The Everglades Express
Go GATORS!
Newsletter for the Week of September 28th!
Thank you for reading our weekly parent newsletter! We will share important information and upcoming events here. Thank you so much for your support of Everglades!
Student Council Campaign Week Begins!
This week is Student Council Officer candidate campaign week! 5th grade students who would like to run for Student Council will display posters in the Cafeteria and have their speeches recorded for the morning announcements.
All students will vote on October 5th.
AR Challenge Begins October 1st!
An exciting AR Challenge will begin on October 1st! Students who complete the Challenge will receive a special prize.
Boo-Grams Will Be sold starting October 12th!
Teacher Work Day on October 16th!
Friday, October 16th is a Teacher Work Day. There is no school for students on this day.
Report Cards Go Home on October 22nd!
Report Cards will be sent home with students on Thursday, October 22nd.
Option 2 Material & Supply Pick-Up on October 22nd!
Option 2 material and supply pick-up will take place on Thursday, October 22nd. Report cards and progress monitoring data will be placed in pick-up bags for Option 2 students.
Important Dates
October 1st: Halloween AR Challenge Begins!
October 5th: Election of Student Council Officers
October 12th: Boo-Grams are on sale for $1.
October 15th: End of the First Nine Weeks
October 16th: Teacher Work Day
October 22nd: Report Cards Go Home
October 22nd: Option 2 Material & Supply Pick-Up Day!
October 26th: Annual Title I Meeting
October 29th: Fall Picture Make-Up Day
Help us Keep our students & staff Healthy!
Parents please check your child each morning for illness, and if there are any signs or symptoms keep your child at home. Do not send your child to school if they have a temperature of 100.4 or higher, a sore throat, cough, diarrhea, severe headache, vomiting, or body aches. Also, do not send your child to school if they have had close contact to a COVID-19 case. If you have any questions about whether or not you should send you child to school, please call our office. Please see the informational presentation shared by OCSB for additional information. Link: https://bit.ly/3lcJiMA
Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff well!
Fortify FL App
All of our students have access to the Fortify FL reporting app on their Chromebooks at school. We also have Fortify FL posters posted around campus to remind students they can report suspicious activity at anytime using the app.
Web Based Systems for At-Home Use
Thank you for supporting the educational process at home by taking advantage of the web based systems the district provides for us.
Encourage your child to log in to iReady, Reflex Math, and AR at home.
- For iReady go to: https://cainc.i-ready.com/
- For Reflex Math go to: https://www.reflexmath.com/
- For AR go to: http://rb.gy/hlixwj
All of our programs can be accessed from our Everglades Elementary School webpage at http://ees.okee.k12.fl.us/
Everglades Elementary School
Email: ellisj@okee.k12.fl.us
Website: http://ees.okee.k12.fl.us/
Location: 3725 Southeast 8th Street, Okeechobee, FL, USA
Phone: 863-462-5108