March 28, 2024

Edward R. Martin Middle School News

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Over the past year, Edward R. Martin Middle School has become closer and stronger. It has been a very challenging year, however, teachers, families, students and staff have spent more time communicating with each other. Google meets have brought us into each other's homes, virtually. Through this year, we have become closer, respecting each other and appreciating each other more. The Wildcat Community has stepped up to do what is best for OUR KIDS.

A few months ago, we added a Mentoring Block that meets once a week on Wednesdays. We added this block to give our teachers and students time together to address some of the social emotional needs, to help OUR KIDS feel more success. During this dedicated time, all mentoring groups in Grades 6, 7 and 8 were tasked with creating a design to represent Edward R. Martin Middle School. This was a student led activity, so students brainstormed with their Mentoring teacher and worked together to create a design that represented how they felt about MMS. Twenty-five mentoring designs were presented to the entire school for a vote.

Students and staff voted during Mentoring time to come up with the winning design.
The School Climate Team, which is made up of teachers and administrators, decided to create a lawn sign with the winning design, which would be given to each student, family and staff member at MMS. The staff at MMS will be delivering the lawn signs to everyone in the MMS Community. The students and staff voted and chose the lawn sign that stated, “Our Unity is Our Strength and Diversity is Our Power.”

This message embodies this past year at Martin Middle School. We have become closer and more unified as a school and community. At MMS, we all come from different backgrounds, different places and we all bring different strengths to create this wonderful school community. OUR KIDS know this and the majority decided to vote to have this lawn sign represent our school. Things have been tough, but we all know that tough times don’t last, but tough people do. Wildcat Pride and Townie Pride are real, our families, staff and students know this. We are proud to share this message with our Wildcat Community!

Martin Middle School does have some extra lawn signs available, please contact us at MMS (401) 435-7819 if you would like one.

With Wildcat and Townie Pride,
Mr. Black
Principal, Martin Middle School

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