Layer Link- 1/31/26

Posted Date: 01/31/26 (09:00 AM)

Principal's Message

Layer is doing great things! You don't want to miss our "Student Led Conference Night" THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. I want to personally invite you to bring your student and they will be ready to show you how much they have been growing! Students will be presenting their data, giving a classroom tour, and sharing about their instruction from 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m. All of our K-5 families are welcome anytime during that window and you will want to pop by the Media Center for your Family Connection Kit. We also have our FAST Parent Information Sessions (with childcare) from 5:30p.m.-6:00p.m. for Grades K-2 and 7:00p.m.-7:30p.m. for Grades 3-5. Don't forget about the PTA meeting at 5:15p.m. as well and food trucks/community tables will be set up from 5:30-7:30p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please know that our teachers, staff, and administration are here to support! Let us know what questions, insight, or feedback you have!

The Adventure Awaits!

Lindsay Todd, Principal

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Upcoming Dates:

2/1-3/1- Layer celebrates Black History Month
2/2-2/6- National School Counseling Week
2/5- Student Led Conference Night, PTA Meeting, and FAST Info Night (see invite below)
2/7- PTA Spirit Night at Urban Youth Park (see below)
2/10- SAC Meeting at 7:45a.m.
2/10- Quarter 3 Progress Reports posted to Skyward Family Access
2/12- Active Threat Drill at 9:05a.m.
2/12- ITMS Field Trip for 5th Graders (Permission slips went home with students on Tuesday!)
2/13- PTA's "I Love Layer" Fun Run during specials
2/16- No School- Presidents' Day!
2/17- Fifth Graders Register for ITMS (bring signed forms back)
2/21- District Cross Country Meet at Hagerty High School (rescheduled from 1/31/26)
2/21- Elementary Music Festival
2/25- Layer Club Picture Day
2/26- Spring Individual and Class Photo Picture Day (see order info below)
2/27- Layer Spirit Day (Wear Layer gear or colors)

We have planned so many additional events for the year! Click this link to access our 2025-2026 Family Events calendar!

School Information:

Student Led Conference Night- February 5th

Get excited because the following Food Trucks will be at Layer from 5:30-7:30p.m. on our Student led Conference Night:

BeezerEats!
Banditos Tacos
Nonnis Mini Donuts
American Stadium Grill

PTA's "I Love Layer" Fun Run

Fun Run- Donate Here

Volunteer at the Fun Run on 2/13

Friendly Winter Reminders!

We know that with the cold weather season is here and we want to keep all students happy and healthy at Layer! Please help us remember the following:

Be sure to put your child's name in their jackets and sweaters so that items can be returned if they are left behind. Our Lost and Found has grown since winter break!
If your child is sick, please be sure to let them rest at home! Students coming to school need to be fever free, diarrhea free, and vomit free for at least 24 hours.

Green Thumbs Gardening Club

Calling all Kindergarten & 1st graders!

The Green Thumbs Gardening Club is getting ready for another great planting season. If you are interested in being a part of our club, fill out an interest form & return it by 2/11/26!

Green Thumbs Interest Form

PTA Spirit Night at Urban Youth Park- February 7

February Family Connections Calendar

During P.R.I.D.E. time at Layer Elementary, students participate in Overcoming Obstacles lessons that build important life skills like resilience, responsibility, goal-setting, and problem-solving. This resource is designed to help families continue those conversations at home—using the same language and strategies students are learning at school—so children can practice these skills in everyday situations.

Black History Month

This February, we are proud to celebrate Black History Month by honoring the achievements and lasting impact of influential Black leaders, artists, and change-makers. Throughout the month, our news segments will highlight important figures each day who have made lasting contributions to history and culture. This week, we will recognize Nat King Cole, Morgan Freeman, Arthur Ashe, James Earl Jones, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, W.E.B. Du Bois, Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, and Chuck Berry. Students will learn about how these individuals shaped history through music, literature, athletics, activism, and the arts, and how their contributions continue to inspire our world today. We look forward to sharing this meaningful celebration of culture, creativity, and history with our school community.

Help Support Lucky's Locker!

Volunteer at Lucky's Locker Here

Donate Items Here

Middle School Preview Nights for Incoming 6th Graders

Spring Picture Day- 2/26/26

Pre-order Pictures Here

Buy Your Layer Yearbook!

Don't forget to buy your 2025-2026 Yearbook! You don't want to miss out on a beautiful book that will capture the great memories we are making as the "Adventure Awaits at Layer!"

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/

SCHOOL CODE is 15080426

Buy Your Yearbook Here

5th Grade Yearbook Ads

Buy 5th Grade Ad Here

Add Your Pictures to Our Yearbook

Add Your Yearbook Photos Here

Attendance Matters!

Please send in your excuse notes for absences or tardies to LRES_attendance@myscps.us or log into your Family Skyward account. Please be sure your doctor's & excuse notes are in within two weeks of the absence so they can be entered properly! Excuse notes need to explain the family emergency or if your child is sick to be excused. After 10 written/emailed parent notes, doctor notes are required.

VPK Applications Open for Next Year

The on-time VPK application period for the 2026-2027 School Year at SCPS locations is January 10 to February 10. To be eligible for VPK, a child must be four years of age by September 1, 2026. SCPS VPK offers a high-quality program designed to prepare students to enter Kindergarten ready to learn!

More Information can be found at: https://www.scps.k12.fl.us/29332_4

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Purchase a Birthday Balloon Here

PRIDE Expectations with PBIS!

Layer is proud to be a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) School! We expect all students to follow our PRIDE expectations so we can keep our school a happy and safe place for all students.

We appreciate family support as we link all behavior choices to our expectations across our campus with our continued Lucky Bucks and our consistent Behavior Alert system. Layer follows a Heirachy of Consequences in every classroom which can be viewed HERE.

HERE is the Seminole County Public Schools Student Code of Conduct. These are the expectations that all students follow to keep our school happy and safe.

HERE is the Seminole County Public Schools Dress Code. We ask that all students have appropriate clothing and safe shoes to play outside in each day. No flip-flops please!

Connect With Us!

Principal- Lindsay Todd

lindsay_todd@scps.k12.fl.us

407-871-8090

Assistant Principal- Artranise Wright

sawyeraz@scps.k12.fl.us

407-871-8091

Website: https://layer.scps.k12.fl.us/

Location: 4201 Florida 419, Winter Springs, FL, USA

Phone: (407) 871-8050

Facebook: facebook.com/LayerElementary

Twitter: @Layer_Lynx