Please remember to send your child to school wearing a clean mask every day and also place an extra mask in your child's backpack. Masks tend to break and/or get soiled often and it would be helpful to have a spare available. Thank you!

Please remember to label hoodies, coats and water bottles and ESPECIALLY lunch boxes with names or initials so we can return items to their rightful owner! The Lost & Found tables are currently placed in the main hallway to make it easy for students to grab their belongings as they walk by.

If you recognize any items in these photos, please call the office at 215-809-6310.

Items that are not claimed are donated several times a year.

Original photos will be sent home with students prior to picture day.

Please note: the photographers will only be at the school until approximately 11 am for retakes on the 5th. If your child comes in late, they may miss the opportunity for retakes/makeups.

Students from Mrs. Chiesa's class enjoying the swings and sunshine!

While our Kindergarten teachers held a Parent University night, other Tawanka teachers hosted a daycare for students and siblings in the cafeteria. Fun times were had by all!

After learning about the 4 Seasons, Mrs. Piccinetti's Kindergarten class extended their learning by going on a leaf hunt and making leaf rubbings.

This week, we had a very special birthday at Tawanka! Kindergarten students had a great time surprising Mr. Palmer for his birthday. Everyone signed a huge birthday card and sang Happy Birthday!

Students in Ms. King’s class crafted some spooky Halloween Bats!

First Grade has been hard at work learning the memory and pattern words. One fun way to practice these reading words is to play a word game with a classmate.

In Mrs. Mannherz's 1st grade class and Miss Kidd's 4th grade class, students worked with their buddy to complete a skeleton craft and read a matching poem. Students collaborated together to build the skeleton and had lots of fun doing it!

In Second Grade, students are learning a variety of mental math strategies for addition and subtraction. When we read a word problem, we like to create a visual representation. Check out the different fun ways that our students have been learning math below!

When the bar model was introduced in our class, students couldn't help but notice how much it looks like a chocolate bar! So, we created chocolate bars to show our bar model and gum drops to show a number bond! Math really is SWEET!

Ms. Wells' class is glowing bright this year! Students in C107 are practicing the strategies they learned to add and subtract by making math candy corn!

Miss Fisher's class went outside to do their math practice! They created number bonds and bar models with chalk!

We have been busy in 2nd grade! We met Mrs. Deeken and her therapy dog, Chance! Mrs. Hanna's students will practice reading with Chance!

We tried watermelon as a healthy snack.

We also used our observation skills outside as we learned about the steps of the Scientific Process.

Mrs. Phillip's class had fun on pajama day practicing their spelling words with back spelling!

Mrs. Millevoi and students worked together in the pod on rounding.

The third graders have started learning multiplication! They have learned that multiplication only works with equal groups. One strategy to solving a multiplication problem is to draw an array. Mrs. Tryon’s class created their own “Multiplication Array Monsters” this week. They rolled dice to generate their two factors, then used googly eyes to make an array to find the product of their equation.

Mrs. Sylvester's class posing with their crazy hair-do's on Tuesday!

Mr. Finkel's 4th grade class & Mrs. Hanna's 2nd grade class met as buddy classes for the first time. Together they made a fun Halloween project!

The fourth graders in Ms. McHugh’s class enjoyed the day wearing their pajamas as part of Tawanka’s Pink Out Week activities!

We are working with neon colors in the art room this week! The black lights are on and the colors are glowing!

• Kindergarteners are creating an abstract painting using shapes. We are inspired by the artist Wassily Kandinsky.
• 1st graders are creating cityscapes inspired by the artist James Rizzi.
• 2nd graders are creating fall inspired paintings using lines, shapes, colors, and patterns. We are inspired by the pop artist Romero Britto.
• 3rd graders are creating their own castle inspired by the Disney artist Mary Blair.
• 4th graders are creating 3D pumpkins inspired by the artist Chris Uphues.

Mrs. Phelan is so excited to share that 91 students completed Math Challenge #2! Congratulations to the following classes with the highest participation: Ms. Wells class had 15, Ms. Atwater's class had 14, and Mrs. Ross' class had 13.

Students who complete each math challenge are entered into a random drawing for a prize.

The answers were posted today on the website for challenge #2 so students can check their work. Math Challenge #3 also begins today and will be due November 3rd.

Hi! My name is Rebecca Johnson, and I am a school counselor here at Tawanka. This is my first year at Tawanka, but I have worked at other Neshaminy schools in the past, and I am even a Neshaminy graduate myself. I received my undergraduate degree at Gettysburg College and my master’s degree in counseling services at Rider University. I enjoy spending time outside; I like hiking when the weather is nice and snowboarding in the winter. I am very excited to work with the Tawanka community and get to know the students and families here each day.

Your input is valued at Neshaminy School District. The elementary school your child(ren) currently attend receives federal funding for Title I. Please take a few minutes to answer the survey below so that we can gather additional information to continuously improve the education and interventions for all children. This information will be used to help us plan parent engagement activities throughout the school year. At any time, please contact your building representative, Jennifer Gross or Michelle Burkholder, NSD Director of Elementary Education.

Saturday, October 23rd is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

School Resource Officer Zaffino will be at Poquessing Middle School from 10 am - 2 pm for collection of unwanted medication. Poquessing is located at 300 Heights Lane in Feasterville, PA.

NOTE: Poquessing is NOT a sharps drop-off location; they are unable to collect syringes, injectables and needles at this location. For more information, or to find a sharps drop-off location, please click here:

https://bucks.crimewatchpa.com/lowersouthamptontwppd/17390/post/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day

The October meeting minutes can also be found on the Tawanka website in PDF form here: https://www.neshaminy.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=42402

Reminder: The book fair ends Sunday, 10/24/2021. Orders can be placed online here:

You can buy Shadybrook tickets using the PTO code at checkout! Not only will you save 10% but the PTO will also earn a percentage back from all sales!

Purchase link: https://shadybrookfarm.com/

Use code 21TAW at checkout

Reminder: The firm deadline for the soft pretzel sale is Monday, October 25th. Please send in the completed form along with cash to place your order. Don't miss out!

Pretzels will be distributed to students on Friday, October 29th.

Trunk or Treat will be held on Wednesday, October 27th.

This event is SOLD OUT.

The rain date is Thursday, October 28th. There are still spots available to be a back-up Trunk for Thursday since some cannot make the rain date. If you are interested, please email the PTO at tawankapto@gmail.com.

CANDY DONATIONS WANTED! The PTO will gladly accept candy donations for Trunk or Treat. Please send in to school by Wednesday, October 27th.

Items for Stockings for Soldiers will be collected beginning Monday, October 25th through Wednesday, November 10th. See flyer sent home for additional details.