Their hard work often happens behind the scenes, but the impact they make is seen and felt by every student, teacher, and visitor who walks through our doors.
To our custodians: THANK YOU for your dedication, pride, and care, you are truly the heartbeat of our school family. 💐👏🏽
Sabal Palm Elementary’s Picture Day is Tuesday, October 7, 2025!
Make sure your student comes ready with their best smile! 😁
👉 Order forms were sent home, but you can also order online through Leonard’s Photography.
We can’t wait to capture these special memories! 💙
#PictureDay #SabalPalmElementary #SayCheese
Today we celebrate and thank our incredible custodial team here at Sabal Palm Elementary! 🌴
They work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming for students, staff, and families.
We are so grateful for their hard work, dedication, and care every single day. 💛
If you see one of our custodians today, be sure to give them a big THANK YOU! 🙌
#CustodianAppreciationDay #ThankYou #SabalPalmElementary
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
⏰ Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
💵 Cost: $5 (covers wristband, glow sticks, snack & drink)
👉 All students must be picked up by 5:00 PM by an adult on file if they are not in Extended Day.
👉 Please be sure to update PIKMYKID with “SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTS” if your child is attending.
We can’t wait to see our 3rd–5th graders light up the dance floor at this exciting event! 💡🎶
#SabalPalmElementary #GlowParty #SchoolFun
🌸💖 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💖🌸
Let’s come together as a Sabal Palm family to show our support. 💪🎀
We encourage all students, staff, and families to wear PINK every Wednesday in October to raise awareness and honor those affected by breast cancer.
💗 Let’s fill our hallways with pink and hope! 💗
#BreastCancerAwareness #WearPink #SabalPalmStrong
Inside you’ll find:
✅ Character Trait Focus: Honesty
✅ Upcoming events – Literacy Night, Fall Festival, Fall Pictures,
Character Day Parade, Breast Cancer Awareness Month
✅ Arrival/dismissal reminders & updated lunch info
✅ Volunteer, bus, and student ID updates
Check it out here 👉 https://secure.smore.com/n/nus5h-sabal-palm-family-newsletter
#TeamSabal #AllInAllYear #FlamingoFamily
💓 Our students are joining the Lifesavers League learning heart-healthy habits, practicing kindness, and helping save lives!
👨👩👧👦 Parents: Sign up with your child today and take the heart health challenge as a family!
📲 Visit: http://www2.heart.org/goto/SabalPalm to register and be part of the movement.
Let’s make this our healthiest year yet!
#KidsHeartChallenge #LifesaversLeague #HeartHeroes #KickoffDay #HealthyHearts #FamilyChallenge
⏰ Reminder, Sabal Palm Families! 🦩💗
We still need YOUR feedback to help us improve SAC & PTA meetings this year! Your voice matters in shaping decisions, planning events, and making meetings more welcoming for all families.
📋 Please take a few minutes today to complete our short survey (click here)!
Thank you for partnering with us — together we’re ALL IN, ALL YEAR! 💙✨
#SabalPalmElementary #FamilyFeedback #AllInAllYear
Our Glow Party Dance for Grades 3-5 is happening this Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 3:00–5:00 PM! 🕺💃
🔹 $5 entrance fee (covers wristband, glow sticks, snack, and drink)
🔹 Students not in Extended Day must be picked up by 5:00 PM by an adult on file.
🔹 Please update PIKMYKID to “School-Sponsored Events” if your child will be staying for the Glow Party.
It’s going to be a glowing good time — we can’t wait to see our Sabal Palm 3rd–5th graders there! 🌟💙
Sabal Palm families,
We just kicked off the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge! Get ready to change and save lives! Sign up today and earn your wristband!
Through Finn’s Mission, you’ll learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today and be one of the first to complete your mission:
1. Sign Up http://www2.heart.org/goto/SabalPalm and download the free “AHA Schools” app.
2. Raise funds to help kids with special hearts and start earning thank-you gifts.
3. Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets!
