Northwood News
October 27, 2025
Dear Northwood Families,
Thank you so much for your incredible support during our school fundraiser! We are so grateful for everyone who contributed and for the volunteers who helped make our Fun Run event on Friday such a success. The weather held out perfectly, and our students had an amazing time running, cheering, and celebrating together!
This week, we’re excited to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, a national drug prevention and awareness campaign observed each October. We’ll have special theme dress-up days each day of the week—be sure to check out the flyer below for details! On Thursday, students will enjoy a special presentation from magician Spikey Mikey, who will share an important message about making positive choices in a fun and engaging way.
Please note that costumes are not allowed during the school day on Halloween. Students are welcome to go home after school, change into their costumes, and return from 2:00-3:00 pm for our first-ever Trunk or Treat event! It’s going to be a fun and festive afternoon for the whole family.
There’s a lot of other important information and exciting events included in this week’s newsletter—so please take a few minutes to read through everything carefully.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our students and school community!
Warmly,
Mrs. Harper
Trunk or Treat
We are so excited for our first ever Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 31 from 2:00-3:00 pm in the back parking lot. Our teachers have been working hard to decorate trunks where students may come to "trick or treat". Please go home at dismissal (12:25pm) and come back in your costume for some halloween fun!
Storybook Pumpkin Patch
It's not to late to share your creativity! If you would like to decorate a pumpkin for our storybook pumpkin patch, you may bring it to the library any day this week. All pumpkins will need to go home on Friday, October 31. If you made one at the literacy pumpkin night or at home, please make arrangements to bring it home on Friday, Any pumpkins that are not picked up by 1:00 on Friday will be discarded.
Early Dismissal Friday
Friday, October 31 we will have early dismissal at 12:25 pm. KIN will start at this time and buses will begin their routes. Please make arrangements to greet or pick up your child early. Tuesday, November 4 is election day and a school holiday. We will have a regular school day on Monday, Nov. 3.
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.
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🤚 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.
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