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Hello North families,

It has been a wonderful week here at North! It has been wonderful to see all of our returning students and getting the opportunity to meet our new North Stars.

You as families play such an integral part of your child's educational journey at North. I ask that each day you take time to discuss the day your child had at school. To review homework with them and to ensure that they get enough sleep and are prepared for the challenges that awaits them during the next school day. I ask the students to come to school each day with their minds and thoughts set for learning, to be ready for them to meet the challenges that will await them at North.

Many of our families know about our SHINE, but for those who don't here is a little explanation about SHINE.

SHINE is a process for creating a safer and more effective school using procedures and common language. SHINE focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students.

SHINE stands for Safety first, Have Respect, Initiative, North Way, and Excellence. We utilize this to help students understand how to interact with one another, adults and the community.

Shine is focused on positive behavior utilizing a reward system and positive verbalizations to help students be successful each and every day.

There are several positive actions that staff take on a regular basis and I wanted to share a few of these.

• Doing the Right Thing Ticket-student can earn these tickets for making positive decisions following SHINE. When students earn these they have the opportunity to be put in a weekly drawing for prizes at the end of the week.
• Star Golden tickets-Many of you may have seen our Book Vending Machine. Students can earn Golden Tickets by standing out by following SHINE. All staff can give one of these a day. When a student has earned 10 they earn the opportunity to use those golden tickets to buy a book from the vending machine.
• Shine student of the week. Each teacher can choose a SHINE student of the week. This student gets the opportunity to invite 3 friends to eat in the cafe booths.
• SHINE awards-these are handed out at our awards program
• SHINE verbal positive statements.

There are many more but these give you an idea about how SHINE is utilized at North to promote positive procedures and relationships.

I look forward to a fantastic year of working together.

--

Robert Lugo

Principal

North Elementary

How many eggs would a rooster lay over three weeks, provided it is adequately fed and housed?

When you know the answer to the brainbuster, write it down on a piece of paper (make sure to write your name and teacher on it too), bring it to the office, and put it in the brainbuster jar. At the end of the week, Mr. Lugo will pick one from the jar. The winner will choose lunch from any fast food restaurant and eat with Mr. Lugo!

8/10/22 Late Arrival - school starts at 8:15

8/15/22 Boys and Girls Club opens

8/17/22 Late Arrival - school starts at 8:15

8/24//22 1st Elearning Day

ELEARNING DAY

Please contact the front office if you would like your child to attend on August 24, our first Elearning day.

Reminders:

All transportation changes need to be in by 12pm everyday.

We do not take the word of the student. Please send in a note, email, or call the office.

dawn_bolt@nobl.k12.in.us , kristen_scheib@nobl.k12.in.us, 317-773-0482

2022-2023 Calendar

• Calendar 2022-2023 School Year

Re-enrollment

If you haven't re-enrolled your student, this needs to be done as soon as possible. Click on the link below, log into powerschool, and click on forms on the left hand side.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

If you are interested in learning more about what opportunities are available, please contact the PTO at vanessacamp292@gmail.com or heatherrenehauke@yahoo.com.

All volunteers must have a level 3 background check on file. The background checks cost $18.95 and are good for 6 years. Click on the link below if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

https://www.noblesvilleschools.org/Page/882

IMMUNIZATIONS. All Kindergarteners and new students are required to have complete immunizations on file with their school nurse to remain in school. If your student is still in the process of receiving scheduled shots, a doctor’s note showing the scheduled appointment must be on file. Notices will be going out next week showing a deadline of September 19th.

MEDICATIONS. All medications must be brought into the clinic by a parent/guardian. All medications must be in the original container and prescription medications must include a note from the doctor. Please contact Nurse Harrison directly for all medical questions and information.

ILLNESS and COVID. Illness and Covid guidelines can be found on the Noblesville Schools website under the Health tab. Please watch for symptoms and reminder that students must be fever-free, vomit-free, diarrhea-free for 24 hours – without medications, before returning to school. If your student is going to be absent due to illness, call the attendance line to make the office aware.

