MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

🌎IMMERSING, LEARNING, CONNECTING🌎 What better way to learn a language than immersing yourself in it? That's exactly what Ms. Meza's Spanish students and Ms. Hill's ELL students at South Fork High School are doing! This beautiful strategy encourages students to practice inclusion, immersion, and fluency development. "Both teachers are AMAZING. The love that comes from their classrooms is palpable. We are blessed to have these two teachers as South Fork Bulldogs!"-- Dr. Tim Aitken, South Fork High School Principal. #ALLINMartin #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🎃TRICK-OR-TREATING FOR ALL🎃 Staff and students at Willoughby Learning Center recently treated some of their neighbors at Pinewood Elementary to an inclusive trick-or-treat hallway parade! A lot of hard work, time, donations, and great decorating skills brought the event together and the results were worth it! There were smiles on so many faces as the students interacted with each other. At Willoughby Learning Center, leaders and community volunteers are being created, and it shows with such a successful and inclusive event! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🐢BREAKING NEWS🐢 This just in...a name has been chosen for the newest loggerhead hatchling at the Environmental Studies Council Center! Now introducing...Coral! Congratulations to Mrs. Carbaugh’s Kindergarten Class at Palm City Elementary School for naming the newest addition at the one-of-a-kind ESC! Coral was hatched on July 11, 2022. She is a loggerhead sea turtle that is part of a hatching study with Florida Atlantic University. Coral will not only be able to provide invaluable knowledge for FAU, but also for Martin County School District students for the next few years! Welcome to the family, Coral 🐢 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍂👻SPOOKY SEASON🍂👻 The saying "educators are decorators" absolutely rings true for our Division of Instructional Services! The team's creativity is currently on display in the School District Office - colleagues are being encouraged to vote for their favorite festive pumpkin. Which jazzed-up jack-o-lantern would you choose?! 🎃🎃🎃 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🌱DIGGING IN FOR EDUCATION🌱 The 3rd Grade Gifted class at Felix A. Williams Elementary is celebrating its annual Garden Week! During the week, students receive a hands-on enrichment of their “plants” science unit and their Expository and Research Writing lessons. Each child chooses their own plant, conducts research to become experts, prepares the garden beds and plants their plant. The 3rd Grade Gifted students will continue to care for their plants all year and later give garden tours to kindergarten, first and second-grade students once they are "experts" and feel confident in sharing their new knowledge with others! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🏆EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 🏆 Mr. Jeff Raimann of Indiantown Middle School is our 2022-2023 Principal of the Year! We appreciate Mr. Raimann's commitment to the success of The Nest! Mr. Raimann will represent the Martin County School District in the Florida Department of Education’s statewide recognition program. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🏆 CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 🏆 Ms. Tami De James of Murray Middle School has been named our 2022-2023 Assistant Principal of the Year! We are proud of Ms. De James’ dedication to our students and school district. Ms. De James will represent Martin County School District in the Florida Department of Education’s statewide recognition program. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍩PASTRIES WITH THE PRINCIPAL🍩 South Fork High School Principal Dr. Tim Aitken recently hosted “Pastries with the Principal,” where parents and community members were invited to come chat and ask questions! Dr. Aitken talked about his vision for South Fork High School, his philosophy of education and shared celebrations and successes of staff and students. Parents also got a little show from South Fork High's choir while they enjoyed their pastries! It is homecoming week at SFHS, so you may see some creative costuming in the mix--can you guess the theme based on the outfits? Answer: “Toy Story- Cowboys vs. Aliens” Thank you to all the parents who attended Pastries with the Principal to learn more and support the Bulldogs! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎 SPOTLIGHTING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP🍎 Superintendent John D. Millay and our District leadership team will surprise our 2022-2023 Principal & Assistant Principal of the Year today! Tune in to @mcsdflorida on social media and help congratulate our winners! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Our Fall Conference Nights are coming soon, families! Please watch for additional details coming from your child's school. View our complete instructional calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📣 OUTSTANDING LEADERS SHOUT-OUT📣 "HUGE shout-out to Principal Sarah Tuthill and Assistant Principal Justin Browning, the new and amazing administration team at Felix A. Williams Elementary. From the start, this duo's positive energy, support for students, and appreciation of staff have been evident. They have also balanced maintaining tradition with trying new ideas in such a perfect way so that things feel fresh but not overwhelming. They are inspiring us all to SAIL and have been "splashing" new additions to our FAWE Family." -Very Proud FAWE Team 💙💚💙💚 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect #PublicSchoolProud

