APRIL

Monday, April 24-May 12

MSTEP testing window Grades 3-5

Thursday, April 27

K-12 Half Day school

Dismissal at 12:29pm

Teacher PD in the afternoon

We are looking for nominations for PTO board positions!

If you or someone you know is interested in serving in this capacity, feel free to call or email me if you would like to discuss!

We have a lot of fun planning and organizing for the events that make Martell a strong community. We are supportive and helpful and work as a team with myself, the secretaries, our teacher representative Mrs. Motherwell, and the board.

In Partnership,

Mrs. Barsh

Hello 4th Grade Families!

As you may know, at the end of every school year, the 5th graders participate in a ceremony in the Martell gym in which they are “promoted” to middle school by their 5th grade teachers and Mrs. Barsh. (It’s a bit like graduation, but without the caps.) It’s a long-standing Martell tradition.

The Martell 4th grade class traditionally throws the promotion ceremony for the 5th graders!

You are the hosts!

The festivities, which are on Tuesday, June 13, include not only the ceremony, but also a pizza lunch for the kids prior to the ceremony and a reception afterwards.

Like many great events at Martell, volunteer help is critical to success. As a part of the Martell family, and parents of future 5th graders, we are looking to you for your time and treasure to help make this event the best it can be.

What does volunteering entail? You can see all the slots below, but in short, we're looking for one or more of the following:

1. Your time on the evening before for a bit of setup,

2. Your time the day of to help in classrooms to serve lunch to the kids and to help them get their flowers on

3. Your time on the day of to help set up and clean up the reception

4. A donation of food, drinks, or supplies.

You are welcome to volunteer for more than one slot!

All volunteers will receive additional information after signing up.

Please let me know if you have questions.

Scott Timmreck; 813.480.5570, or scott.timmreck -at- gmail dot com.

We must call all absent families and do a well check per policy. If we are unable to speak with you regarding the absence, it is considered unexcused.

Please help communicate absences to us. Above all, we want your students in class, on time, each day!

We are grateful to partner with you on their schooling journey!

LINKS is a peer to peer support program that increases opportunities for students with disabilities/autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to access general education settings and curriculum. Peers model typical academic and social behavior in educational environments throughout the school day and provide support for students to promote independence and socialization. Peer to peer support programs and inclusion of students with disabilities not only affects outcomes for the students with a disability, but can also benefit peers.

It is a “win-win” opportunity for all!!

This was based off the book, 'What do Words Mean?' Each student in grades 3-5 chose a word or phrase that was inspiring to others, and created in Cricut design studio. They printed and weeded it from the vinyl. We then had an incredible parent volunteer team that came in and helped iron them on to shirts.

Student Council presented an incredible assembly about the project and honored their teachers and the project.

The assembly ended with a parade in the halls to show off our shirts. This project was student led and produced with voice and choice.

We are so proud of our teachers and students!

There are students that received new technology and watches during the holiday season.

We need your help with the following TSD policy regarding technology in school. Thank you!

Please leave CELL PHONES at home. It is against the Code of Conduct. We cannot take any responsibility for lost, damaged or stolen phones.

Please make sure all SMART WATCHES are silenced if your student has a watch. These are not to be used to text or make calls on during the school day.

PLEASE CALL the front office if you need to get a message to your child.

We appreciate your help with this.

Per the TSD Code of Conduct

The use of any and all devices must be for school purposes.

We have upgraded the security and created a yearly page for easy access.

Martell Elementary: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083370585700

Martell PTO: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027107794874625/?ref=share

8:25am - Students wait in their assigned classroom waiting line.

8:34am - First Bell - Warning Bell

8:39am - Second Bell - School Start Bell

3:37pm - Dismissal is completed

~If your child's pick up will be different than normal, please ALWAYS send a note to your child’s teacher.

~Please do NOT rely on email to a teacher. Teachers are teaching during the day, and sometimes cannot get back to their computer if it's a late message! We do not want to miss a dismissal message.

~We will not vary your child’s end of the day routine unless we have a note from you.

~Should you have an emergency and need to change his/her schedule, please call the office before 2:30pm

Principal: Michelle Barsh mbarsh@troy.k12.mi.us

Secretary to the Principal: Jill Gentner jlgentner@troy.k12.mi.us

Secretary for Records and Attendance: Julie Richman jrichman@troy.k12.mi.us

Staff emails: First initial, full last name @troy.k12.mi.us

Martell Office Main Line

248-823-3800

Martell Attendance Line

248-823-3801

Martell Office Hours

8:00am-4:00pm