PKS NEWSLETTER

Monroe County School District

Mission: Working together to inspire and bring excellence to every student every day.

FKAA has started a project just north of Tavernier Creek Bridge that will have rolling closures through April 2025. Please make sure you give yourself enough time in the morning to drop off your students and in the afternoon to pick them up. You may drop them off as early as 7:20am to make sure they arrive on time.

March 13th - 2nd Grade to Windley Key

March 14th - Band Competition at Universal Studios, Orlando

March 17th - 21st - NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

April 1st - 4th - 8th Grade Writing Test

April 11th - 3rd Grade to Alligator Farm

April 14th - 18th - BOOK FAIR

April 16th - SPECIALS NIGHT

May 12th - Safety Patrols to Washington, DC

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Families,

This is a great opportunity to help our PBIS students and shop for beautiful items such as candles and fragances, bags, gift wrap, spa and soaps, Home decor, Jewelry, etc. The monies raised will go towards fun activities and incentives for students. It's easy, everything is done on line and shipped to your home! Look out for the package, they are being sent home soon!

Raelynn Edwards consistently exemplifies PKS core values by being respectful, empowered, ready to learn, safe, and responsible.

Raelynn shows respect to peers and teachers alike, always listening attentively and valuing everyone's contributions. She takes charge of her learning, demonstrating empowerment through active participation and a positive attitude.

Every day, Raelynn arrives prepared and eager to engage in new challenges, embodying the spirit of being ready to learn. She also prioritizes safety, ensuring a secure environment for all. Lastly, Raelynn is a model of responsibility, consistently completing tasks on time and helping others when needed.

Congratulations, Raelynn! Keep up the fantastic work!

Maya Banaszkiewicz is 4th grades student of the week. This standout student is a model of what it means to be safe, responsible, respectful, empowered, and ready to learn. Maya consistently follows safety protocols, ensuring a safe environment for all. Her responsibility shines through in their diligent work habits and reliability. Maya treats teachers and classmates with the utmost respect, helping to foster a positive classroom and school atmosphere. Empowered by her confidence and curiosity, Maya actively engages in learning opportunities. Her readiness to learn is evident in her eagerness to tackle new challenges. We are very proud of Maya and all her achievements and positivity!

Third grade students began review of their Fraction Unit in Math with a "Panther Pizza Parlor" room transformation. Students spent the day reviewing fractions with engaging activities centered around Pizza. They also made their own pizzas to enjoy during Fun Friday.

Coral Stanley is this week's Student of the Week for 7th grade. Coral showcases all of the iBelieve expectations every day. Coral is very responsible and is always willing to help her teachers and peers. She is very respectful to everyone she meets. Coral is always ready to learn and puts 110% into everything she does. Congratulations Coral on a job well done!

Students in 7th grade ELA made cards for friends, loved ones, and staff letting their people know how much they are loved and appreciated.

7th grade Life Science took a field trip to Windley Key State Fossil Park. Students enjoyed hands on experiments, explored the natural hammock, played fossil trivia, and hiked to the highest natural elevation in the Keys 18 feet above sea level. It was an adventure for everyone!

Over Presidents’ Day weekend, 4 PKS students played baseball in Cuba. Camden Goodwin, Westyn and Brayden Turner and Bennett Hessing played against 3 Cuban baseball teams from Havana and Matanzas. They brought baseball pants, hats, cleats, gloves, bats and helmets to give to all the Cuban players. The highlight of their trip was playing 2 games in Palmar del Junco stadium located in Matanzas. It’s the site of the first Cuban baseball game ever played and the oldest active stadium in the world.

On March 5, 2025, the 7th Grade will take a field trip to see the Honorable Judge Sharon Hamilton at the Tavernier Courthouse? We will observe the criminal arraignment process.

Readers are Leaders helped Mrs. Hillman collect rocks prior to Career Day so the helicopter could land safely. Students armed with red buckets searched for rocks – big and small! Over 378 rocks were collected by these kind students. We also cleaned up the area that will soon become a Butterfly Garden, finding all sorts of interesting things. We picked a few loose leaves, small weeds and estimated how much weight we collected. We weighed the bags at Nurse Kerry’s office. We collected almost two pounds!