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Davidson Appreciates Teachers is BACK to Acknowledge Our 4th & 5th Grade Teachers!

October 3, 2011

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Posted by in Contests, St. Johns County schools

Mrs. Davis and Lucas - Our Back to School Coloring Contest Winners
Mrs. Davis and Lucas – Our Back to School Coloring Contest Winners

Beginning the school year is not always an easy task. Getting the supplies, the clothes, physicals and the paperwork done can be quite a challenge, but there is something to be said for the regimen that a new school year offers a family. For one, it is a new beginning, an opportunity for the whole family to grow and become wiser. Maybe wiser to how much growth your child has made over the summer. I look at my daughters and am in awe of not just their physical growth, but their intellectual strides as well. Not only do our kiddos need new clothes, but new books too! That’s why Davidson Realty came up with a contest to help Mill Creek Elementary and Wards Creek Elementary students have an opportunity to win $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble for a student and their teacher. The winning student was Lucas Kleiber in Mrs. Davis’s first grade class at Wards Creek Elementary. Congrats Lucas!!! What a sweetie he is.

Back-to-School for blogGiving Lucas and Mrs. Davis their gift certificates was a fun adventure. Lucas and I got to be guests on the afternoon news show. I shared with the students that starting today, October 3rd, I would begin taking nominations for 4th and 5th grade teachers at Mill Creek and Wards Creek for the 3rd Quarter of the Davidson Appreciates Teachers Contest. One student couldn’t wait though – Meenal Deshmukh from Mill Creek nominated Mrs. Jackson because “she is a wonderful teacher who makes the classroom learning exciting and fun.  She motivates the students to go above and beyond to perform their level best!” WOW! That is AWESOME! Here is what I am asking the parents and students at the elementary schools to do – call me (Kristen) at (904) 940-5000 or email me at KCalhoun@DavidsonRealtyInc.Com and tell me why your teacher is the best! Read more

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Back to School Coloring Contest

August 9, 2011

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Posted by in News

back_to_schoolAre you excited to get your kids back to school? We definitely are because that means appreciating more of our amazing St. Johns County teachers! But, before we kick off the 3rd Quarter of Davidson Appreciates Teachers we are having a Back to School Coloring Contest with a very cool prize.

We are inviting Mill Creek Elementary and Wards Creek Elementary students to participate in this contest and the best part is it couldn’t be simpler! Visit http://www.davidsonrealtyinc.com/teachers-contest, download the coloring sheet, have your child color away, and drop it off at Davidson Realty’s office building by September 15th. We will do a random drawing to pick the winner of two $50 gift certificates for Barnes & Noble! Your child keeps one gift certificate and the other is given to his or her teacher to buy books for the classroom. The winner will be announced on the Davidson Realty Facebook Page on September 16th!

We are revving up to start the 3rd Quarter of the Davidson Appreciates Teachers Contest in October. We will be accepting nominations for your 4th and 5th grade teachers from October 3rd to October 28th. When you are ready to nominate just email Kristen Calhoun at KCalhoun@DavidsonRealtyInc.Com or give her a call at (904)940-5000. Start thinking about who you are going to vote for and get coloring!

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2nd Quarter Winners of Davidson Appreciates Teachers

June 6, 2011

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Posted by in St. Johns County schools, Videos

 

Davidson Appreicate Teachers AppleAs the school year is ending, so is the 2nd Quarter of Davidson Appreciates Teachers. What a huge success this contest has been. This quarter we recognized 2nd and 3rd grade teachers from Mill Creek Elementary and Wards Creek Elementary. Words cannot describe the overwhelming sense of joy I felt from reading the nominations from the adults and even the students.  I received emails from parents at other schools in our St. Johns County School district just because they wanted us to know how great their teachers are, too. How amazing is that!!!  Who knew a simple idea to show appreciation could turn into such an outpour of support from our community. I received over 70 nominations. Thank you to all of you for helping Davidson Realty appreciate our teachers! It means so much to us and I know it touches the teacher’s hearts deeply.

Mr. Farnum Wards CreekI received a very special nomination for Mr. Farnum all the way from Japan from a parent of a 3rd grader at Wards Creek. The mother was deployed to Japan after the earthquake and tsunami hit in March. She was so worried about leaving her daughter, especially right before FCATS. Mr. Farnum assured the mother that everything would be fine. He even allowed the student to communicate with her mother via email. Mr. Farnum gave the mother and the student what they needed. He was a pillar of strength for both of them during this difficult time. He gave the student moral support and a connection with her mother to help the daughter succeed. F.Y.I., she rocked her FCAT!

Mr. Farnum is described as “the best teacher and one of the most caring of the children and their feelings. He is someone my daughter respects and looks up to.” I am so proud to announce that Mr. Farnum is the winner of Wards Creek 2nd Quarter of Davidson Appreciates Teachers! Congratulations to Mr. Farnum!!!

