Science in Third Grade
Ms. Mackenzie Buck’s 3rd grade class scientifically explored a sink or float experiment! The students were discovering how much mass their boat could hold! It was a great day to test their hypothesis and collect data.
Mariposa Elementary 4th and 5th Graders Explore the Fun in Writing
Mariposa Elementary 4th and 5th graders had their special Writing Days. 4th Grade had a Writing Carnival and 5th grade had a Surgery Day. Each station had students dissecting texts, writing elaborations, citing evidence, and much more! It was a great day for learning!
Mariposa Elementary Partners with Port Saint Lucie High School Drama Students
Mariposa 5th graders performed their show of Broadway musicals with the help of their drama coaches from Port St. Lucie High School. For more than 20 years, PSLHS drama students have partnered with Mariposa students to choreograph popular Broadway songs. The 5th graders shine as they perform the songs for other grade levels as well as their parents.
BOGO Book Fair- April 18-22, 2022
Our Book Fair begins Monday, April 18 and runs through Friday, April 22. This book fair is our annual “buy one get one free”. The flyers for the Book Fair are going home this week. Please review the flyer with your child and make choices together. It is a great opportunity to talk about books…
April Newsletter
April 2022 Newsletter
Dell Innovator program at Mariposa Elementary
Mariposa Elementary welcomed the Dell Innovators program led by media specialist, Wendy Munao. In this technology-infused enrichment course, students assembled presentations of various subjects utilizing tools such as email, OneNote, Padlet, Canvas, Sway, PowerPoint, Flipgrid, Forms, and Stream. The mission of this project-based learning program was for students to develop enough fluency with the technology…
Please Complete the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Free Program Survey
21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) is a FREE afterschool and summer program that Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County is requesting for your child’s school. The program will be funded for FOUR years if awarded, which will be great for the school and community (and hundreds of students). The state requires us…
Mariposa’s VPK Focuses on Emergent Reading through Transportation Lessons
Mrs. Claudia Bonilla’s VPK students discussed things that move including transportation. The students identified what modes of transportation move on land. They were able to help list a couple of examples: cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. The students were able to determine the similarity between each mode of transportation because they all had wheels.…
Boys & Girls Club Easter Event April 2, 2022
Easter Event Flyer
Mariposa’s VPK Students Practice Positive Relationships with Peers
Mariposa Elementary VPK students are practicing discussing options, how to problem solve, how to use trial and error and most importantly how to be cooperative. Mrs. Claudia Bonilla’s VPK students defined the words, provided examples, saw a video, and listened to a Sesame Street song. They cut 5 pieces out of each rectangle to make…