State Street Elementary
⭐⭐"All the STARS in the House! Shine, Shine, Shine!!!"⭐⭐
School Hours: 8:40 am - 3:40 pm
Principal: Ms. Paige Roberts
Assistant Principal: Mr. Allen Lake
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Christine Williams
Attendance Secretary: Ms. Liz Toyne
**Late Start Fridays- School Hours: 9:20 am - 3:40 pm
Hello, State Street Families!
It has been a fantastic start to the school year! We have had one of the smoothest starts to date! We appreciate all of our families for getting your students enrolled over the summer and coming to join us for Meet the Teacher Night. Boy, did we miss our STARS! We are also very excited to see new faces this year! The students have been working hard to learn our STAR Expectations here at State Street. We always kick off the start of the year with a "Boot camp" to help remind them of expectations or help our new students learn how we SHINE here at State Street. Next week, we will have our very first PTO meeting of the year in the library! See information below! One of our goals is to continue to grow participation and partnerships. So, we hope to see you there! We will also be kicking off our fall testing next week. Be sure your students get to bed on time and are ready to rock and roll when they come to school each day! This fall data helps us to know how they are performing and provide supports for interventions and/or enrichment opportunities. Finally, our overall goal and focus this year is on improving our attendance rate overall! So, we need your partnership to help our school achieve our overall goal of 94%! This year, one of the incentives for students who meet their quarterly goal will be to add some "flare" to their lanyard. All lanyards will be given to recipients at our very first assembly to keep and add to for the year!
We love our STARS and want to continue to find ways to help them SHINE!
As always, if you need anything, do not hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Paige Roberts
State Street Elementary
2024-2025 Houses
Over the past few years at State Street, each student and staff member has been placed in a team or “House” to try and win the coveted House Party at the end of each quarter. Students can earn “Superstars” for their House by going above and beyond in a variety of ways: earning 50 All-Star Cards for their class, following the STAR Code during a Fire Drill, having the best class attendance for the week, etc. At the end of the quarter, we tally up all the Superstars to see which House comes out on top. Then, we have a party for the winning house! It is something we all look forward to each quarter.
As a staff, we really wanted to excite our students with some novelty to the Houses. Last year, our fourth grade students voted on new House names for our school. These names were selected to represent our Performing Arts Signature. In the coming weeks, our students will also vote on each Houses’ mascot.
We are so excited to introduce the new Houses to our State Street Community! Here is a quick description of each house:
- House: Allegra --> Character Trait: Strong--> Color: Black
- House: Harmony--> Character Trait: Trustworthy--> Color: Gray
- House: Rhapsody--> Character Trait: Acceptance--> Color: White
- House: Melody--> Character Trait: Responsible--> Color: Blue
Each class has their own House. Each grade level selected one of four confetti poppers. If their popper revealed black confetti, they were put into House Allegra. If the popper revealed Gray/Silver confetti, they were put into House Harmony. If their popper revealed white confetti, they were put into House Rhapsody. If their popper revealed blue confetti, they were put into House Melody.
Attention Parents:
This year, we are excited to invite you to our assemblies and will provide you with buttons featuring your child's picture and house. Our goal is to strengthen our community and involve all stakeholders, including families, in our program.
We are so excited to revamp our Houses and can’t wait to see the fun memories made!
Breakfast and Lunch for ALL Students!
All School Breakfast and Lunch meals are free in Topeka Public Schools for the next several years thanks to a grant that was submitted by Nicole Janke, our School Food service director.
Please be sure to also do the Free & Reduced School Meals Application (2024-25 School Year) so all our students can continue to get free lunches. Here is the free and reduced lunch application link: https://frapps.horizonsolana.com/welcome
DATES TO REMEMBER
August 21, 2024: First Day of PK
August 22, 2024: PTO meeting @ 5:30pm
August 23, 2024: Late Start Friday; Doors open at 9:10 am
August 30, 2024: PTO FUN RUN During Specials; Penny Wars
September 3, 2024: NO SCHOOL in observance of Labor Day
September 6, 2024 Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off
DISTRICT CALENDAR (click on calendar)
Want all of these dates easily accessible and to be able to check if anything changes? Access our school calendar on the State Street Website. There, you can add the calendar to your own or even sign up for email alerts if something changes using the menu with the < sign above Saturday!
Check out the PTO
Our first PTO meeting of the school year will be held in the library on Thursday, August 22nd at 5:30pm.
Contact Karolyn Stattleman with any questions:
Check out the State Street PTO Facebook page:
LATE START FRIDAYS BEGIN!
Set your alarm clock for this Friday, August 23rd!!!
Every Friday of the school year, the doors will open at 9:10, and school will start at 9:30 students will be counted tardy after 9:30. This allows time for teachers to collaborate, look at data, and plan for the following week with their teams. Thank you for your flexibility in supporting teacher collaboration!
Our primary goal this year is to enhance our overall attendance rate, aiming for a 94% target. We’re excited to partner with you to achieve this milestone!
To make things more engaging, students who meet their quarterly attendance goals will receive special "flare" for their lanyards.
At our first assembly, each student will receive a lanyard to keep and personalize throughout the year. Let’s work together to make this a successful year!
⭐State Street Elementary STAR Alumni ⭐
If you attended State Street, please complete this quick informational survey. WE want you to SHINE! As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a STAR Shirt.
📣State Street Staff Positive Parent Nominations📣
Hello, State Street Families! We want to give you a chance to nominate any State Street Staff Member who has gone above and beyond to support your family. We LOVE recognizing our staff and celebrating all of the positive things they do to help State Street stand out above the rest! Please utilize this form to nominate any staff member throughout the year! You are welcome to submit as many submissions as you would like. We present your submissions to our staff every 1st Friday of the month.
Nomination Form
We appreciate you! And, we love to hear how we are making a positive difference for your student! Keep the positive feedback coming:)
Bus Routes and Transportation
Transportation-Expect delays the first two weeks of school as everyone learns new routines and procedures. Bus students will dismiss to go to the bus lines inside the school at 3:30 p.m. and then to the busses by 3:35 p .m. Most busses will leave the school each day at 3:40 p.m. if all students are loaded and ready to go safely home. Buses may be delayed at times, especially at the beginning of the year. We appreciate your patience as we all work to get our students to and from school safely.
It's important to know your child's bus route number. so you can get updates and track your child's bus. We encourage you to download the app, "Here Comes the Bus", to be informed of your student's bus pick-up and drop-off times. Check Synergy for transportation information too.
We strongly encourage parents to have their students begin the first day of school with the transportation they are going to use for the remainder of the year. This helps with building routines with our young children. It also helps us have accurate bus counts to ensure our routes are not over or under-crowded.
Arrival (8:10-8:40) Procedures
There will be no student supervision prior to 8:10 am.
Vehicles should only use the two designated drop off lanes when dropping off students.
There should be no parking in either drop off lane, except when students are exiting the vehicle.
If you need to visit the office or want to walk your student to the front door, please park in the designated parking lot so that traffic can freely flow through the lines.
All students must enter the building through the front (south) doors.
All students will be greeted by staff as they walk to the gym or cafeteria between 8:10-8:20.
Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from 8:10-8:40.
Bus riders will enter through the north door.
All students should who arrive at 8:20 or after should report directly to their classrooms.
Students arriving after 8:40 will be considered tardy. Parent/guardian must check-in the student in at the office.
Late Start Fridays (Begins--> August 23, 2024)
Every Friday of the school year (except for the first Friday, August 16th), the doors will open at 9:10, and school will start at 9:30 students will be counted tardy at 9:30. This allows time for teachers to collaborate, look at data, and plan for the following week with their teams. Thank you for your flexibility in supporting teacher collaboration!
Dismissal Procedures
It is expected that students stay at school until 3:40 pm so no instructional time is lost.
Parents must exit their cars and pick their students up from the teacher.
Teachers will not be sending children out to the street or parking lot to enter cars.
Pre-K students will dismiss out of the southeast (closest to Chase) Performing Arts doors.
Kindergarten students will dismiss out of the southeast (closest to Chase) Performing Arts doors.
First grade students will dismiss out of the side (south) gym doors.
Second grade students will dismiss out of the west—farthest south—doors (on Sumner Street).
Third grade students will dismiss out of the west—farthest north—doors (Classic front doors).
Fourth grade students will dismiss out of the north—by the auditorium—doors (on Division).
Fifth grade students will dismiss out of the front (south) doors.
Bus riders will go to the cafeteria. These staff members will check them off the list and ensure they get on their designated bus.
All students must be picked up prior to 3:55. Students who are not, will be taken to office and must be signed out by an adult.
Loading/Unloading
Students riding to and from school in cars or buses are to be loaded and unloaded from the side of the street adjacent to the school grounds. At no time should unattended students cross the street to or from cars! Students are not to be loaded or unloaded in the marked crosswalk areas. Sumner is a one direction street from 3:00—4:00 p.m.
Early Pick-up
When picking students up early please be aware that anytime away from school is recorded. Picking students up early multiple times can affect attendance. Our school day ends at 3:40. Students may be excused early for appointments, but a parent/guardian must check-in at the office and sign the student out. Students will only be dismissed from class after someone checks them out of the office first. This ensures that we keep our students safe.
Meeting With Staff
We ask that you call to make an appointment with a teacher or staff member in the event that you need to meet with him/her in person. Our teachers and staff utilize every minute of the day to benefit our students, so it is important to respect their instructional time by minimizing distractions. If you need to visit with a principal, teacher, or other staff member, please call the office at 235-7280, and a meeting time will be set up that will be most convenient for everyone.
