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Family Engagement Guide

Dear Northside Community,

Below are the details that outline the Northside Family Engagement Plan for 2024-25. 

The goal of sharing this guide is to help you find the pathways to partnership that your school has set up for families. You are essential to student success and that you belong as a part of your student’s school community. All parents and caregivers are essential partners in every child's educational journey. The collaboration of our staff and families is fundamental to supporting students in achieving their highest potential.

The SPASD district webpage is a great resource. It is very likely that you can find what you are looking for on the webpage. We highly recommend it as a go-to resource for our families.

Northside Digital School Calendar is available on our webpage. You can also link it to your own personal electronic calendar.  You can access it here.

Please visit our Northside Elementary School Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NorthsideElementary/ 

We look forward to a great year with you at Northside Elementary School!

Sincerely,

Jillian Block, Principal (she/her)

(608) 834-7101

jeblock@sunprairieschools.org

 

Brooke Coy-Tchouani, Associate Principal (she/her)

(608) 834-7156

blcoytc@sunprairieshools.org

Belief Statement

Coming soon (November 2024)

Invitation to Volunteer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteering in the school does require a background check.  Here is the link: volunteer application

  • We always need more hands for K/1 lunch (10:15-11:00) 

  • Connect with your child’s teacher if you have capacity to volunteer during learning times .  

  • We could use a couple extra hands for Picture Day on 9/25

  • If you would like to teach your child’s classroom about your childhood in another country, your family’s culture, your native language language, etc. please reach out to them and we will schedule you to be a guest speaker 

  • We need lots of volunteers to run the Northside Stride (Fun Run) on 9/27 

  • We will be running a mock election on Nov. 5th.  If you’d like to volunteer to help run the polling location, please email Jillian Block (Principal) at jeblock@sunprairieschools.org 

Invitation to Attend    School-Wide Events

 

 

Northside Family Events in 24-25

  • Ready, Set, Go on Aug. 27th from 4-6pm 

  • Monthly SCONES meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the NS LGI from 6:30-7:30pm 

  • Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Oct. 10th from 5:30-7:30pm @ WS

  • Fall Fest on Oct. 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm 

  • Fall Conferences - week of Oct. 21-25

  • Bring Your Grown-Up To… (art, music, PE, lab) - one week per content area spread out throughout the school year 

  • Winter Conferences - week of Feb. 24-28

  • Academic Showcase Event on 5/1 - during school day and from 5-6:30pm

  • 2nd Grade Music Concert - TDB

  • SCONES End-of-Year Celebration on 6/6 @ 5:30-7:30pm

  • 5th Grade Promotion Celebration & Music Concert on 6/12 @ 9:15am

Help us Meet our Goals as a School Community

 

 

 

 

  1. We can’t teach students that aren’t present at school so everything you can do to get your children to school on time (i.e. 7:30am) would be amazing! 

  2. Supporting learning at home with nightly reading makes a HUGE difference in how your children progress in their literacy skills.  

  3. Giving our students and families a strong sense of belonging is very important to us so when you see something that we could be doing differently to support you or your child, we welcome that conversation! 

SCO - Role, Goals, Opportunities to Participate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Northside SCO (SCONES) meets every second Tuesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm in the LGI.  We always have childcare available so you can have some adult time with the other caregivers in attendance. 

2024-25 Meetings

  • 9/10

  • 10/08

  • 11/12

  • 12/10

  • 01/14

  • 02/11

  • 03/11

  • 04/08

  • 05/13

*Visit the SCONES website for information on volunteer opportunities and upcoming events! 

How your School will Communicate with You

 

 

 

Whole School Communication

  • Monthly Newsletters 

  • Reminders of important events via text/email 

PeachJar

  • Flyers about community events/activities that you can participate in 

How your Teachers will Communicate with You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly newsletters emailed on Fridays to share learning targets, important events, tips for home, etc.

Periodic emails/texts/phone calls to share updates on your individual student 

We will have two rounds of conferences…

  • October 21-25

  • February 24-28

Report Cards 

  • End of semester 1 (January) 

  • End of semester 2 (June) 

You can access the report card when it is posted on your Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

How you can Support your Student's Success and Advocate for them

We encourage families to reach out at any time to ask questions or give us feedback about how we are meeting their child’s needs and ensuring they are advancing their SEL and academic skills.

How to Contact your School

 

 

  

 

Your child’s classroom teacher is your main partner in this work and the best first contact when you have questions/concerns.  

If the teacher can’t answer your question, they will have the appropriate person connect with you. 

If you have a more general question, calling our front office administrative assistants is often the way to get your question answered.  You can reach them at 608-834-7103 or by emailing dksercy@sunprairieschools.org.