March Principal's Newsletter

This month begins with our Citizen of the Month Assembly and Read Across America Week! At the end of the month, students will be taking their third Linkit! Benchmark test in Reading and Math. The weather is changing and we are beginning to see a glimpse of the sunny weather ahead!

The PTO will be hosting Coin Wars March 3rd - March 14th! We are excited to see who is our winner this year!

On March 3,2025, we recognized our February Citizens of the Month. Students selected were recognized showing Teamwork! Congratulations to our hard working students! Congratulations to Maelynn, Francelle, and Mrs. Sonnentag who were our student and staff BARK Bone assembly gift card winners this month.

This month 12 of our students who had the highest growth on their Linkit! Benchmark test had the chance to silly string Miss Capp and Mr. Z!

In the month of February, Grandview students earned 845 BARK Bones and Morrisville Intermediate students earned 286 BARK Bones! A total of 1,131 BARK Bones for the month of December!

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as a BARK Bone winner for the month of February!

Kindergarten:

Charlee KW

Brian

Amelia A

Maelynn

Alexandria

1st Grade:

Lyanie

Jaylynn

Brian

2nd Grade:

Charlie

Addianna

Vanessa

Grislenny

3rd Grade:

Cameron

Joel

Mason

4th Grade:

Isabella

Victoria

Donovan

5th Grade:

Logan

Naziya

Steven

Jack C.

Gabby

Loyalty

In the month of February, we had 81 total behavior referrals with 40 major and 41 minor behaviors. 42 different students received a behavior referral. Physical contact/aggression, defiance, disruption, and disrespect were the most commonly referred behaviors. Our behavior data triangle still looks strong at this point in the year with 85.9% of students receiving 1 or fewer behavior referrals, 9.4% receiving 2-5 referrals, and 4.6% receiving more than 5 referrals.

The SWPBS team has two big events planned for the month of March. First, any student that does not receive a behavior referral in March will be invited to a special event in the beginning of April. This will be announced to students at our Citizen of the Month Assembly. Please try to remind students of this opportunity over the course of the month. Second, we will be holding a rock-paper-scissor tournament to have some fun with March Madness at the end of the month.

We ask that you review with your child appropriate behavior at school.

We are excited to announce that we had 114 students across our K-5 school community who received Perfect Attendance for the month of February!

We strongly encourage all our students to present and on time for school each day!

Please see the attached flyer for more information regarding how to purchase Field Day T-Shirts!

Please see the attached flyer to learn more about our Student Government's Chipotle Night on March 19th!

Looking for ways to support your child in their Math skills?

See our EnVisions Math Resources in English and in Spanish by visiting the link below.

https://www.mv.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=14&DomainID=27&PageID=2969&ModuleInstanceID=5347&ViewID=9d7780dc-000e-458b-ba39-cfc84059b040&IsMoreExpandedView=True

Please see the attached message from Farmer Mel to learn more about what our students have been learning in their Nutrition Lessons with Snipes Farms!

This month in Classroom Champions, Rosie will be talking about another Feedback.

This month, our students will learn that feedback is a critical component of communication, which requires both active listening and positive criticism. The art of giving feedback is providing it in a way that is honest yet motivating.

Our March Citizen of the Month will focus on someone who shows or receives feedback.

Check out this month's Parents Make a Difference Newsletter linked below.

English: https://www.parent-institute-online.com/download2.php?13105-PMD1-X833786

Spanish: https://www.parent-institute-online.com/download2.php?13105-PMD3-X833786

Please see our March Calendar below!