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JOIN BEANSTACK! NORTHWOODS' READING LOG PROGRAM
We’re excited to offer an optional way for you to support your child’s reading at home through Beanstack, our school’s reading log platform. You can help by logging your child’s reading minutes each time they read—it's quick and easy!
Each month, the homeroom from each grade level with the most logged minutes will receive special recognition and be eligible for quarterly prizes! Thank you for encouraging a love of reading at home!
Login Info:
- Download the Beanstack mobile app
- Search for Northwood Elementary
- Sign in With Classlink
- Search for Fulton County Schools to be directed to our Classlink site
- Username: Your child’s student ID
- Password: Your child’s date of birth (MMDDYYYY)
Click here for a video tutorial: Logging on to the Beanstack App
I-READY REPORTS AND ACCESS
This week all students brought home their iReady Inform Reading and Math reports showing their beginning of the year results. Families can also access this information online in the iReady portal. To access your child’s iReady reports throughout the year login to your student’s iReady dashboard and enter the code CMVRR3 on the top right-hand corner of the For Families tab.
If you have any questions about your child’s progress please contact your child’s teacher or our CST, Danielle Evangelista (evangelista@fultonschools.org).
ATTENDANCE AT NORTHWOOD: YOUR PRESENCE MATTERS!
September is Attendance Awareness Month. We want all students here at Northwood ES to be On Time, On Target, and On Track!
- Being On Time means that we are here in the building every day by 7:40 am.
- Being On Target means that we attend school regularly to learn everything we need to know. Here at Northwood ES, we Strive for 95! That means that we come to school 95% of the time!
- Being On Track means that we are achieving academic success through good attendance.
Remember, your involvement as parents and guardians is an essential factor in creating a positive and engaging school environment. Together, we can foster an atmosphere where students are excited to come to school, engage in learning, and build a foundation for a successful future.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in ensuring the success of your child's education. For more information on FCS attendance policies please visit the FCS Attendance Matters Website or reach out to our school social worker, Patrick Hartigan, MSW at hartigan@fultonschools.org or 404 213 7451.
AVID GOAL OF THE WEEK
Northwood is proud to be an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) school. AVID Elementary equips students with the foundational skills and mindset needed for future success. Our staff is focused on enhancing instructional consistency, fostering a college and career readiness mindset, increasing student engagement and building organizational and study skills.
As part of this, each week Northwood will be focused on one goal as a school. Be sure to ask your child about it!
Next week's AVID goal is:
K: My goal is to have a grown-up check my folder each night.
1st - 5th - My goal is to write my homework in my agenda and have a grown-up check it each night.
OUR CLINIC CLOSET NEEDS CLOTHES
Accidents happen - in the classroom, at recess, at lunch or the bathroom. When our Explorers get messy they often head to the Clinic to get cleaned up. We keep extra clothes on hand for those quick changes. Our clinic closet is in need of boys bottoms and boys underwear, but we appreciate all donations. If you have any clothing items you'd like to contribute you can send them in with your student or drop them off at the front desk. Thanks!
DISMISSAL CHANGES? MAKE THEM IN PICKUP PATROL
Northwood has partnered with PickUp Patrol to help us track dismissals. PickUp Patrol provides families with a convenient way to make changes to your child’s dismissal plans and helps ensure that students are accurately and safely dismissed each day.
If you need to change how your child should be dismissed, you should submit that information via PickUp Patrol before 1:30 pm on the day of the change, and our staff will be notified. We no longer accept dismissal requests via email or paper notes. Please do not email teachers directly.
All dismissal information and changes must be entered into PickUp Patrol.
If you have any questions, please first check the PickUp Patrol Parent Guide. If you need additional assistance, please reach out to Mrs. Robertson at Northwood’s front desk, robertsonl1@fultonschools.org.
FCS NEW PAYMENT METHOD FOR SCHOOL FEES - SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
Fulton County Schools uses SchoolCash Online as their preferred method of payment for school fees — from field trips and yearbooks to athletic fees and more. It's free, secure, and takes less than two minutes to set up.
Get started here: https://fultonschools.schoolcashonline.com
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Looking to volunteer? All volunteers will need to complete the Fulton County Schools online registration process. For more information and to begin the process, please click the link below.
Important Information for Second Grade Families
Per District policy, ALL second-grade families are required to provide the school with two proofs of residency before entering second grade. Copies can be dropped off at the front desk or emailed to our Data Clerk, Amy Dulion, at dulionaw@fultonschools.org.
ICE CREAM & BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Your child will be recognized at school on his/her birthday, with an announcement on Explorervision and a special birthday pencil. Please do not send cake, cupcakes, balloons, party favors, or party invitations to school as these will not be distributed. If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday at school you may purchase ice cream from our cafeteria for your child’s class.
- Please email your Explorer’s teacher to find out how many students are in their class.
- Email our Cafeteria Manger Rosa Gutierrez at gutierrezabr@fultonschools.org, to place your order at least TWO FULL WEEKS IN ADVANCE of your Explorer’s birthday.
- Ice cream is still $1 each for birthdays. The simplest way to handle the cost is to have money on your Explorers account via MySchoolBucks.
CAFETERIA PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT FUND
Did you know? Our school community has a Cafeteria Principal Account Fund. This account will be used to fulfill any meal costs for students that reach an account balance of zero. We often have families and extended family members that ask if or how they can pay off lunch balances or support our students in this way, now the process of doing so is easy!
Should you be interested in adding to the Cafeteria Principal Account Fund, just send a check or cash to school in an envelope to Mrs. Rosa Gutierrez, our cafeteria manager, and notate that the funds go to the Principal Fund. Please reach out to Mrs. Gutierrez, gutierrezabr@fultonschools.org, if you have any questions.
LUNCHTIME REMINDERS
Parents may eat lunch with students after the first two weeks of school - starting August 17th. Teachers eat with the students during the first week, and the students are learning the routine the second week. We also encourage nutritious lunches; therefore sodas, canned drinks, fast food, candy, energy drinks, etc. are discouraged. We kindly ask that you refrain from bringing these items to school or sending them in lunchboxes.
MENU CALENDAR
The Fulton County School Nutrition Program is dedicated to serving all students nutritious, safe and customer acceptable meals in support of academic achievement. Click the link below to see what thery are serving up today.
MISSING SOMETHING?
Parents, please encourage your students to check regularly for lost items in the Lost and Found. Please mark all student belongings clearly with the child's name so that it can be identified. Unclaimed items are donated to local charities after the last school day of every month. September's date is Wednesday, September 30th.
HAVE YOU JOINED THE PARENT PORTAL?
The Infinite Campus Parent Portal provides quick and easy access to information for all enrolled students in their household. Find grades, attendance, assignments, schedules, ID numbers, school announcements and more. If you haven't already joined, please do so today as Fulton County Schools is transitioning to managing everything via the portal.
For more information, access the Parent Portal Booklet for Infinite Campus here.
ABOUT US
Michelle Levine, Assistant Principal
Together We SHINE!
Email: NorthwoodAttendance@fultonschools.org
Website: https://northwood.fultonschools.org/
Location: 10200 Wooten Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-6390
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodElementaryPTA/
Twitter: @FCS_NWES or @NWES_Principal