Lake Manatee K-8 School

10/30/2026

🎃👻 LAKE MANATEE K-8 HALLOWEEN CONTEST! 👻🎃

It’s time to VOTE! Our Lake Manatee staff went all out for Halloween, and we need YOUR help choosing the winners! 🧡

We have TWO categories this year:

🎃 TEAM CATEGORY

VPK – Peter Pan
kindergarten- Despicable Me
1st Grade – W***y Wonka & the Oompa Loompas
2nd Grade – Class Pets
3rd Grade – Mario Kart
4th Grade – Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
5th Grade – Harry Potter
Specials – Candy
Café – Skittles
ESE – A Little Spot of Emotion

👻 DUO CATEGORY

Mrs. Williford & Mrs. Gomez (6th Grade World History) – Pain & Panic
Mrs. Myara & Mrs. Oviedo (ESOL) – Ratatouille
Mrs. Bush & Mrs. DeVita (School Nurses) – Minions

📣 HOW TO VOTE:
Simply LIKE the photo of your favorite team and your favorite duo! Each like counts as a vote!

Be sure to check out all the pictures and spread the Halloween love to our amazing Lake Manatee staff!

🏆 Voting closes Sunday at 8:00 PM, so get those likes in!

10/28/2026

Last weekend, our Otters headed into their first drone competition just looking to have some fun, try something new, and enjoy the experience… and they came out ON TOP! 🏆🎉

We are so proud of our students for their hard work, teamwork, and determination. They are proving that when you put your skills to the test and have fun along the way, amazing things can happen!

10/27/2026

Hi otters! Reminder for tomorrow.

10/27/2026

Mark your calendards for this fun, festive event!

🛍️🎄 CALLING ALL VENDORS & LOCAL ARTISANS! 🎄🛍️

Want to be part of the magic at the Lake Manatee K–8 Holiday Spectacular? We’d love to have you join us! ❤️

FRIDAY 12/11 from 530-730

Visit our PTO Store to pay the associated fee to reserve your vendor spot today! Submit the google form below as well!

*(Payment must be received through our store to hold your spot!)
Spaces are limited, so don’t wait to secure your place at this festive community event! ✨🎁

Vendors are responsible for bringing their own tent and table for the event. We also highly recommend bringing battery-operated lights to decorate your space and help create a festive, holiday atmosphere!

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🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE PRE-ORDERS 🎄
Want to take home a beautiful Christmas tree from the spectacular? 🌲❤️
The Walling Christmas Tree Farm will be visiting LMK featuring real Canadian Balsam Fraiser trees, standing approximately 7–8 feet tall.

🛒 Pre-orders ARE OPEN NOW in the PTO Store.

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And don’t worry about getting that beautiful tree onto your vehicle — assistance will be available to help load your tree! 🎄🚗

Mark your calendars, grab the family, and get ready for a Holiday Spectacular you won’t want to miss! ❤️🎄🦦

10/26/2026

Fire Safety Day at Lake Manatee K-8! 🔥🚒

Our PreK–3rd grade Otters had an exciting and educational day learning all about fire safety!

Our youngest learners had the opportunity to learn important fire safety tips, discover how firefighters help keep our community safe, and understand what to do in an emergency. From learning about fire prevention to meeting the heroes who protect us, it was a day full of fun and valuable lessons! 🧑‍🚒🚒

A HUGE thank-you to our local firefighters for taking the time to teach our Otters these lifesaving skills and for everything they do to keep our community safe! ❤️🦦

10/24/2026

🎃🤖 Trick-or-Treating Meets Robotics! 🍬👻
Our 2nd and 3rd grade STEM students put their problem-solving and teamwork skills to the test with a spooktacular Sphero indi Goes Trick-or-Treating challenge! Students navigated through Halloween Town and used color-coding and critical thinking to help their indi robots visit specific houses before making it safely back home.

Students practiced: ✨ Coding and computational thinking
✨ Problem-solving and spatial reasoning
✨ Collaboration and communication
✨ Creativity through robot costume design
Watching students debug their routes, adjust color tiles, and celebrate successful trick-or-treating missions was a BOO-tiful sight! 🎃🤖🧡

10/24/2026

🎃🦦 Trunk or Treat Was a Sweet Success! 🍬👻

What an OTTERLY amazing night! 💙 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to make our Lake Manatee K-8 Trunk or Treat such a success! From the creative trunks and adorable costumes to the smiles, laughter, and sweet treats, it was a night to remember! 🎃🍭

We are so grateful to our amazing Lake Manatee K-8 PTO, volunteers, staff, and families who helped make this event so special for our Otter community. It’s nights like these that remind us how lucky we are to be part of such a wonderful school family! 🧡🖤

10/23/2026

🎉Congratulations to Mrs. Sieracki on becoming a top 10 finalist for teacher of the year in our district! We are so lucky to have her!! 🥳💙🤍

10/23/2026

Everyone give a big high-five to this weeks otterly outstanding students!! 🙌🏻 We are super excited for our otters showing their leadership! 🦦💙🤍

10/22/2026

Another day, another adventure for our 5th grade Otters! Yesterday, Mrs. Frye and Mrs. Donigian's classes enjoyed one more beautiful Florida fall day exploring Emerson Point , using dip nets to discover amazing sea life and learning more about the fascinating creatures that call our local waters home! 🦀🐟🦦