Manatee Elementary

🌟 Meet the wonderful faces around Manatee Elementary! 🌟

Behind every smile in the hallway, engaging lesson, and high-five at dismissal is an incredible team of dedicated educators and staff. Today, we’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on two of the amazing people who make Manatee Elementary such a warm, inspiring place to learn and grow! 📚✨

📚✨ Help Us Start the School Year Strong! ✨📚

Don't forget to log into FOCUS and complete your child's Back to School Forms! These forms help us keep your information up to date, ensure your child's safety, and set everyone up for a successful school year.

✅ It only takes a few minutes, and your help makes a big difference!

Thank you for partnering with us—we can't wait for an amazing year at Manatee Elementary! 💙🩵

📣 Meet Our Assistant Principal! 📣
Behind every great school day is a leader working tirelessly to support our students, teachers, and families—and Dr. Ribas does it all with a smile!

Whether Dr. Ribas is keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, high-fiving students in the hallways, or solving daily challenges, she brings endless energy and positivity to Manatee Elementary every single day!

🌟 Meet Our Principal! 🌟

We’re excited to put the spotlight on our principal, Mrs. Calcara!

With a passion for student success and a dedication to creating a positive, inspiring learning environment, Mrs. Calcara works hard every day to make Manatee Elementary feel like family.

At Manatee Elementary, we believe that when schools, families, and our community work together, amazing things happen for our students!

There are so many ways to get involved—whether you volunteer, partner with us, attend school events, or support our programs. Every helping hand makes a difference.

If you'd like to learn more about opportunities to get involved, we'd love to hear from you!

Together, we can help every Manatee student learn, grow, and succeed.

💙 Deep Waters. Strong Tides. We Rise!

Welcome to the Manatee Elementary Family!

​Are you ready for a wonderful school year? We are so excited to welcome our newest and youngest learners to campus! Join us for our upcoming Pre-Kindergarten Open House!

​This is a fantastic opportunity to visit our campus, get familiar with the classrooms, and kick off your child's educational journey with confidence.

Hey, Manatee Families!

The countdown to a brand-new school year is officially on, and we are absolutely thrilled! We can't wait to welcome back familiar faces and meet all of our new students. Together, we're going to make this an incredible year of learning, fun, and growth.

We’ve put together the official school supply list for each grade level so you can get a head start on your back-to-school shopping.

Manatee Elementary can’t wait to meet you! We hope you’re enjoying a fun, relaxing summer. See you soon, Manatees! 💙

Manatee’s Field Day was a huge success!! The kids had an absolute blast, and the staff had just as much fun too!