W E L C O M E MARCH 2012

Dear Martic Families:

Where did February go? That was one of the fastest months in recent history

and the school year is flying by!

PSSA testing is right around the corner (March 13-20) and you can support your child’s test preparation. Please

make sure they eat a good breakfast, get a good night’s sleep each night, and

continue to love and encourage their best effort.

I also wanted to update parents on our

use of technology here at Martic. Teachers and staff members are diligently preparing our children for the 21st century and implementing

technology in the classrooms. They are using the MIMIO almost daily and

discussing books on a Moodle forum just to name a few activities. Ask your child what they have been doing in the

c l a s s r o o m w i t h t e c h n o l o g y .

Message from the Principal

MARTIC MINUTES

Upcoming Events in March:

March 1 - PTO Meeting in library at 7 PM

March 7 - Martic Kindergarten Registration (8-4 PM)

March 12 - NO SCHOOL

March 13-20 - PSSA Reading & Math (Grades 3-6)

March 16 - 1st Grade Poetry Celebration 10:30-11:!5

March 23 - Early Dismissal at 1:30; NO PM Kindergarten

March 27 - End of the 3rd Marking Period

March 30 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Harrisburg

Please join us Thursday, March 29th, at 7:00 PM, for the 5th and 6th grade musical Readin', 'Ritin' & Rockin’. They have been practicing, practicing, and practicing some more. Hope you can join us for this wonderful evening that showcases our talented Martic students.

April 11 (Wednesday) Martic Chorus - Combined Elementary Chorus Concert 5:30 @ Penn Manor High SchoolApril 26 (Thursday) Martic Band & Strings - Combined Elementary Band & Orchestra Concert 7:00 @ Penn Manor High School

Check out the Martic Blog!http://blogs.pennmanor.net/martic

Upcoming Events in April

April 5 - 9 - NO SCHOOL; EASTER BREAK

April 10 - Report cards distributed

April 12 - Spring Pictures (more information to follow); PTO Meeting in library at 7 PM

April 16-20 PSSA Writing (Grade 5 Only)

April 23 & 24 - NO SCHOOL

April 25 & 26 - Science PSSA (Grade 4 Only)

April 27 - Martic Talent Show @ 6 PM

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE .

CHILD PICK UP SLIPS - We provide “Child Pick-Up Forms” for your use that are available in the office. They may be in duplicate form (send both forms back to the office) and are designed to save you and the office precious time. Please use these forms if your child will NOT be riding the bus home. If your child does not have a note, we are obligated to have your child ride their designated bus home to his/her normally scheduled home stop.

Important Busing Information: As families continue to move into the district and surrounding area we are faced with fuller buses. Because many of our buses are near, or at capacity, we cannot approve students to ride a bus other than the bus to which they are assigned each day. This means that other arrangements must be made for after school if students are attending another student’s home for an event. We provide busing to daycare locations as a courtesy to the parents and only if there is room on a bus that services the alternate location. If there is no room on a bus to accommodate a daycare request, other arrangements must be made. Please keep this in mind for early dismissal days as well.

ALSO

We encourage parents to use one bus in the morning and one in the afternoon. Parents who need to establish a schedule that involves more than one AM and PM bus will be allowed to do so but the schedule may not change week to week. This is one step in clearing up confusion for schools and drivers. We will continue to review possible additional changes for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Science Expo

COMING TO MARTIC SOON!

Martic will be featuring our very own Science Expo for grades 4-6! This is your opportunity to share an experiment that outlines the scientific process.

WHERE: Martic Elementary

WHEN: May 2, 4:00-5:30

WHAT MAY I DO?

• An  experiment  with  a  display  using  the  steps  of  the  scien7fic  

process.

The  Scien)fic  Process  includes:

Forming  a  ques.on  –  this  is  will  be  the  7tle  of  your  project.

Forming  a  hypothesis  -­‐  this  means  to  make  a  best  guess  at  what  the  

answer  to  your  ques7on  will  be.      

Experiment/Research  Plan  and  Material  –  This  means  to  write  out  

your  procedures  and  materials.Data  Analysis/Report  Results  –  this  means  to  do  the  experiment  and  record  the  results.      Draw  conclusions  -­‐  this  is  when  you  finally  get  the  chance  to  tell  what  answer  you  found  to  your  ques7on.

You  must  register  by  March  16th  in  order  to  par7cipate.    Visit  your  

Mar7c’s  blog  at    http://blogs.pennmanor.net/martic to  view  “How  to  do  a  Science  Expo  Project.”

Artwork provide by Kayin Creasy, 1-S