North Star News

November 11, 2022

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North Elementary

440 N. 10th Street Noblesville, Indiana 46060

Phone: 317-773-0482 Fax: 317-776-6274

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Principal's Point

North families,

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served.

For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans.

This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country's service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to "Veterans Day" in order to account for all veterans

The Veterans Day program is a time-honored tradition at North Elementary. Mrs. Krent is so very proud to teach all grade levels the songs that are part of the fabric of our lives.

Today, we returned to our all-school sing-along as well as invited our veterans and family to participate. We hope you enjoyed all of us celebrating you, Veterans.

We hope that e you felt the love, joy, and pride these children have for their country.

We celebrate and honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

Happy Veteran's Day,

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Robert Lugo

Principal

North Elementary

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Mr. Lugo's BrainBuster

A mouse wants to get in better shape. She’s going to start by climbing the stairs. Starting on the fourth floor, she climbs up five stories, down seven stories, up six stories, down three stories, and up four stories again. What floor is she on?

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Upcoming Activities and Reminders

11/16/22 Late Arrival - school starts at 8:15

11/23/22-11/25/22 No school - Thanksgiving break

12/7/22 Cocoa, Cookies, and Holiday Cheer 6pm-7pm (See Flyer below)

Student Services

Monthly Lifeskill Initiative

Initiative is our monthly lifeskill for November. Initiative means to do something because it needs to be done. Students practice this lifeskill daily by having classroom jobs, following our North SHINE procedures, and helping classmates.

Here is a video that highlights ways to take initiative at home. Please watch this video with your child #TakingIntiativeIsCool #They=You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALtsSru4jzE

World Kindness Day

November 13th is World Kindness Day. World Kindness Day is an international observance that was introduced in 1998 to promote kindness throughout the world. The purpose of World Kindness is to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.North will be celebrating this day on Monday November 14th by encouraging acts of kindness throughout the day. Students will be able to participate in a kindness bingo throughout the week .

15 ways to practice kindness:

Volunteer together as a family
Hold the door open for someone
Do a chore for someone without them knowing
Return someones cart at the store
Leave a note in a library book
Pick up litter
Let someone go ahead of you in line
Set the table for dinner
Donate outgrown clothes
Talk to someone new at school
Read a book to someone
Invite someone to play at recess
Tell the principal how great your teacher is
Help make dinner
Clean up toys without being asked

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Notes from the Nurse

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes affects 25.8 million people and is marked by high levels of blood glucose. Diabetes is a chronic disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin if any at all. Diet, insulin, and oral medication to lower blood glucose levels are the foundation of diabetes treatment and management. Education and self-care are important aspects of disease management that help people with diabetes lead normal lives. World Diabetes Day is celebrated November 14th. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes, http://jdrf.org

Reunification Parent Letter

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Circumstances may occur at the school that require parents to pick up their students in a formalized, controlled release. The process of this controlled release is referred to as a reunification. A reunification may be necessary due to weather, a power outage, a gas leak, or an act of violence. The reunification process is a protocol that makes this process more predictable and less chaotic for all involved. If Noblesville Schools were to have a crisis situation which would require a reunification, parents would be notified via Parent Square, broadcasting a message via phone, email, and/or text. For this reason, it is important that the school in which your child attends has current contact information for you on file.

If a reunification is enacted, the school will communicate the crisis situation and the location in which you would need to pick up your child. The reunification sites are not on school property and consequently, students would be bussed to these off-site locations. Once at the reunification site, students may only be released to their custodial parents/guardians and/or emergency contacts that have been approved by the child’s parent/guardian prior to the incident and are recorded in our student database. Every individual must bring a photo identification card, preferably a state-issued driver’s license, to the reunification site to check-out their child. During check-in, identification and custody rights are confirmed. We hope that we do not have to enact a reunification, however, we want you to be clear of the procedures and expectations should the need arise. This process protects both the safety of the student and provides for an accountable change of custody from the school to a custodial parent or guardian.

Dr. Heather Hendrich

Assistant Superintendent of HR/Safety

heather_hendrich@nobl.k12.in.us