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August 29 - Curriculum Night , Grades K, 2, 5 (5:30 pm)

August 30 - Curriculum Night, Grades 1, 3, 4 (5:30 pm)

September 4 - Labor Day, No School

September 5 - Teacher Work Day (Students Off)

September 6 - Professional Development Day (Students Off)

September 7 - All Pro Dad (7:10 am)

It has been a fantastic third week of school filled with instruction. Teachers are continuing to build relationships and practice routines with their students. We are looking forward to seeing parents and guardians for our curriculum nights next week. This event is for adults only. Parents and guardians will begin the evening in the cafeteria at 5:30 pm for the PTA meeting. Following the PTA meeting, grade level staff will be introduced and then parents and guardians will be able to visit homerooms.

Tuesday, August 29th: Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 5th Grade

Wednesday, August 30th: 1st grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

We look forward to seeing you next week!

With gratitude,

Michelle Levine

Assistant Principal

In Second Grade, we have had a blast making new friends and learning what things we have in common with our classmates! We created Heart Maps to show what is most important to us, and made connections based on similar interests. Second Graders have also been participating in whole-class discussions about how to stay focused, and why focusing helps us be good learners. Our ReThink lesson taught us all about our Focus Toolbox, which pointed out tools that we all have that can help us learn best! Our Second Graders did such an exemplary job of showing these skills off!

The first weeks of school are focused on setting up the classroom culture for the year and developing routines. Math has been an especially fun time, as we are working with lots of hands-on activities. Our first units are allowing teachers to build upon previous learning as they get to know their students.

Northwood is excited to offer Explorers several morning and afternoon clubs for their enrichment and enjoyment.

Participants are expected to adhere to Northwood PBIS behavior expectations both during the school day and during club activities. We want your child's participation in school clubs to be a great experience of learning and interaction with other students. Our three Northwood expectations “Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Engaged” will continue to be taught during all club activities. Club advisors will use Northwood’s Reflect and Refocus forms to teach positive behavior and “stop and think” strategies. Club participation is dependent on students following these PBIS procedures.

If any parents of 5th graders are interested in assisting Mr. K with Flag Football after school, please reach out to konigsbergd@fultonschools.org.

Below is the Northwood Club Schedule and application links with more details about deadlines and start dates.

Northwood Club Schedule 2023-2024.docx

Newspaper Club Application 2023-2024 (002).docx

Chorus Application 2023-2024 (002).docx

Art Club Application Fall 2023.docx

Eco Team Application 2023-2024.docx

Get Fit Application 2023-2024.docx

ATTENDANCE EMAIL

If your child is absent from school, please submit an email to your child’s teacher AND northwoodattendance@fultonschools.org within five days of returning to school.

Please include:

• Child's first and last name
• The absence date(s)
• Reason for absence(s) *attach doctor's note if applicable

DISMISSAL EMAIL

All check-out changes must be in writing or emailed to NWESdismissal@fultonschools.org. You can send a note with your child in the morning or drop off the note during the day before 12:30 pm. No changes will be accepted through phone call.

Please include:

• Child’s first and last name
• The date and the specific change, i.e. bus to car rider
• The reason for the change

Please copy your child’s homeroom teacher on the email as well.

PARTICIPATE REMOTE LEARNING DAY REQUEST

Participate Remote Learning Day Request

Students may request up to 5 remote learning days per semester and receive attendance credit for being present through remote participation. To receive participated remote credit, students must follow the participated remote directions outlined below.

• Notification of PR Day must be made prior to the start of the instructional day to teacher(s). Students should make all requests for remote learning days one school day prior to the requested date when possible.
• Remote learning days cannot be requested on summative evaluation days.
• All work must be submitted within 2 days of the return from the remote learning days.
• The absence will be marked Unexcused in IC until this form is completed and turned in to the Assistant Principal. Once the teacher has signed that the assignment is complete and hands this form into the office, the absence will change to PR (Participate Remote).

PRE-APPROVED ABSENCE FORM

Pre-Approved Absence Request Form

Students may request Pre-Approved Absences for family events and special family circumstances. Consideration for Pre-Approved Absences will be based on the following criteria.

• Pre-Approved Absence Request Form is received 5 days prior to planned absence.
• Attendance review indicates student is not at-risk of chronic absenteeism. Please note that students with 17 or more absences per year fall within the chronic absenteeism attendance band. Even though they are pre-approved, these absences count towards the 17.
• Academic review of classes shows student is on-track with work completion.

Please visit the Northwood ES website here for more details about the forms.

Each year Fulton County Schools asks families and students to read and discuss the Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Handbook; and then sign off that you have read it. Please follow the steps below to access the handbook, and then sign off electronically in your Infinite Campus Parent/Student Portal Account.

• Please read and review the Code of Conduct with your student(s). fultonschools.org/codeofconduct

• Please take a moment to complete the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form. This link provides directions on the sign off process. How to sign Acknowledgement of Receipt.pdf

Student Success Skills are Fulton County School's standards for the skills needed to demonstrate mastery of academic and interpersonal skills needed for college, career, and life success. These six skills are taught in all schools, by all teachers, to all students.

Parents, please click the link below for more information; and to set up your Rethink Account which provides access to all the lesson content. Student Success Skills Parent Packet 23-24SY.pdf

Families that would like to review the updated TAG eligibility guidelines please click the attachments at the bottom of the email. You can also access the Fulton County TAG website here.

The Infinite Campus Parent Portal provides quick and easy access to information for all enrolled students in their household. Find grades, attendance, assignments, schedules, ID numbers, school announcements and more. If you haven't already joined, please do so today as Fulton County Schools is transitioning to managing everything via the portal.

For more information, access the Parent Portal Booklet for Infinite Campus here.

Parents, please encourage your students to check regularly for lost items in the Lost and Found. Please mark all student belongings clearly with the child’s name so that it can be identified. Unclaimed items are donated to local charities after the last school day of every month. August’s date is Thursday, August 31st.

Your child will be recognized at school on his/her birthday, with an announcement on Explorervision and a special birthday pencil. Please do not send cake, cupcakes, balloons, party favors, or party invitations to school as these will not be distributed. If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday at school you may purchase ice cream from our cafeteria for your child’s class.

• Please email your Explorer’s teacher to find out how many students are in their class.
• Email our Interim Cafeteria Manger Bethany Lopez at Lopezb3@fultonschools.org to place your order at least TWO FULL WEEKS IN ADVANCE of your Explorer’s birthday.
• Ice cream is still $1 each for birthdays. The simplest way to handle the cost is to have money on your Explorers account via the MyPaymentsPlus app.

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Heather Q. Rucker, Principal

Michelle Levine, Assistant Principal

Together We SHINE!

Email: NorthwoodAttendance@fultonschools.org
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/northwoodes
Location: 10200 Wooten Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-6390
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Twitter: @FCS_NWES