The Weekly Update 2/13/2026

Ramadan is a sacred month of fasting, reflection, and community for many of our students and families. We wish everyone observing a meaningful and peaceful Ramadan. May this month inspire kindness, gratitude, and understanding throughout our school community.

On Friday February 13th, Tawanka had a blast converting the school into a tropical paradise. Check out the pictures from the event below

Thank you to Texas Roadhouse for sponsoring our Tawanka Tokens for the month of January! Each student received a free meal for their achievement!

We are seeing a major increase in the number of small toys coming to school. We understand they are fun to play with, but when at school we are minimizing our distractions. Please check your children's backpacks for these small items and take them out. Leave the toys at home and help us focus on education here at Tawanka.

Literacy Fair and Spring Book Fair

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.

March Madness is coming to Tawanka! This year, we will once again celebrate National Reading Month by holding our very own March Madness Tournament...of BOOKS! With so many great new titles, it's going to be a tough competition this year. Stay tuned to see which book is crowned as champion at the end of the month!

Flu season is here, and this year the flu is spreading very easily. 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!

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

This week our kindergartners recognized their 100th day of school and being 100 days smarter! Way to go Kindergarten!

Happy 100th Day of 1st grade!

What makes a better pair than a homophone? Students learned that homophones are words that sound the same, are spelled differently, and mean different things. They were challenged to come up with a sentence and a picture that represents the homophones. All the heart eyes for their work!

We're excited to welcome a special guest, our very own Coordinator of Student Affairs, Mr. Maloney to our 3rd grade classroom! Mr. Maloney is an expert on animals and will be sharing fascinating facts about animal adaptations—how animals use their body parts and behaviors to survive in their habitats. A special demonstration on how we as humans have adaptations were put to the test too!

In Mrs. Woltemate's 4th grade class, we used candy hearts to make line plots!

4th grade football is wrapping up with one more game left in the regular season. Top 6 teams make the Playoffs with the winner being named Tawanka Bowl Champions!

4th Graders in AE designed their own water filter this week and tested them out. Some were more successful than others for trial number one!

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

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

Tawanka students are climbing on the rock wall, walking on stilts, jumping on pogo sticks and building with blocks in the gym

The next meeting of the PTO is March 4th at 10:00 at Tawanka. Please consider joining us to find out about exciting events going on here at Tawanka.

Tawanka Spirit wear will conclude sales on 2/15

Join the Tawanka Community and hopefully win some prizes...February 28th at Assumption BVM

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

• President's Day - 2/16 & 2/17