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

January 6th - First Day Back from Break

January 9th - Spelling Bee @ 2:00 PM

January 10th - Report Cards Go Home

January 13th - 17th - 4th Grade ILEARN Checkpoint #2 Testing

January 20th - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

January 27th - 31st - 3rd Grade ILEARN Checkpoint #2 Testing

January 29th - Healthy Smiles Dentist program visits

February 4th - 4th Grade Field Trip to the Symphony

February 6th - Cultural Festival 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

February 13th - District Kindergarten Enrollment Night

February 17th - Presidents' Day - No School

February 22nd - District Robotics Showcase

February 24th & 25th - 1st Grade Field Trip to Brooklyn STEM Academy for PLTW

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.”

Yearbook Orders (Online ONLY)

Yearbook order deadline: Friday, January 31st

Cost: $18.00

Online Orders Only:

https://inter-state.com/order

Code: 91161M

When school is on a two-hour delay, students may enter the building at 10:25 AM.

The tardy bell will ring at 10:40 AM. The end of the day dismissal times will remain the same.

Lunch schedule on 2 Hour Delay days:

10:55-11:25 - Kindergarten Lunch

11:00-11:30 - 1st Grade Lunch

11:25-11:55 (PreK Lunch in Class)

11:30-12:00 - 2nd Grade Lunch

11:40-12:10 - 3rd Grade Lunch

12:10-12:40 - 4th Grade Lunch

Note: There will be NO breakfast on 2-hour delay days.

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.