November 12th, 2023

Upcoming Dates


11/15 Giving Tree (with the tags of those in need) will be up in the front office


11/16 PTO Meeting 3:00 p.m.


11/17 Last Day of Food Drive


11/20-24 No School, Thanksgiving Break


11/30 Deadline for 6th Grade Jog-a-thon Logo Contest Entry

Deadline to Purchase Yearbook for $25


12/2 Long Doggers Spirit Saturday (3rd Grade is in the Lead)

See dates for future weeks on the Events page.

Dear Indialantic Families,


This week our students reflected on showing gratitude for family, friends and school as part of the morning announcements.  As we start the season of being thankful, we want to take a moment to express our deepest appreciation for our Indialantic Elementary School Community. This Thanksgiving, we are truly thankful for the supportive families that surrounds our school and the unwavering dedication of our teachers and staff. 


Our parents and families play a special role at IES.  Your commitment to your child's education, your involvement in school activities, and your partnership with our teachers create a nurturing environment that fosters growth and success. Together, we are shaping the future for our students, and for that, we are profoundly grateful.


May you have a wonderful week with family and friends, and we wish all of our families a Happy Thanksgiving!  Thank you for being an essential part of Indialantic Elementary School.


Warm regards,


Dr. Colleen Lord & Stephanie White

2024 Jog-a-thon Logo Contest

Planning for the Soarin' Eagle Jog-a-thon in February 2024 has begun to take place and we are looking for a 6th grader to help us with the logo for the event.   Any 6th grader interested, please submit your design to Mrs. Reynolds by Friday, December 1st.   The emphasis for this year's fundraiser will be landscaping the music playground area, therefore consider using musical influences in your design.   The sketches will be hung up on Wed, Dec 6th at the Literacy night and voting will take place.  The winning design will be used for stickers, advertisement and on the banner of the Jog-a-thon event.   


Please do not put your name or initials on the sketch (we may add it later but for voting purposes would like to keep the design anonymous).   Any questions, please email indialanticespto@gmail.com.   

PTO Meeting

The monthly PTO Meeting is this Thursday, October 19th. at 3:00 p.m. in the Media Center.  Please come and help plan events, fundraisers, and other service projects for your child's school. Your ideas are welcome.


Bring your ID to check in at the front office, and you can join in. You do not need to be a registered volunteer to attend the meetings. Kids are welcome to join, but please bring a quiet activity for them. 


More info about meetings and agenda is posted here: https://www.indialanticpto.com/meetings

Holiday Giving Tree

Mrs. Greco is in process of preparing the a Holiday Giving Tree for students in need at the holidays. Her plan is to have the tree up and ready by this Wednesday with the mittens/tags of those in need. If you would like to sponsor someone for the holidays, please come the the front office to select mittens/tags off the tree.


If any families would like to be sponsored for a Thanksgiving meal or Christmas presents for their students to contact Marie Greco, greco.marie@brevardschools.org by Wednesday, November 15th.  Privacy will be respected.  

Volunteer Opportunity

Are you interested in helping with small group math instruction?  We are looking for volunteers to help our 4th, 5th and 6th graders in math small groups.  The time commitment and dates will be worked out with the teachers once we receive volunteers.   Please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45A9AA29A7FBC34-45763622-math#/

Buy Book Fair Gift Cards Now

The Book Fair will be open for students to shop in person during school  December 4th-8th. Save the date for December 6th, 2023 4:00-7:00 p.m. for Family Literacy Night at the Book Fair. 


You can begin online shopping and buying gift cards now: https://efairs.literati.com/. Every purchase helps our school buy new books for our classrooms and Media Center.


Are you interested in volunteering for the book fair? Please sign up at:

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4EABA82EA4FD0-45720880-december

Teacher Wishlists

Want to get your teachers gifts they will love? Please look at the wish lists we organized for you to help take the guesswork out of your shopping.


https://www.indialanticpto.com/wishlists


Is your teacher missing? Please let them know to fill out our google form for the PTO to add to our list.

Recognizing Our Veterans

Indialantic Elementary School created a “Wall of Service” that is on display through the month of November. Chevron-shaped papers will be available for your child to use to create a tribute to their family member who is a veteran or currently serving in the military. Students or parents may pick up a banner to decorate for their family member.


Completed banners may be turned into your child’s teacher or the front office.  Please include the military member's name and their branch of service on the front of the banner, and be sure to include your child’s TEACHER and their first and last name in order to have the banner returned.  Please do not use photos that are precious as the banners will be displayed in the hallway and the moisture cannot guarantee the return of your child’s banner.

Sign Up for Parent Lunch 

We are excited to be offering this two days a week for the remainder of the school year.  Parents may select a day, Tuesday or Friday, to come and have lunch with their child.  Be sure to arrive a few minutes prior to your child's lunch time.  Parents must have their ID (Driver's License or other approved forms of ID and will sign in through the office.  Students will need to return to class at the regularly scheduled time.  We request parents do not check out their child on Fridays at the end of the lunch period.  Due to limited space, it is important parents sign up if they would like to come and have lunch with their child.  


Parental involvement is so important to the success of Indialantic Elementary!

Treasurer's Report

We continue to work on projects to beautify the school and support teachers who ask for help.  If you're a teacher, and you need money for a special project, please fill out a Superfund Request to be considered for financial support from the PTO:


https://www.indialanticpto.com/teachers


You can see the Treasurer's Report with line by line details of the programs we have budgeted for and funded this year by clicking here


We will ask for donations to make our budget at our Jog-a-thon fundraiser in February, but we would be thrilled if you decide to donate any time. 

Make sure to load your student's account with money if you wish to buy school lunch.  Find out about adding money to MyPaymentsPlus.com at https://www.brevardschools.org/Page/3478


Applications for free and reduced-priced meals can be found here: https://www.brevardschools.org/Page/3473.

If you have any news or announcements that will benefit the parents, teachers or students of Indialantic Elementary, please send your article to indialanticespto@gmail.com for consideration.