Now is the time to join our team! We need your help to reach our goal!
If 50% of our families sign up our school will earn a $500 gift certificate for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health of our school community.
Plus, students who raise $100 to help fight heart disease and stroke will get to PIE coach Angerman!
I can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year.
Thank you!
Sabal Palm Elementary’s Fall Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Make sure to order your photos online now at 👉 www.leonards.com/order
Let’s capture this year’s special memories together! 💛💙
#SabalPalmElementary #PictureDay #LeonardsPhotography
Join us on Friday, October 24th from 5:00–7:30 PM for Sabal Palm’s Fall Festival! 🌟
Enjoy an evening filled with:
✨ Trunk-or-Treat
✨ Games
✨ Food Trucks & Vendor Booths
✨ Music & More!
🙌 We need YOUR help to make this event a success!
• Donate candy 🍬 Drop bags off in the front office or Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/M8BTZW95RYIG?ref_=wl_share
• Host a trunk for Trunk-or-Treat 🚗 Sign up link: https://form.jotform.com/252367487383166
• Sign up as a vendor 🎪 do you have a craft, small business, or side hustle you’d like to showcase? Sign up link: https://pci.jotform.com/form/252367978945175
• Volunteer to help set up (great for high school students who need hours!) 💪 Reach out to us at fantasticflamingopta@gmail.com.
We are also collecting gently used Fall/Halloween decorations to help bring the festival to life! 🍁
📩 For more information or to sign up, email us at: fantasticflamingopta@gmail.com
This event is not only a chance for our children to enjoy a safe and fun celebration, but also a wonderful way for us to support local families and small businesses. With your participation, we can make this year’s Fall Festival the best one yet! 💕
📣 The Sabal Sideline Parent Playbook — Sept 22 to Oct 3
We’ve got lots happening at Sabal Palm — here’s what families need to know:
Important Reminders
Fall Festival is coming Oct. 24 from 5–7:30 PM and we need volunteers! First volunteer meeting: Sept. 23 at 3 PM in the Media Center.
No Early Release Days this year — instead, plan for two planning days back-to-back in October (13th & 14th).
Communication: Keep checking Focus and Rooms to stay up to date on grades and events at SPE.
PTA Corner
Upcoming PTA 3rd–5th Grade Dance — Oct. 1, 3–5 PM, MPR ($5)
PTA Boo Bags go on sale Oct. 1 and deliver Oct. 27
Membership Meetings held monthly at 6 PM in the MPR. Join today — only $10 per member!
Click here to join now
Key Dates
9/23 Fall Festival Volunteer Meeting — Volunteers Needed!
9/24 All-Star of the Month Celebration @ 9 AM
9/25 Kona Ice Truck during lunches
9/29 Kids Heart Challenge Kickoff Assemblies
10/1 PTA 3rd–5th Grade Dance — Volunteers Needed!
10/7 Fall Picture Day
Safety Snap Highlights
Review the Student Code of Conduct (Level I, II, III/IV infractions; bus, tech, and bullying rules).
Download and use FortifyFL for anonymous reporting.
Be Safe, Be Seen! Tips for walking, biking, and riding safely to and from school.
Let’s work together to make this season of learning and fun a safe and successful one for all students. 💙💗
Make sure you click the link in the header to see the full Sabal Sideline.
#TeamSPE #AllInAllYear
Calling all Kindergarten–5th grade students—this is your chance to showcase your creativity! 🖌️
📌 Contest Guidelines:
✅ Design must be your own illustration (no digital or clipart)
✅ Must fit on an 8x11 sheet of white copy paper in portrait style
✅ Must include this year’s school theme: “All In – All Year!”
✅ Write your full name, teacher’s name, and grade on the back
🏆 Winners will be featured on the front & back cover of the yearbook!
Other entries may also be showcased inside.
