Back to School Resource Center 2012

First Day of School

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First day of school for:

• Northpoint Elementary, grades 1-3
• Park Terrace Elementary, grades 1-3
• Woodcrest Elementary, grades 1-3 Parent-Teacher Listening Conferences, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. (Woodcrest students, no school)
• Spanish Immersion School, grades 1-3
• Westwood Intermediate School, grades 4-5
• Westwood Middle School, grades 6-8
• Spring Lake Park High School, grade 9 & new students in grades 10-12
• Learning Alternatives, grade 9 & new students in grades 10-12
• Lighthouse Program
• KSTART meetings at all elementary schools (Kindergarten parents will receive a letter in the mail with scheduled meeting time)

 First day of school for:

• Woodcrest Elementary, grades 1-3
• Kindergarten Plus (all schools)
• Spring Lake Park High School grades 10-12 (who are not new to the school)
• Learning Alternatives, grades 10-12 (who are not new to the school)
• KSTART meetings at all elementary schools (Kindergarten parents will receive a letter in the mail with scheduled meeting time)

First day of school for:

• Morning and afternoon kindergarten (all schools)

Open Houses and Meet & Greets

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Spring Lake Park High School

Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 1:00 – 7:00 pm

Pick up your class schedule, take your student yearbook photo, sign up for clubs, register for a campus portal account, update campus portal and census information, deposit breakfast & lunch money, get answers to your bus transportation questions, update the emergency health card. View more information 

Wednesday, August 29, 4:30-7:00 pm
Grade 6 – 5:00 pm
Grade 7 – 5:30 pm 
Grade 8 – 6:00 pm 

Meet your teachers, find you locker, pick-up class schedules, deposit money into your lunch account. View more information

Wednesday, August 29, 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Grade 5 - 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Grade 4 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Thursday, August 30, 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Early Childhood Center
Spring Lake Park Early Childhood welcomes parents and children who are enrolled in Preschool to orientation the week of September 4-7th. Letters inviting you and your child have been sent. Preschool classes begin the week of September 10th.

KSTART for Kindergarten Students

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 To transition smoothly and best prepare all of our kindergartners for their first year, we will be holding Kindergarten Students Transition And Readiness Time (KSTART) meetings on September 4 and 5.

Bus Stop Information & Schedules

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Bus Route information will be mailed on or about August 22. To make a bus stop change request, please contact 763-785-5512 or transportation@district16.org.

Once school begins, if you need to report or ask a question about an extra-late-arriving bus, or report a lost item on a bus, please contact:

Lunch & Breakfast Accounts

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Universal Key Pad Number - Important

All students will get new key pad numbers for meals in 2012-13. Your student will receive a letter in the mail with their new number. Learn more about Universal Key Pad Numbers.

Free & Reduced-Priced Meals - Apply Now
Many of our school district families take advantage of a program offering reduced prices for school meals. Some families qualify for this program because their household income has always or generally been below a given level. Others have taken advantage of this program because their household income is temporarily below a given level. You must reapply for this program each year.

Apply for Free & Reduced Priced Meals (Application for Educational Benefits)

Visit Nutrition Services to add/view funds, view breakfast & lunch menus, view breakfast & lunch prices

Free & Reduced Athletic and Community Education Fees

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Campus Portal & Yearly Updating of Student/Family Contact Information

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Each year, it is important that all parents and guardians update student and family contact information found in Campus Portal. Please take a few minutes to review and update the following in Campus Portal before the school year begins:

• Primary phone number
• Emergency contact and phone number
• Email addresses
• Parent and guardian changes and updates
• Adding/removing household members
• Primary address changes

Instructions for accessing Campus Portal and updating your information

Daily School Schedule

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The daily school schedule can be found on the homepage of each school, at the bottom of the page. Find your school under the "Schools" tab of this website.

School and District Calendars

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The printed 2012-13 Calendar & Resource Guide will be mailed to the homes of all of our school families.  We anticipate delivery to the post office by about August 24. (Note that bulk mail delivery can take longer than first class mail).

An exciting new feature for this school year is the introduction of an online calendar for each of our schools. Traditional, printable calendars including a Conference, Testing, & Vacations calendar, and Student Vacation/Early Release Schedule, can be found on the main district calendar page.

School Calendars can be found on each school homepage in the left navigation panel or accessed below:

• District Calendar
• Northpoint Elementary
• Park Terrace Elementary
• Woodcrest Elementary
• Spanish Immersion School
• Westwood Intermediate School
• Westwood Middle School
• Spring Lake Park High School
• Learning Alternatives Community School

Childcare Options

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Spring Lake Park Child Care Services provides quality child care before- and after-school for children attending District 16 schools in grades K-8 and all-day daycare for children who are four-years old by September 1 of the current year. The program promotes learning and growth in all areas of development through interesting and fun activities. Full-day care during non-school days (School Release Days) is also available and Summer care is available, as well.

Learn more about Child Care opportunities in the Spring Lake Park School District.

1:1 Digital Learning Initiative Update

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In May, the school board endorsed a district plan to begin expanding the use of technology in the fall, a plan which will eventually put a technology learning device in the hands of almost every student in the district. The primary goal of the initiative is the continuous improvement of student engagement, personalizing and improving the learning of each student, and providing equitable access to technology.