantined students via Zoom.
• Teachers do not need to provide a Zoom link for quarantined students to join a live classroom. 
• Intervention Specialists and related services staff will provide a Zoom link and provide their SDI during their current "live instruction" time for quarantined students. By law, this is mandatory. 
• If an entire class is quarantined, the teacher will then provide live instruction via Zoom for the days everyone is in quarantine.  

In order to use a reduced timeline, we still have to follow the non-pharmaceutical interventions for the full 14 days.  Since we cannot maintain 6 feet of distance between all of the students at school, we cannot have them return earlier than the 14 days.  For outside of school, you may look into the steps for a shortened quarantine time.  Thank you for your understanding. 

Bus Reminder - Regarding Mask

Please remember that your child must wear their mask at all times while on the school bus.  Students need to have them on before boarding the bus - it may be helpful to place a back up mask in their backpack.  Our drivers have a very limited supply of emergency masks available to hand out to students who do not have a mask.  Drivers will refer students to the office who repeatedly show up to the bus without a mask on.  Thank you for your cooperation and help in keeping everyone safe and in school.

TSD Travel Advisory Rules - Still in Effect

COVID-19 TRAVEL ADVISORY & SELF QUARANTINING

Effective Immediately, Talawanda School District will implement self quarantining for 14 days for any student or staff member that travels to a hotspot state.  Per the NEW CDC Guidelines, a person who does not demonstrate any Covid-19 symptoms AND who can provide the district with a negative Covid-19 test result on days 5, 6, or 7 of the quarantine, may be permitted to return to school or work earlier.  In addition, the school or work environment must meet the requirement that the person will have 6 feet of social distance from other staff and students throughout the work and school day.

The Ohio Health Department & the Butler County Health Department recommend that people self-quarantine for 14 days upon returning from a state that is listed as a hotspot for Covid-19.  A hotspot is a state that is reporting positive Covid-19 rates of 15% or higher.  Please see the link to the map, as the states listed can change.

Travel Advisory States from ODH

From the Health Department

Public Health Commissioners in Butler County Strongly Encourage Staying at Home, Whenever Possible

“We are at a critical point in the response to the coronavirus pandemic," says Jennifer Bailer Health Commissioner for the Butler County General Health District (BCGHD).

Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Southwest Ohio have increased by 67% over the last 2 weeks and COVID-19 patients in the ICU have increased by 50% over the same time. Butler County has had a surge in COVID-19 cases and visits to the hospital since the beginning of October. “We had been setting records the last two weeks with around 200-250 cases reported each day. However, over the weekend Butler County had over 900 cases reported from Friday to Sunday, with a new record of 376 cases in a single day,” said Jordan Luttrell-Freeman, Epidemiologist. The City of Hamilton and the City of Middletown Health Departments report similar trends.

"When the pandemic began in March, we were concerned about our medical facilities having enough PPE. Now it is the people. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been working tirelessly since March and feeling the impacts of staff shortages. They too are impacted by COVID and many need to stay home because they or their families are ill or in quarantine. We must protect our healthcare workers by doing our part and staying at home as much as possible, especially if you are sick, in quarantine or isolation, or waiting for test results," states Bailer.   

I live in Butler County, what should I do?

• If you are sick:
• Stay home for 10 days. After 10 days if your symptoms are better and you have had no fever for 24 hours without medicine, you are considered recovered and can go out.
• If you are waiting for a test result:
• Stay home! Do NOT go out, to school or to work while you wait!
• If you have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case, or think you have:
• Stay home for 14 days! Do NOT go out, to school or to work!
• If you are positive for COVID-19, notify all your close contacts to stay home for 14 days.

What else can I do?

• Avoid gatherings, limit contact with people outside of your household, and reconsider holiday plans
• Keep six (6) feet of distance from others
• Wear a mask
• Including while inside around non-household members.
• Wash your hands

People with questions about COVID-19 can call the Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 Call Center, 7 days a week from 9 AM – 8 PM at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634) or contact their local health department.  Butler County residents call 513-863-1770