Martell Monitor
Volume 1: Week 9 October 19, 2018
Dear Martell Families,
Dear Families,
We are looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday and Thursday for Parent-Teacher Conferences. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will be dismissed at 12:29PM. Please note this is a different time from the 12:39PM release on Early Release Days. Conferences will be held during the afternoon and early evening. We look forward to discussing your child together!
The students are very excited about the 2 service projects we have going on! The first is Hat Day and the second is our Pink Out Friday! Each are a suggested $1.00 donation. Hat Day raises funds for the Martell Scholarships given to 3 Troy graduates. The Pink Out raises funds for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Pink Out is a student driven and student researched idea! We are proud that our students are asking to reach out and help those around them.
In Partnership,
Michelle Barsh
Upcoming Events
October Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 24 - 12:29PM Dismissal 1/2 day, Conferences 1:20-4:00PM, 5-8:00PM
Wednesday, October 24 - Martell Day at Granite City 20% of your bill donated to Martell
Thursday, October 25 - 12:29PM Dismissal 1/2 day, Conferences 1:20-4:00PM, 5-8:00PM !
Friday, October 26 - Wear PINK! Pink out! Breast Cancer Awareness Day - $1.00 suggested donation
Monday, October 29 - 5:30PM-7:30PM Trunk or Treats
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween, see info below
November Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 1 - 12:39AM Early Release Day
Monday, November 12 - 6:30PM PTO Meeting
Wednesday, November 21 - Friday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Recess, No School
Monday, November 26 - School resumes
Wednesday, November 28 - 12:39PM Early Release Day
Friday, November 30 - No School for K-5 students
December Upcoming Events
Monday, December 5,6 - Holiday Shop
Thursday, December 20 - Classroom Holiday Parties
Friday, December 21 - Last full day before Winter recess
Monday, December 24 - Winter recess begins
Monday, January 7 - School resumes full day
Please check for updates!
Calendar subject to change as we add more awesome events to Martell!
Fall Conferences
October 24th and October 25th, 2018 Martell is holding Parent / Teacher Conferences. Time slots are available from 1:20pm until 7:40pm on both days. Please note that both of these days will be half days with a 12:29pm dismissal for all students.
Grades K through 4
Conferences are for PARENTS ONLY, please make childcare arrangements for your students.
Grade 5 ONLY
Students must attend the conference with parents or guardians.
Martell is using “Sign Up Genius” to make sign ups as convenient as possible. You may be prompted to create a Sign-Up Genius account which is necessary to sign up for a conference. Please follow the link below or enter this web address into your browser window.
Special's Teachers will be available for conferences on the following days/times:
Mrs. Steimel- October 24 from 1:00PM-4:00PM
Mrs. Bussell-October 25 from 5:20PM-8:00PM
Mr. McCoy- October 25 from 1:00PM-4:00PM and 5:00PM-8:00PM
Mrs. Lamesch- October 24 from 1:00PM-4:00PM and 5:00PM-8:00PM
October 25 from 5:00PM-8:00PM
Fleece Fabric Donations Accepted for Troy's MLK Service Day
October 24 and 25
We will be collecting fleece ahead of time at parent/teacher conferences for the Troy School District MLK Day of Service. This is a moving and informative day where a thousand members of our community come together to complete 4-5 service projects that have a tremendous impact on Troy and our surrounding area!!
SPECIFICS FOR FLEECE DONATIONS:
-Donations are needed of 2.5 yards of fleece to make finished blankets of at least 4ft x 6ft.
-The width on fleece at fabric stores is just over 4 feet, so if you buy 2.5 yards of fleece, that would be perfect.
-If you want to send in 5 yards or 10 yards or 20 yards, that is wonderful as well—the goal is to be able to cut into 2.5 yard increments.
-Each blanket consists of two pieces of fleece—usually one solid and one printed, but you are free to donate whatever you would like.
-Fleece is on sale right now at many areas stores!
-Remember, these blankets will be used by children, veterans and adult patients, so think about patterns that would appeal to any of those groups.
Thank you so much for your support!
Martell will have a box in the front lobby for collections during conference days!
Halloween Party Information
October 31 Halloween Parties
Parties will be at the end of the day. We will be working hard to preserve instructional time until the parties begin. Parents involved in party set up may begin at 2:00pm. We ask all parents watching the parade to.........
Halloween Party
2:00 - Room Parents set up
2:10-2:30 - School Parade outside in front loop
2:30-3:10 - Classroom Parties
3:10 - Clean up
3:15 - Parties end
Coming in January...BOX TOPS!
Start saving those Box Tops! Martell earns free money! We will let you know the first collection date!
Martell Spirit Wear All Year Round
Martell Family Bike Ride
Saturday, October 20, 9:30am is the third Martell Bike Ride on the Paint Creek Trail!
Thank you to Mrs. Bussell for organizing this great event. Please see the flyer below for information!
~Mrs. Bussell has invited all students to participate in an October Bingo Challenge! Please encourage your child to participate! See the link below the Bike Ride flyer!
Martell PTO
Monday, November 12 next meeting at 6:30PM
Please come join us!
PTO Meetings
Monday January 14
Monday February 11
Monday March 11
Monday April 8
Monday May 13
Danielle Favret - Co-President
Jenny Dobbs - Co-President
Jennifer Zaner - Secretary
Nikey Bergi - Vice President
Emily Karstensen - Treasurer
Please see the link at the bottom of the Monitor to sign up for Kroger Rewards! This is free money for Martell 3 times a year. Our last check was $458.00!!
Martell PTO Events
Martell Elementary Social Media
Martell website
https://martell.troy.k12.mi.us/
Facebook users:
Please join the Martell Elementary PTO page on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/358781684308950/
Martell's PTO Page
https://martell.troy.k12.mi.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=364224&type=d&pREC_ID=806378
Twitter users:
Please follow #martellthinkers
World Class Vision
Important Reference Documents
Friday Martell Monitor
The Friday Martell Monitor is the way we keep families informed about school events throughout the year and is emailed to parents every Friday!
Martell Elementary School
Email: mbarsh@troy.k12.mi.us
Website: https://martell.troy.k12.mi.us/
Location: 5666 Livernois Road, Troy, MI, USA
Phone: 248-823-3800
Twitter: @michellebarsh