Martell Monitor
Volume 1: Week 30 April 8, 2019
Dear Martell Families,
Dear Families,
Welcome back! We hope you had a fantastic spring break! We are very excited to welcome your children back!
April and May bring very important MStep testing for students in Grades 3-5. You should have received multiple emails about how to help prepare. I cannot stress enough the importance of rest and breakfast. Also, please send in headphones and your child's iPad each testing day fully charged! The testing schedule is below.
Wednesday evening we welcome our newest families for Kindergarten Round-up! This is an exciting time in the lives of our new and old families.
Many exciting things are coming in April! Pennies for Pasta begins, we are preparing for our Fun Fair, and each Wednesday at 8am Mustangs in Motion begins! If your child wants to attend, please remember a parent must stay and walk the track too. See below for the all the great information!
Welcome back, Mustang families!
Michelle Barsh
Upcoming Events
April Upcoming Events
Monday, April 1-Friday, April 5 - No School Spring Break
Monday, April 8 - School resumes
Wednesday, April 10 - 6:30PM Kindergarten Round-Up Parent Meeting
Wednesday, April 10 - 8:00AM Mustangs in Motion, Parent/Child on walking track!
Monday, April 15 - 6:30PM PTO Meeting
Wednesday, April 17 - 8:00AM Mustangs in Motion, Parent/Child on walking track!
Friday, April 19 - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, April 24 - 8:00AM Mustangs in Motion, Parent/Child on walking track!
Wednesday, April 24 - Secretaries Day :)
Thursday, April 25 - 12:39PM Early Release Day
Thursday, April 25 - 7:30PM 5th grade band concert at Troy High
Friday, April 26 - Fun Fair
May Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 1 - 8:00AM Mustangs in Motion, Parent/Child on walking track!
Monday, May 6-Friday, May 10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
Wednesday, May 8 - 7:00PM Gr.5 Strings Concert at Athens
Monday, May 13 - 6:30PM PTO Meeting
Wednesday, May 15 - 12:39PM Early Release Day
Thursday, May 16 - Gr. 3-5 PARENT Literacy Night with Teacher's College at Troy Union Elem.
Saturday, May 18 - Troy run for Grade 5
Monday, May 27 - NO SCHOOL
Friday, May 31 - Tentative Field Day
June Upcoming Events
Monday, June 3-Wednesday, June 5 - 5th Grade to Camp
Thursday, June 6-Friday, June 7 - 4th Grade to Mackinaw
Monday, June 10 - 5th grade Promotion
Tuesday, June 11-Thursday, June 13 - 12:29PM Half Day Dismissals
Thursday, June 13 - Last Day of School
MSTEP Martell Testing Dates:
Grade 5: April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26
Grade 4: April 30, May 1, May 2, May 3
Grade 3: May 7, May 8, May 9, May 10
Barsh's Bagels - Every Wednesday is pre-sale $1.00 - Every Friday is classroom delivery!
Please check for updates!
Calendar subject to change as we add more awesome events to Martell!
MSTEP Grades 3, 4, 5
When we return from Spring Break, the 2019 M-STEP Assessment (Michigan Student Test of Education Progress) will be administered in the months of April and May. This is a state mandated assessment that all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in the state of Michigan will participate in. A calendar has been published by the State of Michigan’s Department of Education that gives a testing window when each test must be administered.
All students in the Troy School District will be taking the M-STEP online using his or her own iPad. The district provides each elementary building with plug in keyboards to work with the iPads for instructional purposes. The students have been using the keyboards in the classroom during instruction and they will use the keyboards for the M-STEP assessment as well. There are a few things that you can do to assist us in making sure your child is ready daily to take this test.
Please help us with the following:
- Make sure your child’s iPad is charged up every night to 100% power.
- Make sure your child has his/her iPad at school every day.
- Your child will need headphones to listen to directions on the assessment.
- Headphones are preferred over ear buds if possible.
- Arrive at school on time.
- Eat breakfast before coming to school.
- Get a good night of sleep. Monitoring bedtimes is appreciated.
We do know that attendance at school is extremely important at all times; and, when a child is absent, we have some flexibility to help him or her catch up. This fact is not true for M-STEP as the State of Michigan decides the testing window. We are asking that you please adhere to the below schedule and refrain from scheduling voluntary absences for your child during your child’s assessment period. If a child is absent on specific days, we will do all that we can to administer the test on the make-up day, but your child will miss important class time in order to make-up the M-STEP assessment(s) that were missed.
Grade 5: April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26
Grade 4: April 30, May 1, May 2, May 3
Grade 3: May 7, May 8, May 9, May 10
Thank you very much for helping our Mustangs be ready for this test!
April Fitness Bingo
Mustangs in Motion
Martell Fun Fair approaching!!
Volunteers Please Click on the Sign Up Genius in the box below
Pennies for Pasta is Here!
April 8-April 18
Martell is starting a 'Pennies for Pasta' campaign to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We will start collecting the day after the break. It will run from April 8-18. Students will be encouraged to donate to coins and dollars throughout the campaign.Some families are choosing to have their children help earn the pennies at home! We encourage all creative ideas and thank you very much!
Martell earns a BLUE RIBBON nomination!
Martell Elementary School has been nominated by Michigan to join the esteemed community of National Blue Ribbon Schools.
National Blue Ribbon Schools are public and non-public elementary, middle, and high schools that are producing outstanding results for all students. They have demonstrated consistent excellence, and made progress in closing gaps in student achievement. Martell has been nominated as an Exemplary High Performing School.
Only 13 schools in the state are nominated each year. This is QUITE an honor! Once our paperwork is submitted, we will hear in the fall is we are officially awarded with this honor! I will continue to keep you updated!
Troy Fitness Run-5th grade students
Math Pentathalon Competition Dates
Go Mustangs!!
Division 1 - April 13
Division 3 - May 11
Kindergarten Round-Up
Wednesday April 10, 2018, 6:30PM
CLASS of 2032!!
Incoming Kindergarten parents are welcome to join us for this evening event at Martell Elementary.
Troy Youth Enrichment Classes
Martell Spirit Wear All Year Round
Martell PTO
Monday, April 15 is the next meeting at 6:30PM - Please come join us!
PTO MEETINGS
Monday May 13
Danielle Favret - Co-President
Jenny Dobbs - Co-President
Jennifer Zaner - Secretary
Nikey Bergi - Vice President
Emily Karstensen - Treasurer
PTO Calendar of 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
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