Springing Back...very busy March ahead!

 

Marshall staff, you deserve the world!  May you enjoy the week off of school doing the things you love with the people you choose!  We have a very busy final quarter of this rigorous year.  Thank you for your attention to the matters below. Thank you for always bringing your best for each and every student!

Here is the link to the students we will be recommending for summer school. 

We have room for more students who are yellow, but we are already over on the orange students.  If they have been recommended, they will be receiving registration information in the mail the week of March 18. Please remind them that it is first come first served. Also, Mrs. Overton has a copy of the "Strategies to Assist Your Child" that is mentioned in the MOWR letter. Feel free to stop in if you would like to make copies for your families.

Participate in the 2024 STEM Celebration!  Marshall will represent!
Let's have the best interactive table of them all!
Funds available for those who work.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds

FUSD has created a new web page dedicated to sharing professional learning opportunities provided by FUSD community partner organizations.  It is so cool! 

Please check out the FUSD Partner Organizations Professional Learning Page on the FUSD Professional Learning Website (must be logged in with your FUSD credentials to access all site content).

This new site will be updated with upcoming PD opportunities offered by Outside Organizations that FUSD works closely with as a community partner. Please note that these professional learning opportunities would follow the same salary advancement eligibility as all other PD offered by non-FUSD providers.  Happy Spring Break and Happy Continued Learning!

Don’t forget about our book study on The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix It by Natalie Wexler. You can sign up in Frontline. 

Our first book study will be March 25 from 4:00-5:00 in room 20. We will be discussing chapters 1-6. Please come with the chapters read and ready to share some of your key takeaways. 

The other two dates are April 15 for chapters 7-8 and April 29 for chapters 9-12.  See you there! 
                                                                                ~K. Hulls

Comprehensive Needs Assessment for school Improvement plan NEW

Please complete the following survey for your input on Marshall's focus for our School Improvement Plan.  This survey is to replace the long questionnaire (184 questions) used in the past. Only 8 questions for you to focus on.  Due Friday, March 22.  Thank you.

Change to arrival and dismissal times proposed by FUSD.  Your feedback is welcomed by 3/22!  

Marshall Elementary

7:50 a.m.

2:20 p.m.

12:20 p.m. (Friday)

Thank you for taking the time to provide your input by Friday, March 22 so it can be considered in decision-making.  FUSD families are providing feedback separately as part of the FUSD Family Survey. Any changes to FUSD’s Arrival and Dismissal times for the 2024-2025 school year will be communicated to staff and families this spring.

FUSD Arrival & Dismissal Feedback (Staff)

Marshall's exterior feedback survey for staff and students!  Due March 22!

Important testing updates, deadlines and reminders

1. 3^rd Grade is going to offer a Family Test Prep Night on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30-6:30.
• 4^th and 5^th Grade teachers, please let us know if you wish to participate. 
2. Please remember to take the trainings and quizzes offered on ADE by Friday, March 22.
• An email with directions was sent on February 8 during the snow day.
• You will need to take 3 trainings
• Test Security
• Test Administrator Responsibilities
• Pearson Access Next (PAN) for Test Administrators
3. Testing Schedule
4. We will meet the week of March 18 during PLCs to review Accommodations and Administration Reminders. Please let Mrs. Overton know if you cannot meet during your PLC time so she can schedule another time. We hope the SPED and EL teachers can join us as well. We will need their input on accommodations and appropriate testing environments.
5. Link to Item Specifications page on ADE  - You will find this information on the Blue Tab labeled Item Specifications.

Quarter Three Grade Book

Wednesday, March 6 - Friday, March 8 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Standards Reports should be shared at conferences
• Printed Standards Reports are available upon request
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Friday, March 22 - 3rd Qtr. Closes - Contact Lynette Hammit for changes after this point.

2023-24 Technology Updates

 

Streaming Swank over AppleTV

 

 To stream a Swank movie over AppleTV, you cannot use the “Screen Mirror” feature in your computer’s control panel. Swank has its own Airplay icon in the movie itself. To stream a movie on Swank through your AppleTV and projector, please follow these instructions:

1. Log into Swank (Please ask your LMS for instructions on creating a Swank account).
2. Find the movie you’d like to stream.
3. Click on the “Watch” button

4.            Once the movie starts to play, click on the AirPlay button near the movie’s timeline and select your AppleTV:

 

Hardware/Software/Network

 

Please Update Teacher & Student iPads

The testing and assessment software that runs on the iPads recommends that all iPads are updated to either version 17.3 or 17.3.1. Please make sure your iPads and your student’s iPads are updated to this version by Thursday, March 7th. At the end of day on the 7th, we will freeze iPads from being able to update to prevent them from upgrading to a future version of iOS that the assessment software may not support. Thank you for your diligence in ensuring our testing season runs smoothly.

 

Report your conference percentages HERE 

Next week, CORE will be delivering their construction trailer to the parking lot adjacent to the field. They will have construction fencing around it and it will not interfere with traffic patterns now!  Let's go!

2023-2024 FUSD Family Survey

SO MANY SURVEYS!!!!  I KNOW!!!  So far we have engaged with school calendar, apple tech, school arrival/dismissal times, and Marshall school exterior.  This survey is for the families we serve.  PLEASE communicate this with your families in all of your news letters, blogs, emails, etc.  WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THEM.  We need your help to get this in front of them.

www.bit.ly/23-24FamilySurvey

Bus Duty Schedule can be found HERE

Coming Up

Monday, March 18

~Welcome Back! 4th QTR Strong!!!!!

~1:45pm MTSS

Tuesday, March 19

~ 9:15am - 1:30pm Link Up concert

~ 11am-12:30pm Reasor in design mtg

~ 4:00-5:00pm Ruthless Equity Book Study Rm 6 

Wednesday, March 20

~ 9:00am - 12:30pm Reasor at ELETEAM

~ 5:30-6:30pm MCSO in library

Thursday, March 21

~ 9:05am Bus evacuation drill (for riders only this time). Please hold off on attendance until 9:15am.

~ 5:30-6:30pm AASA parent night (3rd grade)

Friday, March 22

3:30-4:30pm STEAM Family night planning session in Sci. Lab.

Monday, March 25

~1:45pm MTSS

~ 4:00-5:0pm The Knowledge Gap book study Rm 20

Tuesday, March 26

~ 11am-12:30pm Reasor in design mtg

Wednesday, March 27

~ 4:00-6:00pm Active Parenting 5-12 yr old Workshop

Thursday, March 28

~ 11:00am-12:00 Reasor/DeNardi 

Friday, March 29

~ April 1st is just around the corner....

Professional Development Plan for the 2023/24 School year.  

 Elementary Curriculum Framework (ECF) 

April 17 MCSO mtg 5:30-6:30

April 25 STEAM night 5

April 26 District PLC

May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 15 Carnival

May 17 Marshall Site PD

May 23 Last Day of School

May 24 Last teacher contracted day and GRADUATION!

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