We enjoyed our Halloween festivities yesterday!

Parent Conferences

Please see this letter about signing up for a conference with your child's teacher(s).

No School

Please remember that next Thursday 11/7 and Friday 11/8, there will be no school.

WizFit Challenge

The last day for donations for the WizFit challenge is 11/6 so please continue sharing!

Important Dates

If you are looking for the date of a future event at NB, please check our website calendar. There are dates for music shows, moving up ceremonies, and HSA meetings, etc for your planning purposes.

Please scroll for additional information about the upcoming events and activities.

Please see the link below for more information from Pomptonian, our food service provider.

As a school, this year we are looking for students to attend school regularly. Chronic absenteeism is when a student has been absent 10% or more of the school year (18 days or more). We look forward to partnering with you to reduce the school's rate of chronic absenteeism. Please see the information below and contact us if you need assistance with attendance or if you have any questions. At the end of each month, we will be sending letters to inform parents of students who have reached a certain number of absences or tardies.

Unsure of when to send your child to school or keep them home? See the chart below (click to enlarge):

Please visit our webpage for more information: www.nbshsa.org

What Is Empty Bowls, Exactly?

The purpose of Empty Bowls is to raise funds for local food charities and educate people around issues of poverty and hunger in their community. The core of the event is a dinner (on November 11th at Friendship Hall, FRC Pompton Plains) where, for a donation, guests gather to eat a bowl of soup and bread, then choose a ceramic bowl to bring home as a keepsake and reminder of the hunger that exists. Proceeds from the 2024 Empty Bowls Project will be donated to the Pequannock Food Pantry and the Grains of Hope program.

Link to sign-ups and more details: www.cpfhemptybowls.org

Offer your child a rainbow of snacks…choosing healthy options at snack time provides modeling healthy choices! Choose options such as apples, bananas, pears, oranges, grapes and strawberries. Carrot or celery sticks, colorful bell peppers, sliced cucumbers and grape or cherry tomatoes. Chickpeas or hummus spreads, whole grain crackers, cheese, low sugar yogurt, sunflower butter, hard boiled eggs will add a variety of proteins. And the best choices for a drink are water and milk.

Please be mindful of choking by avoiding hard, round or slippery foods, chunks of food, whole nuts, popcorn, uncut grapes or hotdogs. Cut foods into small pieces and remind children to chew and not speak while eating.

Information and resources can be found at: https://www.healthychildren.org/english/healthy-living/nutrition/pages/default.aspx

The American Academy of Pediatrics

Get your Flu Vaccine! The best way to protect against the flu is to get a yearly flu vaccine for yourself and your preschooler. Children under 59 months are required to have a documented flu vaccine before December 31 to stay in school. This is a NJ State mandate per N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.19. Please submit evidence of your child receiving their vaccine to Lorraine LaTempa, our school nurse. Let's have a healthy classroom this year! Wash hands, block coughs and get the flu vaccine today.