Lakeside Elementary

Wishing all of our Clay County District Schools students, staff, and families a very happy holiday season! ❄️✨

As we gather with loved ones and enjoy this winter break, we hope your days are filled with joy, rest, and relaxation. We are so proud of everything our students have accomplished this year and can't wait to see everyone back in the halls soon!

📌 Mark your calendars: Students return to school on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Happy Holidays, OneClay! 🎄🎁

#OneClay #ClayCounty #HappyHolidays

❄️ Winter Break has officially begun for our students!

We hope all of our students, employees, and families have a wonderful, safe, and relaxing break! Please take note of our upcoming schedule and the dates our buildings will be closed to help you plan for the new year:

Dec 22 – Jan 1: Winter Break (Student Holiday)

Dec 25 – Jan 1: All Schools and District Offices CLOSED

Friday, Jan 2: Planning Day (No school for students)

Monday, Jan 5: Inservice Day (No school for students)

Tuesday, Jan 6: Students return to school! 🎒

Friday, Jan 10: Report Cards available via the Synergy ParentVUE app.

Enjoy the break, and we look forward to seeing all of our students back in the classroom on Tuesday, January 6, 2026!

#OneClay #WinterBreak

Family Fun Reading Night - Learn strategies to support your child's reading development, participate in reading activities and games. Make sure to register!

Great after-school opportunity!

Polar Express Day!

More pictures from Kennedy Space Center

We had two winning teams in the Media Christmas Around the World Challenge. All fifth and sixth grades participated. Both teams of four were from Ms. Davis's sixth grade homeroom. The winners got their choice of candy and a trip to the book vending machine. The runner-ups got their choice of candy. Congratulations Gentlemen!

1st grade had their Holiday Worksop rotations through the classrooms today. Here are some pictures from the cookie decorating rotation.

Safety Patrols have worked so hard and yesterday they got to play hard! We enjoyed the Safety Patrol Holiday party! Thank you Mrs. Hill who donated the awesome gifts for all of the patrols!

Yesterday was Santa Claus Day! Plus a couple more from Reindeer Day :)

Mrs. Fulfords and Ms. Clark’s class studied 3 D figures with marshmallows and toothpicks. We talked about the edges, vertices, and faces! They especially loved the free build afterwards, and of course eating their vertices (the marshmallows).

REMINDER: Permission slips for At the Bandstand! (Spring Musical) AUDITIONS and Stage Crew APPLICATIONS are due by Friday! Please place them in the envelope outside of Mrs. Gaylor's classroom. If you need an extra copy, you can grab one from the desk beside Mrs. Gaylor's door!

More Reindeer Games Day pictures!

Mrs. Chadwick's class completed a STEM challenge with gum drops and toothpicks.

More Candy Canes and Grinches!

Celebrating Gifted Education Week in Florida! 💡

Gifted education is all about nurturing high potential and fostering deep curiosity. We are proud to provide programs that encourage critical thinking, creativity, and unique problem-solving skills for our students.

Join us in celebrating these bright minds and the educators who guide them!

#GiftedEd #CriticalThinking #OneClay #MakeAnImpact

Today was Grinch Day!

Muggins Families....

Snow Day and Candy Cane dress up days from last week for Winter Break Countdown!

Congratulations to these awesome Lakers for receiving positive office referrals this week!