March 28, 2024

Martin Middle School News

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Due to the number of snow days (6) accumulated, the district agreed to add two of the days on to the end of the school year and the last day of school will be June 24, 2015. The other 4 days will be made up by adding 15 minutes onto the beginning and 15 minutes onto the end of every school day. This began April 16 and will continue through the end of the school year on June 24, 2015. Amended schedules for MMS can be found on the school’s website: epschoolsri.com/martin

The Martin Robotics finished off their year of competition recently at the Robot Block Party held at Brown University’s Pizzitola Center. This event held on Saturday, April 11th was a celebration of Nat’l Robotics Week and our squad from Martin, arrived early and were well represented. Thank you to all the Robotic Team members, volunteers, and Mr. Hargreaves for another successful year.

Congratulations to Kya Abatiello, winner of the 2015 ARTS Scholarship Award! PPAC, Providence Performing Arts Center's ARTS Scholarships program provides an opportunity for talented Rhode Island youth to attend local summer arts education programs to broaden their artistic experiences in a chosen area of study. The program began in 1996 when a portion of the proceeds from the First Annual Greater Providence Gospel Fest was designated for arts scholarships for 10 Providence Students. Since then, 468 scholarships have been awarded. Kya will be recognized, along with other winners throughout the state, on Monday, May 4th at PPAC. For the second consecutive year, one of our Martin Middle School students has been chosen to receive an ARTS Scholarship. Way to go, Kya!

Congratulations also goes out to the 8th grade students who successfully completed the 21st Century Technology Assessment. Martin Middle School scored well above the state average score of 294. Students who are "proficient" score between 300- 400 points. The MMS overall score was 317! This RI state requirement allows students to showcase their computer skills in 6 different curriculum areas: creativity/innovation, critical thinking/ problem solving, research/information fluency, technology operations/concepts, digital citizenship, communication/collaboration.

Honorable mention goes to the following students who all scored in the "Advanced" range (400-500):
Mamata Head Lily Carlson Vilette Babbitt Jillian Aronhalt Kendall Jones Samuel Silverstein Cedric Petion Vicky Nguyen Sabrina Costa Donovan Paiva Ryan Wood Jarod Garcia Max Legassey Mikayla Medeiros Melissa Moniz Brianna Viveiros Sarah Downes Haley Solomito Lance Couto Taylor Heck
In Addition, the following students achieved a "Proficient" rating by scoring between 300 and 400 points which is above the state average:
Maya Foster, Nate Mottur, Nikolai Zakrzewski, Felix Gonzalez, Jakie Osei, Tyler Martins, Sean Salisbury, Aaliyah Dorsey, Armon Smith, Isac Santos, Robyn Levasseur, Alex Roman, Lynette Sam, Nicoi Thomas, Kassidy Langie, Elisiah Pereira, Madison Hampton, Alyssa Alba, Andrew Silva, Trevor Heck, Amy Yang, Kaylee Brosco, Jenna Macnie, Kevin Sousa, Matthew Bento, Clara Cruz, Logan Rinaldi, Makayla Araujo, Jacon Belanger, Zainab Almaarrawi, Sabrina Soares, Jelviana Gamboa, Nick Amaral, Elizabeth Adamjan, Tianna Dossantos, Hannah Jorgenson, Noah Callejas, Skylar Machado, Justice Laduke, Dennis Urquhart, Austin Correia, Jared Lopes, Marissa Ferrari, Jose Luis, Jason Santiago, Madison Campbell, Jake Freitas, Esther Mulamba, Noah Kollett, Sabrina Martins, Carolina Medeiros, Andrew Perry, Ryan Fernandes, Zayd Jefferson, Mikayla Defontes, Olivia Soares, Alyssa Vieira, Christiana Rebollo, Christina Fernandes, Amaya Dacier, Hayleigh Rivers, Hayley Teodoro, Talia Quaresma, Alexia Moniz, Kayla Harris, Helen Kondon, Mariana Matteson, Joshua Hanley, Jason Cabral, Danielle Brennan, Angela Braga, Arianna Curvelo, Andrew Debrito, Deonna Cooley, Julianna Cherry, Katherine Felix, Cameron Romero, John Voll, John Lameiro and Colby Paiva.

Martin Middle has gone green with our new “Green Machine”, a hydroponic plant unit that houses up to 64 plants. A gift received from Acopia Harvest International for hosting the Eat Healthy RI kickoff in March, we are just finishing our first harvest of with the machine that yield basil, honey basil, kale and a tomato plant. The best part of the experience is that the harvest of basil and lemon basil has been donated back to the school’s kitchen for use.
During the past month, students from Ms. Letendre and Mr. Riley’s 6th grade Science classes spent an overnight trip to Alton Jones Campus at URI. Studying nature up close in a beautiful setting, students learned about the living and non-living parts of ecosystems and how they interact. At Alton Jones, students gain an understanding and appreciation of the natural world while learning about themselves and working collaboratively with others. Thank you to both teachers and the many parents and family members who assisted in chaperoning the event.

The second round of PARCC testing (the End of Year Assessment) will begin on May 11th. This round will be shorter with just 2 tests each in English Language Arts and Math. 8th grade students will also be taking Science NECAP Assessments from May 5th-7th.

The following events will be hosted by the Martin Middle School Music Department:
Wednesday 5/6 - MMS Band Spring Concert Thursday 5/14 - MMS Chorus Spring Concert
Both events will begin promptly at 7:00pm

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