Dear Bobcat Families:

We hope that everyone had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. Our school wide Thanksgiving Luncheon was a huge success as we welcomed over 223 families to our school cafeteria to celebrate as a school community.

The month of December brings so much to look forward to. Our students will have the chance to show what they know on the winter iReady diagnostic reading test. Please connect with your child’s teacher for the dates that your child will be testing. Additionally, our Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) testing will begin on December 5th and 6th for all students. Please help us by ensuring your child gets a good night’s rest, comes to school on time, and brings their glasses (if they wear them).

We are looking forward to seeing you and your family at the annual Immokalee Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 9th. Eden Park will be represented in the parade and joining in the holiday fun! As always, thank you for your continued support and dedication to our EPE community.

In partnership,

Mrs. Anderson, Principal

December 1: Buddy Classrooms 8am

December 5: Fall Picture Retakes

December 9: Immokalee Christmas Parade

December 15: Student Leadership Clubs 8:00am

December 18- January 1st No school for students and staff

December 5: Kinder, 1st, 2nd grade ELA Assessment PM2

December 6: 3rd, 4th, 5th grade ELA Assessment PM2 starts 8:30am

December 7: Kinder & 1st grade iReady Diagnostic 2

December 8: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th iReady Diagnostic 2 starts 9:00am

December 12 Kinder, 1st, 2nd grade Math Assessment PM2

December 13: 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Math Assessment PM2

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

Synergy means collaborating to create a third alternative rather than settling for a compromise. When we synergize, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts- one plus one equals three or more.

To Prepare:

1. Write each family member's name on a small piece of paper and put it in a jar/bowl.

2. Write the following questions on pieces of paper and put them in a different jar/bowl.

- What I admire most about you is.....

- One of my proudest memories of you is.....

- What I have learned from you is.....

To Play:

Ask each family member to pick one paper from the name jar/bowl and one paper from the question jar/bowl. Each person takes turns sharing their answers.

WHEN

TUESDAY, December 12, 7:30AM

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 December 12th 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.