School News

All District families are invited to a FREE family STEAM event on Wednesday May 31, 2017, from 4:00-7:00 p.m., at Campbell Middle School, 295 Cherry Lane, Campbell.

Sponsored by School Linked Services and the Measure A grant, the event will feature food, and fun activities like Derby Car Engineering, projects in Art and Science, and more.

There also will be a special workshop with award-winning author Carmela Dutra, and each family can take home a STEAM Kit to use this summer.

(See the e-flyer in this week's e-news, or click on the e-flyers link on the school's home page.)

Last week, our Hicklebee’s book fair, Mustang Chorale performance and Art Connections event took place.  What an amazing evening!  Lots of families shopped for books for summer reading, enjoyed the choral performance from our choir, and admired the incredible art pieces. 

Thanks to everyone who was involved in making this event so successful, especially to Eileen Weinstein, Ann Steele, Heather Boger, Jodie Topping, Gosia Hoot, Matt and Sandi Boehm. 

Each year, every school in the Campbell Union School District has the privilege of honoring a person who has gone above and beyond to make a contribution to our schools.  At Marshall Lane, it is always difficult to choose just one volunteer since we have so many awesome people in our community.  We truly appreciate the hard work and contributions of each and every one of you!  Thank you so much!

This year, our Volunteer of the Year Award winner is Allison Conta.  Allison Conta has been a constant supporter of Marshall Lane since her older child began Kindergarten here.  Both Allison and her husband, Jon, have participated in a variety of ways to benefit our school.    Allison has worked both at the classroom level and at the school level.

Helping out wherever she is needed in both of her children’s classrooms, Allison has assisted the teachers in a variety of ways.  At the school level, she has worked extensively with the PTA on a number of fundraisers.  Most importantly, Allison has been instrumental in raising money at our Spring Fling. Her ongoing efforts throughout the years Allison has been at Marshall Lane has raised a record amount of money.

Everyone at Marshall Lane appreciates Allison Conta’s efforts to support the students and teachers in her children’s classes as well as her work to raise funds to benefit our school.  We are very proud to recognize Allison Conta as Marshall Lane’s Volunteer of the Year for 2016-2017!

This year, our staff is recognizing Sherry Moncrief, a talented, well-respected member of the Marshall Lane staff, as our Teacher of the Year for 2016-12017.  Students, parents and staff members are all impressed by her intelligence, her compassion, and her professionalism.  Children in her class are treated as individuals and with the utmost respect.  Sherry knows her students very well and individualizes both her instruction and her approach to managing their behavior.

As a parent herself, Sherry understands the viewpoints of the parents of the students in her class.  She communicates effectively with them and is always willing to meet with them to discuss their children and their challenges and strengths.  Sherry welcomes parental assistance in her classroom and always makes the parents feel like partners in educating the children in the class.  She is active and involved at community events that benefit Marshall Lane.

Staff members value Sherry highly and seek her help and advice on a variety of topics and issues.  She is the quintessential professional and is seen by her colleagues as a leader.  She has served in a variety of roles over her years at Marshall Lane.

Sherry has worked at Marshall Lane for the past 17 years and in the Campbell Union School District for a total of 31 years.  She is retiring at the end of this school year and she leaves a hole in our staff that is not easily filled.  We will miss Sherry greatly ad we wish her well in her new life in Colorado.