South Haven Elementary

💛🖤 GRANDPARENTS BREAKFAST AT SOUTH HAVEN! 🖤💛 Our gym was FULL, our breakfast line was busy, and our hearts were even fuller! ❤️ We loved welcoming so many grandparents, family members, and special guests to South Haven for Grandparents Breakfast. There were smiles everywhere, plenty of good food, lots of conversation, and—most importantly—special time spent together. These are the mornings our Hawks will remember! 🥰 A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this morning so special. We also want to give a special shout-out to the wonderful people who worked behind the scenes preparing, serving, organizing, and keeping everything moving. Feeding this many Hawks and their families is no small job, and you all made it look easy! 👏🍎🥐 We are so thankful for the grandparents and special people who love, encourage, and support our students. Family truly does make our school stronger. 💛 Thank you for spending your morning with us, South Haven families! We loved having you here! 🦅 It’s always a great day to be a Hawk! #SHavenSchool #GrandparentsBreakfast #HawkFamily #SouthHavenHawks

🇺🇸 PATRIOT DAY | SEPTEMBER 11 🇺🇸

Today, the South Haven Hawks pause to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, honor the heroes who courageously answered the call, and recognize the strength and unity shown in the days that followed.

May we continue to teach our Hawks the importance of courage, kindness, service, and standing together—not only today, but every day.

❤️🤍💙 We remember. We honor. We will never forget.
🦅 One Hawk family. United in remembrance.

#PatriotDay #September11 #NeverForget #SouthHavenHawks #HawkProud

Tomorrow is Hat Day at South Haven! Also, wear red ❤️, white 🤍, and blue 💙 as we remember 9/11!

🌟 2ND GRADE TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 Let’s give a big South Haven shout-out to our incredible 2nd Grade team! Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Doyle bring so much heart, energy, and dedication to our school family. Get to know the amazing teachers leading our 2nd graders this year: Mrs. Brooke Fry 🧋 🏫 Experience: 6 wonderful years in education—all right here at South Haven! ❤️ Favorite Part of Teaching: Watching her students' confidence grow as they overcome challenges and realize what they are capable of. 🛍️ Fun Fact: She loves going "squishy" hunting with her kids and friends! 🎨 Favorites: Color black, Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso, Ming's Hibachi, reading, and trips to Disney World. 💬 Words of Wisdom: "Kind words cost nothing, but mean everything." Mrs. Kristina Doyle 🏀 🏫 Experience: 13 years at South Haven (17 years total in education!) ❤️ Favorite Part of Teaching: Seeing kids gain confidence, believe in themselves, and realize they can achieve more than they thought. 📸 Fun Fact: She once met legendary coach Pat Summitt—while wearing a Vandy shirt! 🎨 Favorites: Diet Dr. Pepper & chocolate, Hoosiers, country music, Atzimba, and farming with her dad. 💬 Words of Wisdom: "Every child deserves a teacher who believes in them, a coach who pushes them, and someone who reminds them: never quit on yourself!" Leave a comment below to show our 2nd Grade teachers some love! 👇 #SouthHavenHawks #TeacherSpotlight #SecondGrade

Congratulations to our August Back to School reading challenge winners. These students accepted the challenge and got rewarded today for their hard work!

A special shout out goes to 6th grade. The entire grade all reached the challenge! Keep it up!!

Abel Acevedo
Abram Holmes
Henley Jordan
Rose Qualls
Landon Thornhill
Zakiyah Transou
Noe Aguilar
Gracelyn Autry
Kerri Brown
Jaxxon Callis
Amiyah Diggs
Cody Dyer
Paxton Harrington
Levi Jackson
Clint Johnson
Zakariah McCoy
Julie Pulley
Peyton White
Aliza Burnett
Eslin Sanchez
Kingston Cole
CJ Crawley
Bristol Dodd
Brooklynn Duncan
Fraya Easley
Eli Gettings
Eli Gilliam
Andrew Grimsley
Hadley Hampton
Mason Hildebrand
Anna Holmes
Joshua Lawrence
Aden Massengill
Everett McCoy
Luis Ramos
Karson Peralta
Karoline Perry
Izzy Powers
Amelia Prietz
Shane Prietz
Jazmin Rodriguez
Annslee Staten
EllieAna Stoudt
Christian Thomas
Levi Thornhill
Gina Witt
Elliott Berry
Jacob Crawford
Skylar Douglas
Josh Hollingsworth
Grace Irwin
Ali Moling
Waylon Thornhill
Frankie Vallez
Joana Aguilar
Jay Banks
Anna Jane Daniels
Kristin Gienapp
Kinsley Harrington
Hailey Wells
Gracie White

