J.D. Parker Elementary School

🚀 A Rocket Proud Morning! 🚀 Ms. Norwood was honored to represent J.D. Parker Elementary School of STEAM & Aerospace at the Martin County School District’s State of the District Breakfast this morning! A special thank you to Superintendent Michael Maine for pioneering meaningful work to strengthen the connections between our schools, students, and community partners. These partnerships open doors for our students and help connect learning in the classroom to real-world opportunities. Ms. Norwood was also excited to have Mr. Andrew McBean, Airport Director, join her as her guest. His support and enthusiasm for J.D. Parker’s aerospace and aviation focus sparked exciting conversations about how we can continue expanding opportunities and authentic experiences for our Rockets. ✈️🚀 We are excited about what the future holds as we build partnerships that inspire our students to dream big, explore new possibilities, and see themselves in the careers of tomorrow. The future is taking off at J.D. Parker! 💛💙 Mission: Launch Excellence

🎓🚀 AVID Day at J.D. Parker Elementary! 🚀🎓 Our Rockets are dreaming BIG and showing off their college spirit! 💙💛 Today, students and staff celebrated AVID Day by wearing college shirts and representing the possibilities that await them beyond the classroom. From elementary school to college and beyond, we’re helping our Rockets dream it, believe it, and achieve it! 🎓✨

🇺🇸📜 Celebrating Constitution Day at J.D. Parker! 🚀💙💛 Today, our fifth-grade Rockets had the opportunity to learn more about the United States Constitution and the principles that help shape our nation. A very special THANK YOU to Ms. Eula Clarke for joining us and sharing her knowledge with our students! 🇺🇸 She engaged our fifth graders in a fun and meaningful Preamble activity, helping them explore the words and ideas that begin our Constitution and connect them to the rights and responsibilities of citizens. We are grateful for community members like Ms. Clarke who take the time to inspire our students, deepen their learning, and help bring history and civics to life! ❤️🤍💙 Learning today. Leading tomorrow. Our Rockets are ready to SOAR! 🚀

🍎🥕 Fresh Fruits & Veggies at J.D. Parker! We are excited to participate in the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP), providing our students with fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables during the school day! 🍓🥦🍊 Our very own cafeteria manager, Ms. Catherine, helps make this program possible by delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to classrooms daily, giving our Rockets the opportunity to try new foods, enjoy healthy snacks, and learn about the importance of making nutritious choices. 🌱✨ The FFVP helps introduce children to a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables while supporting healthy eating habits and providing additional nutrients for growing bodies. 🍎🍇🥕🌽 Fresh choices. Healthy Rockets. Ready to SOAR! 💙🚀💛

🧠💪 Learning about the human body is always more fun when we can put it into action! Mrs. Planker's 5th graders were engaged with their Moving Muscles Lab, exploring how muscles pull on bones to help us move. They also wrapped up our human body systems unit game show style, putting their knowledge to the test in a fun and competitive review! So much learning, teamwork, and fun packed into one unit!

Mrs. Howe-Williams’ kindergarten class celebrated Constitution Week and learned about the important document that helps shape our country. Our youngest Rockets are learning, exploring, and building a foundation for understanding what it means to be a citizen. ❤️💙 We love seeing our Rockets engaged in meaningful learning! 🚀

🇺🇸CELEBRATING CONSTITUTION WEEK🇺🇸

Constitution Week officially begins on September 17, but Martin County School District students are already getting a head start!

Further highlighting the importance of this annual observance, the Martin County School Board approved the 2026 Constitution Week Proclamation at Tuesday night's meeting, developed with Ms. Rae Scimeca and the Halpatiokee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

As we recognize the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, students across the District will spend the week learning about the document that continues to shape our nation and protect our freedoms.

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MartinMeansMore #ConstitutionWeek

📚✨READ, DREAM & GO BIG✨📚

9/25 = 9-2-5! 💖🦋

The Martin County School Board has officially proclaimed September 25, 2026, as Dolly Parton Day throughout the Martin County School District! 💓📖

The day celebrates Dolly Parton’s remarkable contributions to children and literacy, along with the impact of programs like Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in helping young readers build a lifelong love of books.

