TONIGHT at 5PM Metcalfe Elementary PTA is hosting a PTA General Meeting and Social! Come get to know your fellow PTA members with light refreshments in the media center. We would love to see you in-person but you can also join at the following link: https://meet.google.com/wre-kjqd-vfc If you have any questions, be sure to reach out to wametcalfe.pta@gmail.com
Attendance Matters at Metcalfe Elementary! Students who attend school regularly and arrive on time have the best chances for success!! This week we celebrate these amazing homerooms for the best attendance in their grade levels!! Who will have the best attendance this week??
The Alachua County Public Schools Curriculum Department formally announces the review process for the 2025-2026 Instructional Materials Adoption for K-12 ELA, K-3 ELA Intervention, Personal Finance, K-5 Art, K-5 Music, World Languages, and Personal Fitness.
View the materials at www.alachuaschools.net/textbookadoption
Sometime you just have to find a comfy spot to enjoy your book! These scholars were VERY creative with relaxing while reading! We celebrate Literacy this week and EVERY week at Metcalfe Elementary because reading is FUN-damental!
Yesterday was Book Character Day and our students were decked out! Even our teachers got involved! From Spider-man to Luna Lovegood, many characters from various literary genres were represented! What's YOUR favorite book character?
Our creative Wildcats are at it again!! Another 4th grade STEAM project where they created something useful that they can wear! Check out the ingenuity of our 4th grade Metcalfe scholars!
Reading is FUN-damental at Metcalfe Elementary School!! This week, the wildcats have been celebrating reading with Literacy Week! From "Dress as a Vocabulary " to hosting a number of "mystery readers" today, we ROARING through READING!! The more we read, the better we learn! Have you read with your Wildcat lately??
Yesterday was the 100th day of school!! This also means there are only 80 days remaining in the school year! Check out our 100 year olds and 80's kids! Our teachers and students are locked in to finish the year strong! Metcalfe Elementary is a great place to learn! Go Wildcats!!
Attendance Matters at Metcalfe Elementary! Students who attend school regularly and arrive on time have the best chances for success!! This week we celebrate these amazing homerooms for the best attendance in their grade levels!! Who will have the best attendance this week??
Last Friday, the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi joined the Metcalfe Wildcats for a National Day of Reading. They came to the campus and read to our Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders. We are grateful for community partners like the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi. Thank you for taking the time to invest in our wildcats!
Attendance Matters at Metcalfe Elementary! Students who attend school regularly and arrive on time have the best chances for success!! This week we celebrate these amazing homerooms for the best attendance in their grade levels!! Who will have the best attendance this week??
Graduation rates for the seven ACPS high schools rose in 2025, from 92.7% to 93.9%. All seven schools posted rates above 90%.
It's a new year and Attendance STILL Matters at Metcalfe Elementary! Students who attend school regularly and arrive on time have the best chances for success!! This week we celebrate these amazing homerooms for the best attendance in their grade levels!! Who will have the best attendance this week??
DEADLINE to apply for an academic/career tech magnet program is this coming Monday, January 12 at 4 p.m. Don't miss this opportunity for your child! alachuaschools.net/magnets
On the final day before winter break, our Wildcats jingled ALL the way! Today, Metcalfe hosted Coach Sam Warren and our holiday Jingle Jog. Coach led us through stretches and warm-up in preparation to jog into the holidays with a healthy perspective! Thanks, Coach Sam, for coming and teaching us! A huge shoutout to Ms. Cheers for organizing a great event in partnership with Mr. Phillips! Wishing everyone the best over our winter break! Go Wildcats!
It's so hard to say goodbye! Today, we celebrate the last day of work for Mrs. Marjorie Baros, Metcalfe's speech language pathologist. Mrs. Baros has been working at Metcalfe since 1996 and has served as an integral part of creating an exceptional educational environment for our Wildcats! We will miss her dearly but we celebrate a career of IMPACT that she has had at Metcalfe. Best wishes in enjoying your retirement, Mrs. Baros! You will be missed!
Reminder: TONIGHT, students in the Violin Program, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade will be performing for their families at 5:30 pm THIS EVENING, December 17th, 2025. We invite you to bring your student to the cafeteria, and stay to watch their performance opportunity. Students are encouraged to wear festive colors for the holidays! Please have your student in the cafeteria by 5:15 to perform. See you there!
Don’t forget about our Jingle Jog happening tomorrow! Be sure to wear your closed-toe shoes!
Our Wildcats were OUTSTANDING during their in-school Winter musical performances! The 2nd and 3rd graders dazzled with their vocal renditions of holiday music and the 4th and 5th grade violin students impressed with their incredible string skills they've been learning this semester! Parents, you won't want to miss their winter performance TONIGHT at 5:30 in the cafeteria! Come out and support our musical Wildcats under the direction of their gifted music teacher Mr. Brandon Norman! We'll see you there!
Students in the Violin Program, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade will be performing for their families at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. We invite you to bring your student to the cafeteria, and stay to watch their performance opportunity. Students are encouraged to wear festive colors for the holidays! Please have your student in the cafeteria by 5:15 to perform. See you there!
