📚🐎 Tall Tales & Tiny Lumberjacks! 🌲🪓

Our 2nd grade Mustangs have been listening and learning through some larger-than-life Tall Tales! As part of their read-alouds, students have been exploring legendary characters like Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan while learning about the fun and imaginative world of tall tales.

Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙

We love seeing our Mustangs make learning fun, memorable, and engaging! Way to go, 2nd grade! 🐎✨

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #MustangPride #SecondGrade #TallTales #PaulBunyan #ListeningAndLearning #ReadingRocks #LearningIsFun

about 22 hours ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
Last Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙
🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS THIS FRIDAY! 🐎🎓

Get ready, Mustangs! This Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school spirit with College Colors Day! 🎉

Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤

Let’s show our Mustangs that college dreams start here! 🎓✨

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #CollegeColorsDay #CollegeAndCareerReady #MustangPride #FutureMustangs #CollegeDreams
2 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤

🍪🐭 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… What a Week! 🐭🍪


Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.

📚 ELA: We read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and practiced putting the events of the story in the correct order. We also worked on sentence writing, remembering that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
➕ Math: We learned about counting on by adding one more to a number.
🌡️ Science: We explored weather and temperature! We talked about what it might feel like outside at 90 degrees—and then stretched our thinking by imagining what 375 degrees would feel like! 🔥
💭 Social Skills: We talked about our emotions, including both the good feelings and the not-so-good feelings, and how we can recognize and manage them.
🍪 And then came the real-life learning! After reading our book, students decided they wanted to bake cookies to end the week. But there was one BIG problem… How could we bake cookies without an oven? 🤔

What a great example of learning that goes beyond the classroom—reading, math, science, social skills, problem-solving, communication, cooperation, and life skills all rolled into one delicious experience!

Way to go, Mrs. Brown’s Mustangs! 🐎💙💛

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #MultiGradeClassroom #LearningIsFun #HandsOnLearning #LifeSkills #ProblemSolving #SocialSkills #ELA #Math #Science #Teamwork #MustangPride

3 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.
🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY! 🐎🎓

Get ready, Mustangs! Next Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school spirit with College Colors Day! 🎉

Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤

Let’s show our Mustangs that college dreams start here! 🎓✨

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #CollegeColorsDay #CollegeAndCareerReady #MustangPride #FutureMustangs #CollegeDreams
4 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤
📣🐎 WE’RE LOOKING FOR A DSAC VOLUNTEER! 🐎📣

Cracker Trail Elementary is looking for a parent/community volunteer to serve as our DSAC (District School Advisory Council) representative for the 2026–2027 school year!

This is a great opportunity to share your voice, support our school, and help make a difference for our Mustangs. ❤️

📅 2026–2027 DSAC Meeting Dates:
• September 10, 2026
• October 1, 2026
• November 12, 2026
• January 14, 2027
• February 4, 2027
• March 4, 2027
• April 8, 2027

🕠 Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Garland Boggus Board Room
426 School Street, Sebring, Florida

Interested in volunteering your time and being a voice for CTE? Please call our front office at (863) 471-5777 to let us know!

Together, we can keep our Mustangs running strong! 🐎💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #DSAC #SchoolCommunity #ParentVoice #CommunityEngagement #MustangPride #Volunteer
4 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary

⭐🐎 Meet Our Saddle Stars! 🐎⭐

The school year is already underway, but we’re still making our way around the ranch to introduce the amazing teams that make Cracker Trail Elementary so special!

