Tawanka Times
Thursday, January 26, 2018
Mark Your Calendar
1/30 - Chipotle Bensalem PTO Fundraiser (Save your receipt and write your student’s name & room number on it to be added to a drawing for a school store gift certificate!)
2/2 - School Store
2/9 - PTO Designer Bag Bingo @ Hilltop AA
2/16 - Morning PTO Meeting @ 9:30 (Cafetorium)
Automated Attendance Calls to begin soon
In order to increase our safety measures, all elementary schools will begin sending out automated messages when students are marked absent from school. This message will be sent at approximately 11:00 AM each school day. We still ask that you call your child out before 8:50 AM when you know he/she will be absent. Please be aware that you may still receive an automated phone call even though you've reported the absence. In addition, please be certain that your HAC phone number and email address (not a student email) are up-to-date. This automated attendance messaging will begin on Monday, February 26th.
Kindergarten Registration
If you or a friend need to register a child for the 2018-2019 school year, you can begin the process now. Click here for info about registering!
Project Based Learning is coming
PBL is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. Watch the video below for a quick tutorial. All students will experience this method of learning before the end of the year.
Tawanka's Got Talent is Back!
Students may form groups or perform alone. We will be holding auditions this year to ensure we have a variety of acts on stage.
Registration packets will be available on Tuesday in Mr. Barber's music room. Listen for the morning announcement message.
MySchoolAnywhere Registration
If you are not already signed up for Myschoolanywhere, here is this link to register.
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All events are on the Myschoolanywhere calendar, all event flyers are attached to each date and the PayPal feature is now up and running. This will be where you register for events, make payments, etc…
Designer Bag Bingo tickets still available
Bag Bingo tickets are now on sale but limited to 200. Please purchase yours as soon as possible to guarantee availability. If you missed the email, click this link below to purchase tickets.
Morning PTO Meeting in February
Have trouble making evening PTO meetings?
Join us at 9:30 AM in the cafetorium on February 16th
Find out about upcoming events & how you can get involved!
L'aced Hair Salon Fundraiser
Thank you to all who came out to L’aced to support the PTO's first ever salon fundraiser. It was a success and another event has been booked for Thursday, 2/15 from 3-7 PM . In March, the PTO plans to add a second location for woman’s hair!
What is DIBELS?
Many of you might hear that your that your kindergarten through second grade student was "DIBELed".
What are DIBELS?
DIBELS are measures that help teachers and schools determine how students are performing on important reading skills. DIBELS stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. These measures are designed for students in grades K-6.
What skills are measured by DIBELS and why are they important?
The critical skills necessary for successful beginning reading include: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
How much time does it take?
Each of the DIBELS tests only takes about one minute to complete. DIBELS tests are “indicators” of the student’s overall reading status, and are not intended to be in-depth or comprehensive measures of reading.
How will the results be used?
A student’s scores on the DIBELS measures give the school information about whether or not a student is on track for grade-level reading success. For example, if your child is reading words accurately, but slowly, the teacher can provide extra practice re-reading stories and passages to improve his or her reading rate or fluency.
Title I Reading Tidbit
(Click the links below to view some of Reading Rockets top literacy apps!)
Tawanka Elementary
Website: www.neshaminy.org/tawanka
Location: Tawanka Elementary School, Brownsville Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA, United States
Phone: 215.809.6310