One week from today on the Armory Lawn a group of students from the Washington County Career Center will be holding an event "Sowing the Seeds of Literacy" focused on promoting the importance of reading to young children.
The event, which will be held on May 2, from 5-9 p.m., is a collaboration between Building Bridges 2 Careers and of students who call themselves "Students Solving Problems".
At the event, SSP members will be reading selected story books including:
"Wally Takes a Weather Walk" by Bree Sunshine Smith
"The Little Butterfly That Could" by Ross Burach
"I Can Save the Earth!" By Alison Inches
"How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow" by Monica Sweeney
"Rain, Snow or Shine: A Book About the Weather" by June & Lucy Kids
and "We Are All Connected: Caring For Each Other & The Earth" by Gabi Garcia
There will be free books on hand for kids and snacks as well. This is an absolutely wonderful opportunity to get your children even more involved with reading outside of school hours, we hope you will take full advantage.
Don't miss out on your chance to support the students of MCSD and take home a piece of original artwork. Find the table selling student artwork on April 30 during the 25th Annual Fine Arts Festival. There are over 100 pieces of artwork at great prices, we hope you will find something you love!
It's almost time for the 25th Annual Marietta City School District Fine Arts Festival! On Wednesday, April 30 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marietta High School Gym and Auditorium, creativity will come alive from the minds and talents of the students of MCSD! This completely free and open event will feature various art mediums and musical performances from students at all levels of the district. We hope that you will mark your calendars and join us in supporting the arts and these young Tigers!
The Party in the Park for Prevention will be held Saturday April 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Muskingum Park in Marietta, Oh. It will be a fun time for the entire family with food trucks, bouncy houses, craft tables, yard games, a live dj, farm petting zoo and so much more!
We would LOVE to have more of you join us for our Coffee with Care this month which will be held this Friday, April 11 at 8:45-9:30 a.m. in the Washington Library. This months topic will be Mindfulness and as always we will have coffee and pastries for guests. We hope to see you there!
For interested families, Marietta College's Education Department Is hosting a Bingo Night at The Gathering Place from 5:15 to 7 p.m. tonight. The price is $1 per Bingo Board and there will be fun prizes for the entire family.
Help cultivate your child's artistic side with the Artcart Summer Sketchbook. The kit includes art materials, sketchbook curriculum, and a tutorial video on how best to utilize all that is included. For more information scan the QR code in the flier below or visit www.artcart.com
Kindergarten preregistration is underway! To preregister a student and for more information visit this link https://www.mariettacityschools.k12.oh.us/page/kindergarten Please share with any families who you think may have age appropriate children. Thank you!
Our Marietta City Schools app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created a Rooms account can now access new app features like chat and class streams via web and in the app. Another round of invites have been sent as of this morning!
Download for Android https://aptg.co/F1733d
Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/TP3THm
The Peoples Bank Theatre is providing free kids films to the public with their Sensory Friendly Film Series which will be starting in May. The series is aimed at presenting family films in a positive comfortable environment that includes lights left on low, sound turned down, chill-out zones, and more autism-friendly features. The movie tickets are free thanks to the Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities. So mark your calendars and call 740-371-5152 or visit peoplesbanktheatre.com to reserve tickets!
Just a reminder there will be no school for students tomorrow, Friday, March 21, 2025 as it will be a staff records day. We hope you all have a nice long weekend and we will see you on Monday!
We have a number of awesome field trips filled with learning opportunities for our students in the coming months. Be sure to mark your calendars and look for information to be coming home soon about all of these that are relevant to your students!
3/20/25: 2nd Grade field trip to COSI
4/10/25: Kindergarten field trip to Campus Martius Museum
4/25/25: 1st Grade field trip to Amish Country- The Farm
5/2/25: Kindergarten field trip to The Wilds.
Our next Coffee with Care will be held March 14, 8:45-9:30 a.m. at the Phillips Elementary library. This months topic will deal with "Confidence and Self Esteem" and there will be many tips and tricks for helping build your student up to brand new heights. We hope you will join us for refreshments and good conversation!
The choir program will be offering a Festival Concert this Thursday night at 7 pm at the First Congregational Church in Marietta. Tickets are available online at the link below. https://www.mariettacityschools.k12.oh.us/page/athletics
It will be a tremendous show, featuring Mixed Chorus, Bells One, Bells Two, Treble Chorus, Bass Chorus, and Cantabile Choir. Senior soloists who received a Superior rating will also be performing. We hope to see you there!
Our Marietta City Schools app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created a Rooms account can now access new app features like chat and class streams via web and in the app. A 3rd round of invites will be headed your way today! If you have any issues contact chudspeth@mariettacsdoh.org
Next week is Read Across America Week and going to be a celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Refer to the schedule below to participate in literacy themed fun every day of the week!
Kindergarten preregistration is underway and here is all the important information that guardians of incoming students need to get the process started! Please scan the QR code below to pre register and mark your calendar for the week of April 7-11 for registration week. Please share with any families you know who have students that will be entering Kindergarten. Thank you!
Last week you should have received this information regarding our "Popalicious Popcorn" fundraiser. Participating will help raise money for our school to provide educational and fun opportunities for our current and future students! The fundraiser will run through March 10, so there is still plenty of time to participate.
Join the Marietta College Women's Soccer team this summer for their annual summer camp. Held on June 9-11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the camp is for grades 3-8 and costs $159 per person.
Join us in the library tomorrow for our Coffee with Care. Our topic is going to be "Positive Discipline" and will begin at 8:45 a.m.. We will have refreshments and plenty of beneficial conversation for parents/guardians. We hope to see you there!
