Howling Herald
Newsletter for the Families of James M. Marlowe Elementary
Hilda Martin, Principal * Robin Fish, Asst. Principal
5642 Cecelia Drive  New Port Richey, FL  34652  (727) 774-8600
JANUARY 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
January 14th – It Takes A Village Breakfast Series – 8:40 am
January 15th – No School – Teacher Planning Day
January 18th – No School – Martin Luther King Day
January 19th – 21st – Dental Van – Grades K, 1, 2
January 21st – Skate Night – SpinNations
January 25th – Report Cards
WELCOME BACK
We hope everyone had a relaxing Winter Break and
enjoyed the time with friends and family. We wish
everyone a wonderful New Year and look forward to a
successful second semester. As we start the second
semester, we would like to remind everyone of the
importance of attendance. Please ensure that your student
is on time for school and here for the entire day. This
allows them to get the most from their instructional time
with their teachers. The consistency and routine supports
learning and promotes student self-esteem and success.
January 14th
8:40 a.m.
Media Center
Marlowe’s Student Support Team will be offering the
next “It Takes a Village To Raise A Child” breakfast
series on January 14th from 8:40 – 9:20 a.m. in the Media
Center. We will be throwing a New Year Party. Starting
the Year Off Right with Reading, Math and Technology
strategies for home. Light refreshments will be provided.
Join us for this informative and entertaining look at
parenting. Free take home materials will be provided.
S.T.E.M. Family Night
January 28th
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
SKATE NIGHT
January 21st
6:30 pm-8:30pm
Spinnations Skate Center
Come out for a fun night of skating! The class with the
most present will win a pizza party at the skating rink!
Pre-Sale Tickets are $5.00. The price at the door is $6.00.
Non-skating parents are free. Pre-Sale tickets will be on
sale January 19th – 21st in the mornings outside the front
office. This is a family event and students must be
accompanied with an adult. Students cannot be dropped
off.
Join us for an interactive, fun hands on night for our 3rd,
4 and 5th grade families. See first hand the concepts and
elements of the S.T.E.M Fair project that your students
will be working on during this quarter.
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PARENT INFORMATION
BOX TOPS
Keep up the great work of bringing in those box tops.
The class that can collect the most box tops from
December 1st to January 29th will win a classroom surprise!
By saving your General Mills box tops, you can help our
school. Thank you to all the students for the Box Tops you
have been bringing in.
STUDENT ABSENCES
It is important that students attend school and arrive
on time on a regular basis. Your child's attendance
patterns often have a direct link with achievement.
Absences are considered excused for the following
reasons:
- Student illness
- Student medical appointment (please attempt to
schedule after school hours)
- Bereavement
- Some religious observances
PTO NEWS
PTO would like to thank everyone for coming out to
support the December McWolf Night. Please join us for
Skate Night on January 21st at Spinnations on Congress
Street!
THANK YOU
Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Dairy Queen,
Dominos Pizza & Walgreens
The above community business partners helped
support our Cookies & Milk with Santa and December
activities. Please support their businesses.
Partnerships are essential to the successful
implementation of many school programs. Thank
you to the following partners in education for their
support of our school. Please support our partners
in education.
A “BIG” Thank you to the American Legion Post 79,
West Pasco Quilters Guild and St. Vincent de Paul for
the support for our ABC program during the holiday
season.
In the event of an absence, please send a note to
your child’s teacher that includes your child’s full
name, student number, teacher name, the date and
reason of the absence in order to ensure our records
are accurate.
TEACHER & SRP OF THE YEAR
We are pleased to announce that our Teacher of the
Year is Ms. Kristen Groc and our School Related
Personnel of the Year is Mrs. Cathy Dehner!
December Principal Banquet Award Winners
Kindergarten
Lizzie Wilton, Deanna Cortes,
Olivia Sanders, Joseph Madera
1st Grade
Rihanna Haney, Neve Miller,
Edith Corona, Alex Sandlin
2nd Grade
Christopher Cruz-Hernandez, Anna Parra,
Jordan McDonald, Jazzy Juan-Hernandez
3rd Grade
Natasa Sorak, Isiah St. Valle
Chance Britt, Modesta Mujkanovic
4th Grade
O’Brien Vaquero, Ryan Taylor, Danny Danh
5th Grade
Josie Collins, Luis Escalante, Mackenzie VanSickle
PRE-ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK
It’s that time of year to pre-order your Marlowe
Elementary yearbook. Look for an order form to come
home with your student in the next few weeks.
Additional order forms will be available in the office.
For Only $13.00 you can pre-order your yearbook.
After
March 1stPrincipal
the cost will
go up
to $16.00.
November
Award
Winners
Order now, so your child won’t miss out when
the yearbook
is distributed!
Kindergarten
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3rd Grade
Helena Mann, Alyssa Rey,
Rogelio Perez-Rivera, Kiley Hetrick
4th Grade
Noah Younger, Logan Emminger, Elissa Miller
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