• 9/20/21- Learning And Teaching Committee Meeting @5:30(Haines Center)
• 9/20/21- Special School Board Meeting@5:30(Haines Center)
• 9/23/21-Citizens Advisory Meeting@6pm(Haines Center)
• 9/23/21- Norton Creek Open House Night
• 9/24/21 Eagles Eat Out/Colonial Cafe from 4pm-8pm
• 9/27/21- Rescheduled School Board Meeting @7pm(Haines Center)
• 9/29/21- Early Release Day(dismissal at 2:10pm)
• 10/4/21- Picture Retake Day

You are cordially invited to an open house event here at Norton Creek the evening of September 23, 2021! We will have three time slots for you to sign up for using THIS SIGNUP GENIUS LINK. Please, pick one time slot (5:00-5:30, 5:30-6:00, or 6:00-6:20) clicking on the appropriate class(es) for your Eagle(s) and the time slot that works best for you. These time slots allow for a 20 minute visit to the building (using a scavenger hunt format to guide your way around the building meeting teachers) followed by ten minutes to empty the parking lot and bring in the next families. Guests who come for the 6:00-6:20 time slot do not have a shorter visit; we just don't need to have the ten minutes on the slot to change out the parking lot.

To structure all of this fun, here are our guidelines for the evening:

• Regardless of vaccination status and in accordance with Governor Pritzker's executive order, please, wear a mask that fully covers your nose and mouth with straps that wrap around your ears.
• Please, socially distance when inside the building .
• We love our Eagles(students); however, to facilitate social distancing, they will need to stay at home.
• When signing up, you will notice 10 signups per slot in each classroom. This not only helps with social distancing but also with 442 Eagles, it keeps our parking lot orderly for all of our guests and staff.

Please call the office with any questions you may have at 331-228-2700.

Kindergarten thru 5th Grades-

8:00am-3:00pm

Our school office is open from 7:30am until 4:00pm on school days.

Please call the school attendance line if your student will be absent/tardy/leaving early from school at 331-228-2700. Please spell your students first and last name or their student ID number when you leave a message. If you are emailing the teacher please also email

nor-office@d303.org indicate students first and last name.

When picking up your child early from school please come to the main office with your picture ID. Students will only be released to individuals that are listed under the contact information on the students account.

The following dates below are early release Wednesdays. Please plan accordingly for your children.

Students will be released at 2:10pm on the followings dates this year-

• September 29th
• October 27th
• December 1st
• January 26th
• February 23
• March 23
• April 27

LUNCH SCHEDULES:

5th Grade: 10:50-11:10

2nd Grade:11:15-11:35

Kindergarten: 11:40-12:00

1st Grade: 12:05-12:25

3rd Grade: 12:30-12:50

4th Grade: 12:55-1:15

If your student forgets their lunch please email the classroom teacher and drop off at the main office. Please label with the students full name.

If your child orders a lunch it comes with a milk choice only. If your child orders breakfast in the morning it will be sent home that day for them to eat at home the next morning. Breakfast does not occur at school. Please call the office at 331-228-2700 with any questions.

Thank you for all that came to our PTO meeting on Tuesday, September 14th @ 7 PM.

Sorry we missed you if you couldn't attend. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting, October 12, 2021 @ 7 PM.

LOOP THE LAKE

Loop the Lake on Friday, October 1st from 4:45-6:30PM.

Register Here: https://nortoncreekpto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/162724

Check-in starts at 4:45 and people can start laps at 5PM. Strollers are welcome, but no other scooters or bikes (we want to keep everyone safe). Also, please bring a canned good to reach our goal of 500 cans for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. If we reach our goal, an extra recess pass can be cashed in by classroom teachers. $20 of an optional registration fee per household to participate (registration on MTK opens next week). Show your school spirit with a "Wave of Color" shirt from home on race day: K-red, 1st-orange, 2nd-yellow, 3rd-green, 4th-blue, and 5th-violet/purple!

SPIRIT WEAR

Norton Creek spirit wear sale starts Monday, Sept. 20th. Flyer and more details to come out soon. Watch our FB page!!!

EAGLES EAT OUT

Colonial Cafe (dine-in or take-out)

Friday, 9/24 @ 4-8PM

See Flyer Attached

MTK!!!

Don't forget to register on our Norton Creek website (MTK). MTK allows you to sign-up for our fun events, get the school directory, and volunteer.

Flyer attached with instructions on how to get signed-up!

PLAN SOME FUN! BRING A FRIEND!

Join us in planning FALL FEST, future off-site events, fundraisers, and clubs. Art, Chess, Wellness, and Earth Savers Clubs are in the works, contact a board member for details or if interested in planning:

• President: Maggie McPike Carlson—nortoncreekptopresident@gmail.com
• Vice President: Kaisa Davis—nortoncreekptovicepresident@gmail.com
• Secretary: Jessica Denk—nortoncreekptosecretary@gmail.com
• Treasurer: Corinne Robbins-Jones—nortoncreekptotreasurer@gmail.com