Winter Break has arrived, and we’re wishing our students, employees, and families a restful, joy-filled break. May the days ahead bring time to slow down, recharge, and soak in the magic of the season—whether that means cozy moments, special traditions, or simply time together.
We can’t wait to welcome students and staff back in the new year as we continue a school year rooted in excellence. Classes resume January 5.
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD
🎄📚 The MCSD IXL Holiday Hustle is BACK! 📚🎄
From December 20 – January 4, students across Martin County will take part in the IXL Holiday Hustle, a fun learning challenge where schools compete to see who can grow the most in ELA and Math!
✨ How to help Hobe Sound win the Holiday Hustle Trophy:
• Students log on and practice IXL ELA and/or Math skills
• Skills can be at their grade level, one level below, or one level above
• Every skill mastered helps our school and builds confidence
Let’s go, Eagles and earn the 2025 MCSD IXL Holiday Hustle Champion title! 🏆
💻 Log in to IXL and GET IN THE GAME!
🎄✨ Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄
I hope this season brings you and your family plenty of joy and relaxation. 🌟💖
Don’t forget—our Winter “Wonder”land Challenge is still going strong! 📚❄️
✅ Read 4 nonfiction books before January 30th
✅ Take the AR test
✅ Create 2 projects
Students should have tracking sheet or can get one from their teacher!
Encourage your student to read over break—it’s truly a gift to sit and read with them or to them. 🎁📖
We have a BIG goal: 10,000,000 words read by the New Year! 🏆✨ Every word counts through AR (MCSD Reads) quizzes. Let’s make it happen together! 💪📚
#WinterWonderland #ReadingGoals #HappyHolidays #SpreadTheJoy
Join us Thursday December 18, at the Stuart location, for a delicious way to support our 5th grade students! When you dine with Chick-fil-A during our Spirit Night, a portion of the proceeds will go directly toward helping our students experience an unforgettable adventure on their end of year field trip.
Thank you for supporting our school ❤️ 🐄🐤
Registration opens Monday, 12/15 at 5:00 PM! ⏰
We’re excited to offer a variety of clubs for different age groups, including:
💙 FUN Club
🤍 Baseball
💙 Softball
🤍 Library Club
💙 Cheer Clubs
🤍 Art Clubs
💙Pickleball
It’s first come, first serve, so be ready to grab your spot!
👉 Register and read full details here:
https://hobesound.givebacks.com/shop?category=391447
🎉📚 Announcing Our Winter “Wonder”land Reading Challenge! ❄️✨
We’re inviting all our amazing readers to join in the fun! Between now and January 30th, your child’s mission is to:
✅ Read 4 nonfiction (factual) books
✅ Pass an AR test for each book
➡️ If there’s no AR test, write 2 questions with correct answers and evidence from the book
✅ Complete a small creative project for 2 of the 4 books
📋 Teachers have the tracking sheets, and once they are completed, they need to be turned in to Mrs. Parrilli.
🌟 Rewards:
All students who complete the challenge will earn a brag tag AND be entered to win a $25 shopping spree for a book or activity that sparks their curiosity! 🔍📖
Let’s make this winter a season of WONDER! ❄️💡
📚✨ Ready, set, READ!
HSE was thrilled to celebrate our School Employee of the Year, Mrs. Malott, at the 2026 MCSD SREY Awards Dinner.
While Mrs. Malott officially serves as our ELL paraprofessional, her impact on our students, our campus, and our entire community extends far beyond any single job title.
Thank you, Mrs. Malott, for the care, dedication, and love you give to so many students every day—and for so many years. 💙🤍
🎁Looking for a gift this holiday season?🎁
Look no further! Purchase a tag created by one of our fifth-grade art students through Martin County Tax Collector, Ruth Pietruszewski's Office! Choose from plates created by students from one of our elementary schools. Proceeds from purchases go back to our classrooms!
Purchase tags from this year or previous years: https://martin-county-tag-art.myshopify.com/
🎉 Thank You, Parents! 🦃📚
We are SO grateful you spent time reading with your child over Thanksgiving break! 💛 Your support helps them soar in the classroom! 🦅✨
Right now, we’re working on building READING STAMINA 💪📖—the superpower that helps students read for longer without losing focus!
Here’s how you can help at home:
⏱ Set a timer and add 1–2 minutes each night.
📝 Track distractions (TV, toys, pets 🐶🐱).
