Norton Creek Families, Halloween can be a wonderful, fun-filled event for our children. This year we will be celebrating on Thursday, October 31st. Our room parents and volunteers have been busy coordinating the events for the classroom parties. This celebration is ONLY for students of Norton Creek, room parents and the volunteers that previously signed up for this event. We ask that siblings not accompany room parents and volunteers. Thank you for your understanding and support. Have a fun and safe Halloween.

Tony White, Principal

• Fall Parties for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Grades will be held on Thursday, October 31st in the afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m.
• Costumes cannot cover your child’s face. Hoods are permissible, but nothing that covers the face.
• Costumes may be brought in a bag to be put on when the classroom party begins for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1—4.
• There will not be a fall party in 5th Grade.
• Make-up may be used but should be simple in application. Students must apply their own make-up and they will not be allowed to share make-up.
• Please guide your child in selecting a costume that is appropriate for all students at Norton Creek.
• Costumes which have a weapon or a violent theme or costumes that would frighten younger students are not appropriate.
• Hairspray and other aerosol products are not permitted due to the number of children with asthma and other respiratory problems.
• As always, wearing a costume is optional.

HAVE YOU CAPTURED SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF OUR EAGLES? (K-5) ncyearbook.shelly@gmail.com

Did you know that we have a hard working parent volunteer that gathers photos all year long to compile in our Norton Creek Yearbook? Did you capture some great snaps at a club meeting, Loop the Lake or Fall Fest? If you have any photos of our Eagles that you would like to share, please email them to us! For easy identification, please note the date and event in your email. Thank you!

PTO APPRECIATION

It’s been a busy month at Norton Creek and we have so many people to thank!

Loop the Lake: We would like to thank our local sponsors who are always happy to support our school: Chianti’s, Oberweis, Dairy Queen, Chicago Ninja Academy, 3rd Street Dance, Colonial Cafe, Panera, Chili’s and Forever Yogurt. Stay tuned for the final amount raised by YOU, our amazing Norton Creek families, which will be used to benefit our children’s education this year! Finally, the PTO Board would like to thank our diligent and tireless chairs, Laura Halpenny and Anna Stewart, who were also supported by Meaghan Bishop. We are so proud of your efforts!

Fall Fest: A big thank you to our many wonderful parent volunteers, our amazing DJ Nikhil Thakkar, the activity station, Janet from Island Crafts, The Fun Ones, Affy Tapple, Windy Acres Farm for the donuts and apple cider, Western DuPage Landscaping for donating the mums, Jessica & Kyle Kost for the beautiful photo booth and all of our last minute cooler gatherers!

The PTO Board would also like to thank our awe-inspiring chairs, Kaisa Davis, Mansi Shah, Darshna Thakkar and Cyndie Ruhstorfer. Fall Fest was fabulous!

Finally, through all of this, we must acknowledge our caring Principal, Tony White and amazing office staff Madonna Strom and Deborah Pauling. It takes a great team to help a school thrive and we are happy to be a part of it.

Color Portraits, Inc. offers parents the opportunity to view the proofs and order their packages online. If you are interested in doing so, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to www.ordercp.com

2. Click on After Picture Day.

3. Enter the Ticket Code provided on the proof order form.

4. Select the background then the packages and any additional options you wish to purchase.

* Orders placed after the Monday, October 28th deadline must be placed online and you will be charged shipping and handling fees.

• Conference Dates: Monday 11/25 and Tuesday 11/26
• Sign up window: From 7:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14th and Friday, November 22nd at midnight

All Day Kindergarten (ADK) tuition payment was due October 15th. All payments must be made through PushCoin or mailed to or dropped off at the District office at 201 South 7th Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. PushCoin directions can be found on the District website under the Parent pull down menu under Webstore/Pushcoin. Per District policy, tuition payments cannot be accepted at Norton Creek. If you would like to set up ADK monthly auto pay, please contact Wendy Sedwick at 331-228-4927. ADK tuition payments are billed in PushCoin on the first of each month and are due on the 15th of each month through April 15th.