Northboro Newsletter
Week of December 12th
Announcements
Northboro in the Spotlight
Northboro is now a 2021-2022 Bronze Tier 1 FLPBIS Model School!
Congratulations to Our Students, Staff and Parents!
Northboro Holiday Spirit Week
We got spirit yes we do, we got spirit how about you! Northboro will host our Holiday Spirit Week December 12th-16th. All students and staff are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing up in the attire for each day.
Class Picture Day
We will be hosting our Class Picture Day on December 12th. Students should be dressed in school dress code attire for class pictures. Flyers were sent home with the students on Monday, December 5th. Online ordering will be open through Monday, December 12th.
Fall Tutorial
Parents our Fall tutorial will continue this Tuesday December 13th and Thursday December 15th after school from 2:30pm-3:30pm. Parents we need your support in allowing your student stay after school this Tuesday and Thursday. Students will receive remediation on skills in they are deficient in order to close their learning gaps. Due to us missing days of school because of the Hurricane, we have extended our tutorial through December 13th and 15th to make up for the days lost.
Winter Wonderland Dance
PTO will be sponsoring a Winter Wonderland Dance on Friday December 16th in the Cafeteria from 6:00pm-8:00pm. All students are invited to attend. Pre-K students must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets will be on sale until Wednesday December 14th. Students can bring in money to give to their homeroom teacher to purchase a ticket.
Tickets are $10 and includes food and a drink. Additional snacks will be available for purchase. Tickets are limited for each grade level.
Upcoming Schoolwide Testing Dates
Parents we need your support in making sure your student is in attendance on these days.
iReady Diagnostic
Grades K-5 Math 12/12 & 12/13
Grades K-5 ELA 12/14 & 12/15
Progress Monitoring (PM) - Window #2
Grades K-2 Math 1/6
Grades 3-5 Math 1/10
Grades K-2 ELA 1/11
Grades 3-5 ELA 1/12
District Diagnostic
Grades 3-5 Science 1/18 & 1/19
Attention 5th Grade Parents
5th Grade parents please click on the flyer below for information regarding Open House dates for various Middle School Choice Programs.
Congratulations to our Bike Recipient for the month of November
Our recipient for November/Responsibility is a 4th grader from Ms. Mongo: Brian Maldonado Villatoro.
"Jack The Bike Man Character Initiative"
The Character Counts Program recognizes students for their exemplary character. Through a partnership with Jack the Bike Man, they provide a free bicycle, helmet and lock every month to a student that has demonstrated exceptional character.
Link to www.jackthebikeman.org
SIS Login Directions/Report Card/Progress Monitoring Information
Students in Kindergarten through 10th grade recently finished taking the State’s new Progress Monitoring assessments in both reading and math. Your child will take three of these state-required progress monitoring assessments this year.
The purpose of these new assessments is to track student growth on all standards they are expected to learn, so they may not have learned all of the tested standards yet. You should expect your child to improve throughout the year on these tests.
The Florida Department of Education launched a new Family Portal where parents/guardians may access student State assessment results directly, and they anticipate the availability of the first Progress Monitoring results sometime in November. In addition, Palm Beach families may access results for students in grades 3-10 reading and grades 3-8 math through the SIS Parent Gateway. You can also find resource documents within the SIS Parent Gateway on how to understand the results of these new assessments.
You can find more information about the State’s new Progress Monitoring Assessments at https://sites.google.com/palmbeachschools.org/progress-monitoring/home.
Currently, we have some data available for K-5 students available in the SIS Parent Gateway. We will update families when additional data are available. In addition, parents you can access your student's report card information through SIS Parent Gateway as well.
Understanding the new standards based report card for grades 3-5:
Standards-based Report Card video for parents (linked here)
We have linked Parent Guides for Florida's B.E.S.T. standards on the district page. Please follow this path
Click on Students and Parents on the top navigation bar
Under Academics click on "Elementary, Middle, and High School Education."
Scroll down and click on "Elementary School Education Subject Areas" and click on Literacy
Under quick links (on the left-hand side) click on "Parent Guides for Florida B.E.S.T. Standards."
If you have not completed your registration for access we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. If you need assistance please feel free to contact the school at 561-494-1601.
Lunch Application
Parents we need all of you to complete a Lunch Application. This is how Northboro receive funding as a Title 1 school. If you have not done so please click on the button below that reads:
Meal Application for Free and Reduced Meals
If you need assistance please reach out to our counselors Mrs. Bower and Ms. Aristide at
561-494-1601.
If You See Something, Say Something
School Administration & Leadership Team
Mrs. Chanda Kinlaw, Principal
Ms. Mary Beth Decker, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Stacey Alexios, ESE Contact
Mrs. Simone Bower, School Counselor, SBT Contact & 504 Contact
Ms. Marjorie Aristide, School Counselor & Attendance Contact
Mrs. Vanessa Gaskins, Administrative Assistant to the Principal