Windmill Point enjoys special visitor
Kindergarten students at Windmill Point Elementary School enjoyed a visit from Josh the Otter. Students learned all about the Water Safety and Literacy Project!
Windmill Point Elementary hosts family night with business partner
Windmill Point Elementary School and business partner, the Big Apple Pizza on Gatlin Boulevard, sponsored a Kids at Hope Night. Families and the community were delighted as faculty and staff served guests their dinners. Talented paraprofessional Sara Cruz and her husband did free face painting and balloon creations for all chidren. The event was spearheaded…
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Teachers participate in panel discussion at local Republican Club meeting
Northport K-8 Teacher of the Year Mala Woessner joined First Year Teacher of the Year Cheryl Salerno from Samuel Gaines Academy, and Distinguished Minority Teacher of the Year from Allapattah Flats Tekia Montgomery, in a panel discussion at the St. Lucie County Republican’s Club Dinner recently. The dinner and panel was hosted by Mary Anne…
DetailsNorthport K8 school staff competes in race for research
Northport K-8 School administrators and staff gave a big boost to literacy and offered a “Get Fit” challenge to students at the school. Students participated in a reading marathon to read 5,000 books before race day. The mission was accomplished, and Principal Glenn Rustay donned a pink tutu to complete the run. Also dressed for the occasion were…
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Floresta Elementary students teach others about energy through music
Thanks to a generous grant from FPL in conjunction with N.E.E.D., students in Mary McCartney’s music class have been learning about recycling, conservation, and renewable energy sources through the fine arts of music and dance. To deepen and extend their own learning, and to enlighten others about this topic, students shared their knowledge through a…
DetailsNew board certified teachers recognized at school board meeting
Three new teachers achieving National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) status were recognized at the March 13, 2012, St. Lucie Public Schools board meeting. Pictured, from left, front row, are Hall Riediger, father to Jean Emerson, Alan Emerson holding daughter Grace with NBCT Jean Emerson, NBCT Theresa Brandifino, Joseph Brandifino, and Jill Prisco, president of the National Board…
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Book fair at Palm Pointe enjoyed by all
The Spring Book Fair at Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition had a tropical theme this year and students and staff were excited about all the choices in books. Pictured, from left, media clerk Kathy Ferguson, media specialist Elsie Garber, and fourth grade students from Allison Snyder’s class Maria Prussing and Natalie Hernandez enjoy browsing through one of the…
DetailsBayshore Elementary students learn the importance of voting
Bayshore Elementary School is excited to announce that students in third through fifth grade had the opportunity to learn the civic importance of voting while participating in a mock election. St. Lucie County’s Supervisor of Elections office provided voting booths, ballots and machine tabulators for students to use. In conjunction with the Sunshine State Young Readers…
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Palm Pointe families enjoy CSI Family Mystery Night
With almost 600 people in attendance, Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition’s CSI Family Mystery Night was a huge success! Assistant principal Latricia Thompson and fifth grade teacher Michelle Powers organized the event, which encourages critical thinking and the scientific process skills. There were many different labs set up for parents and students to test…
DetailsNorthport K-8 kindergartners cultivate writing skills
Northport K-8 kindergartners in Megan Castiglia’s class showed off their writing skills to parents and grandparents at a Young Authors mini program recently. Students in Mrs. Castiglia’s class, affectionately known as Mrs. M.C.’s Little Hammers, wrote Young Author books following the school-wide rubric. They also made a main character poster following in the footsteps of…
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