Shark Scoop

Dear Naples Park Families,

The 2026–2027 school year at Naples Park Elementary is off to a wonderful start! As your Principal, I want to take a moment to thank our community for a few important things.

First, thank you for sending our Shark Students to school ready to learn. They’ve returned eager, hardworking, happy, and already modeling strong leadership. Second, congratulations to our students, staff, and families on last year’s Florida Standardized Assessments. The results reflected incredible effort, and everyone should be proud of these accomplishments. Finally, I want to express my gratitude for the continued support you show to our school and staff—it truly makes a difference working alongside such a caring community.

This year’s theme, NPE: Get Ready, Get Set, Grow…, will guide our students and staff as we set goals, celebrate growth, and enjoy the journey together. We will focus on academic excellence, character development, and fostering a safe and welcoming school environment where every child feels valued and capable of achieving great things.

I look forward to partnering with you throughout the year as we celebrate milestones, overcome challenges, and create meaningful experiences for our students. With your continued support, there is no limit to what our Shark community can achieve.

As we always say, it’s great to be a Naples Park Shark!

Stephanie Jonas

Principal

Hello Amazing Families,

We will begin our first round of state testing (PM1) this month. Students will be participating in the FAST or STAR State Assessment. Naples Park Elementary will observe a closed campus on state testing days. Visitors and volunteers will not be able to visit on these dates. This includes visiting your child for lunch. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

Dates for Closed Campus: September 8th, 10th, 15th & 16th

Testing Schedule

September 8th- KG, 1st and 2nd Grade STAR Reading

September 10th- 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade FAST Reading

September 15th- KG, 1st and 2nd Grade STAR Math

September 16th- 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade FAST Math

On Testing Days:

1. Make sure your child is on time for school. They should be well rested and have eaten a good breakfast or arrive with time to eat breakfast at school. Testing starts promptly at 8:30am.

2. If your child is feeling ill, please keep him/her home.

3. It is important that all students be at school all day. Please avoid doctor appointments and picking up your child early on these days.

Testing parent letters were sent home in your child's Wednesday folder last week.

Thank you and as always, please reach out if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Krystal Kovis
Assistant Principal
Naples Park Elementary School

kovisk@collierschools.com
(239) 377-7702

One of the greatest strengths of Naples Park is our exceptional educators. We invite parents, students, staff, and community members to recognize outstanding teachers for the 37th Annual Golden Apple Awards, presented by Champions For Learning. Thank-A-Teacher nominations are open through September 16, 2026. These nominations not only provide an opportunity to express appreciation for the remarkable teachers who make a difference every day, but they also play an important role in identifying Teachers of Distinction who are considered for Golden Apple honors. Click here to submit a Thank-A-Teacher nomination: https://educators.championsforlearning.org/form2/entry/entry.asp

Save the Date! 🦈
We invite you to join us for Curriculum Night & Title I Night. Come learn about your child’s learning journey, meet teachers, and explore resources to help every Shark succeed. We can’t wait to see you!

• September 2nd: PTO Meeting at 8:30 AM
• September 7st: No School (Labor Day)
• September 9th: Fall Picture Day
• September 14th-18th: Fall Book Fair
• September 15th- SAC Meeting at 7:45 AM
• September 15th- Parent Curriculum Night (PK-2nd is 4:30-5:30 pm & 3rd-5th is 5:30-6:30pm)
• September 21st- Teacher Professional Learning Day: No School for Students
• October 7th- PTO General Meeting 8:30 AM
• October 9th- End of the First Quarter
• October 12th- No School- Teacher Planning Day
• October 13th- SAC Meeting 7:45 AM
• October 29th- Early Release Day- Dismissal 11:50 AM
• October 30th- Vocabulary Parade

Hello From the Counselor’s Corner

I’m excited to be a part of the NPE Shark family and support our student leaders as they learn, grow, and build lifelong confidence. Through our 2026-2027 theme, Get Ready, Get Set….. Grow, I am here to offer and provide support via:

· Classroom SEL lessons

· Small groups for friendship, self-regulation, and conflict resolution

· Individual counseling sessions

· Behavior intervention support

· Morning meetings and check-ins

· Goal-setting conferences with students

Parents & Guardians

At NPE, learning is a team effort. By sharing strategies, celebrating progress, and supporting social-emotional growth, we help every child feel ready, set, and empowered to grow.

