PKS NEWSLETTER

Monroe County School District

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

FKAA started a project that will have rolling closures. Please make sure you give yourself enough time in the morning to drop off your student (s) 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. Also, there may be some bus stops that will temporarily be out of service while a section is being worked on. Below is the message from FKAA:

Update: FKAA work to resume 3/9 at Tavernier Creek Bridge. A new traffic control plan has been approved by the Florida Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Monroe County School District, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Details at https://bit.ly/PlantationKeyProject

May 19th - PBIS Snow Cone Drawing Day

May 19th - 21st - Mock Trial, Stage, 8:50am

May 22nd - 6th Grade Kickball Field Day, 8:00am

May 23rd - 7th Grade to the Movies

May 27th - END OF THE YEAR CARNIVAL

May 28th - 2nd Grade Field Trip to 7-11, 12:30pm

May 28th - 7th Grade Field Day (Soccer/baseball field), 8:00am

May 28th - 8th Grade Field Day

May 28th - 5th Grade Field Trip to Founders Park

May 29th - 5th Grade Kickball - Baseball Field, 8:30am

May 29th - 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 8:30am

May 29th - 7th Grade Field Trip to Founders Park

May 30th - EARLY RELEASE AND LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Hotline number for MRT is 305-434-7660 then #8. The script will start, but you can automatically just press eight and it will connect you to a live person who is local with GCC.

These beauties are a product of the expert stylists in “The Nail Room Bar”. Largo Miller bid and won this wonderful experience for her daughters Harper and Saelor. Ms. Patterson and Ms. Kayla provided this auction item to be bid on and are thankful for "The Nail Room Bar" for sponsoring this event.

Hayden Hanbury was our celebrity guest caller at a special 3rd grade BINGO this week. Hayden is a natural. She was confident and called the numbers as well as our adult callers here at PKS! Hayden, you rocked it! Fun was had by all 3rd graders as all of third grade was invited to play. Thank you, Margot Hanbury, for being the highest bidder and supporting our PTA’s Howl at the Moon Auction.

SOW: Violet Muir

Violet is a proud PKS Panther! She shows great character and responsibility every day. She is friendly to all, and enjoys helping other students and teachers. Violet is also hard-working, focused, excited to learn new things, and strives for excellence in all she does.

Turk Trentine is defi nitely a star student and demonstrates all of the PBIS iBelieve expectations. Turk is conscientious, hard-working, very positive, and and comes prepared each day. He is always ready to learn and gives 100% to all he does. Turk pays attention in class, asks questions, completes his assignments on time, and always strives to do his best. Not only is Turk hard-working, but even more importantly, he is very kind and thoughtful. He is always willing to help others, including teachers working with our class. Turk is considerate of classmates and treats everyone he interacts with respectfully. He is a great role model and looked up to by his peers. Turk is an exemplary PKS Panther! Way to go Turk!

Keys Kids Swim program offers free swimming lessons to kindergartners at PKS. This is a two week program where students receive swim instruction with the goal of drowning prevention. Students who need further instruction will receive a free voucher to continue lessons into the summer.

Preview of this exciting trip for our PKS Safety Patrols. More pictures to come next week!

Meet our incredible Student of the Week, Hannah Welch! 🌟 Hannah is a true gem in our school community, always lending a supportive hand to her peers and teachers alike. Her dedication knows no bounds—whether it's excelling in her studies or stepping up to assist with classroom tasks, she does it all with a smile. Hannah's brilliance shines through in everything she does, and her positive attitude leaves a lasting impression on everyone around her. We're so proud to celebrate such a remarkable student. Congratulations, Hannah—you've truly earned this honor!

Congratulations to the KLS Tornadoes Champions TNT Middle School League 2025 who also have several PKS players. These boys had a great season and came out on top against the Titans 7-3 in the TNT middle school league in Miami.

Hello Families,

As we are nearing the end of this school year, it is time for me to ask that all library books and Chromebooks be returned. I have been asking the students and making announcements for the past two weeks, but I still have over 100 pages of student names with overdue books! Starting next week, I will deliver notices to students, but maybe this weekend, you can look around your house and help your child return them. 7th and 8th graders have already been notified several times if they owe money for Chromebooks and related materials. Most importantly are 8th grade students, you will not matriculate with overdue materials and/or monies owed.

4th and 5th graders are researching Pacific Northwest, in a modified Read Across America. Next newsletter you will see their creations. As an area of interest, are totem poles that showcase family history, i.e. your heritage. If your child asks you where Grandpa and Nana are/were from, and show interest, it’s probably from this research.

Students’ 1st – 3rd learned about meteorology, wind speed, and more by creating windsocks.