🎨🐊 Our PLE Gators are bursting with creativity! 🌟 Congratulations to our 2026–2027 Yearbook Cover Winner and all of our talented finalists! 🏆💚💙 #PLEGators #YearbookCoverContest #GrowingGreatMinds #GatorPride #StudentArtists #PalmettoElementary

🐊💚 Positive Referral Day was a BLAST at Palmetto Elementary! 🎉 From colorful outfits to big smiles, our students AND staff had a great time celebrating positive choices and spreading Gator pride! 🌈💚 #PositiveReferralDay #GatorPride #PLEProud

🐊💚 Congratulations to Mrs. Golian! 🎉🏆 Palmetto Elementary is GATOR PROUD to recognize Mrs. Golian as our 2026–2027 Teacher of Distinction! 🌟

Kick Off to Success was a hit! 🎉 Families enjoyed a snack together while Dr. Pendergrass and Mrs. Basso shared the important kindergarten standards that help prepare students for the grades ahead. Thank you to all the families who joined us! 💚🐊

🍬🪨 Science ROCKS! 🪨🍬 Our scientists explored the rock cycle with a SWEET Starburst experiment! From sediments to sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks, students learned how heat and pressure transform rocks! 🌋🔬

It’s time! Join our #CCPS5K on Saturday, December 5, as we celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary. A sea of red, white, and blue awaits! Register now at collierschools.com/ccps5k. Made possible by Suncoast Credit Union.

🧡🐊 PLE Gators stand together against bullying! Our Gators wore ORANGE 🍊 to support National Bullying Prevention Month and show that kindness matters! #PLEGators #ChooseKindness #BullyingPreventionMonth

PLE Families📢Next Wednesday, October 7, wear orange to stand against bullying! October is Bullying Prevention Month🧡Dress code still applies.

PLE families, stay in the know about upcoming events for October! 🍂 Read our October newsletter here: app.smore.com/n/g8yz9 🐊💚💛

🍕🐊 PLE families, join us this Friday, October 2, for Palmetto’s Chuck E. Cheese Night from 3:30–9:00 PM! Celebrate with friends, enjoy a fun evening, and support our PTO. Be sure to mention you’re from Palmetto! Go Gators! 🎉

Our 5th grade PLE team was sending love as we remember the incredible Dolly Parton—her kindness, generosity, music, and love for children and literacy will continue to inspire generations. 💗📚🌸 9-2-5

🍩💚 Thank you to all of our amazing PLE families for making Donuts with Grownups such a wonderful week! We loved seeing so many smiling faces and special moments shared together.

Come early and make a day of it! Saturday, October 3, starting at 4:00 p.m., enjoy a 120-foot inflatable obstacle course, soccer challenges, kids’ activities, food trucks, giveaways, and more before FC Naples takes on the New York Cosmos. Tickets: collierschools.com/soccerni

Show your teachers some love! There are a few days left to submit your Thank-A-Teacher nominations to Champions For Learning: championsforlearning.org/. #CCPSFamily

Tomorrow, September 11, students are invited to wear **red, white, and blue or patriotic attire** as we remember and honor those impacted by 9/11.

95210 Running Club 63 students starting their day strong! Brains are energized and ready for learning! @healthykidscc

Please join us for our Donuts with Grownups events! 4th and 5th grades- 9/22 2nd and 3rd grades- 9/23 Pre-k, K, and 1st grade- 9/24 7:45-8:15AM in the cafeteria

CCPS is taking over FC Naples! Join us October 3 for family activities, professional soccer, and a historic halftime performance featuring cheer squads from all nine CCPS high schools. Discounted tickets: collierschools.com/soccernig… #CCPSFamily

Please join us for our Donuts with Grown Ups event!