Dear Families,

Providing a safe and secure learning environment for students is of paramount importance at Noblesville Schools. Many of these practices are proactive measures aimed at creating a safe and inclusive environment for all students. Additionally, Noblesville Schools utilizes a safety program that focuses on our response to an armed intruder called ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate). The ALICE protocols provide options to students and staff when facing threat or harm from an intruder. The ALICE Training Institute (https://www.alicetraining.com/) is a wonderful resource that can provide you with more detailed information on the training that all Noblesville Schools’ staff members have received. We hold four drills per year (two each semester). Please be aware that there are levels of the drill process progression when ALICE protocol is being practiced. We start the year having staff go through a safety checklist of items to review with students during the first week of school. Our first safety drill consists of a Tabletop Activity where classes talk through safety scenarios in small discussion groups. We then transition into drills where we continue to practice our ALICE protocols and how we would respond in various situations. These drills look different at each developmental level.

The staff at Noblesville Schools are aware that these drills can trigger physical or emotional responses in students. Teachers are being trained to look out for some of the warning signs and coached on helpful language they can use to support students in the moment. We are working to normalize this for students and to help students in identifying trusted adults they can turn to if they need to process before, during, or after a drill. Please contact your child’s school counselor or social worker with any concerns you may have with how your child may be processing these safety drills.

Sincerely,

Dr. Heather Hendrich

Assistant Superintendent of HR/Safety

Noblesville Schools

Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville youth volleyball leagues registering now grades K-12

https://bgcni.org/index.php/boys-girls-club-of-noblesville-community-center#youth-volleyball

Noblesville Swim Club will have evaluations for swimmers K-12 interested in joining the club on August 24 and August 25 from 5 PM to 7 PM in the Noblesville High School Natatorium (Gate 7).

https://www.teamunify.com/innsc/UserFiles/File/Documents/Noblesville%20Swim%20Club%20Flyer.pdf

Is your family ready for adventure?

Come learn more about Cub Scouts and get your K - 5 Boy or Girl registered for fun, friends, and adventure!

• Thursday, August 11th at White River and North Elementary Schools.
• August 18th at White River Elementary.
• Drop in sometime between 630 and 745 PM.

Unable to make these join nights? Then use this link to get more info and get connected to the Cub Scout group near you https://www.noblesvilleschools.org/Page/4504

Inspired by the hit television show American Ninja Warrior on NBC, Ultimate Ninjas offers a wide variety of obstacle courses for kids of every age and skill level. We have an agility course, swinging ropes, monkey bars, quintuple steps, climbing and warped walls among other exciting obstacles for kids to try.

www.ultimateninjas.com

Would your child like to try tennis? Go here to learn from the NHS tennis coach about how your elementary or middle schooler can get involved or visit http://www.millerstennis.com/

Panorama Student Survey Grades 3-5

Noblesville Schools is committed to providing a great school experience for all students. To help achieve this, we use a platform called Panorama to survey students in grades 3-5 during the dates of August 29 - September 9, 2022. The Panorama survey seeks to gather input on topics like school climate and culture, emotion regulation, self-management, social awareness and belonging. When students feel connected to their school environment, they are more engaged and increasingly successful in both academic and social achievements. More information on the survey can be found here.

Although the survey is not mandatory, student perceptions will provide valuable insights for future planning, support and programming. Results will be used to determine needs based on trends for our school.

If you wish for your student to opt-out, you can submit an opt-out form. The survey is voluntary and students are welcome to choose an alternate activity (read, homework, etc.) at the time the survey is given.

If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact our district counseling coordinator, Melissa Rarick at (317) 773- 3171 or melissa_rarick@nobl.k12.in.us

Thank you for your support of this important opportunity to best serve students and our school community.