North Plains Hawks News
August 6, 2018
Principal's message - summer
Greetings North Plains Families!
It's hard to believe that July is over and school will begin in a few short weeks! I hope you are all enjoying some time with family and friends, and perhaps a bit of rest and relaxation! I had a wonderful trip to Uganda (see a few pics below) and am happy to be home! If you are ever interested in hearing more or seeing more photos, I'm happy to share!
If you have friends or neighbors that have not yet registered for school, please encourage them to do so as soon as possible! There are registration forms on the district web site and our office will open on Aug. 16 at 8:00 AM. I am here in the building as of now however, and will happily take forms from anyone who drops by!
Some of you have inquired about the school supply list for the upcoming year. Here is the link for the current list: http://tinyurl.com/npes-supply1819 One thing you will notice is earbuds for students in grades 3-6 as they do a lot on line now, and they are also useful for state testing. I see supplies on sale at local stores already, and I know many of you are anxious to get this task out of the way!
This year we are having our "Stop, Drop, and Smile" event on Wed., Aug. 29 from 5 - 7 PM. Joanna Mehaffey from Columbia Bank will be supplying pizza for us again, so stop by, meet your teacher, and have some pizza! Teachers will have handouts for you to talk about the structure of their classroom for the year as there will not be another "Back to School Night" in Sept. as in years past. Feel free to email your child's teacher if you have questions or concerns after that evening.
Speaking of teachers, this year I'm going to attempt to do something a bit different. Instead of mailing out postcards, I'm going to send out emails to you with the name of your child's teacher. We'll have lists available the night of the 29th for those that don't get email, but hopefully this will be a quick and easy way to inform you of your child's teacher for the year! That email will go out by Friday, Aug. 24, if not before.
On Friday, Sept. 7, is our annual Glow Golf Tournament at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course. We are in need of volunteers to work this fun event so if you are able to join us, please use the following link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4caca92aa64-glow1 Last year we made about $7000.00 at this event!
Our next big event is the fund run on Friday, September 28. This event takes place during the school day and we definitely need volunteers! A link to sign up to volunteer at this event will be coming soon!
There is much more to tell you, but I don't want it to get lost in a long newsletter so I'll end for now. Please watch for future emails with important info about pictures, our Right Brain artist for the year, PTO meetings and events, and much more! And as always, please reach out if you have questions or concerns.
Enjoy these last weeks of summer!
Becky
This Week
Upcoming Events
Office opens Aug. 16
Stop Drop and Smile Wed., Aug 29 from 5 - 7. Drop off school supplies and meet your child's teacher! Pizza and water will be provided
Doing dishes at Bweyale Village
Kitchen
Husking corn kernaes
Judith and I
Evassy and her children Patience and Jeremiah
Charity and I
Sam and Donna
Tanga and her puppies!
Library
Every Week:
Glencoe Weekly News: https://tinyurl.com/GlencoeWeeklyNotes
Have you found our PTO facebook page? If not, please click on this link to see what's happening with our amazing PTO! https://www.facebook.com/NORTHPLAINSELEMENTARY/
If you have old phones or ink cartridges you need to get rid of, feel free to bring them in. We have some recycling boxes we are filling up to send in and get school supplies!
School supplies! This is different than the district list, so please take a look! http://tinyurl.com/npes-supply1819
You may not know that you can earn money for our school by simply using your Fred Meyer Card! NOT affect your Fred Meyer rewards, so there is no downside! Click the following link to register your card!
http://tinyurl.com/fredmeyer-npe-pto-support
Lost something at school? Please click on the link for photos in our lost and found. Thank you Mr. Orozco!
http://tinyurl.com/npe-lostandfound
Did you know that you can load money onto your child's school lunch account as well as check balances and get alerts through email and/or text? If fact, you can use the site for alerts even if you choose not to add to the account online. Go to http://www.myschoolbucks.com to get connected!
Box Tops: Remember that we are still collecting box tops! There is a bin inside the main entrance, so feel free to drop them by any time! Thank you to Laura Moradi for taking the lead on box tops again this year!