Northpoint Elementary
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OCTOBER 11, 2023 - NEWSLETTER
Hello Northpoint Families!
Last week, we had a blast celebrating homecoming! Thank you to everyone for participating in the various themed days throughout the week. Congratulations to Crosby Oommen, our $500 Panther Sweepstakes winner. He will get to choose how the money is spent at Northpoint!
Next week is fall break. Please remember that there is no school Monday, October 16- Friday, October 20. School will resume Monday, October 23. Even though students do not have school next week, our staff is looking forward to having conferences on Tuesday, 4-7 p.m., and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. If you have not signed up for conferences yet, you still have time to do so. When signing up for conferences, please use the link your child's teacher has shared and only sign up with your child’s homeroom teacher.
Conferences are a great opportunity for us to hear how you have felt the first six weeks have gone for your child and for us to learn more about your family. Our staff will be prepared to share what we have learned about your child and how we will leverage that knowledge in instruction for your child. We will also share more information about competency-based learning and how that is coming to life throughout the day in the classroom.
In addition to conferences next week, our staff will be spending some time in professional learning, analyzing data and designing upcoming learning experiences based on where students are currently at. This time is very valuable for our staff to learn from and with each other.
Enjoy your fall break, and we will see the students back on the 23rd!
Tyler Nelson
Principal
Health Office Donations
The Northpoint Health Office is in need of the following clothes donations:
- Boy's pants: sizes 4-5, 6-7, and 8
- Girl's shirts: sizes 4-5
If you have any of these items that you would like to donate, they can be dropped off at the Northpoint office.
Lost and Found
The Northpoint Lost and Found is quickly accumulating! Please check the collection while attending conferences to claim any missing items. Items without a name will be donated after October 18.
- Monday, October 16-Friday, October 20 - Fall Break, no school
- October 17-18 - Northpoint conferences
- Monday, October 23 - Grupo de Padres Hispanohablantes de SLP reunión, Woodcrest Spanish Immersion, 5-6:30 p.m.
- Friday, October 27 - SLPHS Fall Play - "Letters to Sala," 7 p.m., FAC
- Saturday, October 28 - SLPHS Fall Play - "Letters to Sala," 7 p.m., FAC
Saturday, October 28 - Northpoint PTO Fall Fest
Thursday, November 2 - Northpoint picture retake day
Friday, November 3 - SLPHS Fall Play - "Letters to Sala," 7 p.m., FAC
Saturday, November 4 - SLPHS Fall Play - "Letters to Sala," 2 p.m., FAC
Monday, November 6 - Northpoint PTO Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the NP Media Center
Northpoint House Fun
The yellow house (Viribus) earned the most points for September which means they earned a special reward! They were able to decorate the front and back sidewalk with chalk and be the greeting committee during arrival time.
Conference Meal Sign-up
Please help the PTO provide the teachers and staff with meals during their two days of Fall Conferences on October 17-18. Click here to learn more and sign up.
Northpoint PTO Fall Festival
The Northpoint PTO will be hosting their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 28 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Live Music
- Games
- Prize Walk
- Bounch House
- Food Trucks (Uncle Franky's and MN Nice Cream)
- Scholastic Book Fair and More
Volunteers are also needed to help make this event a success. Click here to learn more and sign up.
Practice Makes Proficient
The sticky note on the 4th grader’s math work shares her thoughts on what she needs to practice. The class is working on problem-solving – one of four math competencies. Student and teacher discuss choices and align on a plan for her personalized learning time. With each opportunity to practice she gets closer to proficiency.
Competency-based learning is an education-y mouthful of words for an approach to learning that is coming to life - specifically at grades K-6 - for our students this year. At its heart, competency-based learning is focused on developing each student’s knowledge and skills to gain proficiency versus simply covering a subject for a defined period to fulfill a requirement.
Read more about this approach to learning and hear from teachers.
Get your tickets to “Letters to Sala”
Get your tickets now for the Spring Lake Park High School fall play “Letters to Sala." This theatrical experience kicks off the 2023-2024 theater season! Purchase tickets online or day-of at the box office for a dollar more. "Letters to Sala" is a remarkable story of a young girl’s survival during wartime Germany. Sala Kirschner kept her secret for over fifty years, concealing her painful history in a box full of letters. See the show in the Spring Lake Park High School Fine Arts Center on Friday, October 27, 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 28, 7 p.m.; Friday, November 3, 7 p.m.; or. Saturday, November 4, 2 p.m.
Parker the Panther
Say hello to Parker the Panther! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the naming process and the Panther Foundation for helping us find the perfect name.
Empty Bowls event (Enjoy a Simple Meal. Fill Neighbors’ Bowls) – October 25, 4-7 p.m. at Murzyn Hall in Columbia Heights
Lions Community Pancake Breakfast (All you can eat, wellness fair, donations, free activities and more) - October 29, 8 a.m.-noon at Spring Lake Park High School
WishMania event (Live pro wrestling) – November 4, 6 p.m. at Spring Lake Park High School
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