🤝COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUELS SUCCESS🤝 Superintendent John D. Millay and Deputy Superintendent Michael Maine attended the United Way of Martin County's October Community Conversation at the Kane Center this afternoon. Dr. Millay provided attendees with an update on teaching, learning and demographic shifts throughout the Martin County School District. We continue to encourage anyone with a little free time in their schedule to consider volunteering to read to our students. To eliminate the vocabulary and language acquisition gaps that exist throughout the District, we need a minimum of 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ volunteer hours for reading per week at each school. View Dr. Millay's presentation: https://bit.ly/MCSDTheWordGap Learn how you can contribute to #MCSDTheRippleEffect and support our students as a volunteer reader: https://bit.ly/MCSDReadsMore #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE🍎 On November 1, 2022, the Martin County School District will host its annual perfect score recognition ceremonies for elementary, middle and high school students. One hundred fifteen (115) students earned a perfect score on one or more statewide assessments during the 2021-2022 school year and will be honored during the ceremonies, which will be held inside the cafeteria at Stuart Middle School. Click to view the complete list of perfect score honorees: https://www.martinschools.org/article/883631 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎REPORT CARDS🍎 First quarter report cards are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. View your child's grades and attendance information: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not have access to FOCUS, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

💗 CHARACTER COUNTS! 💗 In partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County, the Martin County School District is proud to announce the revitalization of an important program that will contribute to #MCSDTheRippleEffect and reframe how mental wellness support is delivered to students. "Character Counts! is not new to the Martin County School District," Superintendent John D. Millay shared during a kickoff event held at the Palm City Chamber of Commerce last week. "When I say we're revitalizing it, we're bringing it front and center." 👀Watch the video: https://youtu.be/nys26EwXCYo #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🚗MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MILLAY🚗 Begin your weekly commute while catching up on all things MCSD! Join Superintendent John D. Millay and Ms. Lisa Estevez, Executive Director of Exceptional Student Education & Student Services, live on the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show tomorrow at 8! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌊MAKING RIPPLES🌊 We are honored to celebrate Mr. Joe, an outstanding substitute teacher who has served students enrolled in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) classes at Felix A. Williams Elementary over the last few weeks. "Mr. Joe has been a wonderful addition to our unit," Ms. Cooney shares. "He has taken on being a paraprofessional in our room for the past month, and his assistance has been priceless. He goes out of his way to form wonderful relationships with the students and comes in every morning with endless positivity to share. Our little group will greatly miss him. We hope to have him join us in our classroom again soon!" Thank you for growing #MCSDTheRippleEffect through your commitment to our students, Mr. Joe! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍂🎃👻A GHOULISHLY GOOD TIME🍂🎃👻 Our Exceptional Student Education (ESE) & Student Services Departments participated in a Fall Festival complete with scarecrow decorating and frighteningly delicious treats today! We are proud of these employees for demonstrating #MCSDTheRippleEffect and contributing to our workplace culture of collaboration! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📹HANDS-ON LEARNING📹 On Tuesday, the Martin County School District's Digital Learning team had the opportunity to work with the AV class at Murray Middle School on a tool for teachers! The AV students produced a how-to video on how teachers can use their new interactive flat panel. We're excited to see the final product! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📚MCSD READS📚 Check out Mrs. Wardell's 4th graders at Warfield Elementary School engaged in their books! They love independent reading time! They are working extremely hard to reach their end-of-year goals in the MCSD Reads program. MCSD Reads is the District's initiative to close the word gap by reinstating Accelerated Reader throughout the 2022-2023 school year, where students read books and take quizzes for fun prizes! Great job, Mrs. Wardell's 4th graders! Keep on reading! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect