Hello Mustang Families!

We are fast approaching to the end of our first instructional quarter of the school year. Our students will take Quarter 1 common assessments this month and our teachers will be engaged in analyzing all data to plan appropriately for Quarter 2. Our Fall parent conferences will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022, and will be a time for you to talk with your child's teacher and review their progress.

October is a busy month on our campus as we officially kick off our campus clubs and activities. I do want to ensure that everyone knows that participation in any extracurricular activity at Marsalis is a privilege. Students must exhibit our Marsalis standards of "being respectful, responsible and ready to learn" in order to represent our campus in any fashion. Please talk with your child about appropriate behavior, following directions and good sportsmanship. These traits are #1 for participation.

As a reminder, our campus is a uniform campus. ALL students are to be in the correct school uniform each day. Khaki bottoms are our only allowed bottoms, not blue or black. Jeans are not allowed on Friday unless an announcement is made for a special dress day event. Masks will continue to be optional in accordance with district protocols. We are looking forward to another great month at Marsalis! Please let us know if you have any questions.

Mustang Parents:

Congratulations to Mrs. Rios' homeroom section, 5D, for winning our September Attendance Awareness Month campaign. Their attendance average was 99%. Fantastic! I am also excited that our overall campus average was over 96% so we are well on our way to meeting our goal of 97% overall attendance for the school year. As a reminder, our focus is to make sure that our Marsalis community learns about the effects attendance can have on academic performance and success. School attendance is essential to academic success and frequent absences, excused or unexcused, can add up to academic trouble. Please help us ensure that our scholars have every opportunity to be successful by making sure they are at school everyday. In the event that your child has to be absent, please contact the teacher for missed assignments.

As we enter the midpoint of our first semester, our students are getting adjusted to our campus. I am encouraging everyone to follow our "Marsalis Way" by kindly reminding your child about the importance of kindness, courtesy and personal space. Help them to remember to keep their hands and feet to themselves, as well as refrain from making unkind comments to their fellow classmates. It is also important for our students to follow our #1 expectation at Marsalis - Follow directions the first time they are given. If we continue working together, I am confident that Marsalis will remain one of the top elementary schools in our district!

Your Assistant Principal,

Wendell Woods

Please share with your child(ren) the importance of bus safety. Students are to wear seatbelts, if applicable, obey the bus drivers' directives, keep their hands and belongings to themselves and most importantly, stay seated while on the bus. Parents, also remember to be at the appropriate bus pickup locations on time. Our bus drivers routes do not service Marsalis only and must stay on schedule.