Citrus Grove Elementary School

📚BOOKS OF THE MONTH📚 Looking for more books to read this summer? Check out the Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr.'s picks for Commissioner’s Books of the Month! Books of the Month for June: 📙Pre-K: "What is America?" by Michelle Medlock Adams 📕Grades K-2: "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Peter Spier 📗Grades 3-5: "Proud to Be an American" by Lee Greenwood 📘Grades 6-8: "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?" by Jean Fritz 📙Grades 9-12: “Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson" by Katherine Johnson #ALLINMartin👊

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 It's time for another Math Review Monday to help keep those math skills sharp this summer! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the tutors at Paper (for free)! See below for one of this week's math problems. You can find all the math problems for each grade level here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! See photo for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

We are thrilled to introduce the new Citrus Grove Elementary School crest. This symbol embodies our dedication to educational excellence and our home in Western Palm City. In addition to being academically prepared for their future, Diamondbacks will explore agriculture and community/career connections through a Career and Technical Education (CTE) lens. In the coming school year, you will see how our crest comes to life through the daily experiences of our students and the ongoing growth of our school. Welcome to the new face of Citrus Grove—where education, community, and career readiness unite!

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

GEAR UP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 🍎☀️📚 Summer learning in the Martin County School District starts tomorrow, June 3! Bus routes, times and locations can be found at this link: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources We look forward to a summer full of educational growth! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 No school? No problem! Our Food & Nutrition Services Department continues to offer free meals to ALL children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches are now being served at a few locations, but more sites will be available starting June 3. Our Summer Feeding Bus is back on the road this year! It will make stops at St. Lucie Mobile Village and Booker Park in Indiantown. Full list of locations and times: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1620864 #ALLINMartin👊

☀️SUMMER STARTS NOW☀️ Happy Summer, Families! Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students are now available. Report cards for middle and high school students (without EOC grades) will be posted on Monday, June 10. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/. If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Something extra special is happening this week! The CGE Media Center rewards students for reading in many ways, but the toughest to get is the G.O.A.T. Award. GOATs are our greatest-of-all-time MCSDReads point-getters for each quarter. Each grade can only have one per marking period and 17 students have earned the award this year, including 7 students who earned it more than once! Newfield Farm, Mattamy Homes, and Harmony Hope Stables found out about our GOATS and wanted to reward them with a visit with THEIR goats. These lucky students were invited to Walk with Goats this week at KC Trails, the conservation area that’s part of Newfield in Palm City. "The buzz in the library when this event was announced was amazing," Mrs. Windsor shared. "These students LOVE reading and it's wonderful to acknowledge their passion in this unique way." Congratulations to these Diamondbacks, our most voracious readers! We will share pictures of the event later this week on our Facebook page. https://www.stuartmagazine.com/things-to-do/around-town-things-to-do/student-readers-to-have-fun-day-out/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3FqFT2a0HJxl_327k45TPiZuU6bia5eYlGo6RY9QjQeUlMVTFoDYD673Y_aem_Aa00NS6jmY42x7CzMoFt7SUBVUEga-L_0Pl_CCfaQiXvsg4FL7T8WAmrffYIqRXa54cpsHzPqiTf_kGLYd8yGOWb #thankfulforourNewfieldpartnership #GOATSmeetinggoats #greatestofalltimequarterlytopreaders #motivatingthemotivated

🍎CELEBRATING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE🍎 We are very proud to announce that more than 150 students in the Martin County School District earned a perfect score on their state assessments for the 2022-2023 school year! Students were celebrated for this outstanding achievement during the Perfect Score Awards Ceremony last Monday. Fewer than 1% of students in the state earned a perfect score. The climb to #1 continues through our students’ PERFECT mastery of their course content! https://www.martinschools.org/article/1578641#ALLINMartinin👊

🎉CELEBRATING PRINCIPALS🎉 On this special day, we recognize the amazing contributions of our school principals. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our students, staff, and school community. Your leadership inspires greatness every day! #ALLINMartin👊

We have a special shout-out for a former student today. Austin Marks, or Mr. Austin to students, will soon graduate from Martin County High School. He returned to CGE this year as our S3 Student Technician, a paid internship position with MCSD. He troubleshoots technology problems at our school, and with an enrollment of over 600 students with 1:1 devices plus 200 desktops and 60 interactive instructor panels, that is a big job! He also assists in the library each morning, helping students choose and check out books. Austin will attend the University of Florida in the fall and study Computer Science. Hopefully, he will continue his artistic talents, too - we don't want the skills that helped him earn the Award of Excellence in Art and Design to get rusty! You will be missed, Austin! Best of luck to you and keep in touch. #mcsdspirit #alwaysaDiamondback #GoGators #rolemodelforstudents #homegrowntalent

