North Notes
Newsletter for August 19, 2019-September 2, 2019
North Elementary STEAM Academy
Email: cbitters@wsisd.net
Website: https://northelementaryschool.wsisd.com/
Location: 9850 Legacy Drive, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone: (817) 367-1323
Facebook: facebook.com/NorthElementaryWSISD/
Twitter: @NorthWsisd
Welcome to Our North Notes Newsletter!!
A Note from the Principal
I'd like to thank you for your continued support as we journey through the year. We are so happy that you have chosen us for your child's education. We believe that educating children is a partnership between the school and the families we serve. We value your participation at our school events and also appreciate your input with ideas and suggestions as to how we can improve. We have a comment box in our front office and an anonymous customer service survey form on our North Elementary website, if you would like to give any feedback. We would also be happy to visit with you in person. Your child's success is our most important priority. Thank you for sharing your child with us each day.
Mrs. Bitters, Principal
Week of 8-19-19 and 8-26-19
- Tuesday, August 20- First Day of School
- Thursday, August 22- WSISD Back to School Rally at BHS Stadium, 6 pm
- Friday, August 30- Kinder Nursery Rhyme Day
- Friday, August 30- Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick-off Assembly
Important First Week of School Information and Visitors in the Building
As we are gearing up for the first few days of school, we wanted to remind our families of our procedures that are implemented to keep our kids safe.
Effective on the first day of school (Tuesday, Aug. 20), any individual who enters in the morning at drop off must be with a student and provide a Photo ID in the form of a Driver’s License, Passport, Resident Alien ID, Military ID or Consular ID.
IDs will be held at check-in, and each visitor will receive a visitor badge that must be worn at all times. Visitors will turn in their badges upon departure and receive their ID.
We will have additional staff available to help with this process, but please give yourselves plenty of additional time to drop off your children.
Independence Day - Parents no longer able to walk student to class in morning
To help your child acclimate to his/her new routine in school, Friday, Aug. 23 will be Independence Day for our elementary schools, Fine Arts Academy, and Tannahill Intermediate students.
Student safety is our top priority in WSISD. This process is designed to keep our kids safe, not to be a hindrance to our parents. We appreciate your patience and support as we implement these procedures.
We encourage you to visit wsisd.com to find out more about our safety initiatives.
Important information for North Elementary Students, revised 8-5-19
WSISD Parent/Guardian/Visitor Policy
All parent/guardian/visitors to any WSISD school must have a valid picture ID to enter the building. The ID will be held in the front office until the visitor signs out of the building. All visitors must enter through the front office entrance.
Morning Arrival
In order to ensure that our morning drop-off lines are moving as quickly as possible. Please have your child prepared to exit the vehicle when arriving at the drop-off location by having their backpack ready, shoes on, etc.
Attendance, Tardies, and Early Dismissals
1. Morning attendance will be taken at 9:30 am this year. That is the time that students must be in the classroom to be counted present for the day. Students are tardy at 7:40 am.
2. For safety, as well as instructional purposes, any student arriving after the 7:40 am tardy bell rings will need to be walked into the front office and signed in by a parent or guardian. Please park in an available parking space to do this so the drive is not blocked.
3. Any student being checked out of school during the day will be documented in order to help us ensure that students are not being checked out early on a regular basis. Frequent early dismissals may result in the student losing attendance incentives on campus. Instruction occurs in our classrooms throughout the day until dismissal.
4. Late pick-ups are also documented in our Skyward system. If a child is going to be picked up early from school on any given day, it must be done BEFORE 2:45 pm, as the office becomes very busy after this time with our dismissal procedures on campus and students may be in transition.
Dismissal Signs
The car and parent walk-up dismissal signs must be the original sign issued by the school. Photocopies are not allowed. Adults picking up children will be asked to go to the front office if a photocopy is presented at dismissal.
Breakfast and Lunch Visitors
1. Breakfast and lunch visitors will only be allowed to come and eat breakfast or lunch with a student if the parent or guardian has listed them on the list in our Skyward system.
2. For your child’s safety, we cannot allow relatives, friends, neighbors to bring food or eat lunch with any child unless you have specifically listed them as an approved contact.
3. All visitors must always have a valid picture ID to enter the building for any reason. Building entrance is only allowed at the front office entrance. The ID will stay with the front office until signing out of the building.
Parent involvement and communication is very important to us. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Morning Arrival & Afternoon Dismissal Traffic Flow Maps
Friendly Reminder- First Week of School Traffic
Administration
Connie Bitters- Principal, cbitters@wsisd.net
Lynette Alexander- Assistant Principal, lalexander@wsisd.net
Carla Barber- Assistant Principal, cbarber@wsisd.net
Jessica Bautista- Counselor, jbautista@wsisd.net
Front Office Staff
Brenda Tijerina- Receptionist, btijerina@wsisd.net
Kristine Franco- Principal Secretary, kfranco@wsisd.net
Jen Tyler- PEIMS, jtyler@wsisd.net
Amy Barton- Technology, abarton@wsisd.net
Kasey Wright- Nurse, kwright@wsisd.net
Kristina Chavez- President
Alisha Soukaseume- Vice President
Brenda Tijerina- Secretary
Bridgette Escamilla- Treasurer
Andrea Obert- Volunteer Coordinator
Email btijerina@wsisd.net for information regarding PTO.
School Schedule
Kindergarten- 4th Grade
Doors Open: 7:00 am
Breakfast: 7:00-7:25 am
First Bell: 7:30 am
TARDY BELL: 7:40 am
Dismissal: 3:00 pm