News from the Nest
Sand Pine Elementary School 2024-2025
October 2024
A note from your administrators!
Happy October Crane families!
September has been a great month! We are so thankful that our families and community are safe following Hurricane Helene. We appreciate our PTA putting together donations to help our families and schools on the west side who were less fortunate. Thank you to all of our families for your generous donations!
We have concluded our PM1 FAST testing. As we walk through our classrooms, we see students highly engaged in their learning and they are eager to walk on campus every morning. We are so proud of the hard work of our students, teachers, and staff!
We hosted our Open Houses and annual fall book fair, which were very successful. We love seeing our families on campus and partnering with our school. If you would like to discuss your child's progress, please reach out to your child's teacher to set up a conference.
If either of us can ever be of any assistance to your child or family, please reach out to us.
#CranesALLin
Mrs. Shauger and Mrs. Chmurzynski
No School for Students!
As a reminder, there is no school for students on Monday, October 14 and Tuesday October 15.
Makeup Picture Day
Fall pictures for all students were held on Friday, September 13th. If your child was absent, or you would like a retake after looking at the proof, the makeup day will be on Friday, October 25th. More information will be forthcoming.
World Smile Day
Friday, October 4th, is World Smile Day! Spread smiles and happiness to everyone. Wear a yellow or smiley face shirt!
R.A.C.E. to Read Pasco!
Carline
For the safety of all our students, staff, and parents, we kindly ask that you refrain from using your cell phone while in the carline. Distracted driving can lead to accidents, and we want to ensure that everyone remains safe during drop-off and pick-up times.
Additionally, once you have pulled into your designated spot in the carline, please put your car in park and remain stationary until a staff member waves you on to leave. This helps maintain an orderly flow of traffic and ensures that children can safely enter and exit vehicles.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in helping us keep our school community safe.
Transportation
Walkers and bikers should not arrive at the corner outside the school gate until 8:55 A.M. at the earliest. There is not staff supervision before then. We have had reports from our crossing guards that students are arriving much earlier and are unsupervised. Also, no dropping students off at the bus loop entrance to walk and/or on the side of the road. These are safety concerns, and we appreciate your assistance with this.
If buses are late, you will be notified by transportation. For real time information, you can download the Where's My Bus app. Here are the directions: https://pasco.k12.fl.us/transportation/full-page/wheres-the-bus
To reach transportation directly, please call: 813-320-2562.
Changes of transportation - If you need to change your child's mode of transportation for the day, please fill out the MACH form on our school website no later than 2:15 pm. We will no longer take changes over the phone for safety reasons. We want to ensure that all students get home the correct way and safely.
All Pro Dad Breakfast
Food and Nutrition
Once again, we are welcoming our families back on campus to have lunch with their child. This began on September 9. Family lunches will be on Monday and Friday only.
Here are the lunch procedures:
1. Parents must show a physical ID (a photo of your ID will not be accepted). You will check in at the front office and be Raptored in prior to joining their child for lunch. They must wear badge the entire time they are on campus. Only family members listed on the emergency card of the child may visit for lunch.
2. Parents may not sit at the table with the class. There are some tables inside the cafeteria, outdoor lunch tables, and in the Butterfly Garden where you can enjoy lunch.
3. Parents may only eat with their own child (no classmates).
4. Once lunch is over, parent should go back to office to check out. They may not join their child at recess or walk them back to the classroom.
FALL EVENTS
We are still working on a date to reschedule our Tile Painting Night! Stay tuned!
Report Cards
Report Cards for the first quarter will be released in the Parent Portal on October 23rd. Please log in to the portal to find out how your child is progressing and contact your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Our goal is for every student at SPES to grow academically, socially, and emotionally each and every day!
Connect with us on Social Media
Please be sure to follow our school Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SandPineElementarySchool, our Sand Pine PTA page at https://www.facebook.com/SPESPTArocks, and our school X account (@SPES_Cranes). Throughout the school year, we will be posting information for families and photos of all the amazing things happening on campus!
Tampa Bay Bucaneers "Raise the Flags" program
Pasco County Schools are partnering with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation this year. Let's "Raise the Flags" together with students across Tampa Bay by encouraging everyone to wear Bucs colors, red and pewter, to school each Friday before a Bucaneers home game. Below is a schedule of the "Raise the Flags" dates:
Friday, October 18
Friday, October 25
Friday, November 8
Friday, December 6