Pinewood Elementary School

⛄HAPPY WINTER BREAK!⛄ All District schools will be closed December 20 - December 31, 2021, for Winter Break. Classes will resume Monday, January 3, 2022. We wish all of our students, employees and families a safe and relaxing holiday season! #ALLINMartin👊

🐝S-U-C-C-E-S-S🐝 The District held the 56th annual Lillian A. Dassori Elementary Spelling Bee today.Outstanding spellers from each elementary school participated in the competition via Zoom, tackling the spelling of words such as "incendiary," "hexagonal," "impudent,” “abracadabra,” and “orthographize." The winning word was "equator." Congratulations to the following winners: Sayvel Bernal - First Place - Hobe Sound Elementary School Selah LeMay - Second Place – Palm City Elementary School Siri Scornavacca - Third Place – Crystal Lake Elementary School Jordan Hernei - Fourth Place – Jensen Beach Elementary School Christan Mailackel - Fifth Place - Pinewood Elementary School

As part of the Martin County School District’s commitment to providing exemplary service to our students and their families, technical support for students’ District-issued devices has been transitioned from the District Office to each school campus. Families in need of hardware or software support for District-issued devices should contact their child’s school for assistance. Educational Technology staff assigned to each campus will perform necessary repairs or issue replacements of devices/chargers. #ALLINMartin👊

Happiest of Holidays! Come join our Polar Express Winter Dance on December 8th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the PWE Cafeteria.

Please support PWE by visiting Chick-fil-a December 13-18, 6:30am-10:00pm. Make sure to tell them you are there for Pinewood Elementary!

Elementary Track Clinic https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Y3SSnVDJ2s2FEnsm0lID6M4cO-jvAzR/view?usp=sharing

We wish all celebrating families peace, love and joy this Hanukkah season! #ALLINMartin👊

🦃GIVING THANKS🦃 We wish all of our students, employees and families a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with reflection and happiness! #ALLINMartin👊

🤝PARTNERS IN EDUCATION🤝 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate National Parent Involvement Day! Research has show that when parents and caregivers are active partners in education, their child(ren)'s potential for academic success increases significantly. We would like to say thank you to all of our families for partnering with us as we work toward achieving our mission of educating all students for success! To learn additional ways you can help support your child's educational experience, please click here: https://www.fldoe.org/schools/family-community/activities-programs/parental-involvement/family-engagement.stml.

Reminder: School pictures must be ordered by 11/22!

🎩HATS OFF TO OUR STUDENTS🎩 Students in Ms. Nolan's class at Pinewood Elementary School recently completed a service project rooted in kindness. Thirty-five hand-knitted hats are currently en route to New York to be distributed to those in need during the holiday season. "It has been a wonderful experience doing this project with your children," Ms. Nolan shared in a message to parents. "They enthusiastically embraced the idea of service to others, they learned to knit, they practiced their Spanish while knitting and the hats they produced were amazing." Kudos to Ms. Nolan and her students for going #ALLINMartin👊 and bringing kindness to life this holiday season!

🎓AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK🎓 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate the power of public education in recognition of #AmericanEducationWeek! We are pleased to honor our employees and families for their efforts in ensuring all MCSD students are educated for success. #ALLINMartin👊

We are the home of the free because of the brave. With respect, honor and gratitude - thank you, veterans! Classes will resume tomorrow, November 12. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION🍎 Parents - the District is currently reviewing materials for the 2021-2022 mathematics instructional materials adoption. The materials that are selected will be implemented in the 2022-2023 school year. If you would like to review or comment on the materials that are being considered, please click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/instructional-resources-adoption Please feel free to call or email Steve Layson, Mathematics Coordinator, with any questions - (772) 219-1200 ext. 30182 or laysons@martinschools.org.

All schools and district offices will be closed Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Classes will resume on Friday, November 12. #ALLINMartin👊

Reminder to set your clocks back one hour this evening-- it's time to #FallBack! #DaylightSavingTime #ALLINMartin👊

CONGRATULATIONS to Dee Herfurth for being nominated PWE's School Related Employee of the Year! She is so very deserving of this award and we appreciate all she does here at PWE.

📱HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED OUR NEW APP YET?!📱 Catch up with the latest student stories, events, and news updates. It’s everything MCSD, in your pocket. Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/384NjgH or iPhone: https://apple.co/3Dl3iWC.

🍎FIRST QUARTER REPORT CARDS🍎 First quarter report cards will be posted today. Please be sure to check the FOCUS Parent Portal to view your child's grades and attendance records: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ #ALLINMartin👊

First quarter report cards will be posted tomorrow, October 25. Please be sure to check the FOCUS Parent Portal to view your child's grades and attendance records: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here for instructions on how to claim your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