North Side Family Flyer

North Side Families,

We have four weeks left of school. Please remind your child(ren) that we are still learning material and it is their job to continue working hard up until the very end!

Most of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders finished taking the ILEARN state assessments last week. We will be doing some make-up testing this week. Thank you for your support in keeping students and devices in school during this time!

All students will be taking their end of year assessments this month, these include NWEA, the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark reading assessment and the iReady math assessment. These assessments are important to both teachers and myself as they are the information that truly shows us your child's growth this school year.

Please look at the important dates at the bottom of this newsletter for things such as, field day, last day of school, etc.....

It has been a school year of uncertainty and change, but I want to say THANK YOU for working alongside us and helping us to make it a great year considering the changes we had to make to keep everyone healthy and safe through the pandemic! We could not have stayed open and continued to teach your children in person without your help! We appreciate you!!!

Please reach out if you have questions regarding end of year testing, the last month of school, summer school, registration for next school year or anything else. Our office number is (260) 347-1354 and my e-mail is sleasure@eastnoble.net.

Yours in education,

Stephanie Leasure

Principal

Office Reminders:

1. If your child is ill, please call our office and let us know by 9 a.m. if at all possible. Our office number is (260) 347-1354. If you believe the illness is Covid related, please ask to speak with Nurse Whitney. Other ways to contact us, e-mail Nurse Whitney at waumsbaugh@eastnoble.net or Stephanie Leasure, Principal at sleasure@eastnoble.net

2. Please contact the office by 1:30 p.m. if you need to make changes to your child's transportation home for the day. We cannot guarantee the changes when you call after 1:30 p.m. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THIS! Please note that the office phone may be on night ring during dismissal, please leave a message and we will call you right back as soon as dismissal is complete.

3. If your child is a car rider, please make sure to use your car tags each day.

4. If you need to change your child's bus or start bus transportation, please follow these steps:

Bus Change or Start Up Requests

If you need to change your bus location, please go to the North Side website, https://www.eastnoble.net/o/north-side-elementary, and follow these directions:

Click on the "Menu" at the top of the home page. Click the “For Families” tab and then the "Transportation" tab. When the drop down menu appears, you will see a link called “Transportation Change Request.” When you click that link, you will be taken to a form that you can fill out and submit electronically. It will notify transportation via email that a request has been submitted and they will begin working on fulfilling the request. Once arrangements have been made and confirmed with drivers, transportation will communicate the arrangements to parents.

East Noble School Corporation has teamed up with Champions to provide a before and after school program for students in our district. Champions' Cognia accredited program will be conveniently located at North Side Elementary School. To learn more information, please check out the letter that was sent home with your child, it is also listed below. If interested, register your child at www.discoverchampions.com

Monday

Doors Open/Breakfast – 8:15

(Grab-n-Go Breakfast if arrive after 8:35)

School Starts - 8:45

School Ends - 2:40 (bell rings)

Tuesday - Friday

Doors Open/Breakfast – 7:30

(Grab-n-Go Breakfast if arrive after 7:50)

School Starts – 8:00

School Ends – 2:40 (bell rings)

Breakfast and lunch at East Noble are FREE for ALL STUDENTS until the end of the school year! THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!!! Please continue to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!!!

For our lunch menu, download the East Noble app below. Click on the school in the top right corner and tap on North Side. Once on North Side's page, tap the 3 lines at the top left corner and touch "dining" and you will find our lunch menu for each day of that week.

Attendance

We have four weeks left of school! Let's finish the month of May out strong and keep the children in school every day and on time! Monday, the bell rings at 8:45, this means students should be sitting in their seat in the classroom. On Tuesday through Friday, the bell rings at 8:00, the students again, should be sitting in their seat at this time. Please help teach your child(ren) the importance of being on time!

Safety

We continue to practice our safety drills to ensure that students and staff know what to do in case of an emergency. Our fire drill this past week went very smoothly! Students are doing a great job and take the drills seriously. We are very proud of them!

Please contact me if you ever have any questions on the drills we practice or how we are keeping your child safe in our school environment during Covid-19 protocols. The school number is (260) 347-1354 and my e-mail is jperlich@eastnoble.net

Please remind your child(ren) to charge their devices each night so they are fully charged for school. It is important that devices are at school each day as they use them in the classroom setting.

We appreciate your help with this!

Students in grades 3-5 will continue receiving counseling lessons in Sources of Strength. This will help to increase youth-adult connectedness, increase peer leaders in the school setting and increase acceptability to receiving help for those youth needing to seek help.

Grades K-2 will be provided with counseling lessons based on the needs of their particular classroom.

Please reach out if you have any questions or need support or help with social and emotional supports for your child. My e-mail is cheadley@eastnoble.net or you can all the school at (260) 347-1354.

Parents - Please remember, Covid has not gone away!

We must stay vigilant of Covid symptoms. Please call me if you are ever unsure or have any questions! Mask mandates have been lifted in areas other than schools. Students must continue to wear masks as well as social distance, wash hands and sanitize.

If you have any concerns or questions, you may reach me by e-mail at waumsbaugh@eastnoble.net or call the school at (260) 347-1354. If I am not available, please feel free to speak with Mrs. Leasure.

Every Monday in May - Choir Practice, 3-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 5th - Board Meeting @ RC, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 6th - Parent Meeting for incoming 6th graders @ Middle School, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 7th - 5th grade goes to McMillen Health Center

Tuesday, May 11th - Star Club Meeting, 3-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 12th - Music Program for 2nd grade (5 p.m.) and 4th grade (6 p.m.)

Friday, May 14th - PTO Popsicle Sales ($0.50) each

Monday, May 17th and Tuesday, May 18th - Mobile Dentist

Wednesday, May 19th - 5th grade goes to Camp Potawatomi

Wednesday, May 19th - Board Meeting @ CO, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 24th - PTO Popcorn Day

Tuesday, May 25th - Field Day (K-2 Am; 3-5 PM)

Thursday, May 27th - Annual 5th grade vs. Staff Kickball Game, 1:15 p.m.

Thursday, May 27th - Last Day of School

Email: sleasure@eastnoble.net
Website: http://ns.eastnoble.net/
Location: 302 E. Harding St.
Phone: (260) 347-1354
Facebook: facebook.com/NSElementary/
Twitter: @NorthSideElem