Paramount Elementary
September 5th, 2023
Important Information
- Upcoming Dates
- Upcoming PTA Events
- Back to School Night Information
- Picture Day
- Recess Times
- Girls on the Run
- Milk Price Increase
- Message from Mrs. Harmer
- Reminder from Mrs. Barham
- 5th-Grade Student Council
- Previous Information
Mark Your Calendar: Important Dates
- Wednesday, September 6th: Paramount Night with the Boise Hawks
- Friday, September 15th: Picture Day
- Wednesday, September 20th: No School: Professional Learning Day
- Monday, October 2nd: Paramount Night at Lowe Family Farmstead
- Wednesday, October 11th: Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
- Thursday, October 12th: K-8 No School: Parent Teacher Conferences
- Friday, October 13th: No School; End of 1st Quarter
- Tuesday, October 17th: PME Dine-Out Night @ Blaze Pizza
- Saturday, October 21st: Carnival
Upcoming PTA Events
Paramount Night at the Boise Hawks Game!
- Wednesday, September 6th
- Game starts at 7:05 pm
- General Admission tickets are approximately $11 with taxes/fees.
- A Kids' Zone will be set up inside the stadium that will have inflatables. This cost is $3 separate from the admission ticket.
- Food, drinks, and merchandise will be available to purchase at the game
- Purchase tickets at this link: https://offer.fevo.com/missoula-at-boise-ew8huh4-61775d1
Save the Date:
- Monday, Oct. 2nd: Paramount Night at the Lowe Family Farmstead
- Tuesday, Oct. 17th: Paramount Dine-Out Night at Blaze Pizza
- Saturday, Oct. 21st: Carnival, PTA's biggest fundraiser of the year!
In Case You Missed It: Back-to-School Night
Picture Day: Friday, September 15th
Parker Portraits is implementing a new ordering system into place for pictures.
- You will now have the opportunity to view your student's pictures before you order.
- No money or order is expected on picture day.
- Please dress your student appropriately (No hats allowed).
- Within two weeks after picture day, you will receive an access key and link to order online.
- With the access key, you will be able to see your child's picture and build a customized package.
- All orders placed by the due date will be delivered to the school. Late fees and shipping will apply to late orders.
- If your child is not feeling well on the day of pictures, please contact Parker Portraits for retake information.
- Parents can take students to Parker Portraits on November 15th and 17th for retakes or if students are unavailable on September 15th.
Character Assembly
We discussed how students can demonstrate respect to the following: themselves, peers, adults, the community, and their learning. We will continue discussing ways in which students can demonstrate respect throughout the next several weeks.
Thank you for supporting us in our school's character education efforts.
Recess Times
Morning Recess: 10:15 -10:30
Lunch/Recess Schedule:
- Kinder Lunch/Recess: 11:30-12:15
- 1st-Grade Lunch/Recess: 11:40-12:25
- 2nd-Grade Lunch/Recess: 11:45-12:30
- 3rd-Grade Lunch/Recess: 12:05-12:50
- 4th-Grade Lunch/Recess: 12:10-12:55
- 5th-Grade Lunch/Recess: 12:30-1:15
Afternoon Recess: 2:30-2:45
Girls on the Run
Increase on Price of Milk
A Message from Mrs. Harmer
Your child will be bringing home library books soon. Please discuss with him/her the careful treatment of books along with the attached pictures provided. We will also discuss in library class.
Books that are lost or damaged must be paid for before the student will be allowed to check out another book. If your child has a book out from his/her previous school in the West Ada School District, that will have to be returned as well. If this is ever a hardship, please let us know. We just want our students to keep reading! Thank you so much for your help! I am excited to get books in our student’s hands!
Mrs. Harmer
Librarian
Paramount Elementary
Reminder from Mrs. Barham
Thank you for your help with this!
5th-Grade Student Council
We are excited to get going with this group as we have many leadership opportunities and activities already in the works for our students.
Previous Information
A Paramount Mindset
This year's school theme is having a Paramount MINDSET--maintaining high expectations of ourselves/students behaviorally and academically in order to be at our "PEAK" capabilities. While we will focus on a growth mindset with students and staff, we will also be emphasizing how to adjust our mindsets in other areas within our lives beyond our learning--how we are thinking about challenging situations and not just focusing on the negative.
We spent some time with our students defining "paramount"--helping them understand this word means more than just the name of our school or subdivision. We explained that paramount means the following:
- More important than anything else
- Superior to all others
- Ranking higher than any other
- Of the greatest importance or significance
We are emphasizing that our mindsets--our Paramount Mindsets--are more important than anything else in our learning journey. We are excited to see how this will become a positive impact with our students.
~"Our mindsets are everything; what we think, we become."
Student Drop-Off Times
Please help us keep your students safe! DO NOT drop students off for school before 8:50 am. (M, T, Th, F) or 9:00 am (W). If a student is eating breakfast, they can be dropped off to enter the building at 8:45 am. Breakfast is not served until this time.
Because we cannot guarantee the supervision of students prior to this time, we cannot allow students to enter the building or be on campus. Please help us with this.
Drop-Off/Pick-Up Reminders
The reminders below are solely for STUDENT SAFETY and drop-off/pick-up efficiency!
- Please do not drop off your students BEFORE the drop-off zone (Mrs. Crosby will direct you in the morning; a teacher will direct you after school).
- Drive your car as far forward as possible.
- Students should enter/exit on the right side of the car. This is imperative for student safety.
- Parents do not exit their car in the drop-off lane.
- If parents need to help their students exit the car, they need to park their car and walk their student to the crosswalk.
- If parents want to meet their students after school, they need to park their car and use the crosswalk with their student.
- Do not park on Producer in front of the school. This blocks our continuous drop-off/pick-up line. Please park in the parking lot or farther down the road so as to not create a narrow road or blockage.
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 or remain in your vehicle (and remain in the parking lot area). 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.
School Meal Accounts: LINQ Connect
Titan has converted to LINQ Connect as of May 2023. All information, including login information, will be transferred from Titan to LINQ Connect.
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.
Follow Paramount on Social Media
- Follow our Paramount PTA on Instagram: paramountpta
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