December 18, 2017

Dear Cape Families,

We wish all of our Cape families a happy holiday and new year filled with hope and

promise. We hope everyone will take time to relax and enjoy each other over winter

break.

Exciting times are ahead for our Cape students in 2018! We will be ready to make 2018 a

year filled with success through hard work and dedication by providing students with daily

opportunities to learn and grow. We shoulder the hard work together – administrators,

teachers, staff, students and families. Thanks for partnering with us in this venture!

January is a busy month for our school. Take a look at the school calendar in this

newsletter, in the back of your child’s planner, or on our website. Students return to school

on Monday, January 8. We especially look forward to seeing you at our Student-Led

Conferences on Thursday, January 18. We also have a Movie Night at the end of the

month!

We are already planning for the 2018-2019 school year. We will have a Kindergarten Open

House on Tuesday, January 16 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in our library. We will also have school

tours in January and February. Please invite your neighbors and friends to these activities.

We want to share with our community all the great things we do at Cape each day.

Our intensive classes are always in need of snacks and school supplies for their students.

We appreciate any donation for these students. Please drop off at the office anytime.

Cape is a special place. We are thankful for our students, staff and parents. Please call us

or stop by if you have any question or concerns. We are happy to assist in any way we

can.

Sincerely,

Nicole Osterholm and Kristi Sund

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR ADMINISTRATORS

Mission: To provide a safe and supportive learning community where every student experiences success. Vision: We believe that the most promising strategy for achieving the mission of Cape Elementary is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community.

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Thank you to all who attended our first Breakfast with Santa event at Applebee's! Our teachers, staff

and PTO enjoyed serving you all and we were able to raise over $700.00 for our school!

Our 2017 Holiday Shoppe was a huge success! Our Cape Elementary students loved shopping for their

family and friends! Thank you to everyone who volunteered! Whether it was pricing items, helping

children shop, gift wrapping, or helping clean up, we could not have done it without you!

January 25- February 9 we will be selling World's Finest Chocolate Bars! This is a delicious way to

help us raise money to fund our PE sunshade! Be on the lookout for more information!

Thank you for your continued support! Together

great things can happen!

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year

from Cape PTO!

Thank You Business Partners Jungle Golf

Jim Fischer Realty

Starbucks

Quality Pest Control

Publix

Rib City

Perkins Restaurant

Dominoes Pizza

Walmart

Jason’s Deli

Bob Evans Restaurant

Cape Coral First United Methodist Church

Horace Mann Insurance

Culver’s

Stuff A Bagel

A new Cape water bottle will be

available after winter

break! These awesome blue

aluminum bottles will

be available for sale ($10 each) at

Student Led

Conferences on January 18th and in

our Capeable Store!

New for 2018!

P T O

The School B oard o f Lee County Mary Fischer, District 1 (Chairman)

Jane E. Kuckel, PhD, District 6 (Vice Chairman)

Melisa W. Giovannelli, District 2 Chris N. Patricca, District 3 Steven K. Teuber, District 4

Pamela H. LaRiviere, District 5 Cathleen O'Daniel Morgan, District 7

Dr. Gregory K. Adkins, Superintendent

www.leeschools.net

Yearbooks will go on sale in January.

Yearbooks will cost $15 until March 15th.

Love Notes will be sold for $5. You can write a

special message to your child which will be printed

in the yearbook.

Look for the flyer in January for more details.

Monday, January 8th-School is OPEN. Students return to school.

Tuesday, January 16th-Kindergarten Open

House for 2018-2019. 6:00-7:30 p.m. in our Library. Invite your family & friends with school age children!

Thursday, January 18th-Student Led

Conferences. More information will be coming home soon with students.

Important Dates

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The district-wide character word for January is Commitment. This involves binding yourself to a course of action despite

obstacles. The district’s quote for the month is, “Commitment

is what transfers a promise into reality.”

Please take time during the break to relax and re-energize

yourself for the second half of the school year. How often do

you sit down and look at how your time is being spent? Time is

a valuable commodity, and as we look at the character word

for the month, it is worthwhile to ask yourself, “Do I make

promises and keep them?”

Many people make resolutions at the beginning of a new year.

It is important to evaluate the previous year and look at areas

where there is room for improvement, but what happens when

we break a resolution and struggle with falling back into old

habits we have resolved to change? Is it okay to give up? This

is where commitment comes in. Commitment is what carries us

through when our resolve begins to fade. Families commit

themselves to many things throughout the school year, and as

the year progresses, sometimes those commitments can feel

like burdens. Often, it becomes necessary to determine which

obligations are worthy of a commitment, and how we handle

these obligations can teach our children a very valuable life

lesson. Determining the level of commitment you are willing to

uphold before making the commitment is a necessary first

step for any venture.

A friend of mine once shared her method of teaching her

children the importance of commitment by explaining that one

of her daughters was notorious for saying she was interested

in a new activity, then when the activity became a challenge,

she would tell her mother she wanted to quit. My friend

learned very early that she needed to attach a time frame to

any activity her daughter tried. Not wanting to discourage

her, she would say, “We can try that, but you have to commit

to a whole season if you want me to sign you up.” If there was

whining after the commitment had been made, her daughter

would be reminded of the agreement that had been made prior

to beginning the activity. Both mother and daughter

understood the importance of making a commitment. As we

are presented with opportunities to become involved,

remember to be careful with your time and if you commit to

projects and activities, your children are watching to see if

your promises are binding.

January Counseling Corner

TIPS TO PREVENT LICE

To prevent lice, you’ll need to teach your child

these ways to steer clear of the bugs- and make

sure you explain to them why they aren’t allowed

to share certain items.

Don’t share hats, scarves, helmets, pillows,

combs, brushes or headphones.

Keep long hair up in a ponytail or braid.

Do weekly head checks – check the “hot spots.”

These are the back of the neck, behind

the ears, and part lines.

Wash blankets, stuffed toys and backpacks on a

routine basis.

Wishing Everyone a Healthy, Happy New Year!

From Our School Nurse

We appreciate all of our wonderful

business partners who do so much

for Cape Elementary everyday.

During this holiday season we want

to give a special THANK YOU to

Cape Coral First United Methodist

Church for taking such great care

of our less fortunate Cape families.

Special Thank You!

Out Of Field Teachers

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 Cape

Elementary School are fully certified, but are

engaged in training to add the endorsement

English as a Second Language to their current

certificate:

Kristi Allen Terry Badloe

Trisha Bissler Danielle Fitzsimmons

Miranda Gagliardi Lisa Quaintance

Carrie Troxell