Northwood News April 3-7
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Thank you for Choosing Northwood!
Dear Northwood Community,
Happy April! We started the month off strong with our Carnival on Saturday. A great time was had by all and it was a super successful and fun event. This allows our PTA to fund many special programs and events throughout the year! Thank you to our amazing community for supporting PTA
This week is National Assistant Principal Week! We do not have enough words to express our appreciation for Mrs. Lee!! She is simply the best and such a wonderful part of our community. If you see her or talk to her this week, please join me in thanking her for all that she does!
Don't forget! It's a short week this week with a school holiday on Friday. We hope you enjoy the extra day to spend with family!
Be sure to read to the end of the bulletin for a lot of important updates and reminders about everything that is going on at Northwood!
Have a great week and thank you for your support!
Mrs. Harper
Life In the Library
Month of the Military ChildApril is the Month of the Military Child. We will be recognizing our military children next week with the following themes: Monday, April 10th - PATRIOT DAY/Wear your RED, WHITE, and BLUE! Tuesday, April 11th - MILITARY KIDS ARE HEROES IN DISGUISE/Wear your CAMO! Wednesday, April 12th - MILITARY KIDS ARE SUPERHEROES/ Wear a SUPERHERO shirt or cape! Thursday, April 13th - HATS OFF TO OUR MILITARY/ Wear your favorite hat. Friday, April 14th- PURPLE UP DAY/Wear anything PURPLE! This color symbolizes all branches of the military. | Thank you VolunteersOur Carnival was a HUGE success! We had perfect weather and a great turn out for a fun community event! Thank you to our Carnival chairperson, Kerry Pape, the committee chairs and ALL of the volunteers for making it happen. It was so well organized and SO much fun! We are already looking forward to next year! | Thank you Cub Scouts Thank you to our local Cub Scout Pack 345 for cleaning up our campus the day after Carnival. This is an annual service project that they do for our school and our community. Thank you for your support boys! We appreciate your service. |
Month of the Military Child
April is the Month of the Military Child. We will be recognizing our military children next week with the following themes:
Monday, April 10th - PATRIOT DAY/Wear your RED, WHITE, and BLUE!
Tuesday, April 11th - MILITARY KIDS ARE HEROES IN DISGUISE/Wear your CAMO!
Wednesday, April 12th - MILITARY KIDS ARE SUPERHEROES/ Wear a SUPERHERO shirt or cape!
Thursday, April 13th - HATS OFF TO OUR MILITARY/ Wear your favorite hat.
Friday, April 14th- PURPLE UP DAY/Wear anything PURPLE! This color symbolizes all branches of the military.
Thank you Volunteers
Our Carnival was a HUGE success! We had perfect weather and a great turn out for a fun community event! Thank you to our Carnival chairperson, Kerry Pape, the committee chairs and ALL of the volunteers for making it happen. It was so well organized and SO much fun! We are already looking forward to next year!
News and Upcoming Events
Unicorn Watch: Watch Dogs is now Unicorn Watch! If you would like to volunteer please use the following link: Unicorn Watch Sign Up . You will also need to order a Unicorn Watch shirt which can be purchased using this link: Unicorn Watch Shirts . If you would like to volunteer, please make sure that your DPS clearance is current. You can do that here: DPS Clearance There will be no orientation meeting this year. If you have any question please email them to nwunicornwatch@yahoo.com
Join PTA: When you join the PTA, you join a community that encourages student achievement and builds a partnership between our families and our school. PTA organizes teacher appreciation, provides classroom grants, supports student enrichment programs, and so much more. We believe that together we can help our children be successful. Go to joinpta.org and sign up online or submit cash or check to the front office. Payment envelopes are available. The membership fee is $7.00 per person and there is an additional $1.50 transaction fee for joining online. Consider having both parents, grandparents and even your child join! If you have not already joined, please join today.
Upcoming Dates:
April 6 - College Shirt Day
April 7 - Student/Staff Holiday
April 10 - 1st Grade Field Trip
April 14 - Purple Up! Wear Purple for the Military Child
April 17 - Librarian Appreciation Day
April 19 - Grades 3-5 STAAR Reading Test
April 25- Early Dismissal 12:30 pm
April 26 - 5th Grade STAAR Science
April 28 - School Holiday - Fiesta
Morning Routines and Drop OffOur school day is from 7:30 am - 2:45 pm. Students may enter the building as early as 6:50 am to eat breakfast. Please drop of your child next to the curb in the school parking lot. Student Safety Patrols will open your car door and assist your child. Please do not drop off your child on Pike Rd. or in the drive through lane. If your child arrives before 7:23 am they will wait in the following location K-1: Cafeteria, 2-5: Gym. Please have your child put a book in their backpack, so they can read while they wait. At 7:23 am the teachers will pick up the students and go to class. The tardy bell rings at 7:30 am, so please allow plenty of time. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely. | School AbsencesOur goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (at least 95%). Our current attendance rate is 93.3%, We have had a little drop over the past couple of weeks. We are close, but every child, every day makes a difference! The best way to learn is by being present at school! If your child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note. | Pick-Up ProceduresEveryone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag. Official green tags with your child’s name and grade were passed out the first week of school or when you registered. If you need an extra one, please let your child’s teacher know. If you do not have a dismissal tag, you will be required to come to the front office and present an ID to receive a dismissal tag.
All car pick and parent pick up must present their tag and wait for their child to be called at dismissal. Please do not walk over to where the children are waiting to get your child before they are called, as we cannot confirm your identity. We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation |
Morning Routines and Drop Off
Our school day is from 7:30 am - 2:45 pm. Students may enter the building as early as 6:50 am to eat breakfast.
Please drop of your child next to the curb in the school parking lot. Student Safety Patrols will open your car door and assist your child. Please do not drop off your child on Pike Rd. or in the drive through lane.
If your child arrives before 7:23 am they will wait in the following location K-1: Cafeteria, 2-5: Gym. Please have your child put a book in their backpack, so they can read while they wait. At 7:23 am the teachers will pick up the students and go to class. The tardy bell rings at 7:30 am, so please allow plenty of time. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely.
School Absences
Our goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (at least 95%). Our current attendance rate is 93.3%, We have had a little drop over the past couple of weeks. We are close, but every child, every day makes a difference!
The best way to learn is by being present at school! If your child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note.
Pick-Up Procedures
Everyone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag. Official green tags with your child’s name and grade were passed out the first week of school or when you registered. If you need an extra one, please let your child’s teacher know. If you do not have a dismissal tag, you will be required to come to the front office and present an ID to receive a dismissal tag.
All car pick and parent pick up must present their tag and wait for their child to be called at dismissal. Please do not walk over to where the children are waiting to get your child before they are called, as we cannot confirm your identity. We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation
Visitors on Campus
All visitors to campus will be required to present an ID and receive a visitors badge through the Raptor system in order to come into the building during the school day. We understand that this may not be convenient, but it is necessary in order to ensure safety.