North Star Newsletter November 2024

Elementary Main Office Hours - 8:30am - 4:30pm

School-Wide Food Drive - November 4-20

Potato Bar - Thursday, November 7

NS Baseball Fundraiser @ Uncle Bob's Pizza - Wednesday, November 13

A percentage of any purchase during dinner service will go to our baseball team. Get some dinner and support our baseball team!

Mom & Daughter Paint Night - Thursday, November 14, 6pm-8pm

Come enjoy a fun evening making home decor and spending time together. Place your orders here by November 1. Kits are $35 each. If you are unable to stay and paint, kits will be ready for pick up.

HS Boys Basketball Tryouts - Friday, November 15

Spirit Night at Panera - Friday, November 15, 4-8pm

Elementary Book Fair - November 18-22

Family Night @ Pojos - Thursday, November 21, 5-8pm

Cookies & Craft with Santa - Saturday, November 30, 11am-1pm

North Star Holiday Bazaar - Saturday, December 7, 10am-3pm

Choir & Band Concert - Tuesday, December 10 @ North Star

Choir Concert - 5:30-6:30pm

Band Concert - 7:00-8:00pm

Our Annual Fund is now live! As a charter school, North Star receives public funding but lacks access to the bond and levy funding available to traditional schools. Thankfully, from the gracious and generous support from our communities and families every year, we can continue to provide a high-level education with real world experiences. Click here to see last year's impact report.

Our goal for this year's Annual Fund is $120,000. With your support, we can address urgent needs and make a direct impact in our school by focusing on Facility Upgrades ($80,000), Classroom Needs ($40,000), and other areas where needed most. You can make a donation here.

Every donation counts! We continue to be amazed with the support and generosity of our families and community. No matter the amount, we sincerely appreciate your support. Plus, your donation is tax-deductible wit Idaho offering additional tax benefits for education contributions. Please see attached forms for more details and tax benefits.

Thank you for your continual generosity and support of our school!

Please follow the link below to learn more about he Empowering Parents Grant and see if it may be a helpful opportunity for your family!

https://empoweringparents.idaho.gov/

North Star is having an all-school food drive!

There will be prizes for the grade in Elementary, Middle School, and High School that brings in the most donations. Elementary can win 20 minutes of extra recess! Middle School can win donuts! High School can win a hot chocolate party! Donations are non-perishables only.

Bins for your donations can be found in the following locations for each grade level:

• Elementary bins are located in the hall next to Mrs. Davis' outdoor desk
• 6th Grade: Mrs. Severn's room
• 7th Grade: Mrs. Rex's room
• 8th Grade: Mrs. Rose's room
• 9th Grade: Mr. Hutchin's room
• 10th Grade: Mr. Hickey's room
• 11th Grade: Mrs. Ange's room
• 12th Grade: Mrs. Rau's room

Our amazing, high school student council is hosting our 2nd Annual Friendsgiving during lunch on November 22!

Help support DECA by purchasing a plant for the holidays. You can purchase a Poinsettia, Christmas Cactus, or an Alberta Spruce! Prices range from $10-$15. Pre-order your holiday plant through November 21, and will be ready for pickup at the Holiday Bazaar on December 7.

We have an author in our midst! Lavanya Kumar is not only a writer, but is a published author. Her published works are "The Hidden World: The Wishing Stone" and "The Hidden World: A Magical Escape". Check them out in the links below!

"The Hidden World: The Wishing Stone"

"The Hidden World: A Magical Escape"

Brooks has been working hard this swim season and is heading to compete at State this second weekend in November. He will be competing in the 200 IM and 100 Breast. Congratulations on a great season! Good luck, Brooks!!

Harper is the winner of the City of Eagle's 2024 Christmas Card Design contest! Her design will be the official City of Eagle Christmas Card. Well done and congratulations, Harper!

Mark you calendars...
the Book Fair is this month!

November 18-22

Our 6th annual holiday bazaar is coming soon! Come get some holiday shopping done and support local. See you there!

Our high school boys had a great season! They competed at State the first weekend of this month and took 5th place out of 13 schools with Everett Metier placing 3rd and Henry Giomi-Brown placing 13th.

Our Varsity Volleyball team had an incredible season. The competed at districts this season and came close to the title. Way to go, Lady Huskies!!

Our Mountain Bike Team had record breaking participation and several top 15 finishes at our races. Huge thanks to all of our fabulous coaches, sponsors and generous donors: Ankle & Foot Medical Center, Gillette Testing and Inspections, Lakehouse Financial, Jeanette Marrie and Fly Racing.

