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January 23 - Dining For Dollars - Crave Cookies

February 9 - All Pro Dad

February 19 - Presidents' Day (No School)

February 20 - Professional Development Day (Students Off)

February 20 - FCS Board Meeting

February 29 - Hardship Transfer Deadline

March 11 - Teacher Work Day (Students Off)

March 12 - Professional Development Day (Students Off)

March 21 - FCS Board Meeting

Happy January 19th! We packed a lot into the three school days this week. Our staff also had the opportunity to attend various Professional Development sessions on Tuesday, learning more about content specific to their work as well as working together in their teams for planning and data analysis.

Northwood’s continued focus on reading remains strong as grade levels dive into reading for a variety of purposes. At school, students use and review texts throughout the instructional day to apply reading strategies, respond to what is contained within texts, learn and apply new vocabulary, and explore new content. We also find time for students to read books to grow the pure love of reading and to spark their imaginations. I had the pleasure of being with a group of second graders this week that were comparing features of fiction and non-fiction books. They were bouncing out of their seats with excitement as they wanted to look through ALL the books that the teacher was sharing with them. If you’re looking for ways that you can continue to spark the love of reading at home, you can set specific reading routines or reading times for your family. Trips to the library to pick out new books can be a fun adventure on chilly winter weekends. New adventures are always just a page away.

With gratitude,

Heather Rucker

Northwood Explorers are in the middle of their ceramics unit in Art. Last week, students created clay sculptures: kindergarteners made penguins, first graders made lady bugs, second graders made turtles, third graders made monsters, fourth graders made cupcakes, and fifth graders designed a wall hanging. This week and next week, students will paint their creations and bring them home. Clay is everyone's favorite! Be sure to ask your child about their artwork and the process of creating clay art.

We are happy to share Northwood's second quarter honor roll and super honor roll students. Please click the links below to view the names. Congratulations, Explorers! Keep up the great work!

Second Quarter Honor Roll

Second Quarter Super Honor Roll

PARTICIPATE REMOTE LEARNING DAY REQUEST

Participate Remote Learning Day Request

Students may request up to 5 remote learning days per semester and receive attendance credit for being present through remote participation. To receive participated remote credit, students must follow the participated remote directions outlined below.

• Notification of PR Day must be made prior to the start of the instructional day to teacher(s). Students should make all requests for remote learning days one school day prior to the requested date when possible.
• Remote learning days cannot be requested on summative evaluation days.
• All work must be submitted within 2 days of the return from the remote learning days.
• The absence will be marked Unexcused in IC until this form is completed and turned in to the Assistant Principal. Once the teacher has signed that the assignment is complete and hands this form into the office, the absence will change to PR (Participate Remote).

PRE-APPROVED ABSENCE FORM

Pre-Approved Absence Request Form

Students may request Pre-Approved Absences for family events and special family circumstances. Consideration for Pre-Approved Absences will be based on the following criteria.

• Pre-Approved Absence Request Form is received 5 days prior to planned absence.
• Attendance review indicates student is not at-risk of chronic absenteeism. Please note that students with 17 or more absences per year fall within the chronic absenteeism attendance band. Even though they are pre-approved, these absences count towards the 17.
• Academic review of classes shows student is on-track with work completion.

Please visit the Northwood ES website here for more details about the forms.

Hardship Transfer applications are available beginning January 1, for parents who wish to apply for a 2024-2025 hardship transfer or to renew a current hardship to another Fulton elementary, middle or high school. Parents will use an online form to enter and submit their information. Get more info and access the application here.

The Infinite Campus Parent Portal provides quick and easy access to information for all enrolled students in their household. Find grades, attendance, assignments, schedules, ID numbers, school announcements and more. If you haven't already joined, please do so today as Fulton County Schools is transitioning to managing everything via the portal.

For more information, access the Parent Portal Booklet for Infinite Campus here.

Parents, please encourage your students to check regularly for lost items in the Lost and Found. Please mark all student belongings clearly with the child’s name so that it can be identified. Unclaimed items are donated to local charities after the last school day of every month. January’s date is Wednesday, January 31st.

Your child will be recognized at school on his/her birthday, with an announcement on Explorervision and a special birthday pencil. Please do not send cake, cupcakes, balloons, party favors, or party invitations to school as these will not be distributed. If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday at school you may purchase ice cream from our cafeteria for your child’s class.

• Please email your Explorer’s teacher to find out how many students are in their class.
• Email our Cafeteria Manger, Bethany Lopez, at Lopezb3@fultonschools.org to place your order at least TWO FULL WEEKS IN ADVANCE of your Explorer’s birthday.
• Ice cream is still $1 each for birthdays. The simplest way to handle the cost is to have money on your Explorers account via the MyPaymentsPlus app.

For the entire month of January, juicy, farm fresh tomatoes served at lunch are part of Fulton County’s School Nutrition Harvest of the Month Program. These locally grown tomatoes are heading straight from a family farm to your plate. Because it’s grown closer to home it helps support our local farmers and takes less fuel to get it to our café. Not only are these locally grown tomatoes good for the environment, but also, tomatoes are great for your body, being an excellent source of vitamin A! Did you know: Georgia is a top product of fresh market tomatoes?! Botanically, the tomato is a fruit, but in cooking it is considered a vegetable. Try the freshly harvested tomatoes in your signature side salads this January!

The Dining for Dollars crew is back with an opportunity from Crave Cookies to send a percentage of every purchase back to Northwood! Crave is new in the community, and to spirit nights, so let's show them an awesome turn out!

• WHERE: CRAVE cookies 3719 Old Alabama road 200 D, Johns Creek, GA 30022 (next to Marlow's Tavern)

• Date: Tuesday, Jan 23rd
• Time: 3pm-7pm

DON'T FORGET TO MENTION NORTHWOOD!

Deadline to pre-order: April 15th

Cost: $43

Order here: https://www.balfour.com/georgia/roswell/northwood-elementary-school

Have a 5th Grader? You can also purchase a 5th grade Yearbook Dedication Ad by January 20th. The Ad must be designed/submitted on your Balfour account by February 1st. Only one dedication per 5th grader!

Questions? Email Yearbook@NorthwoodPTA.com

Heather Q. Rucker, Principal

Michelle Levine, Assistant Principal

Together We SHINE!

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