
🔔NEW START TIMES FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR🔔
The Martin County School Board approved new school start times for the 2024-2025 School Year during its regular Board Meeting tonight.
Florida HB 733, passed in 2023, requires school districts to comply with new middle and high school start times beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
To comply with the legislation, Martin County School District school start and end times have been adjusted for the 2024-2025 school year.
Because we are implementing the new times before the mandated year (2026-2027), the District will receive funds from the Florida Department of Education, which a portion of will be used to purchase a school bus tracking system for families. This system will allow verified parents and guardians to see when the bus will arrive at its stop in the mornings and afternoons, and if there are any delays along the route.
Read more about the new times, legislation and bus tracking system here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1413309
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📚HONORING OUR HISTORY📚
The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida are encouraging students to participate in this year’s Black History Month contests!
Students from all grade levels are invited to attend. Contests will run through February 7th.
Essay contest winners will receive a two-year Florida College Plan scholarship!
For more info on how to enter, visit: floridablackhistory.com
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Click the link for the JBE Week in Advance. https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CuuMZa4CtlpIHFGozYQKQtyxHO4rDKI/view?usp=sharing

Mrs. Lodes' first graders have been exploring place value by building with base ten blocks and learning different ways to make numbers.










Mrs Engel is so proud of her First Grade Readers who have earned a trip to the EFMC Book Vending Machine! Congratulations Finnley, Abigail, and Ben!


Check out these first graders learning place value in Mrs. Engel's class! These mathematicians are growing their knowledge of how numbers can be represented by tens and ones.





2nd graders in Mrs Clark's class have been learning to work with money. They were tasked to show 4 different ways to make the amount of money they were given.🪙💰











At Extended Day we use Bravo Bucks for a positive behavior reward system. This young man saved 75 bucks to be Ms. Fischer. He knows Ms. Fischer only wears black so he came dressed head to toe. Today he gets to pick any schedule he wants and make up his own set of rules.


🚀TAKE FLIGHT WITH US! 🚀
On Tuesday, February 7, each Martin County School District elementary school will host a Kindergarten Blast Off orientation event for families!
Staff will provide families of rising kindergartners with information on school meal programs, Extended Day after-school care opportunities, completing their enrollment and more!
Kindergarten Blast Off starts at 5:30 p.m. at each school on February 7. We hope to see you there!
Find your child's future elementary school and learn more about enrollment here: https://bit.ly/48SyJWW
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Prior to winter break, students in fourth grade celebrated their FAST test growth from PM1 to PM2 with a whole grade level lunch bunch outside. Awesome job, fourth graders!







Mrs. Vicat's class experimented with the Law of Conservation of mass using cookies!









Mrs. Monaghan's class of scientists has been busy observing matter with mini microscopes.









TOWN HALL ON ALL THINGS EDUCATION 📣📚
The Martin County School District is hosting a series of town hall sessions designed to engage our local community in conversations about issues impacting education.
Sessions will be held in each area of our community. The first session will take place on Wednesday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. at J.D. Parker Elementary School.
Before this first session, we encourage community members to fill out a survey on topics and questions they would like to see covered during the town hall. Click here for the survey: https://bit.ly/48I7dLI
This is a great opportunity to talk with fellow Martin County neighbors and MCSD leaders about legislation, safety, funding and all trends impacting our students’ educational experience. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/41JZZEK
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Cheers to the New Years 🎆🥳 2nd graders in Mrs. Clark's class "rang" in the New Year together!











Third graders were treated to a special visit from the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center before the holiday break. They got to see reptiles and birds native to our area.









Mrs. Ryan's class had so much fun on gingerbread day!










Christmas silliness at work🎄. Who knew so many of us had this hat?! 🎄🤣😂




🎶Oh what fun it is to be... at Extended Day!🎶
To bring in the holiday cheer, Extended Day decorated cookies, made plenty of festive crafts, and just overall had fun t last few days before the kids went on winter break!











👋 WELCOME BACK👋
We’ve missed you! We hope all of our students, employees and families had a nice, relaxing Winter Break!
We are ready to make 2024 the best chapter yet in our learning journey together! 🍎📚
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📣SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK📣
The Martin County School District seeking your feedback about a potential year-round school pilot program.
What is year-round school? Year-round school does NOT mean students will be in the classroom for more days. Instead, the mandated 180 days of instruction are spread throughout the year, changing the duration and timeframes of breaks.
In May, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 891 into law, establishing a four-year pilot program for year-round schooling. To contemplate joining the program (which starts in the 2024-2025 school year), the District was required to apply by the Florida Department of Education.
The District has initially identified Warfield Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary, and Indiantown Middle as potential schools to participate in the pilot program.
Join the conversation! Share your insights or questions by heading to this link or participating during public comment at the Board Workshop on January 9, 2024: https://bit.ly/3S5PGqv
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