NOHL CANYON ROADRUNNER NEWS

It was great to see our Roadrunners welcoming each other and forming new friendships with our Start with Hello Week!

The sense of community was clearly evident with a great turnout for our TK/Kinder Ice Cream Social Night.

This week, we began our drawings of RAD ticket recipients. Three winners from TK/Kinder, Primary, and Upper grades were selected to spin Ms. Pullin's Award Wheel for prizes. We congratulate all RAD ticket recipients and wish you luck in the coming weeks ahead.

For the month of September, we begin our Wooden Character Traits with a focus on Hard Work. At the end of the month, teachers will recognize a student of the month that for their classroom.

We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night coming this Thursday, September 5th. We will begin the evening in the QUAD. The evening will continue with two sessions of classroom visits to allow families with multiple students to visit all teachers. Please note that this Back to School Night is for Grades 1-6 (TK and Kindergarten Back to School was held on August 20th). TK and Kindergarten teachers will not be in attendance.

We are excited to announce the NC Fall Musical, Cinderella Jr. Auditions will be held this week. More information below.

Friendly reminder, there is no school Monday, September 2nd due to the Labor Day holiday.

A great week to all Roadrunners!

Go Roadrunners

We welcome all Roadrunner families to Grades 1 through 6 Back to School Night on Thursday, September 5th. We will begin in the QUAD at 5:15pm. Classroom visits will begin at 5:30 with a second session at 6:00pm. The evening will conclude at 6:30pm.

Please plan to arrive early and utilize marked spaces in the Nohl Canyon lot as well as any available street parking. We want to maintain good relations with our friend and neighbor, Trinity Lutheran Church. In addition, we plan to open our Upper Grade gate near the parking area turnaround for grass parking on our Upper Grade field.

BTSN Virtual Flyer

This week:

September 2: Holiday - Labor Day (No school)

September 4: Shelter in Place Drill

September 4: Patriot Day Singing Auditions (recess)

September 5: Cinderella Auditions 2:30-4:30pm

September 5: Back to School Night 5:15pm

Coming soon:

September 11: Patriot Day Student Assembly

September 12: Outdoor ED Parent Meeting 5:00pm

September 14: NC Angel's Game Night

September 20: Donut's with Grownups 7:30am

September 25-26: Student of the Month Teacher Recognition

HARD WORK - “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

Preparing for Success means you must work hard. Are you preparing to Succeed or preparing to fail? If you are looking for the easy way, a short cut or trick you are preparing to fail because success requires old-fashioned hard work. Remember: Only you know if you are working as hard as you can.

At the end of each month, students will be nominated by their teachers and receive principal recognition for their dedicated efforts.

John Wooden's Pyramid of Success

Calling all interested 5th and 6th Grade Nohl Canyon students that would like to sing the national anthem at our Patriot Day Assembly on Wednesday, September 11th. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 4th in Room 17 during recess (10:00-10:25). Selected students will then have several rehearsals arranged with Ms. Castro prior to the performance.

Audition Sign-up Link

The Nohl Canyon Fall Musical is here!

Fall Musical Flyer

Roger & Hammerstein's Cinderella Jr.

Auditions: September 5th @ NC 2:30-4:30

Show Dates: November 14-15 @ El Rancho

Cost: $150

Sign Up: https://forms.gle/NV1Jq34uJzSWmfLy5

Please sign up by Wednesday, September 4th!!

Open to grades 1-6

Audition Material Available:

https://center-stage-theater.com/nohl-canyon

What is Cinderella About?

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, but later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the fairy tale Cinderella, by Charles Perrault. The story concerns a young girl forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life. With the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a princess and finds her prince.

School Picture Day will take place ON REGISTRATION DAY! Students may wear picture day attire for their school pictures!

Photographer link: https://www.barksdalestorefront.com/store/event_login/?ac=0008192IN

If you were not able to make it to Registration Day for Pictures - Do not worry - Make-up pictures will be held on October 1st.

Nohl Canyon uses a "Staggered" Start and dismissal to provide some relief with traffic. Supervision in front of school begins at 7:45 am. After dismissal, supervision ends at 2:40 pm. All students need to be picked up by 2:40 pm.

2024-2025 Bell Schedule

Student Fees, Donations, and Fundraising Guidelines Compliance

Section 5 of Article IX of the State of California Constitution guarantees students a “free public education.” The State Supreme Court concluded in the 1984 case of Hartzell v. Connell, “that all educational activities carried on by public school districts, extra-curricular as well as curricula, must be without cost to the students who participate in such activities.” This same ruling found that “mandatory fees for participating in such extra-curricular activities as drama, music, and athletic competition were illegal under the State Constitution.” Furthermore, they also rejected the argument that “fees could be charged so long as the district waived fees for students who were financially unable to pay.” Recent proposed legislation includes reimbursement with interest for any illegally-collected fees as well as a district sanction.

Please visit the student calendar when deciding on vacations or other "out of school" activities. Attendance is the utmost importance for student achievement!

In the 2023-2024 school year, we are pleased to announce that 30 students earned PERFECT ATTENDANCE and Nohl Canyon had an overall 96% attendance rate!

2024-2025 Student Calendar

Positive Information on Student Attendance:

10 facts about Student Attendance!

Attendance Works Handout

Two new tutoring resources are now available to OUSD students:

• With an Orange County Library card, students can access academic support, including:

OC Library Homework Help

BrainFuse

• Khan Academy is a fantastic educational resource for students.

Are you a 4th, 5th, or 6th grader interested in joining our Nohl Canyon VEX IQ or LEGO robotics teams?

If you were unable to attend last Friday's meeting, but are still interested in joining, please email Ms. Trenner (dtrenner@orangeusd.org) for information and an application.

Meeting Flyer

Outdoor Ed week is coming, November 18 - 22. A special thanks to our 6th grade teachers (Ms. Donaldson, Ms. McCullough, Ms. Mai) for their support of this meaningful experience. Steve Benz from ECOS Institute will be with us on the evening of Thursday, September 12th to give a presentation about ECOS and the 6th Grade experience at Outdoor Ed. We hope you can join us.

ECOS Institute

Parent Guide - English

Parent Guide - Spanish

FAQ for parents

This three-part training series will focus on the foundational strategies found in the Early Learning Pyramid Model framework.

Dates:

Sept. 27, Oct. 4, and

Oct. 10, 2024

Time:

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location:

Norma Hertzog

Community Center

1845 Park Ave

Costa Mesa

Building Strong Foundations Flyer

UNIFORM POLICY:

Tops - Nohl Canyon Uniform shirts are to be worn each day. NC Spirit shirts are allowed throughout the week, along with scheduled themed days (Wednesday = College day). Nohl Canyon allows Free Dress on the final Friday of each month. Tops should be of a size to allow for freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play with no undergarments showing.

Bottoms - Uniform bottoms are to be any type* of solid bottoms with no holes, stripes, or patterns. Colors are Black, Blue, Khaki, uniform plaid. Shorts should be of Bermuda style to help protect skin during active play. Bottoms should be of a size to allow for freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play with no undergarments showing.

*Sweatpants not allowed

Shoes - Shoes should be closed toe with non-slip soles and allow for safe freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play. Crocs are not allowed due to slip and support concerns during active play.

Please visit American Casual for information on Nohl Canyon Uniforms.

American Casual Uniform Flyer

Thank you to NCSA for collecting donated uniforms at the end of the school year. All items; Shirts, shorts, pants, will be for sale for ONLY $3 in the office after the beginning of the school year

CASH ONLY!!

*Clothes will continue to be for sale throughout the school year. Visit the main office to purchase.

Please take a moment to review the Nohl Canyon Uniform Policy:

Nohl Canyon has a student uniform policy that is in alignment with the districts uniform policy. Schools whose students wear uniforms have indicated that a uniform policy is a creative and positive way to increase student achievement and decreases student behavioral problems. Based upon the interest of Nohl Canyon parents and staff, our school will continue with our Student Uniform Policy.

UNIFORM POLICY:

Tops - Nohl Canyon Uniform shirts are to be worn each day. NC Spirit shirts are allowed throughout the week, along with scheduled themed days (Wednesday = College day). Nohl Canyon allows Free Dress on the final Friday of each month. Tops should be of a size to allow for freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play with no undergarments showing.

Bottoms - Uniform bottoms are to be any type* of solid bottoms with no holes, stripes, or patterns. Colors are Black, Blue, Khaki, uniform plaid. Shorts should be of Bermuda style to help protect skin during active play. Bottoms should be of a size to allow for freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play with no undergarments showing.

*Sweatpants not allowed

Shoes - Shoes should be closed toe with non-slip soles and allow for safe freedom of movement to accommodate physical education and active, safe play. Crocs are not allowed due to slip and support concerns during active play.

Please visit American Casual for information on Nohl Canyon Uniforms.

Flyer - School Uniforms (2023-2024 order form)

School Uniform Policy

Nohl Canyon is beginning to see more students carrying their own cell phones. Please discuss with your child the guidelines for cell phones/communication devices (watches) while at school:

1) NO CELL from BELL to BELL - cell phones need to be turned OFF and stored in students backpack from first bell to dismissal bell.

2) Students who need to contact parents/guardians are expected to come to the front office to make the phone call.

3) Students who do not follow the guidelines:

1st occurrence: warning - expected to place phone back in backpack

2nd occurrence: cell phone confiscated - Parent Pick-up in office

24-25 Fall Offerings (Fee-based)

* See flyers below for dates and time and sign up information

Code Ninjas

Kassirer Sports

Pom & Jazz

Stembots

Parker Anderson

Mondays:

Basketball

Stembots robotics

Creative Sculpture

Jazz/Pom dance

Tuesdays:

Code Ninjas

Hogwarts Academy

Wednesdays:

Tennis/Pickleball

Science

Fashion Design

Thursdays:

Center Stage Musical

Fridays:

Legos

Soccer

If you are interested in helping with our student drop-off or pick-up, we always welcome volunteers. Work as many or as few days as you are able, morning and/or afternoon. All helpers welcome! Stop by and talk with us in the morning or afternoon or let our Front office staff know if you are interested.

Thank you for making our parking lot procedures during drop-off and pick-up a safe and efficient machine. We serve a large number of vehicles in short period of time.

Thank you for your continued help with a few critical items:

• Please remember our Lower lot is Staff Only Parking. The lower entrance on Nohl Canyon RD is ENTRANCE ONLY in the Afternoon for Middle Lane traffic going to park in the FAR lot. Two-way use of this entrance presents a significant hazard to entering cars and pedestrian traffic.
• Please be kind to our parking lot volunteers. They make the whole thing work.
• Please ask your kiddos to walk when in front of school. Running children in the pick up area presents several hazards. Safety is our first priority.
• Trinity School Parking Lot is CLOSED for drop-off and pick-up parking.

• Parents, with respect to Trinity Pre-School and their families, we are not allowing Nohl Canyon families to park in the Trinity parking lot. Please follow this guideline and support us in keeping a positive community relationship with Trinity School. Trinity will often allow us to use their lot for special events but should not be used for drop-off or pick-up.
• Please remain clear of the Trinity lawn areas. Trinity lawns should not be used for student waiting for drop-off or pick-up. Students should always be picked up from our school site. If students are still here after 2:40pm, we bring them behind our school gates into our QUAD area for safety until parent pick-up. Please do not have your students wait at the Trinity site for pick-up.
• Please be sure to use crosswalks when crossing all major roads. Students being dropped off on Nohl Canyon Rd. and then proceeding across the street, presents a significant hazard to those students.
• Keep in mind, the Nohl Canyon Rd. entrance to our parking area is only to be used during afternoon pick-up and is limited to Middle Lane traffic that is pulling all the way through the lot to park in the back school lot.

Parents, Please watch the following video on Parking Lot Procedures

• Parking Lot Procedures Video (4:00)
• Parking Lot Procedures doc

Please take a look at this month's menu:

OUSD Nutrition Services

September Menu

We are happy to announce that the District is transitioning to the Raptor Technologies system for all volunteer applications. The change will be a much more user-friendly experience for our volunteers. For all Volunteer applications going forward, please use the following links:

Volunteer Application English: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MjY4OmVuLVVT

Volunteer Application Spanish: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MjY4OmVzLVVT

Internal Training Video: Training Recording.mp4

* Please note that Volunteers who work for more than five hours per week have a few added requirements. The application link is the same for Volunteers work work less than or more than five hours.

If your child will need medication at school during the 2024-2025 school year, please have your health care provider fill out the following form. If you have not already turned in the form, please bring the completed form and medication to the health office as soon as you are able.

Request for Medication Form

As we continue through the school year, please review the latest guidance for when you kiddo is not feeling well.

School Case Decision Tree

OUSD Preventing the Spread Guidance

Isolation and Quarantine Guidance

NOON - SUPERVISOR

We would love to hire some caring members of our community to help with Noon supervision!

Apply HERE

OUSD and Nohl Canyon are looking for Noon-Supervisors! Hours are 11:30 - 12:45, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 9:30 - 10:45 on Wednesday's.

* Please contact Sherrie Seltzer if you are interested in applying: sseltzer@orangeusd.org

If interested, please visit OUSD job opportunities webpage: https://www.orangeusd.org/departments/hr/employment-opportunities

Check out all of the great information from our NCSA!

8/27

Archive: 5/30 8/27

For all Information on NCSA, please view the NCSA 2024-2025 WELCOME LETTER

Make dinner easy on our Back to School Night! Please join us for the 1st dining fundraiser of the year. Nohl Canyon Dine Out - Supports our current 5th Grade with Fundraising. Twenty percent of event sales will be donated to Nohl Canyon Elementary school. 5th grade fundraising raises money for next year's 6th grade outdoor education.

Thursday, September 05, 2024

Time: 9:30 AM to 11:00 PM

Panda Express located at: 2318 N. Tustin St. Orange CA

Panda Express Flyer

Fall PhotoBOOK a 30 minute photo session - no sitting fee!

• RECEIVE a digital gallery of 40+ photos in 3-5 business days
• PAY only for the photos you love
• RAISE $20 when you make a purchase. Raise a BONUS $20 if you buy the full gallery!
• Mini Sessions Booking Now

Booking Link

Saturday, Sept. 21

Sunday, Oct. 13

Saturday, Nov. 2

Flyer Link

Jog-a-thon 2024 is coming November 1st. Get excited! Please keep a lookout for our first flyer coming home in Wednesday folders.

The Jog-a-thon is NCSA’s primary fundraiser, which will fund many of the programs that we sponsor at the school including Art Masters, Music, PE, and Technology. We are committed to supporting the programs, and need everyone’s support in order to get there. Every donation goes directly back to the school.

Flyer

Join your fellow Roadrunners (and maybe even your teachers and principal!) for a fun-filled evening at Angels Stadium!

NCSA has reserved the Right Field MVP section on Saturday, September 14 at 6:38pm with fireworks following the game.

Discounted tickets are $30 each with a portion of sales going towards NCSA General Fundraising.

We have a limited number of reserved seats and need to provide our final headcount in late August.

It is first come, first served so please get your ticket orders in as quickly as possible. You may reserve and buy your tickets via CheddarUp, Cash, or Check paid to NCSA.

We will do our best to honor any seating requests.

Contact Tracy Paul with any questions: tranger79@yahoo.com

CheddarUp Ticket Link

If you are interested in getting involved with Nohl Canyon's Dad's club, please reach out to Bryan Mundia (Dad's Club President) at: nohlcanyondadsclub@gmail.com

Spirit Shirts are available for purchase!

Visit the cheddar up website to order your Spirit Shirt!

NCSA Cheddar Up:

https://my.cheddarup.com/me/ncsa

Spirit Shirts:

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ncsa-spirit-wear-2024-2025/items?cart

Click link below to access the NCSA webstore!

https://my.cheddarup.com/me/ncsa

Please refer to the Nohl Canyon Webpage for an updated UNIFORM information from American Casual, and updated STAFF and FACULTY List.

Please follow us @NohlCanyonOUSD. We look forward to seeing you there.

@NohlCanyonOUSD

If interested in obtaining an OUSD Bus Pass - please visit the district office during the following hours:

Bus Pass office hours:

Tuesday-Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closed daily for lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Bus Pass Office:
(714) 538-8295

You may visit the Transportation webpage at: https://www.orangeusd.org/departments/business-services/transportation

The KIDS CORNER section of the newsletter will be a place to highlight our Roadrunner Students succeeding in outside activities. Nohl Canyon has a wide range of students in a variety of activities; Dance, Gymnastics, Equestrian, Cheer, Karate, Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey..plus many more. If you would like to highlight your child, please send Mr. Strickland a photo and description of your child to be highlighted.

4th Grader Hayley embodies the RAD spirit of Nohl Canyon. Way to go Hayley. Too cool!

Office Manager: Sherrie Seltzer

Registration/Attendance/Health Clerk: Nancy Gabrielle & Amy Roman

Contact email:

Sherrie Seltzer: sseltzer@orangeusd.org

Nancy Gabrielle: ngabrielle@orangeusd.org

Amy Roman: aroman@orangeusd.org

Jun 9-Aug 4 Aug 4-10 Aug 11-17 Aug 18-24 Aug 25-31 Sep 1-7

Email: NohlCanyonPrincipal@orangeusd.org
Website: https://www.orangeusd.org/nohl-canyon-elementary-school
Location: 4100 Nohl Ranch Road, Anaheim, CA 92807, USA
Phone: (714) 997-6203
Facebook: facebook.com/NohlCanyonNCSA
Twitter: @NohlCanyonOUSD