Warhawk Weekly - October 10, 2022
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
The Hall Way...
Hello Warhawks!
Thank you to all of our families that met with us for Parent Teacher Conferences this week. We we hope that conferences served as a time for parents and teachers to work together to support our students and their academic and social-emotional growth.
The end of the quarter is quickly approaching on Friday, October 14. Please check with your students about any missing work or help they need for their classes. We want our students to have a strong finish to the quarter. Thank you for encouraging them to do their best, ask questions, and reach out for help if they need it.
We will be mailing home report cards during the week of October 17. Included in that mailing will be the current MAP report from our fall assessment and IAR scores from last Spring. More information will be included in next week's newsletter to help you interpret the report and your student's scores.
Tutoring before and after school is starting soon! Stay tuned for information on tutoring before and after school starting on Monday, October 17. We will share all of the details in next week's newsletter.
The Warhawk Weekly is our newsletter for families and students. Each week we will share important updates and information. Please contact the school office with any questions and/or concerns you have now or anytime throughout the school year. Together we can provide a positive environment for our students to be successful and to support them to STEP UP TO THE PLATE!
Bethany Hall
Northwood Principal
Students... Make Yourself Proud Today!
- Check your grades In Powerschool
- Make sure all of your First Quarter work is turned in
- Ask questions if you need help
- Embrace who you are
- Respect the differences that make all of us special
- Please and thank you can go a long way
Northwood Save the Dates
Monday, October 10
- No School
Friday, October 14
- End of First Quarter
Monday, October 17
- PTO Meeting: 6 pm in the NMS Library
Weekly Announcement highlights include..Dance Team Tryouts, Lost and Found, and Bowling Club and many other club updates!
Next PTO meeting is Monday, October 17.
We will have our next meeting in the NMS Library at 6pm on Monday, October 17.
Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring the staff lunch during conferences. Thank you to the families that donated snacks and drinks for our staff lounge too!
Students - Is your BRAIN Healthy and Ready to Learn?
If you went through the checklist below, how many could you check off? Stay tuned as we will explore the important things your brain needs to be READY TO LEARN!
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FOR A HEALTHY BRAIN
Being an adolescent can be stressful! Mindfulness is a powerful way to handle stress, develop empathy, and impulse control. Mindfulness is all about living fully in the present moment with an attitude of kindness and curiosity.
Thes task cards linked below contain 17 mindfulness exercises and instructions for each. You may choose to select a different activity for students to complete each morning.
Help NMS Build an Outdoor Classroom
GREAT NEWS!!! We just heard that the recycled bench company was purchased and it is back in business. Yay! Therefore, keep collecting those clean caps! Stay tuned for our next big collection date.
Handle With Care -- Social Work Support
Tiffany Moore 815-206-4650
Adriana Ortiz 815-206-4655
Patty Whalon 815-206-4656
News from the Nurse
Northwood Families,
Just a reminder that if your student requires any medication to be given or used during the school day, a new medication authorization form needs to be completed by a parent/guardian AND health care provider. If your student uses an inhaler or EpiPen and is able to administer those medications to themselves, then a "Self administration form" needs to be completed by both parent/guardian AND health care provider and returned to the health office. Those are the only two medications that a student may give themselves at school, as long as that form is completed and handed in.
Any ordered medications to be dispensed at school can be dropped off by a parent or guardian. The medication must be in the original, labeled, and unopened container, along with the medication authorization form completed. If the medication is over the counter, it still requires an order medication authorization form. Due to cabinet space, we ask that all medication is in a small bottle.
Nadine Grismer
Northwood School Nurse
Do you have a future Warhawks between the ages of 0 and 3? Check out the information below about the Celebrate Families program at VDELC!
Keep in Contact with Northwood!
Principal - Bethany Hall
Assistant Principal - Tony Baier
Secretary to the Principal - Chris Maldonado
Secretary to the Assistant Principal - Sarai Butler
Registrar - Robin Simandl
Nurse - Nadine Grismer
Office Hours: 7:30 am - 4 pm
24 hour Northwood Attendance Line: (815) 337-8618
Please call the 24 hour attendance line if your student will be late or absent to school
Website: https://www.woodstockschools.org/northwood
Location: 2121 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL, USA
Phone: 815-338-4900
Facebook: www.facebook.com/northwoodwoodstock/