Mark Your Calendar!
February 4 4th Grade Field Trip
February 4 PTO Meeting 5PM
February 7 Healthy Smiles
February 7 End of Midterm
February 8 Robotics Competition
February 12 Midterms
February 13-24 PTO trash bag fundraiser
February 13 Kindergarten Kickoff at MHS Fieldhouse 5-7PM
February 14 Valentine Day Parties
February 17 Presidents’ Day-No School
February 22 District Robotics Mock Competition at MHS Fieldhouse
March 2-6 Read Across America week
March 3-14 IREAD-3 Window (2nd and 3rd graders)
March 4 PTO meeting 5PM
March 5 District Literacy Night 03/05 at CEC 5-7pm
March 7 End of 9-weeks
March 12 Report Cards
March 13 Communications Showcase 6-7PM
March 14 Spring Pictures
March 20 PTO After School Movie
March 24-March 28 Spring Break
March 31-April 1 1st Grade PLTW Learning Trip
March 31-May 9 IAM Assessment (applied skills)
March 31 & April 1 3rd Grade ILEARN Checkpoint 3
April 1 PTO meeting 5PM
April 2 PreK Enrollment Fair, Popsicles for PreK at CEC 5-7PM
April 4 & April 7 4th Grade ILEARN Checkpoint 3
April 10 South Kindergarten Orientation 6PM
April 15 Math Bowl Competition at BIA 5:30PM
April 17 Spring Concert (K&2)
April 25 PTO Spring Carnival 6-7:30
April 28-29 Kindergarten PLTW Learning Trip
April 30 BIA 5th grade parent night for South 4th graders
May 2 Applied Skills Field Trip
May 16 Kindy 500
May 19 4th Grade Honor Night 6PM
May 21 4th Grade Olympics
May 22 Field Day (Last student day)
Important Attendance Information
- To report an absence for your child, please call the office at
(765) 349-1486 by 9:00AM. If you do not call the school by 9:30 a.m. and report the absence, the school messaging system, someone from the school, or the attendance officer may be calling your home. Please call in so that the day is an excused absence.
- A doctor visit should be documented with a statement from the doctor so that it can be entered in the school data system. Doctor statements should be faxed to 765-349-5247 or given to the office. We need this documentation to mark it as an excused absence.
WE ASK THAT YOU NOT KEEP A CHILD OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE ENTIRE DAY FOR A doctor or dental appointment.
If a child is sent home with a fever of 100.4 degrees or over, he/she is not to return to school until fever free for 24 hours without fever medication. If the student is sent home from the clinic, it will be marked as an excused absence through the clinic.
Regular attendance is essential for children to be successful in their educational endeavors. Students are bound by the requirements of the Indiana Compulsory Attendance Laws. Students are expected to attend school regularly and be on time for classes in order to benefit from instructional programs and develop responsible personal habits that are respected in society and therefore a part of the educational process. Please make sure students arrive on time. The morning bell rings at 8:40AM to start class. It rings at 9:40AM on Wednesdays to start class for grades K-4.
*Complete details of attendance procedures and guidelines can be found in the student handbook.
Information from Food Service
Meal Application Information: https://artiescafe.org/index.php?sid=2309140234403588&page=lunchapps
2025 F-R App and Instructions English (2).pdf
link for online application instructions
Lunch cost is $2.75
Free Breakfast for all students
Communication-ParentSquare
Parent Square
The MSD of Martinsville uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each family, using their preferred email address and phone number.
PTO News
PTO News
Want to get involved?!? Join South Elementary School PTO!!! The monthly meetings will typically be the first Tuesday of each month at 5PM. The next meeting will be February 4th at 5PM in the library. PTO has spirit wear available for purchase.
PTO OFFICERS
Co-President: Heather Goss & Samantha McDaniel
Vice President: Joanna Chamberlain
Secretary: Jessica Hostetter
Treasurer: April Shover
Visitor Information
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.
Checking A Student Out of School Early
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.
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 at 765-349-1486 Ext. 1654 with any questions about support your child may receive.
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*Please contact the office if you need this information provided in another language.Website: https://msdofmartinsville.org/south-elementary/
Location: 500 Artesian Ave, Martinsville, IN, USA
Phone: 7653491486
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthElementarySchool
Twitter: @southdolphins1