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GULF BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL received the 2025 PURPLE STAR SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION DESIGNATION from the Florida Department of Education!
This recognition is provided to celebrate schools that go above and beyond to support the unique needs of military-connected students and their families. We are proud to support our military students and families here in Santa Rosa County!
Did you know? Santa Rosa County District Schools is one of five Purple Star Districts in the State of Florida! We are proud to have so many amazing military families in our community. Santa Rosa County District Schools is your number one choice for education in the Northwest Florida panhandle!
https://www.santarosaschools.org/o/gbe/page/military-resource-page
Dear Parents and Caretakers,
After Fall Break, our school will begin Progress Monitoring 2 (PM2) assessments. These assessments help track student growth and guide instruction for the remainder of the year.
Grades 3–5: PM2 for ELA and Math will take place in December.
Grade 5: PM2 for Science will take place in January.
Grades K–2: PM2 for ELA and Math will take place in January.
A dedicated page with detailed information and testing dates is available on our website:
https://gbe.santarosaschools.org/o/gbe/page/progress-monitoring-2
Please ensure that students are present, well-rested, and have had a healthy breakfast on their testing days. Consistent attendance and readiness make a big difference in helping students show what they know.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child’s learning journey.
After Fall Break, our school will begin Progress Monitoring 2 (PM2) assessments. These assessments help track student growth and guide instruction for the remainder of the year.
Grades 3–5: PM2 for ELA and Math will take place in December.
Grade 5: PM2 for Science will take place in January.
Grades K–2: PM2 for ELA and Math will take place in January.
A dedicated page with detailed information and testing dates is available on our website:
https://gbe.santarosaschools.org/o/gbe/page/progress-monitoring-2
Please ensure that students are present, well-rested, and have had a healthy breakfast on their testing days. Consistent attendance and readiness make a big difference in helping students show what they know.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child’s learning journey.
HAPPY FRI-YAY GBE!
Today marks our final day of food donations. Thank you for your generosity in donating needed items for our local food bank!
If interested/able our school also annually serves as a collection point for TOYS-FOR-TOTS!
NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS ACCEPTED THROUGH DECEMBER 4th when our MARINE CORPS RESERVE does its final pickup.
Treat your children to a morning of wonder as they discover a lawn filled with edible candy canes, a note from Santa 🎅🏽 (or your Elf on the Shelf) and reindeer food for the night before Christmas!
Choose how many candy canes you want placed in your yard and let the GBHS Speech and Debate team do all the work after 7PM
on the following evenings.
November 28 and 29 (F/Sat)
December 5 and 6 (F/Sat)
December 10 and |I (W/Th)
December 14 and 20 (F/Sat)
Reservations are due no later than the Wednesday prior to the event date. Use the QR code or email fowlert@santarosa.kl2.fl.us to reserve your spot today! Pre-payment is required via cash, check, or MySchoolBucks.
Only 10 spots are open per night, so make sure you sign up
Pedro's is doing the cooking! All day 8:30am-10pm - 10% of receipts put in our GBE Spirit Night bucket go towards GBE!
Mid-Terms are today! Check out your students' progress by logging into FOCUS.
Food Drive at GBE until Friday. Items most needed in our community include peanut butter, canned soups/fruits/vegetables, canned or boxed milk and other non-perishable items.
Join GBE for a fun family event! 🏒🥅⛸️
Thank you to our Veterans! As a reminder, there is no school on Tuesday, November 11.
All schools and district offices will be closed.
All schools and district offices will be closed.
Holy Smokes! Our PTA knocked it out of the park with today’s first annual FALL FESTIVAL! Thank you to all of our families, teachers, and community members who came out to enjoy this amazing Autumn Day. Lots and lots of smiles and fellowship out on our GBE PE Fields this afternoon!
I know I’m forgetting folks, so please forgive me… here are some special shout outs to our PTA volunteers and sponsors who put in countless hours to make such an amazing event!
• -Lindsey Friar
• -Ashley Hood
• -Hastings Malone
• -Ellie Twidwell
• -Joanna Bridges
• -Christina Brewer
• -Susie Stensrud
• -Katie Strange, Micaela Kirwan, Natalie Tapley, & Whitney Fiene, etc, etc., etc., etc. 😊
PTA’s FALL FESTIVAL Presenting Sponsor, ROSTAN SOLUTIONS Thank you!!!!