Today, we’re shining the spotlight on our 1st Grade Saddle Stars! 🌟📚

Our Saddle Stars, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Heaps, Mrs. Lewis, Ms. Lyter, Mrs. Menzie, Mrs. Talbert, & Mrs. White are ready to help our first graders learn, grow, and shine all year long! ✨

We’re so thankful for this fantastic team and all the energy, patience, and enthusiasm they bring to the ranch each day. We can’t wait to see our Saddle Stars shine! ⭐🐎

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #SaddleStars #FirstGrade #CrackerTrailElementary #MustangPride #OurTeam #TheHerd

5 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Our Saddle Stars, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Heaps, Mrs. Lewis, Ms. Lyter, Mrs. Menzie, Mrs. Talbert, & Mrs. White are ready to help our first graders learn, grow, and shine all year long! ✨
🍂🐎 OUR FALL FUNDRAISER IS ALMOST HERE! 🐎🍂

Mustangs, we’re gearing up to kick off our CTE Fall Fundraiser THIS Friday, August 28! 🎉

📦 Fundraiser packets will go home with students on Thursday, August 27, 2026, so be on the lookout!

📅 Fundraiser Dates: August 28 – September 28

This is our PTO’s biggest and main fundraiser of the year, and we’re excited to work together to reach our $30,000 goal! 🎯💰

We’re asking our CTE families and friends to help us spread the word and support our school. Every sale, share, and bit of support brings us one step closer to our goal and helps make great things happen for our Mustangs! ❤️

Let’s rally together and make this our BEST fundraiser yet! Together We Run Strong! 🐎💪

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #CTEFundraiser #PTOFundraiser #SupportOurSchool #MustangPride #SchoolCommunity #FallFundraiser #30KGoal
6 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
This is our PTO’s biggest and main fundraiser of the year, and we’re excited to work together to reach our $30,000 goal! 🎯💰
🐎⏰ Your Morning Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎

TODAY, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚

🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.

Please make sure you have your afternoon plans ready for your Mustang! We’ll see everyone bright and early tomorrow! 🐎💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #EarlyRelease #EarlyReleaseDay #CrackerTrailElementary #MustangPride #TheHerd
6 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
TODAY, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚 🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.
🐎⏰ Just a Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚

🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.

Please make sure you have your afternoon plans ready for your Mustang! We’ll see everyone bright and early tomorrow! 🐎💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #EarlyRelease #EarlyReleaseDay #CrackerTrailElementary #MustangPride #TheHerd
7 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚 🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.
🐎 A Quick Bus Safety Reminder for Our Mustangs! 🚌

We know our Mustangs love bringing projects, classroom materials, equipment, donations, and other special items home! ❤️ Before sending something with your student, please take a moment to consider its size.

Because our school buses have limited space, large items that cannot be safely stored in a student’s backpack or otherwise secured cannot ride the bus during regular routes.

Please make sure items:
• Fit safely inside a backpack whenever possible
• Do not block the aisle or emergency exits
• Do not interfere with the driver’s view
• Do not take up seating needed by other students

If it’s too big to safely carry or store on the bus, please make another plan for getting it home.

Thank you for helping us keep our bus rides safe, comfortable, and running smoothly for every Mustang! 🐎💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #MustangSafety #BusSafety #SafetyFirst #CrackerTrailElementary
12 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
🍎🐎 Lunch with Our Tiny Trotters! 🐎🍎

Our CTE kindergartners—our Tiny Trotters—are doing a great job so far learning the procedures and routines of lunchtime in the cafeteria! They’re getting the hang of things while enjoying some of that wonderful cafeteria food. 😋🍽️

We also have lots of extra hands on the Ranch helping our youngest Mustangs learn the ropes, and we are so thankful for everyone pitching in to support them! 💙🐎

Keep up the great work, Tiny Trotters! We’re proud of you! 👏

#CTEMustangs #TinyTrotters #TogetherWeRunStrong #MustangPride #KindergartenMustangs #LunchTime #TeamCTE #GrowingAndLearning
16 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Our CTE kindergartners—our Tiny Trotters—are doing a great job so far learning the procedures and routines of lunchtime in the cafeteria!
Our CTE kindergartners—our Tiny Trotters—are doing a great job so far learning the procedures and routines of lunchtime in the cafeteria!
🍎🥪 Thankful for Our Cafeteria Crew! 🥪🍎

A big THANK YOU to our amazing cafeteria staff! Every school day, they work hard to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch to our students, making sure our Mustangs have nutritious meals to fuel their learning and their day. ❤️

We appreciate all you do behind the scenes to keep our students happy, healthy, and ready to learn. Our school is better because of you!

