October Newsletter 2026

Hello all. 

Third and fourth graders will have their music program on November 19th. Students are being sent home with information that includes the songs and their lyrics so that they can practice, as well as ideas for what to wear.

We are looking forward to a wonderful music program! 

Please let me know if you have any questions through email ian.niblett@boiseschools.org

-Mr. Niblett

Each month, our school psychologist, Tammy Labonne, will share a quick Brain Boost focused on simple, practical ways families can support children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. Each topic will briefly explain why it matters, what is happening in the developing brain, and a few things families can try at home. Small, everyday interactions and routines can make a meaningful difference in helping children build the skills they need to learn, connect, and manage life’s ups and downs.

Hello from the Health Office Team!

Having trained health staff in our schools plays a crucial role in keeping our students healthy, safe, and ready to learn. From managing chronic conditions and providing screenings to delivering health education and responding to unexpected illnesses or injuries, our health office is here to support your child every day. When students are healthy, they are more likely to attend school consistently, directly boosting their learning and academic success.

We look forward to working with you to help your children have a safe, healthy, and successful school year! Our office coverage is as follows:

We need your help!

To help us provide the best care possible, please take a moment to complete your Infinite Campus annual update if you haven't already. This ensures our health office is fully informed about your parent preferences and your student's unique needs. Also, we love your donations of Size 4-8 pants for accidents at school. If you have a kindergartner or 1st grader, consider sending an extra pair in their backpack.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our community healthy. Here’s to a wonderful and successful school year!

We have so much to celebrate, and we want to start by saying THANK YOU for making the beginning of our school year such a success!

Our Fun Run was a huge success, and thanks to the incredible support of our families and community, we raised over $34,000! These funds will help support school improvements and programs for our students, as well as help fund a brand-new playground. We are so grateful for everyone who donated, volunteered, cheered on our runners, and helped make this event such a memorable experience!

A special thank-you to the amazing local businesses that supported our Fun Run! We are incredibly grateful to R.S.T., Inc., Wellkept Boise, ACT Towing, Economy Transmission Service, Montevera Consulting, Evolving Minds Mental Health, Owyhee Technologies, CS Consulting, Recon Roofing & Solar, Audiology and Hearing Aid Associates, Platinum Pool Builders LLC, and The Little Gym Meridian. Your generosity and support helped make this event a huge success for our students and school. Thank you for being part of the Amity community and cheering on our Groundhogs!

Farmstead Night was another wonderful success! It was so much fun seeing our Amity families come together for a great evening. A special thank-you to Mr. Targee for being such a good sport and kissing the pig! We appreciate his willingness to participate and help make the night extra special.

Family Conferences are coming up on October 14–15, and we would love to fill the teachers' lounge with delicious treats to show our amazing teachers how much we appreciate them. Our teachers work so hard for our students, and this is a small way we can let them know how thankful we are!

Thank you for helping us make these two days a little sweeter for our teachers!

Mark your calendars! 

You can also help support Amity Elementary through Fred Meyer Community Rewards! This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping customers already do.

That's it! Fred Meyer will make donations to participating organizations based on their share of eligible spending. There is no additional cost to you, and your everyday shopping can help make a difference for our school.

You can select your organization and get started here:

Thank you for choosing Amity Elementary PTA and helping support our students!

As always, we appreciate each and every one of you. Your generosity, time, and support make such a difference in our school community. We couldn't do it without you!

Wishing all of our Amity families a wonderful October!

With gratitude,

Your Amity Elementary PTA 

This time of year is when we start to see a lot of sweatshirts/jackets left out on the playground. With the weather colder in the morning and then warming up throughout the day, many students get hot and leave their jackets outside after recess. Please make sure to put your students name in their jackets/sweatshirts so we can get them returned to them.

8:45 AM - Students can arrive on campus

9:10 AM - First Bell

9:15 AM - Tardy Bell

3:45 AM - End of Day Bell

***Note: Parents may be on campus at 3:30

***Note: On Early Release Days, school is over at 1:45 PM

With many new families joining the Amity community this year, we want to make sure everyone is familiar with our end-of-day pickup procedures. Following these routines helps us keep traffic moving smoothly and, most importantly, keeps our students and families safe.

Everyone's safety is our first priority, and we greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation during this busy part of the day. If you are ever unsure about where to go or how the process works, please ask one of our staff members outside at dismissal. We are always happy to help!

