Palmetto Elementary

Today we celebrated and honored four incredible staff members at our End-of-the-Year Luncheon.

Thank you to Mr. Carlos, Ms. Cook, Ms. Bradley, and Coach Gonzalez for your years of dedication, hard work, and commitment to the students, staff, and families of Palmetto Elementary. Your impact on our school community will be felt for years to come.

We are grateful for the love, support, and memories you have shared throughout your careers in education. Congratulations on your retirement, and we wish you all the best in this exciting new chapter!

School’s out for summer! ☀️

Our students and staff had a great time celebrating the last day of school dressed as tourists and ready for summer adventures!

We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and fun summer break. See you all in August for another amazing year at Palmetto Elementary!

Have a wonderful summer!

Ahoy, Mateys! Our 1st grade students had an unforgettable adventure during yesterday’s Pirate Escape Room! Students worked together to solve clues, complete challenges, and escape while building teamwork, problem-solving, and having tons of fun along the way. 🗺️🔐

A special thank you to Ms. Fogle for planning, organizing, and setting up such an engaging experience for the entire grade level. Your creativity and hard work made this activity a huge success!

Thank you as well to all of the staff members who helped support and assist during the activity—we appreciate everything you do to create memorable experiences for our students.

Congratulations to our amazing students in Grades 3–5 who achieved a Proficiency Level 5 on the FAST Reading Assessment! This outstanding accomplishment reflects your hard work, perseverance, and dedication to growing as readers. We are so proud of each of you for reaching this incredible milestone! 🌟📖

A special thank you to Ms. Hatton, our Reading Coach, for her continued support, encouragement, and commitment to helping students succeed. We also want to recognize and thank our dedicated ELA teachers for their daily efforts to inspire a love of reading and help students achieve at high levels.

May 28th is the last day of school. Students are dismissed at 12:30pm.

We are proud to recognize our Top 3 AR Students in Word Count for the 2025–2026 school year! Their dedication, perseverance, and love of reading have led to an incredible accomplishment.

🥇 Justice Hyatt — 1,206,780 words read
🥈 Phoenix Woods-Bethel — 1,193,039 words read
🥉 Delaney Taveras Martinez — 1,096,476 words read

Together, these amazing students read over 3.4 million words! 🎉 Their commitment to growing as readers is truly inspiring and shows that hard work and consistency pay off.

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement—we are so proud of you and can’t wait to see where reading takes you next!

Our districtwide teacher hiring event is TODAY (Tuesday, May 26) from 4 to 7 p.m. at the AdventHealth Fieldhouse in Winter Haven.

Bring your resume, bring yourself, and come teach with PCPS for 2026-27!

Info and registration at jobs.polkschoolsfl.com

Polk County Public Schools Recruitment

Our final Renaissance Celebration of the school year was filled with so many special memories. Students had an amazing time enjoying the glow party, getting creative in the craft room, relaxing in the movie room, playing outdoor games, showing off their face paint, and enjoying a delicious barbecue lunch!

A huge THANK YOU to all of our incredible staff and volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this event such a success.

And a very special shout out to Ms. Shifley for leading the organization and planning of our Renaissance Celebrations throughout the school year. Your hard work, creativity, and commitment made each celebration something our students looked forward to and enjoyed. Thank you for making this year so memorable! 👏✨