Marsh Gator Newsletter
October 24th- 28th
What's Happening this Week?
Its RED RIBBON week! Dress up this week to show your support!!
Monday, October 24th
Turn Your Back On Drugs - Wear your clothes backward
Tuesday, October 25th
Team Up Against Drugs - Wear your favorite team wear
Wednesday, October 26th
Give Drugs the Boot, Wear Boots
Thursday, October 27th
You Have the Power to be Drug Free, Wear Super Hero Gear
Friday, October 28th
Lunch time fun
Shade Out Drugs, Wear Sunglasses
Dia De Los Muertos Craft in the library- both lunches!
Congratulations Gators You Raised Over $5000 for your school!
Your Top 10 Sellers
Kaidyn Penne sold 31
Marley DiFiore sold 21
Jayden Clark sold 18
Henry Lamoe sold 18
Logan Meyerson sold 17
Victor Payano sold 17
Romeo Martinez sold 14
Gordy Muff sold 14
…And a 3 way tie with Addi Brennan, Jackson Harrison, and Martha Vittaratos with 13 sold!
We are so proud of all of you!
Next steps…
Prizes should be here in the next couple weeks. Leadership will keep you posted.
The money machine will be here for some of the top earners.
The Lollipop tree is being retired for the remainder of this fundraiser.
Tell all your shoppers that deliveries come relatively quickly, so be on the lookout.
Marsh Junior High School PBIS
Support PTSO with Panda Express!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Don't forget to wear Pink on 10/12 to show your support!!
Down Syndrome Awareness Month 2022
Red ribbon Week is October 24th-28th
Unity Day
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 was National Unity Day. The key message of this month, and this day, is to unite for kindness, courage, and inclusion to prevent students from being bullied. Our Marsh Gators united by wearing Orange to show their support. In addition they created a Unity Poster and pledged to support this initiative with their orange handprints. Staff wore their kindness shirts to show their support as well. To learn more about Unity Day and how you can identify and prevent bullying, check out the links below.
National Bullying prevention Month
October in National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to focus and raise awareness on bullying. During this month, we will push out weekly tips and strategies to help bring awareness and ultimately help stop bullying. Please review this information with your Gator, and reach out if the Marsh Administration or counseling team can help support your student. Thanks!
What is Bullying?
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Bullying can also take place through technology, known as cyberbullying. Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.
There are many other types of aggressive behavior that don’t fit the definition of bullying. This does not mean that they are any less serious or require less attention than bullying. Rather, these behaviors require different prevention and response strategies.
What to Do If You’re Bullied
There are things you can do if you are being bullied:
- Look at the kid bullying you and tell him or her to stop in a calm, clear voice. You can also try to laugh it off. This works best if joking is easy for you. It could catch the kid bullying you off guard.
- If speaking up seems too hard or not safe, walk away and stay away. Don’t fight back. Find an adult to stop the bullying on the spot.
There are things you can do to stay safe in the future, too.
- Talk to an adult you trust. Don’t keep your feelings inside. Telling someone can help you feel less alone. They can help you make a plan to stop the bullying.
- Stay away from places where bullying happens.
- Stay near adults and other kids. Most bullying happens when adults aren’t around.
Making Marsh Jr. Even Safer
Learn more about bike safety!
Harvest Frstival
Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners!
Cutest: Marley DiFiore
Most Creative: Morgan Passalaqua
Scariest: Emerson Blizman
Most Spirited: Katherine MacGibbon
Funniest: Zoe Martinez
Dia De Los Muertos Nicho Craft!
Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins-Last weeks activity!
Raising the Flag
Marsh Unites Against Bullying
Chess club is here!
8th Garde Baby Pictures/Dedications
To reserve a spot for your 8th grade baby picture/dedication, head to the MJHS Online Gator Store. Spots are $25. Fill out the Google Form at the point of purchase to submit photos and dedications or you can email them to dabbott@chicousd.org. Questions regarding purchasing can be directed to srsnow@chicousd.org.
Attention Parents, Library Loaners must not come home!
Boys Basketball!
Tryout Dates:
6th Grade Boys: 10/26 & 10/27, 3:00 - 4:00
7th Grade Boys: 10/26 & 10/27, 5:15 - 6:15
8th Grade Boys: 10/26 & 10/27, 6:15 - 7:15
The Boys Basketball session will run from mid-November - February.
Club Offerings at Marsh
Clubs and Activities are a great way to get connected to Marsh!! Check out our Marsh Website for more information about what clubs and sports are offered at Marsh Jr.
Check out our Clubs and activities page for more information on clubs and after-school programs!
Mark Your Calendars
Parents we need your help - Late Start Wednesdays
Parents we need your help on Wednesday mornings!
Did you know that the Marsh campus opens at 7:00 AM daily? We welcome students to come early, have a warm breakfast, visit the library and connect with friends on campus.
Please be advised that we do not have school supervision at the 7-11/Great Harvest area. ALL Marsh students who are frequenting this area should be accompanied by an adult. Please be advised that Chico PD will be monitoring behaviors.
Please keep in mind, that if a student is dropped off at the Marsh campus, they are NOT to leave. If a student does leave campus, it is considered a cut, and the student will be assigned Saturday School.
PTSO Meeting Calendar
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Oct. 19
Nov. 16
Dec. 21
Jan. 18
Feb. 15
March 22
April 19
May 17
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Get your Gator Swag!!
Office Hours:
Monday 7:30 - 11:00
Tuesday: 7:30 - 3:15
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 7:30 - 3:15
Friday: CLOSED
Attendance Matters at Marsh Junior High School
Students who attend school regularly and arrive on time do better academically and are more likely to establish work habits that help them succeed in life and work. You play a vital role by helping your child attend every school day possible.
