The Star Weekly News
September 28, 2026
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Mission: North Star is a caring community that helps children grow.
Vision: North Star will be recognized as a school that inspires a love of learning.
Core Values:
- Respect for All
- Supportive Community
From the desk of Dr. Campbell:
Star of the Week will return this year, beginning the week of 9/28 (our first full week of school). Please follow the link here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DmzEJ64HdHQnMkvfMvBXqnBa0cfproFFgnSTVZ37uLg/edit?usp=sharing to input a student from your homeroom whom you would like to recognize for the upcoming week.
The link will also be added to the NSE Staff Site, for easier reference/access. Stars of the Week will receive a visit from administration and will be presented with a certificate of recognition, along with a North Star pencil. Please remember to consider all of your students when deciding whom to choose and be sure to collaborate with members of our autism team to ensure all students receive recognition.
Let us know if you have any questions.
This Week:
- September 28-October 2: NSE Spirit Fest Spirit Week Begins! (Details above)
- September 28: Coastal Wilds assemblies in the gym:
K,2,4: 9:30 - 10:15am 1, 3, 5: 10:30 - 11:15 am
- September 28: Internal Lockdown Drill at 3:00
- September 29: NSE BYOP and Hayride 6:00-8:00 (Details above)
- October 1: Faculty Meeting at 7:45 in the cafeteria
Thinking ahead:
- October 5-October 23: Fall Universal Screening Window for MTSS-B
- October 6: Bus Evacuation Drills
- October 8: Faculty Meeting at 7:45 in the cafeteria
- October 13: Red Clay Day-Wear red (Details below)
- October 16: Professional Learning
- October 20: District Choice Information Night 6pm Virtual
- October 21: School Board Meeting- Cab 7:00pm
- October 22: Faculty Meeting at 7:45 in the cafeteria
- October 22: Charity Jean's Day-Ronald McDonald House-Students can have crazy and pay $1
- October 26: HVAC Changeover to heat
- October 29: College and Career Fair TJDS 5pm-7pm
- October 30: End of 1st Marking Period
Staff,
Since a 911 call was made yesterday, many of you received the notification through your cell or email via the Rave Panic Button App. However, some staff have indicated that they did not receive the notification. If you did not receive notification and would like to in the future, please access the link below to enter your information. Deadline to submit: Friday, October 2nd (end of work day)
The below link is a Rave Panic Button video that will provide additional information if needed. Thanks!
From the desk of Georgia Pierson:
Hi everyone!
I wanted to clarify the opportunity we may have for next school year regarding how our science materials are delivered and stored, and I’d love to get your input!
Next year, we may have the opportunity to have a say in whether our school continues receiving science materials in the large bins throughout the year or whether we keep the science materials at our school and manage them ourselves.
If we choose to keep the materials at school, we would keep all of the non-consumable items, such as books, goggles, and other reusable materials. We would then continue to receive only the consumable materials throughout the year, items that are used once or need to be replenished.
One big advantage would be that we would no longer need to store those large, bulky science bins in our classrooms. Teams would have full autonomy over how and where the materials are stored, whether that is in classrooms, within grade-level pods, or another system that works best for your team.
Another potential benefit is that teams would have more flexibility with the order in which science lessons and units are taught. For example, if a unit includes outdoor observations that are currently scheduled during the winter, teams could choose to move that unit to the spring when the weather may be more appropriate for those activities.
Please take a few minutes to complete the Google Form and share your thoughts about which option you would prefer. Your feedback will help us determine what would work best for our teachers and students.
Thank you for taking the time to share your input!
From the desk of Sue Reichle:
Hi everyone,
Our first charity Jeans Day will be on Thursday, October 22 . Teachers can wear jeans or dress down for five dollars. You will also receive a coupon to wear jeans or dress down on an additional day of your choice.
The kindergarten team picked the first charity. Proceeds will go to The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. The children can wear crazy hair and socks and pay one dollar. Please turn all money in to the office. Please also let your parents know about this. I will send out a blurb, that you can share, closer to the date.
If your team did not let me know what your charity & student involvement will be, please send that to me so I can create the list for the year.
Thank you so much for your support,
Sue
Please access the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mdbwrYw2cYUMDaN2wJGI3c6txQgwQwXhR7fBoHMvqRs/edit?usp=sharing
From the desk of AJ Nowell,
Red Clay Staff,
The below link is the Electronic Document Red Safety Folder. You are encouraged to print out the information and place it in a red folder so you can review and have it handy in case of an incident. Please read carefully prior to August 31, 2026.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19wHqBenSxUD5UIUHtxR_d3XuOKQiGEz_?usp=drive_link
Best wishes on a great school year,
Please bookmark this site as you will use it pretty regularly:
https://sites.google.com/redclay.k12.de.us/nse-staff-site/home
Need to go back and find information communicated in previous newsletters? Please access the link below to find it throughout the school year:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10B8t3hDIA2Crpv8WnRY9ek7rWxSIrg7rgtXr1TUdP9U/edit?usp=sharing
Below is a link to The District DOSE. An on-line publication for all Red Clay staff. To access the link below you will need to sign into your redclay.k12.de.us account. This is the first one of the school year:
About Us
Email: jason.martin@redclay.k12.de.us
Website: https://www.redclayschools.com/northstar
Location: 1340 Little Baltimore Road Hockessin, DE 19707
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Phone: 302.234.7200