✔ Use a tally system—goal = ZERO distractions! 🚫
With practice, your child will become a reading champion! 🏆 Let’s keep those pages turning! 📚💫
#ElevateEagles #ReadingStamina #FamilyReadingFun
Did you know that tomorrow, December 4, is National Cookie Day?!
You know what that means...every student gets a FREE holiday cookie with their lunch purchase! 🎉
A little sweet treat to ring in the season and make their day even brighter! 🤩
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925
Thank you,
Mary O’Brien
Martin County School District
HSE Food & Nutrition Services Manager
obrienm@martinschools.org
UPDATED with correct dates!
📣 PBIS Attendance Update & December Spirit Days!
Healthy Attendance is what we expect at HSE. Our goal this year is to reach and maintain an average of 96% for our school average. Take a look at last month's averages.
✨ December Spirit Days
Let’s keep the energy high! Don’t forget to join in on our upcoming spirit days and show your school pride.
📊 Progress Monitoring
Progress Monitoring PM2 is right around the corner, and we want every student to know one thing:
🌟 We believe in PROGRESS, not perfection. 🌟
This year, we are celebrating growth in a big way!
🎉 Students who show growth from PM1 to PM2 will earn exciting rewards!
Incentives include:
✨ Extra recess time
✨ A special lunch with our amazing admin team
✨ …and more fun surprises to celebrate your hard work!
We can’t wait to recognize the dedication, effort, and progress our students are making each day. Keep showing up and giving your best each day, Eagles—your growth matters, and we’re cheering for you! 💪📚
HSE Families, we are excited to share that our 2 PM Supper Club is continuing this coming week! This third meal of the day is FREE for all students and is offered at dismissal. 🦅💙
Check out the menu items for the three school weeks in December below 👇
We hope our Eagles enjoy these nutritious and delicious options! We are thankful to get to provide this support for our families. 😋✨
Today, we’re grateful for our incredible students, dedicated educators, hardworking support staff, devoted families, and our entire community who make our A-rated District unstoppable. 🧡
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925
📚 HSE Families ❤️
We wish you a week filled with love and special moments with those you cherish. This is a wonderful time for our students to enjoy reading each day and complete AR quizzes too, for the MCSD Turkey Trot Reading Race! 🦃
📚💻The Hobe Sound Library is open today from 12–8 PM and again on Saturday from 10–5:30 PM for any families looking to pick up new books.
We also hope our students are helping out at home and taking time to enjoy simple joys—reading, playing outside, board and card games, creating art, and listening to or making music.
Enjoy this time together. We are truly thankful for our HSE community! 💙🦅
Join us for our HSE Musical on Thursday, December 11th at 6 PM in the café! Our students have been working hard, and we can’t wait to share this fun, festive performance with you.
Bring the whole family and come celebrate the season with music, smiles, and a little holiday surf spirit!
🎶✨🎁🌴
Elevate Eagles with Evening Reading and more!
🎉 THANK YOU, AMAZING PARENTS! 🎉
Our school book fair was a huge success, and it’s all thanks to YOU! Your support helps put more books in the hands of our students and keeps the love of reading alive. 📚✨Every purchase you made helps our Media Center grow and keeps the joy of reading alive for our students. 🌟📖 Huge shout outs to my wonderful volunteers! THANK YOU!!
Stay tuned for more literary adventures—and until then, keep turning those pages! 📖💫
The tip today is to keep your child reading over the Thanksgiving break!
🎉 Sweet Incentive Alert! 🍰
Our district is cooking up something exciting! The classroom in each grade level that racks up the MOST points will win a PIE PARTY! 🥧
So, let’s make reading a big deal during the break! Encourage your child to dive into a book and take an AR quiz. They can do it on any computer—and don’t forget, the public library has computers ready for all patrons. All AR testing must be completed by the end of the day Sunday, November 30th.
So, let's go and turn pages into pies! 📚 ➡ 🥧
We had the very best surprise today when the PRIZE PATROL from EFMC showed up to announce that our very own Mrs. Crystal Brandt has been awarded the top grant prize! 🙌💛
Mrs. Brandt wrote an incredible grant that will benefit all four of our 2nd grade classrooms, providing hands-on materials that will make our math and reading lessons even more engaging, interactive, and alive for our students. 📚➕✨
We are SO proud of you, Mrs. Brandt! Thank you for your creativity, hard work, and dedication to making learning unforgettable for our kids! 👏💛
