The Weekly Update 9/19/2025

Next week, on Tuesday September 23rd and Wednesday September 24th, there will be NO school in observance of Rosh Hashana The office will be open, but school will not be in session. Have a sweet New Year!

Tawanka recognizes Breast Cancer research and supports our survivors every Friday in October

Thanks to your generous donations we were able to raise $1,855 to fight childhood cancer.

Get ready to smile, because Picture Day is just around the corner! On Friday, September 26, students will be taking individual and class pictures for the year.

Here’s everything you need to know:

Look Your Best!
Whether you love dressing up or just want to show off your favorite t-shirt, wear something that makes you feel great. And don’t forget to brush your hair (and your teeth)!

Be On Time!

Pictures will start first thing in the morning, so it’s important to be at school on time. No one wants a rushed photo! The photography schedule will run all day.

Order Forms
Picture order forms will be sent home soon, so please keep an eye out. There is also a link to order online this year, see information below.

Practice That Smile!
Try your best grin in the mirror this week. Big teeth? No teeth? it’s your photo!

We can’t wait to see everyone’s shining faces on Friday, September 26. Let’s make this Picture Day the best one yet!

Link to Barksdale's (our school photographer) website for online orders.

Please be respectful of members of our Tawanka community that are acutely allergic to some of the compounds found in fragrances like perfumes and colognes. Children do not need to be scented to have a great time here at Tawanka!

As the weather gets colder, it’s important for everyone to stay warm and safe during the winter months. Just a friendly reminder that we will go outside for recess even when it gets cold outside. We are thrilled to share that, thanks to the local Rotary, our school is able to help provide winter jackets for students who need them!

If your child is in need of a new (not used) warm winter jacket, please reach out to our school nurse. We’ll make sure they get the right size and have a cozy jacket ordered just for them.

We want every student to feel comfortable and ready for the season, no one should have to be cold this winter!

To request a jacket, contact the school nurse (Carol Alexis – Calexis@neshaminy.org) directly. We’re always here to help!

Kindergarten spent time outside observing the trees for science and made a special stop to look at the tree we planted for Mrs. Kent. Mrs. Kent was a retired Neshaminy teacher that continued to volunteer at Tawanka in 3rd grade with Mrs. Sylvester and also occasionally made stops in Kindergarten too. We will miss Nan so much!

Tawanka students are learning and practicing eye-hand coordination with colorful foam balls.

All decked out for name day!

Jean Jacket Juliet

Rainbow Riley

Eagle Emerson

Jackrabbit Jamison

Axolotl Addi

Tye Dye Teagan

Coach Colton

Alec Bohm Andrew

Miss Sylvester's class practicing Place Value with rounding, adding and subtracting!

Third Graders loved seeing the notes from their families after Back to School Night!

The students in Ms. McHugh's fourth grade class anxiously awaited the emergence of monarch butterflies. We had the opportunity to release 2, with hopes they make their way to Mexico!

4th Grade is going to start their Intramural Football League next week! We are also going to start our Safety and Eagle Ambassador programs shortly.

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

Congratulations to our summer readers! These students read 900 minutes or more this summer!

Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade music activities!

SWPBIS stands for School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. It is a program that focuses on prevention through the creation of a school culture that is positive, safe, predictable and consistent.

Each grade reviewed expectations for the Cafeteria, Bathrooms, Hallways, Recess, and Classrooms. With the conclusion of these talks we have begun to enforce the school expectations.

On Wednesday October 8th at 6:00, join us in the Tawanka Library for our annual meeting to discuss the various federal programs offered here at Tawanka.

Our first meeting of the Tawanka PTO will occur in the Cafeteria at 7:00 on Wednesday October 8th.

Trunk or Treat is coming, save the date for October 24th! Much more information is forthcoming!

The annual pasta dinner will be on November 13th. Please save the date and consider having dinner with us to support the Nurses' Fund

SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON...

• Tuesday & Wednesday, September 23 & 24: Rosh Hashana
• Thursday, October 2: Yom Kippur
  
• Monday, October 20: Diwali
• Tuesday, November 4: Election Day
• Tuesday, November 11: Veterans Day