INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY BULLDOGS
Michael Shea, Principal
September 4, 2015
3700 54th St. S., Fargo, ND 58104
Bulldog School Song
To the tune of Yankee Doodle:
B-U-L-L-D-O-G-S we have bulldog pride,
We support our PAWS and rules
We have nothing to hide.
Making friends and working hard are what we like to do,
Independence is our home we hope you like it to!
Reading, writing, math, and play,
That is what we do each day.
Helping others to succeed
is what we Bulldogs do believe!
G-o-o-o-o-o Bulldogs!
BULLDOG CALENDAR
September 7 - No School- Labor Day
September 8 - PTO Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Library
September 21 - No School- Professional Development
October 19 and 20 - Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 PM - 7:45 PM
October 22 and October 23- No School
Contact Us at 701-356-5890
Office Hours 7:30 AM- 3:45 PM
Phone 701-356-5890 or email wfreih@west-fargo.k12.nd.us
If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please call the school before 8:15 AM. Attendance is taken every morning and parents will receive a call from our automated calling system if the office doesn't receive a call regarding their child's absence. Feel free to leave a message on the office voice mail if you call before 7:30 AM.
WANTED: ALL PARENTS
First PTO (PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION) Meeting of the school year will be on September 8th at 7:00 PM in the Library. Please consider attending the meeting and supporting our school.
Wake Up and Walk
1. Go outside after eating breakfast or when you arrive at school.
2. Walk only in a clockwise direction around the basketball courts.
3.Grade levels may play on the playground on the day that is designated for them.
4. There should be no tag games being played during Wake Up and Walk.
5. When the whistle blows line up on the basketball court by grades.
6. Supervisors will walk you in.
Only one grade will play on the playground each morning.
· Monday – 1st Grade
· Tuesday – 2nd Grade
· Wednesday – 3rd Grade
· Thursday – 4th Grade
· Friday – 5th Grade
Celebrate with Healthy Snacks
Independence Elementary will be following a healthy snacks policy during the day and will not allow snacks or birthday treats that are high in sugar and fat. We would appreciate your help with this as students start to bring snacks or birthday treats to school. Please contact the office or your child's teacher for a list of acceptable treats. Thank you for your support!
Parents to Lunch
Online payment for student meals
Pay your child's meal payments online at myschoolbucks.com
You will need your child’s student identification number to set up the account. If you don’t have their number you can contact the school office. If you set up an account last year you can log in with the user name and password from last year. There is no extra fee to use this service.
FOLLOWING THE BULLDOG WAY AT INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY
Focus on our PAWS
1. Practice Responsibility
2. Always Be Safe
3. Willingness To Learn
4. Show Respect