J.D. Parker Elementary School

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💫

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

🎃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💫

🗓️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)

Please join us!

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.

🗓️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

Reminder: Tomorrow (10/25) is J.D. Parker fall picture day. Feel free to dress to impress! Recordatorio: Mañana (25/10) es el día de la fotografía de otoño de J.D. Parker. ¡Siéntete libre de vestirte para impresionar!

📆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💫

⭐️CELEBRATING CHARACTER⭐️ All week long, Martin County School District students celebrated good character! Each day, students and staff represented the six pillars of Character Counts: 💙Trustworthiness 💛Respect 🧡Fairness ❤️Caring 💚Responsibility 💜Citizenship We are thankful to our community partners who help support the Character COUNTS program in our schools, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County and Lively & Napoli Orthodontics, who provided the special Character COUNTS t-shirts Citrus Grove Elementary School kindergarten students are wearing! Scroll through the photos to see our students fully embracing the meaning of this past week! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎REPORT CARDS🍎 First quarter report cards are now available in the FOCUS Parent Portal. View your child's grades and attendance info: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you don't have access to FOCUS, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 Mark your calendar: our Fall Conference Nights are coming soon! Please watch for additional details coming from your child's school. View our complete instructional calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🌊🐢OPEN HOUSE🐢🌊 Do you want to see the gem of the Martin County School District? The Environmental Studies Center is hosting an Open House this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.! 💎🐢🌊 Meet Coral the resident Sea Turtle and Joey the Alligator! Discover the newly renovated and famous Wet Lab! Create unforgettable memories and have a blast learning about Martin County's local ecosystem! #ALLINMartin👊 #escistheplacetobe #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎃🍬TREATS FOR A CAUSE🍬🎃 Get ready for a hauntingly good time at South Fork High School's Trunk-or-Treat event on Oct. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.! Students and staff are turning the campus into a Halloween extravaganza, and you're invited! In the spirit of giving, SFHS students organized the admission to be donation-based, which will support Hannah's Home of South Florida. Suggested donation items are listed on the flyer. Grab your buckets, pails or pillowcases and join in on the spooktacular event! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Celebrate Character Counts this week!

🍎REPORT CARDS🍎 Today marks the end of the first quarter! These first nine weeks have been full of collaboration, learning and growth! First quarter report cards will be issued on Monday, October 23. View your child's grades and attendance information in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎🎮LEVEL UP WITH SCHOOL LUNCH🎮🍎 Students across the Martin County School District are powering up their school day with nutritious and delicious school lunches! School Board members and District leaders are teaming up with our Food and Nutrition Services crew for National School Lunch Week to serve kids the most epic lunches in the gaming universe! Special shoutout to the FNS staff decorating our cafeterias in super cool video game themes; the students love it! Schools pictured: 🐊Bessey Creek Elementary School 🚀J.D. Parker Elementary School 💜Port Salerno Elementary School #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #nslw2023

🎨CREATIVE COLLABORATORS 🎨 Art educators in the Martin County School District recently attended the annual Florida Art Education Association (FAEA) Professional Development Conference in Pointe Vedra, FL. FAEA is the only professional development solely for art educators and allows art instructors from across the state to collaborate and learn from each other. Our art educators not only gained valuable knowledge from fellow teachers, they also conducted workshops and hosted art forums during the conference themselves! Mrs. Sheryl Odza (Stuart Middle School) and Mrs. Leah Sacks (J.D. Parker Elementary School) presented workshops and art forums. Mrs. Melissa Nelson (Hidden Oaks Middle School) assisted in a workshop session, creating the presentation for the Royal & Langnickel Classroom Mr. Brush figurine. Mrs. Ashley Monks (Port Salerno Elementary School) facilitated many workshops throughout the conference. Thanks to the MCSD Curriculum and Instruction Department, these fantastic art teachers are coming back to their classrooms with creative minds full of new strategies, concepts, and dynamic projects for our students! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #PublicSchoolProud