🐎 Thank you for feeding the herd! 💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #ThankfulThursday #CafeteriaCrew #FeedingTheHerd #MustangPride #SchoolFamily #ThankYou #FuelingLearning
18 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
A big THANK YOU to our amazing cafeteria staff! Every school day, they work hard to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch to our students, making sure our Mustangs have nutritious meals to fuel their learning and their day. ❤️
🍎🐎 Lunch with Our Mini-Mustangs! 🐎🍎

Our PreK classes are enjoying lunchtime in our cafeteria! Our Mini-Mustangs are getting into the flow of eating lunch in the cafeteria and learning all those important routines along the way. 💙

A special thank you to our amazing PreK team for setting clear expectations, guiding our students, and assisting our Mini-Mustangs as they learn these new routines. Your patience, encouragement, and support are helping our youngest Mustangs feel confident and successful! 👏🐎💙

We love watching our youngest Mustangs grow more independent each day! Way to go, Mini-Mustangs! 🐎👏

#CTEMustangs #MiniMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #PreKMustangs #MustangPride #GrowingAndLearning #LunchTime #TeamCTE
18 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Our PreK classes are enjoying lunchtime in our cafeteria! Our Mini-Mustangs are getting into the flow of eating lunch in the cafeteria and learning all those important routines along the way. 💙
Our PreK classes are enjoying lunchtime in our cafeteria! Our Mini-Mustangs are getting into the flow of eating lunch in the cafeteria and learning all those important routines along the way. 💙
🚔🐎 Thank You, Highlands County Sheriff’s Department! 🐎🚔

A huge thank you to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Department for assisting us with student pick-up and drop-off! We appreciate the extra hands and watchful eyes helping keep traffic orderly and, most importantly, keeping our students and families safe.

We are also happy to welcome Deputy Acuna back to the herd for another school year! We’re glad to have you with us, Deputy! 💙

Thank you for helping us run strong and stay safe!

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #MustangPride #SchoolSafety #SafetyFirst #HighlandsCountySheriffsOffice #CommunityPartners #ThankYou
19 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
A huge thank you to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Department for assisting us with student pick-up and drop-off! We appreciate the extra hands and watchful eyes helping keep traffic orderly and, most importantly, keeping our students and families safe. We are also happy to welcome Deputy Acuna back to the herd for another school year! We’re glad to have you with us, Deputy! 💙
🐎 Another Smooth Start, Mustangs! 🐎

Thank you again to all of our parents and caretakers for helping make drop-off smooth and successful this morning! We appreciate everyone making sure our students arrived ready to take on the school day. Your teamwork makes a big difference!

A special thank you to our Safety Patrols and their sponsor, Mrs. Cook, for helping us get the school year off to a great start! We appreciate our student leaders who are already stepping up and helping our Mustang herd. 💙

Together, we’re off to a great start! Let’s keep running strong together! 🐎

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #SafetyPatrol #MustangPride #SmoothStart #TeamCTE #RunStrongTogether
19 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Thank you again to all of our parents and caretakers for helping make drop-off smooth and successful this morning! We appreciate everyone making sure our students arrived ready to take on the school day. Your teamwork makes a big difference! A special thank you to our Safety Patrols
🐎 Mustangs, Let’s Keep the Herd Moving! 🐎

A quick reminder for afternoon parent pick-up: please leave the “intersection” near the bus loop gate unobstructed while waiting in line.

As we continue working to reduce our overall parent pick-up time, keeping this area clear is especially important. 🚗➡️🚌 Cars stopped in this area can block our buses from leaving campus and slow down dismissal for everyone.

