Poston Road Tiger Tracks

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

October 1st - Honor Choir performance at MHS

October 4th - WonderLab Science Convocation for preK-1st grade

October 7th - 2K Fun Run - 4:45 PM at Poston Road

October 7th & 8th - ILEARN Checkpoint #1 for 4th Grade Students

October 9th - eLearning Day (students will not report to school)

October 9th/10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 11th - Walk-a-thon

October 14th - 18th - Fall Break (No School)

October 31st - Fall Parties

November 1st - Dia de los Muertos

November 4th - 8th - 3rd grade ILEARN Checkpoint #1

November 4th - 8th - Scholastic Book Fair

November 6th - Grandparents' Night/Chili Supper

November 11th - Body Safety Program

November 13th - Midterms are Posted to Skyward

November 14th - Picture Retakes

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.

“Together we challenge and inspire our children through rich experiences, empowering them to achieve success while making positive contributions to our world.”

Students will have an eLearning day on Wednesday, October 9th due to Parent/Teacher Conferences which will be held during the day and evening on Oct. 9th and the evening only on Oct. 10th. An email was sent out on Friday, September 20th on how to sign up for conferences. If you need help, please contact your child's teacher or call the office.

To schedule a conference, you must log in to your Skyward Family Access account. Once there, you can choose a date and time.

CLICK HERE to view a video on signing up for conferences once logged into Skyward.

*Note: If your child has two teachers, you will only be able to meet with their homeroom teacher due to the limited time slots available.

The deadline for signing up for a conference is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th.

The district will have an eLearning Day on October 9th. Therefore, students will not report to school. Lessons and activities will be given and completed online. This is not a real time learning day. Therefore, students will not be meeting with their teacher via Zoom.

Families can expect:

❏ Students will have remote learning activities that reinforce grade-level Indiana Academic

Standards.

❏ Delivery of remote learning activities will be sent out via Google Classroom or Seesaw. Additional guidance/mini lessons may be given through videos.

❏ Families can contact school personnel, including their child’s teacher, administration, and

counselor, through dojo, email or phone calls.

❏ Students will receive feedback on their work, and teachers will monitor and track their

engagement.

Student Expectations During eLearning Day:

❏ During remote learning, elementary students are expected to login to their Seesaw or Google

Classroom accounts. All assignments and attendance questions will be posted by 9:00 A.M.

Attendance questions must be answered by 9:00 P.M.

❏ Students are expected to complete assignments. Students will be given regular feedback on their assignments. Assignments will count towards the students’ cumulative grade.

❏ Students are expected to engage in their learning and students/parents are expected to reach out to the teacher and/or school if help is needed.

❏ Student attendance will be documented when answering the attendance question and work

completion by 9PM.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What if our family does not have internet access?

● Wi-Fi ACCESS POINTS: The district has added outdoor access points to each school (and the

Central Education Center/389 E. Jackson Street) to provide Wi-Fi for district devices. Families

can park in the parking lot of each school or at the Central Education Center and download

homework from their teachers, then complete the assignment offline while at home. Students will be able to upload assignments once finished and back on the district’s Wi-Fi. Every school in the district has at least one outdoor access point.

2. Does the work assigned during eLearning days count?

● Yes; work assigned during the eLearning days will count towards the students’ cumulative course grades.

3. How can I get technology support?

● Please contact the district’s Tech Helpdesk with chromebook/device questions during remote

learning at 765-342-6641, extension 1071 or by email, helpdesk@msdmartinsville.org.

Our walk-a-thon is set for October 11th! Thank you so much to those families who provided us with addresses to send donation letters to. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather on the 11th. Unless it is raining, we will be walking outside.

Students can wear costumes to school on Thursday, October 31st. Please make sure the costumes are kid-friendly. Please no face paint or fake weapons.

We will have our annual parade and teachers will host celebrations in their classrooms. You MUST have a background check on file to attend the parties.

