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November 2023
5225 Alturas Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80911
Telephone: (719) 391-3495
Attendance: (719) 391-3496
Fax: (719) 391-9141
Office Hours: 7:30-3:45
Principal: Michelle Blasko
Assistant Principal: Si'Mona Johnson
Counselor: Chrystal Hagedorn
Secretary: Barb Smith
Attendance Secretary: Jamie Barilli
Cashier: Jennifer Thomas
School website: https://french.wsd3.org/
Habit 3: Put First Things First
“I spend my time on things that are most important. I say no to things that I know I should not do. I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan. I am self-disciplined and organized.”
Video Link - Big Rocks There are two videos within this link. The first video is for students in grades K-2. The second video is for students in grades 3-5.
Discussion Prompt: 1.) What are your big rocks? 2.) How are you going to schedule them into your week? 3.) What is the benefit of scheduling your big rocks first?
Harvest of Love Food Drive: November 1st--November 16th
Must Have Your Picture ID
Attendance
Regular attendance is vital to the ongoing continuity of the educational program. Make-up work never compensates for school attendance. We encourage consistent school attendance; however, please do not send your child to school if he/she is not feeling well. Please call our attendance secretary at (719)391-3496 to report an absence by 9:00 am. If we have not heard from you by 9:30 we will be calling to check on the reason of your student not being in school.
Please note that you can call day or night and leave a message letting us know if your student will not be attending school.
Breakfast & Lunch Services
Dear WSD3 Families,
School lunches will be FREE for the 2023-2024 school year!!
We still need families to complete the Free Meal Application to ensure funding for ALL students in WSD3 https://wsd3ns.com/
Once you have completed the Free and Reduced form online or by paper your student(s) will receive a free T-shirt. If your student(s) was automatically qualified by the state they will receive a free t-shirt as well.
T-shirts will be sent home on Fridays for applications processed during the week.
Menus are available on our website, wsd3ns.com, as well as at the link for online payments, meal applications, and other resources. If your child has special dietary needs, have the Medical Statement Form filled out by your physician. You can obtain a form from our website, your school nurse, or by contacting the Nutrition Services Office.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at (719) 391-3560.
Box Tops
Use this referral code FAS57TUB when you sign up and you’ll get 20 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2023, while supplies last! Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=FAS57TUB
Or bring in your shopping receipts withing 14 days to the front office and we will scan them for you!
Pop Tab Collections
Join us in “Pulling for the Ronald McDonald House®”. When opening a can that has a pull tab, remove and collect the tab and give them to our House!
Why collect pop tabs? All the pop tab collections add up to make an impact for Ronald McDonald House Charities or Southern Colorado. An easy way to recycle, people of all ages can participate. RMHCSC receives funds when the aluminum tabs are recycled.
Schoolstore.com
Hello Parents,
I want to personally thank all the families who have already participated in our SchoolStore fundraiser! We are on our way to reaching our goal, but we need everyone's help to make sure our teachers get the essential tools they need to help our students succeed.
If your family has not participated, there's still time!
This safe and easy fundraiser is 100% online so there is no face-to-face selling, collecting money, or delivering products. Your child will receive a prize just for participating, and more prizes will be awarded when goals are reached.
Please help now. It really will make a difference.
Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000149089 to show our valued teachers your support.
Thanks
French Elementary School
P.S. Family participation is the key to our success, and we are counting on you!
Keep Up To Date
Please regularly check our calandar on our website to keep up to date on all of our activities. https://french.wsd3.org/calendar
Follow us on our Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/FrenchElementaryWSD3
Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/french_elementary/
Important Dates to Remember
- November 7th - Skate City 6:00 to 8:00
- November 8th - Chipotle Fundraiser 4:00 to 8:00
- November 9th - PTO Meeting 4:00
- November 10th - No School Students; Staff Inservice Day
- November 13th - Hats off to Graditude! - Hat Day
- November 14th - Fall Colors Day! - Wear orange, red, yellow or brown.
- November 15th - Panda Pride! - Wear clothes with pandas or black and white.
- November 16th - Thankful Thursday! - Write and deliver a thankful note to your favorite staff member and/or weara shirt with kind words.
- November 17th - Turkey Day! - Wear a turkey themed shirt or browns.
- November 20th-24th - No School for Thanksgiving Break
Reminders from the Principal
- Please allow 24 hours for a response when calling or emailing. Your questions and concerns matter, and we are working as quickly as we can to respond and maintain open lines of communication.
- Duty coverage begins at 8:30 a.m. Please make sure your child does not arrive prior to supervision.
- Please visit our school website, https://french.wsd3.org/, for an updated calendar of school events and more. We also send out updates and current information via email and text messages. Please make sure your information is up to date with our front office.
- Please don't hesitate to contact us for questions, suggestions, or concerns.