Normandy Park School

I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Monday, June 12th is a B Day.

Reminder: June 14th, 15th, and 16th are early dismissal days (at 1:15).

The Senior Unit (4/5) had their Field Day last Monday! Thank you to Mrs. E and all our parent & student volunteers for making it such a fun and special day for all involved! On Thursday, our 5th graders visited FMS for a tour of the middle school. Students were excited to see where they will be learning for the next 3 years!

This past Friday, we celebrated the 5th graders and their families at the 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony. It was great to recognize and honor their hard work, effort, and growth over the past 6 years. On Monday, our 5th grade will participate in 5th Grade Fun Day. Students will get the opportunity to celebrate their time at NPS by making one last memory. The Fun Day committee has planned a day of games, dancing, and crafts! Fun Day will happen rain or shine.

On Tuesday (rescheduled from last week), NPS will host incoming Ks from MSD partner preschools for a NPS visit!

Also, a special shout out to all our Girls on the Run participants (and family members!) who completed the 5K on Saturday.

Thank you to all our students, families, staff, and teachers for their continuous support throughout the year. Please know that I am only an e-mail or phone call away. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or feedback.

Click here for the June Bilingual Newsletter

Cole C., the recent winner of the Color Run prize "Choose Your Own Spirit Day" , has declared June 13th Bring Your Stuffed Animal to School Day! All students, staff, and teachers are encouraged to participate!

The Morris Educational Foundation is incredibly proud of the Morris School District’s hardworking 5th graders. To celebrate their achievements in elementary school, the MEF is honored to gift each of the four elementary schools with congratulatory banners to display in the month of June when so many end-of-school events are celebrated. We wish each 5th grader the best of luck at Frelinghuysen Middle School!

Registration for fall 2023 sports will open on Monday, May 15, 2023. If your child is interested in playing boys soccer, girls soccer, field hockey, or cross country they can pick up forms at the FMS health office or visit our FMS Athletics website: https://frelinghuysenms-ar.rschooltoday.com/home to print out the forms at home. Please note: boys and girls soccer are cut sports.

For more information please click here.

Dear ALL Incoming 6th graders attending Frelinghuysen Middle School,

The District and the HSAs are treating you all to an ice cream social at FMS this Tuesday, June 13th from 4:30-6pm. Sam the Ice Cream Man will be there with his ice cream truck serving treats to all the kids at no cost! All parents must accompany their students (no drop offs permitted). Please park wherever there is space and head to the field to the right of the school (behind the portables). The kids will get a chance to mingle and meet students from the other elementary schools that they will be in class with this coming school year!

Hope to see you all there!

If your child has medication in the health office, it must be picked up by an adult before the last day of school (6/16). If a parent is unavailable, you can have another adult come

as long as you give him/her a note granting permission to take the medication. As per

District policy, all unclaimed medication will be discarded.

Thank you to Mrs. E, as well as our parent and student volunteers, for making such a fun day possible!

Click here to visit our Home and School Association website!

HSA 5th Gr. Fun Day Committee looking for volunteers to help on June 12th https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b094eaaad2daaf94-5thgrade#/

Show your NPS pride! Purchase NPS school gear directly from Redbubble with shipment right to your doorstep! A small percentage of profits will be returned to NPS with your purchase!

Create a profile on our NPS HSA Membership Toolkit to enable your participation in the school directory (grade/teacher), sign up to receive the Home and School Association's weekly newsletter, submit club forms, volunteer and more!

It’s hard to believe that this is the last Counselor Corner of the year. I want to thank everyone for your support and ongoing collaboration. I also want to wish our 5th graders much success as they move up to the middle school. If you are a parent of a 5th grader, take some deep breaths as you transition as well from being a parent of an elementary schooler to a parent of a middle schooler. Remember, you can always reach out to your child’s counselor anytime you or your child need support.

This month is PRIDE month. Over the course of this year I have written about many celebrations and Pride celebrates members of the LGBTQ+ community. No matter the family grouping, one common thread is the love a family has for one another. Now I know that not everyone feels comfortable with this, but one thing I have always tried to stress in my newsletters is kindness, respect and empathy. It is my hope that you will continue to teach these to your children in the way you feel is best. We live in a society with a multitude of cultures, religions, political ideologies and sexual orientations. Over the summer continue to read diverse books with your children and have conversations about what you read. You are constantly molding and shaping your child and helping them develop kindness, respect and empathy.

Here is one of many good articles to help explain Pride month to your child if you are interested to do so:

https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/how-to-explain-pride-month-to-a-child/

There are so many wonderful books available as well. Make sure to read any book before reading it to or with your child so that you are prepared to talk about the topic and themes in the book!

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and restful summer!

Your School Counselor,

Cheryl Cohen

Last week, our school finished administering the Spring i-Ready® Diagnostic assessment. i-Ready Diagnostic helps teachers to effectively assess their students and then provide individualized instruction based on each student’s unique needs. i-Ready Diagnostic assesses the following skill areas:

Reading

• Phonological Awareness

• Phonics

• High-Frequency Words

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

Math

• Number and Operations

• Algebra and Algebraic Thinking

• Measurement and Data

• Geometry

This is the third iReady diagnostic assessment of the year for Gr. 1st through 5th. This is the second iReady diagnostic assessment of the year for our Kindergarten students. Performance reports will be sent home by the end of the week (with the Report Card).

• If you know that you child will be tardy or absent from school, it is requested that you notify the nurse in advance. This can be done by phone at 973-889-7960 x 6152. Voicemail is operational 24 hours daily.

• You may also contact her office by email at: marybeth.supple@msdk12.net

• Students who arrive tardy (after 8:55am) must report immediately to the Health Office upon arrival to school for a late pass

Please use the digital blue note form for any dismissal changes. The main office will notify the homeroom teachers of the dismissal change. For absences, continue to contact the school nurse.

If a situation arises that requires you to pick your child up during the school day, a note must be sent to the office specifying the pick-up time. Students being picked up early are asked to be picked up before 2:30 p.m.

Click here for Breakfast and Lunch Menus.

For additional information on MSD Breakfast and Lunch, please click here to visit the district's website.

Students can bring and/or purchase lunch. Free and reduced meals are provided to families who qualify for support. To fill out the Free and Reduced Meals application, please click here.

The last day of school is June 16th!

The office will be open over the summer. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or feedback.

· Harrassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) Reporting Information

· Parent Handbook

· District Calendar

· Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

· Free and Reduced Meal Application

· Adding Money to Breakfast/Lunch Account

· Sunset and Sunrise

Register Here.