Dear Bobcat Families:

Happy New Year!! During winter break, I hope you had the chance to catch up with friends and family and enjoy some rest and relaxation.

With the start of the new year, we have so much to look forward to in the coming weeks. We will celebrate positive behavior in Semester 1 with our reward activity on Friday, January 12th. Students will have a choice in this celebration with a variety of activities to choose from.

The New Year is also a great time to review important information:

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StuStudent ID’s/Lanyard: This is part of the EPE and District code of conduct. All students must wear their Student ID while in school. Please remind your child of this important part of the EPE dress code policy. ID’s can be replaced for a fee of $2.00 – requests can be made in the front office.

- Dressing for cold weather – January and February can bring colder weather. Please be sure to send your child to school with a sweatshirt and long pants/jeans on cold weather days.

- Dismissal changes must be called in to our front office by 2:30 pm.

- Address/Phone Numbers/Contacts: Please contact our front office with any changes regarding contact information.

Finally, please SAVE THE DATE for January 23rd, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Eden Park. We will be hosting our Winter Wonderland at EPE and hope to see all of our families at this event. We will be providing dinner, activities, and our Book Fair throughout the night. We hope to see you there!

In partnership,

Mrs. Anderson, Principal

January 1- No school for staff and students

January 9- Bobcat Brilliancy Awards 8-9am (Invite Only)

January 12- Early Release Day

January 12- Semester 1 PBIS Celebration 8am

January 15-No school for students and teachers

January 16- No school for students- Teacher Planning Day

January 22- Report Cards go home

January 22-26: Celebrate Literacy Week & Scholastic Book Fair (Volunteers needed, contact Mrs. Carpenter.)

January 23- Winter Wonderland Night- 5:30-7 (Dinner served 5:30-6:00pm)

January 24- Early Release Day

January 26- Student Leadership Clubs 8am

January 11- 5th Grade Science Quarter 2 Benchmark Assessment

Hello Bobcat Family,

On January 2nd, 2024, we will be changing our dismissal car line procedure. We will now use a “double line” dismissal procedure allowing us to load 12 cars at once, instead of 6.

What does this mean?

We will be using both left and right lanes for the first 6 vehicles, totaling 12 vehicles. All 12 vehicles will be loaded at the same time. All vehicles will remain stopped and parked until all 12 vehicles are loaded. This will ensure safety for all students. Once all students are loaded, vehicles will be released.

How can you help us?

No cell phones. Please focus on driving safely through car line. Be patient and aware of your surroundings. All students will be loaded on the passenger side of your vehicle, therefore, make sure that your student will be able to enter the passenger side of your vehicle and be properly seated. Students will not be permitted to enter the vehicle from the driver’s side. This will require students to pass through other vehicles which could limit drivers’ view of students entering the loading area. Follow the directions from school staff at all times.

What changed and why?

We are going from loading 6 cars at a time to loading 12 cars at a time in 2 lanes, instead of 1. Six cars in the right lane and six cars in the left will all be loaded at the same time.

The objective of this change is to load students quicker and decrease wait time in the car line. Additionally, this will alleviate Westclox Street traffic into the school parking lot. Thank You for understanding and support.

Eden Park Elementary is a Leader in Me school. We learn and use the 7 Habits throughout the day and in our lives.

As a Leader in Me School, we have 5 Core Paradigms that drive our decisions, behaviors, and results. A paradigm is simply the way we "see" things.

Everyone can be a leader.

Everyone has genius.

Change starts with me.

Empower students to lead their own learning.

Educators and families partner to develop the whole person.

WHEN

TUESDAY, January 23, 2024

WHERE

3650 WESTCLOX STREET

IMMOKALEE, FL

MORE INFORMATION

Join us in the media center to help make important decisions for our school’s improvement and increased student achievement.

In collaboration with Benison Center, we are excited to enter all community members who attend our SAC meeting into a raffle drawing. We look forward to seeing who will walk out of the meeting with a prize.

The January 23rd agenda can be found on our school website under About Us- School Advisory Council (SAC)

https://origin2.collierschools.com/app/Events/AAABH/participant/registration/NEW

All students will be issued and are required to wear a school ID and lanyard while at school. This is part of our school dress code. Students will use badges to sign on to their bus, check out library books, and go through the lunch line. Lost badges may be replaced in the front office for $2.00 cash.

School Board Policies 2266, 3362, and 5517 – Prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and/or gender identity), disability, or age in the provision of educational opportunities or employment opportunities and benefits. The District School Board does not discriminate on the basis of sex or disability in the education programs and activities that it operates, pursuant to the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

For additional information or to report Title IX or any other discrimination/harassment concerns, contact Ms. Valerie Wenrich, Chief Human Resources Officer/ Title IX Coordinator, at (239) 377-0351, wenriv@collierschools.com or at 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Florida 34109.