J.D. Parker Elementary School

🍂GIVING THANKS🍂 We wish all of our students, families and employees a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving Break! We look forward to seeing students back on Monday, November 27. 🍂🦃🧡 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎉🍎CELEBRATING SUBSTITUTES🍎🎉 Today, we celebrate the amazing people who step into classrooms with enthusiasm and adaptability! To all the substitute teachers making a difference daily, thank you for your flexibility, resilience, and dedication to our students. The impact of our guest teachers is immeasurable, and their role in education is truly valued! 🍎📚 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🔬📏ENGAGING IN STEM📏🔬 Fourth and fifth graders from Hobe Sound Elementary, J.D. Parker Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary, SeaWind Elementary, and Warfield Elementary are diving into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math at STEM Camp! This 13-week program, made possible by the Intensive Afterschool and Weekend Activities Grant, enriches young minds beyond regular school hours. 📚✨ The next STEM Camp kicks off on February 5th. Reach out to your school for details! 🔬🤖📏 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🦃THANKSGIVING FEAST🦃 Martin County School District's Food and Nutrition Services team knows how to transform lunch food into a holiday feast! Turkey, stuffing, fresh green beans, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, oh my!! Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tracey Miller and Multimedia Journalist Kirstie Germaine stopped by J.D. Parker Elementary School to enjoy this delicious feast with students. Everyone's tastebuds were celebrating! Compliments to JDP's FNS manager Catherine Devriend and her whole team! 🦃😋 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Hello Parker Families, Please take a look at this wonderful Parent Workshop available for FREE! Dinner and childcare will be provided. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.

🔬SCIENCE FUN FOR EVERYONE🔬 Looking for something fun to do to kick off Thanksgiving Break? Dive into a sea of science fun at the 2023 Indian River Lagoon Science Festival this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Fort Pierce! It's FREE day of discovery that will be a blast for the whole family with dozens of hands-on, minds-on activities exploring the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). The Indian River Lagoon Science Festival aims to show the importance of science and highlight how fun it can be! In addition to more than 70 hands-on educational STEAM exhibits, stage shows, raffles and food trucks, there will be free admission to the Smithsonian Exhibit at the St. Lucie County Aquarium and Regional History Center! For more information, click here: https://irlsciencefest.org/ #ALLINMartin👊

🍎🎉CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION🎉🍎 ICYMI: In Martin County, our celebration of our exceptional educators is second to none! Watch a recap of the unparalleled Education Foundation of Martin County's Teacher of the Year Awards Celebration, honoring phenomenal educational contributions by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/bzbZtytn90g Thank you to the Education Foundation of Martin County and to all the sponsors who made this event unforgettable, and congratulations to each school's teacher of the year! A big round of applause for South Fork High School's Kyle Gorton (23-24 High School Teacher of the Year), Treasure Coast Classical Academy's Joy Kastanias (23-24 Middle School Teacher of the Year), Crystal Lake Elementary School's Joshua Perry (23-24 Elementary School and Overall Teacher of the Year) and Bessey Creek Elementary School, the Spirit Award winner! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🇺🇸CELEBRATING HEROES🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our country! Join us in honoring the bravery of those who have fought to protect us all. We humbly thank all the heroic men and women who have served our great nation to preserve our freedoms. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍁THANKSGIVING BREAK UPDATE🍁 The Martin County School District would like to formally announce students and teachers will have Nov. 20-24 off for Thanksgiving Break. As noted in the Instructional Calendar, Nov. 20 and 21 were designated as emergency makeup days to ensure our students would receive the instruction in the event the District had to close schools due to storms or other unforeseen emergencies. The District has had no such situation creating a need to make up instructional time; therefore, those two days are included in Thanksgiving Break for students and teachers. The Martin County School Board approved the 2023-2024 School Calendar during its meeting on Nov. 22, 2022. To view the calendar, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊

🕰️ Reminder, Martin County families: Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight! 🕰️ Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at 2 a.m. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #FallBack

Hello JD Parker Families, Please enjoy the November edition of the JD Parker Family Blast newsletter. Hola familias de JD Parker, Disfrute de la edición de noviembre del boletín informativo JD Parker Family Blast. https://www.smore.com/bxs9j

🌟CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE🌟 Martin County School District students have the opportunity to celebrate Native American Heritage Month while also having a chance to win a college scholarship! The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida recently announced Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis’ 2023 Native American Heritage Month art, essay and educator contests. This year's theme is “Highlighting Native American Heroes and Their Accomplishments.” Click here for more information: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1319548 All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, November 9, 2023. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃 👻🎶This is Halloween, this is Halloween...across the Martin County School District! 🎀 Felix A. Williams Elementary administrators are living in a Barbie world. 👩‍🍳Spice Girls visit the J.D. Parker Elementary School cafeteria. Ⓜ️ The Exceptional Student Education Department turned into M&Ms. 🎃Riverbend Academy staff dressed to impress in their wackiest costumes. 🦸‍♂️Murray Middle School educators got into character and dawned their best disguises. We hope everyone has a safe and fun last day of October! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Please join us in keeping our community clean, this Saturday, November 4th.

🗓️EARLY RELEASE DAY🗓️ Just a reminder, families - tomorrow, October 31, 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

Reminder: Tomorrow, October 31, is an early release day. Your child will be released at 11:50 am. In addition, it is Halloween! If your child would like to wear a costume based on a book character we would love to see it! (No masks or play weapons, please) Recordatorio: Mañana, 31 de octubre, es día de salida temprana. Su hijo saldrá a las 11:50 am. Además, ¡es Halloween! Si a su hijo le gustaría usar un disfraz basado en un personaje de libro, ¡nos encantaría verlo! (No máscaras ni armas de juguete, por favor)

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🗓️EARLY RELEASE DAY🗓️ Just a reminder, families - Tuesday, October 31, 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

As a reminder, next Tuesday, October 31st is an Early Release day. Students are dismissed at 11:50am. All after school clubs and tutoring are cancelled. Como recordatorio, el próximo martes 31 de octubre es día de salida temprana. Los estudiantes salen a las 11:50 am. Se cancelan todos los clubes extraescolares y tutorías.

📆HURRICANE MAKEUP DAYS📆 Reminder for families: Hurricane season doesn't officially end until Nov. 30. As we near the end of the season, we want to remind Martin County families of the scheduled Emergency Makeup Days built into the 2023-2024 School Calendar. We are also nearing the first set up Emergency Makeup Days on our Instructional Calendar, which precedes Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 20-21). These days may be used to make up instructional time in the event we need to close for one or more storms. IF we do NOT experience any emergency situations or storms requiring us to use one or more of these Emergency Makeup Days, those two days will be added to Thanksgiving Break, giving students the week away from school (Nov. 20-24). At this time, that appears to be the case. If we experience conditions that would necessitate making up one or more school days, we will provide notice of the appropriate date(s) to families and employees as soon as possible. The Martin County School Board approved the 2023-2024 School Calendar during its meeting on Nov. 22, 2022. To view the calendar, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