🚨WEATHER UPDATE: SCHOOLS CLOSED TUESDAY🚨
Due to the ongoing impacts of severe weather across Martin County and surrounding communities, all Martin County School District-operated schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3. This includes all after-school activities.
In making this decision, the District considered conditions throughout the region, including significant flooding and difficult travel conditions in communities where many of our employees and families live. As conditions progressed throughout the day, we received reports of employees and families navigating floodwaters to get home, leaving vehicles behind and waiting for a ride because of impassable roadways, and making alternate arrangements for overnight accommodations because they can’t safely stay in their own homes.
Those impacts matter as we consider the safety of our employees traveling to and from our campuses and our ability to have the staff and resources in place to support students throughout the day.
The decision follows Governor Ron DeSantis’ declaration of a state of emergency for Martin County and surrounding counties.
Our thoughts are with our families and employees experiencing the impacts of the severe weather, both within Martin County and in surrounding communities. We encourage everyone to use caution and prioritize their safety as conditions continue to affect our region.
Continue to follow the District's social media and website for any updates.
#ALLINMartin👊
about 3 hours ago, Martin County School District
📚🍂 NONFICTION NOVEMBER! 🍂📚
It's time for our November AR Challenge, running November 1–30!
This month's theme may be Nonfiction November, but here's the exciting part… ALL BOOKS COUNT!🎉
📖 Fiction? YES! 🕵️ Mysteries? YES! 🚀 Adventures? YES! 📚 Nonfiction? ABSOLUTELY!
Every book read and successfully completed AR quiz earns points toward classroom reading goals!
And remember, EVERY READING OPPORTUNITY COUNTS! Whether students are reading independently, listening to an audiobook, enjoying a classroom read-aloud, or sharing a book with family and friends, every opportunity to read helps grow a love of literacy.
Let's turn the pages, earn those points, and make November a month full of reading success! ❤️
Happy reading, everyone! 📚✨
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
about 3 hours ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
🎨 Art to Remember Fundraiser Reminder! 🐊
Turn your Gator's artwork into a special keepsake while supporting Bessey Creek's Art Program! Choose from over 50 personalized products, perfect for holiday gifts! 🎁
📅 Order by Friday, November 6th to guarantee December delivery.
🛍️ Shop Here:
https://arttoremember.com/school/PNMWP5Thank you for supporting our talented student artists and BCE's Art Program! 💚💙
about 5 hours ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
🎃👻 Spooktacular STEM Fun! 🧪🕸️
Our 4th graders had a fun-filled day of Halloween STEM activities! 🎃 From creative challenges to hands-on experiments, students put their problem-solving skills, teamwork, and creativity to the test! It was a day filled with learning, laughter, and a little Halloween magic! 🧡🖤
Who knew learning could be so SPOOK-tacular?! 👻🔬✨
about 10 hours ago, KARI CUMMING
Post updated: Update 11/2: Schools are open today. We understand that conditions vary throughout the county. Families should make the decision they feel is safest based on the conditions where they are. Please be cautious when traveling and take it slow.
We recognize delays are inevitable, especially as we urge families to take it safe and slow when arriving. Tardies will be excused with parent/guardian notification.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
about 15 hours ago, Martin County School District
🚨WEATHER UPDATE🚨
MCSD Families: With significant rainfall impacting parts of our county, we are closely monitoring conditions ahead of the school day tomorrow.
Families should plan for the possibility of traffic and transportation delays. Please allow extra time for the morning commute and, most importantly, be safe and do not rush. If weather conditions cause your student to arrive late tomorrow morning, the tardy will be excused with parent/guardian notification.
We will continue to monitor conditions and share updates as new information becomes available. Please monitor the District’s website and social media channels for the latest information.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to keep our students, families and staff safe.
#ALLINMartin👊
1 day ago, Martin County School District
🎃🐊 A Spooktacular Gator Parade! 👻🧡
Our little Gators brought the Halloween spirit to Bessey Creek with an amazing costume parade! From superheroes and princesses to creative and spooky characters, our students filled the campus with smiles, laughter, and Halloween fun! 🎃✨
A huge thank you to our families for joining us and cheering on our Gators! We loved celebrating together and making special memories with our school family! 💚💙
Happy Halloween from Bessey Creek Elementary! 🐊🎃
3 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
🌱🎃 Growing Little Gardeners! 🌻
Our kindergarten gardeners have been busy digging into the wonderful world of plants! From learning about what plants need to grow to discovering roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, we’ve been growing our knowledge right alongside our plants! 🌿
And the excitement doesn’t stop there… we planted our VERY OWN class pumpkin patch! 🎃 We can’t wait to watch our pumpkins grow and see what our little gardeners have growing throughout the season!
Little hands, big discoveries, and lots of growing fun! 💚🌱
#BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether
3 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
🐊🤝 Teamwork Makes Learning Better! 📚✨
Our second graders love to collaborate! Whether they’re working on math, reading, science, or social studies, learning together is always a plus!
