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Panther Talk
A LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON AT MART I.S.D.
February 21, 2022
4th Grade Etiquette Luncheon
Every February, Mart Elementary brings in Sarah Aynesworth for Etiquette lessons for our 4th grade students. During the lesson the students learn proper table manners and etiquette. They learn about place settings, how to butter bread, napkin placement and how eating with your mouth open and using your cell phone during dinner is inappropriate. After their lesson, they get to apply their learning by attending a Valentine luncheon at the Chicken Place in Marlin. The 4th grade teachers decorate the tables and serve the students. It is one of our favorite traditions!
Mandatory Dual Credit Meeting - Tuesday!
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Tuesday is TWOS DAY!
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This Week
Monday - No School
Tuesday - TWOS day! Mandatory Dual Credit Parent Meeting - 2 opportunities, 5pm and 6:30pm
Wednesday - District OAP Contest @ Mart Community Center, Mart performs 11:45
Thursday - ASVAB Results with Juniors 8:45, Gear Up Trip to Navarro College
Panther Athletics
Monday - Softball @ Riesel, 3:30pm, Panther Basketball Playoff @ Robinson, 7pm
Friday - Baseball @ Mart vs Milford, 5:30pm
Thursday - Saturday - Softball @ Rosebud-Lott Tourney
Basketball Playoffs
Bi-District Playoff Game
Mart Panthers vs Crawford Pirates
@ Robinson High School
Monday, 2/21 @ 7pm
Passes Accepted
Looking Ahead
Feb 28 - March 4 - Read Across America Week @ ES
March 4 - End of the 3rd 9 Weeks, Elementary Assembly (PK-2 8:30, 3-6, 9:00), 12:30 Release
March 7 - 11 - Spring Break
March 15 - Elementary Spring Pictures & Class Pictures
March 18 - ES Dairy Farms Assembly
March 21 - 25 - Book Fair
April 20 - PreK & Kindergarten Round Up
STAAR Dates
April 5 - English 1 (9th grade)
April 7 - English 2 (10th grade)
May 10 - Algebra 1
May 11 - Biology & 8th grade Science
May 12 - US History & 8th grade Social Studies
May 17 - 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th grade MathMay 18 - 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th grade Reading
May 19 - 5th grade Science
College and Career Readiness Dates:
Important College and Career Readiness Dates:
February 28 - Gear Up Trip to TSTC
March 2 - Youth Connections Conference
March 3 - Youth Congress Gear Up Gives Back Day
March 15th - TSI Bootcamp for Sophomores
March 16th - TSI Testing for Sophomores
March 30th - Gear Up Trip to Sam Houston State
April 5th - ACT testing for Juniors
April 13th - Gear Up trip to Texas A&M
April 27th - STAAR Algebra 1 Boot Camp
TSI Testing:
The TSI test will be offered monthly beginning in September
If this is the students first attempt the test is free, if the student is retesting each test will cost $6.
Scholarship Lady of Central Texas Free Resource for Mart ISD Students
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COVID-19 Isolation Period & Testing Practices Update
Testing Availability
The district will now be testing using Goodside Health tests. In order to be tested, your child must be registered each time they test at gsh.co/dshs-martisd.
The district does not have the ability to conduct mass testing at this time. Students will only be tested if symptomatic and determined to possibly have COVID-19 by the school nurse, or if they are a household contact wanting to attend school. All others should contact their family doctor for testing.
School COVID-19 tests are rapid tests and have not been found to be as accurate as PCR tests. When in doubt, please contact your family doctor for more thorough testing.
Isolation Periods
If a student tests positive for COVID-19
Stay home and isolate for 10 days.
If you have fever or your symptoms remain severe, continue to stay home until your fever resolves
If a student has a household member test positive for COVID-19, the guardian of that student has 2 options:
Option 1: Quarantine student for 5 days from last exposure.
Classwork will be made available to the student to complete while quarantined. Tutorials may be required when the student returns if there is an academic need.
Option 2: Have student continue to attend school.
Student must be separated from the positive case immediately & rapid test each morning for 5 consecutive days before attending class.
*If day 5 lands on a Saturday or Sunday the student must test on Monday.
Testing will be conducted every morning at the front of the high school from 7:30am-8:00am. Please pull up and stay in your car while testing is conducted.
Athletes that have morning practice will be given special instructions.
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Mart ISD COVID-19 Dashboard
Mart I.S.D.
Email: betsy.burnett@mymartisd.org
Website: www.martisd.org
Location: 1100 JL Davis Ave., Mart, TX, USA
Phone: (254) 876-2523
Facebook: facebook.com/MartISD
Twitter: @MartSchoolDistr