Phillips Elementary School

Our food service provider AVI would like our students feedback regarding how they can improve prior to November 14. We are talking to them at school and during lunch about this survey, but if you could also ask your child to consider taking this it will only benefit their future at MCSD. Thank you!

☕ Coffee & Conversation — Round Two!

Dr. Schaeffer is excited to invite everyone to our second Coffee & Conversation happening this Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Stoked from 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Come enjoy a cup of coffee while supporting a great local business and taking the opportunity to share your questions, praises, concerns, and ideas directly with our district’s Superintendent.

We hope to see you there!

Fundraiser items can be picked up between 1-2 or 4:30-6 today 10/22/2025, thank you!

Just a reminder that there will be no school for students tomorrow, October 20, 2025. Enjoy the long weekend Tigers!

Enjoy a cozy and supportive morning at Phillips Elementary this Friday.

📅 Date: October 17
🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m.
📍 Location: Phillips Elementary

We're inviting all PreK–2nd grade families (Phillips and Washington) to connect over coffee, refreshments, and conversation as we share helpful tips and resources to make the back-to-school season smoother for you and your child.

We hope you will join us for this incredible series this year!

We LOVE when our MHS students get involved with our younger Tigers and that's exactly what will be happening at the Trunk or Treat event on October 19. From 4-6 p.m. join our MHS students at the MHS Davis Avenue Parking lot for games, prizes and of course.... candy! We hope to see many of you there!

Tabby needs your help! Tabby's Clothesline is a community driven service that provides free clothing, school supplies and much more to students in need. Check out the flyers below and find us at the Fort Frye vs. Marietta Football game on 10/10. We appreciate your support and help in making this incredible program possible.

Just a reminder to all of our families:

🕑 Thursday, October 2 – Students will be dismissed 2 hours early for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

🚫 Friday, October 3 – No School for students.

Please plan accordingly and reach out to your school if you have any questions. Thank you and enjoy the long weekend!

It's that time of year and the Marietta Wall of Sound will look to compete against 7 other bands during the 64th annual Band-O-Rama. This event will be at Don Drumm Stadium on October 4, 2025 and will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the gates opening at 2:30 p.m.
Come out and support The Wall of Sound!

School Pictures are Ready!

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Event Code: FE261425
Also Needed: Infinite Campus Student ID
Additionally, if your school signed up for it, an email from JostensPIX will be sent within 24 hours to parents/guardians with a link to order.

Saturday September 27, from 11-2 p.m. at Don Drumm Stadium will be the free community event "Steps for Inclusion". The event is being put on by UnPuzzled Parents Connect, but any funds raised through donations will help them open a dedicated space for therapies, activities and family programing. The event will feature fun for the whole family including:

-Sensory games around the track
-A petting zoo
-Trackless train rides
-Carnival games
-Bounce house and inflatables
- Food trucks & sweet treats
-Prizes & raffle tickets

Be sure to register using the QR Code attached in the flyer!

Last week Marietta City School District received a 3 star rating on it's annual state report card. You can see some of the highlights in the graphic below and read more in depth in the following article link.

https://www.mariettacityschools.k12.oh.us/article/2434975

Just a reminder that picture day will be tomorrow, September 16! There are no order forms for packages, like in the past. All children will have pictures taken. Then, a few days after pictures you will use the code sent home to login, see and order pictures.

Students in grades K-8 looking for a healthy and fun activity should consider joining the Marietta Youth Run Club. The first meeting of the group will be Wednesday September 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at the Broughton Complex. You can ask questions or sign up by texting 740-336-0941.

REMINDER: Parents, please see the important link below regarding your "Parents Bill of Rights". This link will help you navigate to a document on Infinite Campus that needs to be completed asap. Until it has been signed and completed, it will affect the services your student can receive at MCSD. Thank you! https://aptg.co/ndx1bs

Join us Sunday from 1-3 at the historic Lafayette Hotel for the Annual Community Resource Fair hosted by GoPacks. There will be plenty of information on resources and programs across the community and we will be there as well to discuss all things MCSD with you. We hope to see you there!

It's the final weekend of summer! Just a reminder that our first and second grade open house will be next Wednesday, August 20 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Our Kindergarten Open House will be the following week on August 27, from 5-6:30 p.m.

We are looking forward to starting a new year and seeing you all next week!

Here are our updated bus routes and rules & regulations for the 25-26 school year. Please note that several of our bus numbers have changed. You'll notice those changes at the top of the pdf below. If you have any questions, please reach out to tgober@mariettacsdoh.org or call (740) 374-6525.


25-26 Bus Routes:
https://aptg.co/GRDlT_

25-26 Bus Rules & Regulations:
https://aptg.co/R8xHMq

We've updated our cell phone policy for the 2025-2026 school year, please see the attached photo or you can find this document at our website at the link below. Thank you!
https://aptg.co/rkBN6s

Tomorrow, August 7, the, Washington County Back to School Bash will be held from 4-7 p.m.. Families across the county will be able to visit the Washington County Junior Fair Building for local resources, programs and support that include but aren't limited to:

-Immunizations for 7-12th graders
-Haircuts (as time allows)
-School supplies
-Activities for kids
-Smoke detectors and fire safety
-So much more!

Remember this is open to families across all of Washington County so spread the word!