❤️ RED RIBBON WEEK at HSE! ❤️
Next week, we’re celebrating healthy choices and positive lifestyles during Red Ribbon Week! Each day, our Eagles will dress up to show that we have the power to make healthy choices and stay drug free! 💪✨
Here’s our dress-up lineup for the week:
🏈 Monday: Team Up Against Drugs! – Wear your favorite sports jersey or team gear!
🧦 Tuesday: Sock It to Drugs! – Show off your silliest, wackiest socks!
💗 Wednesday: Be Bright, Be Bold, Wear Pink, and Stay Drug Free! – Go all out in PINK!
🔴 Thursday: Wear Red to Show You Care! – Let’s fill HSE with red from head to toe!
🎭 Friday: Drugs Are Out of Character! – It’s early release day, and students may wear their costumes to show their spirit!
Let’s soar high this week, HSE Eagles, and show that we’re proud to make healthy choices! 🦅❤️
This past weekend, Hobe Sound Elementary School students joined School Board Member Jennifer Russell, Principal Trisha Elliott, and community members to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic Apollo School site by sealing a time capsule.
What's inside the capsule? Letters and items from 4th-grade HSE students, detailing what learning looks like now in 2025, like current technology, stuffed animal keychains, and even ramen noodles!
Fifty years from now, future generations will open these memories and see how education has evolved—reminding us that excellence never goes out of style in our A-rated, unstoppable District.
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925
📢 Students who read, succeed. 🚀🌟
Parents, we value your time and know the challenges of raising children in this day and age. There are a lot of activities, duties and distractions competing for your time and your child's time. In an effort to help support your child showing growth in both the love of reading and their reading skills, HSE will be posting a series of statistics, suggestions and thoughts on the power of reading, the impact of independently sustained reading and how you can help your child at home. 📈
You likely know how important independant reading is to your child, but did you know that a student who reads 20 minutes per day will be exposed to 1.8 million words per year and will likely score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests. A student who reads 5 minutes meets 282,000 words per year and scores int eh 50th percentile and one minute a year only exposes 8000 words and are proven to test in the 10th percentile?" That is a powerful statistic!(according to Naggy, Anderson and Herman)
We thank you for your partnership in this journey which is focusing on this most important job of raising a successful child and student.
First-quarter report cards have been posted! Student grades can be accessed by logging into the FOCUS Parent Portal and clicking the "Reports" tab and then "Grade Report" for elementary, or "Report Card" for secondary.
View your child's grades and attendance info: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/
Need to set up your FOCUS account? Follow these instructions to claim your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud
Photo day is coming. Wear your best outfit for school pictures on Thursday, October 23! See flyer for details.
It's Character Counts! Week, and in the Martin County School District, we are proud to recognize the importance of good character in shaping future leaders and building strong, respectful communities.
Grounded in the six pillars of Character—trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship—our students are learning that excellence isn’t just about achievement, but about integrity and heart. 💙
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925 #charactercountsweek
Our students were invited to contribute to a Time Capsule in honor of The Apollo School’s 100th Anniversary! 🎉 They reflected on what life and learning is like in 2025, imagining what students in 2075 might think when it’s opened 50 years from now! 📚💫
This Grand Centennial Celebration takes place Sunday, October 19th at 4 PM 🕓 at 9141 SE Apollo Street. Families are welcome to join our community partners and honor this local historical school! 🎈🎶🎂
💙💛🧡💗 Anti-Bullying Week starts Monday, October 20th! 💗🧡💛💙
While every day is Anti-Bullying Day at HSE, next week we’ll shine an extra spotlight on it! 💪 Our Eagles will be showing off their Character Counts traits through colorful spirit days that help promote kindness, respect, and inclusion. 🦅✨
👕 Here’s the plan:
💛 Monday: Wear YELLOW for Respect
💙 Tuesday: Wear BLUE for Trustworthiness
🧡 Wednesday: Wear ORANGE for Fairness
📸 Thursday: Photo Day! Dress as you’d like for your picture, following Martin County dress code.
