Our Staff is THE BEST!
I want to express immense gratitude for our amazing Paramount Staff! Whenever we have a moment when we need to be flexible or all pitch in to help, EVERYONE jumps on board.
Earlier today when our power went out, our staff had to immediately begin making adjustments for lunch in order to ensure our students were fed. Many hands contributed to create a new plan that they could then immediately execute. Our students were incredible as well. They were very well behaved and understanding when their teachers had to make on-the-fly adjustments to their teaching and activities. Some of our students expressed how today was "the best day ever"!
Thank you again to all who helped in our time need! You are all true Paramount Stars!
Mark Your Calendar: Important Dates
- Monday, November 11th-Friday, November 15th: Online Book Fair
- Wednesday, November 13th: Dine-Out Night at Chipotle
- Wednesday, November 13th: PTA-Sponsored Assembly: Reading is Magic
- Monday, November 18th-Friday, November 22nd: Coin Drive
- Friday, November 22nd: November Student Recognition Breakfast
- Friday, November 22nd: 5th-Grade Music Performance @ 10:00 am
- Monday, November 25th-Friday, November 29th: No School--Thanksgiving Break
Parent Engagement Survey
As a part of the State Accountability Report, each school is asked to have parents participate in the State Parent Engagement Survey. Please take a moment to complete this survey on behalf of Paramount Elementary School. You can click the button below to begin.
This survey will be open from November 11th until November 22nd. Thank you for taking the time to complete this.
Paramount Coin Drive: November 18th-22nd
Have spare change lying around? We will gladly take it off your hands!
In order to help with the Holiday Assistance program, we will be running a coin drive one week. All of the money raised will be used to help Paramount families in need during the holiday season with warm clothing, food, other necessities, and gifts. Our goal is to help a minimum of 4-5 individual families for the holidays. We would love to raise over $1500 in change in order top accomplish this goal.
Ms. Hale will be dressing up each day in a new costume to bring some fun to the Coin Drive...be on the lookout for new images of our crazy counselor.
Thank you for any change/bills you can donate!
Caring and Curiosity
For the month of November, we will be focusing on the character trait of CARING and the learner disposition of CURIOSITY. We will be discussing these with our students and providing examples of how they can work on these traits/skills. When we teach how to be caring or show kindness, we emphasize being friendly, generous, and considerate towards others. We explain that curiosity is the desire to learn or know more about something; it’s like having a question in your mind that you want to find the answer to.
This year, we will be adjusting how we recognize our Student of Character and our Academic Champions. Instead of having an assembly, we have decided to have a short breakfast for these students. Students selected each month will be invited to attend a breakfast (donuts and milk), along with 2 parents/guardians. For those students selected, you will receive communication from the classroom teacher and with an official letter/invite. The celebration will be held in the cafeteria from 8:30-8:50 am. Students will be recognized in front of their parents/guardians as well as their classroom teachers. More specific information will be provided to students and families.
Our next morning celebration will be on Friday, November 22nd. We will be recognizing our students who have been selected for demonstrating Ownership and Responsibility.
Cultivate Curiosity: Wonder Wall
Are your students learning new "things" or skills at home? Are they exploring the world around them? We would love to have pictures of our students outside of school showing off their curious minds, how they are learning about something new, or of them creating. Send in a picture with a brief explanation (including the name and grade of the student) to Mrs. Roy so she can display these on our Wonder Wall.
Huge Shout Out to Mrs. Krieger for helping design our Wonder Wall!
It's Officially Cold Outside!
Please do not forget to send your student with a jacket/coat, hat, and gloves! It is really cold in the mornings and during recess. We only come inside if it is raining or if it FEELS like 20 degrees or colder outside. AND, please label these items--they are frequently left outside.
Birthday Celebrations
In order to be in accordance with state and district nutrition policies, we will be following a "no food" birthday celebration for students. We have a large variety of student allergy and medical conditions that restrict them from participating in food celebrations. Our goal for any celebration within school to be as inclusive as possible. Parents may send in other non-food items to share with classmates if they choose as a celebration for their birthday (this is not required). Teachers will communicate their individual plans regarding birthday celebrations in their classroom as some may allow a once-a-month celebration policy for birthdays (as this still follows policy). Our teachers do a great job of ensuring students feel recognized on their birthday!
Paramount Learner Dispositions
In addition to the six character traits we focus on as a school, we will also be focusing on five learner dispositions to ensure our Paramount students are life-long learners. As a learner, we want to ensure our students can demonstrate the following traits:
- Motivation
- Perserverance
- Ownership
- Curiosity
- Cooperation
Click the button below to read more about our learner dispositions.
While we will focus on all of these learner dispositions, we will be highlighting more specific areas in which our staff and students "Cultivate Curiosity". Please look for opportunities where you can showcase your student exploring new learning opportunities around them. We will be creating a "Wonder Wall" where students can post pictures of these experiences to share with our school. More information to come.
School Meal Accounts: LINQ Connect
LINQ Connect is the service we use for student meal accounts. Setting up a LINQ Connect account is free. From your account, you can monitor your student's activity, view menus, add funds (credit card only, transaction fee applies), and apply for free/reduced lunch.
Payments can also be made directly to our school's kitchen staff with cash or check (payable to School Nutrition). There are no transaction fees associated with these types of payments.
Click the button below to access our district website with more information regarding school nutrition, menus, and payment options. You can click the LINQ button to set up an account or add money.
IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS!!
Our #1 priority is to ensure a SAFE campus for our students and staff. In order to do this effectively, we do need your help. Please read our safety reminders below:
- Paramount is a CLOSED CAMPUS during the school hours of 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Any visitors will need to check in at the front office during these times if they plan to enter the building or be on campus beyond our drop-off locations. For the first week of school, we will allow parents to escort students to line-up locations. After the first week, we will expect parents to adhere to remaining behind our gates when dropping off students.
- Please bring your ID with you when checking in at the front office. Please avoided checking your student out during recess times; please plan ahead to let us know if a student will need to wait for a parent during recess.
- We cannot allow anyone on our fields or playgrounds during the school day that are not approved to be here. Please do not bring young children to play on our equipment during the school day. Our staff is trained to report anyone they believe is not approved to be on campus.
- For students or parents riding bikes to school, please plan on “walking” bikes once on campus. This will help ensure the biker’s safety through the parking lot.
- For parents who will be dropping students off at school, or picking them up, PLEASE adhere to our “Drop-Off/Pick-Up” Zones. This helps ensure students are only entering/exiting cars in a safe area, where other drivers can see them.
- Students and parents are expected to use the crosswalk and wait for the Crossing Guard to indicate it is safe to cross. Please help us with this.
- No dogs are allowed on campus during the school day. Please do not bring animals on our campus without permission. If you bring them with you during drop-off or pick-up, they must be on a leash AND REMAIN AT THE CORNERS OFF CAMPUS OR IN THE PARKING LOT. They may also remain in your vehicle. Again, this is for the safety of all—our students and staff AND your pet!
- If you are accessing the school grounds outside of school hours with a dog, please be sure to clean up after them. We often find dog waste left in the fields. As you can imagine, if a student steps into this, it creates a major disruption and hygiene issue for our students, parents, and school. Please spread the word for us to help keep our fields free of pet waste.
- Throughout the year, we will practice a variety of safety drills: Lockdowns, Fire drills, Reverse Evacuations, Evacuations, etc. We work in conjunction with the Meridian Police Department and the Meridian Fire Department to establish the best practices for these drills. We will communicate when these occur, so you are aware of the drills. We will also send more communication regarding the types of emergencies and the procedures we will practice with our students.
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