The Tawanka Times is a bi-weekly newsletter, but we have so many wonderful things going on that we couldn't wait to share! Enjoy this special edition!

Once a month, the students practice a fire drill and a lockdown drill so they know what to do in case of an emergency. The students did such a great job with the fire drill! They were quiet and orderly, exactly what we expect from our Tawanka Eagles! Thank you to Mrs. Neff for the photos!

I'm so excited to be joining the Tawanka family! I spent the last 18 years teaching English, Reading, and Drama at Neshaminy high school. When I'm not at school, I love to read (Pete the Cat and Harry Potter are some of my favorites). I also love spending time hiking with my family or attending sporting events. I have really loved getting to know the students and families of Tawanka over the past several weeks! I can't wait to see all of the wonderful ways that we can learn and grow together this year.

Who loves learning? We do!!!!
Kindergarten is falling in love with learning!

The girls and boys in Mrs. Neff's kindergarten class want to share a big thank our local community Giant store for the delicious pink watermelon! They each signed this watermelon shaped thank you note!

Can you guess? Ghosts, I mean students, in Miss Trotta's class wrote clues. We then had to guess which student was hiding behind each ghost! Parents can try and find their little ghost too if attending Parent University!

When the students finished the review of Kindergarten Superkids, we celebrated by dressing up as our favorite Superkid. We paraded through the second grade pod to display our costumes. Then each of the first grade classes spent 30 minutes doing the things that the Superkids enjoy. Those activities included building, coloring, doing puzzles, playing with fast cars, and cooking up creations with playdoh. It was a blast!

This week, children in first grade learned how to work with a writing partner to decide on a topic for writing. They practice taking turns, listening carefully, asking questions and helping each other. They are planning to write a story about something they have done. We are looking forward to reading their stories when they finish!

Second grade made thank you cards for our hard working bus drivers! Each child in the second grade that rides that particular bus signed the card and the cards were given to the drivers with a little treat.

Second graders in C106 are exploring new ways to practice their spelling words for the week: Magnet letters, bead letters, stencil work and eraser letters!

Students in Mr. Wyatt’s class are learning the concepts of multiplication through our Number Corners pilot program. Here students are recognizing equal groupings associated with multiplication, and recording their findings in their math journals.

Mrs. Tryon’s class took some time this week to get into the Autumn spirit! Students wrote free-verse poems about fall leaves. They also wrote silly spooky skeleton couplets and created some skeletons out of q-tips to go along with their poems.

Dr. Potter visited Mr. Blaydon's class for fall art and community building!

During Science, the 4th grade teachers took their classes outside to have students identify the different water collection and watershed systems around the building. It was a beautiful fall day to be outside!

The dot project turned into a colorful billboard display in our main hallway. Everyone did a wonderful job!

Our AE teacher Mrs. Phelan has created an optional weekly Math Challenge for students. She is excited to announce that for Week #1, there were 42 students in grades K-4 that participated! The classes with the highest participation were: Ms. Atwater's class with 14 students, Ms. Wells' class with 7 students, and Ms. Wendling's class with 6 students. Great job, everyone!

Math Challenge Week #2 begins today and we would love to see even more participation this week!

The Neshaminy Education Foundation is once again raffling off a pair of tickets to an Eagles game. This year they have two lower-level seats (section 105, row 8) to the Eagles-Saints game on Sunday, November 21 at 1pm at the Linc.

Chances for this fundraiser are just $5 each and can be purchased online. Raffle tickets will not be sold in school Main Offices this year.

The drawing will be held Friday, October 22nd and the winner will be notified by phone. Email Chris Stanley, Community Relations Coordinator, with any questions at: cstanley@neshaminy.org

Link to purchase tickets: https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/60

Thank you to those that attended the first PTO meeting this week! We hope to see many more faces at the next meeting on Wednesday, November 3rd!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! The book fair will be held online from October 11th - 24th. Students will learn about the Book Fair and receive pamphlets and ordering information in Library next week.

The PTO is hosting the very 1st ever Trunk or Treat at Tawanka! This flyer will be coming home with your child. Space is limited! First come, first served.

The PTO will be hosting a soft pretzel sale this month! Forms will come home the week of 10/18 to order. Cost will be $1 each and will be a cash only event. Soft pretzels will be distributed Friday, October 29th to students.

Don't forget about our everyday fundraisers! Box Tops, Rite Aid RxFundraising Program, Shoprite for my School, and Market Day are great ways to help support the PTO. Every little bit helps! For more information, click below!