Norris News!
A weekly update from campus...
March 2, 2018
Happy Friday!!! Our morning carpool line has been quicker and quicker, even with the rain! Thank you for having your child ready to hop out when they see the orange cone!! Come and join us on Monday for day 3 of our Coffee With Administrators series focusing on reading. We will be giving great information about how we teach reading and tips for helping your child at home. Don’t forget we also have our Family Fit Night on Thursday. We hope to see you there!
Have a relaxing weekend!
Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Tobey
Norris Mission Statement
Upcoming Events
March 5-9: National School Breakfast Week
March 5: Coffee with Administrators - Reading Focus; 9:30-10:30 am @Norris Library
- 3rd grade TELPAS Reading Test
March 6: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Lone Star Meeting; 3:00 pm
- 4th & 5th grade TELPAS Reading Test
March 7: 3rd-5th Book Club; During Lunch
March 8: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Project Lead the Way Club; 3:00 pm
- Family Fit Night; 6:00-7:30 pm
March 9: Free Pancake Breakfast for Students; Cafeteria, 7:10-7:45 am
- Lost & Found Clean-out
March 12-16: SPRING BREAK
March 19: Lego Robotics Club; 2:55 pm
- Student Showcase Night for Dance Online FORM DUE
March 20: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Lone Star Meeting; 3:00 pm
- Master Builders; 3:00 pm
March 22: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Student Council Meeting; 3:00 p,
- 3rd Grade Performance (no PTA meeting); 6:30 pm
March 23: End of the 9 Weeks
- Popcorn Friday
- Norris Now: 3rd-5th Grade; 2:10 pm
March 26-29: Box Tops Collection Week
March 27: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Lone Star Meeting; 3:00 pm
March 29: Choir Rehearsal; 7:15 am
- Nelson Theater Performance for Kindergarten
- Project Lead the Way Club; 3:00 pm
- Student Showcase Night - Dance; 6:00 pm
March 30: Bad Weather Make-Up Day
SAVE THE DATE -- Volunteer Breakfast in the Norris Library on Friday, April 6th from 7:30-8:15 am!!
Coffee with Administrators
Save the date for the final date:
- April 2nd - Writing Focus
Family Fit Night
Hope to see you there!
National School Breakfast Week 3/5-3/9
Students can purchase a balanced breakfast for $1.50. Students qualifying for free or reduced price lunches also qualify for free or reduced price breakfast. Norris Child Nutrition is celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 5-9, and invite all students to pick up a free pancake breakfast on March 9th. You don’t want to miss this special treat!
March Teacher of the Month
Congratulations to the March Teacher of the Month, Sara Hutsell. Ms. Hutsell, a fourth grade reading and writing teacher, has been a Frisco ISD employee for nine years. In addition to fourth grade, Ms. Hutsell has taught second and third grade, and also had experience as Special Education Aide. Ms. Hutsell is herself a lifelong learner and will be graduating with a Master’s in Special Education this May.
A colleague who nominated Ms. Hutsell, noted that Sara is a representative of the Norris legacy because she is a positive leader with a growth mindset for herself, our students, and her team. Her positive outlook makes Norris an enjoyable place to be!
K-2nd Grade Character Heroes - Optimism
Important Norris Information
Norris has over 800 students, which makes dismissal a very busy time. To help with this, we ask that if you are checking out your student for dismissal, please be here NO LATER than 2:45 pm. After that time, you will need to pick up your student from their normal dismissal location. We do not dismiss students from the front office. Thank you for your support!
DISMISSAL CHANGES
If your child is going home in a means different than their set plan, you must send a note with your child at the beginning of the day or via email by noon of that day. Please email your teacher with these changes; do not leave schedule change requests on teachers’ voicemail. If your child does not have a note, or an email has not been received by their teacher by NOON, he/she will be sent home by the usual means, even on Norris Now Fridays. Please know that safety of your child is always our number one priority.
LUNCH DROP-OFF
If you are dropping off your student's lunch, for your convenience we have lunch drop off bins in our lobby. Please drop them off NO LATER than 10 minutes before your student's lunch time. Any later is disruptive to your student and the lunch monitors. Thank you for your help! Here are the lunch times:
- Kindergarten - 10:30 am
- 1st grade - 11:00 am
- 2nd grade - 11:30 am
- 3rd grade - 12:00 pm
- 4th grade - 12:30 pm
- 5th grade - 1:00 pm
Norris Student Showcase Night For Dance
All Student Showcase acts must follow the Student Code of Conduct. It is the parent's responsibility to ensure each act and music is school appropriate. Costumes must meet the student dress code. ***Accompaniment music must be turned into Mr. Plyler by Monday, March 19th (late music will not be accepted!).
Lost & Found
Counselor's Corner - Mrs. Miller
Parenting Series Event
Angst Movie:
On March 6th at 6:30-8:00PM Counselors along w/ parents will receive training on working with kids with anxiety. Counselors will hear from mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, as well as, help, resources and tools that can be used in helping students. Please see the link for more information about the movie. https://angstmovie.com/about/
Gifted and Talented Referral Window –2nd grade students
February 22nd – March 7th is the Frisco ISD Gifted and Talented Program referral window for 2nd grade students. Please refer to the flyer below to access an informational video about the Gifted and Talented referral and screening process before referring your child. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: kurthj@friscoisd.org.
http://www.friscoisd.org/departments/gifted-education/referral-and-screening
Norris Spring Carnival
Our Spring Carnival is coming soon and we are busy planning for a fun family event! We are looking for Sponsors and Vendors to support our event. If you know of a business that would be interested, please pass along our information or have them visit our Carnival page on the NorrisPTA.org website.
Thank you for your support!
PTA News
PTA Lifetime Membership Nominations
Reminder that PTA Honorary Texas Life Membership Award nominations are due next week! Please help us by nominating a faculty member or a volunteer who you think has gone above and beyond to make Norris and our community a better place! The submission should include a brief description of why you think they deserve this recognition. Nominations need to be submitted by March 2, 2018 to membership@norrispta.org. We can’t wait to hear about all the amazing people out there who deserve this!
Family Fit Night – Thursday, March 8th from 6-7:30pm
PTA Nominating Committee
Are you interested in being on the Norris PTA Board for 2018-2019, then please fill out the interest form and return it by Thursday, March 29th. Here is an online version: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbrfTA1FikxGoHB-nJMYHH9SGw-ETpK3neC5CsRb0BtsppHA/viewform?c=0&w=1
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