EAGLE NATION NEWS

Newsletters will be sent via e-mail attachment monthly to all households with students enrolled at Norwich School. If you wish to be added to the e-mail list and you do not have a student enrolled, please contact Megan Dheming at the school 620-478-2235, mdheming@knusd331.com, and we will add you to our e-mail newsletter list.

As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, we welcome October with enthusiasm and anticipation! This month brings not only the beauty of autumn but also a host of exciting activities and important events for our students and families.

Upcoming Events...

1. Parent Teacher Conferences:

Mark you calendars for our parent teacher conferences on October 9th & 10th. This is a valuable chance to meet with your child’s teachers, discuss their progress, and collaborate on strategies for success. We encourage all parents to sign up by going to Skyward Family Access and selecting a time that will work for you.

2. Red Ribbon Week

Norwich SADD has planned many awareness activities for the week of October 28-31st. Student will have the opportunity to learn the meaning behind Red Ribbon week, participate in a coloring contest,

and understand the affects that vaping and alcohol can have on our bodies.

3. Fire Safety

We are so fortunate to have a local volunteer fire department that prioritizes teaching about fire safety every year to our Pk-2nd grade students. This year on October 10th students will ride the fire truck to the fire station where they will learn more about the dangers of fire and what to do in an emergency. Students will also participate in a coloring contest. Thank you so much to our community volunteers for providing this experience for our Norwich students!

4. Halloween Celebrations

The annual K-5 Halloween parade will be held Thursday, October 31st. The parade will start at 9:00 a.m. in the Nest gym with our 6th graders announcing. We would love for the whole community to come out and enjoy seeing the kids in their costumes! Class parties will immediately follow the parade back in the classrooms.

5. Academic Focus

This month we will be focusing on active student engagement in the classroom. We will teach students what it looks like to be an active learner. This will help students in many areas of their academic success!

6. Track Installation

The track has been torn out and the prep for asphalt patching is underway. It has been interesting to watch this process. The next two weeks are scheduled for patching the asphalt and the install of the new track will begin the week of October 21st. If all goes as planned the installation should be completed by October 30th.

Is your child sick or plans have changed during the day? If you need to contact the school office for any reason by email, please use our new email address norwichoffice@knusd331.com. This will help us get messages to your child when there are substitutes in the office for the day.

Board policy allows students and staff to charge up to $15.00. Once they have charged $15.00, the policy dictates that we provide an alternative meal (in our case, this is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich).

Each Monday parents will receive a text and email when any payor account balance is $10.00 or less.

Once your account is negative you will receive daily texts, emails and/or phone calls to make arrangements for bringing your account current, as well as a reminder to send lunches from home.

Norwich Eagle Booster Club is selling smoked hams again this year. The hams will be delivered November 23-25 (right before Thanksgiving). Whole hams are $65 and half hams are $40. Please let a Booster Club member know if you would like to order.

Welcome October! Here is a description of our SEL focus:

October is also the month of Red Ribbon Week

The Red Ribbon Campaign is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the United States.

The theme this year is:

Two national assessments will be given in the month of October. Our 9th graders will be taking the PreAct on October 2nd and our Juniors will take the ACT-Workkeys assessment on October 30th.

PreACT

The PreACT is a slightly shorter, slightly easier exam designed to help students prepare for the official ACT exam by simulating the test and testing experience. The PreACT is a paper-and-pencil test consisting of multiple-choice sections for English, Math, Reading, and Science.

ACT-Workkeys

This test asks students to solve actual workplace problems. Unlike other assessments, they don't simply give an indication of reading, math and writing competency. Instead, they measure a range of hard and soft skills relevant to any occupation, at any level, and across industries.

This is NOT to be confused with the ACT! That one will be given to juniors in the spring.

Have you heard? Kingman-Norwich Schools has a new resource for our families!

Presumptive Eligibility is a program through Medicaid (Kancare) that provides individuals with temporary Medicaid coverage while KanCare processes their application for Medicaid. If you(or a loved one) have lost your insurance, or need help applying for Kancare, give us a call and ask for Lydia Loveland.

We can make Presumptive Eligibility determinations for: Pregnant Women, Children, Former Foster Care, Breast or Cervical Cancer (BCC) patients currently receiving treatment, parents & other caretakers.

The really neat thing about Presumptive Eligibility [PE] is, if approved, you can walk out with coverage the same day. If you have already applied for Kancare, PE can cover you until the application is processed. If you haven’t applied for Kancare, we can submit that application at the same time. If your loved one already has primary insurance (Like VA or Medicare) but needs a secondary insurance, we can talk about that, too.

Learn more about Presumptive Eligibility by clicking here, or by calling your school and asking for Lydia Loveland. PE Flyer

If you haven’t purchased a 2024 yearbook, there are ONLY A FEW available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The cost is $43.20, which includes tax. Contact Mrs. Brewster at tbrewster@knusd331.com if interested in purchasing one. Be reminded there are digital photos that accompany the yearbook. If the scanning of a photo doesn’t work, then you can look up the event with the search feature. Ask a staff member or Mrs. Brewster if you need assistance. They’d be happy to help!