🎉 Grandparents Day is coming to South Haven Elementary! 💛🖤 📅 Friday, September 11, 2026 ⏰ 7:00–7:45 AM 📍 South Haven Elementary Skip the line and scan the QR code on the flyer to register for our event! We can’t wait to celebrate the special grandparents who mean so much to our students! 🥰💛🖤 Go Hawks! 🦅

🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 WEAR RED, WHITE & BLUE THIS FRIDAY! 💙🤍❤️🇺🇸 This Friday, South Haven Elementary will proudly wear red, white, and blue as we remember Patriot Day and the 25 years that have passed since September 11, 2001. We remember the lives lost, honor the heroes who served and sacrificed, and reflect on the courage, unity, and strength shown by our nation during one of the most difficult days in our history. Let’s fill South Haven with red, white, and blue as we remember, honor, and never forget. 🇺🇸 South Haven Hawks — proud to honor our nation! 🦅🇺🇸 #PatriotDay #NeverForget #September11 #SouthHavenHawks #RedWhiteAndBlue

💜🌸 Purple & Pink Power! 🌸💜 Our little learners had a double dose of colorful fun during our Purple Monday and Pink Tuesday! 🍇🎀 From deep purples to rosy pinks, our classroom was packed with vibrant learning, big smiles, and tons of hands-on discovery! ✨🎨 🍇 Monday Purple Highlights: Yummy Purple Snack: Munching on delicious grapes! Melting Ice Fun: Watching purple popsicles melt! Exploring Purple: Searching the classroom for all things purple! 🌸 Tuesday Pink Highlights: Rosy Discoveries: Spotting pretty pink items around our room! Creative Play: Crafting, exploring, and playing with all things pink! Pink-tastic Smiles: Bringing a little extra sweetness to our learning day! Two colorful days packed full of play, creation, and discovery! 💜🩷 #ColorWeek #PurpleDay #PinkDay #LearningColors #PreKFun #LittleLearners #LearningThroughPlay #ColorfulLearning

Let's celebrate our staff. Happy September Birthday!!!!

✏️ 1ST GRADE TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 📚

Let’s give a big South Haven welcome to our incredible 1st Grade team! Mrs. Plunk and Mrs. Davis bring so much heart, experience, and joy to our school. Get to know the teachers leading the way in 1st grade this year:

Mrs. Jill Plunk 🤟

🏫 Experience: 3 years at South Haven (6 years total in education!)

❤️ Favorite Part of Teaching: Building relationships and making unforgettable memories with her students.

🖐️ Fun Fact: She knows sign language!

🎨 Favorites: Color pink, Rainbow Fish, spaghetti, all things chocolate, and listening to John Mayer.

💬 Words of Wisdom: "Never stop learning!"

Mrs. Lynn Davis 📖

🏫 Experience: 19 years in education—all right here at South Haven!

❤️ Favorite Part of Teaching: Watching her students grow in confidence and seeing their faces light up when they learn something new.

🖐️ Fun Fact: She wrote a book for her own kids when they were little!

🎨 Favorites: Color blue, pizza, chocolate, and reading during her free time.

💬 Words of Wisdom: "Be kind and treat others the way you want to be treated."

Drop a ❤️ in the comments to show our 1st Grade teachers some love! 👇 #SouthHavenHawks #TeacherSpotlight #FirstGrade

💙Learning All About the Color Blue! 💙

Today our Pre-K friends dove into a world of BLUE! 💙🩵 We searched for blue objects, practiced identifying the color, and had lots of fun learning through hands-on activities! 🖍️🧩

From the sky above us ☁️ to the ocean waves 🌊, blue is everywhere! Our little learners had a blue-tiful day! 💙✨

Our little learners enjoyed a fun, blue-tiful pool-inspired snack to celebrate learning all about the color BLUE! 🩵💦

A little blue Jell-O, a pool of fun, and a sweet treat made learning delicious! 💙🍧✨

Blue Day was definitely a splash! 💦🔵💙

💚🐸 Green Day Fun! 🐸💚 We had a ribbit-ing good time celebrating GREEN DAY in Pre-K! 💚✨ Our friends wore green, enjoyed some yummy green punch, and even got a gummy frog for snack! 🐸😋 What a fun and froggy day of learning! 💚🐸🌿

