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

September 2nd - Labor Day (No School)

September 4th - Weekday Religious Ed begins (3rd & 4th grades only)

September 11th - Midterms Posted in Skyward

September 12th - Fall Pictures

September 23rd - 27th - College Go Week

September 30th - October 1st - 4th Grade to Brooklyn STEM Academy for PLTW

October 1st - Honor Choir performance at MHS

October 4th - WonderLab Science Convocation for preK-1st grade

October 7th -11th - ILEARN Checkpoint #1 for 4th Grade Students

October 9th - eLearning Day (students will not report to school)

October 9th/10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 11th - Walk-a-Thon

October 14th - 18th - Fall Break (No School)

October 31st - Fall Parties

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.”

This year, the schools in the MSD of Martinsville are piloting the Indiana Department of Education's ILEARN Checkpoints. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, the checkpoints will be required so we thought, "Let's get a sneak peek of what's to come so we will be well prepared!" As a result, our 3rd & 4th grade students will be completing three ILEARN checkpoints before they take their big ILEARN test in April/May. Each checkpoint will cover a small number of standards with the thoughts of using this data to identify areas of strength and areas in need of growth for each of our students so we can provide interventions to students in order to fully prepare them to take the test in April/May. Below you will find the checkpoint dates for each grade level as well as the dates for the actual ILEARN test at the end of the year. Should you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to me!

Checkpoint #1

4th Grade - October 7th - 11th

3rd Grade - November 4th - 8th

Checkpoint #2

4th Grade - January 13th - 17th

3rd Grade - January 27th - 31st

Checkpoint #3

3rd Grade - March 31st - April 11th

4th Grade - April 7th - 11th

ILEARN TEST (3rd & 4th Grade)

April 14th - May 9th

Picture day will be on Thursday, September 12th. You must preorder online at: inter-state.com/order. Use code: 86722HF

In an effort to raise funds for our school, on Friday, October 11th, we are going to have a walk-a-thon. This is a great way to not only raise money for our school but also get outside and get some exercise. It also allows teachers and students the opportunity to have fun together while doing something to benefit our school. Our goal is to raise money to purchase items for our students and our school.

Last week, we sent home information about collecting addresses from friends and family members. Students should return these address forms by Friday, September 6th. Once the sheets are turned in, you are done! It is that SIMPLE! Thank you so much for your efforts!

Students will have an eLearning day on Wednesday, October 9th due to Parent/Teacher Conferences which will be held during the day and evening on Oct. 9th and the evening only on Oct. 10th. More information on how to sign up for conferences will be sent out soon.

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.