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January 2023 Newsletter
About Us:
Email: jill.vlcan@msdmartinsville.org
Website: http://www.msdofmartinsville.org
Location: 139 East Poston Road, Martinsville, IN, USA
Phone: 765-342-8408
Facebook: facebook.com/PostonRoadElementary
Twitter: @PostonRoad
Upcoming Events
January 4th - Classes Resume
January 16th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School)
January 19th - Spelling Bee (3rd & 4th Grade Only)
February 1st & 2nd - Healthy Smiles Dentist Program visits Poston
February 8th - District Kindergarten Kick-Off Event for incoming students
February 9th - Cultural Festival - 5:00PM-7:00PM
February 9th - Group/Club Picture Day for the yearbook
February 13th & 14th - 1st Grade goes to Brooklyn STEM Academy for PLTW
February 14th - Valentine's Day parties @ 2:30 PM
February 20th - Presidents' Day (No School - Snow Make-Up Day if Needed)
February 21st - 4th Grade goes to the Symphony
Poston Road's Vision/Mission Statements
Our Vision:
Creating Globally-Minded, Lifelong Learners
Our Mission:
Through a global lens, we provide rigorous academics with engaging cultural experiences that spark curiosity and create a love for learning.
MSD of Martinsville's Vision Statement
Don't forget to Order your Yearbook
Yearbook Orders (Online ONLY)
Yearbook order deadline: Friday, March 10, 2023
Cost: $16.00
Online Orders Only:
http://www.inter-state.com/order
Code: 730932
What is Real Time Learning?
These days will count as a full day of learning with the state and do not need to be made up. The following schedule will be used during REAL Time Learning:
Background Checks
*Please note: We are no longer allowing visitors during lunch. Thank you for your understanding.
2 Hour Delay Schedule
When school is on a two-hour delay, students may enter the building at 10:25AM.
The tardy bell will ring at 10:40AM. The end-of-the-day dismissal times will remain the same.
Lunch schedule on 2 Hour Delay days:
10:50-11:15 - KDG Lunch
11:15-11:40 - 1st Grade Lunch
11:40-12:05 - 2nd Grade Lunch
12:05-12:30 - 3rd Grade Lunch
12:30-12:55 - 4th Grade Lunch
Note: There will be NO breakfast on 2-hour delay days.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
- Doors open at 8:25AM (we do not have staff members available to supervise students before 8:25) Please DO NOT drop them off at the door prior to 8:25.
- Door 2 (by the cemetery) & Door 8 (by the car wash) are both options for drop off. It is your preference on which door you would like to drop your child off at. Please pull up along the sidewalk before letting your child out of the car. DO NOT allow your child to cross in front of cars. If your child is in preschool, kindergarten, or first grade, we would prefer that you drop off and pick up at Door #2.
Dismissal:
- Walkers will be dismissed out Door 2 & Door 8 first at 3:30PM.
- Next, the students riding buses and daycare vans will dismiss out of Door 2 at 3:35PM.
- Finally, car riders will be dismissed. If you are picking up your child, grades PK-1 (and older siblings) will be picked up at Door 2. Students in grades 2-4 will be picked up at Door 8. Please stay in your car as we will bring your child out to you.
Inclement Weather Information:
4th Grade Boys Basketball School League Schedule:
WELL Wednesdays - Arrival Time & Dismissal
*You will follow the same dismissal procedures as listed above.
Questions about Bus Transportation?
Please call the Transportation Department at:
(765) 342-5597
STUDENT ABSENCES
EARLY CHECKOUT....
Students will not be called out of class until a parent is present to sign them out. Please plan ahead for appointments, as we would like to minimize missed class time.
What's for breakfast AND lunch??
Student Lunch prices:
Elementary (PK-4) $2.60
Additional Milk $0.65
Breakfast prices:
FREE
Our Free & Reduced Application will be called Curricular Materials & Meal Assistance Application. For the 2022-2023 school year, breakfast will be free. However, this application is still needed for families to receive a possible discount on lunch and curricular fees. It is used by multiple agencies to award additional funding to the district and students.
Water Bottles
Snacks
Student Devices
PTO
Title I
Facebook & Twitter
Facebook: Poston Road Elementary
Twitter: @PostonRoadElem