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Let's GROW! It's finally here and we are very excited to welcome our Layer students back on August 9th for Meet the Teacher! Our GROW focuses will be: Give Opportunities for Collaboration and Engagement, Relatationships to Build Trust and Belonging, Own Data Successes and Differentiate Needed Next Steps, and Willingness to Learn with a Growth Mindset.

HERE is our "Need to Know" document for logistics for Layer Elementary. A paper copy will be going home, along with other information, in planners the first day of school!

Also, we are looking for parents to join our School Advisory Council this year! We meet monthly and discuss the progress of the school. We are always looking for feedback, suggestions, and input as we are wanting to make Layer a great place. Please let me know if you are interested in serving as a member of this committee.

Please know we are here if you have questions, feedback, or needs! I look forward to working with all of your families this year!

Let's "Grow Greatness" together!

Lindsay Todd, Principal

• 8/3- “Popsicles in the Park” for Incoming Kindergarten Families from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
• 8/8- PTA Spirit Day at District Eat and Play from 12:00p.m.-10:00p.m. (See below)

• 8/9- Meet the Teacher from 9:00-11:00a.m. (See below)

• 8/9-8/23- Online PTA Spirit Store Open

• 8/12- First Day of School! Doors open for students at 8:05a.m. (See below)

• 8/16- Flower Power Friday! Wear Your Favorite Floral or Growth Mindset Attire!

• 8/22- Dividend Luncheon at 11:00a.m. (RSVP below)

• 8/27- SAC Meeting at 7:45a.m.

• 8/29- PTA 20th Anniversary Celebration! PTA General Meeting (5:30p.m.), Celebrating Layer’s History (5:45p.m.), Cake with Lucky (6:00p.m.) and Sneaker Ball with Community Partners Fair (6:15p.m.-7:30p.m.)

We have planned so many additional events for the year! HERE is our Family Events Calendar. A paper copy will also be provided in the First Day of School packet for families!

Please join us for our Meet the Teacher Event for the 2024-2025 school year! We look forward to seeing our K-5, VPK, and PreK students and families during the 9:00a.m.-11:00a.m. window.

In addition to meeting your teacher, you can bring your school supplies, sign up for a membership with our Layer Elementary PTA, get your car signs (see below), speak with Red Apple Dining, chat with KidZone, meet our Crossing Guards, get bus information with Transportation, and more!

• 8:05am- School building opens (PLEASE do not bring students early as there is no supervision before 8:05am!)
• 8:30am- 1st Bell to enter class
• 8:35am- Tardy Bell (students arriving after this time MUST be signed in by a parent)
• 3:05pm- Dismissal Bell (2:05pm- Dismissal Bell on Wednesdays)
• Parents & guests WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to enter the building or walk students to class due to safety guidelines. The Layer staff will be present in all hallways & waiting areas to make sure students make it to class safely! Join us at Meet the Teacher when you can help your child find their way to class and drop off those bags of school supplies!

• If you plan to pick up your child(ren) through the car line, you must display a personalized car sign. Click the link below to register for your car signs.

https://tinyurl.com/LayerCarTags

• Car Sign registration deadline- Thursday, August 8th at 12:00pm. After this time, you will not be able to receive your car signs until Monday, August 10th.

Click picture above to join our PTA!

Please support our teachers and classrooms by purchasing items from their Amazon Wish Lists! Click the link below to be taken to the individual wish lists.

Amazon Teacher Wish Lists

Our District is committed to providing each student with the tools they need to succeed, including nutritious meals they can enjoy. We encourage SCPS families needing additional support to apply for benefits for the 2024-2025 school year.

https://diningservices.scps.us/apply-for-meal-benefits/

If your child will need to take medication at school, please help us be prepared for the first day! The attached form will need to be completed (one per over the counter or prescription medication) and brought with the medicine (in the box/bottle with the prescription label) by the parent in person. Ms. Rea (our clinic assistant), will be at the front office on Friday, August 9 for you to drop items off.

Medication Authorization Form

Seminole County Public Schools will utilize the My Ride K-12 (Ride360) App for the 2024-2025 school year. This website and mobile app will allow families and students to look up bus route information and receive real-time notifications and alerts. For more information, please visit: www.scps.us/buses

The transportation department will also have representatives available at Meet the Teacher on August 9.

