
Our students had an EGG-citing learning experience🐣💛! Mrs. Blalock & Mrs. Walker's students got a hands-on science experience they’ll never forget! These classes partnered with Alachua County’s 4H Club to incubate chicken eggs for 21 days, giving students the chance to track growth and development every step of the way. On Day 22, the chicks hatched and they enjoyed a few special days observing them before they headed off to their new home on the farm!



Our Girls on the Run Team just completed their Spring season with a 5K Run today!! We are so proud of our girls and their hard work all season long!🏃♀️🏃♀️



The end of the year is near!! Our ABC Countdown will officially begin on Monday, and we’re celebrating the last days of school one letter at a time, from Z to A! This calendar will be pinned on our Facebook for the next 26 days🎉🎉

To end our Afterschool Professionals Week we asked our amazing EDEP staff what they love most about working at EDEP, take a look!🤍





Mrs. Holt's amazing 4th graders dove into the POSITIVE world of magnetic fields, discovering how magnets attract and repel through hands-on exploration!🧲😎 Take a look!

Our interns celebrated their last day today & we are going to miss them lots! Meadowbrook has been so lucky to have such wonderful interns with us all year long! We are so proud of them and their upcoming graduation!🎓🎓










Last week our first graders spent the day at Dudley Farm Historic State Park!🐓🌾 From learning about the Dudley family and touring their historic home, to feeding horses and chickens, our students stepped back in time! They experienced “long ago vs. today” lifestyles firsthand, bringing our reading unit to life in the best way!📚🩵




Happy Meet the Manatee Monday AND start of Afterschool Professionals Week!! Today we are spotlighting our very own Mr. Bryan, Meadowbrook's EDEP Coordinator!🎉🎉 Mr. Bryan oversees our afterschool program and makes EDEP a wonderful place to be! Read more about him below!


Thanks to our amazing PTA, students across the entire school were able to pick out a new-to-them book during our Annual Book Swap! Gently loved stories found new homes, and every student walked away with a book to add to their personal library!! This is one of our favorite events of the whole year📚🤍


Ms. Dawson's 3rd graders are taking learning to new lengths! 📏✨ After learning all about measurement, they grabbed their tools to explore and measure the world around them!

STEM Spotlight!!🔭 After learning about the Apollo 11 Mission, our students took on an out-of-this-world challenge... designing and building their own lunar ladders! Using creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills, they explored what it takes to navigate the moon just like real astronauts!🚀🚀

Meet the Manatee... Mrs. Bradley! She is our K-5 ESE Teacher & Team Leader. Mrs. Bradley is kind, caring, and passionate about helping every kid succeed in school! Read more about her below🩵🩵


Our students teed up for a new challenge in P.E. this week as they learned the basics of golf!⛳️ From perfecting their swing to practicing patience and focus, this is one of our manatees favorite units in P.E!



Our 4th graders had the best time in St. Augustine yesterday! They explored the oldest city in America and learned so many new things!! Take a peek at all their adventures🤩🤩









Ms. Turton’s kindergarteners used their new knowledge of 2D shapes to design their very own shape cities! From counting shapes to exploring vertices and sides, these manatees brought math to life in the most creative way!!

Meet the Manatee.. Mrs. Malo, our talented Music Teacher & Specials Team Leader!!🎶🎶 From teaching our students a love of music, putting on K-3 plays, and directing our 4th & 5th grade chorus, Mrs. Malo does it all! Read more about her below🩵🩵


We are so excited to announce our first ever Manatee Attendance Splash Bash! This mystery event will be on May 20th and all students that have 3 or less unexcused absences from Monday until then will have earned admission! Stay tuned each Tuesday to see which grade level and class are our attendance superstars of the week!✨✨

It's National School Librarian Day, which gives us the best excuse to celebrate the amazing Mrs. Ottenga! Meadowbrook is so lucky to have her as our librarian! She teaches every student, shares her love of reading, and even oversees our Morning Announcements! Read more all about her below🤍📚✨



Our 1st graders are HOPPING into the spotlight! 🐰✨ They put on the most adorable performance of “Bunnies” and stole every heart in the room! Thank you to our amazing music teachers, Mrs. Malo & Mr. Cobb, for creating a wonderful show! Head on over to our story to hear a glimpse of the magic!💛💐🐇🎶🥰




Calling all Class of 2026 Meadowbrook Alumni🎓🩵
Join us for one Last Recess as we welcome our graduating high school seniors back to where it all began! Come reconnect with old classmates, visit your former teachers, and relive those favorite playground memories one more time! Please send this to any and all Class of 2026 Manatee Seniors you know!
