🐾 Today is Custodian Appreciation Day, and we are so thankful for our amazing custodians!
They work hard every single day to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming for all of our Bullpups. From early mornings to late evenings, they go above and beyond to make sure our classrooms, hallways, and campus shine. 🌟
Please join us in celebrating and thanking our custodians for the care, dedication, and pride they put into their work. We couldn’t do it without them! ❤️🖤🤍
🎉 Hey Bullpup Families! 🐾💙
Want to stay in the know? All the important school info you need is just a click away!
➡️ https://tel.lake.k12.fl.us/
📂 Click the Title 1 tab to find:
💡 School Improvement Plan (SIP) Parent Notification
💡 Parent/Family Engagement Plan (PFEP)
💡 School Compact
💡 Plus other helpful resources
Stay connected, stay informed, and let’s keep our Bullpups growing strong—together! 💛
🎉 This week, we wrapped up Attendance Awareness Month by celebrating the winners of our Attendance Poster Contest! 🖍️🏆
Our talented students were awarded fun prizes and received free treat coupons from amazing local businesses that support our attendance initiative.
A huge thank you to Tara Vittoria from Cousin's Kolaches in Tavares and Jen & Woody Furnas from Jeremiah’s in Mount Dora for their generous support! 🙌
We’re also incredibly grateful to all the students, teachers, and families who took part in the contest. Your creativity and enthusiasm made it a success! 💙
📈 We’re proud to share that our school has maintained close to 94% attendance since August — way to go, Bullpups! Let’s keep the momentum going! 💪🐾
🌟🍎 October is National Principals Month, and today we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible elementary school principals who lead some of our youngest learners each day! From welcoming smiles at the car line to creating safe and inspiring classrooms to partnering with families and staff, our elementary principals set the foundation for success. They guide students through their very first years of education with care, dedication, and a vision for bright futures. To all of our Lake County Schools elementary principals: thank you for being champions for children and for leading with heart. 💙 Drop a comment below to show your appreciation for your principal! 👏📚
🍎✨ Today our staff enjoyed a delicious Apple Bar, complete with all the toppings! A huge thank you to Duteau Realty Inc., High Five Home and Craft, and The Pfister Family for sponsoring this sweet treat. You truly made our day extra special, and we are grateful for your kindness and support! ❤️
📸 Check out the fun in the pictures below!
🎉 LET’S GO! 🎉 Our Bullpup Fun Run starts TODAY! We’re raising $12,500 for funding for improving school structures and increasing student rewards programs and need YOUR help — it only takes a minute to sign up and share your page with friends & family!
🙌 Thank you for making a difference for our school!
🙌 Thank you for making a difference for our school!
School-based #mentoring programs nurture quality student-adult relationships and help boost attendance rates. Contact your neighborhood school to learn how you can volunteer as a mentor. #HereTodayReadyforTomorrow
This week includes exciting events such as the Boosterthon Fun Run Launch, Custodian Appreciation Day, and Rock Your School! 🎉 Plus, clubs and activities are in full swing.
Let’s have a great week, Bullpups! 🐾❤️
Let’s have a great week, Bullpups! 🐾❤️
📚❤️ Help Us Refill Our Book Vending Machine! ❤️📚
Our students have been working so hard on Lexia, and many have “leveled up” to earn a special trip to our Book Vending Machine! 🎉 Watching their faces light up as they choose a new book is priceless.
We’re running low on books, and we’d love your help keeping this amazing incentive going. If you’d like to support our young readers, you can donate directly through our Amazon Wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TRAD0XUT4TLF?ref_=wl_share
Thank you for helping us keep our students excited about reading! ❤️
It’s almost GO time! Have you signed up your student yet? Go to MyBooster.com today! We’re ready to have fun and raise some funds for our school! 🙌
A student who is chronically absent in high school is 7.4X more likely to dropout. Make school attendance a priority! #HereTodayReadyforTomorrow
📣 Don’t forget! Our September PTO Meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, September 25th at 5:30 PM in the Media Center!
✅ Childcare will be provided
✅ Learn about the benefits of volunteering
✅ Share your ideas—we need YOUR input!
🍕 Stay after for the Title 1 Meeting at 6:30 PM to learn what it means to be a Title 1 school and how you can get involved. Pizza and drinks will be served during the Title 1 meeting.
