Norris News!
A weekly update from campus...
March 9, 2018
Thank you to everyone who attended our Family Fit Night last night. It was so much fun and a huge success! A BIG shout out to Ashley Green, the PTA and our amazing specials team who organized this event! See the fun pictures below.
Have a fun, relaxing and safe Spring Break! We will see you back at school on Monday, March 19th!
Mrs. Snyder & Mrs. Tobey
Norris Mission Statement
Upcoming Events
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
- PTA Interest Meeting; 8:00 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!!
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!).
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP 2018
ATTENTION Parents of Incoming Kindergarten Students:
Frisco ISD invites parents to pre-register their children entering Kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year.
Norris will host Kindergarten Round-Up the week of April 2 - 6. Pre-registration times will be posted later in March. Families zoned for Liscano should register at Mooneyham or Norris Elementary.
Pre-registration online starts March 26th via InfoSnap (link below). You must fill out the online registration before coming to pre-register during Kindergarten Round-Up.
https://secure.infosnap.com/family/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ffamily%2fdirectaction.aspx
To attend Kindergarten, students must be five years old by September 1, 2018.
Please bring the following documents for your student:
- Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Current Immunization Records
- Proof of Residence (for example, a utility bill, gas, electric, water)
- Parent(s) Driver's License.
If your student is transferring from Early Childhood School (ECS), please bring the letter provided by ECS to Kinder Round-Up.
If you are living in temporary housing and are purchasing a home in Frisco ISD, you must present a Proof of Contract at the time of pre-registration if you want your child to begin school in the Norris zone where your permanent home will be located.
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 Honorary Texas Life Membership Nominations
We want to thank everyone who submitted a nomination for the PTA Honorary Life Membership Award. It was such a pleasure to read all the write ups! We will be announcing the winner on March 23rd at Norris Now.
PTA Nominating Committee
We will host an informational meeting for all parents interested in becoming a Board Member of the Norris PTA for 2018-2019. We have six officer positions and several chairmen positions available. Below you will find an electronic interest form for the PTA Board positions. You may fill it out and submit, or bring it with you to the meeting.
Please make plans to join us: Thursday, March 22nd at 8:30am in the Norris Cafeteria. You must check in at the front office.
We need your help to keep our PTA running!
Online version: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbrfTA1FikxGoHB-nJMYHH9SGw-ETpK3neC5CsRb0BtsppHA/viewform?c=0&w=1
Community Partners
- March 26-March 30th is Box Tops Collection Week. Over Spring Break, see how many Box Tops you can collect and get ready to turn them in.
- Do you Shoparoo? Thank you to all the Shoparoo supporters. If you'd like to join the Shoparoo fun, just download the app. It's a simple and free way to earn money for Norris.
- If you haven't linked your Kroger card to Norris, then there is no time like the present. Just follow this link, https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow. The code for Norris is 56426.
- Lastly, who doesn't use Amazon? I think we all do! Did you know Amazon also gives back to Norris? Register through https://org.amazon.com/ and every time you make a purchase, be sure and log in through Amazon Smile. It's free and simple.
SAGE (Special and Gifted Education) Parents
March is here and is full of great events! See the March newsletter below for more information.
- Choose your events
- RSVP
- Update your calendar
- Show up to take away some cool parenting tips
Kirk Martin of Celebrate Calm is returning to Frisco to present a new training! RSVP @ http://whoozin.com/JGQ-4HQ-YA6Y (or) http://whoozin.com/VK4-D9T-G74K
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