As you prepare for the 2024-2025 School Year, HERE is a printable copy of the SCPS Elementary School Supply List! Thank you for your support!

Supply Lists for Pre-K and VPK-

-Mrs. Canfield's PreK Class

-Ms. Ruiz's PreK Class

-Mrs. Knapp's PreK Class

-Mrs. Collins's VPK Class

Supply Lists for K-5 ESE-

-Ms. Potosky's Class

-Mrs. Castillo's Class

-Mrs. Grubbs asks that you please bring supplies for your student's grade level from the SCPS Elementary K-5 list.

Please review the attached letter about Health Services Consent and updating your clinic card in Skyward for the 2024-25 school year.

SCPS Information Letter

Parent Steps in Skyward

You now have the ability to easily access and complete these important documents online, streamlining the process and ensuring that all necessary information is up to date. By integrating these services into the Skyward Family Access Parent Portal, we aim to enhance communication and collaboration between parents, schools, and healthcare providers.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student’s Legal Name Form, as well as the SCPS Code of Conduct can be found in the parent/guardian account of Skyward Family Access.

Without the signed name deviation consent form from parent/guardian, staff are required to use only the legal name of the student as listed in Skyward. If you have previously completed and submitted the Parental Authorization for Name Deviation Form, and there are no modifications to the information provided since last year, there is no need to resubmit the form. Your previous authorization and parental consent will remain valid for the current academic year.

Please see the attached letter for more information:

English Letter

Spanish Letter

Click picture above to become a business partner!

Our friends over at Culver's of Casselberry are trying to "Stuff the Bus" with school supplies, which will be distributed to schools around Seminole County, including Layer! Let's help them meet their goal! Anyone who donates 3 or more unopened school supples between now and August 4 will receive a coupon for a free scoop of delicious custard! What's better than helping the community and eating ice cream?!

RSVP for the Event HERE.

If you are interested in setting up a vendor or community partner table, respond HERE.

Our Sunshine State program will officially kick off in the Fall but you can start reading now! Click the links below to read about our Sunshine State program and get instructions on how to read online & take AR tests!

Sunshine State Parent Letter

Sunshine State Jr. Book List (Kind., 1st, 2nd, developing 3rd)

Sunshine State Young Reader Book List (Independent 3rd, 4th & 5th)

The Dividends School Volunteer Program is a district-wide effort that encourages and promotes community involvement in the Seminole County Public Schools. You must be a registered Dividend to volunteer during school events or chaperone any field trip.

All Dividend volunteers are required to re-activate their applications each year. Apply to be a Dividend here: https://dvd.scps.k12.fl.us/

Can we plug you in at Layer? Click HERE to let us know what you would like to be a part of this year!

THANK YOU to the following businesses who helped make the start of our school year a success!

• 2 Smart Cookies
• Championship Martial Arts at Tuskawilla
• Coach Kelly Live
• Equitable Advisors
• Mathnasium of Tuskawilla
• ModMarket & Riley Reigh
• Sam Alfred with Voyage Financial Group

If you know of a business that might be interested in partnering with our school or PTA this year, please reach out to Mrs. Wright (sawyeraz@scps.k12.fl.us) so we can get you involved!

Layer is proud to be a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) School! We expect all students to follow our PRIDE expectations so we can keep our school a happy and safe place for all students.

We appreciate family support as we link all behavior choices to our expectations across our campus with our continued Lucky Bucks and our consistent Behavior Alert system. Layer follows a Hierarchy of Consequences in every classroom which can be viewed HERE.

HERE is the Seminole County Public Schools Student Code of Conduct. These are the expectations that all students follow to keep our school happy and safe.

HERE is the Seminole County Public Schools Dress Code. We ask that all students have appropriate clothing and safe shoes to play outside in each day. No flip-flops please!

Principal- Lindsay Todd

lindsay_todd@scps.k12.fl.us

407-871-8090

Assistant Principal- Artranise Wright

sawyeraz@scps.k12.fl.us

407-871-8091

Website: https://layer.scps.k12.fl.us/
Location: 4201 Florida 419, Winter Springs, FL, USA
Phone: (407) 871-8050
Facebook: facebook.com/LayerElementary
Twitter: @Layer_Lynx