Tawanka Times

We want to recognize our school counselors and psychologists for the amazing work they do with and for our students! They are absolute superstars and show their dedication to our students on a daily basis!

Ms. Johnson, Mrs. Pecuch, Ms. Napolitan and Ms. Dignam

We see you - We appreciate you!

Pokemon cards have become a problem at Tawanka. They are a proven distraction in the learning environment and are therefore banned from being brought into school. I informed students this morning with an announcement over the PA system. Teachers and staff will be strictly enforcing this rule by confiscating any Pokemon cards going forward.

Please have your child leave Pokemon cards, toys and similar items at home.

Thank you,

Mr. Palmer

While students may bring in Valentines for their classmates, there is to be NO candy or food items. This is very important for the safety of our students with food allergies.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Monday, February 21st - DISTRICT CLOSED for Presidents Day.

Tuesday, February 22nd - NO SCHOOL for students. Act 80 Day.

Students go outside for a 30 minute recess every day unless it is below 20° with the wind chill or inclement weather. In those cases, students stay indoors and have many fun activities to choose from - building blocks, coloring pages, puzzles, oh my! Here are some photos of first graders enjoying indoor recess!

We had 100 students participate in Math Challenge #8!!! The teachers with the highest numbers of participants were Ms. Wells, Mrs. Wendling, Ms. Atwater, and Mrs. Curtin. Great job!

Math Challenge #9 is now available and will be due February 16th! Here is the math challenge website: https://www.mathinaction.org/neshaminy-sd-elementary.html

As a February family project, Mrs. Banks’ class shared their name story. We learned how our classmates and Mrs. Banks got their names.

The kindergarten children in Mrs. Neff's Class challenged their classmates to guess what they put in their mitten. Each child gave three clues, but didn't name their object! It was a huge success and is part of our Canvas Kindergarten Writing lessons.

Kindergarten has been learning about arctic animals. Mrs. Banks’ class and Mrs. Cromwell’s class had some buddy time. We made a habitat for a polar bear using straws, cups, and marshmallows.

First graders show off their Groundhog Day predictions.

Students are preparing to debate whether dogs or cats make better pets in a language arts lesson.

Mrs. Mannherz’s class acted out a special play from our Superkids Reader. The play was called “The Contest” and is about a contest between the sun and wind. Each student played the part of either The Reader, The Sun, The Wind or The Man. The contest was to see who could get The Man to take off his coat. Ask your First Grader who won? and Why?

February is Kindness Month in Second Grade! We kicked off Kindness Month with Better Together TWOSDAY on 2/2/22. We talked about what makes good pairs and how to be a good friend.

We have read:

• The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismond
• Peanut Butter and Cupcakes by Terry Border
• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

And many more books about friendship!

Join us in our Kindness Challenge!

Mrs. Belser's class had a campout day on Friday. They read and did schoolwork in tents that were in the pod. A campfire was also in the room!! We had so much fun wearing our camping clothes!

We celebrated filling up our marble jar with GLOW DAY! Students got to wear glow sticks all day, participated in dance party brain breaks, read-to-self using flash lights, wrote their spelling words in the air with glow sticks, and completed math around the room glow-stick style! It was a fun-filled, educational day!

Students in third grade have been also reading and writing poetry. They are learning about the parts and forms of poetry, as well as analyzing their meaning. Many wrote diamante and cinquain poems on Valentine's day cards for their friends and family.

Congratulations to the following students for joining the third grade i-Ready Clubs:

25 Math Club

Taylor and Anna

25 Reading Club

Anna

50 Reading Club

Kaelyn, Amir, Charlee

50 Math Club

Riley, Angelina, Avery, Luke

2nd and 4th grade buddies put their engineering skills to work as they construct marshmallow structures!

The Fourth Grade is now enjoying kickball as its intramural sport. We are sharpening our kicking and sportsmanship skills!

Mrs. McHugh's class was busy creating valentine bags to get ready for our sharing of kindness and friendship ❤️

Here is Mrs. Curtin's class playing and singing a song called "ABC Rock" during music class!

Tawanka students are learning and practicing tennis skills in the gym. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) was kind enough to give us FREE tennis rackets and balls! We are very thankful!

Hi! My name is Beth Smith. I’m a long term substitute Reading Specialist. I love working with kids from all grade levels. It’s great to see kids become better readers and writers. Tawanka has such a welcoming staff and I am enjoying meeting with all the students, especially in the breakfast line! Thanks for welcoming me!

Safety of all students and staff is a top priority at Tawanka, 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

GET YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS BEFORE THE SALE ENDS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH!

Sales are not limited to the Tawanka community; please share with family and friends!