08-Newsletter_April 24 2015

MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
April 24, 2015
U.S. Secretary of Education Names Manatee Elementary 2015 U.S. Department of
Education Green Ribbon School
April 22, 2015
Managing Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Christy Goldfuss joined
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to announce that Manatee Elementary, in Viera, FL is among the
2015 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.
“I am so proud of the Manatee Elementary community for the years of hard work to make our school
environmentally friendly which lead us to this prestigious award,” said Carl Brown, Principal of Manatee
Elementary. “Being green and teaching our students the importance of protecting the environment for
future generations is a lifelong learning experience.”
In total, across the country, 58 schools and 14 districts were honored for their exemplary efforts to
reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental
education, including civics and green career pathways. In addition, 9 colleges and universities were
honored for the Postsecondary Sustainability Award. Duncan and Goldfuss made the announcement at
the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, DC.
“These honorees are compelling examples of the ways schools can help children build real-world
skillsets, cut school costs, and provide healthy learning environments,” Duncan said. “U.S. Department of
Education Green Ribbon Schools are an inspiration and deserve the spotlight for embodying strong
examples of innovative learning and civic engagement. We also are thrilled to add institutions of higher
education to the list of honorees this year for the first time in the award’s history.”
Carl Brown
Principal
MANATEE GIVES BACK
As you are spring cleaning, please save any close toed shoes, gently worn clothing and gently used
backpacks for K-12th graders. Manatee Gives Back will be collecting these items May 27-June 1st for local
families in need. Look for more information to come home with your students in a couple of weeks.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2015-2016
Manatee Elementary has teamed up with Educational Products, Inc. (EPI) to offer our families an easy,
convenient, low cost & tax free way to purchase your child’s school supplies in advance. Information AND
order forms will be coming home with students May 1st. All orders are due by May 22nd. You can pick
up your school supplies at registration in August. This is an optional program that is NOT a fundraiser. This
is simply a convenient service being offered to our Manatee families.
JOIN TEAM MANATEE AT VIERA PIZZA'S EAT MY CRUST 5K
Join TEAM MANATEE at Viera Pizza's 4th Annual Eat My Crust on Sunday, May 3rd at 7:00 AM. Eat My
Crust is a community 5K starting and ending at Viera Pizza on Stadium Blvd. Amazing food buffet, prizes,
'Lil Pepperoni Run for the youngsters and awards at the finish. Be sure to sign up as TEAM MANATEE.
Registration forms are available in the front office or visit http://www.vierapizza.com/emc.htm
LOST AND FOUND
We still have lots of jackets, sweaters, etc. in our Lost and Found. Please check to see if you are missing
anything. All items not claimed by April 30 will be donated to charity.
MANATEE’S GOT TALENT!
The Manatee Talent Show will be on May 20th. Interested students can pick up a permission slip from the
front office, activity teachers, Mrs. Schenck’s classroom (501), or download it from our school website
April 17th – May 1st. Students must turn in a signed parent permission slip (and have media release on
file) in order to participate. Permission slips need to be turned in no later than 3:00 pm on Friday,
May 1st. Tryouts will be held on Thursday, May 7th, during the students’ activity classes. Acts
should be no longer than three minutes, and music/costumes must be appropriate for a family show. All
music must be on a karaoke/instrumental CD or performed live. (Vocal/signing must be performed
with an instrumental track or accompaniment. No standard CD tracks may be used because of mic/sound
quality issues.) If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Schenck at
[email protected], or call 433-0050 ext. 5501.
(Writing Wall of Fame)
Kindergarten: Valeria Bonilla-Garcia, Braylon James, Carter Rowland, Ryan Hughes, Jake Anderson,
Landon Somers, Avery Medearis, Kathryn Hall, Dominik York, Elizabeth Euske, Valentina Carcano,
Brooke Bordwine, Chelsia Barragan, Nathan Burrus
First Grade: Tristan McAbee, Kaylee Hernandez, Nicholas Tito, Mason Todd, Alex Pakulak, Leila Talley,
Hudson Buhk, Nicholas Beckwith, Ethan Miller, Anik Naik
Second Grade: Katelyn Fung, Ari Munroe, Joshua Tawadrous, Aiden Gallaher, Jacob Ross,
Russell Reed, Zachary Hislop, Stefania Raffaelli, Kayden Sullivan, Rulianne Castillo
Third Grade: Emma Carbee, Lilly Hensley, Kalista Thoms, Jacob Glick, Kaiya Carr, Jason Kraus,
Reagan Huelle, Kaden Stevens
Fourth Grade: Faith Gallagher, Kendall McClenahan, Sophia Bills, Katie Vigeant, Sami Grillo,
Daniella Rojas
Fifth Grade: Rachel Moore, Cody Smith, Wyatt Chou, Jace Jackson, Stephen Wojcik
Sixth Grade: Justin Hernandez, Anjali Paragji, Madison Calvert, Reese Bloemen, Alyssa Bickham,
Justin Grove
FACULTY SOFTBALL GAME, MAY 15th
Hope everyone is ready for our annual softball game! We play Viera Charter School
this year on May 15th at 7:15 pm. Tickets go on sale April 28th. Look for game flyers
to go today, April 24th. There will be tee shirts, baseball cards and buttons all for sale
this year so that everyone will know what team you are supporting.
HAPPENINGS AT KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
John F. Kennedy Middle School participated in the 21st annual Earth Day Groceries Project! Their Gifted
Panther Class, Dartmouth Students, Yale Students, and Cambridge Students decorated paper grocery
bags with environmental messages. On Earth Day, April 22, these bags were passed out (full of groceries)
to shoppers from a local grocery store. Besides carrying an environmental message, each bag also had
the name of their school and some wonderful artwork. They want to send a very clear and positive message
that Kennedy Middle School cares about their environment.
SUMMER ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Parents, as you work with your student over the summer months, here are two excellent websites you can
use to better understand the standards for the coming school year.
www.flstandards.org and www.CPALMS.org
COMING UP!
April 30
May 1
May 8
May 8
May 11-15
May 14
May 15
Interim reports issued
Volunteer Luncheon, 11:30 am, RSVP by April 27th
Field Day
PTO Spirit Night at Fun Town
Teacher Appreciation Week
Chick-Fil-A Night, 5:00-8:00 pm
Faculty Softball Game, 7:15 pm, Space Coast Stadium