Picture retakes will be on Thursday, November 14th. ONLY students who bring back their pictures or did not get their picture taken in September will get retakes.

Our annual Grandparents' Night/Chili Supper will be Wednesday, November 6th from 5:00PM - 7:00PM at Poston Road Elementary!

Join us for the following events:

- The Book Fair

- Classroom visits/Meet the teachers

- Pro-Tek will be here to take family pictures

- Dinner will be served in the cafeteria (pre-pay only)

- Opportunity to purchase a personalized shirt or mug

ProTek will be taking family pictures. A link will be sent out soon for preorders.

Information on how to prepay for meals will be coming home next week.

We hope to see you there!

Dear Parent or Guardian,

This year, your child’s school will be using the MBF Child Safety Matters® program (the Program) from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children. The goal of the Program is to help keep your child safe.

The program empowers children to spot and respond to bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, and digital dangers. Most importantly, it teaches that adults are responsible for their safety but there are things they can do to help adults keep them safe. The Program is based on the latest research and has been reviewed and endorsed by national experts.

Why does your child need a safety program?

» 10% of children are abused before their 18th birthday

» 14% of children have been solicited online

» 28% of students have been bullied

» 90% of children between 8 and 16 years have viewed explicit material online

The Program teaches about these dangers by:

» using age-appropriate, easy to understand language.

» playing fun games and activities.

» providing take-home items to remind children and parents of the lessons and Safety Rules.

When children are taught safety information and rules to help them stay safe, they perform better in school and enjoy healthier, happier, and safer lives.

You can learn more about the Program at www.mbfpreventioneducation.org.

In order for you to come to school to volunteer for class parties, field trips, etc. you MUST have a background check on file. Background checks cannot be processed the day you want to volunteer. You must have the check done in advance. A great opportunity to get this done in advance is during our Open House on August 5th. Forms will be available for you to fill out. You must also provide your driver's license (we will make a copy of it that evening).

*Please note: We are no longer allowing visitors during lunch. Thank you for your understanding.

Arrival:

• 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.

On Wednesdays, doors will open at 9:25AM (we do not have staff members available to supervise students before 9:25) Please DO NOT drop them off at the door prior to 9:25.

*You will follow the same dismissal procedures as listed above.

Please call the Transportation Department at:

(765) 342-5597

Please call in all student absences at (765) 342-8408 and select option "1" by 9:00AM for EACH day your student will be sick or late. If your student is going to be late to school for any reason, please make sure and let our office know ahead of time (if possible) by calling our office by 9:00AM that morning.

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.

Did you know we serve free breakfast?

Student Lunch prices:

Elementary (PK-4) $2.75

Breakfast prices:

FREE

Our Free & Reduced Application will be called Curricular Materials & Meal Assistance Application. For the 2024-2025 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.

Assistance Application

Video that explains the benefits

ParentSquare is the MSD of Martinsville’s tool to communicate with Artesian families.

Families may register for an account and set their preferences for how they’d like to receive messages from us. For example, many parents only want to receive a text, while others prefer email, and others choose both. If you download the app (it’s free!), you can also get notifications via the app.

Another feature of the app is that it allows users to select their preferred language.

In emergencies or when notifying school families is urgent, ParentSquare will use all methods of contact, including a phone call, text, email, and app notification (if we have the correct information and if you’ve downloaded the app).

If you do not register with ParentSquare, you will still receive an email when we use ParentSquare to send a message.

If you do not have an email from the MSD of Martinsville inviting you to create a ParentSquare account, please notify your community.relations@msdmartinsville.org and we will send you the invitation. While you do not need to create an account to receive messages from us, you will have greater flexibility to tailor the ways you receive messages from us if you have an account.

Once you have created an account, there are additional resources available to help you tailor your account to meet your own preferences.

Questions? Email community.relations@msdmartinsville.org

Is your student a bus rider? Download the free app to help determine when your bus driver will pick-up and drop-off your student.