August 20, 2024

Happy Tuesday, ISD 748 Families!

Save the dates

• SMS Open House: Wednesday, August 28 from 3:30-6:30p
• SHS Open House: Wednesday, August 28 from 4-7p
• First Days of School:
• • Tuesday, September 3
    • Sabre Launch: PreK-Grade 5 families attend their individually scheduled time with teachers
    • Sabre Soar: Grade 6 only (8:40a-3:25p)
    • Sabre Splash: Grade 9 and new students only (8:40a-3:25p)
  • Wednesday, September 4
    • Sabre Launch: PreK-Grade 5 families attend their individually scheduled time with teachers
    • Grades 7 & 8: Sartell Middle School
    • Grades 10-12: Sartell High School
  • Thursday, September 5: Classes in session for all PreK-Grade 12 students 
  • Monday, September 9: First day of school for 3 year olds in Preschool at ORELC

ORELC/PMPS/RIS
The PreK-5 Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) would like to provide Sabre Strong t-shirts for all PreK through Grade 5 students. To help them place an order with appropriate sizes, please complete the form (https://www.isd748.org/PreK5PTOshirts) by Friday, August 23. Please email the PTO with questions.

PreK-Grade 5 families are also reminded to schedule your Sabre Launch conference time in Skyward. 

All families: Back to School Registration in Skyward
If you have not already done so, please be sure to complete the Online Back to School Registration form in Skyward using a computer/laptop. Questions about accessing your Skyward account? Please email Sue Fibranz.

Printed calendars
If you received an incorrect calendar, please pick up a replacement copy at each school building, the District Service Center, the City Halls of Sartell and St. Stephen, and the Sartell Community Center.

Back to School messages
Families should have received information from your building’s principal last week. If not, please contact your building’s administrative assistant:

ORELC: Deb Johnson
PMPS: Nicoline Hill
RIS: Ronell Uran
SMS: Doreen Schmidt
SHS: Kristy Gosch

You may also view the building-specific information on each building’s Welcome page on our District’s www.isd748.org/BackToSchool page.

Transportation
Bus stop information should be available in Skyward Family Access on Tuesday, August 27.

August 13

Each building principal emailed families today. If you did not receive the email, please check your spam/junk folder and make sure we are on your "safe senders" list. 

The letters are available on each building's News pages:

ORELC News - PMPS News - RIS News - SMS News - SHS News
click the links above to visit News pages from other buildings

Each building also has a special Welcome page with the details:

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  Preschool_Welcome - Kindergarten_Welcome - PMPS_Welcome - RIS_Welcome - SMS_Welcome - SHS_Welcome
  Please click the icons or links above to visit the Welcome pages for each building.

August 2, 2024

This email was sent to families; please check your spam filter if you did not receive the message.

ISD 748 families:

We are excited for our 2024-2025 school year! As staff returns from summer break, we wanted to touch base with a few general Back to School items. More details will be sent later this month.

Stay Connected
Please help us make sure everyone is in the loop: share this with your friends and neighbors to make sure they are receiving communications from the District. 

• As a reminder, families may update their Skylert preferences by logging into Skyward Family Access and selecting “Skylert” from the left menu. Families may add up to 6 phone numbers, 4 email addresses, and 6 numbers for text messaging for General, Emergency, and Nutrition Services updates. 

Printed Calendars
Calendars will be mailed in the next week to families with children currently enrolled in the District. 

• Extra copies will be available at each school building, the District Service Center, the City Halls of Sartell and St. Stephen, and the Sartell Community Center. 
• During the week of August 5, our www.isd748.org/calendar webpage will be updated with building-specific Google calendars and a PDF of the printed calendar. 

Back to School webpage
Be sure to visit www.isd748.org/BackToSchool for school supply lists, summer learning for Kindergarten-Grade 4, and announcements. The page will be updated as we get closer to our first days of school.

Class/Teacher Information
School buildings release class and teacher information later in August. Families will be notified via email from your building’s administrative assistant. 

Summer Library Hours: Tuesdays, August 6, 13, & 20
Since summer isn't over yet: a friendly reminder that our Summer Library Hours begin again next week! ISD 748 students and their families are welcome to check out books while visiting Pine Meadow Primary School (PMPS) from 8-10a and Riverview Intermediate School (RIS) from 9-11a. Riverview will feature a weekly guest reader and activity at 10a.

Thank you--

Sarah Kleppe
Communications Specialist

August 1, 2024

Unique First Days of School
Students in PreK-5, 6, and 9 will experience enhanced school + home and classroom + home relationships thanks, in part, to our unique first day of school events for students, families, and staff:

• Sartell High School - Sabre Splash for Grade 9 and new students
  SHS started the tradition of Sabre Splash many years ago to help 9th graders and new students establish relationships with peer mentors and staff and navigate their schedule.

• Sartell Middle School - Sabre Soar for Grade 6
  SMS debuted Sabre Soar in the 2021-2022 school year for 6th graders to have a similar experience to high school students: being able to connect with peers, get to know teachers, and find their way in a new building.

• Oak Ridge Early Learning Center, Pine Meadow Primary, and Riverview Intermediate School - Sabre Launch for PreK-Grade 5
  Sabre Launch started in the 2022-2023 school year to nurture the home-to-school partnership and offer more individualized time for families and their child’s classroom teacher to establish a personal connection while introducing our youngest learners to their new learning environment.

First Days of School
Tuesday, September 3

• Sabre Launch: PreK-Grade 5 families attend their individually scheduled time with their teachers
• Sabre Soar: Grade 6 only
• Sabre Splash: Grade 9 and new students only

Wednesday, September 4

• Sabre Launch: PreK-Grade 5 families attend their individually scheduled time with their teachers
• Grades 7 & 8 - Sartell Middle School
• Grades 10-12 - Sartell High School

Thursday, September 5
Classes in session for all PreK-Grade 12 students 

• PreK & Kindergarten - Oak Ridge Early Learning Center
• Grades 1 & 2 - Pine Meadow Primary School
• Grades 3-5 - Riverview Intermediate School

Questions? Please contact your child’s building or visit their announcement pages:

isd748.org/ORELCnews - isd748.org/PMPSnews - isd748.org/RISnews - isd748.org/SMSnews - isd748.org/SHSnews