THE BACK TO SCHOOL BEST

August 3 - First Day of School!

August 7 - PTA Back to School Ice Cream Social - 3-5 pm

August 20 - FCS Board Meeting

August 31 - PTA Meeting and Curriculm Night, Grades 1, 2 and 5

September 1 - PTA Meeting and Curriculm Night, Grades K, 3, 4 and AU

We enjoyed seeing everyone at Sneak Peek. It is now officially the last weekend before this school year begins! Everyone at Northwood is excited for the first day of school on Monday. Be on the lookout for an email blast from homeroom teachers containing grade-level-specific information related to the first few days of school.

We'll be ready to greet the students as they arrive via bus or carpool and help them get to the correct homerooms. On the first day of school ONLY, we do allow parents to walk children directly to their classroom. We will begin the day with morning announcements at 7:40 am, so families will need to say their goodbyes before that time. The processes are smoothest if you start your planned arrival and dismissal routine on the first day so the students can get used to the routines.

For afternoon dismissal, please be patient with the school bus drop-off times as it takes time for the drivers and students to get into a groove with loading and route running. The Here Comes the Bus app is helpful, as it'll display the arrival time once the route has started. Thank you to everyone who has entered their Explorer's dismissal information into PickUp Patrol. For safety reasons, it is imperative that we have that information before the first day of school.

For families participating in afternoon carpool pickup, please do not pull into the circle until daycare vans have loaded and departed. While the daycare vans are loading, carpool guidelines will be reviewed with carpool students in the media center. It takes some practice for the students to learn the system and to get used to listening for their number and lining up in order when called. Carpool staff helpers will be available to help guide families new to the carpool process while families become adjusted to the routines. Please make sure the carpool tag is visible on the mirror. The numbers will be collected, students are then lined up in order and guided to their car. If assistance is needed in buckling a child after loading, you can pull off to the side once you've exited the carpool circle. By mid-August, the flow for bus routes and carpool loading will be quick and seamless.

The links below provide direct access to important Fulton County Back-to-School pages. Make sure to review the cafeteria funds online system as well as the updated breakfast and lunch costs. Those can be found from the FCS Back-to-School link below. You will also see links for the transportation site, the health services page, and the Student Code of Conduct.

We can't wait to see everyone Monday morning! Together we shine! 🌟

Fondly,

Heather Rucker, principal

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

Please click the attachment below for the upcoming school year's supply list. Thanks!

Beginning April 1, families can complete census verification through Infinite Campus Online Registration. Fulton County Schools requires families to review and update their emergency contact information each year. For safety and security purposes, we ask that all updates be completed prior to the start of the upcoming school year.

Please click the link below to view the flyer for instructions on how to update your Explorer’s emergency contact information in Infinite Campus.

Infinite Campus Online Registration

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.

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.

Nutrition.fultonschools.org/MenuCalendar

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.

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