Manatee Elementary

09/13/2026

💙 HAPPY SUNDAY, MANATEES! 💙

We’ve got a BIG week ahead, and we’re ready for it! 🎉

📣 READ THE MANATEE NEWS! Make sure you’re in the know about everything happening around campus. There’s always something swimming our way!

👉📰 https://app.smore.com/n/qtbek

📝 ONE DAY OF TESTING for our K–2 Manatees! We’ve got this! Help your little learner feel ready with:

😴 A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
🥣 A HEALTHY BREAKFAST
😊 POSITIVE THOUGHTS
💪 CONFIDENCE + GOOD VIBES!

Remind them to take their time, try their best, and show what they know!

Let’s make it a GREAT week, Manatees! 🩵

Manatee News

09/10/2026

Millage allows Brevard Public Schools (official) to provide teacher salaries that remain competitive with surrounding counties and reflects our commitment to investing in fair, competitive teacher pay.

This is not a new tax. The millage is a renewal of an existing local funding source that helps support teacher salaries and school operations throughout Brevard County.

A portion of millage revenue is dedicated to supporting teacher compensation, helping fund the educators who teach and support students across our district.

Millage is one of the local funding sources that helps Brevard Public Schools invest in its workforce and continue supporting classrooms throughout the county.

Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.

Learn more: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage

09/08/2026

Surtax funding supports a range of physical security improvements across Brevard Public Schools. This is not a new tax. The Sales Surtax is a renewal of the existing half-cent sales tax that helps fund safe, maintained, and modern school facilities.

These investments include secure single-point entry, upgraded locks and gates, reinforced front office safety features, expanded security camera coverage, and modern emergency alert systems.

Every visitor entering a school is directed through the front office for check-in, helping schools monitor access and maintain secure learning environments.

These upgrades create safer entrances, give schools greater visibility across the property, and make it possible to respond quickly in an emergency.
Surtax helps ensure schools have the safety infrastructure needed to help protect students and staff.

Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.

Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage

09/08/2026

🚨🤠 SADDLE UP, MANATEES! 🤠🚨

We’re taking Spirit Night Texas-style! 🌵

Join us at Texas Roadhouse TONIGHT, September 8th from 6–8 PM for a night of BIG Texas flavor and BIG Manatee spirit!

🥩 Come for the steak.
🍞 Stay for the rolls.
🤠 Show up in your best cowboy attitude.
🐬 And help support our 4TH GRADE MANATEES!

A portion of qualifying purchases will help support our 4th graders, so every plate helps! 🙌

📅 Tuesday, September 8
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Texas Roadhouse

⭐ IMPORTANT: Be sure to scan/show the fundraiser barcode at checkout!

So dust off those boots, grab your favorite cowpokes, and COME ON DOWN! 🤠

No horsin’ around… unless it’s in the parking lot. 😂🐎

🌵LET’S PACK THE ROADHOUSE WITH MANATEE PRIDE! 🌵

09/06/2026

MANATEES, WE’RE BACK WITH A BIG WEEK!

We’re closed Monday for Labor Day, then it’s GO TIME!

🥩 TUESDAY = SPIRIT NIGHT!
Texas Roadhouse + Manatee families = a winning combo! Come eat, have fun, and support our 4TH GRADERS! A portion of proceeds benefits 4th Grade!

📝 WEDNESDAY = TESTING + PTO!
K–2 FAST ELA Testing AND our FIRST PTO Meeting of the year!

🔬 THURSDAY = SCIENCE FAIR!
Grades 4–6 families: Join the virtual Science Fair Informational Session at 5:30 PM!

❤️🤍💙 FRIDAY = PATRIOT DAY!
Wear your RED, WHITE & BLUE as we honor and remember.

Bring the energy, Manatees! It’s going to be a GREAT week! Find out all the details in our latest edition of Manatee News!

📰👉 https://app.smore.com/n/sm9wh

09/04/2026

It's Football Friday at Manatee! We are excited to support the Viera Hawks this season! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc3tjYwO62F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

09/03/2026

This November, two local funding measures will appear on the ballot. Neither measure is new—both are already in place and are up for renewal.

Earlier this week, we shared information about the Sales Surtax.

The second measure on November’s ballot is the Millage—a property tax renewal that helps fund the teachers, programs, and technology that support learning every day in Brevard County classrooms.

Millage is the portion of property taxes that stays right here in Brevard County. Approved locally by voters, every dollar collected directly supports Brevard Public Schools and the people and programs within our schools.

Millage funds three key areas:

Employee pay
Essential programs
Classroom technology

Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.

Click 👉 here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage

09/01/2026

This November, two local funding measures are on the ballot. Neither are new. Both are already
in place.
The first is the Sales Surtax — a sales tax renewal that funds safe, maintained, and modern
school facilities.
The Surtax is the small portion of sales tax that stays right here in Brevard to keep school
buildings safe, in good repair, and up to date. It funds three things: secure buildings, facility
investments, and technology infrastructure.
Over the next several weeks, we'll share more about what the Surtax funds.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.
Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage

08/31/2026

🤠HOWDY, MANATEE FAMILIES!🤠

Round up the whole family and mosey on over to Texas Roadhouse for our next SPIRIT NIGHT! 🌵🥩

📅 Tuesday, September 8th
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Texas Roadhouse

And this isn’t just any night at the Roadhouse… YOUR DINNER HELPS SUPPORT OUR 4TH GRADE MANATEES! ❤️

Grab a steak. Saddle up for some rolls. Bring the kids. Bring the grandparents. Bring the neighbors. Heck… bring the whole dang herd! 🤠😂

🎟️ Don’t forget to SCAN/SHOW THE BARCODE at checkout so your purchase counts toward our fundraiser!

🌵 Good food
🥩 Good times
🤠 Good people
❤️ GREAT cause!

Let’s rustle up some Manatee spirit and show Texas Roadhouse just how we do things at Manatee Elementary! 🤠

Y’ALL COMING?! 🌵🔥