Citrus Grove Elementary School

Three Diamondbacks will be representing CGE at the Martin County School District Elementary Spelling Bee today! Arnav, Lilly Kate, and Jaelyn earned this opportunity by winning classroom and school-wide contests. According to Ms. Logsdon, our team leader, "these students have been practicing and working very hard to be the best they can be." Good luck spellers, we are proud of you!

The CGE yearbook is almost finished and looks better than ever! Very few extra copies are printed- we strongly encourage families to preorder one using this link: https://www.balfour.com/florida/palm-city/citrus-grove-elementary-school Printed yearbooks arrive in late May and are delivered to students during the last week of school. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own one!

C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-E What's that spell?! 📣🐍 Citrus Grove Elementary School teachers Ms. Vanessa Molina-Council and Ms. Tammy Reinhart invited Martin County High School cheerleaders (and CGE alum!) to help build the school's very own spirit squad! The result… the birth of the CGE Rattlers! They debuted at Saturday’s Russell Holloway Track Meet, where CGE took home the Overall Champions trophy for the third year in a row! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

The 40th annual Russell Holloway Elementary Track Meet was held today and CGE delivered an impressive win! Our girls' team took first place, the boys' team earned second place, and for the third year in a row, we were the overall winners. Led by Coach T Harnden and Assistant Coach Miller, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade athletes worked hard against top competition. "This team knew they would need their A-game to bring home the trophy again," said Coach T. "They were motivated and incredibly supportive of each other. This is a great team of kids and an awesome group of parents." For the first time, CGE had a cheer team to lead our fans. The Rattlers group formed recently and kept the energy up in the stands from start to finish. We look forward to seeing more of their spirit at future school events. Our 5th graders were triple champions, enjoying the exuberance of winning all three years they were eligible to participate. We hope the spring Running Club, open to 2nd-5th graders will help our future teammates get ready for next year's competition!

🏁TRACK MEET INFO🏁 We're ready to see our elementary school athletes bright and early tomorrow morning, January 20, at Jensen Beach High School for the Russell Holloway Track Meet! See photos for the schedule of events. Who's going to take home the trophies this year?! 🏆 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🔔NEW START TIMES FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR🔔 The Martin County School Board approved new school start times for the 2024-2025 School Year during its regular Board Meeting tonight. Florida HB 733, passed in 2023, requires school districts to comply with new middle and high school start times beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. To comply with the legislation, Martin County School District school start and end times have been adjusted for the 2024-2025 school year. Because we are implementing the new times before the mandated year (2026-2027), the District will receive funds from the Florida Department of Education, which a portion of will be used to purchase a school bus tracking system for families. This system will allow verified parents and guardians to see when the bus will arrive at its stop in the mornings and afternoons, and if there are any delays along the route. Read more about the new times, legislation and bus tracking system here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1413309 #ALLINMartin👊

📚HONORING OUR HISTORY📚 The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida are encouraging students to participate in this year’s Black History Month contests! Students from all grade levels are invited to attend. Contests will run through February 7th. Essay contest winners will receive a two-year Florida College Plan scholarship! For more info on how to enter, visit: floridablackhistory.com #ALLINMartin👊

🚀TAKE FLIGHT WITH US! 🚀 On Tuesday, February 7, each Martin County School District elementary school will host a Kindergarten Blast Off orientation event for families! Staff will provide families of rising kindergartners with information on school meal programs, Extended Day after-school care opportunities, completing their enrollment and more! Kindergarten Blast Off starts at 5:30 p.m. at each school on February 7. We hope to see you there! Find your child's future elementary school and learn more about enrollment here: https://bit.ly/48SyJWW #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

TOWN HALL ON ALL THINGS EDUCATION 📣📚 The Martin County School District is hosting a series of town hall sessions designed to engage our local community in conversations about issues impacting education. Sessions will be held in each area of our community. The first session will take place on Wednesday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. at J.D. Parker Elementary School. Before this first session, we encourage community members to fill out a survey on topics and questions they would like to see covered during the town hall. Click here for the survey: https://bit.ly/48I7dLI This is a great opportunity to talk with fellow Martin County neighbors and MCSD leaders about legislation, safety, funding and all trends impacting our students’ educational experience. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/41JZZEK #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

👋 WELCOME BACK👋 We’ve missed you! We hope all of our students, employees and families had a nice, relaxing Winter Break! We are ready to make 2024 the best chapter yet in our learning journey together! 🍎📚 #ALLINMartin👊

📣SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK📣 The Martin County School District seeking your feedback about a potential year-round school pilot program. What is year-round school? Year-round school does NOT mean students will be in the classroom for more days. Instead, the mandated 180 days of instruction are spread throughout the year, changing the duration and timeframes of breaks. In May, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 891 into law, establishing a four-year pilot program for year-round schooling. To contemplate joining the program (which starts in the 2024-2025 school year), the District was required to apply by the Florida Department of Education. The District has initially identified Warfield Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary, and Indiantown Middle as potential schools to participate in the pilot program. Join the conversation! Share your insights or questions by heading to this link or participating during public comment at the Board Workshop on January 9, 2024: https://bit.ly/3S5PGqv #ALLINMartin👊

