Joan Martin Weekly Update

It has been a GREAT week at Joan Martin!! We have loved having all of the students back filling the halls. They were busy this week learning all about procedures and rountines to help them throughout the year.

Teachers have been busy getting routines going in the classroom and would love your help at home by making sure you are checking backpacks and folders for important papers that are coming home. We do send home a lot of information at the start of the school year. If you have not joined Parent Square please make sure you do so. If you have any questions please always reach out.

If you 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. 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

If you would like your child to have breakfast at school we need to have them here by 8:30. We dismiss down to the classroom and the bell rings at 8:55. Our doors open at 8:30 for students to come in and eat before heading to class.

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.

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

Joan Martin Web Site:

Food Service Menus:

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

• 8/20 - Picture Day
  
• 9/2 - Labor Day/No School
• 9/4 - Dyslexia Screener for ALL 1st and 2nd grade students (Please be present at school if possible.)
• 9/10 - First PTO Meeting 4:00 in Library
• 9/10 - First All Pro Dads meeting 4:00 in cafe
• 9/11 - 5th Grade Hovercraft Project Full day Event

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

New this school year is "The Brickie Experience" Podcast with Dr. Buffington!

Be sure to click "Subscribe" on YouTube here or click "Follow" on Spotify here to follow the podcast series and get notified of new episodes! Please note, to see the video on Spotify, you must be logged in to a Spotify account and make sure your settings have “Download Audio Only” and “Stream Audio Only” disabled.