Northwest News
2025-2026
🌷 Welcome, Springtime! 🌷
April has arrived, bringing with it the energy and excitement of spring! Sports and extracurricular activities are now in full swing. It’s wonderful seeing our students getting involved, staying active, and representing our school community. We hope spring break provided time to relax, recharge, and spend time together as a family.
PSSA Testing
During the last two weeks of April, we will begin statewide testing for students in grades 3–5. This is an important time for our students to show what they have learned throughout the year. You can help support their success by encouraging them to do their very best each day and by ensuring they get plenty of rest each night so they come to school focused, confident, and ready to do their best. Thank you for your continued support!
Connect
We encourage you to stay connected with your child's classroom through SeeSaw. If you encounter any difficulties reaching your child's teacher, please don't hesitate to contact the Northwest Office. Our Northwest team is committed to fostering community connections and will keep you informed about all the exciting events happening at school.
With Unity and Northwest Pride,
NW Administration
Principal, Mrs. Jennifer Nordall, jnordall@lebanon.k12.pa.us
Assistant Principal, Mrs. Jill Becker, jbecker@lebanon.k12.pa.us
Read Across America
Read Across America
Read Across America
Read Across America
Read Across America
✏️ K4
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✏️ Grade 2
Miss Schroll's class entered their classroom to discover their entire room was upside-down from the work of a little leprachaun! 🍀🍀
🔡 Phonics Fun 🔡
Fun with phonics and shaving cream in Miss Schroll's room!
☀️ Math Review 🐠
Miss Brown-Suarez's and Miss Schroll's classes enjoyed a beautiful day by the pond reviewing math concepts!
✏️ Grade 3
Mrs. Stouch's class created a pictograph of the 2026 Winter Olympics medals earned by each country.
🥇 Graphing 🥈
Students took the data from the pictograph and turned it into a bar graph in SeeSaw to report the data differently!
✏️ Grade 4
Mrs. Hemperly's class learned about embryology during science and had the opportunity to raise a brood of chicks.
🐥 Chicks
Students were excited to greet the chicks on day 21, hatch day!
🐥 Chicks
Students enjoyed holding the chicks and soothing them to sleep.
🐥 Visit with Chicks
🐥 Visit with Chicks
Grade 4 Pajama Party 🎉
Miss Hine's class earned a pj day for earning all As and Bs on their last grammar and reading test! Way to go!
📚 Book Fair & STEM Night 🤖
Our book fair was a great success thanks to the many families and friends who attended the event!
Students loved engaging with the various robots on display by Mr. Lash.
📚 Book Fair & STEM Night 🤖
Starbooks Cafe was staffed by baristas, Mrs. Custer and Mrs. Johnson, bringing Lemonade Refreshers, Hot Chocolate, cookies, and books to those interested and in attendance!
Resources were shared to families as they sat at tables in the cafe enjoying each others company!
🐝 Spelling Bee - Grade 4
Two students from each class competed in our 4th grade bee.
🐝 Spelling Bee - Grade 5
Two students from each class competed in our 5th grade bee.
🎉 Congratulations to our top four winners in fifth grade who will compete in our district spelling bee on April 15! 👏🏼
😊 Smile Squad 😊
Congratulations to our Positive Office Referral recipients! Will your child be the next one caught being respectful, responsible, and/or safe!
😊 Smile Squad 😊
Students receive a personalized note from our principals and add their name to our Smile Squad Spotlight board for a chance at winning a larger reward!
😊 Smile Squad 😊
Once an entire row or column is filled on the 200 board, all students in the winning row or column will be announced to come to the office to select a special reward!
😊 Smile Squad 😊
Our 3 lucky Smile Squad t-shirt winners from our month of MARCH drawing. All students who receive Positive Office Referrals throughout the month are entered into the drawing.
