FEBRUARY 2019

Thursday, February 7

• Wear Your Anti-Bullying Grade Level Color T-Shirts!
• 3rd Grade Assembly: Carnegie Science Center

Friday, February 8

• Tiger Pride Friday - Wear Your Black & Gold
• 100th Day of School Celebrations!

Monday, February 11

• Jump Rope for Heart (Grades 1 - 5)

Tuesday, February 12

• Kindergarten Jump Rope for Heart

Thursday, February 14

• Assembly: Zoomobile Rainforest Rhythms
• 2:30 - Valentine's Day Parties
• Movie Night - Benefits the Caring Place
  • For additional information, please read below under the Counselor's Corner

MES PSSA Calendar for April & May 2019

Beginning the week of April 15th, all students in grades 3 - 5 will take the PSSA exams. Students in grade 4 will also take the Science PSSA exam. Spring Break happens to fall within the ELA testing window this school year. So, we created a schedule around the break along with "Take Your Child to Work Day." We kindly ask our MES families to be cognizant of our testing days because we cannot approve trips for educational travel on these days.

Your child’s attendance at school is extremely important, and an absence during PSSA testing will require your child to test on a make-up day, thus impacting regularly scheduled instructional time. We truly appreciate your support.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Please scroll through the visual schedule below:

Attention 5th Grade Parents: 5th Grade Health Curriculum Talks

The Pennsylvania Board of Education has mandated that schools instruct elementary students about Immune System and Bloodborne Pathogens with a focus on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) during the school year.

North Allegheny offers this instruction as part of the 5^th grade Health curriculum and is scheduled to be instructed from 1:15pm to 2:00pm on the following dates at Marshall Elementary:

March 25, 2019 Sections 5D and 5E

April 1, 2019 Sections 5F and 5B

April 8, 2019 Sections 5C and 5A

Per state guidelines, any student may be excused from the instruction if a written excuse is furnished to the building principal by the student’s parent or guardian in advance.

The State Board and North Allegheny School District believe that there is an immediate need to educate students about life-threatening diseases, so that students understand how to protect themselves from exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens/AIDS virus.

The classes will be conducted by our Certified School Nurse, Lisa Allen, with assistance from the classroom teacher.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Health Office at 724-934-6075.

School Closings and Delays

Just as a reminder, in the event of a two hour delay, morning activities at MES are cancelled. This includes ensembles that typically meet at 8:00AM.

Also, kindergarten parents - please be mindful of the modified schedule for kindergarten when there is a school day:

AM Kindergarten: 11:00AM - 12:45PM

PM Kindergarten: 1:45PM - 3:30PM

In the event that North Allegheny Schools are closed because of snow or other emergency conditions, the official announcement is provided on the NA website and is also placed on NATV Cable and communicated to local television stations.

Families should also receive notification through the District's School Messenger system. Please make sure your contact information is up-to-date.

A Night on the Town: Benefits the Caring Team

Please click on the image of the letter below to open and print the form.

Help fund the framed artwork for MES TAG (Traveling Art Gallery) through the NA Foundation.

Please click here to learn more about these fundraising efforts.

Save Your Box Tops: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!

Earn $5 for MES with ANY 5 Box Tops Items at Walmart until 1/31/19!

Revenue from the Box Tops program is declining! Please help us reverse this trend by taking advantage of a great limited time Box Tops mobile app offer from Walmart. WE CAN EARN $5 FROM YOUR RECEIPT TODAY! It’s easy – just follow these five simple steps:

1. Download the free Box Tops mobile app

2. Select MES as your school (use MES zip code 15090 for Box Tops database)

3. Buy 5 participating Box Tops products at Walmart (full list at btfe.com)

4. Upload your receipt by selecting the Walmart app offer by 1/31/19

5. Watch for email from Box Tops to confirm your submission

Box Tops will send a confirming email and you will have earned $5 for our school! If all of our MES families participate, we could earn a TON of extra cash to be used to fund so many awesome activities for our kids! DON’T WAIT – EARN $5 FOR MES TODAY!

Box Tops Mobile App submissions are NOT eligible for classroom contests but the clips from the purchased items ARE. Thanks for your support and look for our next classroom contest coming in February!

Wendy Rychel

Bethe Rykaczewski

Remember to check the MES website frequently for Thursday E-Blasts, school activities, and general information.

Click here to visit the Marshall Elementary School website.

Click here to access the Marshall Elementary School Parent Faculty Association (PFA) website.