Bobcat Bulletin From your principal: Mrs. Porter Upcoming Events: 10/2: Robotics Club meets every Tue. & Thurs. 10/3: 6:00 p.m. PTA Mtg. 10/3: SAC Mtg. 10/4: Early Release 10/5: 5:00—7:00 p.m. Welcome back McBobcat Night at (McDonald’s U.S.1) 10/6: Nature’s Vision Fund Raiser 10/11: Early Release 10/12: 2:00—4:00 p.m. 10/12: All Pro Dads Good News Club every Thurs. 10/16: 1st Grading Period Ends 10/18: Early Release 10/19: All Pro Dad’s Break- fast 7:30 a.m. 10/19: Orlando Science Ctr. Night 10/21: 6:00—9:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat 10/25: Early Release 10/27: 5:30—7:00 p.m. Not So Spooky Story Night All stakeholders at Edgewater Public will affect positive change in our school, community, and beyond as we develop our skills in communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.. Bell Schedule: • 7:30 Students may enter campus • 7:50 First Bell • 7:55 Bell to signal the start of school • 2:05 Bus students released (1:00 Early Release) Edgewater Public School 801 South Old County Road-Edgewater-Florida 32141 386-424-2573 EPS_HomeoftheBobcats Dear Bobcat Family, The school year is rushing by and there is so much to do! I hope that you all found time to celebrate being a family during the summer with some fun and relaxation. We had a strong start to the school year thanks for our great team at Edgewater Public School. Our top priority is safety and security and student learning. Please help us with these two things by following procedures for being on campus and letting your student know that you are involved in their learning. The more you care and believe in your student’s ability to work hard, the harder they will work and the stronger their own belief in their ability to do so will become. We depend on you to reinforce the importance of learning and student responsibility by working with your child each evening. Ask specific questions about their learning and don’t settle for “nothing” as an answer. Monitor their reading and ask them questions about what they have read. Have them practice their math facts with you. Thank you for helping us build their dreams and get them to be able to accomplish them. It was so nice to see many of you at Open House. I hope that you all had a great experience and please let us know if we can follow-up with any information that you may need. If you have any questions about Title I and you missed the meeting at Open House, please let us know. A pam- phlet went home last week with information as well. “Every minute Counts at Edgewater Public School” so please have your child at school, prepared and on time each day. If your child is eating breakfast, please have them here no later than 7:40 a.m. The School Improvement goal for Edgewater Public School remains, “If Edgewater Public School implements rigorous, personalized instruction focused on coherent instructional shifts then overall student achievement will increase thus creating future ready students.” Our team has recommitted themselves to this goal and have worked throughout the summer to ensure your children get the very best we can offer. This is truly a wonderful place where the teachers are passionate about their craft and their students, the children are bright and eager to learn, and the community and parents are loving and supportive. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns. Edgewater Public School Will Stay the Course and Great Things Will Continue to Happen. Becky Porter, Principal of Edgewater Public School Parents and guardians, when your student is out of school for any reason, it is your responsibility to contact the school and excuse your student. Our con- tact number is 386-424-2573 extension 35223. Thank you!
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Bobcat Bulletin
From your principal: Mrs. Porter
Upcoming Events:
10/2: Robotics Club meets
every Tue. & Thurs.
10/3: 6:00 p.m. PTA Mtg.
10/3: SAC Mtg.
10/4: Early Release
10/5: 5:00—7:00 p.m.
Welcome back McBobcat
Night at (McDonald’s U.S.1)
10/6: Nature’s Vision Fund
Raiser
10/11: Early Release
10/12: 2:00—4:00 p.m.
10/12: All Pro Dads
Good News Club every Thurs.
10/16: 1st Grading Period
Ends
10/18: Early Release
10/19: All Pro Dad’s Break-
fast 7:30 a.m.
10/19: Orlando Science Ctr.
Night
10/21: 6:00—9:00 p.m.
Trunk or Treat
10/25: Early Release
10/27: 5:30—7:00 p.m.
Not So Spooky Story Night
All stakeholders at Edgewater Public will affect positive change in our school,
community, and beyond as we develop our skills in communication, creativity,
critical thinking and collaboration..
Bell Schedule: • 7:30 Students may enter
campus
• 7:50 First Bell
• 7:55 Bell to signal the start of
school
• 2:05 Bus students released
(1:00 Early Release)
Edgewater Public School
801 South Old County Road-Edgewater-Florida 32141
386-424-2573
EPS_HomeoftheBobcats
Dear Bobcat Family,
The school year is rushing by and there is so much to do! I hope that you all found time to
celebrate being a family during the summer with some fun and relaxation.
We had a strong start to the school year thanks for our great team at Edgewater Public School.
Our top priority is safety and security and student learning. Please help us with these two things
by following procedures for being on campus and letting your student know that you are involved
in their learning. The more you care and believe in your student’s ability to work hard, the harder
they will work and the stronger their own belief in their ability to do so will become. We depend
on you to reinforce the
importance of learning and student responsibility by working with your child each evening. Ask
specific questions about their learning and don’t settle for “nothing” as an answer. Monitor their
reading and ask them questions about what they have read. Have them practice their math facts
with you. Thank you for helping us build their dreams and get them to be able to accomplish
them.
