The Narwhal Nautical

Congratulations to our September Narwhals of the Month! Each teacher selected a student from their homeroom who consistently modeled being safe, respectful, and responsible among their peers. We celebrated their accomplishments with donuts for breakfast on October 1st. Each student received a certificate, and coupons for a free kid's meal from Arby's and a free kid's meal from Panda Express

Our Hidden Lake PTO works tirelessly each year to provide important support for our students and staff. Their continued success is best supported by parent volunteers who contribute time and effort to PTO-sponsored events and fundraisers. If you wish to continue as or would like to become a volunteer, this is your friendly reminder to complete the PfISD Volunteer Application to be approved for the ‘25-26 school year. Even if you were approved last year, reapplying is required. Good news - They’ve made the process super easy, with approvals usually within hours. Don’t delay, do it today! APPLY HERE

Regardless of household income, all students can arrive early and eat a free breakfast in our cafeteria starting at 7:05am. Students who arrive after 7:20am will receive a cold breakfast that they can take with them and eat in their classrooms; this includes students who arrive after the 7:35am tardy bell and before 9:00am. The purchase price for parents/adults is $3.60.

New and returning students can purchase lunch through the MySchoolBucks app. New families can access MySchoolBucks.com (click button below) and register for a free account.

1. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account.
2. Add your students using their school name and student ID (Just the number, no "s" needed before the number).
3. Make a payment to your students’ accounts with your credit/debit card (there is a $2.75 charge per transaction) or echeck.

A program fee may apply. You will have the opportunity to review any fees and cancel if you choose before you are charged.
If you have any questions, contact MySchoolBucks directly:

• parentsupport@myschoolbucks.com
• 1-855-832-5226
• Visit myschoolbucks.com and click on Help/FAQ’s

Submitting your application for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides an opportunity for children to eat nutritional meals for free or a reduced price if the family qualifies. If you qualified last year, you need to renew your status for this year. If you have never attempted an application, please consider doing so even if you suspect you may not qualify. >>Directions for application process<<

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All parents are welcome to attend; no RSVP is required. We meet in the Community Room across from the main office. You may also join the meeting via Google Meet with the following link:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/smp-jidm-tih

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 402-921-2130‬ PIN: ‪896 594 360‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/smp-jidm-tih?pin=6888223686651

Our 3rd annual campus F-U-Ndraiser is coming soon. No later than October 22nd you will begin receiving information and instructions about how students will request donations connected to a "Nar-walk" we will conduct on November 4th. Our returning vendor is Booster. We will set up the walk on our gravel track that is adjacent to the south side of the building. Students will collect pledges of donations for the number of minutes walked during their grade level's portion of the "Nar-walk". Our campus goal is to raise $30,000 (we raised $26,000 last year). We will use the funds to pay for academic products that have annual subscriptions as well as other instructional support items.

Students will participate during their Specials periods to cap our fundraising efforts for this school year. If you are willing to volunteer during any part of the day (setup, manage, take-down), we will have a path for you to use for sign-ups. To be eligible to work, you must have completed the annual volunteer application. Once you've done this, you can provide service/support at any future event this school year.

Each teacher will recognize one student from their homeroom who has displayed respect for his peers and teachers, made consistent efforts to be responsible for submitting quality work for assignments, and has been a model of academic behavior for others to follow. We will serve donuts in addition to the breakfast of our kitchen menu. Students may invite a family member or homeroom classmate to join them during the event.

The Hidden Lake staff and students invite you to our Veterans’ Day Ceremony in our cafeteria honoring the time, service, and sacrifice that the men and women of our military have given to our country. After our program we will honor our veterans and their families by providing a light breakfast in our Community Room and a small token of our appreciation. We also are asking for donations of food to serve at the breakfast.

We are asking parents to donate food through Sign-Up Genius. Click on the image embedded here to access the website. We will soon distribute another form you will use to 'RSVP' that you are attending as an honoree so that we can arrange logistics. We look forward to recognizing our community members for their commitment and patriotism.

Students will perform on our stage in the cafeteria. Our Music teacher, Mr. Gunter, will send home information to parents prior to the event.

All parents are welcome to attend; no RSVP is required. We meet in the Community Room across from the main office. You may also join the meeting via Google Meet with the following link:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/smp-jidm-tih

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 402-921-2130‬ PIN: ‪896 594 360‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/smp-jidm-tih?pin=6888223686651

You can sign up as a volunteer to help students redeem their Narwhal Bucks for different kinds of fun stuff!!

Narwhal Bucks are distributed to acknowledge students for making good choices, following expectations, and excelling at school. We have created a redemption cart and stocked it with various items, but we will need your help with continually stocking the store with kid-favorite items. Students will have at least one opportunity per month to redeem the bucks that they earn.

Parents, please consider volunteering to help our Specials teachers run the store in the Gym from 7:05 to 7:40. We typically do this on the last Friday of each month (next date is October 31st) unless that day is a student holiday. You would assist students with purchasing items with their Bucks.

Any donations can be dropped off in the front office or given directly to your student's classroom teacher.

Each teacher will recognize one student from their homeroom who has displayed respect for his peers and teachers, made consistent efforts to be responsible for submitting quality work for assignments, and has been a model of academic behavior for others to follow. We will serve donuts in addition to the breakfast of our kitchen menu. Students may invite a family member or homeroom classmate to join them during the event.

We do not allow birthday parties with themed decorations, balloons, activities, etc. Students can accept goodie bags and/or food items in recognition of a birthday. Birthday invitations also may be distributed by a student as long as there is an invitation for every child (district policy) in the homeroom class. Parents are prohibited from sending celebratory items (i.e. large balloons) that would distract from instructional practices.