Martin School Family Update

Dear Martin Families and Caregivers,

This week can best be summarized as a celebration of community and kindness. At the start of the week, we were joined by local heroes for a "Hero Recess." People from the military, NAPD, and NAFD played basketball, tag, and even jumped rope with students! A special thank you to Mrs. Curran for organizing this!

Mid-week, 4th and 5th graders learned from humanitarian and author, Salvador Gomez-Colon, about ways he helped his community after surviving Hurricane Maria in 2017. He emphasized to students how they could lead change and make a difference in people's lives--regardless of age.

Later in the week, Rob Surette painted for 4th and 5th graders while a video was played with messages of peace, being kind to one another, and the importance of following one's dreams. See below for one of his latest paintings (Gandhi!) which will be added to our cafeteria wall!

For other school news and a link to North Gear, read below! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @JWMartinSchool and Like Us on Facebook.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer Evans

Principal

jevans@naschools.net

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After learning about the ways people have made a difference in other people's lives through Steve Hartman's Kindness 101 project, third grade students, Emma Rizzo and Holly Winters, put together a plan to organize group activities for children who were looking for something to do during recess. They named the group Kindness 102. Emma and Holly developed a list of activities for students to play, Google Slides introducing the group to other students, and a schedule. They even had an official meeting with the Principal to discuss details! As a result of their hard work and the support of Mrs. Stewart, the students held their first activity group this week! What an incredible example of kindness, compassion, and leadership.

Emma and Holly, we are all so proud of you!

Mrs. Leco’s Giving Tree’s will be collecting boxed goods Tuesday March 26- Tuesday April 9.

It is not too late to donate to Lenore’s Pantry to help those in need right here in our community. So far we have collected 96 boxes - Please help us reach our school wide goal of 500 boxes -(one box per student).

If we meet our goal, we will have “Domino Challenge” at Martin! The more boxes we collect the longer the domino chain will be! Ask your kids about the video they saw in class. Let’s come together as a community and help stock Lenore’s Pantry!

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity!!

Donation ideas:

*Any nonperishable items in a box!

(cereal, oatmeal, stuffing, pastas, etc.)

On Monday, April 8, a total eclipse will be headed toward New England. Though Massachusetts is not within the pathway of totality, it is predicted that residents in our state may be able to see up to 95% coverage of the sun by the moon! The eclipse is anticipated to be from 2-4:30pm.

Though this celestial event is special and doesn't happen often, it is never safe to look directly at the sun. On Monday, teachers will remind students of this and will be giving students special glasses to view the eclipse with. Before your children head back to school on Monday, please talk to them about the coming eclipse and to wear eclipse glasses when viewing the eclipse for their safety.

As always, thank you for your partnership and support. We are all looking forward to Monday's magic in the sky!

The MSA Playground Committee has organized a brick fundraiser to raise funds for an ADA playstructure to be added to Martin School. The picture above is a facsimile of the project.

To get a brick engraved for your children, your family, graduating 5th grader, or in honor or memory of a loved one, go to this website: https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/msaplayground The cost is $50 per brick. Feel free to buy more than one!

Here are this year's MCAS dates. Please make every effort to send your children in grades 3-5 to school on these days:

Grade 3:

• Tues., April 9, ELA Session 1
• Tues., April 23, ELA Session 2
• Thurs., May 2, Math Session 1
• Fri., May 10, Math Session 2

Grade 4:

• Wed., April 10, ELA Session 1
• Wed., April 24, ELA Session 2
• Wed., May 1, Math Session 1
  
• Wed., May 8, Math Session 2
  

Grade 5:

• Thurs., April 11 ELA Session 2
  
• Tues., April 30, Math Session 1
• Tues., May 7, Math Session 2
• Mon., May 13, Science Session 1
• Thurs., May 16, Science Session 2

Having difficulty reading the fine print of the 2023-2024 calendar? Click here!

Thank you for writing notes and emails to let us know when your children might be absent from school. If you send an email to your child's teacher, please also send the email to this email address: attendancemartin@naschools.net

Thank you so much!

Massachusetts students will be able to enjoy FREE breakfast and lunch for the school year! Click here to register for a meal account. NAPS menus can be view by clicking on this link.

• Mon., April 8: MSA Enrichment Program: Grade K Barn Babies Program
• Tues., April 9: Spirit Day: Red Sox Opening Day (Dress in Red Sox gear, baseball uniforms, baseball shirts, or in red and white!)
• Tues., April 9: Grade 3 ELA MCAS
• Wed., April 10: Grade 4 ELA MCAS
• Wed., Apr 10: MSA Meeting in the Library
• Thu., Apr11: Grade 5 ELA MCAS

• Mon., April 15-Fri., April 19: No School: April Vacation
• Tues., April 23: Grade 3 ELA MCAS
• Wed., April 24: Grade 4 ELA MCAS
• Thurs., April 25: Gr 5 MSA Enrichment: Owl Presentation
• Tues., April 30: Grade 5 Math MCAS
• Wed., May 1: Grade 4 Math MCAS
• Thurs., May 2: Grade 3 Math MCAS
• Thurs., May 2: Gr 2 MSA Enrichment Trip: Southwick Zoo
• Friday., May 3: Spirit Day! Star Wars Day! (Dress as your favorite Star Wars character, wear clothes with space designs, or dress in blue and white!)
• Mon. May 6-Fri., May 10: Teacher Appreciation Week
• Tues., May 7: Grade 5 Math MCAS
• Wed., May 8: Grade 4 Math MCAS
• Fri., May 10: Grade 3 Math MCAS
• Fri., May 10: Kindergarten MSA Enrichment Trip: North Bowl
• Mon., May 13: Grade 5 Sci MCAS
• Tues., May 14: Tour of the Town Trip, 3CF and 3S
• Tues., May 14: Gr 4 MSA Enrichment Trip: Stony Brook (4M & 4G)
• Wed., May 15: Gr 1 MSA Enrichment: Whale Mobile
• Wed., May 15: Gr 4 MSA Enrichment Trip: Stony Brook (4I & 4WR)
• Thurs., May 16: Grade 5 Sci MCAS
• Wed., May 22: Last MSA Meeting, 7pm in the Library
• Thurs., May 23: Tour of the Town Trip: 3B and 3T
• Thurs., May 23: Special Olympics (rain date: 5.24.24)
• Mon., May 27: No School: Memorial Day
• Wed., May 29: Kindergarten Screening for new Kindergarten students starting in the Fall
• Thurs., May 30: Kindergarten Screening for new Kindergarten students starting in the Fall
• Fri., May 31: Kindergarten Screening for new Kindergarten students starting in the Fall
• Thurs., June 6: Spirit Day (rain date: 6.11.24)
• Fri., June 7: NAHS Senior Walk Through
• Fri., June 7: Gr 3 MSA Enrichment: Zoo Mobile
• Mon., June 10: Martin's Walk to School (from NAMS) (rain date: 6.11.24)
• Thurs., June 13: MSA's EOY Craft Parties, Gr K-5
• Fri., June 14: 5th Grade Clap Out at 10:30am
• Fri., June 14: Last Day of School (dismissal at 12pm)

Last Day of School with 1 snow day: Fri., June 14, 2024

Email: jevans@naschools.net
Website: https://www.naschools.net/Domain/255
Location: 37 Landry Avenue, North Attleborough, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 643-2140
Twitter: @JWMartinSchool