February Family Newsletter

February may be the shortest month, but it has one of the biggest hearts. This month, our Leader in Me focus is kindness—a simple choice that can create powerful ripples in our school and beyond.

Kindness shows up in many ways: holding the door, offering a smile, including someone at recess, helping a classmate, or speaking encouraging words. These small moments add up, building a school culture where everyone feels safe, valued, and seen.

At school, students will be practicing kindness through daily interactions, classroom discussions, and leadership opportunities that encourage empathy, respect, and service. We invite families to join us by modeling kindness at home. Share kind words, practice gratitude, and look for opportunities to serve others together. Even small acts—writing a thank-you note, helping a neighbor, or choosing patience—can leave a lasting impact.

Let’s work together to make February a month full of compassion, connection, and caring hearts. When we lead with kindness, we help our children grow into confident leaders who lift others as they rise.

5 - Brighter Bites

6 - Super Spirit Day: Wear your favorite team colors or jersey with uniform bottoms

10 - SAC Meeting

- 3-5 grade Sweet Heart Dance

11 - Early Release Day: Dismissal at 11:50

95210 Kids on the Go Grades 3-5 Final Mile

12 - Interims Published

13 - I heart LTE Day

Big Deal Time: Student Clubs: Late students will be held in the office until 8:30.

16 - President's Day: No School

19 - Brighter Bites Distribution

27 - $1 Student Jeans Day

Big DEAL time: Sharpen the Saw: Late students will be held in the office until 8:30.

If your student was in attendance all day every day for the month of January, they will receive a Ring Pop to Ring in the New Year. These are being ordered and will be delivered to classrooms shortly.

We love our leaders with perfect attendance! Show up, shine bright, & spread kindness. Students who are in attendance all day every day for the month of February will earn a Heart treat and a Kindness Hero certificate.

We are so proud of our LTE students. Our PM2 testing data shows we are headed in the right direction. Our celebrations for students moving toward their goals are scheduled for next week. Students will be filling out a "PM2 Progress Celebration" sheet to take home and get signed. This sheet is a reflection on what worked well and what might need adjusting.

If you couldn't make it to Student-led conferences on STREAM night, please join us for your student's grade level make-up session from 7:15 to 7:45 in the cafeteria. Dates are as follows:

KG: Tuesday, February 3rd

1st Grade: Wednesday, February 4th

2nd grade: Thursday, February 5th

3rd Grade: Wednesday, February 11th

4th & 5th Grades: Thursday, February 12

7:15am – Arrival – Doors open and students are welcomed on campus.

7:55am – Class Starts – Students not in classrooms at this time are tardy

2:20pm – Early pickups are stopped. Guardians must wait until dismissal.

2:50pm – Dismissal – Students leave their classrooms for dismissal.

Lake Trafford students wear a school uniform.

Tops: Any solid-colored polo shirt or an LTE spirit shirt (students will be allowed to wear these on any day this year).

Please note: shirts purchased from a 3rd party vendor and not from the school will not be permitted as part of the LTE Uniform.

Bottoms: Pants, Skirts, or Shorts – khaki, navy blue, black, or gray. No leggings or sweat pants

Shoes – Must be closed-toe on all days, sneakers for PE, and no Crocs

*Students can pay to participate in a “jeans day” once per month for $1--information will be sent home.

Snacks may be brought in as part of a packed lunch, in a lunchbox. If a student does not have a packed lunch, please do not send snacks for the cafeteria.

For safety reasons involving food allergies, students are not allowed to share snacks.

Students may bring a resealable water bottle with a lid.

• We will be ready to welcome students on campus at 7:15 am. There will not be supervision for students dropped off at school before this time.
• Students being dropped off by car must go through the car line on the West side of the school. Please help us keep students safe by only dropping off students in the designated car-line drop off.
• Students are not permitted to be dropped off in the Arrowhead neighborhood and cross the street. CCSO will be ticketing those who are dropping off students in arrowhead.
• Students not in their seats and ready to learn by 7:55 am will be marked as tardy.

No early dismissals between 2:20 & 2:50

Car line – Make sure you have a car sign. If you do not have a car sign, for student safety, you will be asked to go to the front office and present your ID. New car signs may be purchased for $5 in the front office.

Walkers – Grades K-2 must be greeted by an adult or met by a sibling (in grades 3-5) at dismissal. Adults picking up students in grades K-2 must have a Walker Tag. Students in grades 3-5 may walk alone.

Rainy Day Dismissal -- In the event of inclement weather, the school will send out an autodialer to inform parents we are holding walker dismissal. In this case, adults may use their walker tag in the car rider line. We ask for patience, as it will take students a little time to report to car rider line from the rainy day holding area.

Any change in dismissal needs to be communicated to the front office staff by 2:00

Call the front office at 239-377-7300

• CCPS academic calendar
• Where's the Bus App
• Find your child's bus information
• Lunch Menus

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.

FortifyFL was created and funded by the 2018 Florida Legislature as part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. The application was named by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Office of Attorney General, Department of Education and Florida Department of Law Enforcement coordinated its development and roll-out.

Questions? Call our front office for help!

Phone: (239) 377-7300

Visit our Website for more information: https://www.collierschools.com/laketrafford