MS Girls BBall: All games are @ 4:15 (B) & 5:15pm (A)

Coach Kari Depaolo - kdepaolo89@yahoo.com

11/4 @ Vale

11/5 vs New Plymouth

11/12 vs Nyssa

11/14 @ Melba

11/19 @ Vision

11/21 vs Compass

12/3 @ Ambrose

12/4 vs Marsing

HS Girls BBall:

Coach Claire Bonnet- clairelballer15@gmail.com

11/4 Tryouts/First Practice

11/15 @ Vision 7:30pm

11/19 @ Notus 6:00pm

11/20 @ Compass 7:30pm

12/2 @ Greenleaf 6:00pm

12/5 Treasure Valley 6:00pm

HS Boys BBall:

Coach Kevin Hutchens- khutchens@northstarcharter.org

11/15 Tryouts/First Practice

12/2 vs Vision Charter JV @ 6:00pm, Varsity @ 7:30pm

12/5 vs Treasure Valley JV @ 4:30pm, Varsity @ 7:30pm

If your student plans on trying out for the boys basketball team this season, please complete the tryout sign-up form linked here: North Star Boys Basketball Tryout Sign-Up Form. Please fill this out with your student prior to coming to tryouts November 15th. Students who are Freshman or Juniors need to have a physical completed sometime between May and prior to tryouts. These forms need to be completed by you and your physician and returned to Mr. Hutchens. That form is attached below.

11/13

Uncle Bob's Pizza Baseball Fundraiser

A percentage of any purchase during dinner service goes to the baseball team

Get some dinner & support the baseball team!

11/22

Winter Workouts begin

Contact Coach Hansen for more details

nsc.hs.baseball@gmail.com

For more details and information regarding our various sports teams with North Star Charter School, you can subscribe to the calendar in the link below. By subscribing, you will have access to our fall sports including cross country, volleyball, or the mountain bike team. Details will include scheduled meets, games, and races.

North Star Athletics & Activities Page

Our yearly and first-half year links have closed! Elementary now has weekly links you can order from while secondary is cash only on Fridays. We've made this handy flyer for you to print, scan the QR codes, and mark off the week's you've purchased for the first half of the year. No more waiting for PTO to send the links out. Orders close the Friday before. No late orders, no cash, and we are unable to offer refunds for any reason (including absences, snow days, etc). One student per order form, please.

Sept 6 Sept 13 Sept 20 October 4

Eat some tasty food while supporting North Star's PTO! Mark your calendars and come to Panera on North Eagle Road (near Hobby Lobby) on Friday, November 15 from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Bring the flyer (or show a digital copy) and 25% of all sales will go right back to the school! Your support helps PTO provide low-cost events, pays for fieldtrips, supplies for the school, and so much more! We hope to see you there!

PTO is excited to partner with POJOs for a family friendly night of fun on Thursday, November 21st! See attached flyer for more details. No advance purchase is necessary- just show up between 5-8pm and mention you are with North Star. In addition to discounted pricing, 20% of all money spent during our evening will go right back to North Star! See you there!

PTO has arranged a special guest to visit North Star! Santa will make a special appearance at our school from 11-1pm on Saturday, November 30th. Tickets are $10 and will include a photo with Santa, light refreshments, cookie decorating, and a picture frame they will make for their special picture with Santa.

Buy Tickets

The second half of the year is quickly approaching! If you didn't purchase pizza for the whole year and you would like to "set it and forget it," now is your chance. From now until the end of December, you will be able to purchase pizza for the second half of the year. The pizza dates begin in January.

Half Year Elementary

Half Year Secondary

Elementary Pizza Order for November & December

November 8

November 15

December 6

December 13

December 20

Our next Staff Appreciation will be Wednesday, December 4th. The staff at North Star REALLY looks forward to these luncheons, so let's show them how much we appreciate all that they do for our children. December's theme is "HOLIDAY FAVORITES"!

Participation is so easy! Please sign up for an item or two (or three!) and then mark your calendar so you don't forget. Items can be homemade or purchased. The morning of Dec. 4th, someone will be outside to accept your items starting at 9am. If you have a crockpot or dish you need returned, you can collect those items beginning at 2pm in the elementary office. Please label all dishes/utensils with your name.

Sign Up

Please come out and support our talented North Star musicians in their Winter Concert!

• Choir Concert will be held on Tuesday December 10th from 5:30-6:30 at North Star Charter School.

• Band Concert will be held on Tuesday December 10th from 7:00-8:00 at North Star Charter School.

Secondary (grades 6-12) Yearbooks are on sale now for $30! Follow THIS LINK to pre-order your yearbook. North Star's school ID is 294192. After 12/20, the price will increase to $35.

Stay tuned for information regarding Elementary Yearbooks!

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