Contact

Ms. Facey at 239-377-7006 or faceys@collierschools.com for:

· Student concerns, mental Health resources, tutoring information, community support, and schoolwide tips.

Student Leadership Activities at NPE

All students will have multiple opportunities to practice the NPE Expectations—Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible—while building leadership, kindness, and friendship skills throughout the school year.

Buddy Bench

Provides a safe spot where students can sit when they want peers to play or talk with them.

Friendship Ambassadors

Are student leaders who help classmates feel included by noticing, inviting, and modeling kindness.

Character Traits & Rewards:

Each month, students learn about character traits and are recognized for leadership, kindness, responsibility, and positive choices.

August /September’s Character Trait: Citizenship and Patriotism.

FiNtastics Rewards:

· As a school community, we celebrate students who make safe, respectful, and responsible choices. Rewards include prizes, snacks, and lunch with a friend.

School Store: Media Center, Thursdays and Fridays, 7:45–8:15 AM.

Community Partners:

We extend our sincere gratitude to our community partners for their continued collaboration and support.

Jets Pizza

Laces of Love

Feeding Dreams

Landmark

Summit

Currently Available

Weekend Power Packs: are free weekly food packs.

To sign up, contact Ms. Facey at 239-377-7706.

Together, we can make the 2026–2027 school year a championship year!

Best regards,

Ms. Facey

Welcome Back, NPE Families!

Welcome to a brand-new school year at Naples Park Elementary! We’re ready to fuel up, and race toward a year of learning and growth!

As your Literacy Coach, I’m excited to help make literacy engaging and meaningful for every student. I’ll be working alongside our sharks to help plan engaging lessons, analyze data, find the perfect resource, or simply brainstorm an idea. I’m here to be part of the team and help keep our literacy instruction moving forward!

Fuel Up for Reading at Home!

You don’t need a lot of extra time or special materials to help your child become a stronger reader. Think of these simple habits as fuel for the journey!

• Make Reading a Daily Pit Stop – Set aside even 15 minutes a day to read a book, magazine, recipe, or anything your child enjoys.

• Talk About the Route – Ask questions like “What was your favorite part?”, “Why do you think that happened?” or “What do you think will happen next?”

• Read in the Real World – Have your child read grocery lists, menus, signs, recipes, instructions, or anything else you encounter during your daily adventures.

• Write Along the Way – Encourage your child to write a note, keep a journal, make a list, create a story, or send a message to a family member.

• Let Them Choose Their Lane! – Encourage your child to choose books and topics that interest them. When children enjoy what they’re reading, they’re more likely to keep coming back for more!

• Celebrate Every Lap! – Praise your child for trying new words, sticking with a challenging book, and sharing their thinking. Every bit of practice helps move them forward!

Keep Reading in the Fast Lane!

A little reading every day can make a BIG difference. Let’s work together to fuel a love of reading, build confident learners, and race toward success!

Here’s to a FINtastic year!

Your Literacy Coach,

Mrs. Brooke Hale

Hello Families!

We’re off to a fantastic start this school year, and it’s been wonderful getting to see so many of our Shark students back on campus after a restful summer! I have seen so many of our sharks engaging in math with excitement and curiosity throughout our campus. It’s been great to see students developing their skills and growing more confident with numbers over the first weeks of the school year.

As we continue our journey, I wanted to share a few ways you can support your child with math at home. In the Monthly Shark Scoop, I will add attach a letter that will explain the current month's focus, and give you some activity ideas you could do to extend your child's learning. The activities range for students in all grade levels K-5 and support foundational skills that students need to build a deep understanding of Math.

This Month's Monthly Math Topic. Click Here

Mr. Masiello's Math Problem of the month:

K-2 Problem:

Denise had 18 pieces of fruit. She gave 11 pieces to her friends and 2 pieces to her sister. How many pieces of fruit does she have left?

