Bessey Creek Elementary

🎨📚 Literacy Meets Art! 📚🎨 Students in Mr. Henderson’s art class connected reading and creativity after listening to The Rainbow Fish. Inspired by the story, students used multimedia materials to create their own rainbow fish while exploring contrast and color in their artwork. It was wonderful to see our Gators bring the story to life through creativity, imagination, and artistic expression! #BCEGators #LearningInAction

📚🎉 Our Literati Book Fair is Here! 🎉📚 The Literati Online Book Fair is officially open starting today and will run through April 17! Families can shop a great selection of books online and help support our school. 🛍️ Online Book Fair: Now open – April 17 📖 In-Person Book Fair: April 13–17 It’s the perfect time to stock up on new books and encourage a love of reading at home. Stay tuned for more details about our in-person fair! #BCEGators #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether

🍎✨ Teacher of the Month: Mrs. Rutland! Congratulations to Mrs. Rutland, our wonderful Kindergarten teacher, for being named Teacher of the Month! Her kindness, dedication, and love for teaching help our youngest learners grow and thrive every day. Thank you, Mrs. Rutland, for all you do for our students! 💙📚 #BCEGators #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether

📚✨ Learning Through Discussion! ✨📚 Students in 3rd Grade are diving into a text about St. Augustine and strengthening their reading skills by identifying the author’s claim. Through small group conversations and turn and talks, students are sharing ideas, supporting their thinking with evidence, and learning from one another. It’s wonderful to see our Gators actively engaging with the text and building their confidence as thoughtful readers and communicators! #BCEGators #LearningInAction

🎭✨ Creativity in Action! ✨🎭 Our Bessey Creek Odyssey of the Mind team recently competed, showcasing incredible creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. What makes this experience so special is that the entire process is student led, with students developing their own ideas, solutions, and presentations. From innovative thinking to collaborative problem solving, our Gators truly rose to the challenge and represented Bessey Creek with pride. We are so proud of their hard work, imagination, and determination! #BCEGators #OdysseyOfTheMind #LearningInAction

🍎ON TIME. ALL IN. UNSTOPPABLE.🍎

Spring Break is almost here—but the days before and after are full of opportunities! 💪📚 When students show up on time, go All In, and build strong habits, they set themselves up to be truly Unstoppable. Let’s finish the year strong, Martin County School District families, because every day counts!

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925

🎶✨ Celebrating Black History Month ✨🎶 Bessey Creek was proud to participate in the Martin County School District Black History Month Celebration at Stuart Middle School! Schools from across the district came together to showcase the incredible talents of our students. A special thank you to Ms. Arencibia for leading our amazing steel drum band, whose performance filled the room with energy and pride. We were also proud to have Mr. Henderson display our students’ beautiful African tribal masks, highlighting creativity, culture, and history through art. We are so proud of our Gators for representing Bessey Creek and celebrating the rich contributions of Black history and culture. #BCEGators #BlackHistoryMonth #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether 🎶🎨

🌟🐊Let's Celebrate Our S.T.A.R. Gators This Week! 🐊🌟
They shine every day here at Bessey Creek. Keep up the amazing work and Gator pride! 💚💛👏
#BCEGators #UnstoppableTogether #LearningInAction

Spring Break is almost here! ☀️💐🏖️

Next week, March 16-20, all Martin County School District-operated schools will be closed for Spring Break. In the meantime...let's make the most of every lesson before the break!

