Walk, Bike, or Roll-to-School Day:
To celebrate International Walk, Bike, or Roll-to-School Day, we will be holding our annual event on Wednesday, October 9th. Families that wish to participate should plan to meet at the Godbold Park basketball courts between 8:15 and 8:30 AM. We will depart the basketball courts and begin walking to school along the greenway by 8:40AM. I will be walking along with the kids, and I would love to see a big turnout! If we do not have favorable weather on October 9th, we will move the Walk-to-School event to Thursday, October 10th.
BackPack Buddies Program:
BackPack Buddies are designed to provide food-insecure children with weekend meals during the school year. The bags will be distributed to participating students on a weekly basis. If you are interested in having your child participate in the BackPack Buddies Program for the 2024 - 2025 school year, please complete the Guardian Permission Form linked below. If you have additional questions or need information about community food resources, please contact Olivia McNeill, School Social Worker at omcneill@wcpss.net.
Guardian Permission Form--English
Guardian Permission Form--Spanish
Holiday Assistance
If you need assistance with gifts for your children this holiday season, please complete the link provided below. The deadline to submit this form is October 25th. This allows adequate time for me to connect your family with community partners for assistance. Be advised that the application period for community partner programs is time sensitive. If you have any questions, please contact Olivia McNeill, School Social Worker at omcneill@wcpss.net.
Volunteer Renewal Process Ends Oct. 1st:
The volunteer renewal process end on Oct. 1, 2024. After October 1, all accounts will be deactivated, and they will have to restart the process. If you were a registered volunteer, you may renew your status using this link: https://myvolunteer.com/wcpss/volunteer/login
Required Immunizations & Health Assessment:
State law requires that every child entering public schools in N.C. submit a Health Assessment and a record of their completed immunizations. If the school hasn't received these documents by the 30th calendar day from the first day of a child's attendance, the principal is required by law to exclude the child from school on the 31st day until such evidence has been presented by the parent or guardian.
Immunizations and health assessments for all Kindergarten students and students who are new to North Carolina must be submitted no later than Friday, September 27, 2024. If you have not already submitted those documents, please do so immediately. Documents should be submitted to our Data Manager, Crystal Hartzell at chartzell@wcpss.net or by fax at (919) 704-2270.
Parent Visitors at Lunch/Outside Food:
Beginning Monday, September 30th, parents may begin eating lunch with their child at school. All visitors will be required to show a photo ID and must sign-in at the office to obtain a visitor badge before proceeding to the cafeteria. Additionally, as a friendly reminder, outside food from local restaurants is not permitted during parent visits.
Though eating lunch with your child is a special treat, we kindly ask that you limit your visits to no more than 1-2 times per month. Additionally, when eating lunch with your child, we ask that you uphold the processes and structures we have put in place to promote student independence. When eating lunch with your child, please refrain from:
- Spoon-feeding your child
- Cleaning up your child's lunch waste
- Providing assistance or redirection to other students.
AIG Information:
Families with children in grades 3rd-5th, please take a moment to visit the AIG website.
- 3rd Grade will be screened for potential enrichment services this year using the CogAT and IOWA assessments. There is a 5-minute presentation explaining the process on the website.
- 4th-5th graders who are not already AIG identified may be nominated anytime during the school year for review by completing a nomination form on the website. Specific details about the process for 4th-5th can also be found there.
Are you a military-connected family?
In an effort to ensure that the unique needs of military-connected students are met, state law requires that schools collect information on military-connected students. The goal is to help accommodate these students by providing them with support and consistency when their parents are deployed, when they are transitioning between schools, and at other pivotal times during their academic career.
If you are a military-connected family, please:
- Download the attached fillable form.
- Complete one form for each of your children.
- Return to the school data manager who emailed this form to you.
- The deadline is Nov. 11. You may also print and return a hard copy of the form to your child’s school if you prefer.
(Form Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S26f4zx0W4Oac_1NhIfMnOd1-LuaBfvy/view)
NES Parent/Student Handbook:
Our parent/student handbook (linked below) contains a list of our school-based policies and procedures. Please take several minutes to thoroughly read through the handbook to ensure that you are knowledgeable about our established policies.
Join the PTA!
Interested in joining the PTA? Please our memberhub site:
Mel's Garden
There are lots of opportunities to help with our garden. For more information, please visit:
Volunteer with the PTA!
Interested in volunteering with the PTA! We'd love to have your help! To learn more about opportunities or to get started, Contact the PTA VP of Volunteers, at NorthwoodsMembership@gmail.com.