Northwood News

Dear Northwood Community,

We have started the semester off strong and attendance truly matters. Being at school every day helps students stay connected, confident, and successful. We miss our students when they are absent. If your child does need to be absent due to illness, please remember to send in a note when they return in order to ahve the absence excused.

We are excited to invite our Northwood families to Family Trivia Night this Thursday! We hope you can join us for a fun evening with your family. This is a completely free event, generously sponsored by our PTA. Please see the information below for all the details—we would love to see you there!

Please remember that Monday, January 19, is a school holiday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We hope you enjoy the long weekend with your family.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership!

With warm regards,

Mrs. Harper

Class Pictures

This Friday, January 16, is class picture day. If you would like to order your child's class picture, you may send in payment with the order form that was sent home or you can order online: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/0387NX Please include your CHILD'S NAME, CLASS/TEACHER, & GRADE. If you choose to order with payment envlope rather than online, you need to write the correct information on the memo of a check, money order or on an envelope with your check or cash payment.

Author Visit

Author Stephen Swinburne will be visiting Northwood on February 3. If you would like for him to sign one of his books, please PRE-purchase books at your favorite bookstore or websiteland send them to the Northwood Library by January 27. Please enclose a piece of paper in the book with your name and a note about who you would like the book to be dedicated to. The book will be returned to your child after the author visit.

Kinder Round Up

Do you or someone you know have a child that will be turing 5 years old before September 1, 2026? If so, please join us for Kinder Round Up to learn about the kindergarten program, all that Northwood has to offer, meet the teahcers and tour the school. We will have two sessions on January 22 at 9:15am or 5:30pm. The sessions will be the same, so choose the time that works best for you. Please spread the word!

News from PTA

January 14: 5th Grade Garner Visit

January 15: Family Trivia Night

January 16: Class Pictures

January 19: Student/Staff Holiday

January 21: School Wide Spelling Bee

January 22: Kinder Round Up

January 23: Donuts with Grownups

January 28 and 28: Early Dismissal at 12:25

January 30: Career Day

Need the district calendar? Bookmark this link.

Family Trivia Night - Save the date, Thursday, January 15th at 6pm for Northwood's 3rd annual Family Trivia night. We invite all students and families to join us in the cafeteria for an evening of fun as we test our knowledge. You can join forces with another family (2 families per trivia team) or go at it solo. We will be providing pizza to fuel your brain and prizes for the winning teams. We look forward to seeing you there!

Kinder Round Up - Do you or someone you know have a child that will be turing 5 years old before September 1, 2026? If so, please join us for Kinder Round Up to learn about the kindergarten program, all that Northwood has to offer, meet the teahcers and tour the school. We will have two sessions onJanuary 22 at 9:15am or 5:30pm. The sessions will be the same, so choose the time that works best for you. Please spread the word!

New PTA Website

Northwood PTA now has a website! NorthwoodPTA.org is your new online hub for all PTA sponsored events, volunteer opportunities, and information. Please go to NorthwoodPTA.org and create an account. It only takes a minute and it’s free! You do not need to be a PTA member to create an account, but members do get special access to our new Online Directory. Never worry about losing that QR code or misplacing that volunteer link again, it’s all in one place! If you have already joined PTA this year, you do not need to purchase a membership again. Reach out to Lisa Miller at info@northwoodpta.org with any questions or for assistance with registration.

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School Lunch

We have a wonderful cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch daily. This year meals are provided at no charge to ALL students as part of the Community Eligibility Program. Click THIS link to watch a short video about what is included on the school breakfast or lunch tray and what items are an extra charge.

If your child wants "extras" beyond the regular school tray, you need to add money to their cafeteria account by visiting schoolcafe.com or sending in a check or cash.

Visitors to Campus

All visitors to campus will be required to present an ID and receive a visitors badge through the Raptor system in order to come into the building during the school day. This includes on the first day of school. We understand that this may not be convenient, but it is necessary in order to ensure safety.

School Absences

Our goal is for all of our students to maintain outstanding attendance (at least 95%).

The best way to learn is by being present at school and on time, ready to learn at 7:25 am every day! If your child needs to be absent due to illness, please be sure to send a note to school the day they return explaining the reason for the absence. Absences for illness and medical appointments will be excused with a written note. A student can have no more than 18 absences in order to recieve credit for the course/grade level.

Morning Drop Off 6:50 -7:20 am

Students may be dropped off no earlier than 6:50am. There is no supervison before this time and students will not be allowed into the building.
🤚 Passenger Side Only

For Safety, students should exit the vehicle from the passenger side only. If they are unable to exit by themselves on the passenger side, please pull into a parking spot and assist them.
Breakfast is served from 6:50-7:20 am. Students arriving after 7:20 am will need to have breakfast at home.
Students who arrive before 7:20 will report to the follow locations to wait for their teacher:

Kinder - 1st grade: K/1 Hallway
2nd - 5th grade: Gym

Teachers will pick up the students at 7:20 and walk them to the classroom.
The tardy bell rings at 7:25 am, so please allow plenty of time to get to class.
In order to ensure the safety of all of our students, we ask that parents not come into the building in the mornings. We will make sure that everyone gets to class safely.

After School Dismissal 2:45-3:00 pm

In order to ensure the safety of all our students everyone picking up a student from school at dismissal is required to present an official Northwood Dismissal Tag, whether it is by car or walk up. If you need a dismissal tag, please come to the front office and present your ID. All students will wait inside the building for dismissal which will start at 2:45 pm

Parent Pick Up will line up on the sidewalk near the marquee, with their dismissal tag and wait to be called.

Car pick up will hang their tag on their rear view mirror, line up on Rockhill and turn right into the school driveway. Wait for your child's name to be called and pull all the way forward. Please stay in your car. If you need to help your child with their buckle, please park and walk up.

🤚 Passenger Side Only

For Safety, students should enter the vehicle from the passenger side only. If they are unable to get in the passenger side please pull into a parking spot and walk up so that you can assist your child

We understand that this may take a little longer, however, we want to ensure that everyone goes homes safely. Thank you for your cooperation.

School Hours 7:25 am - 2:40 pm

Threre is a change to our school day this year. The tardy bell rings and 7:25 am and the dismissal bell rings at 2:40 pm. Please make plans to get up a few minutes earlier so that your child is in class ready to learn at 7:25 am. Students who come into the building after 7:25 am will be counted tardy and parents will need to come into the office and sign them in.

Skyward Family Access

Skyward Family Access is an important tool for all parents to stay informed with their child's education. This is where check grades, update contact information, complete forms and more. You should have received an email earlier this week to complete important beginning of the year forms. Please take some time to log in or create an account if you have not already done so. click and open the document below for full instructions. Click THIS link to login and for all the information you need.

Personal Electronic Devices

On Thursday, August 7th, the NEISD Board of Trustees adopted procedures related to HB 1481 that mandates that public schools prohibit students from using personal electronic devices, including smartphones, tablets and smartwatches during the school day.

All students are expected to have their personal electronic devices powered off and out of sight during during the school day. If you need to communciate with your child during the school day, you can message their teacher through Class Dojo or call the front office at 210-407-5400.

Catherine Harper, Principal

Email: charpe5@neisd.net
Website: https://www.neisd.net/northwood
Location: 519 Pike Road, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-407-5400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodNEISD
Twitter: @northwoodneisd

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