News and Communications for St. Lucie Public Schools
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
Mrs. Quiles’ students used two-color counters to explore array multiplication. By arranging these counters into rows and columns, they visually grasped how multiplication works, making abstract concepts more concrete and engaging. This hands-on approach enhances their understanding of multiplication while adding an element of fun to their learning experience!
Students in Mrs. Saget’s 5th grade ELA classes are focused on PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain)! They collaboratively worked together on Author’s Purpose and Perspective. Once the purpose of the text was identified they highlighted different phrases and words to determine the author’s perspective (mood/feelings) about the text.
Shark STEAM students used Lego bricks to build better communication. Students were grouped to be writers who made a small Lego build, and then wrote directions for the builders to follow. After evaluating that method of communication, they could then speak directions, but with no gestures or touching the bricks. This was deemed much better than writing and following directions! Finally, all students could build together. Everyone could talk, touch, gesture, and speak to build a figure together. Students learned how valuable clarifying questions and feedback are to understanding each other as well as having fun building bricks!
Third-grade glows crazy for text structure! Students in Ms. Paries’ class focused on compare and contrast. Students are finding clue words to prove that the text is a compare and contrast text.
Students in Mrs. D’Andrea’s Gifted class are focusing on Central Idea. To start their lesson, Mrs. D’Andrea had a bag of three items: a globe, a plane ticket, and the Statue of Liberty. The students guessed that it described a trip to New York City! Students took the opportunity to create a quick “bumper sticker” of a place they picked. Students collaborated in pair shares and then partnered up when the music stopped to have their friends guess where they were describing. This connection helped students activate prior knowledge and show the importance of details building and describing the central … Read More
The Parent Teacher Organization of SLWK8 collaborated with Blaze Pizza in Tradition for their Back-to-School fundraiser. Parents and staff took advantage of the night off from cooking. The PTO and Shark Nation family are grateful for the support, especially from our Proud Principal, Mr. Lezeau!
Mrs. Quiles‘ third-grade students at SLWK8 explored mathematical concepts through hands-on manipulatives. This interactive approach helps them grasp abstract ideas and strengthens their problem-solving skills, making learning both effective and enjoyable!
Kindergarten and first grade Character Day at St. Lucie West K8 was fantastic! Students were encouraged to let their imaginations soar as they read a book of their choice, created an inspired book report, and dressed up as an unforgettable character from their book. It was a truly magical day for students and teachers!
Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Portee’s class played a game of Boom, Snap, Clap to sharpen their mathematical skills. Partners sat across from one another with a set of cards in between them. The teacher boomed, snapped, clapped and gave a rule for what to do with a decimal! Students quickly raced their partner to match the card in their set to the operation the teacher was referring to. They had a blast! \
Third-grade students in Ms. Balfe’s and Mrs. Schettini’s classes were trapped on Planet Emoji! They had to work together in teams to solve reading challenges to escape. Students read poems, used context clues, and identified character traits, the central idea, and text structures. It was a stellar way to prepare for their upcoming FAST assessment!
Through a collaborative CTE training with local high schools, measuring was a skill identified to focus on to prepare middle school students for high school CTE courses. Ms. Boham’s class learned about rulers, markings, fractions, and how to use tools safely to cut and sand wood. Students measured and used a drill press to make holes needed to complete a Mother’s Day napkin holder. Students were eager to put their skills to the test to complete their creations!
Congratulations to Mrs. Howard’s sixth-grade homeroom students who won a $50 Amazon gift card for being named a top classroom in the Imagine MyPath Superhero Classroom contest! Way to go, Sharks!
Students in Ms. Paries’ class were pumped to play Zoink and spin the wheel! They worked in teams to read passages and answer questions. Along with other skills, they focused on identifying the author’s claim and finding the evidence that supports it!
Ready, Set, GLOW! SharkNation students had a blast at our PBIS Glow Dance. Their neon energy and smiles illuminated the gym as they danced and enjoyed time with their friends and teachers!
PTO volunteers spent time preparing and stuffing goodie bags for our students to show their support and encouragement before testing begins. Thank you for all you do to support our students and St. Lucie West K8!
In after-school tutoring, third graders are sharpening their skills and hopping to success with hopscotch multiples to get ready for FAST testing!
After reading the three parts of Stuart Little, third graders in Ms. Balfe’s class put their knowledge and basketball skills to the test as they worked in teams to answer literacy-based questions!
Fifth graders in Mrs. Portee’s class prepared for their upcoming science assessment on Forces and Changes in Motion through an interactive and collaborative review. The microphone ball was tossed from one classmate to another as they broadcasted their answers to complete the review!