Keep learning, keep growing, and finish the week strong! 💪😎

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925

📏✨ Real-World Learning in First Grade! ✨📏 Our first graders are becoming real-life mathematicians! Students practiced measuring classroom objects using nonstandard units and compared which items were longer or shorter. From books to desks and supplies, students discovered how math connects to the world around them. Hands-on learning is helping our young learners build confidence and strengthen their math thinking! 💙📐 #FirstGradeFun #MathInAction #LearningInAction #BCEGators

🏅🐊 Bessey Creek Gators Shine at Special Olympics! After two months of training with Coach Cratty, our student athletes proudly competed in their culminating Special Olympics Track and Field event, showcasing their skills in events like the softball throw and long jump. Our Gators cheered each other on, encouraged their teammates, and showed incredible athletic spirit from the opening to closing ceremonies! A huge thank you to Coach Cratty, our ESE teachers and staff, and our supportive families who came out to cheer on our athletes. We are so proud of our Gators! 💚 #BCEGators #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether

🎓🐊 5th Grade Visit from Hidden Oaks Middle! 🦈 Our 5th graders enjoyed a special visit from Principal Forte and rising 6th grade counselor Ms. Romano from Hidden Oaks Middle School! Students learned about the Core 4 classes, explored the wide range of electives, clubs, and school-sponsored sports, and had the chance to ask great questions about middle school life. They also received their course selection sheets and heard about exciting opportunities waiting for them next year! 📅 Save the Date: 6th Grade Orientation – Tuesday, April 14 Hidden Oaks Middle School is excited to welcome our BCE Gators to the Shark Tank! 🦈💙 #BCEGators #FutureSharks #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether

🚦🚗🎉 Kindergarten Transportation Day Show & Parade! 🚂✈️🚜 What a fun day in kindergarten! Students celebrated Transportation Day with a special Show & Parade, proudly sharing their creative transportation projects. As part of their learning about force and motion, students explored how pushes and pulls make things move, how wheels help vehicles roll, and how we travel by land, air, and water. Our school was full of creativity, curiosity, and big smiles. Way to go, kindergarten scientists and engineers! 🚦✨

Join us in celebrating School Social Service Worker Week! 💙 🐊 We would like to give a special shoutout to Ashley Clark for her unwavering dedication to our students and families. Her kindness, guidance, and commitment help make our school a better place for everyone. Thank you for all you do, Ashley—you are truly appreciated! #BCEGators #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether

🌟🐊 Our S.T.A.R. Gators of the Week are simply unstoppable! 🐊🌟
Their growth and grit remind us what learning in action looks like. 💚💛👏
#BCEGators #UnstoppableTogether #LearningInAction

🍳🏰THE QUEST FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST🏰🍳

The adventure begins March 2–6 as the Martin County School District celebrates National School Breakfast Week!

From Royal Banana Split Parfaits to Hero’s Egg, Bacon & Cheese Bagels, our cafeterias are serving up legendary breakfasts that help students power up for a great day of learning.

A good breakfast can boost energy, focus, and success throughout the school day. The quest begins Monday in every MCSD cafe! Stay tuned for photos and daily highlights we’ll share all week long. 🛡️🐉🥞

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925

🏀📚MARCH MADNESS—MCSD STYLE📚🏀 March is here… and the brackets are officially live! The MCSD March Madness IXL Challenge tips off today, with schools going head-to-head in a friendly competition to bring the most ELA and Math skills to proficiency. Each round resets the scoreboard, giving every school a fresh shot to advance. A little competition, a lot of learning, and academic excellence leading the way. Game on, Martin County! 💪🙌🏆 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925

We are so proud of our 4th and 5th grade students who have already earned their CAPE/UCertify industry certification on their very first attempt! 👏💻 These certifications represent real-world skills, perseverance, and a commitment to learning beyond the classroom. Students have multiple opportunities to earn their certification, and these Gators showed focus, determination, and confidence by rising to the challenge right away. We look forward to celebrating even more students as additional certification opportunities continue this spring. Keep reaching high—we are cheering you on every step of the way! 🌟 #BCEGators #LearningInAction #UnstoppableTogether #CTEMonth

🌟🐊 Way to go, S.T.A.R. Gators! 🐊🌟
You’ve shown leadership, learning, and love for your school community. 💚💛👏
#BCEGators #UnstoppableTogether #LearningInAction