Welcome Back!!
Kick off for a great start to a new school year
A message from the principal
On behalf of our entire staff, we are excited to be a part of your family for the 2017-18 school year. This edition of our newsletter is to bring important information to you before the start of the year. Our next edition will be at the end of September and will review all the great things that happened during the month of September as well as provide important upcoming dates.
Quick recap of how Garfield staff spent their summer vacations:
Our teachers spent 3 full days in July training with some extraordinary experts in the field of literacy. We had 100% turnout for the Garfield staff! Talk about dedication!
We also did some "remodeling" to create some collaborative space for our students to work. By moving some teachers around, we were able to create a "Collaboration Station" in the room near the gym. This will be an open area for all teachers to utilize to maximize student engagement and provide extra space for collaboration. While I would love to say the transformation is complete, we still have work to do. We will continue to transform that space as the year goes on. Rome wasn't built in a day...right?!?!
The collaboration station is only one part of what we're calling the "beautification plan". Throughout the year, we will be painting, adding pictures to the walls, and creating a more welcoming feeling when you walk in.
Our PBIS team also spent an entire day in early August planning and preparing for the new school year. We have lots of great ideas to help make Garfield an even more positive place to learn.
As you can see, our dedicated staff spent a great deal of time this summer preparing for the upcoming school year. As excited as I was last year to join the Garfield group, I'm even more excited this year. It was awesome to see all the families at our open house last week. What made it so much more amazing was to know the names and faces of the kids and their families. Looking forward to another great year! As always, thank you for your support as we help mold the students of Garfield into respectful productive citizens!
See you all on Tuesday!!
Cassandra Schultz
Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sept 5 First Day of School & Picture Day (proofs will be sent home with child-no need to send money now)
Sept 11 PTO meeting 6:30
Sept 29 No School
Wacky Wednesday:
Sept 6 Wear purple or Marinette gear
Sept 13 Wear something that shows favorite sport or sports team
Sept 20 Sunglasses day
Sept 27 Class color day: 1st: Red 2nd: Black 3rd: Blue 4th: Green
Other Dates to remember
Oct 4 Walk to School Day
Oct 9 Picture retake day
Oct 26 Early Release 11:30
Oct 27 No School
Oct 31 Halloween
Nov 7 Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-6:30
Nov 9 Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-6:30
Nov 22-24 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Dec 4 No School
Dec 12 Garfield Christmas Program--1:30 at High School
Dec 25-Jan 1 Winter Break No School
Changes to be made aware of:
Recess: The morning recess does not have a school wide "official" time directed by a bell. Instead, teachers will take their classes for recess when it best fits in their daily schedule. This may be 9:00 one day, but 9:30 another. A benefit of this flexibility is more supervision at recess as each teacher will be responsible for their class.
Lunch: Students will be using their ID badges for hot lunch. It will be important that students do not accidently take them home.
Important information on Snack Time
Healthy snacks such as pretzels, fruit, string cheese, vegetables, some granola bars, goldfish, and raisins are welcomed by all teachers. Snacks high in sugar or those that have little to no nutritional value such as Twinkies, candy bars, pop tarts, or a bag of chips/Doritos will not be allowed at snack time. These treats are fine for during lunch time when they are paired with other nutritional foods. However, they will not be allowed in the classroom for snack as they do not provide the necessary nutrition needed to refuel students to be able to focus and concentrate.
If your child takes hot lunch daily, please remember to pack them a snack if they would like to have a mid-morning snack in the classroom.
September Lunch Menu
School Communications SO MANY OPTIONS!!!!
Garfield has also joined the ranks of those on Facebook.
Please like our page:
Our Twitter handle is
@garfield_eagle
Garfield's website
Also, our school website is up to date with a lot of useful information. For example, if you are looking for the Garfield Handbook, it is on our website under the Information section along with information on the school lunch program and much much more.
To visit our website please visit:
Class DOJO
Volunteering at Marinette School District
If you are unsure if you are approved as a volunteer, please call Mrs. Cunningham at 715-735-2400 or email her at jcunning@marinette.k12.wi.us.
If it is time for you to redo a volunteer form, please complete the volunteer website, by clicking on this LINK.
Recycling Program to support our Libraries
Morning Drop off
The school office hours are 7:40-4:00 should you need assistance from the office.
All students will enter the school through the doors from the playground. If a student is going to have breakfast, the gym doors located by the playground open at 7:40. Please do not send kids to any other doors as they will be redirected to the playground.
We welcome parents/guardians to sit with their child until the 7:55 bell. After a warm hug good-bye, please have your child enter the building on their own.
For safety purposes parents should not be in the halls without a visitor pass.
Safety is our biggest concern
The parking lot on Elizabeth St. will not be an entrance or exit for students. Due to the amount of traffic that comes through this area, we will not be allowing the students to enter or exit these doors. Please do not drop them off or pick them up in this area.
PLAYGROUND
Teachers will sometimes bring students outside for purposeful play at the end of the day. Because of this, we are asking parents to remain on the outside of the fence around the playground until school lets out at 3:00.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding our need to keep kids safe.
PLEASE WELCOME THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE GARFIELD TEAM!!
Katie Rabas-- Social Worker
Amanda Klein-- 3rd Grade Teacher
Renae Prange-- Educational Associate
Vanessa Marlink-- Art teacher
Heather Langer-- Music teacher
Online Registration
If you have NOT registered your child yet, please contact Mrs. Cunningham as soon as possible for your Login and Password.
We want to make sure that ALL information on your child is up to date....If there is an emergency we may not have the correct phone number, they may not be able to go on field trips, or use the computer.
Garfield Elementary
Email: jcunning@marinette.k12.wi.us
Website: http://gar.marinette.k12.wi.us/
Location: 1615 Carney Blvd, Marinette, WI, United States
Phone: 715-735-2400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msdgarfield/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel#
Twitter: @garfield_eagle