From Pixels to Press: Mrs. Johnson-Braswell’s Students Bring Digital Designs to Life The hum of a heat press and the smell of fresh ink filled Mrs. Johnson-Braswell’s Digital Media classroom this week at Fort Pierce Westwood Academy as students reached the finish line of their highly anticipated “Wearable Media” project. The assignment Challenged students to bridge the gap between digital graphic design and physical production by creating their own personalized hoodies. Results You Can Wear “It’s one thing to see your art on a monitor, but it’s another thing to actually wear it down the hallway,” said Lindell Young, proudly … Read More

Mrs. Jennings’ Kindergarten class aims for fun with antonyms! Students learned about “opposites” through an engaging lesson on Nearpod. Students incorporated Conversation Hearts and other environmental print to discuss words that means the same, and words that mean the opposite.  

At C.A. Moore Elementary, Mrs. Monica Irving provides first-grade students with instruction on how to use a ruler while measuring inches.

Mrs. Fairbrother’s class explored the differences in Prose and Plays by participating in a virtual Flip Grid Reader’s Theater lesson.  We are creating 21st Century learners at Rivers Edge Elementary!

In our ongoing concentration on Earth, space, and time, we apply the S.T.E.A.M principle of ART to integrate one concept from the unit into our science aprons. Take a look at our Amazing Scientists at Work!!

To expand their knowledge of specific celestial bodies in our solar system, students developed foldables utilizing previous video materials, textbook lessons, and canvas resources to define and distinguish asteroids, comets, and meteors.    

Goody Bags & Relationships are Keys to AP Testing Success at Fort Pierce Central High School! Donuts and flowers among other icons were laid out as future name tags to be decorated by students in Mrs. Coffer’s AP Spanish class. “We were not sure exactly what the name tags were going to be used for, but we liked decorating them,” explains Senior Astrid Ayala-Arevalo, pictured above with Mrs. Coffer. Astrid chose a donut design on which to decorate her first name and initial of her last name. Mrs. Ela Coffer, a veteran Spanish teacher started making goody bags for her … Read More

Mrs. Brehm’s 5th grade students are completing 6th Grade Advanced Math Placement work. In this new unit, students explored ratios and proportions through Fruit Loop fun, connecting it to prior units on fractions. Students in AMP love the self-discovery process and Project-Based Learning throughout the year!  

The students in Mrs. Ascani’s class at F.K. Sweet learned about creating a healthy and happy classroom environment by making “Friendship Salad!”

Mr. Softee went to Weatherbee for Early Release Day to provide a treat to the wonderful teachers and staff. It was the perfect way to spend an afternoon learning and preparing for students.

Fort Pierce Westwood High School hosted its very own Mr. Joseph Lezeau as the guest speaker for the Speakers Bureau Series. Mr. Lezeau spoke about the basic principles that were taught to him by his father. These are two very important resources to have: information and knowledge. He recounted his experiences of initially growing up poor in both Haiti and the U.S.  Mr. Lezeau also shared with his audience the fact that, in the beginning, he did not take advantage of the resources and knowledge he attained and was not appreciative of what was in front of him. He recognized … Read More

For the month of February, the students in the Peer Leadership Program at Weatherbee Elementary had the privilege to meet with State Representative Mr. Larry Lee Jr. This program targeting male African American students is one of the PBS strategies used at Weatherbee Elementary. Each month a male role model from the community comes to address these students in need of extrinsic motivation. This month, Mr. Larry Lee Jr. brought a lot of excitement in the air when he offered $5 dollars to any students who answered his questions correctly. In addition, he promised a $5 incentive to all students … Read More

On Tuesday January 31st, Lincoln Park Academy’s Caleb Pottorff was notified that he had be named “Gatorade Player of the Year for Cross Country.”   Caleb also won the “Mr. Cross Country” award from the Florida Dairy Farmers. Congratulations to Caleb on his recent awards.

Northport K-8 principal Glenn Rustay and assistant principals Bennie Montenegro and Doug Shook, as well as the entire Northport K-8 family and several district staff, welcomed motivational speaker Dr. Adolph Brown III  to an inspiring and energizing program for the seventh and eighth graders.  Dr. Brown entered the room dressed as a thug looking for his grandmother.  Students began to take notice of his dreads and his clothing almost immediately.  Dr. Brown moved to the stage and began taking off his first impression outfit and thrilled the students when he appeared well groomed and full of confidence.  Dr. Brown moved the … Read More

Motivation Station is now on TV! These interactive and engaging lessons taught by SLPS teachers can be found on Comcast channel 13 (Ft. Pierce), Comcast channel 19 (Port St. Lucie), Blue Stream channel 19, and ATT TV Channel 99. For viewers that do not have cable TV, you can click on the “watch now” link on the Motivation Station logo found on the SLPS webpage at http://www.stlucieschools.org. Below are some sample programming tickets. Please visit the district webpage for a complete list of programs.

Mosaic Digital Academy Senior Alex Vandergrift signed her LSU Soccer Scholarship on Feb 1st.  Congratulations, Alex!