North DeSoto Lower Elementary

Monday Memo August 18, 2025

NDLE's Mission Statement: The Little Griffin family serves, cares, and educates creating a love for learning leading to graduation.

Upcoming Events at NDLE

August

22 Cookie Dough Fundraiser starts and Streetcar Snoballs $4

29 Pizza Fundraiser Deadline and Pre-Pay Bundle extended to this day

September

1 Labor Day (No School)

3 Booster Club Meeting at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room

5 Booster Club Concessions and Cookie Dough Fundraiser ends

19 Streetcar Snoballs

26 Picture Day

Parent Notice: Attendance and Illness Guidelines

To help keep our school community healthy, please note the following guidelines:

  • If your child is sent home with a fever, they will also be excused the following school day.

  • Students must be fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school. This helps prevent the spread of illness to others.

Attendance Calls
If you receive an automated message stating that your child is absent but they are in school, please contact the office. Occasionally, the wrong student name may be marked, or your child may have arrived after attendance was taken in the classroom. We will promptly correct any errors.

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and healthy environment for all students.

Pre-Pay Bundle extended to Aug. 29

You can still pay for class shirts + Streetcar Snoballs + pizza until Aug. 29. This will cover the cost of these items for the year. Please make checks payable to NDLE or send exact cash ($63.00). Also, write on your form what size shirt your child needs and what kind of pizza (cheese or pepperoni).

All students need a class shirt. This shirt is worn on Field Trips as well as Field Day. This is an easy, visual way for teacher and students to keep up with their class. Class shirts are $8 and can be paid for by themselves.

The Pizza Fundraiser is $25 for the year. You can only pay for this for the year and money is due August 29th. There will not be forms that go home before Pizza Day. There will be 4 pizza days throughout the year.

Streetcar Snoballs will come once a month. If you would like to pay for the year, it is $30 due August 29th. You can also send $4 cash the day Streetcar Snoballs is coming to school and pay as you go.

All 3 together is $63. If you've already paid for your class shirt, but want to pay for Pizza and Snoballs it's $55. You can also pay for your class shirt + pizza ($33) or class shirt + snoballs ($38). Again, prepay bundles and pizza are due August 29th. All students are expected to purchase a class shirt for $8. If you have questions please call our office at 925-2383.

Carline Maps and Reminders

Thank you for your patience and compliance with our carline procedures. Everyday we are getting more and more efficient.

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Transportation Changes

  • To make transportation changes, please send a WRITTEN NOTE IN YOUR CHILD's FOLDER. Please include the student's name, their homeroom teacher, and the date of the change. This is the preferred method for transportation changes.

  • If someone different is picking your child up in carline, make sure they have one of your car tags.

  • DO NOT send ROOMS messages for transportation changes.

  • If you there is a situation where you can not send a written note, you may send an email to BOTH of our office staff before 1:30 pm.

  • If there is an emergency, call our office at (318) 925-2383.

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NDLE Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Look for Cookie Dough sales packets to come home in your child's backpack on Friday, Aug. 22. The money made from all of our fundraisers are used to buy materials and equipment for our classrooms as well as help pay for the events that we hold each year such as Monster Math Night and Grandparents Day.

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Streetcar Snoballs will be at school on August 22. This is a monthly fundraiser for our school. You can send $4 in your child's folder if you did not pre-pay. Always send money in a labelled ziplock bag or envelope with your child's name, their teacher, and what it's for (example: Bob Jones, Mrs. Smith, Snoball money)

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First Booster Club Meeting

Come join the NDLE Booster Club on Wednesday, September 3rd at 3:00 pm in the Multi-purpose room. This is the best way to get involved with volunteering at our school.

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Concessions

The Booster club will sell concessions on Friday, September 5th. Please send money in your child's folder in an envelope or ziplock bag that has their name and "concessions" written on it.

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NDLE's Hometown Spirit Shop

Are you looking for a spirit shirt to wear with uniform bottoms on Fridays? Buy your spirit shirt here and also support our school! Click the link below.

NDLE Hometown Spirit Shop

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Mrs. Arinder, School Counselor

"I’m here to support every student on campus, not just in

one-on-one sessions or small groups, but in ways that touch

all areas of school life." - Mrs. Arinder

If you would like to refer your student to meet with Mrs. Arinder for any reason, click this link. Counselor Referral

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Breakfast

  • Tuesday, August 19: Sausage bites, fruit cup, juice or milk

  • Wednesday, August 20: Cereal, Fruit cup, juice or milk

  • Thursday, August 21: confetti waffles, fruit cup, juice or milk

  • Friday, August 15: Muffin, peach cup, juice or milk

  • Monday, August 25: Cereal, pineapple cup, juice or milk

Lunch

  • Tuesday, August 19: chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, buttered roll, chilled mixed fruit, milk

  • Wednesday, August 20: chicken alfredo, green beans, romaine snack pack, garlic toast, strawberry cup, milk

  • Thursday, August 21: pork roast, steamed rice, seasoned greens, carrot sticks and dip, cornbread, pineapple cup, milk

  • Friday, August 22: pizza, buttered corn, romaine snack pack, peach cup, milk

  • Monday, August 25: mini corn dogs, baked beans, california veggies, chilled mixed fruit, milk

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Back-to-School Resources

For more district-wide back-to-school information, including our student handbook and setting up your Student Progress Center account (for grades access), click here.

If you need help with ROOMS, click ROOMS.

You can download the JCAMPUS App to get easy access to your child's grades. Click here for instructions => JCAMPUS

Check out the DeSoto Parish Schools Parent Hub for information and resources about our school and the district.

North DeSoto Lower Elementary

2623 Hwy 171

Stonewall, Louisiana 71078

(318) 925-2383

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NDLE Website

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