2. General Information School Hours:  7:55 AM to 2:15 PM Breakfast  7:45 AM to 7:55 AM Traffic Pattern  No cars / Busses only on “lower” Brown Street passageway Main office doors  Students use only after 8:00 bell  All visitors (security lock/cameras)  Brown Street doors are a students’ safe area

3. Information continued Bus info & class assignments  Posted Friday before 1 st Day & local newspaper (bus) House Structure  Smaller schools with in a school School Nurse  Nurse TBA  Students for sick dismissal must go through school nurse  Health Cards very important – Emergency contacts Late Bus – abbreviated version of all stops (3:30, M-Th.) Lockers – Practice over Summer, Locker Night in Sept.

4. Curriculum Five (5) Core Subjects – English, Math, Social, Science, and Intervention (Numeracy/Literacy)  Supports educational needs through individual assessments & data following the curriculum of the Common Core State Standards Exploratory – PE, Health, Computers, Robotics, Tech, Art, World Languages, Band & Chorus. Standardized Assessments – PARCC, NECAP Science, Technology, District Common, Interims  Drives scheduling, preparing students to answer constructed response questions while citing evidence from text assigned.  2014-2015 first year of implementation of PARCC Assessment.

5. Extra- Curricular Sports  Fall  Boys & Girls Soccer, Cross Country  Winter  Boys & Girls Basketball, Wrestling,  Spring  Track & Field, Baseball, Softball Afterschool clubs – 2:30 to 3:30 PM  Student Council, Robotics Club, Theater Company, Art Club, RAP Homework Clubs, Yearbook Club, Chess Club, etc.

10. Communication Emergency Cards – Important with legal signature for contacts. Student Handbook – Forms to be filled out by parent/guardian Wildcat Communicator - (1 st Monday of each Month) Skylert Notifications – Attendance / Events Skyward web portal – ( Parent database to Student’s academic growth) Report Cards (Every 10 weeks) Website – http://www.epschoolsri.com/martin School Phone – 435-7819 School Fax – 435-7851

11. Martin Middle School PTO President – Angela Kondon Provides student agendas to each student in Sept. Fundraising Activities throughout the year – (Spring Fair, Coupon Book, BoxTops for Education) Avenue of Communication – mmspto@gmail.com mmspto@gmail.com Next meeting: Thursday, June 4 th, 7pm MMS Library -Every parent /guardian are members of the PTO -No membership fee -All welcome!!!

12. What can parents do? Become involved in the school; join the PTO, check website periodically, communicate with your child’s teachers throughout the school year. Become involved in the school; join the PTO, check website periodically, communicate with your child’s teachers throughout the school year. Get them to school on time each day. Get them to school on time each day. Check your child’s progress on Skyward. Check your child’s progress on Skyward. Talk to your child about school & assessments… Talk to your child about school & assessments… …Encourage them to take their Education seriously 100% of the time! …Encourage them to take their Education seriously 100% of the time! Parental “Positive” involvement = Parental “Positive” involvement = a student’s successful educational experience!