STAY CONNECTED

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.

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In order to be compliant with the Indiana Department of Education requirements, the MSD of Martinsville must maintain proof of Indiana residency for each student currently enrolled. Please complete the steps 1.) to upload a scanned copy or clear picture of a current proof of residency document and 2.) verify the students primary address. If you are unable to complete step 1, a hard copy must be submitted to the school. If submitting a hard copy, please make sure you include your student's name on the copy. Once a proof of residency document has been submitted for each student, you will only be required to verify the information is correct each year. If your address changes, you will be required to submit a new proof of residency.

The Board requires one (1) of the following three (3) items as documentation of proof of residency for its students, with limited exceptions set forth below: 1) a current utility bill telephone bill (dated within sixty (60) days of student enrollment) 2) a current bank statement (dated within sixty (60) days of student enrollment) 3) a current rental/lease agreement mortgage statement (dated within sixty (60) days of student enrollment).

The Weekday Religious Education Program Night will be Thursday, May 7th at 7:00pm at the Spirit of Life Church 189 W. Indiana Street. Students may arrive at 6:30. All are invited to attend.

YMCA Swim Lessons - Grade 2
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When: June 1-5, 2026
Time: 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.
Location: Brooklyn STEM Academy
Registration Fee: $285.00 Click here to apply for a discount

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. 1628 with any questions about support your child may receive.

On Wednesday mornings, staff will be participating in professional development to improve student learning and success.

Therefore, doors will open at 9:25AM with school starting at 9:40AM for all students, including Pre-K.

Free childcare is provided on Wednesdays from 8:25-9:25 by South staff.Contact the South office if childcare is needed from 8:25-9:25 on Wednesdays.

The MSD of Martinsville uses ParentSquare for school and district communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each family, using their preferred email address and phone number.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

• Receive messages from the school and district via email, text or app notification.
• Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm.
• Communicate in your preferred language.
• Comment on school postings to engage with your school community and more all from your desktop or mobile device.
• Report attendance for your child if your child is going to be absent.
• Receive District ArtieStories

Add the free app today!

For more information and training videos, please visit our

website www.msdofmartinsville.org/community.

Most South Elementary teachers will still be using Class Dojo to communicate with parents. Class Dojo is FREE. You do not need to pay for this app. Your child's teacher will send home more information to get connected.

• 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. You can also dojo the teacher or put a message in ParentSquare to notify the office about your child's attendance. Please make sure to give the reason for your child's absence so that it can be marked appropriately. With State guidelines, we have to mark the reason for the absence. There are different codes, so we have to make sure that we mark it accurately.

• If you find that your child is still ill the next day, another phone call from you to the school is necessary. At this time, arrangements may be made to send home make up work for your child so that he/she does not fall behind in the classroom. Schoolwork will be sent with a sibling, neighbor, or you may pick the work up at the end of the day.

• Upon returning from home to school, a note should be sent to the teacher explaining the 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.

• Call the school office or send a note on the day before or the day of the appointment. This helps teachers plan for tests, homework, etc. The note should contain the date, the time, and the reason for the appointment/absence.

• If your child has a slip from the dentist/doctor’s office, please have your child drop it off at the office when your child returns to school.

• We ask that you not keep a child out of school for the entire day for a doctor or dental appointment.

• Please keep these appointments to a minimum. The best time to schedule appointments is toward the end of the day.

• 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.

1. Call the school as soon as possible, informing us that your child is going to be late.

2. Bring your child in as soon as possible, as teachers start their lessons as early as 8:40 a.m.

3. Sign your child in at the office, with an explanation for the tardy.

*A number of unexcused or questionable absences and tardies for any child are reported to our district attendance officer. Daily records are kept on all students and weekly reports are made.

Under IC 20-33-2-25, the “Superintendent or an attendance officer having jurisdiction shall report a child who is habitually absent from school in violation of this chapter to an intake officer of the juvenile court or the department of child services. The intake officer or the department of child services shall proceed in accord with IC 31-30- through IC 31-40.”

Everyone should report abuse or neglect. The reporting and investigating of suspected child abuse and neglect are not discretionary matters. They have been required by law (IC 31-33-5-1) since 1979.

Do Report When...

• Students have reached ten (10) or more unexcused absences.

• Educational neglect is suspected

• Students are missing and unaccounted for

*Complete details of attendance procedures and guidelines can be found in the student handbook.

Want to get involved?!? Join South Elementary School PTO!!! The monthly meetings will typically be the first Tuesday of each month at 5PM. Tuesday, May 5th at 4PM in the school library is May's meeting.

PTO has spirit wear available for purchase.

PTO OFFICERS

President: Samantha McDaniel

Vice President: Joanna Chamberlain

Secretary: Jessica Hostetter

Treasurer: April Shover

It was an exciting year of Chess Club. Thank you to the parents and guardians for allowing your students to participate in the South Chess Club. It was a great success. Mrs. Hostetter and Mrs. Pilat were thrilled with the continued interest throughout the school year. Remember to continue to play chess and practice your skills. We look forward to seeing everyone in September.

Checkmate!

Genius Hour Projects are all finished. Farewell to our fourth graders and we'll see everyone next year!

The MATH Bowl team came in 6th place and had a successful season! Please contact Jessica Hostetter or Rachel Moore with any questions.

These students were recognized for using our social skills.

Twitter: @southdolphins1

Website: https://msdofmartinsville.org/south-elementary/

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Location: 500 Artesian Ave, Martinsville, IN, USA
Phone: 7653491486