Elliott Point Elementary School

Parents, We are over halfway through this nine weeks and we are excited to have our first OPEN house on Wed. from 5:00-7:00. Classrooms will open from 5:30-7. Our book fair will open at 5:00 and our P.E.T will provide a pizza slice and lemonade while supplies last in the cafeteria. School shirts will be for sale as well, cash only for shirts ($10.00). Please return ALL F.I.C cards. These cards are an important part of federal funding for our schools. We would love 100%. You must also complete your free/reduced lunch forms by Sept 21st or the students will start to be charged . Look on our Facebook or District website for additional information. We are always looking for support from our families. Please discuss with your child about reducing their noise level in the cafeteria as we continue to look for ways to improve this process. Thank-you for your support and have a wonderful weekend.

Good morning/afternoon parents. This is Mr. Nuss, Principal of Elliott Point Elementary School. Yesterday our school went into a brief precautionary “lockdown” due to an unscheduled alarm activation at our school. It was quickly determined to be a false alarm and our additional safety protocols were lifted. An inspection of the alarm system found that the activation occurred due to a faulty sensor. I wanted to assure you that the system has been inspected and corrective action taken. We apologize for the brief interruption this caused to our regular routine. Safety is our top priority. Thank you and have a good day.

EP Parents, FIC cards for this school year are coming home today. It is a two sided form so please take a moment to review over them and send them back completed as soon as possible. This card is extremely important and needs to be corrected accordingly in order to receive proper funding for our school. Picture day is tomorrow! We can not wait to see those great looking Eagles tomorrow.

Please disregard the previous message EP parents, I wanted to clarify that Elliott Point's OPEN HOUSE has been changed to Wednesday, Sept 20th; 5:00-7:00 Book Fair opens at 5:00 and Pizza will be available in the cafeteria with refreshments. Classrooms will be open from 5:30-7:00 The Book Fair will also be open during the school day as well during Sept 18-22.

EP parents, I wanted to clarify that Elliott Point's OPEN HOUSE has been changed to Wednesday, Sept 10th. 5:00-7:00 Book Fair opens at 5:00 and Pizza will be available in the cafeteria with refreshments. Classrooms will be open from 5:30-7:00 The Book Fair will also be open during the school day as well during Sept 18-22.

/EP parents, Thank-you, Thank-you for supporting our Boosterthon and helping us get to our goal! The top 5 classes will be notified for popcorn and popscicles soon! We have some important upcoming reminders: 9/11-Patriots Day-EVEYONE Wears Red/White/Blue 9/13-Individual picture day 9/20-OPEN HOUSE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY 9/20 5:30-7

EP Parents, We hope that everyone has a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend. Enjoy your 3 day weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, Sept 5th Reminders: 9/5-P.E.T. meeting @ 8:00 media center 9/5-Boosterthon Fun Run. -Students ONLY 9/13 Picture Day 9/18-9/22-Book Fair 9/21-Open House 5:30-7

It’s game time ! Bulldogs, Gators,Tigers, Crimson Tide, Noles, Argos, Hawkeyes and much more! Show your support for your favorite teams tomorrow in honor of college football weekend. Not a college fan, there are plenty of Indians and Vikings in the area. Looking forward to seeing all the team spirit!

EP Parents, In wanting to err on the side of caution, and dealing with the uncertainty in the weather safety is always a priority. Elliott Point will be moving our Fun Run to Tuesday September 5th, 2023. This will gives us a few extra days to raise money to meet our goal !!! Remember the FUN RUN will be during the students PE/Music times and will be for Students ONLY ( sorry no parents). Don't forget the top 5 classes with the highest donations will recieve popcorn and popcicles as well as their normal prizes. Go Boosterthon and Go Eagles.

