Marshall Elementary Weekly E-News

August 27, 2020

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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 Everyone!  We have completed our first week of Remote Learning.  There may have been some bumps in the road but overall the week went very well.  We had many of our students connecting to the live learning sessions.  The students have been very receptive to the online learning and have been engaged with the activities that have taken place so far.  Thank you for your support!  I am so impressed at the amount of effort our teachers have put into preparing for this year.  I have said they went into education to work with kids and now they are having to be tech experts, video producers, and live video directors.  This can be challenging but they are persevering and figuring out how to manage all of these new hats.  For anyone who has used Zoom to run a meeting there is definitely a learning curve for knowing all the features and some of them you don’t even know about and can’t really test until you have a large group in front of you.  We will continue to work through routines and procedures next week and soon will get into the rhythm of a new school year.  When we are in person, the beginning of the year is spent learning routines and procedures and online is going to be the same.  Again thank you for your support, patience, positive comments, and feedback.   

I also want to thank everyone that got us up and running this week.  Parents, families, students, teachers, secretaries, librarians, nurses, school counselors, cafeteria workers, custodians, social workers, psychologists, educational assistants, facilities and central administration made this week come together.  We will make adjustments as we go and meet the needs of everyone!  

We are following the TSD Board approved calendar for the upcoming school year.  Next Friday, September 4, 2020 is a teacher professional development day.  There is no school for students on September 4.  Monday, September 7, 2020 there is no school for Labor Day.  Students will return on September 8, 2020.

Free and Reduced Lunch Information

You can now apply online for Free & Reduced lunch.  Free and Reduced applications are linked in Final Forms.  You simply create an account and apply!  You can also find the link on the Talawanda website under Departments/Food Service.  Even though we are not face to face, it's important that you apply.  Contact the Marshall Office at 513-273-3600  if you need assistance with your application.  We can provide a computer and walk you through step by step if needed.

Free and Reduced Lunch Applications and Instructions

Fall Food Program

Every Monday evening, families may come to one of our sites to pick up 5 breakfasts & 5 lunches.  An adult must be present.  Lunch accounts will be charged accordingly:

Elementary students: $17.75 weekly

TMS Students: $20.25 weekly

THS Students: $20.50 weekly

Students who are eligible for reduced meals: $7.00 weekly

Please add money to lunch accounts at

https://parent.payschools.com/login/asp

We will also accept cash & checks at the time of meal pick up.

Locations and Times

Kramer Elementary 5:00 p.m.

Talawanda High School 6:00 p.m.

Park View Arms 5:00 p.m.

Oxford Mobile Home Park 6:00 p.m.

Collinsville Community Center 5:00 p.m.

Somerville - Megan's 6:00 p.m.

Bogan Elementary 5:00 p.m.

Darrtown - St. Matthew's Church 6:00 p.m.

Marshall Elementary 5:00 p.m.

Island Lake Mobile Home Park 6:00 p.m.

Talawanda Middle School 5:00 p.m.

Reily Community Center 6:00 p.m.

Questions or needs?  Please email TSD Health & Wellness Coordinator at:

macechkoa@talawanda.org

Fall Food Program Information

Marshall Media Center

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Scherzinger will offer curbside book pick up.  Please use this link  to check out our Marshall Elementary Media Center site.  

TSD Remote Learning Site

Welcome Back to the 2020-2021 school year!  If you haven't had an opportunity to become familiar with the TSD Remote Learning Sites, please review the information now.  

https://www.talawanda.org/departments/tsd-remote-learning-24/

Remote Learning Schedules

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Final Forms

If you haven't completed your school forms...please do so as soon as possible.  

https://talawanda-oh.finalforms.com/

Also if you haven’t paid your Chromebook/iPad insurance fee, you may do so in the Marshall Office Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM  to 3:00 PM or through the EZPay system on the Talawanda Website.  

Hotspot

If you are in need of a hotspot for online learning, please contact Mr. Hinton at hintonc@talawanda.org

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Chad Hinton

Principal

Calendar

September 4 - No Remote Learning Sessions - District Wide Professional Development

September 7- Labor Day- No School

October 13- Conferences

October 15- Conferences

November 25-27- Thanksgiving Break

December 21-January 1- Winter Break

March 16- Conferences

March 18- Conferences

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