💗 Friday: Wear PINK for Caring
Let’s stand together against bullying and show that Eagles lift each other up! 💪
Wednesday’s highlight? 😎🧳 Dress as a Tacky Tourist Day! One lucky traveler even won a pepperoni pizza blanket 🍕🧺 for showing the most spirit!
We loved seeing all the enthusiasm, creativity, and school pride! 💙
UPDATE: The event at Indiantown Middle School has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.
📲 DIGITAL DEFENSE 📲
Missed the first Digital Defense event? Don’t worry—there’s another opportunity to join the conversation!
The Martin County School District's Student Services Department and Visionary School of Arts are teaming up to help families navigate the digital world.
ℹ️ Behind the Screen: What Every Parent Needs to Know
📆 All Grade Levels: Oct. 23 | 6–7:30 p.m. | Indiantown Middle School
These free workshops are designed to give MCSD families tools and insights to help keep children safe and supported online. In this digital world, safety online is so important.
#ALLINMartin👊
National School Lunch Week sponsored a "Tacky Tourist Day" on Wednesday. There were many "tacky tourists" at HSE! These two were caught in the cafeteria.
Join us for a delicious way to support Hobe Sound Elementary!
📅 Date: Thursday 10/16
🕓 Time: 2 - 8 PM
📍 Location: Chick-fil-A Stuart Location
When you order using the ap, be sure to say the code word “EAGLES” 🦅 or say HSE at checkout , and a percentage of your purchase will be donated back to HSE!
Your order helps us celebrate our amazing students and staff all year long! 💙
We can’t wait to see our HSE family there — let’s show our Eagle pride and make this night a huge success!
In Ms. Hasting’s lab, students became potion makers as they explored “mystery solutions” and “mystery powders” to create exciting chemical reactions! 💥 Through this fun experiment, they learned how to explain the difference between an experiment and other types of scientific investigations (Science Standard 1.2). 🔬👩🔬
On Thursday, our students amazed us with their math skills — mastering place value, regrouping, and even teaching their partners step-by-step how to solve double-digit addition problems! ❤️
We love seeing our Eagles learn by explaining their thinking and helping one another soar in math! 🦅➕💡
🌍💙🦅 What an incredible night at Hobe Sound Elementary!
Our 2025 Multi-Cultural Night was a huge success — a true celebration of cultures, creativity, and community! 🎉
A big thank you to our amazing team leads — Ms. Gwen, Mrs. Malott, Mrs. Waterman, Mrs. Stuart, and Mr. Voss — along with every teacher and staff member who guided students through meaningful learning experiences and helped bring these beautiful projects to life. 🙌✨
And of course, thank you to our families for showing up with such enthusiasm and support. Your pride in your children and our school shines bright! 💫
We are Hobe Sound Elementary — the Academy of Arts and Global Studies — where every student’s story matters and the world is our classroom! 🌎🎨📚
You're invited to join us for our next School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting on Monday, October 14th at 2:20 PM PM in the Media Center.
This is a great opportunity to stay informed, share your input, and help shape the future of Hobe Sound Elementary! 💙🦅
📄 See the attached agenda for discussion topics.
Visit our one-of-a-kind Environmental Studies Center for its Open House on Saturday, October 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.!
Come explore the gem of Martin County and enjoy:
💎 Creative art projects
💎 Delicious food & fun games
💎 Self-guided tours
💎 Meet-and-greet with Joey the Alligator
💎 Student Entrepreneur Fair featuring local creativity and businesses
💎 One last chance to say goodbye to Saylor the Sea Turtle before her release 🐢
Bring the whole family for a day of fun, learning, and exploration! See for yourself why this place truly is a gem. 💎🐢🌊
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925
Thank you,
Mary O’Brien
Martin County School District
HSE Food & Nutrition Services Manager
obrienm@martinschools.org