🏀🖤💛 IT’S ALMOST BASKETBALL SEASON, HAWK FANS! 💛🖤🏀 The countdown is on, and we are SO excited to cheer on our South Haven Hawks this basketball season! 📣 From tip-off to the final buzzer, we can’t wait to pack the stands, show our Hawk pride, and support our amazing student-athletes! 🦅 Check out the 2026 Basketball Schedule and mark your calendars for all the action! Be sure to join us for special nights like Pink Out, Homecoming, and 8th Grade Night! 💗🎉 Let’s make this a season to remember! Wear your black and gold, bring the energy, and let’s fill the gym with Hawk pride! 🖤💛 GO HAWKS! 💛🖤 #SouthHavenHawks #HawkPride #GoHawks #BasketballSeason 🏀🦅

🔬 STEM in Action: Saving the Wildlife! 🐾🧪 Our 7th-grade scientists put their engineering and problem-solving skills to the test in a real-world environmental challenge! The Mission: A simulated flash flood washed a mix of salt, sand, and iron filings into a local pond ecosystem. Students were called on as environmental engineers to design a step-by-step procedure to clean the contaminated water, protect the wildlife, and recover as many raw materials as possible! The Results: Using tools like coffee filters, cups, scale measurements, and separation techniques, our teams collaborated, tested their designs, and successfully separated the mixtures. Check out these future environmental scientists hard at work saving the day! 👏✨ #STEMeducation #7thGradeScience #HandsOnLearning #EnvironmentalScience #FutureEngineers #STEMLab #MiddleSchoolScience #WildlifeProtection

Tomorrow, Friday, August 28th is HAT DAY at The Haven!!

Shining bright for Yellow Day! 🌟 From yellow shirts to tasty snacks, our Pre-K crew had the best time learning and snacking together today! 🍌😋💛

🧡🍊 ORANGE DAY IN PRE-K! 🍊🧡 Our Pre-K friends had a bright and cheerful day learning all about the color ORANGE! 🧡 We explored orange objects, talked about where we see orange in the world around us, and had fun learning through hands-on activities! 🍊🎃🦊 Our little learners are having so much fun discovering a rainbow of colors! 🍉🍊 Red & Orange Learning Fun! 🍊🍉 Today we had so much fun learning about the colors RED and ORANGE! ❤️🧡 We made our learning extra yummy by enjoying watermelon and oranges for snack! 😋🍉🍊 What a fun (and delicious!) way to learn our colors! 🌈✨

🐝 KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 🍎

Meet our amazing Kindergarten team! We are so blessed to have Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Winter guiding our youngest Hawks this year. Here’s a quick peek at the wonderful faces behind the classrooms:

Mrs. Destiny Burke ✨

🏫 South Haven Roots: Teaching here for 7 years—and she was actually a South Haven student herself (K–8th)!

❤️ Favorite Part of Teaching: Watching student growth! She loves seeing kindergartners gain confidence and independence.

🖐️ Fun Fact: She’s a lefty!

🎨 Favorites: Color teal, pizza, Bloom energy drinks, and relaxing with a good book.

💬 Words of Wisdom: "In a world where you can be anything, be kind!"

Mrs. Taylor Winter 🌻

📚 Experience: 23 years in education (and 3 wonderful years at South Haven)!

🐝 Classroom Vibe: She loves all things bees—get ready for a buzz-tastic year in her bee-themed room!

🌿 Fun Fact: She has a major green thumb and grows fresh sunflowers every year.

🎨 Favorites: Color yellow, Beatrix Potter books, chips & salsa, and HTeaO.

💬 Words of Wisdom: "Every student deserves a classroom where they feel safe, respected, and valued."

Drop a comment below to send some love to our Kindergarten team! 👇 #SouthHavenHawks #TeacherSpotlight #Kindergarten

📣 Our Domino's Pizza Fundraiser is underway! The money we raise will go toward remodeling our playground to make it safer and more inclusive for our students, with a goal of $10,000.

🍕 Each card is just $20 and gets you buy-one-get-one-free large pizzas at Domino's. It's good through June 30, 2027 and pays for itself the first time you use it.

Watch this short video to see how it works:
slicethepricecard.com/day1

Here's all you do:
1. Register your participant and pick a prize:
Register.Dominos.cards/54794

2. They get their own store link. Share it by text, email, and social. Buyers go straight to their store and we ship the card to them, and the personal link makes sure they get the credit. From your dashboard, you can also add customers to your email campaign.

Your participant earns the prize from the highest level they reach, and can even choose to plant trees for the environment!

🎁 Three more ways to win:
• Our group's top seller each week wins a $50 gift card (when we sell 100+ cards that week).
• The top 3 sellers in the country each week each win a $100 gift card of their choice.
• The first 3 groups to hit 200 cards in a week win $100 bonus cash for the group!

📸 8th Grade Formal Pictures 📸