Thank you for making the first few weeks of school AMAZING! We are so happy to have all the students back in the building! Teachers and students are already working hard to get to know each other and build that learning partnership. Things will continue to run smoothly as we practice the new routines and procedures for arrival, dismissal, lunchroom and recess. Please watch for our monthly newsletter, starting in October.

Fall Parent Teacher Conferences start on Tuesday, September 26th next week. If you have not already signed up to meet with your student's teacher, please use the link below or call the office at 763-506-3600 to get signed up.

Fall Conferences Dates are:

• Tuesday Sept. 26th
• Thursday Sept 28th
• Monday Oct. 2nd

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Monroe is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair on conference days. Students have done a preview of the book fair during media to create a wish list. Visit the Book Fair in person on:

• Tuesday, Sept. 26th from 4:00-9:00pm
• Thursday, Sept. 28th from 4:00-9:00pm
• Monday, Oct. 2nd from 4:00-9:00pm

To purchase online visit the Monroe Book Fair Website: bit.ly/monroefamily

Here are a few reminders from Child Nutrition:

• Meals are FREE this school year. Student will have the choice between 2 hot entrees, PB&J, or salad.
• It is still essential for families to complete the Free and Reduced Form. This benefits not only families with reduced fees for classes, events, etc but it supports the school with additional funding. Please click the image to access the form.

Monroe students at all grade levels will be going on field trips this year! HOORAY!! This means we will be looking for parent chaperones to help us with some of these out of school experiences. Please complete the required volunteer application so you can be one step ahead when we are looking for volunteers!

Monroe Elementary School: Mathematics, Science and Children's Engineering is an award-winning specialty school using Project Lead the Way Launch STEM curriculum that taps into students' exploratory nature, allowing them to explore engineering, computer programming and science concepts in a fun, engaging and collaborative way. Monroe was recently featured in a news story by CCX Media highlighting the school's state standardized test scores improvement.

We continue to work on arrival and dismissal procedures to ensure student and staff safety as well as efficiency. With the first weeks under our belt we are seeing things run more smoothly.

Here are reminders about arrival and dismissal procedures:

• Morning Bus: if your student rides the bus to school, please make sure that you are at least 10 minutes early to the bus stop. Routes may take longer during the first few weeks, so please be patient. If you have concerns about your bus route/pickup locations or times, please contact the district transportation at: 763-506-1125.
• Afternoon Bus: Students will be placed on their bus at the end of the school day. Please know that buses may be delayed up to 30 minutes during the first few weeks. If you have questions or its been longer than 30 minutes since your student's scheduled drop off time, please contact the bus company (First Student Champlin) at: 763-421-5785.
  
• Parent Drop Off: When dropping your student(s) off at Monroe, please follow our parent drop off procedures. Cars will line up along Brookdale Drive and be waved into the front drive, eight cars at a time. Please be sure when you pull into the drive that your student is ready to get out of the car (ie all items are in backpacks).
• Parent Pick Up: When picking up your student(s) at Monroe, please follow our parent pick up procedure. Cars will line up along Brookdale Drive and you will display your family parent pick up number. Eight cars will be waved into the front drive and students will be loaded into your car.
• Walkers: If your student is a walker, please make sure that you know which way they will be walking out. Here are the two ways walkers are dismissed:
• Front Door: students will be escorted out of door one and walked to the crossing guards.
• Back Door: students will be escorted out of door 5 and either follow the long path to Meadowwood Drive or the side path to the neighborhood.