Northwood News Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
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Thank you for Choosing Northwood!
Dear Northwood Community,
On Tuesday we have our monthly early dismissal day for staff professional learning. School will be dismissed at 12:30 pm. Busses and KIN will run starting at 12:30pm. Please plan accordingly.
Please be sure to read all the way to the end of the newsletter to find out about everything that is going on at Northwood and for important reminders.
Have a great week and thank you for your support!
Mrs. Harper
Life In the Library
Cabo Bob's Spirit NightJoin us at Cabo Bob's - located at 847 NE Loop 410, this Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 4:00-9:00 pm. 20% of all purchases made will benefit Northwood Elementary PTA. Please bring the flyer that was sent home last week to help Cabo Bob's keep track of Northwood sales. For online/drive thru orders don't prepay and present the flyer at the window. The flyer can also be accessed by clicking THIS link. | Save the DateSAVE THE DATE - Our Northwood Spring Carnival is happening on Saturday, April 1st from 2-6pm! This is our largest fundraiser & event sponsored by the PTA & is a wonderful community event with lots of fun for the whole family! Please see below for more detail on how you can help make this event a success & we hope to see you all there. | Clothes Closet VolunteersNorthwood's Clothes Closet Volunteer Day is coming up February 15. We need 3 additional volunteers to come and help at the store from 9:45 - 1:15. The store address is NEISD Clothes Closet 8758 Tesoro Dr. 78217. If volunteers can only come for a few hours that is fine, we can split up some of the shifts. Here is a link to the sign-up NEISD Clothing Closet Sign-Up If there are any additional questions please contact Colleen.E.Baker@gmail.com |
Cabo Bob's Spirit Night
Join us at Cabo Bob's - located at 847 NE Loop 410, this Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 4:00-9:00 pm. 20% of all purchases made will benefit Northwood Elementary PTA. Please bring the flyer that was sent home last week to help Cabo Bob's keep track of Northwood sales. For online/drive thru orders don't prepay and present the flyer at the window. The flyer can also be accessed by clicking THIS link.
Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE - Our Northwood Spring Carnival is happening on Saturday, April 1st from 2-6pm! This is our largest fundraiser & event sponsored by the PTA & is a wonderful community event with lots of fun for the whole family! Please see below for more detail on how you can help make this event a success & we hope to see you all there.
Clothes Closet Volunteers
Northwood's Clothes Closet Volunteer Day is coming up February 15. We need 3 additional volunteers to come and help at the store from 9:45 - 1:15. The store address is NEISD Clothes Closet 8758 Tesoro Dr. 78217. If volunteers can only come for a few hours that is fine, we can split up some of the shifts. Here is a link to the sign-up NEISD Clothing Closet Sign-Up If there are any additional questions please contact Colleen.E.Baker@gmail.com
News and Upcoming Events
Art: Attention 5th and Kindergarten parents, or any parent or guardian who loves creating art. We’ll be doing TWO art lessons this week. As always, if you would like to volunteer to help, please make sure you have your required DPS clearance, and email Amanda Bennett at amandakbennett@ymail.com (not gmail) and let her know which class(es) you would like to help with!
WEDNESDAY, February 1st: 5th Grade’s LAST lesson
Mrs. Hildebrand's class will be from 9:00-10:00 and Mrs. Lussier’s class from 10:15-11:15.
FRIDAY, February 3rd: Kindergarten’s lesson
Mr. Straube's class will be from 11:30-12:25, Mrs. Knapp’s class from 12:30-1:15, and Ms. Marhofer’s class from 1:30-2:25.
Carnival: Northwood's Spring CARNIVAL will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 2-6pm! This is our largest fundraiser & event sponsored by the PTA. There will be lots of fun, food & laughs for April Fool’s Day:) There are many ways to help, please see below for more details on how you can help make this event a success. Feel free to reach out to Kerry Pape at kmdanelle@yahoo.com or 817.690.3251.
*Volunteer your time & join a Committee.
*Sponsor underwriting for event costs if you own a local business or would like to contribute as a family. Interested in making a contribution? Contact Lauren Ahrens at 210-286-2629 or Lauren.k.Ahrens@gmail.com
*Donate an item or service for our Silent Auction.
*Watch for flyers that will share more details & ways to help!
A HUGE thank you to our early sponsors: Park Place Recreational & Dryline Partners for supporting the 2023 Northwood Carnival! We truly appreciate their support!
