Principal Pam Bennis
PMBennis@vbschools.com

Welcome to our webpage! I am Pam Bennis and I am the Principal of Malibu Elementary. We are a small school that has a large reputation for excellence throughout the city. Malibu has approximately 300 students and a dedicated group of teachers, staff, parents, and business partners who have helped create a nurturing environment for learning. The school serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade as well as certain preschoolers and special needs students.

Malibu is fully accredited! Our students consistently score above the division average on SOL tests. Our fifth graders achieved a perfect 100% pass rate on the SOL!

This school has a variety of innovative programs that have contributed to our outstanding student success. We strongly promote reading through such programs as the Book of the Month club, Literacy Night, and monthly awards for meeting reading goals. Neighborhood preschoolers are invited six times a year to participate in Surflings, an early intervention reading program that offers hands-on activities, strategies for parents, and a book to all who attend. In 2005 Malibu was the state recipient of the Exemplary Reading Award from the International Reading Association.

Malibu is a true neighborhood school. Almost 50% of our students live in the walking zone. Many of our students are second generation Malibu Surfers! Please do not hesitate to contact us for information on the best kept secret in Virginia Beach! You can learn more about the monthly activities at Malibu by checking out the online version of our parent newsletter, "The Messenger".

Mrs. Patti Porter
Assistant Principal