Dear Elms Family,

 We at Elms are so excited to welcome you back to school and to the first days of September!

We want to extend a Tiger’s Paw and warm welcome to our new and returning students, their families, and dedicated staff.  The new school year is off to a great start filled with energy, anticipation, and optimism. We had the opportunity to visit all the classrooms and meet the students that make Elms Elementary such a special place.  The children looked happy and excited.  Thank you students, for the warm welcome and the happy smiles! 

We would like to thank our custodial staff for doing an excellent job these past few weeks preparing the building after the Extended School Year program.  Thank you to our committed teaching and support staff for all their excitement and dedication in creating engaging classrooms to provide supportive learning opportunities.  

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 Back to School

• Thursday September 15- PreSchool at 5:30pm
• Thursday, September 15- Kindergarten and Grades 1-2 at 7:00pm
• Tuesday, September 20- Grades 3, 4, and 5 at 7:00pm

Back to School Nights offer parents an opportunity to begin creating that all-important relationship with your child’s classroom teachers, hear about some of our programs as well as learn about each grade level’s curriculum, specialists, classroom technology, and other educational activities.  We are proud of so many things at Elms and with your help, we will continue to build an inclusive, dynamic, and supportive school community.

 

We look forward to a successful school year and seeing you at Back to School Night!.

 

We encourage you to visit the Elms School Website (https://www.jacksonsd.org/Elms) often for the latest news and information. Whether you are new to Elms Elementary School or a returning family, we encourage you to become an active participant in your child’s education and become familiar with the variety of activities our school offers.

Patriot's Day & Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

In remembrance of  September 11th, we will be recognizing Patriot's Day, and we invite all to wear Red, White, & Blue on Friday September 9th.  

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and we will have Awareness day on Tuesday  September 13th- we invite everyone to wear Gold/Yellow to help us raise awareness.

PTN 

The Elms PTN is always looking for parent participation!  We encourage all of our community to join our very active Parent-Teacher Network.  Our collective mission is to enhance and support our children’s educational experience. There are multiple opportunities throughout the year with many jobs of all sizes and shapes that are essential to the success of our school. Parents can help out by volunteering for an event or committee.  If you’re not sure how to become involved, please ask—we’d love to have you!

PTN membership dues go to support our many cultural arts programs and assemblies for ALL students in our school.  PTN meetings are held each month and are open to all. The first meeting of the year is Wednesday, September 16th @ 9:30 AM in the Elms Media Center. Please join us as the home-school partnership is vital to the success of all our learners.

Safety

In September, Elms will conduct our first fire drill for the year.  A variety of safety drills will continue to be implemented regularly throughout the year.  Such drills foster student safety and are important to practice regularly. In an effort to provide the safest environments, nothing is more important that maintaining an open line of communication between home and school. In that light, parents should be sure to complete their emergency contact information in detail.  It is important to include trusted adults in the “emergency contact” area of the portal.  This information is invaluable when an unforeseen circumstance occurs.

 

Please be aware that, as in the past, no parent will be allowed to cross the bus ramp from 8:55-9:05am (student arrival).  This is a safety procedure. A staff member will be stationed at the parking lot to let you know when it is again safe to cross the bus ramp. We appreciate your cooperation and efforts to keep our students safe.

 

Upcoming Events

September 9th - Patriot’s Day - Wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE

September 13- Childhood Cancer Awareness- Wear Gold/Yellow

September 15 - 5:30pm PreK Back-to-School Night

September 15- 7:00pm Back-to-School Night Grades K-2

September 21- 6:30pm Board of Education Meeting

September 20 - 7:00pm Back-to-School Night Grades 3-5

September 21 - 9:45am PTN Meeting

September 23rd- Crazy Sock Day

September 22nd - 1st Supply Cart Day!

September 26th & 27th - School Closed

September 28th & 29th- Start Strong Testing-Grades 4 & 5

October 5 - School Closed to Students

On behalf of the entire Elms Staff, we welcome you to the new school year and look forward to working together to help your child achieve their hopes and dreams.  Please contact the school directly if you have any questions. We will be glad to help you.

Sincerely,

Michael Burgos                            Shawn Levinson                              

Principal                                      Assistant Principal