Category: School News

VGESS hosted a fabulous Garden Community Event over the weekend, where Village Green families, faculty and staff, and community members came together to help rebuild our beautiful garden. Volunteers helped with cutting branches, planting new trees, and creating paths for students to explore the garden. A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who came out to support our efforts to revitalize the garden.  We also donated over 40 banana trees and plants. The community was so appreciative of our generosity. We were especially honored to have a special guest, Mr. Terry Davis, the principal who initiated the garden many … Read More

Bayshore students have been working hard this year to earn their S.P.O.T.S. They had the opportunity to dress up in their favorite character costume and of course they were shining bright.

On Tuesday, October 29, Lincoln Park Academy’s National Junior Honor Society contributed 138 cans of Chef Boyardee to The Giving Concert in honor of Grace Packs.  LPA teacher and NJHS adviser, Dr. Rennaker, asked the members to contribute cans to help Grace Packs accumulate food.  Grace Packs is best known for sending backpacks of food and snacks home, with eligible elementary and middle school students, on Fridays.  9th grade LPA students, Olivia Costa and Victoria Townsel, volunteered to pack up the boxes and deliver them to the auditorium.  These members are also working on two contests: club t-shirt design and … Read More

Ms. Vasquez’s 7th Grade Civics class worked in groups reading and answering questions, then rotated to different stations. While one student read out loud, the others listened, and then they discussed what could be the best answer. They also participated in a Kagan Strategy (Quiz, Quiz, Trade) to review vocabulary words.  

The 9th Annual Indian River Lagoon Science Festival was held on October 26th. Morningside Elementary’s 5th graders presented their energy projects, and our Everglades Ambassadors worked hard to convince our community members to save the Everglades!

For Kids At Hope Day, Bayshore Elementary students and staff participated in multiple activities in celebration. In addition to wearing our yellow & blue, our School Counselors appeared on the Morning Show to present the Four Aces Challenge to our students. In the Four Aces Challenge, students were charged with identifying at least two Aces in their lives. One from their home life and one from school. Our teachers also received their own 2×10 KAH Challenge. The day ended with a visit from Mr. Kevin Singletary with the SLC Roundtable who came to Bayshore to see students complete the Four … Read More

Cynthia Pilloni, Vice President of Community Relations at PNC Bank, read a Curious George book to students in Ms. Frazier and Mrs. Mccuthchen’s VPK classroom. A special appearance was made by Curious George himself. PNC and the Education Foundation of St. Lucie County donated books to all SLPS children as part of the Jumpstart’s 19th annual Read for the Record event where thousands of classrooms, libraries, and communities come together to celebrate early literacy.

Mrs. Proctor’s class went on a shopping spree! Students were working on being able to analyze and use proportional relationships when problem-solving. Students looked up an item on sale, a sporting goods item, and a game/toy to purchase. Students had to choose which coupon they wanted to use for each item, making sure to get the biggest discount possible. Then, students had to calculate how much they would have to pay to purchase their item once the coupon amount was discounted! The sky was the limit, students were buying cars, houses, pools, yachts and so much more.  

Frances Peyton, meteorologist from WPTV, came to Village Green on Tuesday, October 29th to converse with all fifth-grade students about their current science topic on Weather and Climate (Unit 3), which is taught by Dr. Jacqueline Venzen and Dr. Thomas Gay. Ms. Peyton and our students were very engaged in a myriad of topics such as the formation of clouds, climate, weather, hurricanes, high-and low-pressure systems, and a variety of other climate and weather-related topics. She presented data on the largest tornados in the area, checklists for weather alerts, and hurricane hazards. We appreciate Ms. Peyton sharing her meteorological expertise with … Read More

Congratulations to the LPA Cross Country teams and Coach Adams and Coach Moore, who competed in District Competition this weekend in Fort Myers. The LPA girls placed 6th out of 18 teams and will advance to the Class 2A Region 3 Championships this Thursday. Jacey Lane placed an impressive 9th place overall to lead the girls.  

Our 8th-grade students were able to put into practice what they learned regarding the Earth’s rotation on its axis and orbiting the Sun. The students were able to create a sundial with plates, bendy straws, a template of the sundial, and a compass. The students could experience and explain how the sun shining down on the straw created a shadow on the sundial. The sundial simply labels each hour that goes by as the Earth rotates. Students were able to discuss how it appears that the sun is moving across the sky, but it is really Earth that is rotating! … Read More

Mrs. Boham’s STEAM class designed and built a piece of furniture that would hold 2-5 lbs. Middle school STEAM students in Mrs. Boham‘s class learned about cardboard, its history, and recycling it to build a piece of furniture that would hold a 2-5 lb. weight.  Researching the concept of cardboard furniture, asking questions like who the demographic would be for this product and what are the multiple uses this furniture could provide? Students examined assembly and attachment techniques as well as the strengths and weaknesses of their materials. Using the design process, students collaborated to share their individual concepts, and then they … Read More

Shark Nation’s Annual Vocabulary Parade was Jawsome! Kindergarten and First-grade students were given a vocabulary word and were thoroughly excited to dress up and embody their word!   

Congratulations to our Lady Bulldogs on their first WIN of the season!  They won their first game against Southern Oaks Middle School. (Set 1: 25-15) (Set 2: 25-23)  

At Morningside Elementary, Ms. W-J’s and Mrs. Kistler’s classes enjoyed a wonderful presentation from former Blue Jay Benjamin Johnson, son of our very own, Ms. W-J! Officer Benjamin Johnson works for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and he did an amazing job of sharing with students what he does to protect the fish, wildlife, and residents. Officer Johnson’s most recent assignment even included serving in search and rescue missions in Tampa following Hurricane Milton! #OnceaBlueJayAlwaysABlueJay #ServeandProtect #FWC

Proud moment alert! October 24th was an incredible day of college preparation at our Senior College Application Day!  Over 200 of our amazing seniors took a huge step toward their futures by: Creating their FAFSA IDs Working on college applications Getting support from dedicated counselors and staff Taking control of their college dreams! Seeing our students excited about their next chapter brings us so much joy. Special thanks to our counseling team, teachers, and staff who helped make this day a success.

Third-grade students in Mrs. D’Andrea’s gifted class were exposed to a step-by-step hands-on tutorial for the functions of PowerPoint. Students are able to use these skills in current and future project-based learnings!

Village Green’s Kindergarteners had a special backstage tour of the kitchen last week. They met the kitchen staff and were shown the different areas of the kitchen. Kindergartners learned about healthy foods and how to pick them in the lunchroom. The friendly cafeteria staff allowed them to watch as they cooked pizza. They also showed them the tools in the kitchen, the pantry, and the freezer. They ended their tour with a delicious slice of pizza! Thank you to Ms. Kinder and her wonderful staff for allowing our Kindergartners to explore your kitchen!