MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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🎉Happy Last Friday of January🎉 To celebrate the special occasion, the Martin County School District Transportation Director Tom Hardin kicked off a new luncheon to show appreciation for his employees: Hot Dog Friday! Hot Dog Friday will be hosted every last Friday of the month in recognition of the outstanding job and hard work of all transportation staff. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📚🌿NATURE'S INSPIRATIONS🌿📚 STEM class meets outside Nature with literacy Celebrate reading For Celebrate Literacy Week, Indiantown Middle School students in Ms. Cleary’s Research in STEM Careers classes went on a nature walk to get inspired for their Haiku poems! Check out what they came up with 👀 #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

📚MAKING THEIR MARK📚 For Celebrate Literacy Week, Jensen Beach High School competed in a bookmark design contest around the theme of “Take a Deep Dive into Literacy--Splash Into New Worlds." Several students participated and created stunning masterpieces! The top four winners received a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card to help continue to foster their love of reading! Congratulations to Tatum, Gianna, Cameron and Tanner! We also have another student to congratulate...Jensen Beach High School's "Caught Reading" winner is Emily Agganis! The name of the game was "Caught Reading." Any student 'caught reading' by staff received a ticket for Celebrate Literacy Week. Emily won a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

✈️Sit back, relax, and enjoy Fun at Work Day ✈️ Jensen Beach High School Cafeteria Manager Jessica Lam is celebrating #FunatWorkDay by taking a cue from airlines’ in-flight service programs and providing a la carte goodies to all Falcon team members! What a neat way to demonstrate appreciation to employees 🍪🥨 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎ON-AIR WITH MILLAY🍎 ICYMI: Martin County School District Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay chatted with The KC Ingram Show host KC Ingram about the latest news in the District. Dr. Millay touched on various topics, including the upcoming Blast Off to Kindergarten orientation events, the newest hiring incentives and construction updates. Watch the full segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Un30or-KQ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🚀BLAST OFF TO KINDERGARTEN🚀 The countdown to kindergarten is on in the Martin County School District! T-7 days until our kindergarten orientation events, where families with rising kindergartners learn everything they need to be prepared for August! During the events, families will tour their child's zoned elementary school, meet the principal and leadership team, visit a kindergarten classroom, learn how to prepare their child for success in kindergarten and enroll their child in our high-performing school district. Not to mention, families will leave with a sweet goody bag! Come take flight with us on Feb. 2, starting at 5:30 p.m. Watch video: https://youtu.be/UCLzMCxOhMk

📚COMMUNITY & LITERACY📚 Students at Warfield Elementary School were treated to so many marvelous guest readers during Celebrate Literacy Week! They had guest readers from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, Martin County Fire Rescue, District staff, Indiantown Middle School Principal Jeff Raimann, School Board Vice Chair Jennifer Russell, the Village of Indiantown Mayor, Children's Services Council of Martin County members and many more! Thank you to all guest readers who have helped Martin County School District students dive deep into literacy and splash into new worlds! #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

🐹FAVORITE CLASS PET🐹 At Hobe Sound Elementary School, students celebrated literacy week ALL MONTH LONG by diving deep into a beloved classic, "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney. Last night, families joined in on the fun for an evening all about Humphrey! Humphrey says, “you can learn a lot about life by observing another species.” The students had fun listening to the story, writing about the story, and interacting with the pet stuffed hamster provided to each classroom. Humphrey made lots of friends, had lots of adventures and added joy to Room 26 in the book and each of the classrooms at Hobe Sound! Students at Hobe Sound fell in love with Humphrey and with 12 books in the series, they have a lot more reading to do. Up next, "Friendship According to Humphrey!" #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

🦈DIVING INTO READING🦈 Students at J.D. Parker Elementary and Jensen Beach Elementary School were diving deep into literacy week with Ms. Valerie Gaynor, the Coordinator of the Environmental Studies Council Center! Ms. Valerie shared her passion for diving and underwater photography and her inspiration behind them with students. She helps students splash into new worlds, specifically bringing the underwater world into focus! Students learned about all sorts of different career choices and dreaming BIG! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

📚LITERACY ON THE LAWN📚 Look at all the families taking a deep dive into literacy and reading on the lawn of Warfield Elementary School! We love seeing students snuggled up with a good book with family and friends. What a great way to Celebrate Literacy Week! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

🚤WELCOME BACK🚤 Students at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle recently ventured out to the Indian River Lagoon and learned how to test the water quality! This was the first trip back to the one-of-a-kind Environmental Studies Center for middle school students in two years! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect #ESCistheplacetobe

📝MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE📝 Port Salerno Elementary School students are diving deep into literacy and channeling the author inside of them for Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! These students are writing their beloved authors a “message in a bottle,” sharing what they love about the author’s book and their ideas for a new novel. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

🎉CELEBRATING VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE🎉 Congratulations to Martin County High School Senior Joshua Gerrard for being awarded the title of Martin County Parks and Recreation 2022 Volunteer of the Year! What a fantastic accomplishment! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎FULL OF COMPLIMENTS🍎 Did you know today is National Compliment Day? To celebrate, Jensen Beach High School Cafeteria Manager Jessica Lam wrote out 800 post-it notes to complement our exceptional students! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📚COZY READING CORNER📚 Jensen Beach Elementary students are taking a deep dive into literacy by enjoying their comfy new seats in their new media center! What a cozy way to splash into new worlds and Celebrate Literacy Week! #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

⭐CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE⭐ Congratulations to Ty Raimann, a South Fork High School senior, for being awarded 3rd Place in Florida’s VFW “Voice of Democracy" contest! Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW's premier scholarship program. Nearly 80,000 high school students across the country compete each year for more than $2 million in scholarships and incentives. Students compete by writing and recording an audio essay on an annual patriotic theme. This year’s theme was “Why Is The Veteran Important?” Ty will be awarded a $1,500 scholarship to the University he plans to attend in August. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🐟SWIMMING INTO LITERACY WEEK🐟 Martin County School District students embark on many adventures this week as they dive deep into Celebrate Literacy Week! Students at Citrus Grove Elementary School swim upstream today and wear pink for Salmon Monday! They are having so much fun diving into the world of reading as buddies and with flashlights 🐟📚🌎 #ALLINMartin👊 #CLW2023

🚗MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MILLAY🚗 Tune in to the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show tomorrow at 8! Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay will provide an update on the latest news and information from throughout the Martin County School District. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📚CELEBRATING LITERACY📚 Join the Martin County School District as we dive into fostering a love for reading during "Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!" This year's theme, as designated by the Florida Department of Education, is "Take a Deep Dive Into Literacy, Splash Into New Worlds!" Schools have scheduled many daily activities designed to help students build their literacy skills while cultivating a love for reading. Check out the fun our students have in store for the entire week, starting tomorrow: https://www.martinschools.org/article/968696 #ALLINMartin👊 #FLCelebratesLiteracy