Husky Happenings

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We appreciate your help as we kick off our new school year. Our North Star Huskies are doing a wonderful job demonstrating how to be responsible, respectful and safe. Your support makes such a difference.

Mrs. Barrett & Mr. Houston

Principal & Assistant Principal

The health and safety of our students and staff are our top priority. Under the Illinois School Safety Drill Act, all public schools are required to conduct a variety of safety drills annually. Drills practiced include fire, bus evacuation, severe weather/shelter-in-place, and law enforcement (lockdown/active shooter). See below for our current drill schedule:

Fire Drill

Friday, Aug. 30, 2024

Tornado Drill

Friday, Aug. 30, 2024

Lockdown Drill

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

Bus Evacuation

Friday, Sep 6, 2024

Preparing for various scenarios in advance helps empower staff and students in the case of a real emergency. While the chance of an incident happening is unlikely, we care about the well-being of our students and staff and are required by law to educate our school community to ensure emergency preparedness for all.

As indicated above, our school will participate in a lockdown drill on Thursday, Sept 26. We understand that some drills, particularly the law enforcement/lockdown drill, could cause anxiety for some students. Should you have questions about the lockdown drill or wish to opt your child out of the drill, please fill out and submit this form to your child’s school or contact the main office at 815.356.3451. Under state law, schools must still provide alternative safety education related to an active threat to students who do not participate in the lockdown drill.

Parent Night will be held on September 12 for parents to learn more about your student's classroom and to meet the teacher. This is an evening for parents only.

• Extended Curriculum 5:15-5:45pm
• Parent Night Session 1: 6:00-6:30pm
• Parent Night Session 2 6:45-7:15pm

Mark your calendar for our picture day on Tuesday, Sept. 17th. Order forms will be going out soon.

• Parking is NO LONGER available at St. Paul.

• Parents may use our main parking lot for drop-off and pick-up & Hickory Hall.

• Parents MAY NOT use Bernotas Middle School driveway. This is for buses only.

If a child will be absent from school, parents/guardians must log into ParentVue to report the absence before the start of the school day -- by 8:50 a.m. (preK and elementary) and by 7:30 a.m. (middle school). Once logged into ParentVue, click the Report Absence button to complete the quick, two-step process. If you need help logging into ParentVue or have questions, see the links below or contact the parent help desk at hd@d47.org.

• Submit Absences via ParentVue video - English

• Submit Absences via ParentVue instructions - English/Spanish

All volunteers are required to complete an annual online application including a background check, completed by Raptor, one week prior to your visit. Visitors must present a driver’s license or state ID upon entry. Click here for more volunteering and visiting procedures and information.

FREE T-Shirts for ALL

For the third year in a row, the NPTO will give every child at North a FREE t-shirt for this year! Kindergarten through 4th grade will receive a North Huskies t-shirt and our 5th graders will receive their special 5th grade shirt (with student names on the back). Please fill out the form below, it also includes our 24-25 North student directory!

Directory/SpiritWear

Provide your size selection by: September 13, 2024.

NPTO section

The NPTO is a non-profit volunteer organization of parents and educators from North Elementary who want to support staff and students at North and continue to build a wonderful place to learn, grow, have fun, and work! We do this by volunteering our time inside and outside of the school building, fundraising, appreciating, supporting, and advocating for our students and staff! Please join us here NPTO Volunteer Form

Our first meeting is September 18th in the LMC at North at 6pm. More details to come!

TAP IS LOOKING FOR HELP

TAP is a great volunteer program at North that helps complete projects for our wonderful teachers. Sharpening pencils, sorting copies, laminating, and cutting out projects are just a few examples of things we help complete. We are looking for more people to join our amazing team by volunteering a set time each week during the school day or coming into help when available. Please reach out to Julia Ferwerda at jferwerda@d47.org if interested for more information.

Feel free to email the NPTO at any time: d47npto@gmail.com

Or follow us on Facebook D47NPTO

You can also join Remind (text message app) by sending a text message 81010 with the message @NorPTO

Want to stay in the know? Be sure to follow us on:

• Facebook: D47 NPTO

For any questions please email us at d47NPTO@gmail.com

(Stories & achievements)

• Nominations for the Elevate Award are now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Don't forget to nominate a deserving District 47 staff member for the Elevate award.