Ahoy Palencia passengers and crew,

It is hard to believe that this school year is coming to a close. This has been a great year. I have am very impressed by what we have been able to accomplish in a year. As this will be the last edition of the Post for this year I would like to thank our community for all the support you have shown. I would also like to thank our staff and students for how hard they have worked. I has truly been an honor to serve as the Principal this year. Even though we have accomplished much this year, we still have a long way to go. I look forward to serving with you all for many years to come as we work together toward making PES the best it

can be.

This past week we received our first set of FCAT Scores. We are still awaiting 4th and 5th Grade Scores. However, I do not expect those until after school is out for the summer. Once their scores arrive we will send out an alert now letting you know when and where you can pick the scores up from. While the scores we received were pretty good, we still have room for improvement. I will not be satisfied until all students reach a proficient level. With that as a motivating factor with the chang-ing assessments facing us in the near future we will always continue to

do what is right for our students.

As a reminder, during the summer months we close PES to save energy costs. Our offices will be located at Nease High School from June 16 until July 28. Also, the entire school district will be closed during the

week of July 14.

Join me in congratulating our newest members of the Principal’s Math Challenge. Our newest ‘Math Mateys’ are Katia Garrido, Payton Plandel, A.J. Hicks, Lexi Harvey, Sophie Pua, Isabella Williams, Drew

Fitzgerald and Fletcher Reston. Congratulations!!

I hope you and your family have a very safe and memorable summer.

27 MAY 2014

S T . J O H N S C O U N T Y S C H O O L S

The Captain’s Log

Calendar of events:

May 29: Pirates! The Musical

May 30: Sumo Wrestling Event

June 5: Last Day for Students

Want to visit our school?

Register now to be a school volunteer! This will allow you to attend

to the upcoming end-of-year events! Once ap-

proved, your application is valid for 3 years!

Show your

School Spirit!

Monday— Red

Tuesday—Black

Wednesday—Green

Thursday—White

Friday - Spirit Wear

Palencia Elementary School

355 Palencia Village Drive

St. Augustine, FL 32095

Allen Anderson, Principal

Melisa Norwich, Assistant Principal

904– 547-4010

www-pes.stjohns.k12.fl.us

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School News

PTO NEWS

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St. Johns Pediatric Dentistry is a new state of the

art dental office located at the corner of County

Road 210 and Sampson Way. Dr. Laura Sullivan

is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist specializing

in oral health care for infants, children, and teen-

agers. Their office is designed for children and

their goal is to make your child´s dental care

easy, comfortable, and enjoyable!

Bartram Dental Center is owned by Dr. Jason

Lewis. The office is located on CR210, and Dr.

Lewis practices family, cosmetic, and sleep den-

tistry. Support a Palencia resident and Palen-

cia Pirate parent by visiting the Bartram Dental

Center for all your family’s dental needs. To see

videos of Dr. Lewis and the services he provides

visit www.bartramdentalcenter.com

Pirates! The Musical Features a cast ranging from first

through fifth grade students in a

madcap production featuring

pirates, a stowaway, pirates,

prisoners, pirates, and a

PIRATE KING!

Come along for a musical adven-

ture on the not-so-very-high seas!

Friends and family are

welcome to the evening

performance on May 29th at

6:30pm.

school supply sale

All grade levels $79.50 (including tax)

Includes all items on our supply lists

Kindergarten also receives a coupon for a

free spirit shirt.

Sale Ends June 5th for checks

June 15th for credit card orders

For credit cards :

Please go to epipacks.com

School ID PAL111

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Colonial Quarter Summer Camps Pirate: This summer camp is an exciting experience for your child. They will play pirate themed games,

learn the real story of pirates and their influence on history, visit the World Famous St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum, learn how and create their very own pirate outfits, all concluding with their very own Pirate Party (parents included) on their last day. The party will be hosted by Captain William Mayhem the pirate magi-cian of St. Augustine.

Session I 9am – 2pm June 16th - 19th

Session II 9am – 2pm July 14th – 17th

Archaeology: This summer camp digs right into the exciting world of Archaeology. Your child will

learn the scientific background of digging up the past; and they will create their very own artifacts, and discover artifacts of their own. They will visit two museums that display these artifacts, seeing how we can learn from this field. On the last day of the camp their lunch will be hosted by a real live archaeologist.

Session I 9am – 2pm June 23rd – 26th

Session II 9am – 2 pm July 21st – 24th

Theater: This summer camp lets your child experience the magic of live theater. Workshops will allow

them to write and create their very own theatrical performance, design and create the sets for the show and fi-nally perform their production for you, on the final day of camp. Lunch will be the Hollywood wrap party for the production.

Session I 9am – 2pm July 7th – 10th

Session II 9am – 2pm July 28th – 31st

Contact Information: All camps held at the historic Colonial Quarter of St. Augustine, 33 St. George Street, St. Augustine, Flori-da. For more information visit our website: www.colonialquarter.com/camps or email our summer camp coordinator Kevin Rose at krose@colonialquarter.com , or you can call (904) 819-1444 to register as well.

Community News

The St Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation

Family Fun Day – on Sunday June 29th

, 2014

St Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation, a non-profit organization, was founded to educate and promote Saint Augustine's rich maritime history. Join us and our part-ners, The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park and St Augustine Lighthouse Museum on Sunday, June 29th for the Second Annual Family Fun Day from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at the beautiful and historic Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park! FREE to St John's County residents! Activities include model boat building and races, ship wreck artifacts, youth sailboat rigging, many demonstrations, fun exhibits, hands-on activities, knot tying and tug 'o war contests, story telling, book signing, prizes, cannon firing, boat safety, food and much, much more! Come see the progress made by The Maritime Heritage Foundation's boat builders who are building a replica of a 16th century boat, used by the first sailors who came to St Augustine. Go back in time with our boat builders and find out what it was like 450 years ago to sail on these incredible ships. Visit us online www.staugmaritimeheritage.org, Like Us on Facebook! For more information contact Wendy Thomson 94-687-4625 / wendyt55@aol.com.

Summer Camp at

The Village Academy

It’s going to be SUMMER-RIFFIC! June 9 - August 15 Ages 4 thru 13 Part- or Full- Sign Up at The Village Academy, Village Academy North, or Palencia Elementary Extended Day. Transportation Provided from Village Academy North, and the Palencia Area to The Village Academy We also offer at Village North: Junior Camp STEM Camp Computer Programming Creative Writing The best Summer Camp experience in NE Florida! Swimming Lessons Safe, Exciting and FUN!!!

Palencia Extended Day 355 Palencia Village Dr 904.804.7597 palenciaextendedday.com

Village Academy North 5970 US-1 N 904.824.7997 village-academynorth.com

DCF License C07SJ0071

The Village Academy 145 Lewis Point Road 904.797.5909 village-academy.com DCF License C07SJ0045