If your child is not going to be at school, please call 208-854-4226 and leave a message. A child's absence is marked as "unexcused" until we hear from the parents.

If you need to check your student out for part or the rest of the day, please come to the front entrance, ring the doorbell, and present your ID. Ms. Worthington will call your child down to the office.

As school gets underway this year, we understand many of your children's extra-curricular activities may have to be rescheduled. We ask that you be mindful of your child's learning experience and try to hold off any sports or music lessons until school is out. Too many checkouts at the end of the day can interrupt teachers and can cause your student to miss important information.

Donating time and/or money to the school or your child(ren)'s classroom(s) is certainly not required or expected. For those that would like to donate money to either the school or a specific classroom(s), the best way to do so is through the Boise Public Schools Foundation. Upon receipt of any funds, the foundation will immediately direct those funds to the account of your choice, as well as notify the school and/or teacher. All purchases made using funds within a teacher's account are first approved by the principal and are required to remain at the school in which the purchase was intended.

Please use the following link to access the student calendar for the 2025/26 school year:

In the event of a school emergency, please understand that each school in the Boise School District has an Emergency Response Plan that has been carefully developed and addresses a multitude of emergency situations. All of these plans have been developed through a coordinated effort with Ada County Emergency Management. If there is an emergency at your child’s school, your cooperation is necessary to help us respond effectively to such situations.

In the event of an emergency, please help us by following our Emergency Response Procedures.

District Parents/Guardians: Sign Up Today for Emergency Text Messaging Service from Boise School District

Boise School District utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about school closings, safety alerts, etc.

You can participate in this free service* just by sending a text message of "Y" OR "Yes" to our school district's short code number, 67587.

You can also opt-out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop".

SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge (TM), so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

You'll want to repeat the opt-in process for any wireless numbers that you wish to include.

In addition to performing the opt-in process above, you'll want to ensure that the District has your wireless number(s) in our student information database. If you haven't already provided that information to your school please contact them as soon as possible.

*Terms and Conditions: Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help. Text STOP to cancel. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. See www.schoolmessenger.com/txt for more information.

Non-Parents (District Staff Members, Etc.): Emergency Text Messaging Available Via Mobile App

Emergency text alerts are also available for non-parents (for example, District staff members) via the Boise School District's mobile app. The app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Education is important and every missed day of school represents lost learning opportunities. However, the Boise School District’s primary concern is for the safety of all students, including students riding busses and walking or biking to school. If students cannot safely travel to school or if schools are not able to operate safely because of citywide dangerous weather conditions, school may be cancelled.

We will not cancel school on days with normal wintery conditions. Light snowfall, cold mornings or areas of ice are not sufficiently dangerous to force the closure of schools. With proper precautions including appropriate clothing, road deicing, and careful driving, students can travel to and from school safely.

The Boise School District covers over 450 square miles of Ada County. We recognize that conditions vary throughout the District, even from street to street, in some cases. Conditions may be extremely dangerous in one area, while perfectly safe everywhere else. If parents believe it is too dangerous for their children to travel to school they have the option to keep their children home. If school is cancelled, it will be cancelled for the entire District, including Boise Online School.

The most frequent dangerous weather conditions facing Boise schools are:

SNOW: Snow levels within the City of Boise are typically light or moderate. However, there is always the potential for a heavy snowfall to make traveling by vehicle or on foot dangerous. Historically, most snowfall only results in slow traffic and minor accidents throughout the City. Normal snowfalls would not result in school closures.

COLD: Frigid temperatures are more serious than snow when making school closure decisions. On bitterly cold days our concern is for students walking to school. Extremely cold weather also impairs our ability to get busses running, which causes delays in pickup routes, delays which are much more dangerous to riders because of the low temperatures.

ICE: Ice is our most dangerous winter weather condition. Freezing rain and/or refreezing of melted snow make our roads, streets and sidewalks extremely treacherous for pedestrians, and vehicles. Icy conditions may force us to close, even if it appears that no other dangerous conditions exist.

How is the decision made to close or not to close school? Representatives from transportation agencies, the weather bureau, the highway district, city and county law enforcement agencies, and school administrators, including the Superintendent, check the roads and monitor information throughout the night and early morning hours. We confer by telephone early in the morning to reach a decision.