Park Elementary School

⚠️Attention Park Panther Parents!⚠️ Next week marks the beginning of PM2 state testing! 📝3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade will be testing on Tuesday the 10th and Thursday the 12th!!! Please ensure your student is present and on time each testing day. Encourage them to take their time and give their best effort! 💪 🐾Thank you for your support! Let’s cheer on our Panthers as they tackle their tests! 🐾🎉

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 - 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 🔴🟢𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡: Wear Red and Green 🎄🧦𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡: Wear Christmas Socks/Accessories 🟩𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡: GRINCH Day 🎄👕𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡: Ugly Christmas Sweater/Shirts 👘𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡: Wear PJs

Congratulations to our teacher, non instructional, students of the month. Each teacher nominates 1 student and then 1 student is chosen as the overall winner for each grade level. Let’s join together to celebrate all of their achievements and continue striving to be the best we can be. Kindergarten Tymberlynn Kerney- Winner Aiden Yeager Aniyah Lownsbery Jack Heiring Bailey Shelton 1st Grade Weston Powers Ava Beckman Juan Perez Adrianna Yeager- Winner Tyrone Hodo 2nd Grade Forever Duran Yartletzy Hernandez Kayten Jackson- Winner Damien Hensley Hailey Modesto Valentin 3rd Grade Skylar McCutcheon- Winner Erick Armenta Catalan Dexter Borrero Ashton Greene 4th Grade Armando Romero Castro Emmitt Debeer- Winner Emily Sardinas Andres Palafox-Gomez 5th Grade Julietta Adekani Bailey Lang- Winner Emma Goudge Non-instructional person of the month Tie Linda Sanchez Ana Woodham Teacher of the month Summer Reed

PES students in Pre-K, 2nd, 4th and 5th grade enjoyed Thanksgiving lunch with special guests. Thank you to our lunchroom staff for an excellent meal. 🦃🍁🥧

🌟 Fun times in Mrs. DeBeer’s class! 📚 A big THANK YOU to Mid Florida for visiting and reading to our students. Each student received a book of their very own to take home and cherish! 💕📖 Building a love for reading, one book at a time. 🥰 #ThankYouMidFlorida #LoveForReading 📚✨

🖤❤️A big THANK YOU❤️🖤 to Highlands County EMS 🚑 for coming to talk with our PreK students! 🚑🏥⚕️

Calling All Park Panther Parents! We need your input! Please take a moment to complete our survey about our school. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve. Use the link or scan the QR code provided to participate. Thank you for supporting our school community! https://forms.gle/PrMx3pEVZatUmKUQ6

❤️🖤Proud moment for Park Elementary! ❤️🖤 Our incredible Teacher and Staff of the Year were celebrated at the 2025 Summit Awards! 🏆 It was a privilege to see them recognized for their dedication, passion, and hard work. Their commitment to our students and school community is truly inspiring, and we’re so grateful for all they do every day to make a difference. 🌟Congratulations Ms. Adams, PES Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Zimmer, PES Staff of the Year! 👏 #SummitAwards #TeacherOfTheYear #StaffOfTheYear

Our 3rd graders had an amazing experience at Ag-Venture!🚜🐖🐄🐓 ❤️🖤Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made this event possible🖤❤️

"Mrs. Jackson and Ms. Adams' 5th Grade classes joined together to support Operation Christmas Child by donating 44 boxes this year! We're so proud of these students for their generosity. These boxes will bring joy to children around the world this Christmas!" #PantherPride

Last night Park Elementary had a great time hosting our Fall Festival. Thank you to these businesses that donated and/or Sponsored for this event. Famous Flames BBQ, Cara’s cupcakes, Laura’s little cocina, Infinity Reflections Weddings and Events, Wayne Turner Plumbing, Hobby Hill Design, SFSC, and PES PTO (THE BEST PTO). Shout out to the student volunteers from APMS & APHS.

🖤❤️A big THANK YOU❤️🖤 to the Avon Park Fire 🔥 department for coming to talk with our PreK students about fire safety! 👨‍🚒🚒🧯

🐾Park Elementary parents, stay connected with the district, school, and your child’s teacher through the district-wide app! Use the "𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬" feature in the bottom right corner for parent communication. Ask your child’s teacher for their specific magic code to link up. 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬!!!

🖤❤️Thank you Deputy Massey❤️🖤 from the Highlands County Sherriff's Office for coming to speak with our PreK students! 👮🚓🚔💙

🎃👻 Park Elementary Halloween Costume Parade 🎃👻 What an amazing day at Park Elementary! Today, our students and teachers brought Halloween spirit to life in a parade filled with costumes, creativity, and smiles! From superheroes and princesses to spooky monsters and favorite book characters, everyone showed off their costumes as they marched through the school grounds. 🧛‍♂️🧙‍♀️🕸️ Thank you to all the families who came out to cheer and capture these precious moments! Your support makes our school community so special. 💖 📸 Wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween! 🕷️🍬 #ParkElementary #HalloweenParade #CostumeFun

🎀 Red Ribbon Week Recap at Park Elementary! 🎀 What an amazing week we've had so far! 🙌 Our students, staff, and community came together to celebrate healthy choices and living a drug-free life. Special thanks to all who participated and supported Red Ribbon Week. Together, we are inspiring our students to make safe, healthy choices! 💪🎗️ Check out some of the highlights from the week below! 📸👇 #ParkElementary #RedRibbonWeek #DrugFree #HealthyChoices

🏆🌟 Park Elementary Dodgeball Game! 🌟🏆 What an amazing day of fun and teamwork at our dodgeball game! Our students brought their A-game, showcasing sportsmanship, energy, and lots of smiles. Check out these fantastic moments captured on camera! 📸 From epic throws to incredible catches, every picture tells a story of friendship and excitement. #ParkElementary #DodgeballFun #TeamSpirit #MakingMemories

𝟜𝕥𝕙 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 has been studying the Middle Ages in their Language Arts classes. For a project, they were asked to create historic accurate Medieval Castles. 𝚆𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚙𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗! 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓸 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓪𝓶𝓪𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓳𝓾𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓼; 𝙼𝚛. 𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚞𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚛𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚛, 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚜. 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚛𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚛, 𝙼𝚛𝚜. 𝙹𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚍. 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚢 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜... 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 🥇1st place - Raelyn Crooks 🥈2nd place- Esmeralda Pena 🥉3rd place- Destiny Hilton 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 🥇1st place- Alexis Cardenas 🥈2nd place- Anahi Perez 🥉3rd place- Emily Sardinas 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 🥇1st place- Kaelyn Hampton 🥈2nd place- Lillie Carter 🥉3rd place- Alexis Lule Sanchez

⏰!!𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥!!⏰ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 is Early Release

🎃🕸️ Monster Mash Dance Fun! 🕸️🎃 What an incredible day at our Monster Mash dance! Check out these fantastic moments and spooky dance moves captured throughout the day! 👻💃 #MonsterMash #SchoolSpirit #HalloweenFun #DanceParty