Trafalgar Gazette

Hello Trafalgar Families,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope you enjoyed your summer and were able to recharge and relax. We are proud to report Trafalgar earned a grade of A from the state, and we are anticipating another positive year of learning and growth for all students! We have had a fantastic start to the year!

Security continues to stay at the forefront of all our minds. Please know the safety of our students and staff is our number one priority. Please be assured of the following:

1. All exterior access points, including gates and doors are locked and secure at all times.

2. All visitors on campus must have a photo ID to be scanned before entering the campus.

3. All students and visitors are required to enter the campus through our Open Gate system.

4. An SRO is present on campus during school hours.

5. Staff are present and visible throughout the campus.

6. Campus activities are monitored with 88 cameras.

7. Safety drills are conducted throughout the school year.

8. School safety team meets biweekly to review and assess safety procedures.

9. Safety questions specific to our after school program, Voyages, can be addressed with our program directors.

A few notes about parent drop off and pick up:

• Thank you for continuing to remember to be patient with parent drop-off and pick up lines. Lines tend to take longer in the beginning of the year as students and families learn our procedures. Great news! The line is moving faster every day, so please remember students are to be in class by 7:55am, and we dismiss at 2:10pm. Thanks for your help!
• Please keep your car tag up until your child enters the car. This is very helpful for the teacher at the cone during dismissal.
• All parent drop off families to also be reminded when heading north on 20th Ave., PLEASE do not make a Uturn to get into the line at the cones or in the open bus ramp space. There is no left turn into the school when arriving after 7:15.
• We also ask that no one pulls out of the right lane near the sidewalk into the left lane to go around a car that is not yet loaded or unloaded. This extra minute you may wait will help keep everyone safe. The inside lane is for PreK families who have just dropped off a student or for others leaving the campus from the parking lot.

Thank you for following established procedures and for supporting our wonderful team of teachers and staff! It takes a positive team to create a safe and welcoming learning experience for all students. Please feel free to call us with any questions.

Respectfully,

Mrs. Murphy, Principal

Dr. Williamson, Assistant Principal

Early Dismissal from School!

Monday, August 26th at 12:10

Reminder: No Voyages on this day!

AUGUST:

August 19-27: World's Finest Chocolate Bar Fundraiser

* Raised funds will go towards the PBIS program (Positive Behavior Intervention Support)

*We are looking for volunteers to help collect slips and hand out prizes and boxes of chocolates starting August 20-27 from 8AM-9AM. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to pto.teseagles@gmail.com

* Flyers go home on Monday 8/19. Boxes are $60 for 30 bars ($2/bar).

SEPTEMBER:

Thursday September 12: Spirit Night at Jason’s Deli 4Pm-8PM
Thursday September 26: SAC and PTO meeting @ 6PM in media center

When: August 29th at 9:00AM

Where: Trafalgar Media Center

What: Quick overview of volunteer expectations and procedures.

Just stop in the office for a visitor's sticker and join us in the media center. We look forward to seeing you on the 29th!

Please put your child's name on all personal items such as water bottles, lunchboxes, hats, jackets, etc. Thanks for your help!

It is extremely important that EVERY parent is signed up for a FOCUS account and all children/students in the family are linked in the account. Along with report cards and other important academic information, the FOCUS account will house emergency forms that must be completed for every student. You will need a PIN number to set up the account and to add and link all siblings. This PIN number can be given to you by calling the school at 239-283-3043. Please access the following information sheets and videos to help you register for this account, and call the school if you are having difficulty.

Remember: Even if you have a FOCUS account set up for your child, you will need to go into the account to fill out important health and emergency forms for the new school year. The district will no longer be sending home paper copies of report cards, so having a FOCUS account is vital to receiving academic information. Please let us know how we can help!

Click the link to watch a video on how to create a FOCUS account.

https://youtu.be/hsC4bGyMSRk English

https://youtu.be/sxwHABdPBEQ Spanish

https://youtu.be/alQ9Jx1Zo5A Haitian Creole

1. My child has full access to check out books from the school media center, except for books that have been restricted or those that require parent/guardian consent. (Please note that we do not have any restricted or challenged books in the Media Center.)

2- My child is not permitted to check out books from the school media center (this includes books in the child's classroom, and on Over Drive in Launchpad, unless it is directly related to the adopted curriculum).

3- My child is not permitted to check out books from the school media center that have been formally challenged and reviewed for potentially objectionable material, regardless of the outcome. (Please note that we do not have any restricted or challenged books in the Media Center.)

Please register for the Where's the Bus App if you have a bus assigned to your student. You will be able to see when your student boards, track the ride to and from school, and see when your student leaves the bus. The district would like to have all families of bus riders registered in the App, so please see below for instructions as to how to register. Thank you!

Parents will be asked to wait for one more week before joining students for lunch in the courtyard. Students and teachers benefit from time to get to know each other and school routines before we allow this procedure to begin the week of August 26th. Thanks for your understanding.

Florida State Statute 1012.42 recognizes that teachers at times must be assigned duties in a class outside the field in which the teacher is certified. The following teachers at Trafalgar Elementary are certified, but may be assigned one or more classes outside their areas of certification and are required to take appropriate steps to comply with the statutory regulation. The following teachers are engaged in training to add English for Speakers of Other Languages to their certificate.

Thomas Alotta

Staci Campion

Rosemary Teague

Martha Smith

Megan McDaniel

Nicole Hammerschmidt

Jennifer Allo

Angelica Santiago

Stacey Miles

Jeremy Moore

Thank you,

Lisa Murphy, Principal

Trafalgar Daily Transportation Changes Send email to: rachelrg@leeschools.net

Trafalgar Elementary Website http://tfe.leeschools.net/

Bus Location and Arrival Information https://wheresthebus.com/

Bus Number and Bus Stop Information https://mapnet.leeschools.net/

FOCUS Parent Portal http://focus.leeschools.net/

Create a FOCUS account English:

https://www.leeschools.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=31897655

Create a FOCUS account Spanish:

https://www.leeschools.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=31897653

Fortify: getfortifyfl.com

School Lunch Money: myschoolbucks.com

Email: Bethew@leeschools.net
Website: TES.leeschools.net
Phone: 239-283-3043