Northport K-8 school depends on a large and dynamic contingency of parent, grandparent, community and student volunteers to provide assistance to teachers and staff. Volunteers provide individual educational assistance to students to help increase achievement in all areas of curriculum.  There are many opportunities for volunteerism in the school. Categories are instructional, resource, organizational such as PTO and School Advisory committee, Business Partners, Mentoring and fundraisers as well as our dynamic Veterans Partners In Education program.  Pictured are parents Jackie Weir, left, and Suzie Scott who are assisting in the Media Center preparing book sets for the middle grades bookroom.  Anyone Interested … Read More

Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition held a Volunteer/Business Partner Orientation on Tuesday, September 16th.  Volunteers and Business Partners were oriented to the application process and responsibilities of being a volunteer for St. Lucie County and Palm Pointe.  Volunteers jumped right in and signed up for events while business partners, Sweetcakes and Bagel Brothers, donated scrumptious breakfast goodies!   Everyone working together…that’s the Pointe.  Pictured is Karol Carvelli as she explains all about being a volunteer.  

Dr. Sparacio’s and Ms. Maldonado’s 7th Grade Civics students represented Lincoln Park Academy with excellence at the St. Lucie Public Schools Project Citizen Showcase. They have poured their time, energy, and heart into Project Citizen, and it truly shows. Dr. Sparacio’s Class project was a “Route Awakening: Driving Change in Our Community” and Ms. Maldonado’s Class project was “Be Seen, Be Safe. St. Lucie Public Schools Bust Stop Signs” started as an idea in our classroom and grew into a thoughtful, research-based public policy proposal focused on making a real difference. These students didn’t just complete an assignment they took ownership of. … Read More

Wadson Charmant, Owen Morgan, and Dylan Torello in Mrs. Moreira’s 8th grade reading class at Westgate K-8 are involved in an active game of $1,000,000 Pyramid. Some friendly competition  makes learning challenging vocabulary words more fun!

The Vocabulary Parade came to Windmill Point Elementary again this year, and the students were invited to dress up to describe their assigned word.  Ashli Sivalls, kindergarten student from Tara Nettles’ class, described her word “observe” perfectly with her magnifying glass!

White City Elementary students participated in a vocabulary parade. WCE students enjoyed this visually amusing event.  Students are using their creative skills and learning new words!                  

Students at Floresta Elementary participated in a vocabulary parade showcasing their knowledge of vocabulary words they have read. The whole school paraded down the halls dressed as their favorite vocabulary word. We had words such as enormous,fancy, mischievous, busybee, headstrong and glitzy.   Students in picture: Riley Luther, Isabella DiMeglio, Aiden Perga ,

K-5 Lawnwood students had a fantastic time participating in the Vocabulary Parade. This event was a wonderful celebration of our love for words and reading. It also provided a fun and academically focused opportunity for students to dress up in creative, homemade costumes. Inspired by Debra Frasier’s book “Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster,” the concept made vocabulary learning enjoyable and interactive. During the parade, students wore costumes that illustrated the meaning of specific vocabulary words. This kinesthetic approach to learning fostered creativity and reinforced the understanding of word meanings in a memorable way. The Vocabulary Parade was an engaging tool, … Read More

Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition’s first grade students participated in Vocabulary Day. These proficient pupils transformed into vocabulary words for an audience of perfectly pleased parents. This performance task was a great success as students’ demonstrated understanding of tier 2 vocabulary, an essential skill for comprehension of complex text. Palm Pointe’s first graders are feeling fabulous about their foundation in reading! Pictured  from left is; Reese Parrish, Kayleigh Murnane, and Jaycie Mera students from Glenna Sigmon’s first grade class.      

The faculty, staff and students at C.A. Moore Elementary School gave a warm Florida welcome to the Worcester Academy baseball team from Worcester, Massachusetts. This is the third year the team has visited C.A. Moore Elementary. The team donates supplies and books to the school on each visit, and this year presented the school with a video camera. The players read to the students and spent time in the classrooms motivating the students to do well in school. Cesar Hurtado, a fourth grade student, commented, “I want to be very successful in school, make A’s and B’s and I am … Read More

Please take a moment to visit the newly redesigned website for the Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie. Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie 1100 Delaware Ave. Fort Pierce, FL 34950 Phone: 772-467-4278 You can visit the site by clicking here:  https://schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/cast/  

In early October, Lincoln Park Academy middle school art students participated in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest which is sponsored by Lions Clubs around the world. This art contest encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. The theme of the 2015-2016 Peace Poster Contest was “Share Peace.” Thirty-three students, ages 11, 12 or 13, were selected to showcase their work in Art Mundo, a local gallery/workshop located in beautiful downtown Fort Pierce, 111 Orange Avenue. The opening reception will … Read More

Ms. Voke’s virtual 3rd grade class from CAST explored ways to find examples of math outside the actual math book.  They used magazines, newspapers, ads from the mail and any other resource they had in their home to complete a scavenger hunt of pictures of “math items.”  They created their template from folded paper and copied the items to be placed on the scavenger hunt page.  Some items for their search included examples of a bar graph, an analog clock, a quadrilateral, a fraction, and an item used to measure liquid or mass. When they found their items, they cut … Read More

The graduation ceremonies will air on WLX-TV, the Education Channel of St. Lucie County, appearing on Comcast channel 13 (Ft. Pierce), Comcast channel 19 (Port St. Lucie), Blue Stream channel 19, and ATT TV channel 99.  Furthermore, a link to the broadcasts will be found on the St. Lucie Public Schools webpage at www.stlucieschools.org. Once aired, the ceremonies can be accessed through YouTube on-demand.   Schedule of Virtual Graduations May 26, 2020 St. Lucie West Centennial, 9:00 A.M. Ft. Pierce Westwood Academy, 11:00 A.M. Treasure Coast High School, 1:00 P.M. May 27, 2020 Lincoln Park Academy, 9:00 A.M. Ft. Pierce … Read More

To celebrate literacy at Mosaic Digital Academy, 5th-grade students in Mrs. Mimnaugh’s class put “Hats on for Reading”, while 2nd graders in Mrs. Lankow’s class dressed up as their favorite word for “Vocabulary Day”. Students also participated in read-aloud sessions and brought out the “Virtual Red Carpet”, wearing red in class to be “Well Read”. Awesome job Owls! #virtualfun #literacyweek

Students in Mrs. Eibl and Mrs. Moore’s class joined a Teams virtual call with a third grade class in Washington state. Both classes read “A Fine, Fine School” and participated in a chat with each other about the similarities and differences among our schools and classrooms. What a great experience for our Blue Jays!  

CAST hosted its premier virtual Leader of the Month ceremony to recognize students nominated for exhibiting the leadership trait of being “balanced,” part of Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. Though we weren’t able to meet in person, we organized a ceremony in our virtual auditorium which included a musical performance by one of our students and each leader was individually recognized by Dr. Reid. Certificates were also mailed home. Congratulations again to all of our Leaders of the Month!