Thanks to those who purchased their 2025 yearbook. The early bird does get the worm. If you missed this sale, there will be another chance in the future. Watch the school newsletter and social media for the next campaign in November. When ordering online please put your student’s name if purchasing for a student. If you are a community member purchasing for yourself then please put your own name to assure yearbooks are delivered correctly. Thank you.

Jostens is providing and easy way for students and patrons to upload photos for the yearbook staff to possibly use in the 2025 yearbook. Photos you take of school activities can be shared easily. By using this site, your photos will go directly into the yearbook image library. Start by photo sharing website. Enter your information and you are all set. Photographers will be credited for any photos used in the book. Thanks in advance for your support and helping us capture all aspects of the 2024-25 story.

Senior salutes are parents’ opportunity to commemorate student achievements and important milestones. Jostens is managing the senior salute sales so please do not contact or send materials to the school. This opportunity is for senior parents only! Page space is limited so ONLY ¼ page MAXIMUM is allowed PER senior. Room only allows for ¼ page to be dedicated to each senior. Parents in different households may share the ¼ page space and create it together or each buy an 1/8 page. The staff needs to know how much space to reserve so all online senior salutes MUST be complete and paid for by January 31, 2025. The staff needs to know how much space to reserve so all salutes MUST be finalized and purchased by this date. A printable instruction sheet and link to order online will come home with your senior. Senior salutes can be created online from both desktop and mobile devices. Parents have various salute designs to choose from giving them more creative freedom over their salute. Watch the school newsletters and school social media for important information regarding seniors. Contact Mrs. Brewster at tbrewster@knusd331.com with questions.

Fall individual portraits, and fall sports of junior high and high school were taken by Strawbridge on Wednesday, September 11. We hope proofs and orders will be here soon. Strawbridge will be here again Wednesday, October 16 to take fall individual retakes as well as first round of club group photos. Please make sure students have any needed attire for club photos. Any student, faculty, staff, administrator, etc. who was absent or has not had their picture taken on September 11th will need to be photographed. Students being photographed for the first time; an order form may be picked up in the office or from Mrs. Brewster. Any student who wants retakes needs to let Mrs. Brewster know so they can be put on the list.

Please be aware that yearbook fund gets a commission from Strawbridge for the photos you purchase. It is one of the yearbook fund raisers. Thank you in advance for your support in purchasing pictures. Mark your calendars as it’s IMPORTANT for all students, teachers, and staff to be present on picture days!

10/16/24: Retakes of individual and senior portraits, senior & 13 year senior groups, and first round of clubs/organizations.

1/29/25: Spring individual portraits, winter sports and second round of clubs/organizations.

3/27/25: Spring sports and final round of clubs/organizations.

All students enrolled in the Kingman-Norwich School District between the ages of 7-17 are required to attend school on a regular basis in accordance with Kansas statutes and district attendance guidelines. Daily attendance records shall be maintained for each student and building Principals are responsible for enforcing the attendance policy. The Kingman Norwich Board of Education has approved seven (7) reasons for students to be excused from school. The reasons are as follows:

1. Personal illness – Up to 7 absences for personal illness will be considered excused when parents make appropriate notification to the school office. Any absences due to illness in excess of 7 days will require documentation from a doctor or other qualified medical professional;

2. Health-related treatment, examination, or recuperation;

3. Serious illness or death of a member of the family;

4. Obligatory religious observances;

5. Participation in a district-approved or school sponsored activity or course;

6. Absences pre-arranged by parents and approved by the principal; and

7. Students of active-duty military personnel may have additional excused absences at the discretion of the principal for visitations relative to leave or deployment.

An unexcused absence is one which has been classified as such by the building administration. An absence will be classified unexcused if it does not fit one of the board’s seven stated reasons for excusable absence or if the building attendance procedure is not followed by the student and the parent or legal guardian.The long-term truant student may be dropped from school enrollment once the student has not attended for 10 consecutive school days.

When a student is absent, in order for the absence to be classified excused, the following procedure is to be used:

1. Parents or guardians are asked to phone the school by 8:30 a.m. the day of the absence informing the school’s

representative of the student’s reason for being absent.

2. If the school does not receive a call by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the absence, the school makes every attempt to contact

the parents or guardians during that school day.

3. In the event that phone contact is not made during school hours that day of the absence, on the day the student returns

to school, the student should bring a written note from the parent or guardian that explains the absence.

4. When the student returns to school from being absent, other than from a school activity, the student must report to the main office for an admit slip.

5. The student will have 24 hours from the time the unexcused absence is issued to provide either written or verbal communication from the parent excusing the absence. If no communication is received within this time, the absence will remain unexcused.

If you haven’t already, make sure and download our district app to stay connected. When you sign up for notifications you will receive the most up to date information as it becomes available

As proud Eagle alumni of Norwich High School, we want to help get the word out to all alumni of important events that will interest you so you can remain involved and support your high school alma mater. Please help us in making sure that we have your most current up to date information by either sending us an email at norwichalumni2015@gmail.com or sending us a note to Norwich Schools 209 S. Parkway Norwich, KS 67118. We have recently started an Alumni Facebook page as well. We would love for any alumni to register and follow us!