Second grade students in Mrs. Barthell’s class started their day with a nutritious and mathematical breakfast of champions! Students used their favorite cereals to make arrays. They completed the arrays based off of repeated addition and multiplication equations.

Gifted students in Mrs. D’Andrea’s class read the difference of how the brain works versus machines. Groups made the connection to how we can solve a problem in different ways and get the same results! The groups were given 4 multiplication equations and needed to show 2 different methods to solve each problem. Before collaboration happened, students came up with examples independently. Students were able to refer back to their Interactive Notebooks and Class Anchor Charts to review previously taught methods. After, students came together to share, discuss, and create examples for each equation. Each group accurately demonstrated how to … Read More

Another fantastic kick-off to the football season and Fort Pierce Central has game day down to a science! Whether it is staff tailgating before the Friday night lights, the cheerleaders warming up, or our littlest Cobra Nation members posing with our beloved mascot, FPC has what it takes to support our team all the way this season! Go Cobras!

Students in Mrs. Brockway’s Kindergarten class completed the “One Potato, Two Potato Investigation” during their science content lesson. The students observed a whole sweet potato, a sliced sweet potato and a cooked sweet potato using a magnifying lens. Students analyzed the data and recorded their observations on a data table. This was the perfect lesson to “Train the Brain to Make Learning Gains.”              

On Thursday, September 12th, 2024, The Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted our first Blood Drive of the year. A total of 54 students, teachers, and staff contributed to help save 150+ lives to support the One Blood cause. The cadets that were chosen to help One Blood were assigned different roles, such as the two cadets checking in the students to make sure they were eligible to donate, the “runners” to go out and get the students from class, and lastly, the recovery room to watch and assist whoever donated. Overall, One Bloods “BIGREDBUS” was well supported by … Read More

Attendance is a priority for SLW Centennial and to kick off September’s Attendance Awareness Month, we involved our students every day during the first week of September!  On Tuesday we had our Aerospace teacher serve as the DJ during lunches.  Wednesday consisted of students reciting and signing their attendance pledge for the year.  Emails were sent to all students the previous weekend and students who checked their email and responded with our attendance motto of “Be Present, Be Powerful!” were able to spin the Attendance Wheel on Thursday for prizes!

To deepen their understanding of the rock cycle, Mr. Johnson’s science classes participated in rock cycle stations. The five stations consisted of a Crayon Rock Cycle Lab, Rock Cycle WebQuest, Rock Cycle Nearpod, Rock Cycle Comic, and a Rock Cycle Story. During the lab station students used a crayon to depict the stages of the rock cycle. Students got to press down on the shaved crayon pieces mimicking the pressure that it would experience on earth. Students also witnessed the changes as it was exposed to extreme heat on the hot plate. When finished, students constructed a bridge map that … Read More

Last week, Fairlawn Elementary celebrated all of its grandparents by inviting them out to lunch with their grandchildren. Over 400 grandparents showed up to celebrate the special day! 

Central’s JROTC Honors 9/11 with Tribute The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) conducted a solemn 9/11 ceremony at the flagpole to commemorate the victims of the tragic 2001 attacks in New York City. During the ceremony, Sergeant Major Jackson, who was stationed in Korea at the time of the attacks, delivered a poignant speech, sharing his personal experiences and reflections. The presence of visitors from various military branches underscored the significance of this reverent occasion. The students, with unwavering respect, paid tribute to those lost 23 years ago. We express our heartfelt gratitude to Sergeant Major Jackson and the … Read More

Students in Ms. Huskiewicz Kindergarten class are becoming little entomologists this week as they study the life cycle of butterflies. Ms. H’s students each have their own observation journals to keep track of the stages of life of the butterflies. They are also learning about the different parts of a butterfly. Soon they will release them into our school garden!

400 Cobras Celebrated Learning Gains from PM3 to PM1! This week in Cobra Nation, winners keep on winning! The cafeteria became the celebration site for recognizing the outstanding achievements of 400 Cobras making learning gains from last year’s FAST PM3 to this year’s FAST PM1. As a reward for their hard work, students earned tickets to enjoy one of our three carnival-style food stations: nachos and cheese, ice cream sandwiches, and snow cones. As students munched on their choice of treats, the music was turned up creating an all-out dance party. Principal Gardner, Dean Reese, administrators, and counselors can be … Read More

Mrs. Collins’s fifth-grade students are learning about Hispanic Leaders.  Recently, they completed a class project about Jeanette Nunez, Florida’s first Hispanic female Lieutenant Governor. Students learned about Nunez’s career and the contributions that she has made to help all Floridians.  Lawnwood students are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!  GO LEOPARDS!

PE teachers at Southport Middle School taught their students how to do hands-on CPR and what to do in case of a medical emergency. The students also learned how the AED works and where they are located on our campus.  The students worked in teams of 3-4 to practice performing CPR and using the AED. Thank you to the American Heart Association for donating the dummies and the practice AEDs.

Mrs. Smith and her AMAZING students got down in the dirt and built some amazing, raised-bed gardens.  The gardens will help the students as they prepare for their future – learning to cultivate and grow, as well as food prep and cooking.  Any overage of materials will be donated to the Jaguars Helping Hands Food Pantry.  

Mrs. Mckeliver’s 6th grade students at Palm Pointe investigated Earth’s systems focusing specifically on the geosphere where they constructed the layers of the Earth using Play-Doh!

Mrs. Friedberg of FPC and Mrs. Becht of LPA show off their AICE Marine Science practice renderings of sharks, part of the AICE training for teachers. AICE stands for Advanced International Certificate of Education, a rigorous series of courses from Cambridge University in England. Students taking and successfully passing seven AICE examinations in the core areas of Mathematics/Science, Languages, and Arts/Humanities are eligible to earn the Cambridge AICE diploma. For many teachers across schools in the district, training occurred over the summer as well as this fall. The recent training of AICE in English Literature, Marine Science, as well as … Read More

Did someone say career readiness? Students in Mrs. W’s Career Preparation class are working on their vocational skills. In this class, students sharpen their skills in communication, team-building, and other tasks! Always, Titan Born, Titan Bred