It was so nice to see many of you at Open House. I hope that you all had a great experience and
please let us know if we can follow-up with any information that you may need. If you have any
questions about Title I and you missed the meeting at Open House, please let us know. A pam-
phlet went home last week with information as well.
“Every minute Counts at Edgewater Public School” so please have your child at school, prepared
and on time each day. If your child is eating breakfast, please have them here no later than 7:40
a.m.
The School Improvement goal for Edgewater Public School remains, “If Edgewater
Public School implements rigorous, personalized instruction focused on coherent
instructional shifts then overall student achievement will increase thus creating future ready
students.” Our team has recommitted themselves to this goal and have worked throughout the
summer to ensure your children get the very best we can offer.
This is truly a wonderful place where the teachers are passionate about their craft and their
students, the children are bright and eager to learn, and the community and parents are loving
and supportive. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns.
Edgewater Public School Will Stay the Course and Great Things Will Continue to Happen.
Becky Porter,
Principal of Edgewater Public School
Parents and guardians, when your student is out of school for any reason, it
is your responsibility to contact the school and excuse your student. Our con-
tact number is 386-424-2573 extension 35223. Thank you!
School Security Information From Ms. Brown
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Every student, faculty, staff and family member’s safety is a very important
aspect of creating a positive learning environment here at Edgewater Public Ele-
mentary School. Practicing fire and code drills are an important part of our school’s
preparation for emergency situations. Below are brief descriptions of the fire and
code drills we practice throughout the school year. In the event you are on campus
while we are conducing a drill, we ask that you participate and cooperate with our
school’s security team.
In the event we should ever evacuate our school’s students, faculty and staff,
we would relocate to Indian River elementary School. We have an agreement with
both Indian River and our alternate site, New Smyrna Beach Middle School, should
Indian River be unavailable. Both facilities are prepared to house our students,
faculty and staff until proper dismissal takes place.
Drills
• Fire Drill—Two fire drills are performed during the first two weeks of school.
We will perform one drill per month for the remainder of the school year.
Classrooms are evacuated, checked and all students are accounted for before
the “All Clear” signal is given and students, faculty and staff resume their
normal daily activities.
• Code Red—A Code Red drill is performed to practice for an emergency situa-
tion involving weapons/hostages. Our campus would go into a “Lock Down”
until the crisis is resolved. Our campus will perform a Code Red Level 2 in
the emergency event of an active shooter.
• Code Blue—A Code Blue drill is performed to practice for an emergency
situation involving a “Bomb Threat” or suspicious package. All would remain
in their locations until a sweep of the campus was completed and the need to
evacuate was substantiated.
• Code Green—A Code Green is performed to practice for an emergency situa-
tion involving severe weather/tornado. All have been instructed to move to a
safe zone and be prepared to assume the protective position as far away from
doors and windows as possible should it be needed.
• Code Yellow—A Code Yellow is performed to practice for an emergency situ-
ation involving Hazmat/Toxic Spill. All A/C units would be turned off. All
persons out of doors would be brought inside until the area had been inspected
and it is deemed safe to give the “All Clear”.
Evacuation Site: Indian River Elementary School
Alternate Evacuation Site: New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Media Meeting Location: Edgewater YMCA
Please pull as far forward as possi-
ble to unload your passengers in the
parent loop. Please refrain from using a cell
phone while driving in the parent
loop.
If you need to come into the office
after school, please be sure to park
in the grass parking lot and NOT
near the bus loop. This is very im-
portant to keep all students safe! Please remember that parents and
visitors need to check in and out at
the front desk with their driver’s
license. Photo ID is required in order for
office personnel to issue a visitor’s
badge. VPK pick-up / drop-off : Please do
not enter the building before 7:30
a.m. to drop off and not before 2:00
for pick up
A Few Words From Nurse
Laurie …
It’s that time of year again… “Cold and Flu
Season”. The number one way to prevent
the spread of colds and flu is proper hand washing. We can
all do our part by encouraging good hygiene, proper hand
washing and sneezing or
coughing into our elbow to prevent the spread of germs that
cause missed work and poor attendance at school. Remem-
We had an awesome Open Barn on 9/20. Thank you to all the
students and families that visitied. We had a large turnout!
Currently we are studying the needs of barn animals. Student
posters are on display also. We have named one of our rabbits
“Eclipse” because she joined our Bobcat family on the day of the solar eclipse. The second rabbit will be named soon. Each 3rd—5th grade class determined the two
most popular names. Students can vote on the rabbit’s
name. Student votes cost 1 penny per vote. If you donate
one quarter that equals 25 votes. We also have 6 hens in our chicken coop! In a few weeks we hope to get our first
eggs. We are “eggcited”!!!!
THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PARENT
INVOLVEMENT PLANS ARE NOW ONLINE!!
