Martin Street Memo

All families are invited to attend Martin Street’s first community Iftar dinner on Thursday, April 4th at 7:30 P.M.! Dates and water will be provided to break fast. Families are asked to bring a nut-free, halal food item to share with other attendees. Drawing, colouring and henna stations will be available. While the school has some prayer mats available, families who wish to pray after breaking their fast may wish to bring prayer mats. Families are encouraged to bring blankets for children to eat picnic style, with tables and chairs available for older children and adults. Please help us to plan for this event by completing the RSVP form by Tuesday, April 2nd if your family is able to attend. 

Food Drive - March 28 - April 12: We are running a food drive supporting Food4Kids Halton. Our goal is to collect 1800 non-perishable food items (approximately 3 items/student in our school). We have been asked to focus on collecting canned meat, canned pasta, canned beans in tomato sauce, condensed canned soup and boxed macaroni and cheese, but will happily accept any non-perishable items that families can donate. A big shout out to the Grade 4, 5 & 6 students who are helping to organize this important event. Please send in your donations with your student(s). 

HDSB Summer Camp for students in Grades 2-5: The HDSB offers a summer camp program for students in grades 2-5. Please review the attached flyers for more information and to register. Space in the programs is limited, so interested families are asked to register ASAP. Grade 2/3 Camp Flyer for Families, Grade 4/5 Summer Camp Flyer for Families 

Student of Excellence: Every year each HDSB school chooses a recipient for the prestigious Student of Excellence Award. This year, we are proud to share that Ashna Summan will be representing Martin Street as our Student of Excellence. Ashna’s passion for learning is evident in the way she engages in class, asks thoughtful questions, and seeks out opportunities for growth and development. Ashna is kind and thoughtful. She is always looking out for others and she is admired by her peers. She takes initiative to seek opportunities to learn, takes on challenging assignments and contributes to the learning environment. Ashna collaborates and respects her teachers and peers while staying naturally curious and eager to learn. She leads by example in order to motivate and encourage others to achieve their full potential, while staying humble in recognizing that there is always more to learn and ways to improve. Ashna’s excellence extends far beyond the classroom. In the greater Martin Street community, she continues to show her dedication and leadership through her involvement as a student Senator. Ashna is also involved in MSPS’s Leadership team, which involves running school initiatives, fundraisers, and coordinating school events. This is just some of the work she does through the Team. Ashna has made a lasting impact on our school community. 

Kindergarten Registration: Kindergarten Registration is open for the 2024-2025 school year! Families are invited to learn more about Kindergarten in the Halton District School Board, the Kindergarten Program, play-based learning, community resources in Halton and before and after school care through the Kindergarten webpage on hdsb.ca. To register to begin school in Fall 2024, Junior (Year 1) Kindergarten children must be four years old by Dec. 31, 2024 and Senior (Year 2) Kindergarten children must be five years old by Dec. 31, 2024. To identify your child's home school, please use the Find My Local School tool on the HDSB website. If you need assistance determining your home school, please contact plan@hdsb.ca. We look forward to welcoming you to the HDSB this Fall! 

Track and Field: Martin Street's in-school Track and Field event at Milton District High School will be on Wednesday, May 1st for all grade 3-8 students. We are looking for parent volunteers who can help out for the full day at different events (e.g., time keeping, student supervision, long jump, etc.). Interested parents need a police check with vulnerable sector screening, should be current within 6 months; otherwise, if we have your original on file, you will need to sign an annual offense declaration. If you are interested in helping out that day, please email Christina Mohorovich (mohorovichc@hdsb.ca). Thanks so much in advance for your support! 

Lumber Heads Popcorn for Choir & Band trip to Wonderland: The Martin Street Junior/Senior Choir and Band are heading to Wonderland to participate in the Festival of Music on June 7th. After the success of the two week trial period, the popcorn fundraiser will continue for the next nine Fridays. All popcorn is free of peanuts, dairy, and gluten. The popcorn is Halal by nature, certified kosher and the bags are recyclable. Please consider supporting this trip. Popcorn will be delivered to students every Friday in April and May. Thank you for your help! This item is now available on School Cash Online. 

Upcoming Dates: 

Food Drive Begins - March 28th, 2024 

2024 MSPS Community Iftar Dinner - April 4th, 2024 

PD Day - no school for students - April 8th, 2024 

Last day of Food Drive - April 12, 2024 

Cultural Connections - April 18th, 2024 

Movie night (Elemental) - May 2nd, 2024 

Arts Night / Musical - May 23rd, 2024 

Grade 8 Grad - June 25th, 2024