Welcome to the 2023-24 school year!

To get started, be sure to read the “start-of-school letter” linked HERE

“Meet-the-Teacher Days” for all elementary students will be:

• Tuesday, September 5th, 7:30am – 7:30pm
• Wednesday, September 6th, 7:30am – 3:30pm

The first day of classes for:

• Kindergarten Group Maroon: Thursday, September 7th
• Kindergarten Group Gold: Friday, September 8th
• 1st and 2nd Graders : Thursday, September 7th

School Hours: 8:10am to 2:50pm (students may arrive starting at 7:45am)

Schedule Meet-the-Teacher Appointment:
The next step is to schedule your child’s 30 minute appointment for either September 5th or 6th with his/her teacher by using the following link which will be available starting on Monday, August 21st, at noon.

Please schedule your appointment at:

https://ptcfast.com/schools/Bonner_Elementary

Mandatory Forms
Prior to your child’s appointment, you will need to fill out the required forms (links below) and give them to your child’s teacher at his/her Meet-the-Teacher appointment. Please turn in the following forms to your child’s teacher at his/her Meet-the-Teacher appointment.  To save time, we recommend printing them and filling them out at home, however, copies of these forms may be obtained at the main entrance when you arrive for your appointment.

Required Forms

These forms are required and will need to be turned in the day of your appointment:

• After School Information Sheet
• Media Release and Field Trip Form
• Student Health Survey (only 2nd grade students, and students with significant health changes since the last time it was completed need to fill this out again)
• First Grade Questionnaire (1st grade students only)

As Needed Forms
If you need any of the forms linked below, they may be printed and completed at home, or picked up at the main entrance during Meet-the-Teacher Days, or in the Bonner office prior to that.

• Application for Educational Benefits Form (a.k.a. Free & Reduced Lunch Form)  

Note:  It is strongly recommended and encouraged that all families still fill out an application. If approved, these applications can help offset the cost of meals at school. In addition, these applications may provide access for your family and the School District to financial support through State, County, and local programs. The only way to receive many of these supports is to fill out an application. Your application also helps our School District quality for educational funds and discounts.

• Medication Authorization Form Must be on file before any medication (prescription or over-the-counter) can be administered
• Special Diet Statement
• Other Health Forms (Students requiring emergency care plan(s) and/or medication(s) that need to be given during school hours will need one or more of the following forms)

School Pictures
All students must have their picture taken for identification purposes at our One-Stop Shop during Meet-the-Teacher days.

Students are asked to NOT WEAR GREEN clothing due to the use of “green screen” technology during their portrait sitting. Portraits will be taken by Jostens SchoolPix again this year.

Parents are welcome to order/purchase photos, but are not obligated to do so. Please see this link for ordering information.

Note: If you would like a class photo, you must order one. Bonner Elementary only publishes a memory book every other year; this 2023-2024 school year will be our off year and we will not be doing a yearbook. 2024-2025 school year will be our next yearbook.

Josten’s Picture Day Flyer

• Busing questions may be directed to Grisim Bus Company, 507-533-8775.
• Bus Stop Schedule (in-city) for District
• Bus Stop Schedule (in-city) for Elementary

Checklists
All students will need to complete a One-Stop Shop checklist either before or after their Meet-the-Teacher appointment.  If you have one of the last appointments of the day, please arrange to complete these tasks BEFORE your child’s appointment with his/her teacher.  Sample checklists are below and are subject to change:

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade

Contact Info, Daycare Providers, etc.
It is very important to keep your contact info up-to-date with the school. If you have moved and have not shared your new address with us yet, please do so immediately, rather than waiting until our Meet-the-Teacher/One-Stop Shop Days. This is especially important now as bus routes are being updated.

Also, please let us know ASAP if your child has a new daycare provider or if you are discontinuing one so we can add/remove busing to that location, as well.

Keeping your phone numbers, email addresses, etc. up-to-date is important to ensure you receive Skylert messages that are sent out, and so we are able to reach you in case of an emergency.

• For address/busing changes please contact our Student Services Coordinator, Cathy Conger:  email: cathy.conger@ssdtigers.org;  phone: 507-533-1569
• For phone number/email address changes, please contact the Bonner office at 507-533-1500.

For Your Reference: You may also wish to check the following:

• 2023-24 District Calendar
• 2023-24 Weekly Rotation Calendar
• 2023-24 Supply List  (Please also bring a set of clothing to keep in your child’s locker to have on hand, if needed.) **If you are in need of support with purchasing school supplies please fill out THIS FORM.  Families who are interested will either need to be directly certified for Free/Reduced Educational Benefits or will be asked to complete an Educational Benefits Form (see above).

For further information, please check our Bonner Parent/Student Handbook.

We look forward to seeing all of you on our “Meet-the-Teacher Days”, and to welcoming our students on our first day of school, Thursday, September 7th!

(Please note that this information may need to be updated if protocols change as we near the start of school)