Seminole Elementary School

📸✨ Smiles, excitement, and lots of learning at New Teacher Orientation today!
We’re so excited to welcome these amazing faces to the Seminole Stallion family! 🐴❤️

Here’s to a year full of growth, laughter, and making a difference! 🍎📚
#SeminoleStallions

📚✨ You're invited! ✨📚
Join us for Open House on Thursday, August 7th from 5–7 PM!

🎒 Come meet your teachers, tour the school, and pick up a FREE backpack for your student!

We can’t wait to see our amazing Seminole families ! ❤️🖤🤍 #SeminoleStallions

📚 This week, members of our Seminole leadership team attended the Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support (BSIS) Conference hosted by the Florida Department of Education! It was a great opportunity to learn, collaborate, and gather new ideas to bring back to our school. 🌟 #SeminoleStrong #LifelongLearners #FDOE #BSISConference2025

Parents & Guardians: Be sure to check out our Summer Seminole Newsletter for important updates about the upcoming school year! 📚☀️
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In honor of Independence Day, the Seminole Elementary front office will be closed on Thursday, July 3rd. We wish all of our families a safe and joyful Fourth of July holiday! ❤️🤍💙

🌟 This week, members of our amazing Seminole staff are attending the AVID Summer Institute in Tampa! They're learning powerful strategies to help all students achieve success and reach their full potential. We can't wait to see the impact back on campus! 🚀📚 #AVIDSI #SeminoleStallions #StudentSuccess

📢 **Report Card Pickup** Report cards are now available for pickup in the front office at Seminole Elementary. 📍 Summer hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ⏸️ *Please note: The office is closed for lunch from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.*

💚 Last week, several of our Seminole Elementary school leaders had the opportunity to attend the HEC Leadership Conference with fellow educators from the Heartland Educational Consortium. 🌟 It was a great time of learning, collaboration, and reflection. We’re excited to bring back fresh ideas and renewed focus as we continue working together for the success of our students! 🖤📚 # HECLeadership #SeminoleStallions #GrowingLeaders

📣 We’re HIRING at Seminole Elementary! Looking for an exciting place to grow your career and make a difference? 🎉 Come join our amazing team! 🌟 We’re currently hiring for: ✅ 2nd Grade Teacher ✅ ESE Paraprofessional Check out the job openings on the Okeechobee County Schools website or reach out to us for more info! Apply today and be part of the Seminole family! ❤️🖤

📣 We’re hiring at Seminole Elementary! We’re looking for great people to join our team for the upcoming school year. If you’re interested, check out the job openings on the Okeechobee County Schools website or reach out to us for more info! 🐴📚 #NowHiring #SeminoleElementary #StallionStrong

📣 Help Support Seminole Elementary — One Box Top at a Time! 🏫🖤 Did you know you can help our school earn money just by scanning your grocery receipts? It's quick, easy, and every Box Top adds up to support our students and classrooms! 📱 Download the Box Tops for Education app, select Seminole Elementary, and start scanning your receipts today. No clipping required! ✅ Check out the video linked below to learn more about how it works and how you can get started. Let’s work together to make a difference — every little bit helps! #SeminoleElementary #BoxTopsForEducation #SupportOurSchool #everyboxtopcounts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh94b2BvFK4

☀️📚 Summer break just got smarter! 📱🐻 Looking for a fun way to keep little ones learning all summer long? Check out Khan Academy Kids — a FREE mobile app designed for preschool through 2nd grade! 🎉 Join Kodi and her adorable friends as they guide kids through exciting lessons, games, and activities that make learning feel like play. From ABCs to early math and more, it’s the perfect way to keep young minds growing during the break! 💡🌈 ✅ Totally free ✅ Packed with fun ✅ Perfect for summer learning! 📲 Download it today and let the summer of smart fun begin! #SummerLearning #KhanAcademyKids #KodiAndFriends #SmartSummerFun

📢 Summer Hours at Seminole ☀️ Our front office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Please note, we are closed daily from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for lunch. We hope everyone is having a safe and relaxing summer! 🐴💙🖤

A huge thank you to all the amazing dads — and those who step in as dads — who joined us today for Seminole’s 2nd Annual Read with Dad Event! 💙📚 Your presence made the day extra special for our students, and we loved seeing so many smiling faces sharing the joy of reading together. Thank you for being part of these important moments in our children’s lives! #SeminoleElementary #ReadWithDad #FamilyEngagement

🎉 A Huge Thank You to Casey Thompson with Zen Medicine! 🎉 We are incredibly grateful to Casey Thompson with Zen Medicine for the generous donation given to Seminole to support our Snowcone Incentive for this year’s PBIS Field Day happening on Wednesday, May 28th! 🍧 This generous donation is helping make this event extra fun and memorable for our amazing students. It's always heartwarming to see our community come together to support our kids — thank you for making a difference! 💖 It's not too late to donate! If you'd like to contribute, donations can be sent in with your child or dropped off at the front office. Every bit helps, and we appreciate the continued support!

Reminder: Field Day is TOMORROW! Your child will get wet during our activities. Please make sure your child brings a spare set of clothes that day. Clothes must meet our school dress code at all times, this includes wearing shoes outdoors (no flip flops or slides as a safety precaution) All students will receive a free snow cone in celebration of their success this school year!

Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Pamela Gaucin on her upcoming retirement! 🎉❤️ After years of dedicated service as our amazing guidance counselor (and formerly our music teacher!), she is closing this chapter and beginning a well-deserved new one. Mrs. Gaucin has touched the lives of so many students and staff at Seminole, and we are truly going to miss her compassion, wisdom, and heart. Thank you, Mrs. Gaucin, for all you’ve done for our Seminole family! 🐴🖤 We wish you all the best in retirement! 💐 #ThankYouMrsGaucin #SeminoleStrong #RetirementCelebration

Our Kindergarten Graduation was a joyful and heartwarming celebration of all our little learners have accomplished this year! 🎓💫 A huge thank you to our amazing kindergarten team—Mrs. Woodham, Mrs. Freeman, Ms. Duhart, Mr. Mark, Ms. Amanda, and Mrs. Moore—for all of the hard work and planning that went into this special event. 💐✨ A special shout out to Mr. Mark for transforming our cafeteria with his incredible decorations and creativity! 🎉🖤❤️ We’re so proud of our kindergartners and can’t wait to see all they’ll achieve in 1st grade! 🐴📚 #SeminoleProud #KindergartenGraduation #StallionScholars

This past week, we were proud to host VPK Graduation here at Seminole! 🎓✨ It was such a joy to celebrate our future Stallion Scholars as they took this exciting step forward in their learning journey. We can't wait to see all the amazing things they'll do in kindergarten next year! 🐴📚 #FutureStallions #SeminoleProud #VPKGraduation

Congratulations to our amazing Seminole students Jacklyn Alcantara and Wyatt McDonald for representing our school at the District 4-H Speech Contest this past week! 🎤🌟 Both did an outstanding job, and we’re so proud of their hard work and courage. A special shoutout to Jacklyn for earning an Honorable Mention among the 4th grade speakers—way to go! 🎉👏 #SeminoleProud #StudentSuccess #StallionScholars