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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Tues., Aug. 20 - Meet the Griffins 7:00p

Fri., Aug., 23 - Last Day to Order Spirit Shirts

Thurs., Aug. 29 - ELA Parent Night 6-7:30p (childcare provided)

Sat., Aug. 31 - Last Day to order Pizza Card

Mon., Sept. 2 - Labor Day - No School

Tues., Sept. 3 - S/P/T Conference Day ~ Virtual Day for Students

Thurs., Sept. 5 - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kickoff

Fri., Sept. 6 - Concessions begin

Thurs., Sept 12 - Math Parent Night 6-7:30p (childcare provided)

Wed., Sept 18 - Fall Picture Day

Fri., Sept. 20 - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends

Thurs., Sept 26 - SS/SCI Parent Night 6-7:30p (childcare provided)

Mon-Fri., Oct 7-11 - Fall Break

NDUE CAR LINE & WALK UP

Please avoid the center parking area if you can during morning arrival and before 3:05pm. Coming a little later to park for walk up will help let our teenage drivers get both on and off campus.

Walk-up in the morning is primarily intended for HS students, employees, families with students with disabilities, meetings, and bringing in other items such as cupcakes or projects to the office. Cars must be parked in a parking spot to utilize walkup and a supervising caregiver must walk the child all the way to the crosswalk. Do not park in the road. Walk-up in the afternoon is the same as well. A supervising caregiver must come to the crosswalk to escort their child to the car. All vehicles must be parked in a parking place.

In the afternoon, the inside lane is for 2nd and 3rd grade, the outside lane is for 4th, 5th, and family/carpool. In the morning, both lanes are open for all grades.

Public Drop off begins at 7:20 am and dismissal is at 3:13pm.

PTO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Our PTO is looking for volunteers to help in the concession stand and with other activities at the school. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the school and we will pass your information along to the PTO. Not all tasks require parents to be present during the school day. Please reach out to ptondue@gmail.com for more information.

CHROMEBOOKS

Students must bring their chromebook to school EVERYDAY, fully charged and ready for school. There is a $50 replacement fee for damaged chromebooks and a $10 replacement fee for chargers.

DRESS CODE

Jackets must be red, white, navy, gray or black to be worn in the building.
Non-North DeSoto emblems or brand logos on jackets should be no larger than 3 inches.
No full front brand logos or other logos besides ND.
Red, White, or Navy uniform collared shirt
Khaki, Navy uniform shorts, skirts, or jumpers
NO Hoods or ball caps worn in the building
NO crocs, sandals, open-toe, backless shoes, or shoes with wheels
Shorts and Skirts must be no shorter than 4 inches above the knee
Clear or mesh backpacks are the only approved backpacks for students.

Helpful Hint: Please label all jackets, water bottles and lunch boxes with your child’s first and last name.

PARENT COMMUNICATION

All school notes, homework, and student portfolios will go home on Mondays. Please check your student's backpack each Monday and return any needed forms promptly. We use DOJO as part of our positive behavior system and will message parents through the rooms app as needed throughout the year. Also, please feel free to utilize email or call the school from 7:15-3:15 M-F. All staff members' email are firstname.lastname@desotopsb.com.

HOMEWORK POLICY

We need your help to reach our FLUENCY goals this school year. Weekly homework packets will be sent home on Mondays. This work will support fluency in students' core subject areas. Although there is no penalty for students who do not complete homework, we will be rewarding and tracking homework completion this year. We strongly recommend students spend no more than 20 minutes or 5 minutes per subject per night 3 nights per week on homework. Zearn, Myon, and math fluency practice are all supporting activities available to students and are great additional ways to support fluency.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

School attendance affects student academics. Please make every effort to have your student at school every minute of every day. Students should turn in doctors' excuses and other notes to the office upon arrival at school. Notes must be submitted within 3 days of return to be excused.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions will start Sept. 6th. There is a $10 limit on concessions. Most items are in the $1-2 range. We will send a menu out closer to the start date.