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! 👏💛
This month, the Treasure Coast Student Educator Recognition Council celebrates Mrs. Besing as our team member of the month of November.
We are so thankful for all the work Mrs. Besing does to keep our school running smoothly. From the big projects to the small tasks she quietly completes, she is truly the heart of our halls. She greets every student each morning with a smile, and she’s the familiar voice of dismissal that wraps up our school day with warmth and positivity. We appreciate you, Mrs. Besing!
💙🦅
Book Fair Parent Evening!
Please join us tonight and shop with your child. We will have items like posters, finger pointers and fun pens available that were not out for purchase when the students came through with their class. Some teachers have created a wish list while other asked that whatever parents chose for them they would be welcomed to receive it; if you are inclined to purchase for a teacher, tonight is the night! There will also be staff on hand to answer questions about FAST testing, FOCUS parent portal and any other questions you may have.
If you can't make it tonight you are able to shop the on-line Fair. Profits will still benefit the school. Available until Nov. 30th. Click here or copy and paste this in your browser https://mcsdfl-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/parrilj_martinschools_org/IQCd_caKfXEUQomTz9vm9xTDAcP_Q-RlJ1iSDuy0029SafE?e=E62KeB to access our home page, scroll to the bottom for online shopping.
Our evening hours are 4-6:30 pm. I hope to see you there.
PS tomorrow the fair is open in the morning for students who did not bring money earlier in the week.
From Saturday, November 22 through Sunday, November 30, our readers can earn Accelerated Reader (AR) points by cozying up with great books at home and completing AR quizzes. Every point counts!
🏆 MCSD team will crown one winning class per grade level (K–5) across all six participating MCSD schools.
🎉 The class in each grade level with the highest total AR points during the challenge will earn a PIE PARTY… plus some major bragging rights!
Thank you for supporting your children as they read at home — your partnership makes all the difference. Let’s turn the pages and trot to the finish! 🍁📖🥧
Friday is a make up day so students who didn't have money when their class first came to shop, can come in the moring up until noon.
Thank you again for your support.
Good news, Martin County families: Thanksgiving Break is almost here, and yes… students and teachers still have the entire week off (Nov. 24–28)! 🙌
Since we didn’t need to use any emergency makeup days this year, the full week remains wide open for rest, gratitude, and perhaps a piece of pie or two. 🥧🦃✨
View this year’s instructional calendar here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars
#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925
Here is a cute idea!
Recipe Reading Night!
Turn dinner time into a literacy experience! Choose a simple recipe and have your child:
Read the ingredient list aloud.
Highlight or talk about action verbs like mix, stir, chop, and pour.
Go over the sequence the steps using ordinal words (first, next, then, finally) with your child.
Write or talke about a review of how it turned out or create a “family favorite” cookbook page.
Why it works: Cooking connects reading, writing, and real-world math—while building confidence
and conversation around text! (Taken from district newsletter)
Reminder! Book Fair is here!!! Book Fair Make Up day is Friday.
BOOK FAIR IS HERE!!!
Our book Fair starts tomorrow! Students will shop during their computer related arts time. Students and teachers are excited.
However, as you can imagine in this economic climate, there are many students who are not able to purchase a book. if you are able to contribute to our Share the Fair, I will be sure to find the students who are at an economic disadvantaged to utilize your donation and bring home their own book.
Here is the link to the Share the Fair donation page. Donating is easy to do, but please call me if you have any issues.
Thank you in advance.
June Parrilli
Media Specialist
Hobe Sound Elementary
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 this week below 👇
We hope our Eagles enjoy these nutritious and delicious options! We are thankful to get to provide this support for our families. 😋✨
Students kicked off their newest Benchmark unit earlier this week with an exciting gallery walk—exploring ideas, sparking curiosity, and diving into rich conversations.
In this unit, our readers are exploring fictional texts and practicing the important academic skill of distinguishing between different points of view. 📚💡 It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm as they moved, read, discussed, and learned from one another.
Way to go, Grade 3! Keep shining, thinkers and readers! 💙😊
Our halls are blooming with an interactive Kindness Tree, filled with leaves that showcase the many thoughtful acts happening across our campus. 🍃✨
And a special shoutout to our Art Club students, who created beautiful kindness rock art—each stone painted with uplifting messages to brighten someone’s day. 🎨💬💙
At HSE, kindness grows here… every single day. 🌿🦅💙
Thank you to Mrs. Martter and Mrs. Stuart who led this work with our students.
