Norris News!
A weekly update from campus...
September 14, 2018
Happy Friday! We had a great week celebrating College week!! Thank you to Mrs. Sladky, our counselor, for planning exciting and purposeful activities to excite and engage us in our future careers and to foster college readiness! We loved seeing our students and staff show their college SPIRIT! See some pictures of the week below. Also, a big THANKS to those of you that brought in food items for our food drive. Don’t forget next week is our 1st BOOK FAIR!! Check us out @Norris_Knights on Twitter to see what we are up to!!
Have a restful weekend!
Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Tobey
Norris Mission Statement
Upcoming Events
September 17-21: PTA Book Fair: Mon-Thurs 7:30 am - 3:30 pm & Fri. 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
September 17: 21-day Challenge Sign-up Begins
- PTA Spirit Sales @Lunches
- Grandparents Day @Lunches
September 18: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
September 19: Fall Picture Day
September 20: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- General PTA Meeting & Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff Event; 6:00 pm
- Book Fair Evening Hours; 5:30-7:30 pm
September 24-28: Box Tops Collection Week
September 24: K-2 Drum Fit; 7:15 am
September 25: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Kindergarten-2nd grade Curriculum Night; 6:00 pm
- 3rd-5th grade Curriculum Night; 6:45 pm
- Pine Cove Parent Meeting (5th); 7:30 pm
September 26: Room Parent Evening Meeting; 6:30 pm @Norris Cafeteria
September 27: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Room Parent Meeting; 9:00 am @Norris Cafeteria
- Norris Flu Clinic; 3:30-5:30 pm
- Norris Now; 2:10 pm
October is FISD Principal Recognition Month!
October 1: 21-Day Challenge Begins!
- K-2 Drum Fit; 7:15 am
- 3rd Grade Field Trip to the Opera
October 2: National Custodial Appreciation Day
- Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- 1st Grade Safety Town Field Trip: Teed & George
October 4: World Dyslexia Day - Wear Silver
- Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- 1st Grade Safety Town Field Trip: Vandercook
October 5: Staff Development Day - No School for Students
October 8: Columbus Day Holiday - No School
School Portrait Day is September 19th
SchoolPix Inc. will be taking individual school pictures at Norris Elementary on: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Two ways to order portraits….
1. An order form came home in Tuesday folders. Please fill out the order form and return with payment to the photographer on picture day.
2. To order online by credit card, please go to https://schoolpix.ephotohost.biz/ . When prompted, enter Norris’ School Code 1819-0041. A confirmation email will be sent confirming your order has been received. No further action is required.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please call SchoolPix Inc. customer service at 972-334-9140 or email us at info@schoolpixinc.com.
Please note: All orders are to be submitted to the photographer on picture day. All school portraits are 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
The 21-Day Challenge is Coming!
Check out this video to find out about the challenge: https://youtu.be/ORiqrawpyz4.
We have been the District 21-Day Challenge Award recipients for 3 years in a row. Let's keep up the good work! See the flyers below for more information...
Curriculum Night
Kindergarten-2nd grade is from 6:00-6:45 pm. Here are the meeting locations:
- Kindergarten: Library
- 1st grade: Pod 3 - Rooms 507 & 508
- 2nd Grade: Gym
3rd-5th grade is from 6:45-7:30 pm. Here are the meeting locations:
- 3rd grade: Pod 2 - Rooms 412 (Hogan) & 410 (Stroud)
- 4th grade: Pod 1 Open Area
- 5th grade: Cafeteria
Pine Cove Meeting
Flu Shot Clinic
Coffee with Administrators
Please join us October 15th at 8:00 am for Coffee with Administrators! This month, we will be discussing district-wide social emotional initiatives such as Make your Move and Character Lab. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the research based character strengths that are taught and strengthened throughout the instructional day. Moreover, parents will have the opportunity to view “Make Your Move” in action and learn strategies for how to model, discuss, and celebrate these strengths at home. We hope you will join us!
Mark your calendar for the Coffee with Administrators dates for this school year:
- October 15th at 8:00 am
- December 17th at 12:00 pm
- February 25th at 8:00 am
- April 15th at 12:00 pm
Cafeteria News
2018-2019 Awareness Days
October 4: World Dyslexia Day - Wear Silver
October 12: Breast Cancer Awareness Day - Wear Pink
October 22-26: Red Ribbon Week (event days to come)
November 13: World Kindness Awareness Day - Wear Yellow
November 14: World Diabetes Awareness Day - Wear Blue
February 1: Heart Health Awareness Day - Wear Red
February 4: World Cancer Day - Wear Black & White
March 21: Down Syndrome Awareness Day - Wear Colorful Socks
April 2: Autism Awareness Day - Wear Blue
April 23: Earth Day (Norris Observed as 4/22 is Bad Weather Make-up Day) - Wear Green
May 7: World Asthma Day - Wear Grey
My Payments Plus
Please remember that once you are logged in, there are two separate sections: "Cafeteria Account" and "Other Payments" (field trips, class shirts, etc). Follow the link below to register!
Order a Norris Yearbook
Go to Balfour.com and type in Norris Elementary. Purchase online using a credit or debit card.
Mark this one off your to-do list today!
Counselor's Corner
As a district, our September focus will be on the character strength: Purpose. Purpose links our current reality to our future aspirations. Thank you to the PTA, volunteers, guest speakers, and community helpers for ensuring a fantastic college week for Norris Elementary students. At home, you might talk about your students strengths, interests, and goals for the future. In this, you will help them make the connection between their current purpose as a student, to their future career goals!
See the letter below about the new program Norris has been enrolled in to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse and other inappropriate behaviors.
Laura Sladky
Norris Counselor
Enchanted Forest PTA Book Fair
Your student should have brought home a flyer about the Book Fair which highlights some of the great books that will be featured during the Fair on September 17-21.
- If you plan to shop with your student before school starts, please give yourself enough time to browse and checkout in order for them to get to class in a timely fashion. The Book Fair opens at 7:30 am and school starts promptly at 7:45 am.
- Students shopping in the morning need to be in the Book Fair by 7:35 am, after checking into their classroom.
- PTA Book Fair hours are: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm on Mon-Thurs. & 7:30 am - 1:30 pm on Friday.
- Evening Hours: 5:30-7:30 pm on Thursday, September 20th.
PTA News
Student Decorations for the Book Fair!
The Enchanted Forest Book Fair is coming up September 17-21! To prepare, we would love for students to help us create unicorns or dragons to display during the Book Fair. Make a unicorn or dragon using a coffee container, construction paper, glue, or whatever you have handy. Bring your creations to the library between September 10-21. Two students from each grade, who have turned in a creation, will be randomly selected to win a poster from the Book Fair. Our Book Fair will be open Mon-Thur. 7:30am-3:30pm, Thurs. 5:30pm-7:30pm, and Fri. 7:30am-1:00pm. Happy crafting!
Room Parents Needed!
Our Room Parent Coordinator, Amber Wilson, is working very hard to fill open Room Parent positions. If you are in one of the below classes, please consider volunteering as a Room Parent. It’s a lot of fun, & you’ll get to work as a team with other Room Parents in your grade to plan parties for your child’s class. The classes needing 1 more Room Parent are: Brommer, Vandercook, Teed, Winget, Clark, Nguyen, Acosta, Conn, & Lam. Mrs. George’s class needs 2 parents! If you’re interested, please contact Amber at roomparentchair@norrispta.org.
Grandparent’s Day & Lunch Spirit Sale
We will be celebrating Grandparent's Day on Monday, Sept. 17th. We invite all loved ones to come have lunch with their students & shop at our Spirit Store, which will be open during all lunches (10:30am-1:30pm). We will have our new Norris spirit shirts, brand new spirit sticks, & more! Shop at the Book Fair all week too!
Join PTA!
Please use the below form to join PTA & pay for class parties & Popcorn Friday’s. Completed forms & cash/check can be sent to school with your student or dropped off at the front office. Please make checks payable to Norris Elementary PTA.
http://norrispta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Norris-Elementary-PTA-Quad-Form.pdf
Fun Run
We are looking for businesses to sponsor our 4th annual Fun Run coming up on November 2nd! If you own or know of a business who would like to sponsor our Fun Run, please contact our VP of Fundraising, Jenna Hess at 817-992-4885 or fundraising@norrispta.org. See below sponsorship letter & opportunities:
http://norrispta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fun-run-sponsor-letter-2018-19.pdf
http://norrispta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fun-run-tiers-2018-19.pdf
Looking to Volunteer?
If you would like to serve on our PTA Board this year, the following positions are open: Carnival, Healthy Lifestyles, Directory, Council Delegate, Environmental, & Parliamentarian. Please contact Lisa Giseburt at president@norrispta.org if you are interested or would like more information!
If you have completed your background check, please see the 2 below volunteer opportunities: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c48acad2aa1f49-food https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c48acad2aa1f49-popcorn
Background checks must be completed before volunteering at school. Please complete a background check at : https://www.friscoisd.org/about/resources-and-information/background-checks
Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Party – Thursday, September 20th at 6pm
RSVP for Dads & students: https://tinyurl.com/watchdogkickoff2018
Community Partners
Keep clipping those Box Tops! The first collection week is September 24-28.
To stay up to date on all PTA news and activities, like us on Facebook @NorrisPTA, check us out on Twitter at NorrisPTAFrisco, and go to our website at norrispta.org.