About Us:
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
Picture Retake Day
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.
If you need to order pictures, CLICK HERE for the ordering link
Grandparents' Night/Chili Supper
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)
ProTek will be taking family pictures. CLICK HERE to order ahead.
Safety Matters
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.
2 Hour Delay Days
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.
Background Checks
*Please note: We are no longer allowing visitors during lunch. Thank you for your understanding.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
- 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.
STUDENT ABSENCES
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.
What's for breakfast AND lunch??
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.
Parent Square
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
