Northrop Newsletter

Hello, Northrop families!

Fall is here and with it comes a very busy time of year! Please take a minute to read through this

newsletter as there's a lot of important information in it. A few highlights:

• Unity Day will be Wednesday, October 21, 2026. We'd like to encourage everyone to wear

ORANGE on that day to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We are Northrop Proud!

• Third graders ONLY will be taking their fall Ohio State ELA tests on October 27th and 28th.

Make plans to join us on Friday, October 16th from 6-7:30pm. The Rust Belt Long Bread food truck will be on site and there will be lots of trunks for treating! See links below to sign up to attend, to donate, or to help!

10/1 - PTO meeting - 6pm - commons or virtual

10/6 - 3rd grade field trip to Oenslager (Deinhart, Boza)

10/7 - 3rd grade field trip to Oenslager (Bonner, Jenkins)

10/7 - Virtual conferences (night 1/2)

10/8 - Early release

10/8 - Homecoming parade at 6:00pm (meet at Garfield at 5:30)

10/9 - NO SCHOOL (staff professional development day)

10/13 - Akron Children's Flu Clinic at Northrop

10/15 - 4th grade field trip to Magical Theatre Company

10/15 - Virtual conferences (night 2/2)

10/16 - PTO Trunk or Treat - 6-7:30- front lot of Northrop

10/20 - PTO Dine to Donate at Dairy Queen Medina

10/20 - Board of Education meeting

10/21 - Unity Day - wear orange

10/23 - Stay In The Game Spirit Day

10/27 & 10/28 - 3rd grade ELA OST testing

10/29 - October Celebration Cafe

10/30 - Halloween parade

We are in need of shelf stable food to stock our little free food pantry here at Northrop. Items like peanut butter, pasta and sauce, soups, and bread are often ones that go quickly. You can drop them off in the Northrop office or send them in with your student. We appreciate your support!

We invite students and families to walk with the Northrop group in the Homecoming Parade on Thursday, October 8th. We will meet at Garfield Elementary in the lot by the playground at 5:30 and the parade steps off at 6:00pm. All students must have an adult walking with them in the parade. The parade finishes at Medina High School in the lot across from Fenn Elementary on Union Street. This year, the parade has a board game theme and Northrop's group will be wearing black and yellow. Make plans to join us!

Students are welcome to wear their costumes to school on Friday 10/30. There should not be any

fake weapons sent in with costumes. Please keep costumes simple as students will need to be

able to sit at their desks and navigate the school day while wearing them. Please avoid face

painting.

Our building parade will be held on Friday, October 30th and begins at 2:30 PM. Please remember

that parking along the curbs is not permitted. You are welcome to park in an open parking space

or use the lot in Reagan Park at the top of the bridge/path.

All parents are welcome to come for our quick Halloween parade that begins promptly at 2:30.

The students (starting with 5th grade) will exit the front doors in a single file line and do a big

“loop” around the front parking lot, head towards the flagpole, down the car rider sidewalk and in

through the doors on the back of the building near the bridge to Reagan Park. Students will return

to their classrooms after the parade to have a small treat and to enjoy a special activity with their

classmates and teacher. Dismissal will be at the normal time.

*SINCE STUDENTS WILL PARADE THROUGH THE FRONT PARKING LOT, THE FRONT ENTRANCE

WILL BE BLOCKED OFF AT ABOUT 2:15 PM.*

In an effort to keep all of our students safe, we ask that if the classroom teacher has asked you to

send in snacks for a classroom celebration, please visit the Snack Safely website to get

information on food allergens and options for keeping our students safe during their classroom

parties. As a reminder, we do not allow edible birthday treats in classrooms anymore.

This October, our Portrait of a Bee competency focus is Being a Responsible Decision Maker! Throughout the month, students will be building skills that help them recognize that their responses and choices can influence the outcome of a situation.

Our K-2 students will focus on trying new skills and identifying strategies to use when making mistakes, while our 3-5 students will focus on practicing skills and working collaboratively to set and achieve goals.

As you talk with your child about their day, you may hear some new phrases, including the group plan, whole-body listening, the Zones of Regulation, having your body in the group, and thinking thoughts and feeling feelings. These are all ways our students are learning to understand themselves, work with others, and practice being responsible decision makers.

We appreciate your support at home in helping reinforce these skills.

We have an amazing PTO here at Northrop Elementary! You can connect with them via email , or on their Facebook page. You can get involved in SO MANY WAYS!

Join us at the next PTO meeting on Thursday, October 1st at 6:00pm here in the Northrop commons or virtually. To receive the virtual link, please email PTO!

Attention all Medina 5th & 6th Grade Girls interested in playing Medina Club Volleyball this season

All open gyms will be held in the gym at Northrop Elementary School. 6th Grade will be from 5:15-6:30 pm, and 5th Grade will be from 6:30-7:45 pm on the following dates:

• Thursday, October 15th
• Tuesday, October 20th
• Thursday, October 22nd
• Tuesday, October 27th (Parent Meeting during open gyms on this day.)
• Thursday, October 29th
• Tuesday, November 3rd; and
• Thursday, November 5th

Contact Coach Fralick by email at fralickm@medinabees.org with any questions.

Office Hours: 8:00-4:00

Student Hours: 8:45-3:30

Tardy Bell: 8:55

Visit us on the web!

Principal - Amanda Dodez, dodeza@medinabees.org

School Psychologist - Chelsea Bartman, bartmanc@medinabees.org

School Counselor - Stacey Wielgus, wielguss@medinabees.org

Northrop Attendance Line/Clinic - (330)636-4604

Northrop Office - (330)636-4600

• Kaitlin Greiner - greinerk@medinabees.org
• Mary Jarstfer - jarstfem@medinabees.org