First Annual Northwood Spelling Bee: On Monday, February 6th at 8am, the top classroom spellers from grades 3-5 will compete to earn the title of Northwood’s champion speller! All families are invited to join us in the cafeteria to cheer on our super spellers. The winner of the Northwood spelling bee will move on to the Scripps regional spelling bee in New Braunfels, held in March.
Unicorn Watch: Watch Dogs is now Unicorn Watch! If you would like to volunteer please use the following link: Unicorn Watch Sign Up . You will also need to order a Unicorn Watch shirt which can be purchased using this link: Unicorn Watch Shirts . If you would like to volunteer, please make sure that your DPS clearance is current. You can do that here: DPS Clearance There will be no orientation meeting this year. If you have any question please email them to nwunicornwatch@yahoo.com
Join PTA: When you join the PTA, you join a community that encourages student achievement and builds a partnership between our families and our school. PTA organizes teacher appreciation, provides classroom grants, supports student enrichment programs, and so much more. We believe that together we can help our children be successful. Go to joinpta.org and sign up online or submit cash or check to the front office. Payment envelopes are available. The membership fee is $7.00 per person and there is an additional $1.50 transaction fee for joining online. Consider having both parents, grandparents and even your child join! If you have not already joined, please join today.
Upcoming Dates:
January 31 - Early Dismissal @ 12:30/Staff Development
February 6 - Northwood Spelling Bee @ 8am
February 7 - PTA General Meeting/PE Showcase
February 9 - Counselor Appreciation Day
February 10 - Preschool Storytime @ 10:30
February 20 - School Holiday (President's Day)
Morning Routines and Drop OffOur school day is from 7:30 am - 2:45 pm. Students may enter the building as early as 6:50 am to eat breakfast. Please drop of your child next to the curb in the school parking lot. Student Safety Patrols will open your car door and assist your child. Please do not drop off your child on Pike Rd. or in the drive through lane. If your child arrives before 7:23 am they will wait in the following location K-1: Cafeteria, 2-5: Gym. Please have your child put a book in their backpack, so they can read while they wait. At 7:23 am the teachers will pick up the students and go to class. The tardy bell rings at 7:30 am, so please allow plenty of time. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely. | School AbsencesOur goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (at least 95%). Our current attendance rate is 93.3%, We have had a little drop over the past couple of weeks. We are close, but every child, every day makes a difference! The best way to learn is by being present at school! If your child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note. | Pick-Up ProceduresEveryone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag. Official green tags with your child’s name and grade were passed out the first week of school or when you registered. If you need an extra one, please let your child’s teacher know. If you do not have a dismissal tag, you will be required to come to the front office and present an ID to receive a dismissal tag.
All car pick and parent pick up must present their tag and wait for their child to be called at dismissal. Please do not walk over to where the children are waiting to get your child before they are called, as we cannot confirm your identity. We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation |
Morning Routines and Drop Off
Our school day is from 7:30 am - 2:45 pm. Students may enter the building as early as 6:50 am to eat breakfast.
Please drop of your child next to the curb in the school parking lot. Student Safety Patrols will open your car door and assist your child. Please do not drop off your child on Pike Rd. or in the drive through lane.
If your child arrives before 7:23 am they will wait in the following location K-1: Cafeteria, 2-5: Gym. Please have your child put a book in their backpack, so they can read while they wait. At 7:23 am the teachers will pick up the students and go to class. The tardy bell rings at 7:30 am, so please allow plenty of time. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely.
School Absences
Our goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (at least 95%). Our current attendance rate is 93.3%, We have had a little drop over the past couple of weeks. We are close, but every child, every day makes a difference!
The best way to learn is by being present at school! If your child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note.
Pick-Up Procedures
Everyone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag. Official green tags with your child’s name and grade were passed out the first week of school or when you registered. If you need an extra one, please let your child’s teacher know. If you do not have a dismissal tag, you will be required to come to the front office and present an ID to receive a dismissal tag.
All car pick and parent pick up must present their tag and wait for their child to be called at dismissal. Please do not walk over to where the children are waiting to get your child before they are called, as we cannot confirm your identity. We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation
Visitors on Campus
All visitors to campus will be required to present an ID and receive a visitors badge through the Raptor system in order to come into the building during the school day. We understand that this may not be convenient, but it is necessary in order to ensure safety.