📅 Deadline: September 25
📥 Submit entries to Ms. Hauseman
Let’s see your best designs, Sabal Palm Flamingos! 💖🦩
#SabalPalmElementary #FlamingoPride #AllInAllYear #YearbookContest
📅 Thursday, September 25
🕥 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Students will have the chance to cool off with a refreshing Kona Ice! 🌴☀️
✅ Choose your size: Kiddie, Klassic, King, or a fun Color-Changing cup
✅ Pick your favorite flavor — from Blue Raspberry to Tigers Blood!
Let’s make it a sweet day at Sabal Palm! 💙💗
#SabalPalmElementary #KonaIceDay #SweetTreats
We still need YOUR feedback to help us improve SAC & PTA meetings this year! Your voice matters in shaping decisions, planning events, and making meetings more welcoming for all families.
📋 Please take a few minutes today to complete our short survey: http://bit.ly/4mhvajD
Thank you for partnering with us — together we’re ALL IN, ALL YEAR! 💙✨
#SabalPalmElementary #FamilyFeedback #AllInAllYear
Tomorrow is the final chance to grab tickets for the K–2 Glow Party Dance! 💕🎶
🎟 Ticket sales close at 9:00 AM sharp – no tickets will be sold at the door!
⚡ Limited spots available – don’t miss out!
📅 Dance is Thursday, 9/18 | 3–5 PM | School Multipurpose Room
🎧 Music, glow sticks, snacks, and tons of fun included!
👉 Get your child’s tickets NOW before sales end tomorrow morning!
Sabal Palm Elementary is partnering with Smile Programs… the mobile dentists to bring dental care right to our school through the Dental Van! This is a convenient and safe way for your child to receive important preventive dental care without missing school.
✅ Services may include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, and restorative care if needed.
✅ Care is provided by licensed local dentists and hygienists.
✅ Covered by most insurance, including Medicaid/CHIP. For those without insurance, a low-cost self-pay option is available.
📅 Don’t miss this opportunity!
📌 Sign up today ➡️ http://bit.ly/4mhvajD
Let’s keep our Flamingo smiles bright! 💖🦩
We’re so excited for our upcoming Glow Dance Parties! 💃🕺🎉
⭐ Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
📅 Thursday, September 18th
🕒 3:00 – 5:00 PM (directly after school)
⭐ 3rd – 5th Grade
📅 Wednesday, October 1st
🕒 3:00 – 5:00 PM (directly after school)
🎟️ Tickets: $5 per student (includes admission, glow sticks, snacks & drinks!)
✨ Students must be picked up at 5 PM by someone listed on their pick-up information.
K-2nd Grade Glow Dance Party Ticket Link: https://pci.jotform.com/form/252394042284153
3rd-5th Grade Glow Dance Party Ticket Link: https://pci.jotform.com/form/252454859118162
👩👩👧👦 Volunteers Needed!!!!
To help chaperone the Glow Dance Parties.
K-2nd Grade Glow Dance Party Volunteer Sign Up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8A62BABFDC25-58408945-spek2nd#/
3rd-5th Grade Glow Dance Party Volunteer Sign Up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8A62BABFDC25-58409752-spe3rd5th#/
Additional Volunteers NEEDED for Hearing & Vision Screening on 9/18! Sign Up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8A62BABFDC25-58579242-spehearing#/
We can’t wait to see our Fantastic Flamingos GLOW! 💡💖
Sabal Palm Elementary values strong family and community partnerships. Our School Advisory Council (SAC) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) help shape important decisions about our school — from budgets and staffing priorities to programs and celebrations for our students.
We want to make these meetings more welcoming, accessible, and meaningful for all families. 💗 That’s where YOU come in!
👉 Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey. Your feedback will guide how we plan SAC & PTA meetings moving forward.
📋 Survey Link: http://bit.ly/4mhvajD
Thank you for partnering with us to make Sabal Palm the best it can be! 💙💗
#SabalPalmElementary #FamilyFeedback #AllInAllYear
