Cottages for Kids is a unique fundraising event in Rosemary Beach that benefits Children’s Volunteer Health Network, a faith based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that seeks to enhance the lives of uninsured and underinsured children by facilitating free, immediate access to medical, dental, vision and mental health care. With tremendous imagination and craftsmanship, builders and architects come together to create, construct and decorate whimsical cottages that look like they have popped out from the pages of a fairytale to modern creations brimming with creativity.
Mossy Head School’s students are proud and excited to have this new addition to the playground. Thank you Cottages for Kids for your generosity!
Mossy Head School hosted 2014 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! events during the week of January 13-17. Students participated in themed days such as “Tackle a non-fiction book,” where students wore their favorite sports attire to read non-fiction books and “Wear red and read fiction.”. Students also set a goal to read a combined total of 4,000 minutes on Monday to participate in Florida’s Million Minute Marathon. The students exceeded that goal by reading 5,985 minutes in one day! Mossy Head School media center also hosted a book swap for students to exchange their old books from home for “new” books to read! The Mustang News hosted several guest readers on the morning show to read books to the entire school. Each day, students were reading books and taking Accelerated Reader tests. On Friday, the top 5 readers in each grade level, based on their Accelerated Reader tests, were chosen to come to the media center for a “pop-a-top and read” party, where students read magazines, chatted about their favorite books, and popped-a-top on their favorite soda. Third grade students from Mrs. Ness’, Mrs. Stahl’s, and Mrs. Cole’s classes participated in a presentation by Stacey Betts from the Walton County Health Department. During the presentation, students read a comic book about the importance of diet and exercise. The students of Mossy Head School showed their love for reading all week by celebrating literacy!
Mossy Head School’s PTO sponsored a snow day for students on Wednesday,
December 18th. The cool day was a perfect setting as students built snowmen, made snow angels, and played in the snow. It was a great experience for students, since most of them had not seen snow before. The students had a wonderful time!
Rosemary Beach Foundation, with support from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, presented the Music in Pictures program to Mossy Head School on November 19th, 2013. Dr. Chang Sung is an international concert pianist, recording artist, and also faculty pianist for Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. Dr. Sung performed a variety of songs on the piano. Students, who were mostly unfamiliar with the classical music genre before listening to Dr. Sung, enjoyed learning about a new genre of music.
Students at Mossy Head School were presented with awards on Friday, November 15th celebrating their science fair projects. All the students did a great job and learned a lot about the scientific method. Congratulations to the award winners:
3rd grade: 3rd place- Kristen Meeks, 2nd place- Devon Nichols, 1st place- Matthew Encardes
4th grade: Honorable Mention- Makenzi Walfogle, 3rd place- Kira Young and Alexis Reliford, 2nd place- Blakleigh Carroll, 1st place – Tyler Boyette
5th grade: Honorable Mention-Laney Brown, 3rd place- Eli Rodgers, 2nd place- Ellana Schumacher, 1st place- Chase Clifton
Principal’s Award- Emily Wilson
Overall Winner- Kerilyn Sperling
Students at Mossy Head School gathered on Friday, November 8th to honor Veterans who are serving or have served in our armed forces. Students joined together to say the Pledge of Allegiance and listen to 5th grade students sing several patriotic songs. Parents and students listened to guest speaker, Captain Mike Chua from Eglin Air Force Base, as he talked about why we celebrate Veteran’s Day. It was a wonderful celebration honoring our Veterans.
Mossy Head School’s fourth and fifth grade students participated in the Tropicana Speech Competition on November 20, 2013. Three finalists from each fourth and fifth grade classroom competed for an opportunity to share their speech at the Walton County Tropicana Speech Competition on December 5th. Fourth grade finalists include: Kira Young, Makenzi Bielec, Haylee Hayes, Saphrine Menser, Lily Pryor, and Brayden Harbridge. Fifth grade finalists include: Brianna Wright, Emily Wilson, Terra Atlow, Cayli Henning, Carson Freiberger, and Anna Seigler. Congratulations to the winners! Fourth grade: Haylee Hayes (3rd place), Saphrine Menser (2nd place), and Lily Pryor (1st place). Fifth grade: Emily Wilson (3rd place), Terra Atlow (2nd place), and Cayli Henning (1st place).