MCE-Mrs. Kowieski picI received my first nomination for, Mrs. Kowieski, a 2nd grade teacher from Mill Creek in January. The nominations didn’t start until March. And, that wasn’t the only one! Her students and parents LOVE her!!! One special nomination I received stated that Mrs. Kowieski is the definition of respect from the character counts program. She teaches her students to respect themselves and each other by sharing real life examples of earning and showing respect. What a contribution Mrs. Kowieski is making to help teach a generation of young people to lead productive lives and become good citizens. Read more

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Davidson Does Baskets & Blooms!

April 27, 2011

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Posted by in Community Involvement, Events

DSC04717Last night, the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village hosted Baskets & Blooms, an annual tri-school fundraiser for Mill Creek Elementary, Wards Creek Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School. In the three schools, each classroom donated a basket worth $100. Each school donated a basket worth $500. The PTO and PTSO collected donated items to raffle from Orlando all the way to Georgia.

DSC04705As a way to help the schools, Davidson Realty worked with a few of our World Golf Village businesses to put together a basket to be raffled at the event.  We named the basket “Spoil Me in WGV”. Honours Golf donated a foursome of golf at Slammer & Squire. Spa Laterra donated the Revitalization Spa package to pamper the winner with a pedicure, manicure and facial. If that wasn’t enough “spoiling”, our basket contained 4 IMAX tickets and 4 putting, Hall of Fame and Challenge Hole passes. The Village Chiropractic Center donated a one hour massage. Murray Bros Caddyshack gave a gift certificate, too. Davidson Realty donated Neighbhorhood of World Golf Village wine glasses and a tote bag. Thank you so much to the businesses that helped us raise money for the schools!

DSC04711Davidson Realty President Sherry Davidson joined agents and staff for a chance to win one of the many fabulous baskets at the event. The baskets ranged from Disney and Universal passes, golf and spa packages, patio furniture worth $7,000, beach baskets, pamper me packages, bundle of joy packages, etc! Talk about one of the social events of the year; it was soooo much fun! Mostly women attended, but there were a few ladies that brought their men (probably to carry all their baskets to the car!) It was such a wonderful evening. The Renaissance did a great job hosting the event. The food and service were awesome. Several Nease High School students volunteered to be the “basket runners.” The PTO and PTSO did an amazing job at making this event such a success! Way to go Ladies!!!

If you missed Baskets & Blooms this year, make sure you make it to next years. The night was a 10 for sure!!!

For photos of the whole night visit The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village Facebook Page

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Davidson Appreciates Teachers Announces Winners! Congratulations to Ms. Ledford and Ms. Kenyon!

March 18, 2011

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Posted by in Contests, St. Johns County schools, Videos

 

My daughter entered the St. Johns County school system in August of 2010. My expectations were exceeded in every aspect from the technology in the classrooms and even the detail into making sure that the children are placed into the “right” learning environment. Since day one, I have been so impressed with Wards Creek Elementary. Our friends that have children in Mill Creek Elementary feel the same way! After becoming one of the moms that talk about the schools and everything going on in our St. Johns County communities, I started thinking about a way we could give back to the teachers that make such a difference in our children’s lives. That’s how we developed the “Davidson Appreciates Teachers” campaign. We have made it through the first quarter focusing on pre-k, kindergarten and first grade. It has been such an amazing experience! 

184860_10150425359295385_243700390384_17202004_6571610_nI received over 75 nominations for teachers. The top 3 teachers from Wards Creek were Ms. Kenyon, Ms. Bielfeldt and Ms. Fisher. The top 3 teachers from Mill Creek were Ms. Ledford, Ms. Peska and Ms. Stewart. Over 200 votes were placed on Davidson Realty’s Facebook page for the top teachers. The winner for Wards Creek is Ms. Kenyon and the winner for Mill Creek is Ms. Ledford! Congratulations to both of them!!!184277_10150425361330385_243700390384_17202029_717259_n

I wrote a blog about the teachers at Wards Creek and Mill Creek being “bucket fillers”, so I thought it would be fun to fill some buckets with some goodies for the winning teachers. Thank you to Kathy Howell, store manager of Crocs. They donated new shoes for the teachers. I would like to also thank Andy Murray from Caddyshack’s for donating a gift certificate for each bucket. Thank you to Davidson Realty for the generous gift cards to Target and the other goodies that filled up the buckets! And last but not least, I would like to thank all of you for the time you spent nominating, voting and helping us fill the buckets of the teachers at Wards Creek and Mill Creek Elementary.

On April 1st we begin 2nd Quarter. This time we are focusing on 2nd and 3rd grade! So, get your nominations ready and send them to me, Kristen Calhoun at kcalhoun@davidsonrealtyinc.com or call me at 904.940.5000. Please share with me why you think your teacher is the best and enjoy our video blog!

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