Northwest Elementary
February 2019
School Day Time Information
Full Day:
8:25 a.m.-3:40 p.m.
Half Day:
8:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Early Release:
8:25 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
Valentine's Day parties will be celebrated on Febuary 14th from 2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Gym
Our unit in Physical Education class at NWEL for fourth and fifth graders is Hockey. The students are working on the skill development of stick handling, passing and shooting with the correct form.
Third graders have been working on their cardiovascular endurance and teamwork while participating in many fun activities like Card Relay, Hula Hoop stations and spinning top activities.
Our next unit for all grade levels will be Volleyball. We will focus on the beginning skills of passing and serving.
FUN FACTS
The first hockey puck was a frozen piece of cow poop. No kidding! Today an official game puck is 3 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick. It weighs 6 ounces and is constructed of vulcanized rubber. The puck is frozen before games to make it bounce resistant.
Art
First, I want to give a huge THANK YOU!!!! to all who ordered from our Art to Remember fundraiser! Thank you for supporting your student's creativity and for supporting our art program! The funds raised from the sales go directly to specialized art materials and tools needed to do more amazing creation!!! I can't thank you enough for your participation and support!!!
Here is a sneak peek of what we are working on this month!
ART 3: Complementary Color Cocoa Cups- this project is a large painting project that gives us a review on color and introduces new color groups/concepts.
ART 4: Snowmen At Night- The NWEL favorite is back! This oil pastel project introduces shading and blending in a fun, individualized way. Students are using blue and white pastel to create an illusion of a 3D snowman at night. They will also get to personalized their snowman and dress it up however they want.
ART 5: Aurora Borealis Skyscapes- 5th graders are crossing into science for this chalk pastel project. We learned all about the science behind the Northern Lights and read about some ancient myths/legends. Students will create their own Aurora skyscape with colorful pastels.
Peer Connections
Through a program called "Peer Connections", Student Council has been working with Mrs. Kenndy's class on a variety of activities this year! They have been eating lunch together, getting together for games and made holiday cards for troops. In December, they traveled to Target to buy supplies for the Jackson Friendly home where they sang songs and delivered their goodies. After visiting the home, they enjoyed ice skating at Optimist Arena with members of the Jackson Hockey Team.
We are looking forward to helping them prepare for Destination Imagination and going to a play at the Potter Center. It is exciting to see the interaction between the groups and the connections they will have in the years to come!
PBIS is Making a Difference
Talent Show
Please join us on Wednesday, February 6th for the annual Northwest Elementary Talent Show! The National Honor Society of Northwest High School sponsors our annual talent show at Northwest High School Cafetorium to encourage our young students to share their talents, and to raise money for local patients at Allegiance Hospital. This tradition was started by alumna Shannon Watts, for her program Shannon's Helping Hands, which is a charity for cancer patients. All proceeds from the $3 admission fee and bake sale are donated to Allegiance Cancer Center to any patient in need. We hope to see you there!
NW Preschool and Child Care Open House
Mark Your Calendar
February 5- Spelling Bee 1:00 p.m.
February 6- Talent Show (NW High School), Early Release 2:35 p.m.
February 11- Board Meeting 5:00 p.m.
February 13- Early Release 2:35 p.m.
February 14- Valentine's Day
February 15- No School
February 18- No School
February 19-21- Hearing and Vision Screenings
February 20- Marvelous Mounties 7:45 a.m., Early Release 2:35 p.m.
February 22- Tornado Drill
February 26- Bible Study
February 27- Fire Drill, Early Release 2:35 p.m.
Remember to check your students Friday Folder for teacher specific happenings.
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
Drop-Off
Pick-Up
If you will be picking your child up, please make sure to send a note to the teacher, or call the office. If calling the office, please do so before 3:00 p.m. This will allow us to get lists finalized and given to the teacher. If you call after this time, your request unfortunately will not be honored. We will not pull children off the bus for late calls. You will need to meet them at the bus stop. When picking up your child please park in a designated parking spot and not along the drop-off curb. Make sure to bring a photo ID. Parents are asked to wait in the cafeteria until students are dismissed. Students will be dismissed by grade starting at 3:32 p.m on full days, and 2:27 p.m. on Early Release days. When exiting the parking lot please do not turn around in the Lansing Avenue Baptist Church parking lot.
Parking Lot
Thank you for your continued patience with the volume of traffic during our drop-off and pick-up times! You are doing a fantastic job of parking in parking spaces, driving slowly in the parking lot and being timely in your efforts. Please remember when dropping off a student to only drop them off when you have reached the sidewalk.
Morning Tardiness
We encourage promptness since tardies affect everyone and disrupt classroom time. One of the most valuable life skills a student can learn from his/her parent/guardian is the responsibility of arriving at school every day on time. Morning is the time when important school news is announced, teachers define the plans for the day, and instructional goals are reviewed and set. The whole tone of a child’s school day is set in the first part of the day.
Main doors open at 8:15 a.m.
School starts at 8:25 a.m.
Students not in their classroom seat by 8:35 a.m. shall be considered tardy.
If the supervisory aides are not present when you drop off your student, they are tardy. Please make sure to come in the office and sign them in.
Students who arrive after 9:00 a.m. will be marked as a morning absence.
Doctor appointments/professional appointments are excused with a doctors note.
Students must be in school at least half of the day, to count as a full day.
Please help support your child in learning habits that will help them be successful at school and throughout life. If you need help or have concerns getting your child to school on time please contact the office. We are here to help.
Medicine Procedures
- Do not send any medication on the school bus. Medication could easily be taken by the wrong child when it is not monitored by an adult. It is the parent's responsibility to bring medication into the Northwest Elementary office and check it in with a secretary.
- Over-the-counter medications (cough drops, Tylenol, Tums) must have a doctors order.
- No staff member will be permitted to dispense non-prescribed, over-the-counter (OTC) medication to any student with out a medication form filled out by a prescribing physician.
Click below for Parent Resources:
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Website: www.nwschools.org
Location: 3757 Lansing Avenue, Jackson, MI, United States
Phone: (517) 817-4704