Tonight is the big night, Martin County!!
Who will be named the Martin County School District 2025-2026 Elementary, Middle, High School, and Overall Teacher of the Year?! 🏆 And which school will bring the most energy and take home the coveted Spirit Award?!
The Education Foundation of Martin County Teacher of the Year Awards Celebrations will begin at 4:30 p.m. View all of our outstanding nominees here: https://bit.ly/3BWsJ4l
Cheer on our incredible educators in the comments below! 👏🎉
#ALLINMartin👊 #UnstoppableSince1925
Elevate Eagles with Evening Reading
A 2019 study found that “the difference between being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as having parents who are barely literate (3 years of education) compared to having parents who have a university education (15 or 16 years of education).” (Complete article here)
It is easy to build up a home library. Here are some different and inexpensive ways to do so:
Sign up for New Worlds Reading. Your child wll receive 9 free books each year up through 5th grade. Sign up here:
Click here to apply now!
¡Haga clic aquí para aplicar ahora!
Klike sou lyen pou aplike!
If you have a child who is not yet five years old, sign up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library which will send your child a free book every month from birth to age five. Sign up here
Go to garage sales and library sales for some great books at a low price! Also, our school book fair takes place next week!
Even if you down own books or are able to build up the home library, checking out a variety of books at the public library "counts" towards those books at home.
Need help reading or learning English? Contact the library at https://www.martin.fl.us/adult-literacy-services
¿Necesitas ayuda para aprender inglés o a leer? Ponte en contacto con la biblioteca en
https://www.martin.fl.us/adult-literacy-services
This week, we proudly hosted student assemblies to honor our nation’s heroes and teach about the importance of Veteran’s Day. We welcomed local veterans from VFW Post 10132, who shared about their branches of service and taught us the powerful meaning behind the 13 folds of the American flag.
💙Our very own Mrs. Brandt served as keynote speaker, sharing her personal experience in serving In the Army before becoming a teacher. She inspired us all with the reminder that strength is a mindset, and we can accomplish more than we give ourselves credit for.
❤️We also celebrated our very own 3rd grader who is Martin County’s Miss Poppy, Isabella. She spoke beautifully and explained the significance of the poppy flower as a symbol of remembrance and gratitude.
🤍 Special guest and Navy Veteran, Mr. Schilling played the bag pipes and filled our hearts with love and patriotism for our country.
Thank you to all who served and continue to serve. We are grateful for your courage, sacrifice, and example. ❤️🤍💙
On this Veterans Day, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication of the men and women who have served our great nation. Your bravery protects our freedoms and inspires generations. Today, we stand grateful—now and always. ❤️🤍💙 ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
#ALLINMartin👊 #HomeoftheFreeBecauseoftheBrave
Elevate Eagles with Evening Reading Tip #5
Create a Family Reading Routine
Set aside just 15 minutes each evening for a family reading time. Everyone chooses something to
read, such as a favorite book, magazine, comic, or even a recipe.
After reading, take a few minutes to share a favorite part, an interesting fact, or something you
wondered about.
Building a simple reading routine at home shows children that reading is valued, fun, and a lifelong
skill. Together, we can grow readers, one family story at a time.
Do you need help reading? Are you illiterate? Contact the Martin County library for help: https://www.martin.fl.us/adult-literacy-services
¿Necesitas ayuda para aprender inglés o a leer? Ponte en contacto con la biblioteca en https://www.martin.fl.us/adult-literacy-services
Engage and talk to your child about the importance of reading. Ask what books they have checked out of the library or are reading at home or in class. Choose a book to read togheter. Ask them what their favorite book is right now; share with them a book you loved when you were there age. Go to the library togehter to get a library card...and books!
Engagement can happen during our daily routines...during breakfast have them read the back of the cereal box. Ask your child to read billboards or road signs as you travel in the car. If you are able to go out to a restaurant, have them read part of the menu for you, or better yet, ask them questions about the menu.
Any sort of conversation about reading is helpful and an added bonus is the stronger bond that will develop between you two.
Til next time...pick up a book and read! :)
This month, the Treasure Coast Student Educator Recognition Council celebrates Mr. Voss! He was nominated to receive a Certificate of Appreciation for “giving everyone a fresh start every day and bringing the best vibes to school. He has the biggest smile and can play so many instruments!”
What a wonderful way to describe our dedicated and talented teacher.
🤩 Well deserved, Mr. Voss! 💙🦅
Keep up the great work kids!
