Marcum Matters
July 23rd, 2023
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 today (August 9th) so that we have ample time to prepare classrooms and submit necessary orders! All Wildcats who have their forms completed by August 9th 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 .
Five forms are found in the Alma Parent Portal and the others can be found at the links below:
- Student Housing Questionnaire: https://forms.gle/shMRLvZAy35qyDAR9
- Parent/Guardian Education Levels: https://forms.gle/TBoThYavEvAD1dHz7
- Daily Dismissal Plan: https://forms.gle/hrJmbSDY8MiRaNPL9
- Free and Reduced Meal Application in English: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/MARCUMILL_CA?langid=1
- Free and Reduced Meal Application in Spanish: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/MARCUMILL_CA?langid=2
If you have questions, or need help with your Alma login, please email Stacey at staceys@sutter.k12.ca.us
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 21st. 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, pk-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. The August Menus are attached below.
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, Gato Montes (Silver 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 18-22, December 20, March 14, April 18, June 6)
TK-2nd: 12:20pm
3rd-5th: 12:25pm
6th-8th: 12:30pm