We love seeing our Gators share ideas, support one another, and learn as a team! 🐊
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
6 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
🍎CONFERENCE NIGHTS🍎
Martin County School District families, Conference Nights are HERE!
High School: Tuesday, October 27
Middle School: Wednesday, October 28
Elementary School: Thursday, October 29
Conference Nights are a great way to check in with your child’s teacher, see how things are going in the classroom and talk about ways to keep your child on track for the rest of the school year.
High school families, we will see you tonight!
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MartinMeansMore
7 days ago, Martin County School District
Leveling up our math skills! 🎲✨
Our 6th Grade Accelerated Math students took integer rules to the next level by designing their very own board games! ♟️💡
To show what they know, students let their creativity shine by building every part of their games completely from scratch. They crafted unique game boards, made handmade playing pieces, and wrote custom game rules and challenge cards. Seeing them bring their original concepts to life in such a hands-on way was incredible! 🎨✂️
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
7 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
⭐ This week’s STAR Gators are worth celebrating! ⭐
There are so many ways that our STAR Gators make our school community better! Maybe it’s their sense of humor, their kindness, their curiosity, their creativity, their enthusiasm, or simply the way they make the people around them smile.
Whatever makes them uniquely them, we’re celebrating it!
#BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether #MartinMeansMore
7 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
Color Our School with Character! 🐊
💚 Green for Responsibility!
❤️➕💜🟰💗 Red + Purple = Pink for Caring & Citizenship!
Our Gators are showing their true colors by making great choices, taking responsibility, and showing kindness to others! 🌟
Let’s keep shining bright and showing what it means to be a BCE Gator! 🐊💚💙
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
10 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
✨ It's been a great week celebrating our STAR Gators! ✨
Every child has something special to offer our school community. STAR Gator is our way of saying, “We see you. We appreciate you. We’re glad you’re here.”
Thanks, STAR Gators, for being you!
#BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether #MartinMeansMore
10 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
🏛️🚌 Learning Beyond the Classroom!
Our third graders had an amazing time exploring local government on their field trip! 📚
From learning about fire prevention to visiting the County Commissioners’ office, students discovered how local government works to serve our community. They even participated in a mock county commission meeting! 👏
What a fun way to bring classroom learning to life and make real-world connections! 💙💛
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
11 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
🍎REPORT CARDS🍎
First-quarter report cards are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal! View your child’s grades by logging in and selecting the “Reports” tab. Choose “Grade Report” for elementary students or “Report Card” for secondary students.
Click here to view grades and attendance:
https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ Need to set up your FOCUS account? Follow the instructions here:
https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MartinMeansMore
12 days ago, Martin County School District
💙💛🧡CHARACTER COUNTS at our school! 💛💙🧡 Our students have been shining bright during our daily color challenge! 🌟 💙 Monday – Trustworthiness
💛 Tuesday – Respect
🧡 Wednesday – Unity 💚 Tomorrow is Green for Responsibility! ❤️➕💜🟰💗 Friday is Red + Purple = Pink for Caring & Citizenship! Let’s keep showing our character and making great choices! 💚 📸 Swipe through to see our amazing Gators showing their character! 🐊💙💛 🧡 #BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether #MartinMeansMore
12 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
Our 5th grade scientists wrapped up their unit on interdependence and diversity by investigating how different bird beaks are adapted to help species survive in their environments. Students tested different tools as bird beaks to determine which were most effective at picking up various food items. Through this hands-on investigation, students explored how an organism’s physical characteristics help it obtain food and survive in its environment!
#BCEGators
#ShineBrightTogether
#MartinMeansMore
13 days ago, BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY
🍂🎃📚 Once Upon a Not-So-Spooky Night… What a MAGICAL Evening! 🐊💚💙
Our Bessey Creek Fall Festival was filled with smiles, laughter, and unforgettable memories! From our spectacular Trunk-or-Treat and Books Around the Campfire to games, the Book Fair, Craft Zone, dancing, and more, there was fun around every corner! ✨
A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors, generous donors, volunteers, PTA, teachers, staff, and community partners who made it all possible! Your generosity, creativity, and dedication brought this special night to life!
Thank you to our wonderful Gator families for joining us and making the evening so memorable! 💚
🐊 Making memories and SHINING BRIGHT TOGETHER! ✨
#BesseyCreekElementary #BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether
14 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
🍂🎃📚 Once Upon a Not-So-Spooky Night… What a MAGICAL Evening! 🐊💚💙
Our Bessey Creek Fall Festival was filled with smiles, laughter, and unforgettable memories! From our spectacular Trunk-or-Treat and Books Around the Campfire to games, the Book Fair, Craft Zone, dancing, and more, there was fun around every corner! ✨
A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors, generous donors, volunteers, PTA, teachers, staff, and community partners who made it all possible! Your generosity, creativity, and dedication brought this special night to life!
Thank you to our wonderful Gator families for joining us and making the evening so memorable! 💚
🐊 Making memories and SHINING BRIGHT TOGETHER! ✨
#BesseyCreekElementary #BCEGators #ShineBrightTogether
15 days ago, Bessey Creek Elementary
