
November 17, 2025
Our 5th graders in Ms. Verstreate and Ms. Rzepka’s class were deeply engaged in learning today! As part of the station-teaching model, students rotated through different learnin...

November 12, 2025
Students with October birthdays were treated to a fun-filled celebration at Martin Road! They sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed exciting activities like giant UNO, giant Connect 4, ...

November 10, 2025
This weekend, our incredible Martin Road Girls on the Run team wrapped up their season by crossing the finish line at the Girls on the Run 5K on Saturday, November 8th! Under t...

November 7, 2025
Introducing our first Staff Spotlight of the 2025-26 School Year, 4th Grade Integrated Consultant Teacher (ICT) at Martin Road, Michelle Mazurkiewicz! Read Michelle's bio below. ...

November 6, 2025
Our 4th grade students in Mrs. Godzich's class are mastering the summarizing strategy SWBST: "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then!" To help remember each part, students learned a cat...

November 5, 2025
Our third graders are mastering the basics of multiplication! This week, they practiced multiplying by 0 and 1 — two important rules that build a strong foundation for future math...

November 5, 2025
Mrs. O’Connor and Mrs. Sprowal's second graders are diving into nonfiction with Baby Bears! Students are becoming text detectives, using text features to find important details a...

November 4, 2025
Our second graders are diving into data! This week, they’ve been learning how to draw and use picture and bar graphs to organize information in a fun and meaningful way. From fa...

November 4, 2025
Ms. Monaco, our ELA coach, joined Mrs. Short’s third graders for morning circle to kick off the day with building community and a love of reading! Students dove into the story "We...

November 3, 2025
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November 3, 2025
The Lackawanna High School Art Club is representing Western New York in the national Crosley Custom Cruiser Contest, a creative competition where students design original artwork ...

November 3, 2025
Our 4th graders have been exploring the question: How can a business help others? Through collaborative discussions and creative brainstorming, students developed innovative busin...
October 27, 2025
Students and staff across the Lackawanna City School District are showing their commitment to living drug-free lives by celebrating Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s largest and longe...

October 22, 2025
Martin Road Elementary School was thrilled to welcome members of the Lackawanna Fire Department for an important lesson on fire prevention and safety. Our 3rd grade students had t...

October 22, 2025
Martin Road Elementary School had the privilege of hosting the Mobile Museum of Tolerance, which brought a unique and impactful educational experience to our 5th grade students. T...

October 20, 2025
Our 5th graders in Mrs. Pulinski's class are mastering multi-digit multiplication, learning strategies to break down big numbers, check their work and explain their thinking, buil...

October 17, 2025
Students in Ms. Marton's second grade class participated in an engaging collaborative phonics activity that got everyone moving and thinking! Using the Stand Up, Hands Up, Pair Up...

October 16, 2025
Let’s Keep Our Students Safe! As mornings get darker, it’s becoming harder for drivers and crossing guards to see students clearly. One of our crossing guards shared that some mo...

October 15, 2025
Students in Mrs. Zak's class at Martin Road Elementary school are diving into the reading skill of cause and effect to better understand how and why events happen. Using the Think...

October 14, 2025
Our 4th graders in Ms. Blaszkowiak's class are hard at work mastering the standard algorithm for subtraction! Using their whiteboards, they’re breaking down multi-digit problems, ...
