Dr. David L. Anderson Middle

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 4th quarter report cards for middle and high school students are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Students who were enrolled in a course requiring an End-of-Course (EOC) exam will receive their grades later this month once test results have been received from the Florida Department of Education. Access your child's grades in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ Register for access to FOCUS: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🗽Honoring our nation's heroes.🗽 Martin County School District is proud to honor the brave men and women throughout history who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our liberty and freedoms. May we never forget that freedom isn't free. #MemorialDay. #ALLINMartin

🍽 SUMMER BREAK SPOT 🍽 Our Food & Nutrition Services Department will continue to offer free meals to children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches will be served beginning on Tuesday, May 31. Please click here to learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/755243 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌞 HAPPY SUMMER, FAMILIES! 🌞 Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students will be posted today, May 27. Report cards for middle and high school students will be posted on Tuesday, June 14. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/. If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/. We wish all of our students and families a safe and relaxing summer break. The 2022-2023 school year will begin on August 10, 2022. #ALLINMartin👊

Our hearts remain with Uvalde. 💔

🍎LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY🍎 Superintendent John D. Millay and the Martin County School Board celebrated the career of Ms. Suzanne Grinels on Tuesday evening. Ms. Grinels is the administrative secretary at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. She has proudly served our students and schools for 26 years. Best wishes, Ms. Grinels! Enjoy your retirement. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take.💐❤️ Happy #MothersDay, Martin County!

The voter-approved half-mill property tax has funded an extra School Resource Officer (SRO) at each MCSD-operated high school for the last four years. The Martin County School Board wants to know if you think this should be continued if the half-mill is renewed by voters on August 23, 2022. Please click the following link to share your thoughts with the School Board: https://bit.ly/MCSDMillageRenewalSurvey. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎EARLY RELEASE DAY🍎 Just a reminder, families - Wednesday, May 4, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING LIFECHANGERS🍎 The Martin County School District is proud to recognize the many talented educators who help us achieve our mission of educating all students for success each and every day! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌟SHINING ON A NATIONAL STAGE🌟 Four outstanding Martin County students participated in the Academic Games Leagues of America's (AGLOA) recent national tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee! Martin County students participated in all three subject areas - LinguiSHTIK, Equations and Social Studies - at the national tournament. They had a wonderful experience exploring a new city and meeting students from throughout the country. Read more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/725446 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🤝SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS🤝 The Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County's AmeriCorps program is helping the Martin County School District close the achievement gap one student at a time! Monday - Friday, AmeriCorps members spend their time in classrooms working with students on their reading. The program is made possible through a partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs and Volunteer Florida. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/_btDwKfNias #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Fourth quarter interim reports for students enrolled in grades 6-12 are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Access your child's grades and attendance information: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🤝CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIP🤝 The Martin County School District held its annual Volunteer & Business Partner Awards Ceremony on April 14, honoring many outstanding members of our community for their donation of their time and talents to our students and schools. More than 2,400 volunteers donated approximately 42,000 hours of their time in service to children in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years, resulting in an estimated impact equivalent to $1.2M. We feel honored and extremely fortunate to be able to continue educating all students for success in our generous, giving, engaged and helpful Martin County community! Watch the video: https://youtu.be/om6XOREm28A #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Current 8th-Grade students, are you interested in becoming a Tigerette? Please see the details in the atachment

🐰💐Happy Easter to all who celebrate!🐰💐 We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, April 19. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎NO SCHOOL REMINDER🍎 Families - all MCSD schools will be closed on Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, 2022. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars. #ALLINMartin👊

🔬RECOGNIZING INNOVATION & INGENUITY🔬 Students enrolled in the Martin County School District earned recognition for their innovative research and projects during the 67th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida! Congratulations to the following standout scientists: ⚛️ Nina Goyal, 7th grade - Hidden Oaks Middle School: "Effects of Double-Stranded RNA Treatment on Sunflowers." 🥈 2nd place in the Cellular and Molecular Biology category. Broadcom M.A.S.T.E.R.S. nomination. ⚛️ Nira Goyal, 10th grade - Martin County High School: "Plastic Mulch and Organic Amendments - Can They Help Us Control Nutsedge?" 4th place in the Plant Sciences category. Florida Association for Food Protection award - $350. Nira will advance to ISEF. ⚛️ Kathryn Rogers, 8th grade - Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School: "Feeling the Beat." 🥉 Third place in the Behavioral & Social Science category. ⚛️ Varun Singh, 8th grade - Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School: "Are You in my Hotspot?" 🥈 Second place in the Robotics and Intelligent Machines category. Broadcom M.A.S.T.E.R.S. nomination. ⚛️ Viraj Singh, 12th grade - South Fork High School: "A Mathematical Approach to Cryptography Using Laplace Transform and Taylor Series and its Vulnerabilities." Special project recognition in the Mathematics and Computational Sciences category. Florida Institute of Technology scholarship (half tuition per academic year - a value of $80K+ over four years). Monroe County Regional Award - $25 gift card for research showing the best scientific and creative thinking. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎INSTRUCTIONAL UPDATE FOR FAMILIES🍎 In March, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1048 into law, effectively eliminating Florida Standards Assessments (FSAs) and replacing them with progress monitoring. This school year will be the last year that students take FSAs - next year, Florida will fully implement progress monitoring-based school accountability. Our Division of Instructional Services has created a video explaining what parents need to know about this new legislation and the status of assessments: https://youtu.be/hjIM1Xcns6c. Many of our students will participate in FSAs this week. We ask families to continue prioritizing attendance and punctuality while also encouraging their children to take pride in demonstrating what they have learned this year. Families are encouraged to reach out to their child's school with any questions. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LEADERS🍎 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate national #APWeek in honor of the amazing assistant principals who serve our students and schools! Students, parents/guardians, colleagues and community members are encouraged to join us in celebrating these #MCSDMagnificent school leaders by sharing stories of appreciation that will be shared throughout the week on our website and social media channels. Share your outstanding MCSD AP story with us here: https://bit.ly/3uT9Tny #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud