Parking Lot Procedures
Altara Elementary Drop Off and Pick Up Instructions
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To keep our students and staff safe and happy we ask that everyone dropping off or picking students up in the front parking lot please follow the following rules.
Enter the drop off area on the north side of the building at the west end of the school. Please come early to avoid long lines and traffic jams. Please be patient and allow the left hand turn lane on 11000 South, coming from the east to filter into the parking lot also. Enter the drop off area heading east. Always go past the middle cross walk (east side of the cross walk) before stopping to drop off your child. We prefer that you go as far east as you possibly can before stopping to let your student out of the car. Even kindergarteners can walk back to the kindergarten area to meet their classmates and teacher. If you prefer to get out of your car and walk with your child, please park in a designated parking spot in the parking lot, and walk to the cross walk and across to the kindergarten area.
Pick up is the same. Please pull all the way to the east before stopping to allow your student to get into your vehicle. If you prefer to get out and greet your student at the kindergarten area or in front of the school, please park in a designated parking spot, cross at the cross walk to the front of the school. We have a lot of traffic before and after school, so we ask for your patience and kindness to other drivers, our staff, and our 5th grade Safety Patrol students in the parking lot.
PLEASE FOLLOW ALL PARKING LOT RULES. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN PRIVATE PARKING SPOTS (Principal, Assistant Principal, Head Secretary, PTA President, Sandy Police, etc.)
Thanks for your help and cooperation to make our parking lot safe for everyone!
📚 Literacy Night 📚Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 17 from 5-6:30 p.m. for Altara’s first Literacy Night! Several classrooms will be open for families to rotate around and participate in fun, simple literacy activities such as color your own bookmark, design a finger puppet show, create a comic strip, rhyming dance party, and more! Literacy Night Passports will be available to have signed off at the different stations you are able to visit, and those can be turned into the office to be entered into a prize drawing! Come join us for the fun!
♥️ Choose Kindness ♥️
We have the KINDEST students!
We are always on the lookout for extraordinary acts of kindness at Altara! Here are some of the kindest students that are being acknowledged this week:
Abdullahi Aden (kindergarten) Abdullahi picked up trash on the playground without being asked. Yay, Abdullahi!
Cannon Taylor (1st grade) Cannon offered to play with someone who needed a friend.
Aria Wilhite (1st grade) Aria noticed that someone needed a friend and offered to play with him.
Ignacio Olivera Silva (5th grade) Ignacio noticed a classmate who dropped their water bottle. He quickly picked it up for her and offered to carry it because her hands were full. Good job!
Brady Vinson (kindergarten) Brady showed kindness by giving another friend a high-five when they weren’t feeling good! So Nice! Way to go, Brady!
Lorenzo Jimenez (2nd grade) Enzo cleaned up a mess in the bathroom that he didn’t make.
Carter Yeomans (kindergarten) Carter is very kind by being one of the first kiddos to clean up his activity
Lauren Curran (2nd grade) Lauren saw someone sitting on the “Buddy” bench and asked them to play with her.
Harlem Buchanan (first grade) Harlem helped her table mates stay focused on learning and find the correct page in reading books.
Altara Career Day will be on Friday, November 20, 2026
TIME: Four 15-minute rotations from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP: We’d love to have parents, grandparents, and guardians sign up to present! Here’s the link: https://forms.gle/rkNZPpZrMfwgnYRw6
ROTATION SCHEDULE: You’ll receive the schedule before Career Day.
School Website: https://altara.canyonsdistrict.org/
Instagram: altaraelementary
School Events, Calendar Items & Looking Ahead
November 11: Veterans Day Program 8:40 am-9:15 am
November 13: Vision and Hearing Screening 9:00-11:00 am
November 13: SCC Meeting 2-3 pm
November 17: Altara’s Literacy Night 5:00-7:00 pm
November 20: Career Day 9:15-10:30 am
November 25 – November 27: No School ~ Thanksgiving Recess
From the PTA
Hi, Altara families! đź‘‹
It’s another busy and exciting week at Altara! We have lots of fun activities happening, and we hope you can join us for some of the fun. Check out what’s coming up this week!
⛸️ CLASSIC SKATE NIGHT — TONIGHT!
Come join us tonight for a fun evening of skating with Altara families!
Monday, November 9
5:00–8:30 PM
Bring the family, lace up your skates, and enjoy a fun evening with our school community. We hope to see you there!
🇺🇸 VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
We are excited to honor our veterans at our annual Breakfast with a Veteran this Wednesday!
Thank you to everyone who has RSVP’d. We look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, November 11
8:30 AM
🧇 SPIRIT NIGHT AT WAFFLE LUV — THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12!
Join us for a delicious Spirit Night at Waffle Luv! Stop by anytime throughout the day and enjoy a yummy treat while supporting Altara Elementary.
It’s easy! Just mention Altara Elementary at checkout, and your purchase will help support our school.
We hope to see you there!
Thursday, November 12 — ALL DAY!
📚 READING MINUTES CONTEST — KEEP READING!
Our Reading Minutes Contest is still going strong! We hope everyone has been keeping track of their reading minutes over the past two weeks. Keep up the great work!
Students should continue tracking their reading at home throughout the four-week contest. Remember to have a parent sign the tracker at the end of each week.
Completed trackers are due November 16!
Here’s how to earn prizes:
- 📖 Read 320 minutes over four weeks to earn a FREE book from the PTA!
- 🏆 Special prizes will be awarded to the top readers in each class, each grade, and the entire school!
Encourage your student to grab a favorite book and keep those pages turning. Every minute of reading outside of school counts!
đź’™ JOIN THE PTA!
We would LOVE to have more Altara parents join our PTA!
Whether you can volunteer regularly or just occasionally, every bit of support makes a difference.
Joining the PTA is a great way to connect with other families, support our teachers and staff, and help make Altara an even better place for our students.
🙌 VOLUNTEER WITH US!
Want to help with school events throughout the year? We would love to have you!
Sign up to volunteer whenever your schedule allows. There’s no pressure to do everything. Every helping hand, big or small, makes a difference!
đź“… IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- November 9 — Classic Skate Night, 5:00–8:30 PM
- November 10 — Book Blitz Meeting at Lunch
- November 11 — Veterans Day Celebration, 8:30 AM
- November 12 — Spirit Night at Waffle Luv (All Day!)
- November 16 — Reading Minutes Contest Ends; Trackers Due
đź’™ THANK YOU, ALTARA FAMILIES!
We are so grateful for your continued support, generosity, and involvement. You help make Altara Elementary a welcoming, fun, and special place for our students!
Here’s to another fantastic week filled with reading, school spirit, and fun!
— Altara PTA