VISION STATEMENT

The vision of North DeSoto Upper Elementary is to: “Provide opportunities for students to achieve their personal best, become responsible and productive members of society, and embrace lifelong learning in a positive environment”.

MISSION STATEMENT

LOVE LEARNING, EXCEL IN ALL WE DO, ACHIEVE GOALS TOGETHER, DO WHAT IS RIGHT

Weekly Principal's Message

Dear NDUE Families,

Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign observed every October in schools all over the United States to promote drug, tobacco, and violence prevention through awareness. During this week, we have guest speakers present in our morning assemblies and dress days that align with the theme of the day to help students make connections to habits that will help them have healthy relationships and bodies for a lifetime. We hope that these events help our students build a firm foundation so that when they get old enough to find themselves surrounded by the temptations of the world, they will make good choices. We appreciate your support of Red Ribbon week and encourage you to discuss each day's message with your student.

We are Better Together! Geaux Griffins.

Casey Hamon

Please never hesitate to reach out with feedback or concerns. I will be happy to assist you in ensuring your family's needs are met. casey.hamon@desotopsb.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Our FCA student leaders loved embracing our community for Fields of Faith last week!

We are so proud of their willingness to serve.

We are partnering with NDLE for Monster Mash Night. Please help us by donating candy for this event.

Any student who donates a bag of candy by Oct. 30th can wear free dress on Nov. 3rd!

We hope to see you all at Monster Mash on Oct. 30!

Every MINUTE Matters!

Strong Student Attendance is vital to your child's academic success.

If your student is healthy, we want them here at school with us! Every minute matters, so do your best to prevent days absent, check-outs, and tardies.

We know sometimes absences are unavoidable, so don't forget to submit your doctor's excuses and parent notes. All excuses should be submitted within 3 days of an absence to be counted.

NDUE 24-25 Yearbooks

Thank you for your patience with the 24-25 yearbooks. NDUE would like to apologize for the delay and acknowledge that adjustments have been made to ensure that yearbooks for 25-26 are submitted promptly and arrive before the final day of school.

2nd/4th grade 8:00-9:30 3rd/5th grade 10-11:30

We will honor the veterans in our students' families through a slide show during our program. Please add a slide to the presentation honoring your veteran(s) in the Library Google Classroom by Nov. 3rd.
If your student plans to check out after the program, please complete the fast pass so they can check out from the classroom. We take attendance every day, and any check-outs will count against Perfect Attendance. IDs will be checked, and no student will be released to anyone not on the checkout list in JCampus or on the permission slip for Fast Pass.
Please ensure all guests know the name of their child’s homeroom teacher.
Students may wear their uniform or red, white, and blue professional dress on this day.
The program lasts about 45 minutes with Book Bingo immediately following.

Thanksgiving Feast: 2nd 10:15 3rd 10:45 4th 11:15 5th 11:45

ALL Schools in Desoto Parish celebrate the THANKSGIVING meal on the same day. Cafeteria Meal Calendars are not determined by individual schools.
Families with multiple students in our building may eat together at the youngest child's time.
Guest Meals are $6 and must be prepaid by Nov. 3rd.
Outside food is permitted for you and your child only.

Every day is a great day to learn something NEW!

PTO Notes & Announcements...

PTO is a huge help on our campus! Joining PTO is a great way to get involved in our school and meet people in our community. We are extremely thankful for the generosity and hard work of our amazing PTO. We couldn't make NDUE childhood magic with out them!

Students can purchase Boo Bags from the concession stand each morning before school Oct. 27-30. They will be delivered on Oct. 31st.

Students who purchase these shirts can wear them on the following days:

Fall Shirts: Mondays in Nov & the whole week before Thanksgiving Break

Christmas Shirts: All of December

Valentine's Day Shirts: Mondays in February and all week before Winter Break.

Counselor's Corner: Dawn Asbell

ND Community News...

Book Parade information & Dress Code

North DeSoto LOWER will host the Book Parade on October 31st at 9 am. Each of their homerooms will parade around campus, depicting a fictional character from their class book. Our students will participate by viewing this parade. Families can watch the parade from across the street, but are not allowed to mix in with our student body. This is a shorter routed event with no throws, so we encourage you to attend only if you have a student in the parade.

Our students may wear a FICTIONAL Book Character costume on this day within dress code restrictions. Students who do not follow these guidelines will have to change.

(NO sleeveless, NO characters who are also real people, NO masks, nothing from a horror book, length must be 4 inches from the knee or leggings must be worn.)

NDUE STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

Please share with us your children's accomplishments outside of school, so that we can share them with the community! We are proud of our Griffins. We are specifically looking for Team Championships (please include ALL NDUE students on the team's names) and Individual Awards. Attach any pictures and a list of the awards along with the name of the competition by going to the link below. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe12Z6hZUm5NfjzMpMvt-vdU2aIjUdWnfgFPwL_v0T8X-Uupg/viewform?usp=sharing