EP Parents, Thank-you for everyone that is continuing to support our Boosterthon fundraiser, we are 1/3 of the way there but WE NEED YOUR HELP !! for that big push this week. Since it is all online, don't forget to forward the link to friends and families. We are also trying to get participation from ALL 50 states. Students are already getting prizes but P.E.T is stepping it up!!. P.E.T is providing Popcorn and Popscicles to the top 5 classes that have the highest donations! YES Top 5...Prizes, Popcorn and Popscicles. Let's GO!!!! Don't forget: 8/29-SAC meeting @3:00 9/1-Boosterthon Event 9/4-Labor Day No School 9/5-P.E.T meeting @ 8:00 9/13-Spring Pictures

EP Parents, It is Boosterthon Time! Don't forget to sign up on line and create an account. Everything is done online ; students are already receiving prizes for their participation. Help us raise money for our P. E.T ( Parent Engagement Team). Our Facebook has some wonderful videos that can help you with this process. Our P.E.T is an amazing group of parents that help support the school throughout the year. Their meetings are posted on our School Website, next one Sept 5th @ 8:00. We hav planned a FunRun for students ONLY on 9/1/23, but depending on the weather we may have to make adjustments. Remember it is Boosterthon time!!!!

EP Parents, Congratulations!! You have officially made it through a full week of school. We are excited to get started and I wanted to make sure you are aware of some upcoming events to put on you calendar! Please help us kick off our first big fundraiser of the year- BOOSTERTHON!! All donations are ONLINE ONLY -see attatchment and flyer that went home 8/22-Volunteer training-@ 8:10 media center-Must complete online application 8/29-SAC meeting @ 3:00 media center 9/1-BOOSTERTHON-school fundraiser 9/4-Labor Day-No School 9/5-Parent Engagement Team meeting (P.E.T.) @8:00 9/21-Open House 9/26-Volunteer training-@ 8:10 media center-Must complete online application

EP Parents Such an amazing first couple of days to start the school year. It was wonderful seeing everyone back in the hallways and classrooms ready to learn and improve everyday. Reminders: On Monday ( 8/14) ALL students will be walking to class on their own. We ask that you discuss this with your child. There will be adults in the hallways ready to help get them to their classrooms safely. Everyone needs to complete and return the blue Health Card that was sent home. We apologize but there was a misprint and we had to resend these home. Don't forget to always check our website and Facebook for the latest infomation. Remember school starts at 7:50 AM. Please make sure you have made arrangements to have your child on time. We are looking forward to a wonderful first full week of school. Go Eagles !

EP parents, We are all ready to welcome back our Eagles tomorrow for the first day of school of the 23-24 school year. Please remember Kindergarten and 1st grade parents ONLY will have the opportunity to walk their child to class if they want. This is not a time for a conference, so please walk them to class and we will take care of them. Kindergarten parents are welcome to join us for our annual BooHoo breakfast for coffee and donuts in the media center at 8:00 am. Remember to be patient with the first couple of days of dismissal as we try to make sure everyone gets home safely. See you tomorrow and Go 🦅

EP parents, Next week is an exciting time for everyone. Many of you have already received your post cards or looked within your FOCUS account to see your childs classroom teacher. During Monday's orientation there will be people available in the hallways with updated class lists if you are unaware of your child's teacher. As a orientation reminder: Prek-1st-11:11:45 2nd-5th -1:15-2:00 Unfortunately if there are multiple siblings in different grades, you will need to go to both orientations. For your convienence we will have someone available on campus to help complete online applications for free and reduced meals. There will also be a limited amount of school spirit shirts for purchase ($10 cash only at this time). We lookf forward to seeing our Eagles on Monday!

The 2023-2024 school year Supply Lists are available and can be found here or under the Parents/Students tab of the website.

We hope you are enjoying your summer vacation! Just a reminder, school starts in the fall for students on Thursday, August 10th! Visit OkaloosaSchools.com for the full 2023-2024 School Year Calendar.

Elliott Point is currently hiring for the following positions: 5th grade ELA, PE para(s), and part-time custodial (3.5 hr). Applicants must complete an employment application before applying: https://www.okaloosaschools.com/o/ocsd/page/application-hr. Please contact Scott Nuss (NussS@Okaloosaschools.com), Principal-Elliott Point for more information!

Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you to Coach Deas for over 25 years of service at Elliott Point. Enjoy your well deserved retirement!