Citrus Grove Elementary School

🎨LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR SOPHIE🎨 Today is the last day to vote for Sophie Araque-Liu, a rising senior at Martin County High School, in the 2022 Doodle for Google contest! Let's go #ALLINMartin and help Sophie make it to the top five national finalists! She could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for a new/upgraded computer lab at MCHS! Don't forget, voting ends tonight! To show your support and vote for Sophie, click the link below and search for "Grades 10-12" and then "Florida." https://doodles.google.com/d4g/vote/

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 NEW COMPETITION! Paper is upping the game for Math Review Monday! The tutoring company is sponsoring a four-week contest, in which the 6th-12th grade student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions will win a $25 Amazon gift card! The contest runs from 7/11 through 8/5. So, let's sharpen those 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. For middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! Remember, the new four-week contest follows the student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. Solutions will be posted each Friday. See below for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

The Florida Department of Education released school and district grades for the 2021-2022 school year today. MCSD earned the highest percentage of "A" rated schools on the Treasure Coast and was just three points shy of earning an "A" district grade in the state accountability system. Five schools ranked among the top 25% of similar schools in the state. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/779784 #ALLINMartin👊

✅VOTE FOR SOPHIE✅ One of Martin County School District's very own needs your help to become a national finalist and potentially win big in the Doodle for Google Student Contest! Sophie Araque-Liu, a student at Martin County High School, was recently named the winner for Florida in the 2022 Doodle for Google Student Contest. K-12 students from across the United States had the opportunity to create their own version of the Google logo inspired by the prompt, "I care for myself by..." Sophie's artwork was chosen to represent Florida from thousands of entries. With your vote, she could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for MCHS, plus showcase her amazing artwork to the world! How to vote: head to https://doodles.google.com/d4g/ between now and 3 a.m. on July 13. Please show your support for Sophie and MCHS by voting and sharing the link with your family and friends. Let's go Sophie! Watch her story: https://youtu.be/gYt-3i7qp2A #ALLINMArtin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #DoodleforGoogle

✅VOTE FOR SOPHIE✅ One of Martin County School District's very own needs your help to become a national finalist and potentially win big in the Doodle for Google Student Contest! Sophie Araque-Liu, a student at Martin County High School, was recently named the winner for Florida in the 2022 Doodle for Google Student Contest. K-12 students from across the United States had the opportunity to create their own version of the Google logo inspired by the prompt, "I care for myself by..." Sophie's artwork was chosen to represent Florida from thousands of entries. With your vote, she could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for MCHS, plus showcase her amazing artwork to the world! How to vote: head to https://doodles.google.com/d4g/ between now and 3 a.m. on July 13. Please show your support for Sophie and MCHS by voting and sharing the link with your family and friends. Let's go Sophie! Watch her story: https://youtu.be/gYt-3i7qp2A #ALLINMArtin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #DoodleforGoogle

CGE families: please share this welcome message from Mrs. Richardson with your Diamondbacks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecfbJ8898G4

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 Our summer feeding bus is officially up and running - we'll be serving free meals and fun to all children aged 18 and under on weekdays through July 29! Come visit our Food & Nutrition Services team at the Crossings at Indian Run apartment complex (12:30 - 2 p.m.) or Stuart Congregational Church (10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.) Jade Jarvis of WPBF 25 News took a look at the bus on Tuesday, speaking with local families about what this meal service means to them. Click to learn more: https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-martin-county-feeding-bus-kids-school-summer/40515817. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

It is an honor to be a Citrus Grove Diamondback! I look forward to working with Citrus Grove stakeholders to continue a tradition of excellence in academic and social growth for our students. I am committed to providing a high-quality, standards-based education focused on student learning and data-driven results. Citrus Grove values the gift of a solid school-home partnership. I encourage our new families (and returning ones!) to get involved in our community; everyone has something to contribute. Your time is a significant investment in student learning. I look forward to building lasting relationships and partnerships with the entire school community. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and I look forward to seeing staff, parents, and students on campus soon. I am very fortunate to be a member of the CGE team!

Ms. Sherry Richardson is officially the new principal of Citrus Grove Elementary School! Learn more about Ms. Richardson by visiting our website: https://www.martinschools.org/o/cges/article/777667 #ALLINMartin👊

Welcome, Ms. Richardson! The CGE community looks forward to meeting you!

🗽Honoring our nation's heroes.🗽 Martin County School District is proud to honor the brave men and women throughout history who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our liberty and freedoms. May we never forget that freedom isn't free. #MemorialDay. #ALLINMartin

🍽 SUMMER BREAK SPOT 🍽 Our Food & Nutrition Services Department will continue to offer free meals to children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches will be served beginning on Tuesday, May 31. Please click here to learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/755243 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌞 HAPPY SUMMER, FAMILIES! 🌞 Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students will be posted today, May 27. Report cards for middle and high school students will be posted on Tuesday, June 14. 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/. We wish all of our students and families a safe and relaxing summer break. The 2022-2023 school year will begin on August 10, 2022. #ALLINMartin👊

Our last Rusano's Night to Give Back for this year is tomorrow, May 26th. Follow Field Day with fabulous food from Rusano's: pizza, sandwiches, salads, entrees ---all available for take out or delivery. Mention Citrus Grove when you order. Diamondbacks are grateful for the support of Rusano's Express Pizza!- call (772) 220-3329. (Bonus: who spotted the alliteration in this post?)

Tomorrow is Field Day! Sports, games, and fun in the sun - looking forward to a great day in the Grove!

Our hearts remain with Uvalde. 💔

The new CGE Instagram page is live! Join us @cgepalmcity as we share our campus news and events with IGers. #CGErocks #diamondbacks #spreadingthenews

Families and Employees - the Martin County School District is beginning its search for the next principal of Citrus Grove Elementary School. Please click the link below to share your thoughts about things that are working well at CGE, opportunities for improvement and characteristics you are looking for in a potential school leader: https://bit.ly/3kTv4l3 #ALLINMartin👊

A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take.💐❤️ Happy #MothersDay, Martin County!

The voter-approved half-mill property tax has funded an extra School Resource Officer (SRO) at each MCSD-operated high school for the last four years. The Martin County School Board wants to know if you think this should be continued if the half-mill is renewed by voters on August 23, 2022. Please click the following link to share your thoughts with the School Board: https://bit.ly/MCSDMillageRenewalSurvey. #ALLINMartin👊