Marcum Matters

Student Leadership is very important at Marcum. We want the students to be able to be a part of making decisions about things we do here at school and we also want them to be able to experience the different facets of leadership. Our 2025-2026 Student Council is already off to a great start planning and leading school events! They have been very busy working on a variety of activities for our student body!

Our House Leaders are also an important piece of our school culture! These students work hard to support our House System. They create and lead fun challenges for our Wildcats that encourage team work, require problem solving, foster a sense of belonging and so much more. The House Leaders are 8th graders who were elected by staff members of their associated House.

Congratulations to the following students for being accepted as members of Marcum’s California Junior Scholarship Federation based on grades from Trimester 3 of the 24-25 school year! We look forward to having 7th and 8th graders apply in November for membership based on 25-26 Trimester 1 report cards.

Lilianna A.

Sarah B.

Sydney C.

Morgan F.

Lucy H.

Kaycie J.

Beau M.

Henry M.

Alyssa T.

Oliver T.

Kimberly V.

The 2025-2027 Marcum-Illinois School Site Council has been formed! The following representatives and alternates have been elected to serve for the 2025-2027 term.

Representatives:

Latisha Saare

Juana Ledesma

Daisy Escarcega

Olga Michel

Lori Brown

Alternates:

Shelley Chaussee-Nacin

Samantha Rouse

Please be on the lookout for upcoming Site Council meeting dates! All Site Council meetings are open to the public and accessible via Zoom.

October 13th, 2025:

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November 10th, 2025:

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Thanksgiving Break- November 24th-26th, 2025:

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February 13th, 2026:

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Spring Break- April 6th-8th , 2025:

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On October 31st, the students are allowed to wear their costumes to school if they choose to do so. (No weapons; Dress code applies.) We will have a costume parade in the morning where all students will have the opportunity to participate. There will be prizes available for students with the best costumes in each grade span.

The 2025 Labor Day Parade was a great day! It was so fun to experience this annual community event. We loved seeing all of the floats, checking out local vendors, interacting with community members, and supporting the schools of South Sutter county. Marcum’s TK/Kindergarten Float, "Wildcats United in Service" was definitely a highlight of the parade and took first place this year!! Thank you to our incredible Wildcat parents who put this awesome float together!! In addition, the Marcum Parents' Club Hamburger Booth had another very successful day and raised a lot of money for Marcum's Parents' Club! Thank you to all of our volunteers and everyone who donated items. We're already looking forward to next year's Labor Day Parade!

During Early Release time on Mondays throughout October, teachers will review data, plan preassessments, and group students for our Intervention Cycles. They will also review information gained from a recent "Math Matters" professional development series and provide input on developing a math vision that will guide the eventual review of new curriculum materials to pilot. On Monday, October 13th, we will have a full day of professional development with specific training on Step Up to Writing.

New shirts went home with all Wildcats recently. At Marcum, we wear our Blue and Gold Marcum Shirt on Thursdays and our House Shirt on Fridays. We love seeing our Wildcats in their school shirts!

The school year is off to a great and busy start. Our Labor Day Hamburger Booth had another successful year thanks to all of the support from our families. At our annual costume drive, every Wildcat and their family members were able to shop for a costume free of charge.

For our first fundraiser, Wildcats will be selling a local favorite: Ellie Marie's Rice. Order forms will go home October 6th and will need to be returned October 27th. Not interested in selling? No problem! We have our un-fundraiser as an option again this year. Look for these flyers coming home soon!

Our first movie night is October 10th and will feature the family friendly Zombies movie. Doors open at 5:30 movie starts at 6. The movie is free to all Marcum families and concessions are available for purchase.

Marcum Parents' Club has opened up an online spirit wear store that will be available for families to order spirit wear all year long! There are a bunch of different styles and designs you can choose from to show off your Marcum spirit! Be sure to check the online store out. They also have a different special promotion weekly, so check often!

www.marcumillinoisspiritwear.com

We will continue to have staggered dismissal times for our students this year. Students will be dismissed to the front of the school, the Bus, or the Den at the following times:

TK-2nd 2:50pm

3rd-5th 2:55pm

6th-8th 3:00pm

Early Release Mondays (Every Monday):

TK-2nd 1:35pm

3rd-5th 1:40pm

6th-8th 1:45pm

Minimum Days:

TK-2nd: 12:20pm

3rd-5th: 12:25pm

6th-8th: 12:30pm

If you need to make changes to your child's normal routine, please contact the school office so we can note it and ensure that the student goes to the right place. You may text changes to the school cell phone (530) 933-0746 or call (530) 656-2407 ext 10. Please notify the school of any changes at least 45 minutes prior to dismissal.

October 1

3:30-4:30 GATE

October 3

1:00 Football/Volleyball Games Marcum @ PG

Progress Reports go home

October 10

1:00 Football/Volleyball Games Browns @ Marcum

October 13

No School- Teacher Inservice Day

6:00 Board Meeting

October 14

6:00 Parents' Club Meeting

October 15

3:30-4:30 GATE

October 22

Picture Re-Take Day

1:00 Football/Volleyball Games Marcum @ PG

October 23

4:30 School Site Council Meeting

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81716396125

October 24

1:00 Football/Volleyball Games PG @ Marcum

2:15 ROAR Assembly

October 27-31

Red Ribbon Week

October 27

Ellie Marie's Rice Order Forms and Money Due

October 29

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Entries Due

October 31

8:45 Costume Parade

Minimum Day 12:20 (TK-2), 12:25 (3-5), 12:30 (6-8) Dismissal

November 3

6:00 Board Meeting

*Every Monday is an Early Release Day with dismissal at 1:35 (TK-2), 1:40 (3-5), and 1:45 (6-8)* *The DEN is available for all students on Early Release Mondays.*

Flyers are included as photos for easy viewing, and also as downloadable attachments for clearer images and if printing is desired.