North Plains Hawks News
August 11, 2017
Principal's message - week 2
Greetings North Plains Families!
Welcome to week 2 of the 2017-2018 newsletter! If you are friends with new families do not yet have an email in our system to receive this letter, please feel free to forward them the link, I would greatly appreciate it!
Last week I included a link for school supplies and didn't realize that 1st grade was all but blank! Thank you Ms. Gale for taking the time to finish that up for us and now it is accurate:) Please use the following link before going shopping for those all important supplies! http://tinyurl.com/npes-supply1718update1 Remember that you can stop by on Aug. 30 to drop off your supplies and meet your new teacher!
This week we successfully hired a new classroom teacher and I'm excited to announce Shannon Schwartz is a new member of our North Plains Staff. Ms. Schwartz has been teaching middle school science for most of her career and has also been the AVID elective teacher and coordinator at the middle level. She is looking forward to the move to elementary and will be an outstanding addition to our staff.
Some of you have noticed that the classroom configurations on the website are incorrect. This is because the data that was pulled to include on that page is from last year, and we will not have the same needs in the coming year. With Ms. Schneider's retirement announcement, I've made a couple of changes to staff teaching assignments which are now as follows:
K - Ms. Monahan
K - Ms. McClure (new)
1 - Ms. Debolt
1/2 - Ms. Gale
2 - Ms. Job
3 - Ms. Underhill
3 - Ms. Phipps
4 - Mr. McDowall
4 - Ms. Ravins
5 - Ms. Richter
5/6 - Ms. Chronister
6 - Ms. Schwartz
Things could still change based on enrollment, so don't expect to get teacher assignments for a couple of weeks yet!
I've added some pics below from my trip to Uganda this summer. More will be added each week in August, and of course there are many more in my office if you are interested. Enjoy the rest of your summer and I'll see you soon!
Becky
Upcoming Events
This Week
Upcoming Events
Aug. 30 : 5 - 7 PM Stop, Drop and Smile
Bring your school supplies and meet your teacher! Pizza provided by Columbia Bank.
Evassy, Godfrey, and their daughter Patience
Baby Cindy with one of the house moms
Auntie Alice, head cook
Every Week:
We have a really fun fundraiser that happens each fall called "Glow Golf" and this year it's at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course! If you would like to volunteer, we will be sending out a sign up at a later date, but if you would like to PLAY, please see the brochure on the following link http://tinyurl.com/npes-GlowGolf2017 This is a super fun event and brings in quite a bit of money for us (Thank you Joanna Mehaffey at Columbia Bank!) which we will be using to purchase more chrome books and increase our STEM opportunities next year. I hope you can join us on Friday, Sept. 8.
Many of you have already signed up for "Remind" to get alerts and reminders of events. Click the link below if you haven't yet signed up! http://schools.hsd.k12.or.us/LinkClick.aspx?link=https%3a%2f%2fwww.remind.com%2fjoin%2fnppa&tabid=364&portalid=13&mid=15744
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!
Volunteers Needed!
Lunchroom Assistance: