Schedule Reminders

• On Thursday will be the Me and My VIP Dance.
• We will be celebrating Rare Disease Day on Friday 2/28 by wearing stripes.
• Next week will be the last week of our Food Pantry collection competition.
• See below for upcoming theme days for Read Across America Week (week of 3/4). Please also take a look at the attached files about the Vocabulary Parade (grades K-5) and Alphabet Parade (Preschool) during that week so that your child can participate.

Important Dates

If you are looking for the date of a future event at NB, please check our website calendar. There are dates for music shows, moving up ceremonies, and HSA meetings, etc for your planning purposes.

Please scroll for additional information about the upcoming events and activities.

Rare Disease Day is a day to raise awareness of the over 7,000 rare diseases that impact over 300 million people globally!

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is proud to be the official US partner for Rare Disease Day. They work to shine a light on rare diseases and advocate for health equity for all those living with a rare disease.

The zebra has become the official symbol of rare diseases in the United States. In honor of our shared mascot we wear striped clothing and accessories to show our support of those lives impacted by a rare disease.

Wearing stripes can start a conversation that helps others learn the facts about the challenges of rare diseases. Take a picture of your striped look and share it on our North Boulevard HSA social media with the hashtags #ShowYourStripes and #RareDiseaseDay and let’s make some noise for our herd!

This year our school will support a foundation called Rare is Beautiful on Rare Disease Day…Friday, February 28th by wearing black and white to school and showing our support by making a donation. Rare is Beautiful is right here in NJ and helps kids who are fighting rare diseases and cancer. Thank you so much and we can’t wait to see your black and white stripes!!

Please see the link below for more information from Pomptonian, our food service provider.

Please take a look at the following link to see whether you may qualify for free and reduced lunch:

https://www.pequannock.org/services/food-services/free-reduced-lunch

Link to 1/27 agenda with sign ups:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u3QeIxhZFndmLfHRvjn_U3gv6Zys6Q2d4NbTPJ0aASw/edit?usp=sharing

Please visit our webpage for more information: www.nbshsa.org

See this video for more information about the Pomptonian Healthy School Lunch Challenge.

The winter has brought a variety of viruses to share. We have had norovirus, flu A, covid, common cold and a virus that presents with headache and then fever. Students have been reminded to wash hands with soap and water, not touch their eyes, nose or mouth with fingers and to block their coughs. Staying home for 24 hours passed a fever of 100.4, vomiting or diarrhea will help prevent the spread to others. Staying hydrated with water, eating foods rich in vitamin C and getting plenty of rest will help reduce susceptibility to any germs. Let's hope that February is a better month to be healthy!

Please continue to report symptoms when calling out your child sick. It is helpful to know what illnesses are in the building.