These two important items are guiding documents which help
our school improve student achievement and show how we plan
to reach improvement goals. These living documents are updated
every year based on input from not only the faculty and
district, but also from parents and the community.
The documents can be found on our school website under the
“Parents” tab. Or you can type the following URL into your
The Orlando Science Center is coming to “GROSS OUT”
Edgewater Public School!!! Thursday, October 19th from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
There will be math stations, engineering stations, and five “Gross Out” science stations
for our families to enjoy.
Dinner will be served from 5:30-5:55 in the cafeteria and child care will be
provided. Bring your family for a fun, educational hands-on STEM program at
Edgewater Public School!
A Superhero Is Coming To Our School A Top Character Development & Bully Prevention Assembly
One of the members from the Omegaman & Friends school assembly program will be presenting
their positive Superhero message to our students at Edgewater Public School on October 31st.
Omegaman & Friends is a very unique school assembly presentation. Their message delivers the
Anti-Bullying/Character Development topics through a superhero theme.
They challenge students to live a life as a Dream-Maker (making good choices) & not be a
Dream-Breaker (making bad choices). They perform feats of strength; such as, snapping a baseball
bat & ripping a phone book in half as a tool to illustrate and maintain the attention of our students
to ensure that their message is not lost.
Schools across the nation have seen a great increase of BULLYING in their schools. Edgewater
Public School is taking a proactive stance against this disturbing trend. Through this assembly, our
students will learn how to Identify, Respond, and Prevent bullying in our school, to make sure
every student is a H.E.R.O.—Helping Everyone Respect Others.
We invite all parents to attend this fun-filled message of character education, motivation,
inspiration and hope. It is one event you will not want to miss. We appreciate your investment in
your child’s life and look forward to seeing you there!
(More information on the Omegaman & Friends presentation, can be found at: www.omegamanschools.com)
President - Teresa Heavener
Vice President - Heather Wilson (proposed) Secretary - Pamela Martin (proposed)
Treasurer - Robin Perlman **Please join us on Oct. 3rd at 6p.m. in the Media Ctr. Membership is only $5 thru Sept. See Ms. Wilson for
membership forms.
Upcoming Events... • Re-scheduled 1st General Meeting • 10/3 PTA 6:00 Media Ctr. • 10/5 McBobcat Night 5-7 (free ice cream) • 10/6 Natures Vision fundraiser kick off • 10/12 All Pro’s Dads 7:30 Media Ctr. • 10/21 Trunk or Treat 6-9 at the YMCA
Please make sure to send in your SchoolMall Fundraiser address
packet.
The ESE department receives $2.25 for each completed booklet.
Last year we were able to raise enough money to purchase two
new
adaptive swings for our primary playground.
Thank you so much for all your support!
Edgewater Public School welcomes you to join us aw we run/walk/job while raising funds for
our school! This fun run/walk is open to EVERYONE in the community and we hope to see you
there!! The “My School Color Run” is an untimed fun run/walk featuring a 5K. Throughout the
course, participants will experience color splash zones where they’ll be doused in color and end
with a final color toss celebration! Check in starts at 7:00 a.m. and the race starts at 8:00 a.m.
REGISTER EARLY… Registration includes a race bib, color packet and t-shirt only if you sign
up before 11/17/17. You can pick up your items at the registration table the day of the event.
Paper registration forms are available upon request. SHARE WITH YOUR
FRIENDS WHEN YOU REGISTER!!
#myschoolcolorrun #edgewaterbobcatmscr
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY
Community Information Services Post Office Box 2118, DeLand, Florida 32721-2118
2017-18 School Calendar REVISED
August 8 (Tuesday) ................................... Preplanning Begins – Teachers Report August 14 (Monday) .................................. First Day of School for Students September 1 (Friday) ................................ Professional Development Day/Student Holiday September 4 (Monday) .............................. Labor Day Holiday October 16 (Monday) ................................ Teacher Duty Day/Student Holiday Hurricane Makeup Day November 10 (Friday) ............................... Veterans Day Holiday November 21 (Tuesday) ............................ Thanksgiving Holiday Begins - End of Day November 27 (Monday) ............................. Classes Resume December 20 (Wednesday) ....................... Winter Holiday Begins - End of Day December 21 (Thursday) .......................... Teacher Duty Day/Student Holiday January 8 (Monday) .................................. Classes Resume January 15 (Monday) ................................ Martin Luther King’s Birthday Holiday February 19 (Monday) ............................... Presidents’ Day Holiday March 8 (Thursday) ................................... Spring Holiday Begins - End of Day March 9 (Friday) ........................................ Teacher Duty Day March 19 (Monday) ................................... Classes Resume May 28 (Monday) ...................................... Memorial Day Holiday May 30 (Wednesday) ................................ Last Day of School for Students June 1 (Friday) .......................................... Last Day of School for Teachers
Please be sure to complete and turn in your lunch
form no later than Oct. 5th to avoid interruption of
your student(s) meal status. School Way Café is of-
fering free breakfast / lunch to assist families after
