Cape Elementary: Seahawk Sentinel
December 3, 2021
Cape's Mission & Vision
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.
Message from Ms. Osterholm and Mrs. Sund
Dear Cape Elementary Families,
As we move from Thanksgiving into the winter holidays, we want to, once again, express our gratitude for our amazing staff, outstanding students and excellent parents. How honored, thankful and privileged we are to be part of the Cape family! Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends.
Cape has the best parents in Lee County! You have demonstrated this time and time again by asking what you can do to support our school, our staff and most importantly, your children. Thank you for your continued support of our PTO/SAC Meeting where we had over fifty families attend along with our Cape Spirit Night and fundraisers. It will soon be time for our PTO Holiday Shoppe, and we need volunteers to help students pick out gifts, wrap and stock the shop. You can call Cape if you can help for an hour or a day or go to https://capeelementarypto.ptboard.com/ to sign up for a time. Our students love shopping for their families, and our PTO has a huge selection of wonderful gifts.
Listed below are several resources you can utilize to support your child at Cape Elementary:
Launchpad.leeschools.net
Reading Renaissance Home Connect – this link enables you to access student performances on AR quizzes.
Twitter! And Facebook: Follow us @CapeElem
FOCUS account – this link allows you to access grades on individual assignments and assessments along with attendance.
We serve breakfast to over 300 students each day from 7:25 to 7:45. Our goal is to close breakfast at 7:45, so learning can begin promptly at 7:55; however, if we have late buses or a long line at Parent Drop-Off, breakfast will remain open until those students are through the breakfast line.
We love our Spirit Days each Friday. Our students look awesome in their Cape t-shirts. Parents and students may purchase school t-shirts in the front office for $13.
We continue to be honored and privileged to be the leaders at Cape Elementary. Please call, email or set up a meeting to chat with us if you ever have a question or concern. We love hearing from parents! Thank you for your support, for your understanding and for allowing us to teach your children. They are simply the best, and they are the reason we love what we do!
Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Ms. Osterholm and Mrs. Sund
Southern SnoBalls!
Wednesday, December 15, Southern SnoBalls will be at Cape during lunch. Students may purchase a snowball for $2 (cash only).
Winter Break!
Holiday Shoppe!
Holiday Shoppe will be open for students to shop Monday, December 13 to Thursday, December 16.
Holiday Spirit Week!
Safety!
Parent drop off begins each morning at 7:20. Families need to drop off in the parent pick up loop. We appreciate you keeping your child safe and not dropping off in the parking lot or on Vincennes Blvd. Safety Patrols (5th Grade students) and our special needs students do get dropped off in the big parking lot each morning. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Ms. Osterholm or our SRO, Officer Ed. Thank you.
Fill the Boat for CCPD!
When: Wednesday, December 8th from 7:20 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Where: Cape Elementary Parent Drop Off Ramp
Why: Support CCPD & children of the Children’s Network of SWFL
What: Donate a new, unwrapped toy for a Cape kid and help fill the CCPD boat with toys!
PTO News!
Hello Cape families! We have some exciting things coming up for our Cape kids before the long holiday break.
December 13th-16th will be our PTO Holiday Shoppe. Shopping will be open from 7:30am-12:30pm, Monday through Thurs. This is a very exciting time for kids to shop for their friends and families at affordable prices, with selections for everyone on their list!
We still need A LOT of volunteers for this event to help kids with shopping and wrapping. Please consider donating a couple of hours if possible by signing up at
https://capeelementarypto.ptboard.com/home
Use our PTBoard school code to create an account if you don’t already have one. School Code: C5T67S
AmazonSmile is a great way to support Cape Elementary while doing your holiday shopping. Sign up at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-2788839
We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to continuing the fun in 2022! Thank you for supporting Cape PTO!
If you missed our PTO/SAC meeting last month, this is what was shared.
Progress Monitoring: i-Ready
We take the i-Ready Diagnostic three times a year to monitor progress and make instruction adjustments based on results. Please make a note of the dates and talk with your child about trying their best.
Math: December 7th and 8thWe LOVE our Business Partners
C21 Sunbelt Realty
Jim Fischer
Quality Pest Control
Cape Coral First United Methodist Church
Vineyards Community Church (Cape Coral)
Horace Mann Insurance
Walmart (FM Beach Store)
Culver's
Papa John's Pizza
Wendy's
Publix
Rib City
Cici's Pizza
Applebee's
Dominoes Pizza
Stuff-A-Bagel
Cape Elementary
Email: nicoledo@leeschools.net
Website: cap.leeschools.net
Location: 4519 Vincennes Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33904
Phone: 239-542-3551
Facebook: facebook.com/CapeElem
Twitter: @CapeElem
Lee County School Board
Board Members of the LCSD:
Debbie Jordan, District 4 (Chair)
Mary Fischer, District 1 (Vice Chair)
Melisa W. Giovannelli, District 2
Chris N. Patricca, District 3
Gwynetta S. Gittens, District 5
Betsy Vaughn, District 6
Cathleen O'Daniel Morgan, District 7
Kenneth A. Savage, Ed.D.
Superintendent