Northwood News August 15

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Welcome to Northwood!

Dear Northwood Community,

Wow! What a wonderful first week of school we had! Thank you all so much for your support, for following our new procedures, and for having your kids to school on time. It truly has been one of the smoothest starts to the school year ever!

This communication will be sent out weekly on Mondays to help keep you informed of what is happening around Northwood and to share opportunities you to be involved. If you ever have any questions or need anything don't hesitate to reach out. You can reach you child's teacher by email or class dojo or you can call the front office or email me.

Have a great week and thank you for your support!

Mrs. Harper

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Peanut Butter Drive

Let's join together to support our MacArthur HS Brahmas and our San Antonio Community by donating a jar of Peanut Butter. A donation bin will be in front foyer from August 16th - 25th

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Future Brahma Game

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the MacArthur HS football game on September 2. There will be a contest to see which school in the Mac Cluster has the most spirit. Wear a Northwood Shirt or you can order a green Future Brahma shirt. Use this link to place your order or get a form from the front office. Let's try to keep the trophy that we won last year!

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School Absences

Our goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (95%). The best way to learn is by being present at school. If you child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note.

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Morning Routines

Our school day is from 7:30 am - 2:45 pm. Students may enter the building as early as 6:50 am to eat breakfast. If your child arrives before 7:23 am they will wait in the following location K-1: Cafeteria, 2-5: Gym. Please have your child put a book in their backpack, so they can read while they wait. At 7:23 am the teachers will pick up the students and go to class. The tardy bell rings at 7:30 am, so please allow plenty of time. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely.

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School Lunch

We have a wonderful cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch daily, if you choose to buy your lunch at school. School meals are not free this year. Please fill out a free or reduced lunch application (even if you don’t think you will qualify) at this link: https://www.schoolcafe.com/NorthEastISD

You can also add money to your child’s cafeteria account.

Click HERE for the August lunch menu.

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Pick-Up Procedures

Everyone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag. Temporary tags were given out at Meet the Teacher night. The official green tag with your child’s name and grade will be sent home with your child today. If you need an extra one, please let your child’s teacher know. If you do not have a dismissal tag, you will be required to come to the front office and present an ID. If you do not have a temporary tag and you have time, please come early, or stop by the school office before dismissal.

All car pick and parent pick up must present their tag and wait for their child to be called at dismissal. We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation.

Upcoming Events

PTA General Meeting: Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Sep 6, 2022 at 6:00pm for our first general PTA meeting of the year. ALL are welcome! We will meet in the cafeteria for a short meeting to discuss some of the news and events planned for the year and then all families are invited to come out to the gym for a night of Fun Family Fitness. We hope you can join us!

We would love for you to join our PTA and show your support for our school. The JoinPTA.org website is not functioning at this time, but you can still join. Send a cash or check for $7.00 for each membership. We encourage parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors to join!

Upcoming Dates:
August 30 - Early Dismissal @ 12:30 for Staff Development

September 5 - School Holiday - Labor Day
September 7 - PTA General Meeting and Fun Family Fitness - 6:00 pm - Cafeteria

September 9 - Grandparents Day Lunch
September 14 & 15 - Early Dismissal at 12:30pm for Conferences
September 16- Individual Picture Day

Visitors on Campus

All visitors to campus will be required to present an ID and receive a visitors badge through the Raptor system in order to come into the building during the school day. We understand that this may not be convenient, but it is necessary in order to ensure safety.