UPCOMING DATES
May 1-7 (Th-W): PE and Sport Week
* Flyer with details linked HERE
May 2 (Fri): School Dance, 6:00-8:00
May 5-9 (M-F): Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 (Tues): PTO Meeting @ 6:00 - 7:30 PM
May 6-June 5 (T/Th): Running Club Starts!
May 7 (Wed): Walk and Roll to School
* Meet at Harvest Park between 6:50-7:10am
May 8 (Th): Spring Pictures
* Only for those that choose to purchase them
May 9 (Fri):
- Custom Yearbook pages due
- Galaxy Party!
May 16 (Fri): Yearbook Orders due
May 26 (Mon): NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
May 27 (Tues): PTO Meeting @ 6:00 - 7:30 PM
May 28: Navigator Night, 5:30-7:30
June 10 (Tues): Field Day
June 11 (Wed):
- Full Day of School (not early release)
- 5th Grade Promotion, 5:30pm
June 12 (Th): LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
- Early Release at 12:45
PTO Happenings!
Find all the latest PTO updates and information on our website: northstarelementarypto.org
We’re in the final stretch! If you’re able, please sign up to volunteer and help us finish strong.
School Dance: May 2nd, 6 PM @ North Star
Get ready to dance the night away at our North Star School Dance! Grab your family and friends, put on your dancing shoes, and join us for a night of music, games, and fun. It's going to be a blast—don’t miss it!
Staff Appreciation Week: May 5-9 @ North Star
We'll be celebrating our North Star teachers and administrators all week! We need parent volunteers to make it happen! Please join us in the fun and sign up HERE.
Monday May 5: Flowers & Baked goods - Fresh flowers and homemade baked goods
Tuesday May 6: Breakfast for Champions - Delicious breakfast spread to fuel their day
Wednesday May 7: Lunch with Love - Tasty catered lunch for a midweek pick-me-up
Thursday May 8: Sips and Smiles - Staff will grab their favorite beverages. Hydration and happiness included
Friday May 9: TGIF - Special gift bag packed with gratitude and goodness
PTO Meeting: May 6th, 6 PM @ North Star
Join us for our PTO meeting, where we’ll hear a report from our treasurer, get updates on current fundraising efforts and upcoming events.
Spring Running Club: May 6-June 5 @ North Star
Running Club takes place every Tuesday and Thursday on the field during lunch recess in the fall and spring. We need 3 volunteers to join us each session to help scan cards, hand out prizes, and answer kids' questions!! Sign up to volunteer HERE.
North Star Yearbook: May 9
Customize your two free pages in the North Star Yearbook. Add photos from your computer, social media, and more. To purchase and customize your yearbook, go to www.treering.com/validate and enter North Star’s passcode: 1016649979162796. Yearbook orders are due by Friday, May 16th.
PTO Meeting: May 27th, 6 PM @ North Star
Join us for our PTO meeting, where we’ll hear a report from our treasurer and prep for Navigator Night.
Navigator Night: May 28, 5:30 PM @ North Star
Join us for a fun night celebrating an amazing year! We'll have a book fair, silent auction, bounce houses, lawn games, STEAM-related activities, food trucks, and more! Sign up to volunteer HERE.
* If you have been collecting bottles/cans for the NSE Bottle Drop fundraiser, you can bring the bags to Navigator Night and they will be dropped off for you.
Running Club Starts Tuesday, May 6!
Starting on May 6, we’re excited to kick off the spring session of Running Club! Every Tuesday and Thursday during lunch recess, students have the option to participate in running laps around the field. There are prizes for different levels with the ultimate goal of running a marathon - 26.2 miles!! We’re looking for 3 parent volunteers per shift. Shifts are ~1.5 hours from 10:45 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Get more details and sign up HERE.
Walk and Roll to School, May 7!
Wednesday, May 7 Participants will meet at Harvest Park from 6:50-7:10 a.m. At 7:10, participants will walk, roll, or ride their bikes together over to North Star Elementary. Students will receive a doughnut hole when they arrive at North Star and will be entered into a raffle with a chance to win cool prizes. ALL North Star students and families are welcome to participate! Students in grades K-2 are required to be accompanied by a chaperone.
1st Grade Ducklings!
Our 1st grade classes incubated duck eggs and hatched ducklings. The whole experience was amazing and students immediately fell in love with the ducklings. Projects like this are a reminder of the power of experiential learning. It will certainly be one of the school memories that will stay with them through life.
Our kindergarten classes hatched chicks as well. The whole A Wing was filled with excitement, curiosity, and wonder. The ducklings and chicks will be moving on from North Star in the next week or so to their new homes.
3rd Grade Music and Mindfulness
Tower Theater brought Music and Mindfulness to our North Star 3rd graders in April. The weather was perfect and the students were so engaged in the music. Each student wore headphones and listened to the music and sounds from the musician facilitating the experience. Tower Theater has been an amazing school partner by bringing so many wonderful experiences to our students!
Lunch Outside!
With the warmer spring weather, comes the opportunity to eat lunch outside in the courtyard. For the remainder of the school year, we will enjoy lunch outside - weather permitting. It has been so fun to see the joy and smiles at lunch by simply being outside. One of the most heartwarming parts has been the excitement our older students have in watching the younger students play at recess while they eat lunch. Even small moments like this bring our school community even closer together.
Earth Day and Green Team
Our North Star Green Team did an amazing job with organizing and leading an Earth Day Celebration on April 22. Buddy classes went through the stations together and we are always proud of our how our older students serve as mentors to their buddies.
The activities were student-led, well-planned, and very engaging. A huge shout-out to Mrs. Grube, the Green Team, and all the volunteers that joined the Earth Day Celebration!
Galaxy Party!
We did it! Students and classrooms have reached 100 school-wide constellations and it's time to celebrate! We're having our Galaxy Party on Friday, May 9, during the school day. It will be a fun day filled with a variety of activities throughout that students will rotate through. Congratulations Navigators!
