Fourth-grade students Anna Steepy, Cindy Welch, Regina Land and Gil Hunter will be visiting the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Gardens on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

While at the fabulous property, the students will walk the nature trail, portions of which are a raised boardwalk, and see the flora native to the Keys in a rejuvenated ecosystem that astounds in its natural beauty. Follow-up lessons will be held in the classrooms after the field trips.

Sharks are known for their amazing teeth and to that end, Sugarloaf students in grades two and seven are being given the chance to participate in a voluntary program designed to help protect their own teeth. Participants in this program have dental sealants applied to the chewing surfaces of the teeth as a means of helping to prevent the formation of tooth decay.

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, the small Sharks from first grade will present a Thanksgiving program in the cafeteria under the direction of Sugarloaf music instructor Joe Dallas, putting the audience in the mood for the season of gratitude.

Middle school students have the opportunity to attend an afterschool dance from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m Wednesday. The concession stand will be open with pizza, chips, baked goods, and soft drinks to satiate the mid-afternoon appetite.

H1N1 vaccinations will be given on Thursday to those students whose parents have signed permission slips. The clinic will be open until 6 p.m. for working parents who want to be present when their child is inoculated.

Seacamp is the destination for the fifth-graders on Friday. They will learn about sea life as they wade in the near-shore waters.