Rules and Policies
There are multiple ways to report your child’s absence. The preferred way is to respond to the notification sent to you in ParentSquare. If you don’t have an account set up for ParentSquare, please click the following link for instructions on how to do so: https://parentsquare.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005259266-Register-for-ParentSquare-from-the-App . If you need instructions for how to report an absence on ParentSquare, please click the following link: https://parentsquare.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028870372-Submit-an-Attendance-Note. You can also use the “Report a student absence” link on the Marsh homepage located on the right side, call (530) 895-4110 and press option 1, or email our Attendance & Counseling Staff whenever your child is absent.
Please provide the following information:
- Child's Name
- Date of the Absence
- Reason for the Absence
All absences must be cleared within three school days or they will be considered unexcused. Thank you for your help.
It is very important that a parent or guardian notify the attendance office when a child is absent. When there is no verification within three (3) school days, the absences are considered unexcused and the student is truant. (ED Code 48260)
Tardy Policy: The school day begins at 8:20 Students arriving after the 8:20 tardy bell must come to the Attendance Office for a tardy slip.
Attendance Letters: Excused Absences: A letter to notify you of Excessive Absences will be sent after 7 absences. Doctor notes will be REQUESTED at this time but after 10 absences the Doctor note will be REQUIRED to excuse the absence.
Drop in math help is available!
IXL Student Support
Students should invest 45 - 60 minutes a day in each subject - Math and English.
IXL Leaderboard
Way to go Marsh Gators! You are doing an amazing job in IXL.
Check out this week's leader board. These students will be given a VIP pass to the IXL pizza party hosted at the end of the month. Keep up the Great work Gators! We hope to see your name on the leaderboard soon!!
Looking for more Practice?
Listenwise - Listening Comprehension
6th -Get signed up with Listenwise
Did you know that Marsh is an AVID School site?
What is AVID?
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an in-school academic support program for grades seven through twelve. The purpose of the program is to prepare students for college eligibility and success.
AVID Elective
The core component is the AVID Elective, which supports students as they tackle the most rigorous classes. For one period a day, AVID students learn: organizational and study skills, work on critical thinking and asking probing questions, get academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make college seem attainable.
Furthermore, AVID students become academically successful leaders and role models for other students.
AVID Schoolwide
The AVID instructional program focuses on methodologies that will help students prepare for - and participate in - a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum. These methodologies are referred to as WICOR:
W - Writing. Students clarify and communicate their thoughts and understanding of material.
I - Inquiry. Students ask questions which allow them to clarify, analyze, and synthesize material.
C - Collaboration. Students challenge, help, and learn from one another.
O - Organization. Students learn how to organize, retrieve and maintain their materials and data.
R - Reading. Students analyze, question, critique, clarify, and comprehend material.
All of our Marsh Teachers have been trained in AVID WICOR instructional strategies and implement this methodology in the core class setting.
Take a moment to check out more about AVID on our Marsh Website.
AVID WICOR Spotlight
This week's AVID WICOR Spotlight is Mrs. Blaschke's English class. this week Ms. Blaschke's class took part in a peer review for a writing project they have been working in. Peers were able to give smart, helpful, kind suggestions of how their classmates my improve their writing. Research on peer review shows it can be a powerful tool for enriching student cognition and developing critical thinking and meta-cognition (Lu & Law, 2012; Moore & Teather, 2013; Toppings, 1998) Great job Mrs. Blaschke's class, you are WICOR all-stars and we are so proud of all you are learning!!
Classroom Spotlight
Atta Gator Award
This week Nominations go out to:
Gator Greatness Award Winners
This week's Gator Greatness Award goes to the following students. These students continually demonstrate the Gator Way: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe. Way to go, we are so proud of you!!
Attendance Winners for the Week
The following students are our attendance winners for the week. These students had zero tardies and have 95% or better attendance rate!! Keep up the great work Gators!
Attendance Winners
Alesandroni Cintia
Mercer Miles
Ventura-Castro Diego
Birthdays this week
This Week's Birthdays
Reyes-Bernal, Juan 10/23
Rusten, Parker D 10/23
Hankins, Avery D 10/25
Lohmor, Arya R 10/25
Leis, Trevor 10/26
Perrot, Jonas A 10/26
Raftery, John P 10/26
Kinell, Liam C 10/27
Reyes-Ramirez, Nathan E 10/27
Flores, Kassandra 10/28
Rosemann, Harper O 10/28
Licensed Therapist, Matt Reddam - Trauma101
Lunchtime Fun!!
Games In the Library -
* Fuego, Uno, Battleship, scattegories, and much more!
Sports Activities - back courts
* Basketball, 4 square, volleyball, football
Meet the Counselors
Sheila Snyder
Counselor A - G
895 - 4110 x 42114 // ssnyder@chicousd.org
Gabby Buckham
Counselor H - O
895 - 4110 x 42115// ghomesley@chicousd.org
Jorge Salazar
Counselor P - Z
895 - 4110 x42116// jsalazar@chicousd.org
Lunchtime Fun
Students have many opportunities to stay connected and have fun during the lunch period at Marsh. Gators check out some of these activities next time you are at lunch.
Cube Club - Wednesday
Club Live -Tuesdays and Thursdays
Flag Football - back field
Basketball - basketball courts
4 Square - back courts
Volleyball - back courts
Board Games and Cards - library
Fun Friday; Spikeball cornhole, and music - WIFI area
Marsh School Culture: #Gatorpride
Stay Informed and Connected
- Address: 2253 Humboldt Road Chico, CA 95928
- Phone: (530) 895-4110
- Fax: Fax(530) 895-4111
- Attendance: (530) 895-4115
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