Marshall Lane News

Spring has arrived and along with it some lovely weather and lots of upcoming events.  Please continue to check Konstella and our school website.  Here is a list of some of them: 

Wednesday, April 18^th at 8:30 a.m.—Coffee with the Superintendent

Dr. Shelly Viramontez will be visiting to meet with parents to update the community on district issues and respond to questions

Friday, April 20^th—Spring Fling Father/Daughter Dance—6:00 to 8:00

Sunday, April 22^nd—  RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9TH Goodwill Truck at school all day.  Do your spring cleaning and donate technology items, old TVs, book, clothes, kitchen items, etc. to benefit our school

April 30^th to May 3rd—Scholastic Book Fair.  Purchase book for your child to read during the summer.

May 1^st to May 31^st—State Testing for 3^rd to 5^th grades.  See note below for more details.

Thursday, May 3^rd—“Stories, Songs and Sketches”—Shop in the Book Fair, view Student Art Show & Listen to our Mustang Choral Choir sing.

Monday, May 7^th to Friday, May 11^th—Staff Appreciation Week.  Your room coordinator will contact you about ways to honor your child/ren’s teacher(s).

Tuesday, May 8^th—Staff Appreciation Luncheon.  Sign up on Konstella to bring a dish to show the staff how much you care!

Friday, May 11^th—Colonial Day for 5^th grade classes.  Talk to your child’s teacher about how you can help make this a great day of fun learning for our students.

Monday, May 28^th—NO SCHOOL for Memorial Day

District Governing Board urges lawmakers to support greater school safety through increased funding and “common sense gun reforms.”

At their March 29 meeting, the elementary school district trustees passed Resolution 2017-18-25 calling on state and federal legislators to do more to bolster funding for services that support students’ mental, physical and emotional health and protect students from gun violence. 

“Gun violence on school campuses, while relatively rare, represents a particularly egregious and unacceptable threat to the lives of students, teachers, and staff across the country,” the resolution states. 

Prompted by the February 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school, the resolution cites data about bullying, harassment, and student access to guns, and it asserts students’ and staff’s rights to safety at school. 

The resolution also requests for adequate funding to support students social and emotional needs in addition to their academic achievement.

“Our District partners with community health services to help students and families who need support with social-emotional and other non-instructional issues,” said Superintendent Shelly Viramontez. “The costs of educating and supporting students have been rising faster than state and federal funding, making it difficult to provide services that allow our teachers to teach while students get support for their social-emotional well-being.” 

A copy of the full resolution is available on the district’s website.

In February, we were informed that Marshall Lane had qualified to apply for the prestigious California Distinguished School Award.  A small group of our school’s staff members, parents, district office staff members, and two consultants from the Santa Clara County Office of Education worked hard to write an application that highlighted some of the strengths of our wonderful school.

It is with great pleasure that we report to you that State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson emailed us today congratulating us for earning the California Distinguished School Award.  This is a great accomplishment since it represents the hard work of all of our dedicated staff members, wonderful students, and amazingly supportive community members.  Congratulations to all!  Representatives will accept the award on May 3^rd in Anaheim.

Please click the link below to enjoy our 2nd edition of the Marshall Lane student-run newsletter!

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