Northpoint Elementary

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We had such fun last week celebrating homecoming! Thank you to our families and staff for supporting our kiddos in demonstrating their Panther Pride. Dress up days were so much fun and many of our friends enjoyed attending the football game Friday night!

This past Monday evening, Rachel Cathey, our new performing arts teacher, shared information about her class with our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). It was fun to hear what the kids are learning, and I can attest firsthand as to how much they are enjoying performing arts. Take a look at the presentation she shared for further insights!

We have a lot going on this week and the coming weeks. Please take note:

• Family Curriculum Night is tomorrow! I hope you can join us tomorrow, Oct. 6 for our Family Curriculum event. We will be welcoming families from 5-7 p.m.. Please refer to the schedule homeroom teachers have shared for specific details.
  
• Fun Run is Friday. On Friday, our PTO is hosting the annual Fun Run. Our students look forward to this event every year. Thank to you everyone involved with the planning and supervision and to those who contributed to this fundraiser.
  
• MAP assessments: All students in grades K-10 will be taking an assessment called Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) in the coming weeks to get a more up-to-date picture of where they are at in reading and math. These have started at Northpoint and will conclude on Oct. 25. Please refer to your weekly newsletters from teacher to learn the exact dates for your students.
  
• Conferencing opportunities: Ongoing partnership with families is so important. As part of ongoing communication between classroom and home, we are looking forward to having an opportunity to connect in-person or online with families during conferences. We have earmarked the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, October 18 and the morning and afternoon of Wednesday, October 19 for conferences at Northpoint. In addition, teachers will be working with families to schedule alternative times as needed for in person or online conferences. As a reminder, students will be on fall break the week of Oct. 17-21.
  
  

We hope to see you Thursday evening for the Curriculum Night and at the Fun Run on Friday! Enjoy this beautiful fall evening!

Best,

Judi Kahoun

Principal

As we are gearing up into routines for the school year, we are hoping to have a variety of resources for students to access as they make original creations in art! Do you have junk you want to get rid of? We would love your help if you are able to donate any of the following items. Items may be sent with your student and dropped off in a bin in their pod or larger items can be brought in to the Northpoint office. Thank you in advance!

• Small wood pieces
  
• Popsicle sticks
  
• Air dry model clay (all colors)
  
• Pompoms
  
• Pipe cleaners
  
• Googly eyes
  
• Colored masking tape
  
• Glue sticks/bottles
  
• Cardboard pieces
  
• Tin foil and plastic wrap
  
• Neon colored materials
  
• Permanent markers (black and colored)
  
• Straws
  
• Cotton balls
  
• Beads
  
• Ribbon
  
• Buttons
  
• Pasta noodles
  
• Wax oil pastels
  
• Markers (regular and thin point)
  
• Child scissors with pattern cuts
  
• Glitter glue
  
• Sandpaper
  
• Tissue paper
  
• Foam sheets (full sheets or stickers)
  
• Paper plates
  
• Streamers
  
• Paint dobbers
  
• Colored feathers
  
• Sequins
  
• Toilet paper/paper towel rolls
  
• Cereal boxes
  
• Felt pieces (all colors)
  
• String/yarn/twine
  
• Paper grocery bags
  
• Cupcake liners
  
• Wax paper
  
• Zip lock bags
  
• Shells
  
• Stencil
  
• Felt in any color
  
• Q-tips
  
• Wrapping paper
  

Our lost and found at Northpoint is quickly accumulating. Please be sure to label all of your student's items so they can be returned if they are found. We will also have the lost and found available to look through during the Family Curriculum Evening on Thursday, October 6. The current lost and found will be donated after October 21.

We are looking forward to the Fun Run on Friday, October 7. Please dress for the weather, as we will still run outside in the case of light to moderate rain. Thank you to our PTO for hosting this fun experience for our children and to all who have contributed to this fundraiser.

The run schedule is as follows:

• 9:45-10:30 a.m. - Multiage 1/2 - Brodt, Cole, Marcella, Kroll
• 10:30-11:15 a.m. - Multiage 1/2 - Davis, Frank, Hendrickson, Phillippo, Weerts
  
• 11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - Multiage 3/4 - Comstock/Wenum, Gates-Vickery, Saladis, Vaillant
• 12:00-12:45 p.m. - Multiage 3/4 - Darsow, Lee, Mues, Walton
• 12:45-1:30 p.m. - Kindergarten - Healy, McCarthy, Roth, Suits, West

Students should wear their house colors the day of the run!

Family members may attend and can go directly to the field area in the back to spectate. If you will be checking your student out after the Fun Run, you may enter at the front door and proceed to the office. Please contact the Northpoint office with questions at 763-600-5700.

A house is rising in the parking lot of Spring Lake Park High School. More than 40 students in the new Construction Trades course are spending a few hours a day on the real-world, hands-on learning experience. Next spring, a completed one-level, two-bedroom home will be moved into our community.

High school teacher Scott Wicklund is leading the year-long project. He will be helped by many experts in the field through on-site work, tours and learning at local businesses. The goal is to expose students to the different trade options and have some fun while also helping them find a potential career path after graduation.

The Construction Trades course is part of the Technology, Engineering and Design Pathway. It will also include elements from our other two pathways at Spring Lake Park High School. Read more online.

Northpoint kindergarten students use the strategy of Think Pair Share in many areas of their learning. It's a creative way for each student to be able to share their ideas with others.

The NP PTO is in need of volunteers for the fun run that will be held on Friday, October 7. Please visit this link to learn more and and to sign up.

Join us at the SLPHS Fine Arts Center on select Saturdays each month for a free matinee movie experience! Each month will feature a different classic film from the era of the 30s-40s. Doors open at 10:45 a.m., movie starts at 11 a.m.

• October 29: Frankenstein (1931)
• November 12: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• December 3: Swing Time (1936)

This program is intended for an adult audience and is free for people ages 16+. Some film content may not be suitable for younger children. Concessions will be available for purchase. Online registration is required or call 763-600-5050.

• October 6 - NP Family Curriculum Night - 5-7 p.m.
• October 7 - NP PTO Sponsored Fun Run
• October 17-21 - Fall break, no school

• October 18 - Afternoon and evening conferences
• October 19 - Morning and afternoon conferences
• October 22 - Live on 65 Performance Series - Pianist David Osborne
• October 29 - NP PTO Sponsored Fall Fest

• Strengthened Student Supports
  
• Get your tickets today for the "Live on 65" Performance Series
  
• Families welcome: Flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine clinics - Families are welcome to stop by the flu shot and COVID-10 vaccine clinics at Spring Lake Park High School on Oct. 11 and Nov. 1, 3:30-6 p.m. No registration is required.
  

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