Joan Martin Weekly Update

• 10/6 - Parent Night: Human Growth adn Development HHS Board Room 6:00
• 10/8 - 3rd and 4th grade canoe field trip
• 10/9 - 5th grade canoe field trip
• 10/10 - HFD Fire Safety Presentations
• 10/10 - Last Day of Quarter1
• 10/14 - 1st Grade Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
• 10/16 - Mobile Dentist - Forms due by 9/26
• 10/16 - JM Fall Fest (Information coming soon)
• 10/17 - Mobile Dentist - Forms due by 9/26
• 10/17 - Report Cards Posted in Skyward 3:00 pm
• 10/30 - Trunk or Treat (information coming)
• 11/4 - eLearning Day/Parent Teacher Conferences

Our Girls on the Run Club has started the Fall Session. We practice Mondays and Thursdays in Parking Lot B. We need to make sure that all cars are out of that lot by 4:00 on these day.

Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Music - 3rd Grade Ms. Golub

PE - 3rd Grade Mrs. Floyd

Library - 4th Grade Mrs. Extin

Art - 3rd Grade Ms. Reardon

1st Place 5th Grade Mrs. Paulson

2nd Place - 4th Grade Mrs. Mecha and Ms. Reardon

1stGrade!!!

Way To Go!!! Great Job Showing Your Best Lunch Room Procedures!!!

It is that time of year again for our Apples for Students program. We will can start collecting on September 1st and goes until March 31st. We will be doing a contest again. The winning class will win pizza and the 2nd and 3rd place will receive ice cream. Please send those Stracks Receipts in with your student!!

We meet monthly at 4:00 pm. We try to stay with the 2nd Tuesday of the month, however there are times that we do need to reschedule. We will always give advance notice if we do. There is always a live zoom if you are unable to attend in person.

Meeting Schedule:

September 9

October 2 Thursday UPDATED DATE

November 11

December 9

Zoom Information:

Topic: JOAN MARTIN PTO MONTHLY MEETINGS
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Please Scan the link below and then complete the google form letting us know you submitted your information to be a volunteer.

Permission slips were sent home on Friday 9/19. You need to complete the paper permision slip and return that to your students teacher along with $1.00. This is due Friday 10/3. You also need to complete the ONLINE form below.

If your child is interested in doing an after school club that involves physical activity we need to have a physical on file. This is due to not having a nurse at the building after school hours. You can print the Physical Form from the link below or use any Physical Form from your doctor's office. Please see the flyer below for information. We do have several fun after school clubs all year long, some starting very soon!

Car Riders

• Car riders are dropped off/picked up in the back of the school and enter/exit Door 11
• Parents need to stay in the car line and pull around the circle as directed by the superviosors when dropping off and picking up students.
• If you would like to park, you will need to park in Lot C (The Fenced Lot in back) and walk your student to the sidewalk. Parents walk students to the loading doc road and students walk to the Door 11 from there.
• Parents should NOT park in Lot A (front lot) and walk/pick up students at the door. This is where our buses pull through and creates a dangerous situation if parked there.
• Door 11 will remain open till 8:55, after that please walk to the front, Door 1

Walkers

• Students who walk to school should enter Door 7 (the same door as bus riders)
• Door 7 will remain open until 8:45, if it is after this time please come to the front, Door 1

Changes to End of the Day Transportation

Please do not email the teacher throughout the day with end of the day changes to transportation. You will need to call the main office to make any changes to ensure that both the teacher and your student get the information. All changes must be done prior to 1:30 pm unless it is an emergency situation. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Arrival:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

8:30 Breakfast

8:45 Students Go to Classrooms

8:55 Attendance is Taken

Wednesday

9:00 Breakfast

9:10 Students Go to Classrooms

9:15 Attendance is Taken

Dismissal:

3:15 Car riders and Walkers Dismiss

3:20 Bus Riders Dismiss

As we start school, it is important for the safety of our children to be aware of our school buses.

The stop arm and blinking lights mean “STOP”. To disregard the stop arm is a misdemeanor and mandatory court appearance. The Hobart Police Department has shared that law allows the police to use the bus driver’s observations to issue a citation to the registered owner of the vehicle.

Our ultimate goal is a safe commute for children to and from school.

Please remember the best way to reach your child's teacher is through their school email. Teachers will get back to you within 24 hours. If you are messaging teachers in the evening on Parent Square, please remember they may not reply until the next school day.

Every Friday you will receive a weekly newsletter. This is the school's way of communicating important events and sharing all of the fun from the week.

We will also utilize ParentSquare and our Joan Martin Facebook page to communicate with you.

You can also find current information about school events:

https://www.facebook.com/Joanmartinschool

School City of Hobart Web Site:

Food Service Menus:

https://brickiecafe.com/index.php?sid=2609121618454573&page=menus

We are having an increase in students texting on their SMART watches. This is against the Code of Conduct and Not allowed during the school day. Even if it is texting with parents. If students need to reach parents during the school day they can use the office phone. If parents need messages to get to their students during the school day please call the office and we will ensure the information is passed along. Teachers can ask for these to be turned off and put in backpacks if they become a disruption/distraction in the classroom.

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence to the school before 10:00 AM. Click the link below to learn how to report an absence.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UVUSq5USyAh-AwDoDXVhZl-nP83REUqB/view

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All families are required to reapply for meal and textbook assistance each year. Click the button above to learn more about the application located in Skyward, or call our office at (219) 947-2413 ext.8952.