Marcum Matters

Our next Saturday School session is coming up! Have your child make up an absence and turn it into a day of attendance! This 1/2 day (8:30-12:30) of enrichment led by a certificated teacher, not only helps the school recoup lost funding from absences, but also helps interdistrict students maintain their good standing for interdistrict reviews by helping increase their attendance percentage, and is fun!!!
No absences? No problem! Students without absences can participate in a day (7:30-4:30) of fun activities with Camp Marcum!
Camp Marcum will also be available before and after Saturday school, to allow for greater flexibility for families to drop off and pick up.
Space is limited in both programs for our December 9th session, so sign up here today! Available for TK-8th Grade only. Please sign up for this session today! Sign ups will close 12/6/23.

Other upcoming Saturday School/Camp Marcum Sessions:

February 3rd

March 2nd

We had so many 6th-8th grade students earn Honor Roll for 1st Trimester! We are proud of their dedication to academics and how hard they worked all trimester to maintain their grades. The middle school teachers celebrated with those who earned Honor Roll status at John's Incredible Pizza earlier this week! Keep up the great work, Wildcats!

At Marcum, we know how important reading is and we encourage all of our Wildcats to meet individual reading goals every trimester. We want all of our Wildcats to have a love of reading! We encourage them to read what interests them and count those words towards their individual reading goals. Wildcats who aren't reading quite yet, have non-word count goals related to developing the necessary foundations for future independent reading. This trimester, 106 Wildcats met their reading goal! Be sure to see the enclosed flyer to see all of the Wildcats who made reading a priority for 1st trimester and met their goal! Way to go, Wildcats. We celebrated those who made their reading goal with a special goodie bag prior to Thanksgiving Break!

Marcum is proud to celebrate that last year’s 3rd through 8th grade Wildcats who took the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests collectively outperformed all of our local and state comparisons for both English Language Arts and Mathematics! This is a great reflection of all the hard work put in by our students, teachers, and families to help students continue to grow. As a school, we will continue our efforts to provide opportunities that benefit our students and address individualized needs so that all Wildcats can reach their fullest potential.

We had two great teams (A and B) for both Football and Volleyball this year! Our 6th-8th graders played hard and improved so much over the course of our season. Marcum hosted the Football/Volleyball Tournament for South Sutter County's A Teams on November 9th. Our Wildcats played very well and took home 1st Place in Volleyball and 2nd Place in Football. We loved having the opportunity to play against the other local elementary schools, Browns and PG, throughout the season! We are so proud of our Wildcat Athletes! We also want to thank our coaches, Mr. A and Ms. Lori, for their dedication, support, and leadership! Basketball season is coming up soon and we can't wait to see how these Wildcats will perform!

Photos below are of the A Teams with their coaches.

As we are quickly approaching the Winter months and Holidays, The Den is planning on making “gingerbread houses”. The Den is in need of some items to help make this possible. Below is a list of the items needed. Please send items to the Den room by Friday, December 8th.

Items needed:

Vanilla frosting

Food coloring

Small candies i.e. M&M, Skittles, gummy bears, gum drops, etc.

Candy canes

Marshmallows

Sprinkles

Marcum Parents' Club is hosting another Family Movie Night on December 8th, this time showcasing The Grinch! You won't want to miss this fun event! The movie is free for all Wildcat Families and Marcum Parents' Club will be selling concessions before and during the movie. Doors open at 5:30 and the movie starts at 6:00! Please remember, this is a family event; guardians must be in attendance.

Marcum’s Annual Winter Program will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20th. All students (PK-8th Grade) should go to their classroom at 6:20 to prepare for the performance. Each class will be performing a song to entertain the audience. In addition to the performances, Marcum’s Parents’ Club will be holding their raffle and silent auction which will include general raffle prizes and the classroom raffle baskets. Some of our 8th graders will be offering a pre-ordered dinner starting at 5:00 p.m. in order to raise funds to help pay for their Washington D.C. trip. This dinner is by presale only and presale orders are due today, 12/1. The 6th grade class will be selling desserts throughout the evening to raise funds for their Shady Creek trip. We hope that you will all be able to join us for a wonderful program!