Attendance Reward 🏆 K4 through Grade 2
Congratulations to Mrs. Long's classroom for being our TOP primary class with 96.71% attendance in February! 🎉
Attendance Reward 🏆 Grade 3 through Grade 5
Congratulations to Miss O'Connor's third-grade classroom for being our TOP intermediate class with 95.30% attendance in March! 🎉
🏆 Attendance Reward 🏆
🤩👏🏼 Building-wide, we had 156 students (91.29%) with perfect attendance and no tardies in the month of March!!! 👏🏼🤩
Who will be our TOP classes for the month of April?
Woodwackers Field Hockey
🏑 After-School Field Hockey for Elementary Girls in Grades 3 through 6
Is your daughter looking for something fun and active to do after school? Instead of heading home bored, she can stay after school and learn the exciting game of field hockey!
FREE field hockey sessions will be held at each elementary school gym during March and April.
Program Details:
📍 Sessions are held at elementary school gyms
⏰ 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
👧 Open to elementary students
🏫 Students may attend any elementary school session
🏑 All equipment is provided
What to Bring:
Sneakers
Completed permission slip
👉 Click the schedule below to find out when field hockey will be at your school. ⬇️
🤍 School Based Counseling 🤍
We are still accepting referrals for School Based Counseling. Any student you feel would benefit, please complete a referral by clicking the image and completing the form.
New Traffic Pattern
Please click the image to watch the video to become familiar with our updated traffic pattern for a smooth and safe arrival and dismissal. As a reminder, it is illegal to park along Old Forge Rd. Please park in the parking lot and follow all arrows and signs.
Arrival Times
Breakfast is served every morning at no cost to your child. Door A opens at 8:35am until 8:50am for all students eating breakfast. After 8:50am, K4 students enter through Door A and K5 students enter through Door O at 9:10am. Students in grades 2 and 3 enter through Door D. Students in grade 4 enter through Door B and grade 5 students enter through Door C. School begins at 9:20am. If students are not in their classroom by 9:20am, they may be marked absent or tardy.
Dismissal
The Northwest Elementary office closes promptly at 4:00pm, daily. Please ensure arrangements are made for your child to be picked up each day by 3:55pm.
Get Connected!
Please be sure to connect with your child's teacher through SeeSaw for information and communication.
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Enroll Today!
Please click here to sign up for Power Packs for the 2025-2026 school year. Click the "Enrollment" button towards the top.
Daily school attendance is essential for student achievement. The school day begins at 9:20am and staggered dismissal begins at 3:35pm. If your child is absent or has an early dismissal, please send in a handwritten note or email,
📍 An easy and very helpful way to earn money for school initiatives in support of our students!
Click the letter below to learn how it works! ⬇︎
Visit the Community Bulletin Board on our website that is updated regularly!
The bulletin board is a free tool that is available to our community members to promote activities, events, and resources that may be of interest or beneficial to our students and families. In addition to bulletin board posts, this page also hosts quick links to a variety of event calendars for the Lebanon, PA area.
Please note that posts on the Community Bulletin Board are not sponsored or endorsed by the Lebanon School District and are subject to rejection or removal at any time.
📢 Click the link ⬇️ to view opportunities to join our Lebanon School District team! 📢
Your support is always appreciated in helping us to maintain accurate information regarding address changes, new telephone numbers, etc.
It is a recommended procedure by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that, in the event of a change of address, confirmation of the new address is required before information can be updated/changed. Confirmation of address may include a utility bill or a copy of the lease. If you are residing with someone else, we will provide you with a Residency Affidavit that will need to be signed and notarized.
Please submit all information regarding address changes to the Northwest Office. Accurate information on your child is vital in the event of an emergency! Office personnel will be happy to assist with any questions you may have at 717-270-6800.
Northwest Elementary School is a community that values all students, families, community members and faculty. Teamwork is an important part of everyday life here at our school. We will continue to work together to set a tone of high expectations, clear communication and genuine caring so that all students can experience academic success and social growth this year. Our entire staff looks forward to working with you and your children throughout the school year!
Website: https://www.lebanon.k12.pa.us/northwest/
Location: 1315 Old Forge Road, Lebanon, PA, USA
Phone: (717) 270-6800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestES
Twitter: @Northwest_Elem