Truman Primary News
September 1, 2019
News This Week
We ended the first FULL week of learning with our weekly assembly, GAP (Good Afternoon Primary) This is a great time for us to come together as a school each Friday and celebrate our week, sing songs, and recognize students and staff.
The students have a favorite SPARK song we sing together and this week they learned the Truman Primary Clap. Leader will say “Hands Up, Ready Go!” and audience will say “Woop, Woop", clap short-short-short-short-long-long then end with a DAB. So fun! We would love to see all our little Trailblazers in Truman attire on Friday's so don't forget to order your Truman t-shirts.
PTA shared about the opportunity for students to vote for the Jog-a-Thon theme. All students will receive a Trailblazer Buck to vote for their favorite! If they want to bring additional REAL money for voting, that is appreciated as well! Ballot boxes will be in the library and voting will take place Tuesday-Thursday of this week. Our NorthHaven PreK classes will vote too.
We had a great Parent Meeting/Curriculum Night last week with our families and I hope to see our NorthHaven PreK parents on Monday, September 9 at 6:00pm.
We are off to a great start!
Kristie Eselin, Principal
Vote for your favorite Jog-A-Thon theme!
Upcoming Events
Monday, September 2- NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
Friday, September 6- Grandparents-Grand"Friends" Event 1:45 visit classrooms, 2:10 assembly
this is for our students at Truman Primary- please view the invitation that was sent last week to provide us with names of those who will be attending - link to Invitation
Monday, September 9- Curriculum Night at NorthHaven PreK 6:00pm
Friday, September 13- Dot Day
Tuesday, September 17- picture day for all students, Watch DOGS Night
Thursday, September 26- PTA General Meeting- 6:30 pm
Speaker, Andrew Sartain from Earth ReBirth- learn more about Truman's Outdoor Garden
Norman North - Norman High Crosstown Clash
- Thursday, September 5
- Game begins 7:30 PM @ OU Memorial Stadium
- Adult tickets = $10 Student Tickets = $5
- 2019-2020 NPS Staff Badge = Free Entrance
- NHS is the designated home team and will sit on the west side. NHS fans should enter gate 5 (NW corner).
- NNHS is the visiting team and will sit on the east side. NNHS fans should enter gate 7 (NE corner).
- For ticket pre-sales and times as well as additional game information, please go to the following link http://bit.ly/CrosstownClash .
Technology News From District
We are excited to announce that the NPS Board of Education recently approved the purchase of new Apple devices in Norman Public Schools to enhance the learning environment for your children. The new devices are funded through the 2019 bond issue and support the district's iTech initiative to enhance educational opportunities for our students. Replacing the devices is fiscally responsible, as the initiative allows us to continue providing high-performing laptops for students while maximizing the buy-back rate for our older devices. In addition to new devices replacing older devices in classrooms, we will now have enough devices to accommodate the new state of Oklahoma mandate that all 3rd through 5th graders test online.
Please remember that student laptops are used to enhance instruction for our students and are used only when instructionally / developmentally appropriate. These devices will stay at the school and will not come home with your child. If you have any questions regarding the usage of these instructional tools, please reach out to your principal.
For more information about the iTech initiative, visit www.normanpublicschools.org/iTech.
NPS Mobile App
The Norman Public School District provides a mobile app to inform parents, students and families of the latest news and information about schools across the district. The free mobile app is available on both Apple and Android devices and was designed as a one-stop-shop for parents to access school news, calendars, Parent Portal accounts and lunch menus as well as information about fine arts and athletic programs.
The mobile app features a real-time district news feed and can be customized by the user by selecting schools they are most interested in for news and updates. Users also can choose to receive push notifications to get breaking news, updates about school closures or even calendar changes.
Additionally, the district has partnered with SportsTalk Media to provide athletic apps for both high schools. Patrons can access scores, schedules, rosters, news and streaming services from their mobile device. These apps can be found within the district’s mobile app or downloaded separately.
Individuals are encouraged to download the district’s free mobile app, as well as athletic apps provided by SportsTalk, to their smart devices at the following links:
Norman Public Schools (available on Apple and Android devices)
- Apple: Download from iTunes
- Android: Download from Google Play
Norman High Athletics (available on Apple devices)
- Apple: Download from iTunes
Norman North Athletics (available on Apple devices)
- Apple: Download from iTunes
Congrats to Truman Primary's Custodian, Greg Schobe
3 years in a row he has won this award- when you see him in the hallways, please thank him for his service.
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Truman Primary School
Email: keselin@norman.k12.ok.us
Website: https://www.normanpublicschools.org/Domain/21
Location: 601 Meadow Ridge Road, Norman, OK, United States
Phone: (405) 366.5950
Facebook: facebook.com/TrumanPTAElementaryandPrimary