EAGLE NATION NEWS

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Happy September!

I hope this newsletter finds you well as we kick off the 2024-2025 school year. It's an exciting

time for us all!

It has been wonderful to have the students back in the hallways and to see the classrooms

busy with student learning!

Our building focus remains the same. We are dedicated to providing a quality education for all students.

In an effort to reduce distractions and enhance learning, we are continuing to have a no cell phones in class policy.

Students are asked to keep their cell phones in their locker during school. They are allowed to check them between classes and students in grades 6-12 may have their phones during lunch. Parents, we need your help! Please do not call or text your student during class. If you need to get ahold of your student we ask that you contact them via the school office or during lunch. Jr High lunch is from 12:10-12:35. High school lunch takes place from 12:40-1:05. Students are not permitted to leave the building without a parent speaking to someone in the office via school phone or email.

All 6-12 students were provided a planner at the beginning of the school year to

help them with navigating the new schedule & their classes, their assignments and their

organization. These planners are specifically designed with information for Norwich. Students will have devoted time each day to add to these planners. Some things the students will be adding are their learning targets for each class, assignments due for each class, important school events coming up

and more!

The first month of school is always an exciting, busy time getting used to the expectations of school. Getting to meet new teachers and new students, getting used to being in a routine again and much more. We couldn't be more excited for what this year has in store for all of our Eagles!

Thank you for all you do as a partner in your child's education. Together, we will CHAMPION

for your student!

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.

Preschool: Baylor Carroll, Harley Dheming, Rhett Johnson, Caleb Mock, Brooks Turner, Everleigh Turner, Milow Luman, Rowan Hardaway

Kindergarten: Annabella Ford, Madeline Holder

2nd: Amelia Madden

5th: Liam Madden, Summer Waters

7th: Nickel Pankrat

8th: Stormy Waters, Miah Meza

9th: Kadin Allison, Maddox Anderson, Marshall Eslinger

10th: Sunny Waters

11th: Madalyn Garton

Hello everyone and welcome back to another fabulous school year! I am so glad to be back and see all the smiling faces after a relaxing summer break. We have wonderful things planned for students this year, and I look forward to the memories that will be made and the growth that we get to witness every day! I would like to share a neat thing I found called "The ABC's of Kindness" which we will learn a lot about this year in SEL class. Please don't hesitate to call or email me if you need anything.

Susan Boen

Norwich K-12 Counselor

If you’re having a little trouble making ends meet this fall, check out these area resources. More information can be found on the school website: knusd331.com> Parents and Community> Mental Health & Community Resources. Or if you are reading the digital version of the newsletter click here.

2024 yearbooks have been distributed to elementary, junior high, and high school students. 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!

“We Are . . .” is the theme of the 2025 yearbook. A sneak preview of the cover is shown. Staff attended yearbook camp for three days at the beginning of August. They got a great start on the yearbook and had lots of fun. Their focus is getting photos of events, designing page layouts, planning for picture days, and preparing for the upcoming book sales campaign. Shared photos are always welcome and appreciated. Please share photos by Clicking this link and using our NEW Jostens photo sharing website

If you have questions, contact Mrs. Brewster. Thank you in advance for supporting the yearbook staff in their endeavors!

Beginning September 9th for two weeks ONLY the 2025 yearbook will be on sale through the Jostens website ONLY for its LOWEST price of the year of $25.00 or $32.50 with personalization plus tax. If you buy personalization you also get four FREE icons only during this back-to-school campaign. Sale ends September 20th! Get your yearbook bought early! ONLY prepaid yearbooks will be ordered!

We hope this will help prevent duplicate orders. Please keep your receipt! Please consider: If you only buy one yearbook per family then which of your students will take the yearbook when they leave home? Thank you for supporting NHS yearbook staff and students. If you are a community member purchasing a yearbook, then please order under your own name rather than a student. Distribution is based on who the book is ordered for. Thank you for supporting the Yearbook Staff and Club!

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.

Every student, faculty, administration, and staff will be photographed on Wednesday, September 11. Fall individual portraits, classroom groups, and fall sports of junior high and high school will be taken by Strawbridge. Please remind your student(s) to have the needed attire for team photos. Order forms will be sent home with students and athletes approximately a week prior to picture day. Retakes of individual and senior portraits and first round of clubs/organizations is scheduled for 10/16/24. We need EVERYONE photographed individually within these two picture dates. Thank you in advance for your support!

Strawbridge will provide our photography needs. 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!

9/11/24 Fall Individual and senior portraits, classroom groups, and fall sports.

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.

Junior Class will start fundraising for prom 2025 soon. All Juniors are selling 9 inch mums for $15.00 this fall from Stutzmans greenhouse. Many colors will be available to choose from. Delivery will be in the first week of October just in time for fall decorating. Any questions please reach out to junior class sponsor, Charlotte Laughery at claughery@knusd331.com.

Homecoming Concession Stand

Friday September 27th

Bringing back the Old School Soup and Chili feed feel.

Junior Class will be serving

Chili, Stew and Chicken & Noodles along with Desserts.

All proceeds go to hosting Prom to be held in April 2025.

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!

All events and times are subject to change. Please check the school website for the most up to date information.