Citrus Grove Elementary School

🚄ALL ABOARD FOR SAFETY🚄 Starting Monday, October 17, Brightline will begin testing its trains at speeds up to 110mph in Martin County. Families, employees and community members should be alert and follow all traffic laws when traveling around railroad tracks and crossings. MCSD recently spoke with a Brightline representative to gather important safety tips and learn what our community can expect. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/AJ1jkuwF6aA #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

It's here! Our bright orange, eye-catching, CGE book vending machine officially opened today! Lisa Rhodes, the Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Martin County, and representatives from US Sugar, sponsors of the vending machine program, joined us, along with Superintendent Dr. Millay, and School Board Member Michael DiTerlizzi. Top readers from each grade level participated in the event and used a token to choose a new book prize from the machine. Mrs. Richardson cut the yellow ribbon then Penelope Carter, our top MCSDReads reader with over 280 points, had the honor of using the first token. We are incredibly thankful for this gift, which comes with thousands of books to keep it filled all year. Every time a student earns 25 points a token is earned. We will use the next few days to get tokens and new book prizes into the hands of our students who are already in Point Clubs. In the meantime, keep reading Diamondbacks! We can't wait until it's your turn to use the book vending machine!

🚨SAFETY FIRST🚨 Families - please ensure your child wears their school-issued ID badge daily. These ID badges are an essential component of our overall safety plan. In addition, your child's badge allows them to easily perform certain school-related functions, such as boarding/exiting their school bus, purchasing meals or checking out materials from the media center. If your child needs a new badge, please contact their school. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Trunk or Treat will now be held at Rockin H Ranch - on Oct. 27th from 5p-7p. The Ranch is a beautiful location and there is so much space! In addition to trick or treating, there will be four food trucks: Foodies, Boys and Girls Club, Tacos Leah, and Carvel, as well as a perfect fall photo op setting for our families to enjoy. Thank you for making this event bigger and better, PTA!

All District-operated schools are closed today in observance of Yom Kippur. Classes will resume Thursday, October 6. View our complete 2022-2023 school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Our next School Advisory Committee meeting is Wednesday, October 12th, at 6:00 PM. We currently have membership vacancies to fill and are looking for parent and community support. If you are interested in making a difference at CGE and want to participate in our school improvement plan creation, SAC is for you! Please contact our chair, Mrs. Courtney Myers, at johnsoc@martinschools.org for more information.

🍎SCHOOLS CLOSED🍎 Reminder, families - all District-operated schools will be closed Wednesday, October 5, in observance of Yom Kippur. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Families and Employees - Our District team has been working to address any individual needs that may exist for our sites. Fortunately, our District was spared from receiving significant, severe damage from the storm. As a result, we will resume classes and operations tomorrow, September 30, 2022. Food & Nutrition Services will offer free meals to all students tomorrow. All employees will return to their normal schedules - employees who are not able to return to work tomorrow are asked to make contact with their supervisors today. Read more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/855113 #ALLINMartin👊

CGE's Picture Retake Day is October 28th for families who would like their child's fall portrait redone. New families, or students absent on Picture Day (August 26th) may also schedule a photo. If your child needs to participate, you must contact Focused on Forever prior to October 25th at www.focusedonforever.com/retakes Questions? Please email schools@focusedonforever.com directly.

🌀EYE ON THE STORM🌀 Families and Employees - as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, the decision has been made to close all District-operated schools and offices on September 28 and 29, 2022. View full details: https://www.martinschools.org/article/852197 #ALLINMartin👊

🌀EYE ON THE STORM🌀 All MCSD schools and offices will be open tomorrow, September 27. The District continues to carefully monitor the path of Hurricane Ian with our partners at Martin County Emergency Management. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/851431 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Happy New Year to all of our students, employees & families who celebrate Rosh Hashanah! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌀 EYE ON THE STORM 🌀 The Martin County School District is working closely with the Martin County Emergency Management Agency to monitor Tropical Storm Ian. We will provide updates as necessary on our website, all social media channels and via direct message notification to families and employees. For more information or to access the latest advisories, please visit hurricanes.gov. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MartinReady

Parents: Reminder that fall school portrait orders are due. You can place your order online at www.focusedonforever.com/order by using the password that was on your child’s proof form (or that was sent electronically). If you have misplaced that form or never received your child’s password, you can retrieve your password at www.focusedonforever.com/password If your child needs to participate in retake day on Oct 28th, you can sign them up no later than 3 BUSINESS DAYS prior at www.focusedonforever.com/retakes Questions? Email schools@focusedonforever.com

🍎SCHOOLS CLOSED🍎 All District-operated schools will be closed September 26 in observance of #RoshHashanah. View our complete instructional calendar for the 2022-2023 school year: https://martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊

⚖ #CONSTITUTIONWEEK FAST FACTS ⚖ We've reached our final question of Constitution Week - thanks for playing along! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

⚖ #CONSTITUTIONWEEK FAST FACTS ⚖ 🤔 What do you think? #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

⚖ #CONSTITUTIONWEEK FAST FACTS ⚖ Hint: one was the oldest signer of both documents and is buried in the city where the Constitutional Convention was held. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

⚖ #CONSTITUTIONWEEK FAST FACTS ⚖ Hint: both went on to become U.S. Presidents. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

⚖ #CONSTITUTIONWEEK FAST FACTS ⚖ Test your knowledge with us! We'll be sharing important facts about the United States Constitution all week. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect