Hobe Sound Elementary School

🎉 NEW YEAR, NEW OPPORTUNITIES 🎉 Start 2025 with a career that gives you more—like winter break off! The Martin County School District is hosting its Winter Job Fair on Thursday, January 9, from 4-6 p.m. in the School Board Room, located at 1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL. We’re hiring for key roles that make a difference every day, including: ❄️ Paraprofessionals (Exceptional Student Education & English Language Learners) ❄️ Teachers ❄️ Custodians ❄️ Transportation Staff Connect with school and District leaders, explore your options, and potentially leave with a conditional job offer the same day! Walk-ins welcome or save time and pre-register using the link: https://bit.ly/4gY70Iu Enjoy holidays and summers off, great benefits, and the chance to create meaningful connections while impacting the future of our students. Start your year by igniting your career with the Martin County School District! #ALLINMartin👊#PublicSchoolProud #IgniteTogetherMCSD🔥

❄️HSE WINTER WISDOM UPDATE❄️ 5th graders are leading with the most students working in the Holiday IXL contest. There is still time to work towards being in the top 3 in your grade level. To proficiency and beyond! 🚀📈 Parents: help our students gear up for semester two with this academic competition. IXL is available directly from Classlink.

❄️ WINTER WISDOM ❄️ Winter break is almost over—make the most of it! Our Winter Wisdom page has everything students need to refresh their skills, prepare for the SAT/ACT, and even claim victory in the Holiday Hustle! From fun math and reading challenges to free college prep resources, there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss out—check it out now: https://bit.ly/3P2vAMx #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

❄️WINTER WISDOM❄️ SAT/ACT Prep, math activities, reading challenges, the Holiday Hustle... our Winter Wisdom page is your family's one-stop shop to keep boredom at bay and young minds sharp this holiday season! From fun learning activities to free college prep resources, we’ve got something for every student. Check it out and keep learning going all winter long: https://bit.ly/3P2vAMx #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD

Grade 4️⃣ classes had “Virtually” the best day before a holiday break possible! The Children’s Museum brought the “Dig-It” program, sharing our local Ais Native American tribe history with the students with 👋hands on history and activities. Smiles and learning by all involved!

🍀HSE 4 H Club had visitors last week: Hobe Sound Nature Center. It was such a great way for the students to have a hands on experience with Native wildlife and learn all about their adaptations. The students were so excited to feel the underbelly scales of the corn snake and discover how they use them to be amazing climbers. 🐍Did you know snakes can't hear?! We also learned the difference between venomous and poisonous creatures. Baby Meadow, the alligator 🐊 was a favorite. We enjoyed getting to touch her boney external plates and learn how they are used for temperature control. Head, heart, hands, health. 🍀

Science Lab Fridays! During all investigations, our scientists employ their basic skills including using equipment safely and reading it accurately. Today, grade 3️⃣: measured solids finding and describing mass vs. weight. Grade 5️⃣ measured volumes of a liquid, keeping account of the meniscus. 🧪

💻Holiday IXL Hustle competition for our students. Bring as many ELA, Math, and/or Science skills to proficiency (SmartScore of 80+) on IXL from December 20th - January 5th. Top three students from each grade level will get to have a special lunch with the Prinicpals on January 8th! 🎉

🚗🚙 💨 Grade 5️⃣ students have been engaged in hands on labs involving force and motion these final school days of 2024. 🎯Identify familiar forces that cause objects to move, such as pushes or pulls, including gravity acting on falling objects. The greater the force, the greater the change in an object.

🎶🎁MCSD WRAPPED🎁🎶 Ready to discover more top tunes our school leaders are vibing to? Check out the latest drop of MCSD Wrapped 2024! 🎧 Scroll through their favorite tracks and stream along with us: https://bit.ly/MCSDWrapped2024 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #IgniteTogetherMCSD🔥

STEM FAIR UPDATE: Projects are due on January 17, 2025. Holiday break is a great time finish up any elements. Completed projects can be turned into classroom teacher. Contact Ms. DeVoe with any questions: [email protected]

⭐️CELEBRATING OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES⭐️ This evening, the Martin County School District proudly celebrated 27 exceptional individuals whose dedication and contributions make a lasting impact on our schools and community! A special congratulations to Mr. Joshua Oviedo, an ELL (English Language Learner) paraprofessional at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School and proud MCSD alum, who was named the District’s overall 2024-2025 School-Related Employee of the Year! Click the link below to view our list of fantastic site-level award winners Mr. Oviedo: https://bit.ly/3BJYu0K We couldn't ignite success for our students without these incredible employees! More photos and a video to come soon! #ALLINMartin👊 #IgniteTogetherMCSD🔥

🎉 Congratulations to Connie Waterman, HSE's 2024-25 School Related Employee of the Year! Mrs. Waterman's official title is Paraprofessional, however she helps everyone, all over campus, everyday. 💙🤍

🎉HSE Kindergartners are readers! Our students are working hard learning to encode and decode cvc words and are decoding Benchmark stories. 📚

Thank you Hobe Sound and Stuart communities for having dinner at the Stuart Chick Fil A this past Tuesday! Your purchases allowed a generous donation to be given to the school to support celebrating our teachers, staff, and students. 💙🤍

Grade 4️⃣ students have studied Jim Dine's Still Life body of work during class with Mrs. Stuart recently. Here are our artist's work showcasing everyday art studio objects. 🎨🖌️HSE: Academy of Arts & Global Studies

Hobe Sound Elemenatary - Parent and Community Input request. We are in a rebranding year and we are growing into serving our community through becoming Hobe Sound Elementary, the ACADEMY OF ARTS & GLOBAL STUDIES. We have narrowed down our new logo to the following choices and we would love your input. Please visit our school's official Facebook page and LIKE/LOVE the image set you like best. Our school team and students will also be providing input. We look forward to the big reveal later this school year.

❄️ 🎶 Hobe Sound Elementary Holiday Concert 2024. Our recorder ensemble, choral ensemble, and steel drum ensemble performed on Thursday night to a packed house! We are so proud to begin our journey as HSE: Academy of the Arts and Global Studies. Thank you musicians for your beautiful talents and bringing the holiday spirit to us all. (FB comments have video segments)

Grade 1️⃣ Math is focusing on recognizing patterns with skip counting this week. Small group work and anchor charts were happening today in class. If you have a first grader at home, practicing these skills in the car or on walks can be fun.

Hobe Sound Clinic Newsletter December 2024 We are grateful to have Mrs. Eddy in our clinic and on our team.