Stuart Middle School

🌲Merry Christmas, Martin County! 🌲 May the spirit of the season fill your homes and hearts with warmth and love. #ALLINMartin👊

🌲SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM SUPERINTENDENT MILLAY🌲 Dr. John D. Millay wishes all students, employees and families a safe, relaxing and joyous holiday season. Watch his holiday greeting: https://youtu.be/bqBvEnqXz6U #ALLINMartin👊

⛄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👊

PBIS and PTSA will be hosting a Parent / Family night on February 3 from 4:30-7:30PM. Starting at 4:30 families can come in and “Adopt A Paw” and paint it. Starting at 5:30pm Sherriff Snyder will be here speaking in the library on the topic of “Keeping children safe outside of their homes and in the community”.

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👊

🐝CELEBRATING STELLAR SPELLERS🐝 Ten outstanding spellers from each of the District's five middle schools participated in ten rounds of competition during yesterday's Middle School Spelling Bee. Students tackled the spelling of words such as "invertebrate," "bravado," cerebellum,” “preposterous,” and “demonstrable." The winning word was "subconscious." Congratulations to the following winners: 🐝Nina Goyal - First Place - Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝Bella Valade - Second Place – Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝Aiden Smart - Third Place – Stuart Middle School 🐝Yesenia Mercado-Calderon - Fourth Place – Stuart Middle School 🐝Lucas Orellana - Fifth Place - Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School #ALLINMartin👊

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.

🎓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👊

Just a reminder, families - Interim reports for middle and high school students will be posted on Monday, November 15. View your child's grades and attendance information in our FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to FOCUS, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #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👊

International Baccalaureate at Southfork High School Informational Sessions

The Scholastic Book Fair ends Friday! Please stop by the book fair while you are on campus for conferences. The fair is located in room 4 which can be accessed through the Media Center. Be sure to check out the Book Fair Bulletin Board for Teacher Wish List Items and complete our Book Fair Scavenger Hunt. All completed Scavenger Hunts will be entered in a drawing tomorrow and one winner will receive a free book from the book fair. Please note - the Scavenger Hunt ONLY takes places tonight from 5 - 8 PM. Thank you for supporting the SMS library.

🍎#THANKANMCSDPRINCIPAL🍎 Parent Jamie Pirela is thankful for Stuart Middle School Principal Ebony Jarrett. "Ms. Jarrett, thank you for working so hard to create a positive environment for your students," she shares. "We recently moved here and I am so impressed with how well the school is run. My daughter is truly enjoying her experience. Congrats and bless you!" #ALLINMartin👊

📱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👊