The Weekly Update 3/6/2026

Literacy Fair and Spring Book Fair are coming. The literacy fair will be an evening event in conjunction with the book fair's night of evening sales on March 19th. Book fair will run from March 16th to March 23rd

In an annual presentation by Superintendent Jason Bowman, some Tawanka staff members were highlighted for their years of dedicated service to Tawanka.

Those individuals include:

Mrs. Alexis - 15 Years of Service

Mrs. Stahl - 20 Years of Service

Mr. Wyatt - 20 Years of Service

Mrs. McHugh - 20 Years of Service

Mrs. Perfetti - 20 Years of Service

Tawanka has a storied history of promoting acceptance and awareness of the autistic community. Please keep an eye out for a flyer about t-shirts that will be sold over the next couple weeks. The proceeds are used as a donation to local foundation who work directly with Autistic populations.

This week, our March Madness Tournament of Books officially tipped off! We viewed two stories each day and voted on which of the two we liked better. So far, "Ursula Upside Down" by Corey R. Tabor, "Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando" by Andrea Wang, "Figgy and Boone: The Big Cheese" by Jamee Trasler, and "The Ninjabread Man" by C. J. Leigh are moving on to the Elite 8. We will watch and vote on the remaining books in the Sweet 16 round next week!

Leading up to March as Literacy Awarness Month, Tawanka held a spirit week and on Thursday, there were a bunch of students who chose to dress up like a staff member being their Principal, Mr. Palmer.

The Harlem Wizards are coming back to Neshaminy on Saturday, March 14! Tickets are now on sale. The Harlem Wizards game is a fundraiser for the Neshaminy Education Foundation, the non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1993 dedicated to supporting innovation in our Neshaminy schools and scholarships for our graduating seniors. The Wizards have been bringing their high-energy, family-friendly brand of basketball "Wizard-ry" to Neshaminy since 2017. The game regularly draws around 1,000 happy fans who fill Gym 3 at Neshaminy High School to see our Neshaminy "Dream Team" of teachers and support staff.

Tickets can be purchased online through the link below or visit the Harlem Wizards website and search for "Langhorne, PA" on their game calendar.

Sick season is here! We want to help keep our students, families, and staff healthy! The best way to stop germs from spreading is by practicing good habits every day.

• Please remember to:

  • Wash hands often with soap and water

  • Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or elbow

  • Avoid touching your face

  • Stay home if you are feeling sick

By working together and practicing these preventative measures, we can help keep our school a healthy and happy place to learn. Thank you for your support in keeping everyone safe!

We are also entering broken season. If your child has a broken or damaged appendage and requires an exemption from Phys Ed or Recess, please send in a note to the nurse!

Please email calexis@neshaminy.org; ddisandro@neshaminy.org or kmccellan@neshaminy.org call with any questions or concerns 215-809-6316 school fax 215-809-6353

The following students were picked from all the kindergarten classes for earning Tawanka Tokens!

Kindergarten had a great time visiting the Please Touch Museum!

The following students were picked from all the 1st grade classes for earning Tawanka Tokens!

The students in Mrs. Moskat’s class practiced ordering numbers by completing different number charts through puzzles.

The following students were picked from all the 2nd grade classes for earning Tawanka Tokens!

During Kindness Week, students in Mrs. Atwater read Enemy Pie. A story about how inviting someone to play can turn them into a friend rather than who you thought they were – an enemy. We then made our own friendship pie recipes. Some key ingredients include laughter, having fun together, being truthful, and being good listeners.

They then followed it up with some fun dressing like a teacher for spirit week!

The following students were picked from all of the 3rd grade classes for earning Tawanka Tokens!

The students in Mrs. Tryon's third grade class were challenged in the month of February to complete as many random acts of kindness as they could. They finished the month with a total of 141 random acts!! Way to go!

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."

-Clare Pooley

The following students were picked from all of the 4th grade classes for earning Tawanka Tokens!

Students are learning how to generate electricity using solar panels. Electrifying!

Can you grab the orange without spilling the water? Our 4th grade AE students problem solved how to do so!

Math Challenge is a program we participate in where students see how they can do on different types and levels of math problems. Run by the AE Teacher, Mrs. Morecz.

Feel free to explore with your kids!

Math Challenge Link - Neshaminy Elementary Schools(opens in new tab)

See Information below for Tawanka's 1st Math Tournament. Clicking on information below will take you to the registration link.

Students are learning about patterns and form

This month students are going to be participating in Boomwhacker March Maddess, each week students will play 2 songs and get to vote on their favorite until we have a champion!

Tawanka students are building castles with hula hoops, playing with hula hoops and playing Castleball in the gym this week.

The next meeting of the PTO is April 8th at 7:00 at Tawanka. Please consider joining us to find out about exciting events going on here at Tawanka.

SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON.......

• Eid al-Fitr - 3/20