PTA Fall Festival Gold Sponsors:
• CoWork Annex
• Papa’s Pizza Downtown
• Proper Derm
• Color Me Mine
• SIMS Orthodontics
PTA Fall Festival Silver Sponsors:
• The Wright Family
• The Pate Family
• Ullman Eye Consultants
• aDoor Properties
• Postcard Properties
• The Hendrix Family
• Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church
• The Appleyard Family
• And Tint World
PTA Fall Festival Bronze Sponsors:
• Gross & Schuster Law Firm
• The Garfinkel Family
• Breeze Cinema
PTA Fall Festival Friends of the Carnival:
• The Strange Family
• Southern Charm Communications
• The White Family
• Q’s Kitchen
• Sign Gypsies
• Travel Bug/Natalie Tapley
• Kyle Connolly and the Rebolledo Kids
• The Sanders Family
• PenAir
• Upper Room Church
• And Innerlight!
Plus, our wonderful Fall Festival vendors:
• Improper Jewelry with Jen Werrell
• Five Flags Embroidery
• First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze
• Bloom Floral
• Galactic Paws
• Teach on the Beach
• Code Ninjas
• And the Gulf Breeze High School Soccer Team
We’d also like to send our sincere appreciation to the GBHS High School Volunteers and the Breeze Cinema for their generous donation of 60 lbs. of popcorn!
Remember, we have two great events coming up that will help you to get involved…
1. Thursday, Nov. 13th 7:30am – School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting in the GBE Library
2. Tuesday, Nov. 18th 8:30am - PTA Board & Leadership Meeting in the GBE cafeteria.
This is a great opportunity to see how our PTA operates, learn about upcoming events, and discover ways to get involved through volunteer opportunities. Whether you’re already active in the PTA or just curious about how you can help, we’d love to see you there!
GBE’S WEEK AT A GLANCE 😊
M 11/10
• You’re invited to wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE
• Veteran’s Day presentations for students
• Girl Scouts Daisy Troop after school
T 11/11
• Veteran’s Day -no school
W 11/12
• Running Club before school
• Wear it Wednesday 💙💛
• MID-TERM in FOCUS
• PTA provides Snacks & Drinks for Teachers/Staff!
• Chorus after school
Th 11/13
• 7:30am SAC Meeting in Library w/ Dr. Barber on the agenda
• PEDRO’S SPIRIT NIGHT! Yay! No cooking! 😊 Put your receipt in the GBE bucket!
F 11/14
• Kindness Club before school
SATURDAY 11/15
• PTA ICE FLYERS SPIRIT NIGHT
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I know I’m forgetting folks, so please forgive me… here are some special shout outs to our PTA volunteers and sponsors who put in countless hours to make such an amazing event!
• -Lindsey Friar
• -Ashley Hood
• -Hastings Malone
• -Ellie Twidwell
• -Joanna Bridges
• -Christina Brewer
• -Susie Stensrud
• -Katie Strange, Micaela Kirwan, Natalie Tapley, & Whitney Fiene, etc, etc., etc., etc. 😊
PTA’s FALL FESTIVAL Presenting Sponsor, ROSTAN SOLUTIONS Thank you!!!!
PTA Fall Festival Gold Sponsors:
• CoWork Annex
• Papa’s Pizza Downtown
• Proper Derm
• Color Me Mine
• SIMS Orthodontics
PTA Fall Festival Silver Sponsors:
• The Wright Family
• The Pate Family
• Ullman Eye Consultants
• aDoor Properties
• Postcard Properties
• The Hendrix Family
• Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church
• The Appleyard Family
• And Tint World
PTA Fall Festival Bronze Sponsors:
• Gross & Schuster Law Firm
• The Garfinkel Family
• Breeze Cinema
PTA Fall Festival Friends of the Carnival:
• The Strange Family
• Southern Charm Communications
• The White Family
• Q’s Kitchen
• Sign Gypsies
• Travel Bug/Natalie Tapley
• Kyle Connolly and the Rebolledo Kids
• The Sanders Family
• PenAir
• Upper Room Church
• And Innerlight!
