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At South Elementary School, we are a learning community nurturing a culture to provide students the skills necessary to be active, productive, and responsible citizens while empowering students through communications.

May 1 Smith, South, & Brooklyn Family Night @ BIA from 6-7:15PM

May 2 WRE end of year Program

May 3 Field trip Rooms 1,2,25

May 6- May 10 Spring Book Fair, Buy One, Get One Free

May 7 PTO Meeting 7PM

May 10 First Grade Field Trip

May 13 Hotspots due back to South

May 17 Kindy 500

May 20 4th Grade Honor Night 6PM

May 22 Chromebook Collection

May 23 Last Student Day; Report Cards; Field Day

May 28-31 IREAD-3 Summer School 9-11AM

August 5 Open House/Title I Annual Meeting for 2024-2025 School Year, 5-6PM

August 6 First Student Day for 2024-2025 School Year

For more information visit, https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southelementaryschool44.

Art honors is an invitational club for students who exhibit outstanding artistic abilities to have a chance to try more rigorous art projects.

To report an absence for your child, please call the office at

(765) 349-1486 by 9:00AM.

Doctor statements should be faxed to 765-349-5247 or given to the office.

Please make sure students arrive on time. The morning bell rings at 8:40AM to start class. It rings at 10:40AM on Wednesdays to start class.

To change your child's dismissal procedure, please send a note to school or call the office at 765-349-1486 PRIOR TO 3PM. Please DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE when making a dismissal change.

Please click HERE for important information from the MSD of Martinsville Police Department regarding STOPit, a new anonymous reporting system. If you have any questions, please contact the MSD of Martinsville Police Department at 765-342-6641.

Only adults listed on a student's emergency contacts will be able to check out a student from school. In addition, anyone picking up a child, will need identification to be able to check a student out of school. Students will be counted tardy if leaving school early.

No visitors will be allowed beyond the front foyer area unless they have an approved, scheduled meeting. We will not be having visitors for breakfast or lunch. All visitors must have a background check on file in the office before volunteering.

Free/reduced applications are now available. Check out the video to learn what the application supports in our District.

https://vimeo.com/349528477?scrlybrkr=2e72af6b

Meal Application Information: https://artiescafe.org/index.php?sid=2309140234403588&page=lunchapps

Lunch cost is $2.75

Free Breakfast for all students

Please welcome Jessica Shanafelt as our new Title I teacher! We are excited that Ms. Shanafelt is returning to South.

Federal funding has been made available through school-wide Title I services to South Elementary for the purpose of providing students with extra support in reading and language arts. This extra support is available for all students at South Elementary. Classroom teachers, Title I teachers, and instructional assistants will provide assistance in reading, language arts, and math through small group and individual instruction as children demonstrate need for support. Please contact Jessica Shanafelt, Title I teacher, at 765-349-1486 with any questions about support your child may receive.

Want to get involved?!? Join South Elementary School PTO!!! The monthly meetings will be the first Tuesday of each month at 7PM. Our next meeting will be on May 7th at 7PM in the library. PTO has spirit wear available for purchase.

PTO OFFICERS

Co-President: Heather Goss & Samantha McDaniel

Vice President: Bethany Willard

Secretary: Jessica Hostetter

Treasurer: April Shover

Kindergarten students enjoyed their time and had a great learning experience at the Brooklyn Innovation Center for the Project Lead the Way Learning Trip.

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Website: https://msdofmartinsville.org/south-elementary/
Location: 500 Artesian Ave, Martinsville, IN, USA
Phone: 7653491486
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthElementarySchool
Twitter: @southdolphins1