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January 12 - All Pro Dad

January 15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No School)

January 16 - Professional Development Day (Students Off)

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 29 - Hardship Transfer Deadline

Happy 2024 to all new and returning Northwood families! What joy it brought us to see the smiles from our Explorers this week. If you are new to our school family, your homeroom teacher will make sure to reach out to you to answer any questions you may have. You can also find general Northwood Elementary School and Fulton County Schools district information in each link.

The start of each new year is an opportunity to start something new, build new routines, develop unique to-do lists, and create positive habits. I do hope that falling deeper in love with reading is included on those 2024 lists, too. The love of reading comes naturally to some students while others may need more encouragement, but either way, books in the hands of our Explorers is so important. Our grade levels do not assign a lot of worksheet type homework assignments but would prefer time spent in the afternoons and evenings to be spent reading near or with your children. Math skill practice is also on that afternoon task list 😉

Everyone at Northwood is looking forward to a positive and productive second semester!

With gratitude,

Heather Rucker

Principal

Happy New Year! We are excited for the 2nd semester of the school year! Our ESOL students have had a great 1st semester making new friends, learning new vocabulary words, practicing phonics, and reading both fiction and nonfiction texts. We are so proud of ALL of our multilingual students as they acquire more of the English language and grow as learners.

In the next week, our ESOL students will be preparing to take the yearly ESOL Assessment called the ACCESS. The ACCESS test consists of four domains: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. For grades 1-5, each section will be administered on a different day. For Kindergarten, the ACCESS test is given to each student individually. This ACCESS test will determine ESOL placement for the 2024-2025 school year. We look forward to having our students demonstrate the English skills that they have learned. Thank you for your continued support!

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.

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!

• You can pre-order for $38 at https://www.balfour.com/.../northwood-elementary-school. The price goes up January 1st and we highly recommend you pre-order because we SOLD OUT last year!
• Also, the yearbook committee would like your child to share their SWEETEST memory (this doesn't have to be a Northwood specific memory). As a bonus, we would love them to share a sweet themed joke. https://forms.gle/4yGSyp5H6RZRU5fk9
• Fifth Graders - don't forget to buy a 5th Grade Dedication AD ($20) by January 20th! One AD per student and must be designed by February 1st.

Heather Q. Rucker, Principal

Michelle Levine, Assistant Principal

Together We SHINE!

Email: NorthwoodAttendance@fultonschools.org
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/northwoodes
Location: 10200 Wooten Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-6390
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodElementaryPTA/
Twitter: @FCS_NWES