C. A. Moore  teachers and students had fun during  the Lights On Afterschool event. Pictured: Ms. Spivey, Mrs, Ricks, Brandon, Alex, and Sofia.

Last month, Manatee Academy K-8 hosted a vibrant and engaging Literacy Night, designed to promote a love of reading while providing valuable resources to students and their families. The event was filled with exciting activities that encouraged reading, learning, and family participation, all while fostering a sense of community. One of the highlights of the evening was the highly anticipated book BINGO. Students and parents joined in the excitement as they tried their luck at winning free books. A wide section was provided by the community and several vendors were present to support the event as well including round table, … Read More

Fourth and Fifth Grade students at Palm Pointe competed in a cooking challenge on Tuesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 16th.  Fifty students participated in the event and showed off their cooking skills on Tuesday, and 40 competed on Thursday.  In order to participate, students had to read the book entitled Lights, Camera, Cook.  It was a Sunshine State Reader book for 2018-19.  In addition to reading the book, they had to pass a quiz or complete a graphic organizer showing they gained comprehension of the book.  Students were placed on teams of 5-6 and had a parent volunteer who … 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.

State Representative Larry Lee along with Tom Jones from the SLC Education Foundation, Dr. David Washington, and Olivia Watkins stopped by Westwood High School to present the school with a check from the Lighthouse Foundation and other private donors. The Lighthouse Foundation, founded in SLC by Representative Lee, assists the children and senior citizens of our community. The very generous donation will support scholarships to cover the laptop fee for go to help pay the fee for laptop computers for 100 Westwood students. The Panthers are extremely appreciative of Representative Lee, the Lighthouse Foundation, and the others who made this … Read More

The school year may have ended, but learning is on-going. Our teachers and staff dive in as summer professional development opportunities are offered. Writing Plan Development SAT Training for Math and ELA Canvas Training for Elementary  Medici for the Arts

Delegates from the African nation of Liberia visited Samuel S. Gaines Academy recently. The school visit was part of an extended tour of St. Lucie County by the developing nation’s leaders in an effort to find successful governmental infrastructure to emulate in their country. Eighth grade AVID students provided an informative tour of the campus. The visitors were interested in the school’s facility, programs and resources available. Pictured are members of the delegation with Principal Tracie Wilke and other Gaines Academy staff.

Melissa Bonet’s kindergarten students at Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition celebrated Valentine’s Day in style!  The letters Q and U got married and agreed to stay together and make words.  The entire class participated in the ceremony.  The officiate for the ceremony was second grade teacher Lorrie Rudzinski.  The celebration wasn’t complete without an official wedding cake donated by Elizabeth Neal.  Pictured are the bride Kaylie Fields, the groom Zion Sanguinetti, the rest of the class in the wedding party and teacher Melissa Bonet.

Singing Happy Birthday two times or counting to 100, either way, the students at Dale Cassens: PRIDE Academy know how to properly wash their hands for more than 20 seconds.  Mrs. Jorda, RN from Florida Community Health along with Mrs. Holmes – Health Para, taught the students in grades K-5 lessons on preventing the spread of Covid-19.  Students learned how to properly wear masks, how to stay 6ft or more apart from others when in the hallways, at the bus stop and other school settings.  The students ended the lesson by demonstrating the proper way to wash and/or sanitize their … Read More

We know that parents and students have questions about the upcoming school year.  To help our families navigate the new year, St. Lucie Public Schools created a Parent and Student Guide to Reopening.  The guide provides both students and parents important information about the new safety protocols and guidelines to help alleviate any concerns.   The Parent and Student Guide to Reopening can be found at  https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lets-stay-healthy-together.pdf  

Village Green Environmental Studies School hosted a successful food drive to help our school families in need over the holiday season. Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Christopher, Mrs. Dressel, Mrs. Francois, Mrs. Hood, and Mrs. Johnson collected non-perishable food items over the past two weeks to help benefit many of our VGESS families! The grade level with the most donations earned of items earned extra recess time and get to play BINGO in the cafeteria. Thank you to our Coaches and Guidance Counselors for organizing this food drive for our families, this was a great way to kick off the holiday season!