School Information

Students can enter the building at 7:25 am, and school begins at 7:45 am. There is no supervision available until 7:25 am as teachers are prepping for classes and attending meetings, and students will need to wait outdoors if they arrive prior to 7:25 am. Make sure that your child(ren) dress appropriately for the weather in the event that they need to wait outdoors for several minutes. If your child is a walker, make sure that they are not leaving the house too early to avoid an extended wait time.

*KidKare is available if you need before school child care, so please contact them if you need child care before 7:25 am at 763.682.8787. 

If your child will be late or absent to school for any reason, please call our attendance line at 763.682.8582 and leave a message with your child's name, teacher name and the reason for the absence.  Unreported absences will be considered unexcused. If your child is coming late or leaving early, a parent should come into the office and sign them in or out.  Late students are given a pass to take to class so the teacher knows they've been checked in. Attendance is recorded by the Health ESP in the Parkside Health Office.  If you have questions, you may call Jenna LePage at 763-682.8513. See Attendance & School Absences below for additional information.

We want to make sure that all parents have the opportunity to set up their Campus Parent Portal account, as this is where you can apply for free/reduced meal benefits, view bus route information and deposit lunch money.  During the school year you can also view attendance and grades at reporting time.  Please fill out the user form below and return it to the school office to obtain your activation key to register for your account the first time.   

Infinite Campus Parent Portal User Form

*If you have already set up a Campus Portal account, you do not need to do this again, as it only works the first time you register for the Portal.  Please use the log in you created when you set up your account. 

Please email or call your child's teacher directly, and the teacher will respond within a day when school is in session. During the school day the teachers are with students and they have limited time to return calls and emails.

Parents may come and have lunch with their child by signing in at the office as a visitor and meeting their child in the cafeteria. Our school follows a staggered recess & lunch schedule, so please contact the office if you need to know when your child's classroom eats lunch. Students go outside for recess first (weather permitting) for 20 minutes, and then come back inside for their lunch period. If you plan to purchase a school meal, please contact the Parkside Nutrition Services Manager at 763.682.8511 so they can include that in their lunch count. (Feel free to leave a voicemail.)

Families are encouraged to schedule family vacations during school holidays such as winter or spring break, and to work around testing dates whenever possible. Regular daily attendance is important to school success. 

In the event that this is not possible, the Principal’s office as well as the child’s teacher should be informed in advance of any special vacation that will cause a student's absence from the classroom.  Since teachers plan lessons according to the daily needs of their students, they are not expected to have assignments ready ahead of time. Please contact the teacher about make-up work when your child returns to school.

Per district policy, all vacations should be pre-approved by the Principal in order to be considered an excused absence.  Please send a note to the office in advance, or submit your request through the Campus portal. In cases of excessive prior absences, the absence may not be approved as an excused absence.

Kid Kare offers school age child care for children age 3 through grade 6, as well as the KinderKids program for children ages 3-5 year of age. Please contact Tiffany Lund, Kid Kare Coordinator, if you want to register or have questions about the program at 763.682.8787. You can find more information on the Kid Kare site.

At Parkside Elementary, Kid Kare is located in classrooms 301 and 316.  Parents should enter through Door #4 (on the north side of the building) to sign their child in or pick them up. Please call the Parkside KidKare phone number with additional questions: 763.682.8746.