Windsor Newsletter
September 2018
- September 17th-21st Penny Wars Fundraiser Competition
- September 18th PAWS Meeting 6:00PM
- September 27th Picture Day
- October 1-12th Butter Braid Sale
- October 16th PAWS Meeting
- October 23-24th Conferences
- October 25--26th No School Staff PD
Check In Procedures -Principal Nichols
Hello Everyone!
School is off to a great start and the students are settling in for the new school year and I thank all of you for that. I just wanted to inform new parents, and remind the veteran parents, of our check-in procedures. The short story is that all visitors will need to enter the front doors and check-in to our visitor management system if you want to access the building. This includes parents dropping students off in the morning. If you come to the West doors, you will not be able to access the building through that point. Instead a staff member will direct you to the front doors. If you are just coming into the office area to talk to one of the office staff or pick up a student early, you do not need to check in. Attached is a letter that goes a little more in-depth if you’d like to read more.
We've had a couple of other safety issues surface as well. Please think twice before dropping off students in active traffic areas such as University Ave or travelling northbound on 59th Street. There is a huge potential for harm in those areas specifically.
Thanks again for helping us get a great start to the year and please, please call or email if we can help you in any way!!
Mr. Nichols
Kindergartners Using Math Manipulates
1st Grade Community Talk With Mr. Nichols
Team Building in Third Grade
Shadow Measuring in 5th Grade
Counselors Corner
Windsor Families,
Welcome back! The 18-19 school year is off and running. I’m daily impressed with the kindness and respect your students show here at Windsor! All the students have been doing a wonderful job following our expectations of being respectful, responsible, and safe and are adjusting to our new schedule. Here are some tips to keep the school year going strong!
Tips to help your child succeed this year:
- Ensure your child gets a good night’s sleep. With earlier start times many of us have had to adjust our schedules to get to bed earlier than normal!
- Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast at home or grabs a breakfast on their way to the classroom!
- Talk positively about your child’s school and teacher.
- Teach organizational and self-help skills by having even the youngest student practice things such as getting ready in the morning, washing hands, and checking their backpack on their own.
- Make time to talk about the school day and how your student is feeling about school.
- Take attendance seriously. If your child misses school they are missing out on important learning!
- Have your child read every night or listen to someone in the family read every night!
- Reassure your child that if they are having difficulties at school they can talk to you or any trusted adult (teacher, counselor, associate, etc.) at school.
Piano Sessions at Windsor
You Can Pay Your Student Fees Online
School Fee Payment Instructions for Infinite Campus
1. Visit our district website at www.dmschools.org and find the Parents Link at the top of the site.
2. Click the Online Payments link under Links for School Info to get to the Des Moines Public Schools Web Store.
3. Select School Fees.
4. Enter your Infinite Campus Parent Portal User Name and Currently enrolled child’s birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY) to access a list of your student’s fees.
5. Select the fees you would like to make a payment for and click Next Page.
6. Confirm your payment choices and click Go to Checkout.
7. If a new customer, select “I am a new customer”.
a. Enter your email address
b. Click “Sign in”
8. If a returning customer, select “I am a returning customer”.
a. Enter your email address and password
b. Click Sign in
9. Enter your billing information and create a password (if required).
10. Enter your payment information.
11. Verify information for accuracy and select Complete Order.Payment will be processed and Receipt can be viewed and printed.
Need Help?
Forgotten Web Store Password? Click Password Reminder under Services, enter your email address and click the arrow. Your password will be emailed to you shortly.
Forgotten your Infinite Campus Parent Portal Password or no Parent Portal Access? Contact your student’s school building secretary Casey Brown at
Windsor Elementary
Email: casey.brown@dmschools.org
Website: windsor.dmschools.org
Location: 5912 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone: 515-242-8440
Twitter: @windsorcatsDMPS