Tiger Beat
North Elementary Newsletter | November 3
Fun Run Wrap Up
Scenes from This Week
Ms. Munce in PE
Mystery Reader in 1A
Mrs. Baldwin during Fun Run!
Important Upcoming Dates
- November 5: No School for Students
- November 6: Picture Makeups
- November 11: No School
- November 12: PTO meeting @ 6pm
- November 20: Early Release
- November 27: Early Release (no lunch)
- November 28 & 29: Thanksgiving Break
See the full Somerset Public Schools Calendar here.
Staff Member of the Week
Rebecca Woodcock
This is Mrs. Woodcock's fifth year as Assistant Principal at North. She began her teaching career in Lowell in 1997 and then worked in Fall River before coming to Somerset. She is married and has two children, Lily and Gavin, who both attend UMass Amherst. Lily is a junior studying biomedical engineering and Gavin is a freshman studying biology. Mrs. Woodcock's favorite part of the day is welcoming students in the morning and seeing the smiles on their faces and greeting them as they enter the school. She also enjoys visiting classrooms and talking to our kind and caring teachers. Mrs. Woodcock loves working with the wonderful students and families here at North and is always available by phone, email, or in person for anyone who needs her!
SEPAC Presents: Understanding the IEP Workshop
The Somerset Berkley Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is sponsoring a virtual workshop by the Federation for Children with Special Needs to help parents understand IEPs.
Date: November 18
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Registration required (link in attached flyer)
North PTO Spirit Wear Sale
PTO Fundraiser
From SRO Hague: PAL and Raider Gear
November Lunch Menu
PTO News
Join the PTO!
The next meeting of our Parent-Teacher Organization is on Tuesday, November 12 at 6:00 PM in the library. We'd love to see you there!
New North PTO Facebook Page
The PTO has a new North PTO Facebook page. Make sure to follow for info and updates!
Spirit Wear
Happening now! See the flyer above!
News from the Health Office
A few reminders from Nurse Stephanie in our Health Office to help keep all of our students safe and healthy:
Students with active vomiting, diarrhea, open rashes, crusty/inflamed eyes, and/or temperature > 100 are asked to remain home from school.
Students may return from school when their temperature is < 100 for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
Illness Specific:
Strep: Students must be on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school, and they need a note to return.
Pink eye: Must be on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school.
Hand Foot Mouth: Fever-free for 24 hours and no open skin lesions. All areas must be scabbed/closed over
Vomiting/Diarrhea: May return when tolerating good amounts of food/water and no vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours
Please do not send medication to school in your child’s backpack. Anything with an active ingredient is designated a medicine in school. This includes cough syrup, cough drops, ointments, nasal sprays, vitamin gummies, etc. If you would like to have any medications available for your child at school, please notify the Health Office.
Students after surgery, for hurt or broken limbs, sprains, strains, or any student with assistive devices (splints, casts, boots, crutches, etc.) must have a note to be in school as well as MD clearance or restrictions for recess/PE.
Please notify the Health Office if your child has RSV, Covid, Influenza, or Strep.
Grade 4 physicals are due to be updated! Please send in your student’s most recent physical if you have not done so already.
Vision/Hearing screenings have started for K-5. Grades 1 and 4 are mandated to have BMI screenings, however, you can opt out via the forms that will be sent home.
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Yearbook
Clothing Donation
Please consider donating new or gently used clothes that we keep on hand in case of emergency. We are especially in need of pants. Donations can be brought to the main office. Thank you!