We’re proud to celebrate alongside the Children’s Services Council of Martin County and The Library Foundation of Martin County as we encourage our school community to read, dream and grow together.

Here’s how to join us on Dolly Parton Day, a.k.a. 9/2-5:
📚Read for at least 30 minutes on September 25.
📖Get a library card and make your next great read easier to find.
💗Have a child age 5 or under? Sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to receive free books at home.

And, of course, dress the part! Think pink, rhinestones, boots and big hair. Or, dress in your favorite college team to represent the coat of many colors! 👢✨💕

#ALLINMartin👊 #MartinMeansMore #PublicSchoolPROUD #DollyPartonDay

🚀💙 What a joy to welcome Mrs. Russell to J.D. Parker Elementary this morning! We loved having her see our Rockets in action and celebrate the amazing work of our scholars and teachers. We are so proud of the learning happening across our campus! 💛🚀 Mission: Launch Excellence!

Rocket families, please remember important school day details coming up! 💛💙

Mrs. Bradford's scientists are getting real world, hands on experiences as they watched their caterpillars, turn into beautiful monarch butterflies, while learning the major stages as the insect undergoes complete metamorphic changes.

Don't forget to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow in honor of Patriot Day!

🚀 Learning Together. Planning with Purpose. A big shoutout to our District ELA Support, Courtney Beard, and J.D. Parker’s own Literacy Coach, Jamie Hawkins, for leading today’s grade-level PLCs focused on Benchmark Advance 2026 whole-group implementation! Our teams were engaged in learning, collaborating, and planning with one goal in mind: student success! 📚✨ We are grateful for the support and expertise that helps our Rockets continue to grow and strengthen instruction as we work together to Mission: Launch Excellence! 💙💛🚀

📚✨ Math in Action in Ms. Solomon’s 5th Grade Class! ✨📚 Our mathematicians are working hard on subtracting decimals and using hands-on manipulatives to make their learning concrete and meaningful! Working in small groups allows us to meet students where they are, provide targeted support, and cater to their individual learning needs. We love seeing our students collaborate, problem-solve, and build confidence as mathematicians! 💙💛 Learning by doing = deeper understanding! 🚀📈

🌟 Learning, Laughing & Growing!🌟 Last week was full of hands-on learning and fun in our Pre-K ESE classroom! 💕 We explored feelings and emotions by creating our very own feeling faces and talking about how we can recognize and express different emotions. Our little mathematicians practiced important kindergarten math skills, including addition and finding the missing number in a sequence. 🔢➕ We also got to put our fine-motor and name-recognition skills to work! ✋✨ The children dug through playdough to find the letters in their names and then used them to create their very own name bracelets. 🔤💎 So much learning happened through play, creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on exploration! We are so proud of all the hard work and growing minds in our classroom! 🌈💙✨ #PreKESE #LearningThroughPlay #SocialEmotionalLearning #KindergartenReady #MathSkills #NameRecognition #FineMotorSkills #HandsOnLearning #GrowingMinds 🥰

📚🚀 Congratulations to our August AR Challenge winners! A huge shoutout to Mrs. Planker’s fifth graders and Mrs. Bradford’s fourth graders for rising to the challenge and showing their love for reading! 📖🏆 We are so proud of our Rockets and their commitment to reaching new heights! 🚀 A big THANK YOU to the Education Foundation of Martin County for helping us celebrate our students and their achievements! 💙

Support J.D. Parker Elementary at Chick-fil-A Stuart by mentioning at check-out or use code "Rockets" on the app to ensure your purchase counts! 🐄

📅LONG WEEKEND AHEAD!📅

Just a heads up—our first day off from school is coming up this weekend! Schools and District offices will be CLOSED Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

View the full 26-27 calendar here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

Ms. Solomon's 5th grade scholars were hard at work estimating sums and differences! ➕➖