J.D. Parker Elementary School

📚✨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! ➕➖

Sunday Announcements- August 30, 2026

✨ What a busy week of learning, exploring, creating, and growing! ✨ Our little learners were "line experts" as we practiced straight and curved lines, became letter detectives hunting for the letters in our names, and explored the letter "M"!🔤🕵️‍♀️ We strengthened those fine-motor muscles with glue, scissors, and salt painting, then used shapes to match, build, and create our own unique designs! ✂️🧂🔺🟢 We also worked on cooperative learning and teamwork, practicing how to play, share, help, and create together. 🤝💕 We got our bodies moving with gross-motor fun and wagon rides at recess because learning doesn't always happen sitting at a table! 🌞💪 And we had a very special helper join us this week! 💕 The kids had so much fun working and playing with Addison, Mrs. P's daughter! She jumped right in, helped with activities, and brought lots of smiles to our classroom. 🥰 We wrapped up our week with a 5 Senses Tasting Table!👅🍓🍋🥨 We tasted, explored, described, and had fun using our senses to discover something new. So many busy hands, active bodies, curious minds, teamwork, and BIG learning moments packed into one wonderful week! 🌈✨ #PreKESE #LearningThroughPlay #LittleLearners #FiveSenses #FineMotorSkills #GrossMotorSkills #CooperativeLearning #LetterM #ShapeExploration #SensoryLearning #PreschoolFun

🚀 Happy Friday, Rockets! 💙💛 What a GREAT week at J.D. Parker Elementary! We are so proud of our Rockets and all the learning, growing, and positive energy they brought to campus this week. 🌟 And of course… we had to end the week with some Rocket spirit! 🚀✨ Check out the fun happening in this afternoon’s car line! Our staff brought the energy, and our Rockets brought the smiles! 💙💛 Wishing all of our Rocket families a safe, relaxing, and wonderful weekend. You’ve earned it! 🌞

🚀 Rockets, don’t forget! 💙💛

Our first PTO meeting of the school year is TOMORROW — Thursday, August 27th at 2:30 PM at J.D. Parker Elementary! 🎉

We’d love to see our Rocket families join us as we kick off a new school year and work together to make it an amazing one for our students! 🌟

Your voice, ideas, and partnership matter. Together, we’re on a Mission: Launch Excellence! 🚀💙💛

☀️ Splash Into Summer AR Challenge Winners! ☀️ We are so proud of the students who went above and beyond during the AR Summer Reading Challenge! These rockets were recognized with a certificate, a mini book light, and a fun rainbow scratch notepad from the Education Foundation of Martin County!

⚠️ PARENT SAFETY ALERT: SQUISHY TOYS ⚠️

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning families about fake and counterfeit squishy toys that may pose safety risks to children.

As a precaution, the Martin County School District will not provide squishy toys as classroom incentives, PBIS rewards or sensory items.

Families are encouraged to be aware of the squishy toys their children use and to follow CPSC guidance for identifying potentially unsafe products. 🔗 Learn more here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Consumer-Safety-Alert-CPSC-Warns-Consumers-About-Fake-and-Counterfeit-Squishy-Toys-Reiterates-Warning-About-Serious-Burn-Hazards

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

🌟Learning, growing & having fun!🌟 Our little learners had a busy week full of hands-on learning! 💕 They practiced math skills, fine motor skills, and the letter A, while also building those important cooperative play and social skills. ✏️🔢🔤🤝 From creating and exploring to working together and learning through play, every activity was a chance to grow! 🥰 So proud of these little learners and all the smiles, effort, and teamwork they bring to our classroom! 🌈✨ #LearningThroughPlay #PreKESE #LittleLearners #HandsOnLearning #FineMotorSkills #EarlyMath #LetterA #CooperativePlay