Welcome to the final edition of this school year's Tawanka Times! We hope you have enjoyed having this "window" into the classrooms all year!

Thank you to all the staff members, parents and students for a wonderful school year. A special thank you to the PTO for their hard work and help this year.

We hope everyone has a happy, safe and restful summer!

These are the items left in the Lost & Found. If you recognize any item in these photos, please contact the office no later than TUESDAY, JUNE 28th for pick-up. Any remaining items after that time will be donated.

The school supply lists for next school year are available on our website now so you can take advantage of summer back-to-school sales. There is one list per grade level. To view or print these lists, click the link below!

Students and staff had a lot of fun on Field Day on Friday, June 3rd! After a brief period of rain in the morning, we were happy the sun came out for the rest of the day!

We appreciate all the high school student and parent volunteers who came to help! A special thank you goes out to the PTO for providing ICEE pops for all the students to cool down at the end of the day!

Mrs. Hanna and Mr. Finkel's Buddy classes had a special kickball game to wrap up a year of fun and friendship!!

Mrs. Cromwell and Mrs. Banks buddies were busy making wishes with bubble wands and sending to First Grade and Middle School. Sharing memories and cards.

On Field Day Miss Moore and Mrs. Neff's class had a great time racing and playing together. There was good sportsmanship all around!

Drew Hoffman, a third grader at Tawanka Elementary spoke to all 7 kindergarten classes this month about how he created characters and wrote the stories for 11 Superhero Comic Books. He talked about how he got started drawing Mo Willems characters and then he began creating his own characters and writing his own stories. He said that what helped him the most was practicing and never giving up even when he gets frustrated.

Our first graders worked hard learning songs for the patriotic performance! They did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them!

The first graders were treated to a book shopping spree by their teachers. Happy reading this summer!

Mrs. Curtin's class is learning how to add double digit numbers with regrouping.

Mrs. Curtin’s class was also busy making windmills. They culminated their Air and Weather Unit by seeing if they could make their windmill spin.

Some students in Ms. Atwater's class received certificates for participating in the Math Challenge. Congratulations on a job well done!!

Second graders designed and presented Patriotic Parks which incorporated features focused on nature and building community. Students agreed parks are an important place for people to have fun, enjoy nature, exercise, relax, and spend time with friends!

In second grade there was a special end of the year celebration: Luau Day! We researched sea animals, dressed up, played games and of course, tested our Limbo skills! Here is a picture of Mrs. Hanna's class all dressed up.

Mrs. Sylvester's class is enjoying the last few days with friends we've made throughout the year. Tawanka Eagles Soar together! We are getting ready to fly from the nest to Fourth grade.

Mrs. Millevoi's class was busy creating Bloom Balls demonstrating their knowledge of The One and Only Ivan and third grade literature standards.

Students in Mrs. Davis' class put together a writing portfolio for all the pieces they wrote this year. The caricature on the front was sketched by her daughter, Julia Davis who is an artist.

Third grade students in Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Millevoi went "camping" this week. Camps were designed for students to have fun while playing review games, telling stories, creating memory books, reading by flashlight, and participating in "mail call." A fun time was had by all!

On Friday, May 27th, it was day "L" in our ABC countdown to the last day of school. "L" stood for "Let's Meet Next Year's Teachers Day". Each grade went up to visit the next grade level teachers. This gave our current 4th graders the opportunity to visit with their previous Kindergarten teachers. The Kindergarten teachers loved seeing all of their lovely faces so they could say goodbye before they move onto middle school. Good luck almost 5th graders!

Below is a photo of our Kickball All-Stars. Congratulations to them and a GREAT JOB to all that played!!

Our kickball champions got to go against some staff members for some fun. Here are some pictures from the game. The staff won but everyone had a GREAT time!!! Good job to everyone.

On Monday, June 13th our fourth graders had their move-up ceremony. They were each presented with a certificate of promotion and celebrated for their achievements.

Tawanka Eagles - we want to see you soar in middle school!

Parents/Guardians: Please have your child complete lessons on i-Ready My Path this summer -- 30 minutes/week for math. The summer i-Ready My Path goal is to complete at least 10 lessons for math and 10 lessons for reading by the end of the summer. In addition to My Path, there is an option for your children to work on math printable practice packets for the grade they have just completed this past school year. For more information and to print the math packet, please click below:

Dear Families,

Tawanka is a Title I school, and as the parent/guardian of a child attending a Title I school you are an important part of the Title I team. Your input is vital in the planning and implementation of the parent and family engagement program and activities in our school. The focus of all Title I programs is to help eligible students meet the same high academic achievement standards expected of all children. The following survey is confidential and will be used to assist us with evaluating our current plan as well as future development of parental involvement activities and events at our school.

Please complete the survey by Monday, June 20, 2022. We appreciate your feedback and thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Click below link to participate!

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For information about the Free & Reduced Lunch Program, please click the link below. If you have any additional questions, please call Angelique DeFeo at 215-809-6542.