Northpoint News
Friday January 20, 2023
#PHMExcellence
Be sure to save the date for P-H-M's annual Young Authors' Conference for elementary students grades K-5. This year's event registration is FREE thanks to Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker & other generous #GivingTuesday donors to the P-H-M Education Foundation! Registration opens Monday, Jan. 30 so be sure to register early. Details at https://www.phmschools.org/YAC2023
Important Dates to Remember
January 20th: Report Cards available in Skyward
January 23th: DIBELS Testing begins
January 24th: Twin Day to fight homelessness
January 31th: One School one book Kick-Off
Report Cards Available On Skyward
Learning Sphere
3rd Grade;
Enio Burfein
Tanqi Li
Adam Frank
4th Grade
Ovia Raman
Johan Jin
5th Grade
Aaron Zhang
Claire Schafer
Aditya Maheshwaram
Yearbook Photos
There was such a great turnout at Thursday's Learning Sphere and so much talent on display that the yearbook would love to feature some of your student's work in this year's annual. If you wouldn't mind sharing some of the photos you took we would appreciate it so much! All you need to do is click on the following link: https://plicbooks.com/go/ER63VC and it will take directly to a drive to upload your photos to. Thank you so much for all your help!
Jennifer Moller & Angela Saoud Putt
Community Events
Please be sure to check out the Community Events page on the P-H-M website. It includes a listing of non-school activities and events made available to P-H-M students and families by area organizations. It includes events like Girls on the Run, Upward Sports Soccer League, Potawatomi Zoo Events and many more.
PTO News
PADDY SHACK GIVEBACK
Take your friends and family out for ice cream and a portion of the proceeds will go directly back to your Northpoint PTO!
When: 2-8pm on Monday, January 23rd
Where: Paddy Shack 15015 IN-23, Granger
PHM FORUM
The PHM Forum meeting held on January 11th was focused on the discussion of school safety. A very informative presentation was delivered by the Director of Safety, Tommy Teeter and Penn Associate Principal, Sarah Hendricks. Please see the links below to view the presentation and for more information on safety and security.
• Presentation link:
https://www.phmschools.org/sites/phmschools.org/files/forum_safety_and_security_1-11-23.pdf
• Link to Safety & Security Information
https://www.phmschools.org/safety-security
PTO PARENT MEETING
Come join your PTO Board Members for an informative discussion about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and how to get more involved at Northpoint.
When: Friday, January 26th at 11am
Where: Northpoint Elementary School
**PLEASE NOTE: The location for this meeting has changed to be held at school**
Spring School Pictures Survey
Testing Time is Here!
Car Pool Safety
Please refrain from using your cell phones during pick up. We have had several instances where a parent is not watching for the signal to drive up because they are on a cell phone. If you need to be on a call, we encourage hands free devices.
Attendance
PTO: Art To Remember
https://arttoremember.com/school/VK6MXY
* Order forms will come home with your child early next week and you will get to see your child’s artwork (that was done during October’s Art Smart!) Please contact Lora Reihl or Rachel Felice with any questions.
Students of the Month- December
December
Kindergarten:
Kalil: Sarah Shields & Mohamed Al-Shahidi
Schindewolf: Elizabeth Laux and Eesa Sayeed
Hatch: Ale Lee and Tommy McAvoy
Bella: Cash Stremme and Haisley Corbalis
Kidney: Addie VanderHeyden and Jace Dunham
1st. Grade:
McGann: Anav Nannapaneni and Kara Bella
Ghyselinck: Brysynn Redding and Archer Clark
Allsop: Sophie Tatel and Owen Bennett
Lupa: Cindy Lu, Arya Sandeep
2nd Grade:
Bogart: Emily Jones & Zachary Geibig
VanOrt: James McGrath & Hannah Huynh
Pawlowski: Ashlyn Emerick & Bonheur Kwizera
Arter: Ekam Baghiana and Hailey Hess
3rd Grade:
Woods: Olivia Norton, Enio Burfien
Conley: Jason Sullivan and Makayla Holmes
O’Rear: Tony Evans and Megan Wrona
Mondy: Noah Shim & Gretta Frischknecht
4th Grade:
Doms: Mia Dupuis and Isaiah Harvey
Adams: Jakob Noltner and Molly Ferris
Johnson: Olivia Lints & Sam Skrzeszewski
Ford: Hasan Ansari and Margaret Lehner
Payne: Moe Amer and Lina Wang
5th Grade:
Morehouse: Alana Schmucker and Nattan Gala
Sorocco: Maria Salazar & Tyler Knight
Suddarth: Elena Guarraci and Dominic Felice
Grannan: Anya Sameer & Julian Jumao-as
Inteliswab Rapid Test kits available
Northpoint Apparel
The Northpoint Apparel Store through Elevation Sports is up and running! Click here to order Northpoint spirit wear! Allow 2 to 3 weeks for direct shipment or bulk orders will be delivered to school once a month for free.
Elementary School Fees
P-H-M Health and Safety Overview Winter/Spring 2022-2023
Winter/Spring 2022-23 Overview: Safe & Healthy Learning Environment.
Parent Volunteers
1. Get a background check on file in the office. You have two options, I. You can either pay for one online or 2. Download and print one for the office to run at school. Choose which option you would like below;
Option 1 - Pay $12.95 for SafeVisitor to conduct the background search, which Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation will honor for 3 years. Click here to visit SafeVisitor’s website to complete the online electronic search.
Using this link is the preferred method to reduce search time and fingerprinting requirements. If out of state records are located, additional fees may apply.
Option 2 - For those preferring not to pay and/or use SafeVisitor’s expedited electronic background check services, Penn-Harris-Madison Schools offers another option to complete the paper Volunteer Background Check form. Click here to fill out the form as a fillable pdf or download and print it.
2. View the Bullying and Harassment training video here.
3. Sign the Northpoint Volunteer Agreement and return signed copy to the office.
Lunch with your child
https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=10c0e49afa82da5fdcf8-lunch1&view=calendar
After School Care Help Needed
PHM School Corporation Calendar
Safe School Helpline
The Safe School Helpline® is a confidential way to report student concerns about threats, suicide, drugs, bullying or anything that threatens the safety of our schools. It's Available 24/7. Click to watch a video on how to get in touch with Administration anonymously 24/7/365.
Four Ways to Report to the Safe School Helpline®
Call: 1-800-418-6423 ext 359
Text: TIPS to 66746
Online: SafeSchoolHelpline.com
Mobile App: Download the FREE app from the GOOGLE PLAY STORE and the APPLE APP STORE
- The app makes it easy to anonymously report a safety or mental health concern using your mobile device to text, call, or submit an online form.
Northpoint Contact Information
Email: lwhite@phm.k12.in.us
Website: www.northpoint.phmschools.org
Location: 50800 Cherry Road, Granger, IN, USA
Phone: 574-271-8598
Twitter: @NorthpointStars