Author: MAKEDA BROME

Frances K. Sweet is excited to share that they won First Place for Elementary Schools in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and First Place for Week of Kindness! Students’ kindness activities totaled almost five full days of Acts of Kindness!

Frances K. Sweet third graders were invited to attend the first annual St. Lucie County Insect Festival hosted by the UF/IFAS Ag-extension. Students were able to learn how bees communicate with each other, careers in entomology, have a chance to pet and feel what a millipede is like, race Madagascar cockroaches, and even try insect snacks!

F.K. Sweet treated their Bus Drivers and Aides to a special breakfast provided by the F.K. Sweet Cafeteria Staff. We love our SWEET Bus Drivers and Aides! They are vital in ensuring our students attend school on time every day.

Frances K. Sweet is excited to have a new community partnership with First United Methodist of Fort Pierce. Through this partnership, the church has already provided backpacks and supplies for students, school uniform shirts, and welcome-back goodie bags for all staff. First United will also provide Grace Packs to students and their siblings, volunteer at the school, provide Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentoring for literacy, and support the work already started in our botanical garden. We are so excited about this partnership and look forward to a SWEET year!

Chester. A Moore Elementary welcomed Chef Howard Farro to speak to our 5th Graders as part of our Black History Month and AVID speaker series. Students were excited to learn about how Chef Howard’s career got started and especially how he became a personal chef for celebrities! Chef Farro gave an inspirational talk that encouraged students to pay attention in school, always do the best they can, and to know they can rebound from any setbacks in life.