We had a very special announcement at our spirit rally today. The Citrus Grove representative for the 24-25 Teacher of the Year is… Mrs. Molina-Council! The award, which is chosen by staff vote, was presented with her family in attendance as a surprise. Mrs. Molina-Council is a 4th grade teacher who heads numerous clubs on campus. Her Diamondback roots are strong: having started as a paraprofessional, becoming a support teacher then classroom educator, and as a parent to her son and daughter, both CGE alumni. Her infectious smile and talented teaching skills have won the hearts of our school family. We look forward to celebrating this well-deserved honor with her!

🎉CELEBRATING MATHLETES🎉 This past weekend, all Martin County School District-operated elementary schools participated in the 2nd Annual MCSD 5th Grade Math Olympics! The arena: Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. The events: individual and team rounds in problem-solving, critical thinking, and speed math. Every team was shooting for gold, but after the calculations were tallied, the Crystal Lake Elementary School Hawks won the gold, earning the title of District Champion. The Jensen Beach Elementary School Vikings took home silver and the J.D. Parker Elementary School Rockets got the bronze. Congratulations to all our outstanding mathletes and their coaches! https://www.martinschools.org/article/1565023 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

⏰🍎TIME TO REGISTER⏰🍎 Registration for the summer Extended Day programs at the Martin County School District begins on Monday, May 6! Extended Day summer programs are open to all students who will be enrolled in grades K-5 at a District-operated school next year. Programs will be held Monday - Friday beginning June 3 and running through July 26. Learn more and register online: https://www.martinschools.org/page/extended-day #ALLINMartin👊

➗➕MATH WEEK 2024✖️➖ Why was the equal sign so humble? Because it knew it wasn't greater or less than anyone else! Today, we're celebrating Equivalent Wednesday for #MCSDMathWeek! The Daily Math Challenge for Wednesday is now available. Students and teachers can compete with others from across the District for prizes. All grade levels are invited to participate! View the Daily Math Challenge here: bit.ly/mcsdmathweek Local careers using math in the spotlight: Evergreen Private Care, Sailfish Splash, StuartLife - The City of Stuart, Florida, and Revolution Prototype & Machine. Watch the full-length video here: https://youtu.be/S537_Nko0rs #ALLINMartin👊

➗➕MATH WEEK 2024✖️➖ Happy MCSD Math Week! Monday = Wild About Math! Throughout this week, students and teachers are celebrating all things math! Each day, students AND teachers can participate in daily math challenges and compete with others from across the District for prizes. All grade levels are invited to participate! Students will also learn about the numerous careers using math on a daily basis. Here's a glimpse of the careers being showcased today: Proctor Construction Company, Martin County Sheriff's Office and Hammock Creek Golf Club. View today’s Daily Math Challenge here: bit.ly/mcsdmathweek Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTuzGA3KlY4 #ALLINMartin👊

The Character Counts focus for the month of April is gratitude. Gratitude is being thankful and sharing it with others. Andres was nominated by Mrs. Miller because he is always appreciative of everything he is given! He does not take anything for granted. Ms. Montessi is our teacher winner. Ms. Montessi works diligently with all her students to ensure they are showing growth. She is a great advocate for all students and we are so thankful for her. Shout out to our community sponsors: Melissa Stallings of Re/Max Stuart for donating Character Counts t-shirts, and Jeremiah's Italian Ice for donating the teacher gift card prize! #mcsdspirit #charactercounts #WeareCitrus #myattitudeisgratitude

Newfield Farm continues to be a cherished community partner for CGE. Earlier this week they visited our campus with James Fitzgerald who represented their builder, Mattamy Homes USA. They were here to help us make Principal Rynca’s and our leadership team’s beautification dream come true. Mr. Thomas, our Plant Operator, has worked diligently to return our sprinkler system to a dependable level and we are ready to make our campus exterior look as fabulous as our interior. With the help of Mattamy and Newfield - consider these our ‘before’ pictures. We have big plans! #commitmenttoourcommunity #mcsdspirit #beautificationproject #WeAreCitrus #DifferentHere

🍎 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONFERENCE NIGHT 🍎 Reminder: Tonight is Conference Night for elementary school families. Please take this opportunity to meet with your child's teachers and discuss their progress for the year. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud