Noble News Family Newsletter
March 17th, 2024
Principal's Message 🤗
It is time for Spring Conferences, everyone! Homeroom teachers will be reaching out to families to alert them of times to sign up for Spring Conferences. This is a great opportunity to learn about your child's academic progress and school goals. We look forward to seeing families during our Spring Conferences (Thursday, March 21st -- 1:00-7:00p; Friday, March 22nd -- 8:30-11:45a). CLICK HERE to access information on our Specialists' Conference times (Art, Gym, Music, Spanish, STEM).
With Quarter 3 ending with Spring Break, grades are being finalized for report cards. I know many of our teachers are communicating with parents concerning missing work and concerning grades. Please check ClassDojo for updates on report cards and conferences.
Have a great week and ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR NOBLE PRIDE 🐯
IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS
This past week, I just want to remind all families two important safety reminders, one for students and one for parents.
Student Safety Reminder - Here in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District, we use the Student Code of Conduct across all grade levels. This Student Code of Conduct explains the different behavior infractions that can result in a behavior referral and consequences. These consequences can range from a detention to time in our ALC room (In-School Suspension) to an out of school suspension. For behaviors that include unsafe behavior with other students or staff, an out of school suspension can range between one day to ten days.
As we are navigating our spring, student misbehaviors have been occurring more frequently. The most common misbehaviors we are seeing are phrased as Insubordination and Disruption according to the Student Code of Conduct. These misbehaviors can result in out of school suspension. I just met with all of the students on Friday to talk about expected behaviors and wanted to make sure that parents and families have this understanding, as well.
Parent/Visitor Safety Reminder - Whenever any non-student or non-staff member visits Noble, they must follow our school safety protocol. All visitors (parent, guardian, substitute, or anyone else) must come in Door 1 and check in with our Security Officer or Front Office staff. You will receive a visitor's pass.
Even with a visitor's pass, visitors must come to the office and may not walk around the building unescorted. If there has been a pre-scheduled appointment with a staff member, Front Office staff will contact them to confirm and then a staff member will escort you to their classroom/office. If the visitor wants to meet with a student, we will call for the student to come to the office to meet with the visitor. We will check Infinite Campus to make sure that all visitors are listed within Infinite Campus, as well.
If for whatever reason, when you come into the office, there is no adult present to speak with, please take a seat and wait a moment for a Front Office staff member to return.
No visitor should ever walk through the building to their desired destination unescorted. If you do have a scheduled appointment, a staff member will escort you to your destination. Thank you for your attention to this safety practice at Noble!
VERY IMPORTANT!!! Infinite Campus - Annual Update
These next two months, families that have not completed their Infinite Campus Annual Update MUST complete it for their student to attend our May Field Trips. Teachers will receive a list of their students who have not completed the Annual Update and remind those families during Spring Conferences.
We need your help! We don't want any child to have to miss an upcoming field trip due to this Annual Update not being completed. If you do not have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account, CLICK HERE to complete a form to activate your account. Once your account is activated (or if you already have a Parent Portal account), follow the visual below to make sure you complete the Annual Update.
Upcoming Important Dates 🌟
Monday, March 18th
6:30p -- Fourth Grade Choral Concert
Thursday, March 21st
NO SCHOOL
1:00-7:00p -- Spring Conferences
Friday, March 22nd
NO SCHOOL
8:30-11:30a -- Spring Conferences
Monday, March 25th - Friday, March 29th
NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
Monday, April 1st
NO SCHOOL, Easter Monday
Monday, April 8th
NO SCHOOL, Solar Eclipse
FREE Community Youth Classes During Spring Break
PBIS Office Expectations
For the past few years, we have been focused on our Noble BIG FOUR expectations! These expectations to Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe, and Be Kind have been cornerstones of our work throughout the building. From classrooms to hallways to the playgrounds and everywhere in between, we have been working on reinforcing specific behaviors aligned to these four expectations throughout the building.
At this point, we wanted to share our expectations with all families and partners in order to help everyone understand "how we do business at Noble". When students meet the expectations, they are awarded Dojo Points that they can redeem at our Scholar Store (students shop every two weeks). When students struggle with the expectations, the expectations are retaught and, if needed, consequences are put in place. Our consequences are outlined in our Student Code of Conduct which is available below in our Important Resources section.
Attendance Update 📆
We've made it to the end of February and our attendance has been on the rise this month. Your efforts are appreciated and noticed - let's keep it going!!
Our attendance rate to date is 92.5%. We have these next few months to get back on track and achieve our schoolwide goal of a 95% ATTENDANCE RATE!!!
We need your children here so please reach out to speak with Mrs. Burkey, our Noble School Social Worker, if there is anything that we can do to assist with improving your child's attendance.
PTA Sign-Up ✅
CLICK HERE to be directed to the membership page of our PTA site.
Please consider coming out and joining our amazing organization!
CHUH Visitor Policy
Communication Plan for Persons with Disabilities
The District has adopted a plan for communications with persons with disabilities, which is available at the following link: Communication Plan. The plan establishes procedures to ensure that the District's communications with persons with disabilities, including applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities, are as effective as its communications with others.
Important Resources 🍎
CLICK HERE for Curriculum Night Recordings.
CLICK HERE for the Communication Plan for Persons with Disabilities.
CLICK HERE for our District Bullying Investigation Form (when completed, turn in to the Main Office).
CLICK HERE for our 2023-2024 Noble Family Handbook.
CLICK HERE for the Student Code of Conduct.