Thank you for helping us keep the line moving, get all of our students home quickly, and—most importantly—safely! We appreciate our Mustang families working together to make dismissal run smoothly. 💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #MustangPride #ParentPickup #SafeDismissal #KeepTheHerdMoving
20 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
A quick reminder for afternoon parent pick-up: please leave the “intersection” near the bus loop gate unobstructed while waiting in line.
🐎 Thank You for a Smooth Parent Drop-Off, Mustangs! 🐎

What a great start this morning! Thank you to our students and families for helping make parent drop-off run smoothly. Our herd was ready to get out of their cars and confidently walk to their classrooms on their own. We are proud of our Mustangs! 💙

A quick reminder: Please obey all traffic signs, especially the DO NOT ENTER sign in the exit lane. Following traffic signs helps keep our students, families, and staff safe.

Safety first, Mustangs! Let's keep working together to make arrival safe and smooth for everyone. 🐴

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #SafetyFirst #MustangPride #SchoolSafety #ArrivalSafety
20 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
What a great start this morning! Thank you to our students and families for helping make parent drop-off run smoothly. Our herd was ready to get out of their cars and confidently walk to their classrooms on their own. We are proud of our Mustangs! 💙
🐎📢 Quick Mustang Reminder!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, all students will walk to class on their own when they arrive at school. Don’t worry—our staff will be in place to assist students as needed! 💙

🍎 Morning Arrival Reminder:

Students arriving between 7:00–7:15 AM will report to the cafeteria.
Students arriving after 7:15 AM who do not want breakfast should walk directly to class.

Thank you for helping us keep our morning routines running smoothly. We appreciate your patience and support!

See you tomorrow, Mustangs! 🐴💙

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #SchoolReminder #MorningArrival #MustangPride #BackToSchool
21 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
🔐🐎 Keeping Our Mustangs Safe! 🐎🔐

In our continuing quest to keep our students, staff, and school as safe as possible, we have moved to a new visitor check-in system for our campus.

📋 Visitors: Please remember to bring your ID when checking in on campus. Your ID will be used to update your information in our new system and help us maintain a safe and secure learning environment for everyone.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we make this important safety improvement. Thank you for helping us keep our herd safe! 💙🐴

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #SafetyFirst #CampusSafety #KeepingOurHerdSafe #MustangPride #SchoolSafety #SafeSchools
21 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
🐎🚗 Thank You, Mustangs, for a Great First Pickup! 🚗🐎

Thank you to all of our parents and caretakers for a great first day of dismissal! We know our car line was longer than usual, and we truly appreciate everyone’s patience as we wrapped up Day 1 of the 2026–2027 school year.

Our number one goal is to get every student home safely, and that means it will take a little extra time to load and dismiss our students—especially during these first few weeks as everyone learns the routines.

📢 A few important reminders:

🚌 At CTE, we have bus riders and parent pickup. If you’d like to avoid the longer car line, consider having your student ride the bus.

🚗 If you choose parent pickup, please stay in the car line and keep your parent pickup tag clearly displayed so our staff and Safety Patrols can easily see it.

😎 And remember, Mustangs… NO CUTS! As kids used to say back in the day, we’re all waiting our turn! 😉🐴

📞 If you have a last-minute emergency that affects your pickup plans, please call the front office. We will work with you to determine the best available option.

Thank you for your patience, cooperation, and understanding as we get our dismissal routines running smoothly. We appreciate you helping us keep the herd safe!

Great first day, Mustangs! Let’s keep running strong! 💙🐎

#CTEMustangs #TogetherWeRunStrong #FirstDay #Dismissal #ParentPickup #SchoolSafety #KeepingOurHerdSafe #MustangPride #NoCuts #RunStrong
21 days ago, Cracker Trail Elementary
Students lined up for parent pickup.