Have you been on any adventures recently for summer break? Our fearless leader, Dr. Mearsheimer, has… take a look! 😱 Listen to her welcome back message, as well as some important news regarding Meet the Teacher! We’ll see you on Friday! 🤗 #CCPSProud Collier County Public Schools

“Different needs, same heart — together we make every child shine. Best team, best friends, best ESE crew!” 🌟💛 Manatee Elementary

Hey, friends! Time to shine the spotlight and meet one of our newest additions to the 1st grade Manatee Family team… Miss Oliver ✨ She is a first year teacher & is thrilled to jump into the fun with her first class ever! We are excited to have you on board this year! 🙌🏻😊

Drew & designed something up for Manatee Elementary’ front office! If you ever pay us a visit, please keep an eye out for it. The colors are beautiful. 🥹 It was heavily inspired by that vintage Miami Vice feel & has a hidden lighthouse too 👀! Honored to have it on display! 💛

Hey, friends! Ready to meet another new face? Meet a new member to the Kindergarten Manatee Family team… Mrs. Bontrager ✨ Mrs. Bontrager & is thrilled to jump back into another year as she loves working with Kindergarten. We are excited to have you on board with us! 🙌🏻😊

We’ve officially kicked off our school year at Manatee Elementary with our students stepping back on campus for our Meet the Teacher! 🍎 It was such an exciting day to see all of our students, and they were super antsy to make it to class. I even got to interview some of them for a

Yesterday, Manatee Elementary’ Meet The Teacher was a blast being able to see how excited our students are to come back! 😊 I took the time to interview & ask them what they’re most excited about for their first day! We’ll be back on Day One to see if it lived up to the hype! 🙌🏻

The First Day ratings are in & Manatee Elementary is standing tall with a 5-star review! 🎉 Students rated their first day from 1 - 10 & a surprise scale of "a little plain campfire" or "A BIG BONFIRE 🔥!" There's even some special guests who show up... 👀 Enjoy. 💛 Collier County Public Schools

Manatee Elementary’ school news just got a fresh coat of paint for the new year! 🎨 Check out some of our proudest moments all thrown together in our brand new school news intro. Listen closely as you even hear some voice lines & clips from what you’re seeing on screen! 👂🏻👀

We are one week down & are feeling great about the first week. Have you had a chance to see how our students felt about their first day? 🎤 Watch this short clip or tap the link below to watch the full video! ⭐️ collierschools.instructuremedia.com/embed/aa17f55e…

Thank you Capri Christian Church for thinking of our staff and ‘Donuting’. We appreciate you thinking of us and Nav’s Donuts were delicious!

Happy International Manatee Day! 🥳 Today, we are celebrating both Marley & his new best friend, Myla! 🎀 The dynamic duo, along with our wonderful elementary school, are celebrating the 31 amazing years together! 💛 Happy Birthday Marley & Myla. 😊

Thank you to all of my Manatee friends for making today such a memorable day. I absolutely love my Manatee family! - Marley the Manatee. 🩵

WATCH to the end - first graders sing a moving tribute to our heroes. Manatee Elementary honored 9/11 by celebrating today’s heroes in their first-ever Heroes’ Walk. Students greeted firefighters, nurses & law enforcement with banners, cards & heartfelt thanks. #NeverForget #CCPSProud

Check out our first Manatee Moments of the 2025-2026 school year! secure.smore.com/n/qbj2f-marley…

MES PTO presents TRUNK or TREAT! October 10th 6:00-7:30pm Donations needed: PTO is asking for individually packaged nut free bags of candy 🍬 for our annual Trunk or Treat. Have your child feed the Candy Monster in the cafeteria with their donation by October 6th.

On Friday, Manatee Elementary held a Heroes Walk for our local responders to thank them for everything they do, as we remembered those we lost on 9/11.🇺🇸 Their care & dedication means the world as they're ALWAYS there to answer the call when someone is in need. Thank you. 💛

Join us on Friday October 10th for our TRUNK or TREAT! This night will be filled with fun trunks, music, face painting, photo opportunities, and Rita’s Italian Ice! We are looking for volunteers! signupgenius.com/go/10C0849A4AF… We are also looking for CANDY! amazon.com/registries/gl/…

Way to go, Ms. Palacios! Keeping students accountable for others in the classroom is such a great way to ensure responsibility. 🙏🏻

Thanks 'a latte' to parents Eduardo & Zulema for a Dunkin staff surprise breakfast! We appreciated the ☕️ and 🍩!