Paramount Elementary
August 15th, 2023
One More Sleep
We are excited to welcome our students back to Paramount TOMORROW! Don't forget tomorrow is a LATE START Wednesday. School will start at 9:20 am tomorrow.
We loved seeing our students back in the building today and CAN NOT WAIT to welcome them tomorrow! Thank you for spending time with our teachers today, as it helps us best prepare for the start of the school!
Below are a few reminders to help you and our students start the school year.
Important Information
- Countdown
- Upcoming Dates
- Meet the Teacher on August 15th
- School Supply Lists
- Student Device Return
- Drop-Off Times
- Bell Schedule
- First Day of School Suggestions
- Grade-Level Line-Up Map
- End-of-Day Transportation
- Important Safety Reminders
- School Lunch Accounts
- Community Clean Up
Mark Your Calendar: Important Dates
- Wednesday, August 16th: First Day of School; Late Start Wednesday
- Saturday, August 19th: Community Clean Up
- Thursday, August 31st: Elementary Back to School Night: 6:00-7:30
- Monday, September 4th: Labor Day; No School
- Wednesday, September 20th: No School: Professional Learning Day
- 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
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.
First Day of School Suggestions
On the first day of school, look for the "Line Up" signs for each grade level in the back of the building. There are designated doors students will line up by in order to access their classes.
See below for a "line-up" map by grade level.
Routines Start Day 1:
It is recommended that you establish a consistent routine for your students starting on DAY 1 of school. If your student is going to be riding the bus or walking home, we recommend they begin doing this on the first day of school. This helps our teachers best teach the routines and better know each student’s pick-up locations.
Trust Our Teachers:
It can be really hard for the first several days for parents when dropping off students. Please allow our teachers to comfort and help your child, instead of lingering around longer, making the transition more difficult. Our teachers will help your child feel safe at school while away from you. If you are particularly worried about your student, please reach out to your child's teacher through e-mail to discuss.
Grade-Level Line-Up Locations
End-of-Day Transportation
For siblings that will walk home together: they will meet each other at the bright yellow star on the north side of the school playground. If you have siblings walking together, please remind them of this. Our teachers and staff will help them know where to go.
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.
District-wide Community Clean-Up
West Ada School District is organizing the 2nd Annual district-wide Community Clean-Up on August 19th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. We had great success with this event last year and our schools looked amazing after the combined hard work of community members, parents, and West Ada employees. While improvements have been made to increase employees to help maintain facilities, there is still a need at our schools.
I will be here that Saturday working at Paramount. Our main need for right now will be with weed-pulling around our parking lot and the exterior of our playgrounds, and trimming shrubs/bushes. We would love for you to join us here, if you are able; however, volunteers are needed at any West Ada school site. You can come and go as you please from 9:00-1:00.
Please bring your own gloves or tools! Bottled water will be provided and bathrooms will be available for your use.
For any volunteers who may be in need of community service hours (NJHS, NHS, Key Club, etc.), I will keep a “sign-in” sheet and send “verification of participation” to the individual to use. The sign-up sheet will be located in the front of the school.
We appreciate any help provided, even if it is not at our school!
~Brooke Roy
Follow Paramount on Social Media
- Follow our Paramount PTA on Instagram: paramountpta
- Follow our Paramount PTA on Facebook (private group, click "join group"): paramount pta
Paramount Elementary (teacher-created posts):
- Follow on Instagram: paramountes_wasd
- Follow on Facebook: Paramount Elementary Schoo
Upcoming Opportunities for Students
- Young Rembrandts
- Girls on the Run
- Student Spirit Wear