Normandy Park School

There is no school on September 26th (in recognition of Rosh Hashanah). Happy New Year to all families celebrating!

Tuesday, September 27th is a C Day.

Last week, NPS hosted picture day. It was great to see students dressed up and smiling! We will have make-up photos and retakes on November 18th.

Please know that I am here to help and support in any way that I can. Feel free to reach out to me directly at christopher.miller@msdk12.net.

Sincerely,

Christopher Miller

Principal of Normandy Park School

Click here for September Breakfast and Lunch Menus.

For additional information on MSD Breakfast and Lunch, please click here to visit the district's website.

Students can bring and/or purchase lunch. Free and reduced meals are provided to families who qualify for support. To fill out the Free and Reduced Meals application, please click here.

The NPS kitchen is moving back to selling chips, ice cream and cookies as a treat during lunch. The cost is $1. CASH ONLY.

K/1 students are strongly encouraged to purchase snacks on Fridays only. This helps K/1 assistants provide support to students purchasing snacks in a targeted effort. However, please note, K/1 students can purchase snacks on another day if desired.

Parents: You will need to send in $1 bill or change in an envelope, labeled as snack money and YOUR CHILD'S NAME! Please don't skip the name part as loose money that is not labeled is tough to track down and allocate appropriately.

Child: He/she will need to know that they have the money and get it from their lunchbox when the lunch aides call "Anyone who is buying snack, please come up"

Suggestion: ---if your child is a slower eater---this may be something you want to wait on OR encourage a cookie or chip bag that can be closed and put in the lunchbox. It's super hard to walk ice cream down the hallway, back to the classroom to finish

Ms. Cardona has been asked to cover the 8th Grade World Language (Spanish) position at Frelinghuysen Middle School until the position is filled. As soon the position is filled, Ms. Cardona will return to Normandy Park School.

Currently, we have Ms. Feeney covering the class. I will continue to keep you updated in this process.

Click here to visit our Home and School Association website!

Show your NPS pride! Purchase NPS school gear directly from Redbubble with shipment right to your doorstep! A small percentage of profits will be returned to NPS with your purchase!

Want to help out your child’s teacher? Please consider volunteering to be a Room parent for this school year! Room Parents are needed to help coordinate holiday celebrations and do other small tasks based on teacher requests.

Sign up here by Wednesday, September 28th. Or, you can find the sign-up form in MembershipToolkit under My Account -> My Forms/Paperwork.

Create a profile on our NPS HSA Membership Toolkit to enable your participation in the school directory (grade/teacher), sign up to receive the Home and School Association's weekly newsletter, submit club forms, volunteer and more!

If you already have an account, please take a few minutes to update your info by September 30 to keep your status active.

To keep your status active, please update by 9/30.

HSA will host an outdoor movie night on October 7th at 6:30pm at the NPS front field.

If there is inclement weather (e.g. rain), the event will be hosted in the NPS gym.

October is almost here! I have received a few questions regarding Halloween costumes. Given that a lot of families are beginning to purchase costumes, I wanted to provide a few guidelines.

On Monday, October 31st, students may wear their costumes or school spirit colors to school (or bring with them to put over their clothes). To ensure the health and well being of our school community we ask you to adhere to the following costume guidelines:

1. Students choosing to dress up must wear their costumes to school (and/or have costumes they can easily put over their clothes).

2. No weapons, swords or handheld accessories. Students have enough items to carry!

3. Please make sure costumes are school appropriate (e.g. no fake blood, inappropriate language, etc.).

4. No Halloween masks that cover students faces. It is imperative for us to be able to see and identify all students at all times! In addition, it is very important for student's to have full vision while walking around the school. Please save masks for trick-or-treating!

Throughout the day, classrooms will have fun autumn or Halloween activities. Additional information on classroom celebrations and activities will come from your child's homeroom teacher. In the morning, we will have a school-wide parade for students and staff only. This will be a time for students to see costumes of children and teachers across the school! We will make sure to take lots of pictures to share with families!

If you do not want your child to participate in the parade, please let your homeroom teacher know via ClassDojo or e-mail; we will have alternative activities planned at this time.

Please use the digital blue note form for any dismissal changes. The main office will notify the homeroom teachers of the dismissal change. For absences, continue to contact the school nurse.

If a situation arises that requires you to pick your child up during the school day, a note must be sent to the office specifying the pick-up time. Students being picked up early are asked to be picked up before 2:30 p.m.

• If you know that you child will be tardy or absent from school, it is requested that you notify the nurse in advance. This can be done by phone at 973-889-7960 x 6152. Voicemail is operational 24 hours daily.

• You may also contact her office by email at: marybeth.supple@msdk12.net

• Students who arrive tardy (after 8:55am) must report immediately to the Health Office upon arrival to school for a late pass

A big part of our job at the Normandy Park School in addition to the academic component of education, is helping your child(ren) navigate their social and emotional well being. If you have any concerns about your child(ren), whether it be academic, social, emotional or behavioral, please reach out to your child’s teacher and/or to me at the phone or email below.

Wishing you a great start to a new school year!

Your School Counselor

Cheryl Cohen

cheryl.cohen@msdk12.net

973-889-7960 x6115

In preparation for the Week of Respect October 3rd through the 7th the School Culture and Climate Team wanted to give you a sneak peek starting with our Spirit Week! We will be having activities throughout the week that continue to promote kindness and positivity. It is important to note that the anti-bullying messages are not just reserved for the week. Lessons are embedded throughout the day, all year long, whether it be learning good sportsmanship, how to compliment someone’s art or music, or that we all make mistakes and grow by learning how to fix those mistakes.

I have provided some videos from ClassDojo on Growth Mindset. They were developed by ClassDojo and the PERTS Research Center. Feel free to watch with your kids to encourage and support a growth mindset!

I provided Episode 2 of the series on this newsletter. Click the here to access all Class Dojo episodes on Growth Mindset!

This week, our school will conclude administration of the i-Ready® Diagnostic assessment for Grades 1st through 5th. Kindergarteners will begin iReady in the Winter. The i-Ready Diagnostic helps teachers to effectively assess their students and then provide individualized instruction based on each student’s unique needs. Reports will be sent home once the testing window concludes.

• October 3rd-7th- Week of Respect
• October 3rd: In-school Assembly to Kick-off Week of Respect
• October 5th- School Closed - - Yom Kippur
• October 12th and 13th: NJSLA Start Strong Assessment for 4th and 5th Grade. For additional information, please click here.
• October 24th: Early Dismissal for Students

*Afterschool clubs will kick-off in October. Thank you to those who have registered! For more information and schedules, visit the HSA website.

2022-2023 District Calendar

· Parent Handbook

· District Calendar

· Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

· Free and Reduced Meal Application

· Adding Money to Breakfast/Lunch Account

· Sunset and Sunrise

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