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Dear Families,

Skyline Elementary is an awesome place to be right now. Our students and teachers are excited to begin a new year. We hope you enjoyed many of the family activities during the Month of December.

The students are working extremely hard in their studies for the upcoming FCAT exams. During the month of February, our fourth grade students will be taking FCAT Writes. The exam will measure their writing ability in either expository or narrative writing. Our goal is that 90% of our students will meet or exceed a 3.5 on this exam. If you are a parent of a fourth grader, please make sure your child is here on time, has a good breakfast, and gets a good night sleep. Your encouragement will go a long way as well.

Please stop by to take a look at our new Cafeteria floor. It was Skyline’s gift from Santa this year. The workers were busy tearing out the old and putting in the new while the students enjoyed their winter break. We are excited to have a floor that shines like our students do each day.

Keep in mind you can help our school by making sure your Target Credit Card is registered to donate back to Skyline. Just go to Target.com to designate Skyline as your school of choice. Anytime you use your card, a portion of the profit is given to Skyline Elementary. We feel so fortunate this year that the community has come together to help students in our school who are having financial issues. Please take a look at our list of businesses to thank. Without the communities help, we would not have been able to provide food and gifts to our families in need.

As always, thank-you for sharing your child with us. Your child makes our school special.

Sincerely,

Mr. Chuck Vilardi
Principal

PBS Corner

A New Beginning

The New Year can be a time for starting over. If your child has had difficulty in school, the start of the New Year may offer a chance to begin again. As a parent, if you haven’t had an opportunity to be a part of your child’s school life, the New Year offers you the chance to do so.

Help your child think about one area in which he/she could do better in school. Then set a goal together such as bringing a math grade up, doing homework on time, or reading after school every day.

Help your child take steps to reach this goal and keep a chart or graph of how well he/she does. You’ll be improving how well your child does in school and helping them feel better about themselves at the same time.

We would like to thank the following businesses for supporting our school:

Nail Art & Co.
Caroline Leon-massage therapist
Citrus Salon
Hair Gallery
Coconuts Restaurant
Lowes
Home Depot
Cape Christian Fellowship Church
CCMI,
Big Brother, Big Sisters
Publix
Il Primo Restaurant
Chick-fil-A
Chuck E. Cheese
Palace Roller Rink
Kohl’s
Belks
BJ’s

Title 1 Corner

Spending 30 minutes a day with your child can help them to achieve better grades in school.

www.floridapirc.org

Check out www.strongfathers.com for more information on how to be involved in your child’s life.

Florida Partnership for Families Involvement in Education http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/

Florida Parent Information Resource Center of Family Network http://www.fndfl.org/projects/pirc

The School District of Lee County
Online Free & Reduced Meal Applications
To enroll: https://rocketscan.leeschools.net

Prepay your child's lunch account online.

No Child Left Behind
NCLB Information

No Child Left Behind Update:
Information regarding the district’s performance
status on the Comprehensive English Language
Learning Assessment (CELLA) can be viewed at: http://intervention.leeschools.net
/districtaccountability.html. To learn more about
your child’s progress in English language acquisition
or how you can become more involved at the school, contact your child’s principal.

Please save Box Tops for Education. Cut these off products and bring to the school office. This is a great way to help your school

Artsonia
Check out the Artwork of Skyline Students!

Save A School—Save A Teacher -

Save A Child’s Future

We are collecting crayons, pencils and copy paper. Every time you make a donation, you will be eligible to win one of the following:

VIP Tickets to Sounds of Jazz & Blues

Tickets to 99X Fest

Universal Studio Tickets

Free Lunches & Dinners

Please drop off donations to the school office.* Compliments of Coconuts Waterfront Bar & Grill

Skyline Elementary Adopts Marine Platoon

Skyline Elementary has adopted a Marine Platoon that is serving in Iraq. There are 25 men in the platoon, one of them being a former Skyline student and the son of a faculty member. As a school, we are showing them our support by sending Care Packages and cards and letters. These Marines are far away from friends and family and any kind of support we can give them is greatly appreciated. Items for the Care Packages can be dropped off in the front office. Thank you for showing that Skyline
cares!

Dear Citizens of Lee County,

In 2007, the Florida Legislature amended the Florida Sex Offender Statutes. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) now maintains a public, automatic email notification service regarding sexual predators and offenders.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, is pleased to announce the Florida Sexual Offender/Predator Email Community Notification Services is now available.

Information may be requested in two different ways:

1. Select an address of interest

2. Select an offender of interest

We encourage you to sign up for this free service by:

1. Visit the Lee County Sheriff’s Office website at http://www.sheriffleefl.org

2. Click on Crime Activity

3. Click on SEX OFFENDER EMAIL NOTIFICATION

4. Follow the instructions to register your request

For inquiries or assistance contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLC) at 1-877-335-3767 or for all other sex offender related questions, contact Sergeant Tracey Booth of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Sexual Offender/Predator Unit at 239-477-1081.

Sheriff Mike Scott

Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Nine out of ten families in Florida have health insurance for their children. You can join them with Florida KidCare if your child is uninsured.

Florida KidCare provides quality healthcare benefits to children under the age of 19. Children enrolled in the program have access to preventive care such as regular doctor’s visits, immunizations, dental and vision benefits. Most families pay $20 or less per month. Many pay nothing at all.

You can apply for Florida KidCare by simply completing an online application at www.floridakidcare.org. You can also call 1-888-540-5437 to receive an application by mail or help over the phone.

“KidCare is for any child that’s uninsured and our goal is to enroll as many children in the program as possible,” said Rich Robleto, executive director of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation. “Families are applying everyday because they know there’s nothing like having the peace of mind that you can take your child in for a doctor’s visit without breaking the bank.”

Since it began in 1998, Florida KidCare has offered working families access to high-quality doctors and preventive care for their children at little to no cost. Florida KidCare currently serves more than 1.4 million children, of which 1.2 million are Children’s Medicaid customers and more than 250,000 are enrolled in MediKids, Children’s Medical Services Network or Healthy Kids.

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 are engaged in training to add English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to their certificates: S. Bailey, C. Bartlett, S. Bearman, M. Belfi, C. Boss, L. Bostic, E. Chaney, K. Cross, J. Hilderbrand, T. Jacobs, P. Josloff, L. Junkins, C. Muir, B. Nantz, A. Osterhouse, T. Petro, J. Rosick, D. Salmiery, E. Sochacki, D. Souppa, J. Tolson, H. Watt, M. Wilke,