3-5 Problem:

A fruit stand sells packages containing 1 peach, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 banana, and 1 mango each. One week they sold a total of 395 pieces of fruit. How many packages did they sell?

Remember this school year by purchasing a NPE yearbook! Click the link below to pre-order our 2026-2027 yearbook.

Purchase Early and Save!!! Yearbooks purchased before 11/30/26 will be available at a discounted price!

If prompted to enter a school code, enter : 382832

https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/yearbook

Naples Park Elementary PTO Welcomes You!

Our first PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:30pm in the NPE PD Room. Please come to learn about the PTO and how you can help support your child and our amazing staff here at NPE!

If you are interested in joining or being part of our PTO, please email us at ptonaplespark@gmail.com. You can also join our Facebook Page @ Naples Park Elementary PTO.

NPE Spirit T-shirts: Our school spirit shirts are for sale $15. You can order shirts online at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/npe-pto-shop. Order Forms were also sent home if you prefer to pay with cash/check. Please call the front office if you need an order form.

Business Banners: Naples Park Elementary School PTO is excited to bring back the Bsiness Friends Banner Sponsorships! To assist in all we do, we are selling banners that will be proudly displayed along the fence entering the school. Your contribution will allow you to promote your business while making a difference in the lives of the students and staff. As we are a non-profit organization, all purchases are tax deductible. If interested, sponsorships can be purchased online here at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/npe-pto-shop .

Volunteers: In order to volunteer at the school, you must reapply through the Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) website. Please make sure you fill out the online application: Volunteer at CCPS - Collier County Public Schools

School Doors Open: 7:45am

FREE Breakfast: 7:45am-8:15am

Bell Rings to Enter Classrooms: 8:10am

School News Show Begins: 8:20am

Students are Marked Tardy: arriving 8:25am or later

Dismissal: 2:55pm

Closed Campus

Starting Day 1 of school, we will have a closed campus for the safety and security of our school. Visitors are always welcome by appointment. Please make sure to always have your picture identification with you.

Arrival:

Doors open at 7:45am. Students are not permitted to wait outside school unaccompanied. Please remain in car line until we receive students from you. Keep a steady flow of traffic in a SINGLE line by pulling up to the next available staff member when dropping your child off. Please remain in your vehicle at all times. Students who arrive to their classroom after 8:25 will be marked tardy.

Dismissal:

Dismissal is at 2:55 pm. Car rider signs will be given to you at Meet the Teacher and/or the first day of school. We expect delays on the the first days of school and appreciate your patience. At dismissal, car rider signs are required and must be visible on visor. We will have a DOUBLE car rider line. Student's names will be called and sent to the assigned number in car line. Please remain in your vehicle as your child will be brought to you. No cell phone use at this time for safety purposes. ***If the pick up person does not have a car rider sign, they MUST have a valid Photo ID ready, as student safety is the upmost importance and we will need to verify all pick-ups.

For rainy day dismissal, walkers/bikers will be held at the front office and will need to get picked up through car line. If there is no rain but we are under red alert for weather (lightning nearby), students will still need to be picked up through car line. If the red alert is lifted within dismissal time, we will release students normally. All procedure changes regarding to rainy day dismissal will be communicated to you prior to dismissal time.

ALL changes to transportation MUST go through one of the following procedures by 2:00PM:

• Call the office with the change. A photo of the legal parent/guardian’s driver’s license/FL ID of the must be emailed to verify the caller. Email sent to: NPEDismissal@collierschools.com
• Send an email directly to: NPEDismissal@collierschools.com along with a photo of the legal parent/guardian’s driver’s license/FL ID.

Without one of these procedures in place, the child will be sent home as they normally dismiss.

Complete your child's emergency forms on-line beginning on August 6th. This is very important as we need the most current and updated information every year.

You will login to the CCPS Portal to access FOCUS to review and update your child's emergency and health information for the current school year. Directions to access forms are below and you can get to the CCPS Portal by clicking on this link: https://origin.collierschools.com/app/Portal

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Nutrition Services Department at 239-377-0297 or NutritionServices@collierschools.com.