Plus, our wonderful Fall Festival vendors:
• Improper Jewelry with Jen Werrell
• Five Flags Embroidery
• First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze
• Bloom Floral
• Galactic Paws
• Teach on the Beach
• Code Ninjas
• And the Gulf Breeze High School Soccer Team
We’d also like to send our sincere appreciation to the GBHS High School Volunteers and the Breeze Cinema for their generous donation of 60 lbs. of popcorn!
Remember, we have two great events coming up that will help you to get involved…
1. Thursday, Nov. 13th 7:30am – School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting in the GBE Library
2. Tuesday, Nov. 18th 8:30am - PTA Board & Leadership Meeting in the GBE cafeteria.
This is a great opportunity to see how our PTA operates, learn about upcoming events, and discover ways to get involved through volunteer opportunities. Whether you’re already active in the PTA or just curious about how you can help, we’d love to see you there!
GBE’S WEEK AT A GLANCE 😊
M 11/10
• You’re invited to wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE
• Veteran’s Day presentations for students
• Girl Scouts Daisy Troop after school
T 11/11
• Veteran’s Day -no school
W 11/12
• Running Club before school
• Wear it Wednesday 💙💛
• MID-TERM in FOCUS
• PTA provides Snacks & Drinks for Teachers/Staff!
• Chorus after school
Th 11/13
• 7:30am SAC Meeting in Library w/ Dr. Barber on the agenda
• PEDRO’S SPIRIT NIGHT! Yay! No cooking! 😊 Put your receipt in the GBE bucket!
F 11/14
• Kindness Club before school
SATURDAY 11/15
• PTA ICE FLYERS SPIRIT NIGHT
•
FALL FESTIVAL 2-5PM TODAY @ GBE PE FIELDS!
RAIN OR SHINE... Our event is still on!
See you soon!
Fifth grade ACES students at Gulf Breeze Elementary have been busy preparing for the ACES Expo since the first week of school.
Over the last nine weeks, they've brainstormed product ideas that solve problems or improve existing items. After researching and developing prototypes, each student pitches their product "Shark Tank" style to the class.
Once approved, they conduct market studies, creating questionnaires and charts to gather feedback from over 100 students in just one day. With the feedback, they refine their products and launch an advertising campaign, designing flyers and creating commercials for ITV.
Students then use creative skills to build attractive storefronts from available materials. The Expo, held for a week before school, allows fifth graders to sell their products to GBE friends. The project highlights their growth, motivation, and the invaluable learning experience of creating a business. Way to go! 🐬
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BU6Xc6d8L/
Over the last nine weeks, they've brainstormed product ideas that solve problems or improve existing items. After researching and developing prototypes, each student pitches their product "Shark Tank" style to the class.
Once approved, they conduct market studies, creating questionnaires and charts to gather feedback from over 100 students in just one day. With the feedback, they refine their products and launch an advertising campaign, designing flyers and creating commercials for ITV.
Students then use creative skills to build attractive storefronts from available materials. The Expo, held for a week before school, allows fifth graders to sell their products to GBE friends. The project highlights their growth, motivation, and the invaluable learning experience of creating a business. Way to go! 🐬
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BU6Xc6d8L/
GBE Honors our Veterans —
We are deeply grateful to all who have served and to the military families who support them.
At school on Monday, 11.10.25, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. We invite children, teachers, staff, and our GBE families to wear red, white, and blue on Monday, 11.10.25 to show your support.
There will be no school on Tuesday, 11.11.25.
GBE PTA info for you
Don't forget about the Fall Festival this Sunday, November 9 from 2:00- 5:00 PM on the P.E. Field! Expect inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses, rolling video games, laser tag, a Nerf arena, carnival games, concessions, local vendors and more!
This is the LAST CHANCE to win the class award for fundraising. To register-VISIT HERE. First, register your student. You must CHECK OUT first. Add the student to cart, check out now, and then enter the student's information. YOU MUST include class name to receive class credit. After registering, you can then make a donation. Feel free to send the student fundraising link to family and friends!
We also NEED volunteers for setup and cleanup on Friday and on Sunday. Men are strongly encouraged! Please sign up HERE.
Get your tix today! Scan QR code in pic!
PTA Fall Festival @ GBE
Sunday 11/9 2-5 at GBE!
PLEASE carpool or walk if you are able!
3 days left... Wednesday, Thursday & Friday!
ACES EXPO -products designed and sold by GBE students!
CHOOSE KIND.
CHOOSE GULF BREEZE ELEMENTARY!
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