Safety of all students and staff is a top priority at Tawanka, and so we have strict safety procedures in place. A reminder of the following:

Building Entry: All visitors must scan their driver's license or state issued ID at the kiosk in the front vestibule and wait for entry. This is required at every visit, or access will be denied.

Early Dismissals: Please notify the teacher if your child will be picked up early. If being picked up by someone other than a parent/guardian, please specify who will be picking up your child. Students will only be released to individuals listed on the emergency card, but the office must be notified prior to pick-up. Students must be signed out in the main office. Again, driver's license or state issued ID is required to pick up a student. We strongly encourage early dismissals be no later then 3:00pm.

A sincere thank you the parents and guardians that attended the Federal Programs Overview , Tawanka Elementary School Title I Annual Meeting and Parent Advisory Council Meeting on Thursday, October 14th. To accommodate busy schedules, we offered two meetings this year: 1) daytime in person meeting 2) nighttime virtual meeting. Parents that participated had the opportunity to learn about NSD Federal Programs, the Tawanka Title I program and hear about Parent Advisory functions in the review and revision of the following documents: Tawanka's Title I Parent & Family Engagement Policy and Home-School Compact. Additionally, parents provided feedback for these documents via the Title I Family Input Form. Family participation in the development of these plans is valuable and essential. The only way our efforts will have meaningful impact is to ensure that you, the families and caregivers, understand how your collaboration with the school will benefit student success.​ Please click on the links below to view the documents. Reach out to any of the Tawanka reading specialists (Mrs. Gross, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Gansor) if you have any feedback or questions.

There will be two Holiday concerts on Wednesday, December 15th.

The first concert will be at 6:00 pm and feature the Orchestra and Beginner String Ensemble. Report time for participants is 5:00 pm in the 1st grade pod. (Doors will not open for parents until approx. 5:45 pm for seating).

The second concert will be at 7:30 pm and feature the 4th grade Chorus. Report time for these participants is 7:15 pm in the Instrumental music room (A180).

There were 121 students who participated in Math Challenge #4. WOW!!! This is the highest number of participants so far! Second grade alone had 54 participants! WAY TO GO, TAWANKA EAGLES!!!

The classes with the most participants for this Challenge were:

Mrs. Sylvester - 15, Ms. Atwater - 14, and Mrs. Curtin - 13

Congratulations to all!

Math Challenge #5 begins today and is due December 8th. Keep up the good work!

To check your answers for Challenge #4 or print the packet for Challenge #5, please use this link: https://www.mathinaction.org/neshaminy-sd-elementary.html

The Stockings for Soldiers drive was a huge success! Thank you to all our Tawanka families for your generous food donations that will benefit our military members.

If you elect to have your child receive the COVID vaccination, please send a copy of the card to the nurse. Once your child is fully immunized (14 days after their second dose), they will not be required to quarantine if exposed to a COVID positive person.

Please contact the nurse's office if you have any questions or concerns.

Carol Alexis and Debby DiSandro - 215-809-6316

Our Tawanka Alumni Sadie Brotherton collected donations of underwear for the nurse's office as a service project! Thank you for your generosity, Sadie!!

Kindergarten students in Ms. Moore's class are working hard during small group WIN intervention.

Miss Moore's Kindergarten is working hard to write words and sentences.

Students made turkeys and discussed what they are thankful for.

Kindergarten has been learning about different kinds of wood during Science! Some kinds of wood come right from a tree while other woods are made in a factory. Miss Trotta's class used a mixture of wood shavings, sawdust, and a special glue to create their own particleboard in class. All scientists had a great time!

First grade students having fun during indoor recess.

Mrs. Fedele's 1st grade class and Mrs. Blaydon's 4th grade class got together to create Thankful poems.

Students read with Chance on a weekly basis. They pick a good fit book and practice reading it all week to improve their fluency. Every Friday they get to share their book with Chance!

Students in Mrs. Hanna's class were using map skills and creating "globes" to display the Equator, Prime Meridian, Longitude, and Latitude.

Second graders celebrated their positive behavior with a Reward Stuffed Animal Day! Their stuffed friends got to join them for a day of learning and fun!

Second Grade reached out to our families and "met" veterans that are a part of the Tawanka family. We loved getting to see pictures of our veterans and learning what branches they served in. Additionally, we got to practice our math skills by figuring out how long each veteran served. Each veteran received thank you cards from us!

Click on the link to view our Veteran's Day Slide Show: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z2jqkvQ9qtBFt1b0xXzbVTxhAFyh5ZwJ/view?ts=6192d0df

Students in Mrs. Millevoi's worked as editors to help improve their peers' personal narratives.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING THIRD GRADERS for passing 25 lessons in their i-Ready My Path!

Math

Ishan, Dante, Ellie, Amir, Ryan, Emma & Luke.

Reading

Savannah, Emilia, Loryn, Jordyn, Erin, Anna, Alana & Caleb.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LORYN FOR PASSING 50 READING LESSONS IN HER I-READY MY PATH!

Mrs. Banks’ class and Mrs. Cromwell’s class got together to make turkeys. They traced their hands and made pictures of things they were thankful for.

Mr. Wright, our beloved PE teacher, is currently out on medical leave for donating one of his kidneys to a person in need! Don't worry, he's coming back to school sometime in January. In the meantime, please welcome Mr. Wright's replacement, Ray Horn!

Mr. Horn

Hi everyone, just a little bit about me; I grew up locally in Upper Southampton and graduated from William Tennent High School. After earning my degree from Penn State, I worked in a few school districts and taught at Maple Point Middle School last year. When I am not teaching, I am coaching basketball. I love the 76ers, Flyers and Duke Basketball! I am having a great time teaching here at Tawanka so far and am excited to keep going!

Last week, students were working on improving their throwing power, accuracy and form by participating in station activities such as Target Practice and Castle Takedown.

There will be no PTO Meeting in December. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 5th at 10:00 am.

Square 1 Art sale will run through 11/27! These items make great gifts! Here is the link to the parent portal where you can find more information: http://www.square1art.com/parent-portal/

Donate a $1 and wear your pjs to school on Friday, 12/3. Your donation will benefit the kids at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Please look for the flyer to come home with students the week of 11/22.

Trevs Philly Steaks Dine to Donate: Tuesday, December 21, from 6-9pm.

Please join us for dinner and 10% of all sales will be donated to our Tawanka PTO, no coupon or flyer is needed. Look for the flyer to come home with students the week of 12/14.

Don't forget, the PTO has Market Day as an ongoing fundraiser!

Market Day sells premium quality frozen foods created and sold exclusively by Market Day. Each purchase you make earns us 10%! Orders ship directly to your home via FedEx and are packed with dry ice in a cooler to ensure all food is delivered safely.

Here a link to Market Day for more info or to place an order:

https://www.marketdaylocal.com/

Happy Shopping!