Welcome to Week 11!

In support of Red Ribbon Week, we are inviting everyone to participate in dress up days to show or commitment to making good choices, focusing on academics and sports, following our dreams, and remaining drug free! 

Thursday is our Drive Through Family Information and Trick or Treat Night. Families are invited to drive through the pickup circle and visit stations to get a trick and a treat. Please remain in your vehicles!

We understand that community-based Halloween activities might be limited this year. Therefore, students are allowed to wear their costumes to school on Friday. Only school-appropriate costumes are allowed (no revealing clothing, no scary or gory outfits; face masks rules apply as usual).

Important Documents

Fall pictures makeup day information for Wednesday will be sent home on Tuesday!

Important Dates

10/28 Fall pictures makeup day

10/29 Trick or Treat Drive Through and Family Information Night 5:00-6:00 PM

11/9 Virtual Book Fair starts

11/12 NES SAC Meeting 5:00-6:00 PM

School Lunch Menu This Week

 

 

Lunch and breakfast continue to be free to all students! For easy access, breakfast is provided in pre-packaged bags at both student entrances. School meals for Option 2 students are distributed Monday through Friday from the Public Library parking lot from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Only the parent/guardian or person listed as an emergency contact may pick up meals for their child(ren).

Additional Learning Activities and Resources

• Logins to district programs is accessed at https://launchpad.classlink.com/okeechobee

• Math facts practice is available at https://www.reflexmath.com/

• Tutorials on Florida Standards are available at http://www.floridastudents.org/

• Video tutorials and practice for core subject areas on each grade level are available at https://www.khanacademy.org/

• Students are encouraged  to read at least 20 minutes each day.

Required Self-Screener

Self-screening continues to be required prior to entering campus. Please call the school office to report a sick child as outlined in the updated Self Screening Guide below. Students exhibiting these symptoms at school will be sent home and may return according to the guidelines from our clinic.

• Temperature 100.4 degrees F or higher 

• Sore throat

• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline)

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain

• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever

• Chills

• Shortness of breath

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body aches

• New loss of taste of smell

• Congestion or runny nose

And/or,

• Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with confirmed COVID-19

Additionally,

• Temperature checks are conducted for students and staff

• Walk in visitors are not allowed - always call ahead for an appointment

• Parent meetings are held virtually when at all possible

• Drop off of non-instructional items is not allowed.

School Safety

Reports concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, can be made to appropriate public safety agencies and school officials using the following link: https://getfortifyfl.com/Tip.html. All students have access to this reporting tool on their Chromebooks at school.

Sincerely,

Dr. Tuuli Robinson

Principal of North Elementary School

robinsont@okee.k12.fl.us