*Update- Pre-Sale Seats are sold out*

We will be selling seats in advance for the first four rows at Winter Program. The funds collected from these sales will go to Marcum Parents' Club. Seats are available for purchase now. If you would like to purchase seats to guarantee a good spot, you may come in to the office and select your seat. We will be selling these tickets for $20 a seat in the first row, $15 a seat in the second row, $10 a seat in the third row, and $5 a seat in the fourth row. There are 16 seats available in each row. The remaining rows will all be open seating at no cost. You may purchase seats in the office Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30. Seat presales are first come, first serve and must be paid for in person with cash or check. Seats will not be held without payment.

During the Winter Program, Marcum Parents' Club will be holding a raffle and a silent auction. Some of the items up for grabs are the Classroom Themed Baskets. We hope you’ll be able to send in something that supports your child’s class theme. Please send these items to the classroom by December 15th. Themes are listed on the attached flyer. Parents’ Club is also accepting donations for the General Raffle that will take place during Winter Program. If you or your family would like to donate something to the general raffle, Parents’ Club would greatly appreciate it. The generosity of our community is what makes this fundraiser a success for our students! If you have any donations, please send them to the office by December 15th.

Student Council will be selling Holiday Grams as a fundraiser this month! Be sure to order yours to send your favorite Wildcats a kind message and a special treat. These grams will be distributed on 12/21. See the flyer for more information.

Marcum Parents’ Club will be creating baskets with essentials for a nice holiday meal and some

staple items for several of our Marcum families in need. We need donations of items to include in the basket. To sign up and donate items, please check the sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A45A4AD29A5FF2-46168131-food#/ . In addition to the items listed there, Parents’ Club will also be contributing a frozen turkey and/or ham, fresh rolls, and a loaf of bread for each basket. Please send all donations to the office by December 14th.

Beef stick sales were a huge success with our top Wildcat selling nearly two hundred sticks! This fundraiser brought in around $1600 that will be used towards enriching our Wildcats' time at Marcum. We had 32 students participate in the un-fundraiser. If you missed your chance to grab some beef sticks or sign up for the un-fundraiser it's not too late, please reach out to Emily Campouris.

Marcum Parents' Club meets on the 1st Monday of every month at 6:00pm. Their next meeting is this Monday, December 4th! Hope to see you there!

December is another short month for us all with another break right around the corner! This month, teachers will receive another professional development session focused on 504 Plans and IEPs and how to best support students with disabilities within the general classroom setting. Teachers will also have the opportunity to collaborate on planning and alignment of informational writing as well as dedicate some time to continuing the promotion of social-emotional learning and development.

We will continue to have staggered dismissal times for our students this year. Students will be dismissed to the front of the school, the Bus, or the Den at the following times:

TK-2nd 2:50pm

3rd-5th 2:55pm

6th-8th 3:00pm

Early Release Mondays (Every Monday) (Light Blue Days):

TK-2nd 1:35pm

3rd-5th 1:40pm

6th-8th 1:45pm

Minimum Days (Gold Days):

TK-2nd: 12:20pm

3rd-5th: 12:25pm

6th-8th: 12:30pm

If you need to make changes to your child's normal routine, please contact the school office so we can note it and ensure that the student goes to the right place. You may text changes to the school cell phone (530) 933-0746 or call (530) 656-2407 ext 10. Please notify the school of any changes at least 45 minutes prior to dismissal.

December 1 ROAR Assembly 2:15

December 4 Parents' Club Meeting 6:00

December 5 GATE 3:30-4:30

December 8 Family Movie Night- The Grinch 5:30 (Movie Starts at 6:00)

December 9 Saturday School 8:30-12:30 /Camp Marcum 7:30-4:30

December 11 Board Meeting 6:00

December 19 GATE 3:30-4:30

December 20 Winter Program 6:30

December 21 ROAR Assembly 9:00

December 21 Minimum Day for all students NO DEN

(Dismissal Times: PK 12:00, TK-2 12:20, 3-5 12:25, 6-8 12:30)

December 22-January 5 Winter Break- No School

*Every Monday is an Early Release Day with dismissal at 1:35 (TK-2), 1:40 (3-5), and 1:45 (6-8)* *The DEN is available for all students on Early Release Mondays.*

Flyers are included as photos for easy viewing, and also as downloadable attachments for clearer images and if printing is desired.