Marcum Matters
July 23rd, 2023
We hope your summer has been filled with fun, family time, and memorable adventures! As the new school year approaches, we’re putting the final touches on campus improvements and maintenance projects completed over the break to make sure everything is ready for our Wildcats' return. We’ve missed them over the summer months and can’t wait to hear about all the exciting things they’ve done and see how much they’ve grown. Get ready for another amazing year at Marcum—we’re so glad to have you as part of our Wildcat family!
Last week, Stacey sent all parents an email through Alma with directions to log in to their Alma Parent Portal to complete required back to school forms as well as links to a few other forms that are also required to be completed before school resumes. We are asking all Wildcat families to complete these forms by Friday, August 8th, so that we have ample time to prepare classrooms and submit necessary orders! All Wildcats who have their forms completed by August 8th will be awarded House Points!! If you have any issues accessing and/or completing these forms, please contact Stacey at staceys@sutter.k12.ca.us .
Google Forms:
- Student Housing Questionnaire:
- English: https://forms.gle/gy8wrPqKSZCQcWVr8
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/8MAnkqtdZ4Y1CFkF6
- Parent/Guardian Education Levels:
- English: https://forms.gle/2aB13dSP8ZPayZnM7
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/PDBt5qYjXxe6onwF7
- Student Shirt Size:
- English: https://forms.gle/fwsbNuRcqkv2tmoJ8
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/QtA8dFNdTUGVrZMKA
- Daily Dismissal Plan:
- English:https://forms.gle/jiUjthasWYYetXTd9
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/AtHcSn2vXrShvKWNA
Free and Reduced Meal Application:
English: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/MARCUMILL_CA?langid=1
Spanish: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/MARCUMILL_CA?langid=2
- (We do need all families to complete this Free and Reduced Meal application even though everyone is eligible to receive free and reduced meals and even if you know you won't qualify given the stated requirements. Completed applications help the school qualify for additional funding opportunities. We appreciate your help with this! If you have questions while completing this form, please contact Shasta at ShastaF@sutter.k12.ca.us )
If you have questions, or need help with your Alma login, please email Stacey at staceys@sutter.k12.ca.us
If your child is creative, likes to build, solve problems, act, or needs an extra challenge for their mind – then DI is for them! This extracurricular, educational program provides teams of students from kindergarten through university level an outlet for their creativity. Teams of students learn leadership, teamwork, positive thinking, project management and so much more by working to solve a team-selected challenge and present their solution at a regional competition! If your student is interested in joining a team, or if you are interested in being a team manager (which is an essential for the formation of any team), fill out this interest form!
https://forms.gle/nFQ6EoocYSfpu5pB9
Contact Mrs. Brazil at courtneyb@sutter.k12.ca.us with any questions!
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 20th. School starts promptly at 8:30am. Students may not be on campus until 8:10am, unless they are enrolled in the Morning Care program. All students who are not riding the school bus will be dropped off at the front of the school and will enter the campus through the front entrance.
No supply lists for our Wildcats! The district provides teacher selected supplies for all students, preschool-8th grade! All your child needs to bring to school is a backpack!
(If your child needs a backpack, reach out to Mrs. Irby, as we have several backpacks that have been donated that we would love to get to a Wildcat who needs one!)
All of our Wildcats are again eligible for free breakfast and free lunch at school this year. Breakfast is served between 8:10-8:25, please be sure to drop them off as close to 8:10 as possible so they will have ample time to eat their breakfast before school starts. Students will get and eat their breakfast in the multi-use room. (Menus will be sent out closer to the start of school.)
Marcum is a Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) School. Our PBIS System is based on our ROAR Behavior Matrix which can be found in our school handbook or on our website. Students show ROAR behaviors when they are being Responsible, Organized, Accepting of Self and Others, and Respectful. Part of our PBIS system is to recognize students exhibiting these positive behaviors at school with a Paw Pride Ticket. The Paw Pride Ticket has two parts. One part goes into a box in the classroom school for a weekly drawing to receive a prize, the other part goes home so the student can celebrate their ROAR behaviors at home too! If the student’s ticket is drawn in the classroom on Friday, they’ll get to meet with Mrs. Brazil to tell her how they earned a ticket and to choose a special prize!
We will be continuing with our House system this year. We have loved incorporating the Houses in our school culture over the past few years. Our House system encourages student leadership, teamwork, overall positive behavior, and, of course, friendly competition. It also helps build community across grade levels and instills a sense of belonging for the students at our school. Last year, Gattopardo (Blue House) were our House Champions, but all the House scores have been reset to zero to start the year. Students and staff will remain in their same House for the duration of their time at Marcum. New students will be placed in their House by the end of the first week of school. We can’t wait to find out who the new members of Gattopardo (Blue House), Wilde Katze (Gold House), Chat Sauvage (Black House), and Gato Montes (Silver House) are! Over the course of the school year, students and staff will continue to earn points for their houses in a variety of ways including attendance, academic excellence and improvement, participation in school activities, and through House Challenges. New House shirts will be arriving soon! Each week we’ll hang the flag of the leading House on the flagpole at the front of the school. At Marcum, we’re four Houses, one school… and we ROAR with pride!
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 Day Dismissal Times (October 31, November 17-21, December 19, March 13, April 3, June 5)
TK-2nd: 12:20pm
3rd-5th: 12:25pm
6th-8th: 12:30pm
