Northwoods News
A Message from Principal Nixon--March 5, 2024
Northwoods Families,
Happy Tuesday! Please see the information below. As a reminder, the last day to pre-order a yearbook is March 15th. Ordering information is below.
Upcoming Events:
- Monday, March 4th - Friday, March 8th--Social Worker Appreciation Week
- Monday, March 11th--Teacher Workday
- Thursday, March 14th--First in Fitness Competition
- Monday, March 18th--Spirit Night at Alpaca!
- Monday, March 25th - Friday, March 29th--Spring Break
General School Information
Yearbooks:
Yearbooks are on sale NOW! Pre-order your book before March 15th for $20. This guarantees a book in your hand as there is only a small amount of inventory for purchase at the end of the year. All pre-orders will be shipped to the school and distributed during the very last week to the teachers. Order online now at https://www.strawbridge.net/ and use code YB29247.
AIG Information:
Our 4th and 5th grade AIG students are using their enrichment time to take their classwork to the next level. You can find what we are focused on during quarter 3 in our AIG newsletter. You can locate additional information about our acceleration opportunities at Northwoods on our AIG website. Our 3rd grade students who have recently been identified to participate in our AIG program will receive an envelope to go home for parent consent before the end of February. AIG services will officially begin for those 3rd graders during the 4th quarter.
Single Subject Acceleration Testing:
The opportunity for Single Subject Acceleration is approaching. The strict window for nominations will be April 1st-12th. Mark your calendars. You can find important information you will want to review prior to nominating, as well as the link for nominations, on our AIG website.
Northwoods Gifts of Gold Celebration:
Congratulations to Rory Lekivetz, our Northwoods Gifts of Gold participant! This is a visual arts display held annually by the office of Raleigh Arts and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission in partnership with The NC Museum of Art. Artwork will be displayed from March 20-April 7 in the East building of The NC Museum of Art.
5th Grade Information
5th grade families - it's not too soon to start thinking about the end of year celebration for our soon to be graduates! We need your help!
First, the 5th grade planning committee is collecting photos for the end of year slideshow shown at graduation. Every student will be featured in the slideshow with their 5th grade school picture. We also hope to include a picture of your child starting elementary school (or around that time frame). Please send an email to northwoods5th@gmail.com with the following information:
- Student Name
- Homeroom Teacher
- Age of student in photo
- Photo of your student around age 5.
Please send in your child's photo no later than January 30th!
Second, the 5th grade planning committee is coordinating with the school to create a memorable celebration at the end of the year. Northwoods PTA is generously contributing to the cost of this celebration, and we are starting to fundraise for the remaining amount. Families can contribute towards the fund by scanning the QR code above or by clicking on the "5th Grade Activities Donation" button below.
We look forward to working with the 5th grade families to make this a great last year of elementary school for our students!
PTA Information
Recess in the Garden:
Recess in the Garden resumes in March! We have leaders for all grades but will need assistants to help on the following dates.
- Kindergarten and 1st Grade--Mondays
- 2nd and 3rd Grade--Wednesdays
- 4th and 5th Grade-- Friday's
Please consider signing up to volunteer using the QR code above. We would love to have your help!!
Garden Overhaul:
I'm excited to share that our garden recently received a much-needed overhaul (pictures below). A special thanks goes out to Winters Androney for spearheading the effort to solicit donations. In all, we received more than $3,500 worth of donated lumber and compost from area businesses. I would also like to thank the other volunteers who helped remove and replace the old planting beds. We appreciate your support.
Save the Date! Spirit Night at Alpaca:
Our next Spirit Night will be at Alpaca Peruvian Chicken on Monday, March 18th at Park Place/9575 Chapel Hill Rd. Alpaca will donate 20% of all sales back to Northwoods!!
Boosterthon Fundraiser:
Save the Date: Our annual Boosterthon Fundraiser is scheduled for April 16th - 26th. This year we plan to return to a "Fun Run" style event on Friday, April 26th, and volunteers will be needed to ensure the event is successful. For more information and to sign up to volunteer, please see the flyer below.
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.