School News

Open enrollment for the 2018/2019 school year is as follows:

• Begins  - Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 8am
• Ends  -    Friday, March 16, 2018 at 4pm

Tour dates have also changed as follows:

• 1st tour – Monday, January 22, 2018 at 9am
• 2nd tour – Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 9am
• 3rd tour -  Monday, March 5, 2018 at 9am

Safety of our children, both physical and emotional, is the highest priority at Marshall Lane. Arrival and dismissal times can be stressful as families and students rush or linger at school. It is vital that we model the patience and respect we want our children to take into their future.

Please allow yourself time to find parking or plan to walk to school if you are not arriving early enough to complete drop off or pick up in a timely manner. Please be respectful of marked parking stalls and any traffic cones. The middle row of parking places are reserved for staff members.  Please avoid parking in these out of respect for our hard working employees.

Remember that the outside lane is for dropping students off or picking them up.  Please wait patiently for your turn and do not pull in front of the line of cars that are waiting or into the bus area.  Students need to be dropped off and picked up from the passenger side of your vehicle.

Also, please be thoughtful of our neighbors and do not park in front of driveways, obey the parking signs, and be courteous of pedestrian and automobile traffic. We need YOU to help us keep our students and families safe.  Thank you!

This month’s ABC book: “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae tells the story of Gerald the giraffe who is able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend.

Goals of the lesson:

• Students learn about personal power and practice using their positive personal power to benefit both themselves and others.
• Students learn that making other people feel good is a great way to fill their own buckets, too!

To reinforce this lesson at home:  

• Create opportunities to encourage your child to try new things.
• Offer praise for their willingness to try and practice.
• Whenever they’re in a negative situation, help your child “switch the channel” to reframe their inner dialogue to create an “I can do it!” attitude.
• Remind your child: Don’t focus on the black dot. Focus on the white page.
• Involve children of all ages in family decision making.

Quick Tip: Teach your child practical skills such as how to change a tire, cook a couple of meals, or sew on a button. Well-prepared young people are more likely to feel a sense of personal power.

When you “catch” kids modeling positive behaviors...Notice, Name it, and Celebrate it!

Several recent events have been held to provide fun events for our community at Marshall Lane.  Without the support of our amazing PTA and our wonderful volunteers, these events would not have been possible.

Bingo Night was once again a popular event.  This year, it was organized by Jodie Topping, and Allison Conta.  Jim Gannon and Jon Conta were our fantastic bingo callers for the evening and Brent Topping provided technical support.  Thanks to them and all of the families who attended.

Our Pumpkin Walk is a fantastic yearly event that requires the work of lots of people.  Once again, Stacey Siebold headed up this event and did an incredible job!  A special thanks to her for all of her hard work to make this event run smoothly. We are also grateful to the many people who supported the effort to set up, run and clean up this event, especially Shelly and Steven Alleston, Peter Bowyer, Dave Mackin, Lauren Froman, Michelle Gannon, Cody Gordon, Brad Hunt, Ben Nygaard, John Ross, Dave Snider, Dana Theriault, and many other volunteers.  Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of our students.