For 36 male students at Weatherbee Elementary, It was an exciting lunch. Indeed, Commissioner Kim Johnson was the guest of honor at the Peer Leadership Luncheon. This luncheon is special program targeting African American male students with low reading proficiency or social/emotional challenges. Every month, these students get together for lunch as they are being motivated by successful African American males from the community. For the month of January, Commissioner Kim Johnson exceeded all expectations as he used his life story to inspire our Peer Leaders.  Before he was elected Commissioner of district 5 in St Lucie County, Mr. Kim … Read More

Dr. Kevin Perry was the guest speaker today at Weatherbee Elementary School’s first Leadership Luncheon for this school year.

Weatherbee had hundreds of guests participate in the making of our classroom quilts as well as eating a scrumptious lunch.  Featured here are mother and daughter, Mrs. Amel Yousfi and Shams Yousfi.

Weatherbee Elementary invited fathers and male caregivers to come back to school! On September 30, fathers and male caregivers were encouraged to take their child to school, sign a pledge of involvement, and demonstrate the value of being involved in their child’s education.  It was a BANNER DAY at Weatherbee!  Pictured are Jahson Nelson and his grandfather.

Students in the Peer Leadership Program at Weatherbee Elementary had the honor of meeting Mr. John Arnett, a former Marine, police officer, and teacher.  He encouraged the students by sharing how he grew up, fought in Vietnam, and then served as a police officer in various states before retiring.  He told students not to get involved in gangs and to keep their noses in the books!  Every month, the students get together at lunch and are motivated by successful African American male role models.  Featured with Mr. Arnett are Weatherbee’s Administration and the two young women responsible for the program,  … Read More

Mrs. Maxwell’s 5th grade science class at Weatherbee Elementary tackled moon phases this week.  The students got hands-on to learn about moon phases, using models they created out of Oreos.  They represented each phase of the moon as they discussed the transitions as well as the Earth’s movement, including rotation and revolution.  From 1st quarter moon, to waxing and waning crescent moons, the student’s understood how the moon and sun’s positions affect us all. Then the students even enjoyed the lesson as they ate their phases of the moon at the conclusion of the task. The students are looking forward … Read More

Third-grade students in Mrs. Martinez’s math class from Weatherbee Elementary had math leap out of the pages of their book to centers posted up around the classroom.  Students are working on Unit Two in math, which focuses on attributes of two-dimensional figures, including points, lines, and quadrilaterals, and understanding the concepts of area and perimeter.  The students enjoyed taking math around the room as they moved from station to station, making area and perimeter come to life, often with real-world problems.  Students also enjoyed working in collaborative groups with their peers to figure out these problems and support each other. … Read More

Weatherbee Elementary placed 3rd in the St. Lucie County Fair’s Education Display. Way to go Mariners! Thanks to Ms. Katelyn Donovan for planning our fair booth and to our Weatherbee students for their awesome art work!

Weatherbee Mariners were so excited to have guest readers in to read aloud during Literacy Week. Visitors left bookmarks for students to color and use when reading their own favorite books.

On April 27th, Weatherbee’s VPK classes were able to go on one of three field trips to the Children’s Museum in Jensen Beach.  It was a wonderful experience for our students to be able to share and learn with other children.  They were able to dress up and look towards what future might await them.  We had some doctor’s, nurses, fire-fighters, mechanics and grocery store clerks, we also had artists, architects and many other community little helpers present.  We are a Kids at hope school so the trip only reinforced many of the conversations that we have daily with our … Read More

                      Students at Weatherbee are tracking their fluency in reading and math in a Turkey Trot. Every week children earn a feather to decorate when they meet their goal for each subject. At the end of the challenge, there will be an obstacle course to celebrate!                                    

Saint Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara and Chief Hester stopped by Weatherbee Elementary School on October 12th to present Mrs. Lynnea Lockwood with a laminated copy of a recent newspaper article highlighting her service to our country in the days following 9/11. Mrs. Lockwood was a Communications Specialist in the Army and retired as a Sergeant after spending four years in Iraq. She now teaches Exceptional Student Education at Weatherbee.

This summer Weatherbee encouraged their students to read a variety of books.  The school was open to take quizzes on their books and they were required to complete a summer reading packet.  Students who returned their packets were treated to a pizza luncheon in the Media Center.  Three of our students appear here;  Zamorah Owens, Casey Chilton, and Melissa Francois.

First graders at Weatherbee completed a wrinkled heart activity to highlight the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) theme for October, empathy. While listening to a read-aloud, students wrinkled their heart to see the impact it had each time a negative word or action occurred. The class discussed the importance of thinking before speaking and word choice to preserve their hearts and the hearts of others.

Fifth grade students celebrated Black History Month by painting in the style of the famous Florida Highwaymen. Select paintings will be displayed at the 6th Annual Highwaymen Heritage Festival in Fort Pierce at a later date. Our students enjoyed learning about local artists and their impact on our city!

Recently, Angela Thomas, Prevention Specialist with New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, provided a 7-week Too Good For Violence program for Weatherbee Elementary 1st and 2nd-grade students.  They learned how to be responsible in keeping the classroom peaceful, how to manage their emotions, and practiced their conflict resolution skills.  Ms. Thomas is pictured here with some of her 1st and 2nd-grade students.  

On October 23rd and 24th parents and other caring adults were given the opportunity to listen to their student express their academic and behavioral goals and give encouragement as they learn to monitor their own progress and feel  a sense of accomplishment.  We thank all parents and caring adults for their participation and support!  While Asst. Principal Jennifer Avellino looks on Coast Guard Representative, Gary Bowerman and first grade student, Damion Chavez discuss his goals.

  Mrs. Collins’s class was caught in action using the life size 100 chart. Students were asked to find an odd number and solve addition equations.