✨ Everyone is welcome—parents, guardians, teachers, and staff! Come see how you can make a difference at Tavares Elementary!
✅ Childcare will be provided
✅ Learn about the benefits of volunteering
✅ Share your ideas—we need YOUR input!
🍕 Stay after for the Title 1 Meeting at 6:30 PM to learn what it means to be a Title 1 school and how you can get involved. Pizza and drinks will be served during the Title 1 meeting.
✨ Everyone is welcome—parents, guardians, teachers, and staff! Come see how you can make a difference at Tavares Elementary!
🚒🔥 A Huge Thank-You to Our Local Firefighters! 🔥🚒
Today our Pre-K students got a special visit from the fire department! Even though the big fire truck couldn’t be there because of an emergency call, the firefighters still took time to come by, teach our Bullpups about fire safety, and show off some of their gear. 👏
We’re so grateful to our firefighters for putting safety first while making sure our youngest students still had a memorable experience. ❤️
Building strong, trusting relationships that promote a feeling of belonging is fundamental to improving student attendance & engagement. #HereTodayReadyforTomorrow
We kicked off Attendance Week on a high note and wrapped it up with an amazing display of school spirit! Students across campus showed their enthusiasm by submitting a variety of creative posters for our schoolwide attendance contest. Thank you to everyone who participated! Judging is now in progress, and we’re excited to announce the grade-level winners on Tuesday, September 30th.
We also continued our attendance pop-ins and were thrilled to recognize several additional classes for achieving 100% attendance this week! A huge congratulations to the following groups:
VPK – Ms. Khan's Class
ESE - Ms. Crofts, Mrs. Smith's, Ms. Sizemore's, & Ms. Cornforth's Class
2nd Grade – Ms. Sims, Mrs. Jones, Ms. McMenamin, & Ms. Steinmetz's Classes
3rd Grade – Ms. Canaday's Class
4th Grade – Mr. Linder's Class
5th Grade – Mrs. Zachar's Class
Each of these classes earned a sweet Charms Mini Pop to celebrate their perfect attendance. Great job, everyone, let’s keep the momentum going!
🍧🌞 Kona Ice is coming back to Tavares Elementary! 🌞🍧
Get ready for Kona Day #2 on Thursday, September 25th, from 9:30 AM – 1:45 PM! Our Bullpups can enjoy a cool treat during the school day.
Parents can make things even easier by pre-paying here:
🔗 Prepay for Kona Ice: https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K150X2603538
We can’t wait to see our Bullpups enjoy their shaved ice treats! ❤️🤍🖤
🎃🍬 Calling all Bullpup Families! 🍬🎃 Our Trunk or Treat and BooFest are right around the corner, and we need your help to make them spook-tacular! We’re asking for candy donations to help fill the trunks and tables for our Bullpups to enjoy. 🚫 Please send only non-chocolate and peanut-free candy so that all of our students can safely enjoy the treats. Families can drop off candy in the car rider line or at the front office — whichever is easiest for you. Every donation helps us make these events special for our kids, and we appreciate your support so much! ❤️🤍🖤 Thank you for helping us make Halloween magical for our Bullpups! 🐾👻
🎉🌟 What an Amazing Evening at Tavares Elementary! 🌟🎉
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful Bullpup families who joined us tonight for our Open House and Hispanic Heritage Celebration! Your support and excitement make our school such a special place. ❤️🖤🤍
We also want to give a heartfelt shout-out to our faculty and staff who worked so hard to make this event a success... you helped create an evening our students and families will remember. 🐾
📣🐾 Our 3rd–5th grade Bullpup Cheerleaders brought the spirit and smiles to the JV Tavares High School football game tonight! We are so proud of how hard they’ve been working and how brightly they shined on the sidelines ❤️🤍🖤
A huge thank you to the THS Cheerleaders for welcoming our Bullpups and showing them what it means to be leaders and role models. Your encouragement makes such a difference for our future Bulldogs! 🐾📣
🍕✨ Hey families! After our SAC and PTO meetings, stick around for our Title 1 Parent Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 6:30–7 PM in the cafeteria.
Learn what being a Title 1 school means and how you can get involved… plus enjoy FREE pizza + drinks! 🍕🥤
👉 Please RSVP (https://forms.gle/hi8CF4htV6hEqTmG6) by Tuesday, Sept. 23 so we have enough for everyone. See you there!
