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Sue Barte, Principal October 2016

PTO meeting 10/13 6PM

End of 1st 9 weeks 10/14

GRADE CARDS 10/21

Fall Festival Day 10/28 Halloween Parties Masquerade Parade @ 2:10PM

UPCOMING EVENTS

Parent / Teacher 10/31-11/3 Conference Week LATE NIGHT 11/3

Book Fair 10/31-11/4 LATE NIGHT 11/3 3:30PM -7:00PM

NO SCHOOL 11/7 NO SCHOOL 11/8

Picture Retakes 11/10

Veteran's Day Events 11/11 Interims go home 11/18 NO SCHOOL 11/25-11/27

IMPORTANT DATESDon?t let the bed bugs bite!! This is just a reminder   that bed bugs are al ive and wel l in our community and communit ies across the country.   Norwood is making every ef fort to keep these nuisances out of our building-things l ike keeping al l students? belongings bagged in large ziplock bags and t reat ing common areas as needed to prevent infestat ions.   There are things you can do to protect your own homes as wel l !   Check your own personal belongings, book bags, shoes and clothing for bugs before entering your home because bed bugs of ten hitch hike on these items . To be extra caut ious you could put worn   clothing in the dryer on high heat set t ing for 15 minutes when you enter your home.   Al though bed bugs do not spread disease they can be dif f icul t and expensive to get rid of .   If you are bat t l ing bed bugs in your home, inform the school so that extra measures can be taken to help prevent the spread to others.   If you have quest ions, please cal l our nurse at 879-7642 ext 3305 or visit www.centralohiobedbugs.org

Remember t o ma r k yo u r c a lend a r sPa r ent T ea c her C o nf er enc es

10 / 31/ 16 - 11/ 3 / 16

Even ing ho u r s - T HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Fire Prevention Week at Norwood is the week of October 10th-14th. Mr. Van Horn, the Fire Chief of the Jefferson Township Fire Department will give presentations to the PreK-5th grade classes. Each grade level will have a dif ferent (age appropriate)

presentation. Be sure to ask your child(ren) what they learned about f ire prevention.

PTO I NFORMATI ON

Br eakf ast Wi t h Sant a

Dec. 3r d

Pl anni ng i s under way.

Oct ober PTO meet i ng:

Oct 13t h @ 6PM

i n t he Nor wood Li br ar y

Spi r i t St i ck dat es f or Oct ober :

Oct . 7t h

Oct . 14t h

PTO MOVIE NIGHT

Thursday, Oct. 20

6PM - 9PM

Norwood wil l once again be having the Masquerade Parade. It wil l take place on Friday, October 28 start ing at 2:10PM. Grade K-5 wil l be dressing up to part icipate in the parade. We ask students to ref rain f rom wearing gory, bloody, or violent costumes. Weapons of any kind wil l not be permit ted! Due to the short t ime of this event , students are not permit ted to wear make-up as part of their costume. Teachers wil l be providing addit ional informat ion regarding classroom part ies. Please ref rain f rom bringing in t reats unless you have been contacted by your child?s teacher.

FIELD TRIPS10/18 2nd Grade (Marshall / Muschweck) to Indian Village Park

10/19 2nd Grade (Bowsher / Price) to Indian Village Park

10/27 4th Grade to Ohio Statehouse and History Center

Norwood Skat ing Par t y Dat esNov 30thJan 17thMar 16thMay 8th

6PM - 8PM

The Book Fair is Coming!

The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for October 31st - November 4th. Evening hours will be Thursday, November 3rd from 3:30-7:00 p.m. Come see what is new at the Book Fair!

General Mil ls Boxtops and Campbel l Labels

Please continue to save and send in boxtops and labels. We now have an abundance of tether balls, playground balls, and jump ropes for the students to play with on recess thanks to the Campbell Companies.  

Your continued support of these programs is appreciated!

LIBRARY

Your student is encouraged to use his/her backpack/bookbag as storage for their l ibrary books. Students can take the books out to read them any number of t imes and if he/she returns the book to the bookbag, there is less chance of being overdue!

During the cold and f lu season, parents often have a dif f icult t ime deciding whether or not to keep their child home sick. Here are a few guidelines to follow. Children should be kept home from school for these symptoms:

                            1-fever greater than 100                             2-vomitting or diarrhea                             3-persistent cough that disrupts normal activit ies

l ike sleep or causes vomiting                             4-pink eye                             5-unexplained rashes                             6-headlice If you decide to send your child, but are not sure, please call the nurse and make her aware. Do NOT tell your child they can call you if they feel sick because they automatically will want to go home. We make every effort to keep our students at school even if they aren?t feeling 100% . But,

we also want them healthy and ready to learn. You can reach the nurse at 879-7642 ext: 3305.

Before School Drop Of f

Please have your child get out of the car on the right side by the sidewalk. We want to keep children out of the road to keep them safe.  Switch car seats around if needed or the child can climb over the car seat.

Adults, please stay in the car and allow your child to get out and walk to their l ine. This allows the cars to continue moving through quickly and not get backed up.  A staff member can help open the door if necessary.

Please do not use the parking spots in the back. Please follow the line of cars and let your child out at the sidewalk.  We do not want students crossing the road with moving traff ic.  If students are going to breakfast, follow the line of cars and let students out at the sidewalk in front of the doors by the gym.  Thank you for your cooperation!  We want to keep all of our students safe!

Shop. Scan. Support Our School . Apples for the Students starts again October 1. This program is a great way for our school to earn funds for our schools overall educational needs. Is your Giant Eagle Advantage

Card® registered? Now?s the time to check. All you need is our school code 5766 to verify a card or

register a new card.

1. Visit www.gianteagle.com/AFTS.2. Enter your Giant Eagle Advantage Card® number (which appears under the bar code).

3. Enter the school code of 57664. Done! Please encourage your extended family and friends to register too.

Com m uni t y Suppor t

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