by Susan Brazier, Principal

Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving

 

We have much to be thankful for around Shadeville Elementary this year!  Once again our Fall Festival was a huge success thanks to the helping hands of our PTO members, school volunteers, school board members, community, and the faculty and staff.  Smiles abounded throughout the festival on the faces of the big and the small.  Families from all around our community took part in this year’s festival’s fun.  The festival’s profits will be used to provide our students with additional playground equipment, library books, additional art supplies, Project Learning Tree activities, and classroom enhancements.  THANK YOU for your support!

 

We are thankful to live in an area rich in opportunities for our students to learn about their world.  Shadeville’s fourth graders will be visiting the Marianna Caverns this month to get a better understanding of the earth and its environment.  The second grade children will be visiting Bear Creek Educational Center to enrich their understanding of the environment.  Our second and fourth grade students will also have the opportunity to understand the creatures of the sea when “See to Sea” a program offered through Florida State University, visits the school.  Students in third grade will be visiting St. Marks Wildlife Refuge and all of the  natural wonders available there for exploration.  Soon our fifth graders will be visiting Mission San Luis to enhance their understanding of this area’s history. Sounds like we’re going to be busy this month.

 

Many thanks to Sergeant Sanders, Shadeville’s School Resource Officer, for providing our students with lessons on drug and violence prevention through the SAVE program.  Recently, our fifth grade students enjoyed a visit from the Deputy Matt Helms and his dog Cowboy as part of the program.  Parents will get the opportunity to see their children recognized at the annual SAVE graduation on November 17th.

 

Congratulations to the fourth and fifth grade students who were chosen to be a part of the Shadeville ORFF Band. Under the direction of Mrs. Connie Cooper, Shadeville’s music teacher, the musicians performed at the Fall Festival to the delight of all and will perform again at the school’s February PTO meeting.

 

We are thankful around our school for wonderful para-professionals like Mrs. Nan Lucas who was selected as the October Wakulla County Employee of the Month.  Nan works with our first grade teachers to provide additional instruction to many of our young students just learning to read.  She is an integral part of our school’s team.  She is often the first one to offer a great suggestion or a helping hand.  CONGRATULATIONS!

 

The Shadeville School Family wishes all in our community a very restful and wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.