Fairlawn Elementary hosted its annual Title One Curriculum Night for all stakeholders. Attendees learned about federal programs, school curriculum, and state testing. Thank you to all those who attended!
Author: Heather Ricksecker
Staff - (Changed 4/20/2023 8:08:57 PM)
On Friday, September 8th, grandparents and families were welcomed to Fairlawn to celebrate Grandparent’s Day! Students were able to eat lunch with their grandparents and thank them for all they do! The Patriots value our school and home families!
Fairlawn Elementary 2nd-grade students learned all about the qualities of a good citizen in August. The students studied the various symbols that represent the United States of America.
Fairlawn Elementary kicked off back to school with an amazing back-to-school luau dance. The students, parents, and staff had a blast celebrating what is going to be a fantastic school year. We love our positive school culture!
Fairlawn’s 2023-2024 school year started back with the best tunnel of hope ever. So many community partners showed up to welcome back our Patriots with encouraging words and warm smiles. Thank you to all those involved and welcome back Fairlawn families!
On Saturday, April 23rd, Fairlawn Elementary’s Student Council met to help beautify the campus. The boys and girls collected trash around the school grounds. Following the clean-up, the students made bracelets and keychains for the Fairlawn teachers and staff in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you to JBR Exteriors for sponsoring the event.
Over spring break, Fairlawn Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team competed at the state tournament. The team worked together well and performed amazingly, earning them a 3rd place finish and a trip to the world competition in Iowa in May. Way to go Patriots!
Fairlawn Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed second at their regional competition. The team is now headed to the state competition in March. We are so proud of all of their hard work and dedication. Congratulations!
Fairlawn’s student council organized a food drive to benefit the Treasure Coast Food Bank. The school in total was able to donate over 1,800 pounds of food to benefit our community. We are so proud of our Patriots!
Members of the Fort Pierce Police Department visited Fairlawn Elementary on October 5th. They read to all the 2nd graders and answered many questions that the students had ready for them.
In honor of Earth Day, Fairlawn’s Student Council worked Saturday, April 24th to beautify the school grounds by picking up trash around campus. The students ended their morning with creating a small token of appreciation for Fairlawn’s staff by planting individual plants for each staff member. Student Council would like to thank our supportive parents that made this day a success and JBR Exteriors for purchasing the supplies necessary for the Staff Appreciation gifts.
Students in Mrs. Herndon’s 2nd grade class at Fairlawn Elementary used various pretzels to represent three digit place value. Students enjoyed the tasty lesson as they learned to add two and three digit numbers together.
5th grade students at Fairlawn Elementary honored the Highwaymen by painting iconic scenes from the Indian River. Their pictures will be displayed at the 6th Annual Highwaymen Show next month in Fort Pierce.
Ms. Anderson’s 2nd grade class at Fairlawn Elementary are studying the states of matter. They used the different components of a root beer float to represent the different states of matter and see the effect that they play on one another.
During his distance learning challenge class, Mikhail organized a fundraiser to benefit students in Saint Lucie County. His fundraiser ended up providing 133 laptops to students through the Education Foundation and over 1,000 meals to families through Feeding America. He is truly an amazing individual.
Fairlawn Elementary’s Student Council sponsored a food drive to benefit those in need on the Treasure Coast. In one week, the school was able to gather more than 1,100 pounds of food!
Fairlawn Elementary students represented the Bahamas by wearing either the colors of the flag (gold, black, and aqua) or the actual flag itself. The students were thrilled to continue the support for Hurricane Dorian relief. All together the students raised over $670 dollars.
Mr. Morales, a local peach farmer, and Sandy White, representative from Titan Farms located in South Carolina, partner in marketing Florida grown peaches, and made their first presentation to a first grade audience at Lakewood Park Elementary. The first graders were excited to learn how the peaches grow and created pictures to show how Florida peaches look. As a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program school, students were able to sample some of the peaches grown on the farm Mr. Morales operates in St. Lucie County, just a few miles away from Lakewood Park Elementary. What a yummy presentation!
Lakewood Park Elementary’s Science Club was in action sorting seeds and spaces to classify plants. The Club meets after school to dive deep into the state standards with hands-on activities.
Lakewood Park Elementary hosted their first Drive-in Movie Night sponsored by the PTO. Students created their own cars and left nothing to the imagination. Great job students!