Marcum Matters

The Wildcat Run is coming up soon, on Thursday, April 3rd! There is still time for your Wildcat to collect pledges. A pledge envelope was sent home or you can use the link below to have your Wildcat sign up to collect online pledges! All pledges collected go to Marcum Parents' Club and those funds help to cover the cost of field trips, assemblies, and so much more for our school!

Remember, each Wildcat who participates and collects at least $30 in pledges gets to slime Mrs. Brazil and Mrs. Irby at our annual Slime Party!!

Pledge link:

https://app.99pledges.com/fund/wildcatrun2

Looking for a chance to volunteer day of? Please use the link below to sign up!

Volunteers:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040A45A4AD29A5FF2-55808937-marcum

Run Schedule

PK 12:45-12:55

TK-2 1:10-1:25

3-5 1:40-2:00

6-8 2:15-2:35

We'll be doing Spring Photos (and Preschool and 8th Grade Graduation Photos) on April 10th! Order forms were sent home last week. You can also order online.

Here is a link to order online: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001234149 Gallery Password: MIESP25

Password is case sensitive. All online orders are due by 9:00 am on picture day.

The first season of Marcum Wrestling is in the books. We took 15 wrestlers to the Middle School Championships. These Wildcats earned 5 golds, 4 silvers and a bronze. As a team we finished 3rd. More importantly we wrestled hard and finished the season tougher than we started. Congratulations to Kylie L. who was voted 4th-6th MVP of the tournament.

Our annual Egg Drop is coming up on April 18th! We're looking forward to seeing what contraptions our Wildcats come up with for their eggs!

We were so excited to celebrate our 129 Wildcats who met their personalized Reading Goals for 2nd trimester! They received a special treat from Mrs. Brazil for completing their goal! We can't wait to see all of the Wildcats who meet their 3rd trimester Reading Goal! Excellent work, Wildcats!!

Congratulations to our 6th-8th Graders who made the Honor Roll for 2nd trimester! We celebrated their hard work with a trip to Sky Zone! Way to ROAR, Wildcats!! Keep it up for 3rd trimester!

The 2025-2026 Calendar was Board Approved on February 10, 2025.

We know our families have been eagerly awaiting Camp Marcum dates for 25/26.

Our tentative dates for Camp Marcum are:

July 7th-August 1st

October 13th

November 10th

November 24th-26th

February 13th

April 6th-8th

You can sign up for the summer session now:

https://forms.gle/8myEtF7zXbYiExH67

Sign Ups for the other sessions will come out soon!

Thursday, April 3rd is our annual Wildcat Run. We would like to encourage all of our families to come out and cheer on their wildcats! Staff Appreciation Week will be May 5th-9th this year. Please keep an eye out for donation and volunteer opportunities. We hope to see you at our next meeting on April 1st at 6pm to brainstorm ideas for the week.

Marcum Parents' Club has opened up an online spirit wear store that will be available for families to order spirit wear all year long! There are a bunch of different styles and designs you can choose from to show off your Marcum spirit! Don't worry, we'll still have our traditional Marcum Logo shirts for all students, but this provides a few more really fun options that will show school spirit! Be sure to check the online store out. They also have a different special promotion weekly, so check often!

www.marcumillinoisspiritwear.com

On Mondays in April, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate within their grade spans to review progress monitoring data for current intervention groups and make intervention plans for the remainder of the school year. 3rd Through 8th grade teachers will receive training for upcoming CAASPP testing administration. Teachers will also prepare trimester 3 progress reports.

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) (Light Blue Days):

TK-2nd 1:35pm

3rd-5th 1:40pm

6th-8th 1:45pm

Minimum Days (Gold Days):

TK-2nd: 12:20pm

3rd-5th: 12:25pm

6th-8th: 12:30pm

If you need to make changes to your child's normal routine, please contact the school office so we can note it and ensure that the student goes to the right place. You may text changes to the school cell phone (530) 933-0746 or call (530) 656-2407 ext 10. Please notify the school of any changes at least 45 minutes prior to dismissal.

April

1st Parents' Club Meeting 6:00pm

2nd GATE 3:30-4:30

3rd Wildcat Run 12:45-12:55 PK, 1:10-1:25 TK-2, 1:40-2:00 3-5, 2:15-2:35 6-8

10th Spring Picture Day

11th Softball Game Marcum v. PG @ SSLL 1:00

11th 6th-8th Dance @ Marcum 7:00-9:00

14th Academic Olympics @ Browns 9:30

14th Board Meeting 6:00

16th GATE 3:30-4:30

17th Softball Tournament @SSLL 10:00

18th ROAR Assembly 9:00

18th Egg Drop

18th Progress Reports

18th Minimum Day 12:20 TK-2, 12:25 3-5, 12:30 6-8

21st-25th Spring Break -No School

21st-25th Camp Marcum (for those who signed up only)

*Every Monday is an Early Release Day with dismissal at 1:35 (TK-2), 1:40 (3-5), and 1:45 (6-8)* *The DEN is available for all students on Early Release Mondays.*

Flyers are included as photos for easy viewing, and also as downloadable attachments for clearer images and if printing is desired.