Welcome to Week 21! 

There is no school on Monday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Here is the link to the OCSB Around the District weekly video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyR62h7Nj4 

The Health Department will no longer inform schools of students who have tested positive for COVID-19. To help keep our schools healthy, please keep your child home if they have a positive COVID-19 test result, are awaiting for their test results, or are showing symptoms. As always, please refer to the COVID-19 Decision Tree when making decisions about your child’s return to school (available at the end of this newsletter).

 

Out of Field Teachers

A semester 2 newsletter outlining the Out of Field Teachers at North Elementary School will be sent home with students this week.

 

Parent Pickup Reminder

To ensure the safety of all students, students are walking to the cars in between the two lines of cars. Please remember to pull up in the line that allows your child to enter from the middle so that no students have to walk in front of a car. Also, if you are in need of additional pickup cards, please contact our office. Thank you for helping us dismiss students safely!

APTT

Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meetings are continuing throughout the month of January. Thank you to everyone who has already attended! If you have not had your meeting yet, your child’s teacher will contact you to schedule a time for your meeting.

After School Tutoring in Grades 3-5

If your child has been invited to tutoring, please remember that ELA tutoring takes place on Tuesday and Math tutoring takes place on Thursday. Tutorial bus stops that are assigned are community bus stops that may be different from that of the regular bus stop. Additionally, the bus garage requires for the after school tutorial transportation that someone is there to meet students at the bus stop. Students will not be left at the bus stop alone.

Order Your 2021-2022 Yearbook Now!

Yearbooks will be available to purchase online, and they are $25 each. Here is the link to order: 

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB108165. Personalized pages are available for purchase for cash or check only (no online option). Full page is $75.00 and 1⁄2 page is $40.00.

If purchasing a memory/ad page, please complete the yearbook order form that was sent home with your child. 

Jump Rope for Heart

NES is raising funds for American Heart Association. Your child has received his/her fundraising envelope, and donations are due by February 2. The Jump Rope for Heart event will take place on Friday, February 4, 2022 from 8:15-10:15. Students who wish to participate should  have their parents fill out and return the Youth Consent, Release, and Indemnification form along with a $5.00 donation to the American Heart Association and give to Mrs. Hackett, our PE coach. 

Celebrate Literacy Week Florida is January 24-28

Here is a sneak peek of the activities that are planned for Celebrate Literacy Week. We encourage families to read books about space to support this year’s Celebrate Literacy Week theme: Launch into Literacy.

Accelerated Reader Goals for the 3rd 9 Weeks

Thank you for encouraging reading at home! Here are the grade level goals for the 3rd 9 weeks:

  • 1st Grade - 7 points
  • Grades 2-5 - 11 points. 

Additional At Home Learning Resources

Students can access web-based instructional programs at https://launchpad.classlink.com/okeechobee using their computer login information.

The following programs can also be accessed via these links:

Free Breakfast and Lunch

Wednesday: Chicken nuggets / BBQ pork on bun
Thursday: Taco / Turkey and cheese on Croissant
Friday: Pizza

Upcoming Events

  • 1/17 No School in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • 1/18 School Board Meeting 6 PM
  • 1/24 Celebrate Literacy Week 
  • 2/3 Progress Report Day
  • 2/4 Early Release Day - Students Dismissal starts at 11:30 AM
  • 2/4 Jump Rope for Heart Event 
  • 2/21 Presidents Day - No School

Symptomatic Students

Current guidelines for COVID-19 in our district allow symptomatic students to return after:

  • They receive a negative test and are asymptomatic;
  • Ten (10) days have passed since symptom onset or positive test result, the student has had no fever for 24 hours and the student's other symptoms are improving; or
  • The student receives written permission from a healthcare provider to return to school.

School Safety

All students have access to the Fortify FL reporting app on their Chromebooks at school. Fortify FL posters posted around campus to remind students they can report suspicious activity at any time using the app.

Sincerely,

Dr. Tuuli Robinson

Principal of North Elementary School