Below is our Title 1 PFEP (School Parental & Family Involvement Plan) as well as our school compact which will be signed by parents, students, classroom teacher and principal. 😊 We look forward to partnering with families.

Bus Schedules

• Bus schedules are now posted.
• Please visit: bus.collierschools.com.

Bus Tracker

• Download "Wheres The Bus" App to track your child's route plan and bus tracking: wheresthebus.com.

Wheres The Bus exclusively serves the K-12 school transportation industry, founded by industry pioneers who first introduced GPS bus tracking, a parent app, and route plan integrations to the pupil transportation industry.

Please review the discipline progression outlined below for non-SESIR referrals (ex. profane language, inappropriate behavior). Please note that more serious offenses classified as SESIR incidents may result in consequences that fall outside of this progression and will be addressed according to district policy and the severity of the incident. We appreciate your partnership in supporting a safe and positive learning environment for all students.

Plan ahead! It is important that students are at school, on time, every day! Every moment of learning is important to your child’s development and progress.

*Please note- If your child is absent for any reason, please call the front office at 377-7700 to let us know why your child is absent so we can properly notate that. In addition, all absences are unexcused unless a doctor’s note is provided. Per Florida Statute (1003.26(1)(b), students with 5 unexcused [or validated] absences within a calendar month, or 15 unexcused [or validated] within a 90 day period are considered truant and an attendance meeting may be scheduled with the school and district personnel.

Parents may review their children’s instructional materials at the school site. Parents may also schedule an appointment to review currently adopted instructional materials at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrative Center. Please contact Julia Lorenzo, Instructional Materials Manager at LorenzJu@collierschools.com or 377-0103.

1. All volunteers, new and returning must reapply every year.

• Apply to volunteer by clicking "Apply to Volunteer” - https://www.collierschools.com/volunteer

2. Please come to our front office to complete the registration process once school starts.

• Please bring a valid US-issued photo identification which will complete your background check
• Please visit our front office from 8:30am–10:00am or by appointment

3. If you have any questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Ms. Facey.

• Suzette Facey at faceys@collierschools.com or 377-7706

Please find below, the 2026 SACC Parent Guide which contains information about our afterschool program here on campus. Our space at this time is very limited. Please email a request for the Child Care Enrollment Application along with the grade of your child, and someone will get back to you asap if you are interested in utilizing afterschool here. An enrollment form will be sent once it’s determined your needs (according to our space of availability for your child’s grade) can be met. Our email address is NPESACC@collierschools.com. Thank you for your interest in our program!

After you submit your application:

• You will receive a confirmation email indicating that your application has been successfully submitted.
• Reminder: Approval of the application is dependent on submission of the Procare Payment Page. This MUST be completed, submitted (via email) and approved by the SACC School Office prior to your child’s application being approved.
• Once your application has been reviewed and approved, you will receive a second email notifying you of its approval.

Please note that submitting an application does not automatically guarantee enrollment. Enrollment is based on program availability and completion of all required registration steps. If you have any questions or need assistance with the enrollment process, please contact your school's SACC Site Manager. We are happy to help!

If you experience any technical difficulties while completing your child's SACC online enrollment through the CCPS Parent Portal, assistance is available.

If you are unable to log in to the CCPS Parent Portal or your child is not linked to your account, please contact the CCPS Help Desk for support:

• Email: helpdesk@collierschools.com
• Phone: (239) 377-0445

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School Board Policies 2266, 3362, and 5517 – Prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and/or gender identity), disability, or age in the provision of educational opportunities or employment opportunities and benefits. The District School Board does not discriminate on the basis of sex or disability in the education programs and activities that it operates, pursuant to the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

For additional information or to report Title IX or any other discrimination/harassment concerns, contact Ms. Valerie Wenrich, Chief Human Resources Officer/ Title IX Coordinator, at (239) 377-0351, wenriv@collierschools.com or at 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Florida 34109.