Citrus Grove Elementary School

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

Our Diamondback community is a compassionate crew! We raised nearly $22,000 for the American Heart Association through our Kids Heart Challenge.🏆 We learned how to take care of our hearts and brains while showing citizenship through kindness ...and earned PE equipment for our school. Great work, Coach T and our family of supporters! #mcsdspirit #healthyhearthealthylife #pillarsofcharacter #WeareCitrus

➗➕MATH WEEK 2024✖️➖ Are you ready to get your math on Martin County School District?! MCSD Math Week is back for the second year! Next week (April 15-19), we are celebrating math in style and highlighting the many careers using math every day. Students can participate in daily math challenges and compete with others from across the District for prizes. All grade levels are invited to participate! Be there or be squared! #MCSDMathWeek2024 #ALLINMartin👊

Save the date: the CGE Family Fun 5K is May 4th! Coach T and Coach Miller have our back field mapped out for a great athletic event for students and families. Our most serious runners AND our walkers will enjoy this contest. Entry fees include race shirts plus medals for all participants and proceeds benefit the CGE Running Club. Registration forms will go home with students and can be printed using the link below. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2252/cges/4166817/CGE_Family_Fun_5K_Entry_Form__1_.pdf

☀️ SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFETY ☀️ Reminder: At approximately 1:48 p.m., Martin County will begin to experience a partial solar eclipse. This happens when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, momentarily casting a shadow and blocking the sun's light. Martin County will not experience a "totality" like other parts of the country and can expect to see approximately 51% coverage of the sun. It is NEVER safe to look directly into the sun with the naked eye. For more information on how to view the solar eclipse next week, please visit: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1532351

☀️ SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFETY ☀️ On Monday, April 8, a partial solar eclipse will occur when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, momentarily casting a shadow and blocking the sun's light. Martin County will not experience a "totality" like other parts of the country and can expect to see approximately 51% coverage of the sun. It is NEVER safe to look directly into the sun with the naked eye. For more information on how to view the solar eclipse next week, please visit: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1532351

🗓️EARLY RELEASE DAY🗓️ Just a reminder, families - tomorrow, April 3, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

We're so proud to celebrate and honor our outstanding Martin County School District assistant principals, who lead by action and example. Their hard work and commitment make a difference every day! 📣Drop a comment below and give a shoutout to your favorite assistant principal from MCSD! 📣 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #APWeek24

Reminder, families! All Martin County School District schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. Classes will resume on Monday, April 1. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Third quarter report cards are now available. 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://bit.ly/3Tvo4eT #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

CGE Families: Hello, Heart Heroes! Are you ready?! Kids Heart Challenge is coming to our school TOMORROW!! We have exciting things planned this year to get us moving, helping others, and having fun. Get a head start by signing up today and helping your student choose a daily health challenge. Visit our school page at http://www2.heart.org/goto/CitrusGroveElementarySchool or download the AHA Schools app!

🌟 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU 🌟 10 days left!! 📣 Parents, please take a moment to fill out the Martin County School District's annual Satisfaction & Engagement Survey to provide your input! ℹ️ These surveys provide an avenue for family feedback that is vital in the development and monitoring of strategies that enhance the learning experience for our students. Parents of students in grades PreK-12, we need YOU! Your submissions are kept anonymous, and it's important a survey is filled out for each child's school, if applicable. ➡️School administrators and teachers eagerly await your feedback this year, comparing it with last year's baseline results to analyze progress. Your input is the key to continuous improvement! Take the survey here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/martin/ The feedback from these surveys is invaluable! MCSD appreciates every stakeholder who partners with us in our mission to provide excellent education for all students. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

💐SPRING BREAK💐 All Martin County School District-operated schools will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15, 2024. Classes will resume on Monday, March 18, 2024. We wish all of our families and employees a safe and relaxing break! #ALLINMartin👊

🏄‍♀️🌊SURF'S UP🌊🏄 Celebrate National School Breakfast Week with the Martin County School District! This year’s theme is Surf’s Up With School Breakfast. Students, get charged up for a day of learning by grabbing breakfast in the cafeteria all week long! Watch this video highlighting the daily options created by Citrus Grove Elementary School Food and Nutrition Services Manager Christy Cole and her students: https://youtu.be/Oh5_igPqngg #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎CHOOSING THE BEST🍎 During an Emergency Meeting held this evening, the Martin County School Board voted to add Martin County High School and Jensen Beach High School to the list of approved Controlled Open Enrollment schools for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. This means in AND out-of-county residents can apply to ANY MCSD-operated school during the application period that will open tomorrow, March 1 – March 31. For high school students, applications for signature programs are no longer required as part of the Choice process, but must be completed if your child would like to be considered for entrance into a signature program. ℹ️Students accepted into a Controlled Open Enrollment choice option must have their own mode of transportation to and from school. Students are not required to renew their applications annually and will be permitted to attend their chosen school through the highest grade level offered on the campus. ➡️Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/page/office-of-school-choice #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎PUBLIC SCHOOL PROUD🍎 Celebrate Public Schools Week with the Martin County School District! We proudly educate about 18,000 PK-12 students across 29 facilities. All week long, join us in celebrating the amazing things happening in our public schools and the people who make it all happen! Today is Memory Lane Monday! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #psw24

For the first time ever, CGE competed in Odyssey of the Mind this weekend. Mrs. Tammy Reinhart facilitated the group which has prepared and practiced for more than two months. OM is a STEAM problem-solving competition held on regional, state, and world levels. Unfortunately we will not be moving on to the state competition but it was a fantastic experience for our team: Jaelyn Miller, Eden Gardy, Ella Salcedo, Xander Boysen, Aidan Greene, Alda Rock, and Susie Smith. “It was an absolute blast,” said Mrs. Reinhart. “It’s tough to know our journey is over but the learning experience and camaraderie of our group was inspirational. This is a very talented group of students”. Congratulations Diamondbacks- thanks for representing CGE with professionalism and a ton of smarts! #OdysseyoftheMind #WeareCitrus #outsidetheboxthinking

Citrus Grove had a fantastic evening at the MCSD Elementary Stem Fair on Thursday! Raazia and Kyleigh took 2nd place for their team project in the environmental category, and Vincenzo’s individual physics project, earned 3rd place. These three students are proud Diamondbacks in Vanessa Molina-Council’s classroom. We also had FOUR classroom project winners: Mrs. Reinhart and Mrs. Lambert earned 2nd place honors, Mrs. Molina-Council earned 3rd place, and Mrs. Wendisch’s class received Honorable Mention. This is the most winners CGE has ever had! Kudos to Mrs. Gibson for running our school based fair. Additionally, we had many alumni invited to the regional fair for 6-12th grades, including students who will move on to the state competition. CGE is proud of our tradition as a science-focused school!🤩🤩

🎡FREE ADMISSION🎡 Martin County School District employees can attend the Martin County Fair and Youth Livestock Show for FREE on Friday, February 16, from 5 p.m. to midnight! MCSD staff, bring your employee ID to the ticketing area. Complimentary admission is for employees only and includes entrance to the Fair. Wristbands, food/beverages, tickets for guests, and other in-Fair purchases are sold separately. This FREE admission includes the chance to watch Martin County High School's Jazz Band and Choir and MCSD alum/country music up-and-comer Jesslee’s kick off of her 2024 “Small Town Go-Round” Tour! Thank you to the Martin County Fair Board for providing this opportunity to our outstanding employees! 👏🎡 Learn more about the Martin County Fair here: https://www.martincountyfair.com/ #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