❄️WINTER BREAK IS HERE❄️ On behalf of Superintendent Michael Maine and the Martin County School Board, we wish all of our students, employees and families a happy, safe and relaxing holiday season! Classes will resume on January 4, 2024. 🎄❄⛄🎅 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Due to the likelihood of inclement weather impacting our local area this afternoon into tomorrow, all OUTDOOR school/District activities planned for today and tomorrow have been cancelled. INDOOR activities may proceed as planned at the discretion of the hosting school/department. School buses will not run for any activities planned for Saturday, 12/16. Please continue to monitor our website - www.martinschools.org - and social media channels for the latest information.

📚BOOK OF THE MONTH📚 As Winter Break is approaching fast, the Florida Department of Education Commissioner’s Book of the Month picks for December have arrived just in time to keep students reading while they're out of the classroom! Commissioner’s Book of the Month is a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in K-12 schools. Books of the Month for December: 📙Pre-K: "Crinkle Bells" by Jay Fleck 📕Grades K-2: "Jeremy’s Dreidel" by Ellie B. Gellman 📗Grades 3-5: "The Legend of the Christmas Tree" by Pat Matuszak and Rick Osborne 📘Grades 6-8: "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott 📙Grades 9-12: "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry #ALLINMartin👊

Florida school grades have been released and CGE is once again an A rated school! We are ELA *and* math achievement leaders in Martin County, and a top 20 elementary school in the state! Martin County School District tied for 9th place out of Florida's 67 school districts. We are on the way to #1! #WeareCitrus #Strivingfornumber1 #bettertogether @MCSD #Aratedschool #top20 #Allinforachievement

Something BIG is coming. Connect with your child's teacher(s) like never before through a two-way communication solution...all in ONE app. Starting in January 2024, staying up-to-date with the district, schools, AND your student’s teachers, classes and clubs will be easier than ever. Download the Martin County School District app in your preferred store now. 📲 Download for Android https://bit.ly/384NjgH Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3Dl3iWC #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎉🎄CELEBRATING HOLIDAY SPIRIT🎄🎉 ICYMI: Martin County School District students, teachers and parents rocked their holiday spirit, decked out their floats and jingled all the way to victory in the Stuart Christmas Parade! Congratulations to the following who took home a trophy: ❄️ Best Theme (Small Float): Jensen Beach Elementary School PTA ❄️ Best Music (Small Float): Citrus Grove Elementary School ❄️ Best Illumination (Small Float): Best Buddies, Martin County High School ❄️ Best Middle School Marching Band: Stuart Middle School ❄️ Best High School Marching Band: Martin County High School A big round of applause for all the schools, students, clubs, parents, teachers, volunteers and staff who participated this year! From creativity to spirit, we know we have a fantastic MCSD community! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎CROSS-CURRICULUM INNOVATION🍎 Several elementary school teachers engaged in professional development to increase student outcomes of project-based learning. The goal of this optional training was to identify numerous avenues to incorporate multiple subjects into one project, while also increasing student 'voice and choice' options! By integrating more academic subjects into one project and providing different options for how students complete that project, students can experience a multifaceted approach to learning, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of their units! Teachers from Citrus Grove Elementary, Crystal Lake Elementary and J.D. Parker Elementary attended this professional development session hosted by MCSD instructional coaches Mrs. Register and Mr. Beasley. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🧡💚Appreciation Post💚🧡 The entire CGE staff wishes to thank our amazing PTA. This week they organized volunteers to create a holiday parade float, help in the cafeteria, and run a VERY busy Holiday Shop. It's difficult to find background-checked helpers for one endeavor much less three in the same week! The Holiday Shop, and other fundraisers run by the PTA, provide fun activities for students, such as Trunk or Treat and Sailfish Splash events, but that's not all. Our generous PTA also supplements the curriculum for our school! Lexia was purchased for Kindergarten through 5th grade students to enrich our ELA materials, and 👏👏recently IXL was bought for 1st-5th math practice.👏👏 We could not provide these apps for students without the support of our PTA. While we thank our PTA for the organization, management, and creation of the programs they provide, as well as the NUMEROUS hours of time they donate to us, we know that they are indebted to all of our families. The financial support of our Diamondback community is noticed and appreciated!

📢SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK📢 In accordance with Florida's instructional materials adoption cycle, the Martin County School District is beginning the Science curriculum adoption process. Students, parents/caregivers, employees and members of the community are encouraged to review materials that have been submitted by publishers and provide their feedback as part of the process. Learn more and get involved by clicking this link: https://www.martinschools.org/.../instructional-resources... #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud