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September Newsletter 1
Knights Knotes
Volume 12, Issue 10 September 2, 2015
President’s Corner Jennifer Keys, Norton PTA President
Welcome to a new year at Norton Elementary! We hope your year
is off to a wonderful start.
Our membership Co-Chairs Cara Schroeder and Tiffany
Meseberg are working hard to reach our goal of 100%
membership. If you haven’t joined yet, please do so today! Forms
will be going home in your child’s Wednesday folder. The PTA supports our teachers and staff by providing funding for teacher
education and grants for classroom tools, science, art, music, and
the library. The PTA also funds many student, parent, and family
programs at Norton such as Celebrate Me week (Oct 5-9), Fall
Festival (Oct 16), Red Ribbon week (Oct 26-30), Veterans Day
Celebration (Nov 9) and many more. None of these programs
would be possible without the support of our wonderful Norton
families!
For the third year in a row our main fundraiser will be a “Back to
Basics” fundraiser. No cookie dough or wrapping paper to sell. No outside company taking half (or more) of the proceeds. Simply
donate directly to the Norton PTA and 100% of the funds raised
stay at Norton. For more information on this fundraiser and how
to donate please visit our website at
http://www.allenisd.org/Page/30151
We would like to thank all of the parents that have already
volunteered their time to help the Norton PTA and staff this year.
We know your time is valuable and we truly appreciate your help.
If you would like to learn more about volunteer positions or the
many ways you can help, please contact Tara Glotzbach at
We are looking forward to another great year at Norton, and we
hope to see you around the Castle. Please make plans to join us at
our first PTA General Meeting this year on September 15th and
stay for our program “Don’t Stand By, Stand Up”, an Anti –
Bullying Parent Program. Childcare will be provided for children
ages 4 and up. Please RSVP to Andrea Loftus at
[email protected] by September 11 for childcare, as space is
limited.
Principal’s Welcome
Julie DeLeon, Norton Principal
As principal of Frances E. Norton Elementary, it is my
pleasure to welcome everyone back for another terrific
year at Norton. We are thrilled to have our students
back in classrooms and feel the energy that they bring
to our campus. Already these students are settled into
their routines and proving themselves to be caring,
hard-working citizens. Our vision here at Norton is
“Doing more than we have to – to be the best that we
can be!” and our students are doing exactly that!
Our staff recognizes that a strong partnership with
families makes a huge difference in a child’s
education, and we look forward to working with you
this year. While we will be working to engage our
students in quality, meaningful learning opportunities
and encouraging them to reach past what they think
they can do, we realize that you are doing that in your
homes as well. Thank you, in advance, for working
with us to help your child experience growth and
success in this school year.
It is an honor to serve Norton Elementary, and a
privilege to be one piece of this amazing community
of students, parents, and teachers. If there is ever
anything you need, please do not hesitate to contact
me at [email protected].
Together we can make 2015-2016 our best year yet!
Sincerely,
Julie DeLeon
September Newsletter 2
School Absences
Kathryn Stone, Registrar/Attendance Clerk
On the day a student is absent, the parent/guardian should call the school and report the absence before 9:00 AM. Upon returning to school, the student must bring a note, signed by the parent/guardian with a brief description for the absence and the date(s) of the absence. Faxed notes may be accepted if they contain all required information including the parent/guardian signature. Emails may be used for notification to your child’s teacher, but cannot be accepted as an excuse. Please remember to cc our Attendance Clerk, [email protected]. An attachment to an email containing the parent/guardian signature will be accepted. After 3 school days the absence will be considered unexcused if a note has not been received by the school office. A doctor’s note is required if your child is absent in excess of 5 school days. Please refer to the 2015-2016 Allen ISD Student Handbook for more information regarding attendance. Thank you!
September Newsletter 3
Norton PTA
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Tara Glotzbach, Volunteer Coordinator
Norton is in need of volunteers for many programs throughout the year. We
know your time is valuable, but every little bit helps to make Norton the best
it can be. We are in need of a few people to help with changing the
marquee sign, making birthday bulletin boards, helping copy materials for
the classrooms, and counting items to be placed in the Wednesday
folders. We also need additional library volunteers. Helping in the library is
a great way to see what is most popular in children's literature and gather
reading ideas for your children. Library volunteers give our wonderful
librarian Mrs. Benton valuable time to design and teach lessons about
finding, evaluating, and using information. These are life-long skills all of our
kids need. Any time you can volunteer is considered valuable and is
greatly appreciated. You can find a complete list of Volunteer
opportunities and sign-up here.
AISD requires all volunteers to apply and complete a Criminal Background
check on a yearly basis. So even if you applied last year, it is time to update
your application. Please click on the following link to complete your
volunteer application. Human Resources / Register to Be a Volunteer.
Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Tara Glotzbach,
at [email protected] or 214-547-9539 with any questions regarding
volunteer opportunities.
September Newsletter 4
September
1 Spirit Night – Chili’s
3 Curriculum Night
5:30pm to 7:00pm
7 Holiday: Labor Day
11 Kindness Program with Brillant
Partners
14 Spirit Night – Yogurtville
15 PTA General Meeting/Don’t Stand by/
Stand Up 7:00pm-MPR
17 Spirit Night - Scotty P’s
22 Spirit Night – Chick-fil-a
23 -25 5th grade at Sky Ranch
29 Lifetouch Portrait Day
30 Spirit Night – Rita’s
October
5 Spirit Night – Papa Murphy’s
5-9 Celebrate Me Week
7 International Walk to School Day
12 Holiday: Columbus Day
14 Spirit Night – Rita’s
16 Fall Festival
26-30 Red Ribbon Week
27 Spirit Night – Chick=fil=a
Note: Check Dates on Wednesday
folders for important calendar
events this school year
C A L E N D A R
Attention Norton Knights! Please participate in our Norton “Knights Out” Program and help us raise funds to support more programs at
school. Chili’s Sept 1 Yogurtville Sept 14 Scotty P’s Sept 17 Chick-fil-A Sept 22 Rita’s Sept 30
September Spirit Nights
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Please help support your Norton Elementary PTA - DONATE TODAY!
The Norton PTA Back to Basics Fundraiser is in full swing! We still have a long way to go as we are
currently only at 40% of our monetary goal. The funds raised will help support programs for Norton
families, students and teachers throughout the year and will help buy equipment that our students use at
school. We are aspiring to have 100% participation by our families. Prizes will be awarded to those that
donate $50 or above, but remember we will accept any amount, no matter how small or large.
There are no other big fundraisers throughout the year, and this one has been made simple with no selling,
no volunteering, and no soliciting sponsorships. Simply write a check or donate with credit card online. If
we meet our goal, Mrs. DeLeon has agreed to let the students design and build her a wacky obstacle
course. The top two winning classes will receive student prizes and the teachers will get $50 for classroom
supplies. To find out more or donate today, please visit
http://www.allenisd.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=30151. Thank you for your support!
Don't Forget to Link Your Grocery Cards and Amazon Account When you link your Tom Thumb and Kroger cards to Norton PTA, they will donate back a percentage of
sales, and these funds are used to help provide Norton programs. In addition, if you shop at Amazon, you
can participate in their Amazon Smile program which will also donate back a percentage of sales if you
select Norton PTA as your charity of choice. To find out how to link your cards and to participate in
Amazon Smile, please visit http://www.allenisd.org/Page/4259.
Knights Knotes 8
Section 504 Child Find Notice
Form 3, page 1 of 1
ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
§504 Child Find Notice Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the District has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public
education to disabled students. For additional information about the rights of
parents of eligible children, or for answers to any questions you might have about identification, evaluation and placement into Section 504 programs, please
contact the District’s Section 504 Coordinator, Barbara Barker, 972-727-0511 or
by mail at Allen Independent School District, 612 E. Bethany Drive, Allen, Texas 75002.
Aviso Sobre La Identificación de Estudiantes Incapacitados
bajo la Seccion 504 Bajo la Seccion 504 del Decreto de Rehabilitación de 1973, el Distrito Escolar
esta obligado a identificar, referir, evaluar, y proporcionar servicios educativos
apropriados y gratuitos a estudiantes incapacitados que califican para recibir servicios bajo esta ley. Si usted desea mas información sobre los derechos de
padres de niños incapacitados, o si tiene preguntas sobre la identificación,
evaluación, y colocación de niños en el programa de Seccion 504, favor de ponerse in contacto con el Coordinador de 504 del Distrito, Barbara Barker, al
numero 972-727-0511, o por correo a la siguiente dirección: Allen Independent
School District, 612 E. Bethany Drive, Allen, Texas 75002.
©1999-2012 Richards Lindsay & Martín, L.L.P. Some Rights Reserved,
governed by the restrictions imposed on page 1.
CESD §504 Compliance System, November 20, 2012
Knights Knotes 9
Norton School Nurse – Cindy Harvey
HEAD LICE EDUCATION
FACTS:
Head lice crawl from child to child through head to head contact.
Lice cannot hop, jump or fly.
ANY child can get head lice.
Lice can live up to 30 days on a person’s head and lay from 50 to 150 eggs. If the louse falls off a person, it dies within 2 days.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
Lice are small brown, tan or gray insects, about the size of a sesame seed.
The nits or egg sacks are opaque, white oblong-shaped sacks which are firmly attached to the hair shaft. These nits cannot be brushed out. They can only be manually removed with a nit comb or pulled out by hand.
Suspect lice if your child scratches and/or complains of an itchy head. Itching is the first sign of head lice.
HOW TO TREAT IF INFECTED:
Wash your child’s hair with an FDA product formulated to kill lice.
Have your child sit under a bright light and remove all nits with a metal comb that is designed to remove nits. Remove remaining nits with your fingers. Failure to do this important step always results in reoccurrence.
Nits are not killed by lice shampoos, so it will be necessary to wash the hair with the lice product a second time in 7 to 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.
Launder all clothing and bedding. Laundry water should be at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit to kill the lice. Dry on highest heat setting.
Vacuum all carpets, upholstery and mattresses in the house. Throw away the vacuum bag.
Sealing clothing, stuffed toys, pillows, blankets or other small soft items, for two weeks in tightly closed plastic bags will kill both lice and nits. Dry cleaning will also kill lice.
Soak combs, brushes and other washable items for one hour in one of the approved lice shampoos; or, soak them for 5 to 10 minutes in a pan of 130 degree hot water.
PROACTIVE MEASURES
Teach your whole family about how lice is spread and treated.
Teach your children not to share combs, brushes, hats, hair accessories, jackets and other personal items with other children.
Check your child frequently for signs of lice or nits. RESOURCES:
www.dshs.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/lice.shtm
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5 Tips for packing a nutritious lunch: 1) Let your children help – they are more likely to eat it if they helped
select it and/or make it. 2) Make subtle switches – Try using yogurt or low fat sour cream as a dip
instead of ranch
3) Make your own versions of processed snacks – Creating homemade versions of Lunchables is easy using things like whole-grain crackers or
pitas with lean meat and low-fat cheese with fresh fruit substituting for
the candy found in store-bought versions 4) Make healthy foods fun to eat – Cookie cutters make easy work out of
making things like lean lunch meat or cheese into fun shapes and the kids
can help cut them out. 5) Variety is the spice of life –It can be easy to get in the routine of putting
only their favorite foods in their lunch box, but trying new things can
reveal new favorites and different options for lunch. Tara Ellwanger is the Healthy Lifestyles Chair for Norton. If you would like
more information or would like to get involved, please contact her at
[email protected]. Source: Patch.com article: http://patch.com/california/redlands/back-school-5-
tips-packing-nutritious-lunch
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School Counselor – Michelle Gilbert
Welcome to a new school year here at Norton Elementary! We have
some exciting programs that will be taking place in the next few weeks! Our students will be participating in an assembly on
September 11th by the Think Kindness organization. Our PTA is generously providing this assembly and it’s to help create an environment of
kindness and compassion for the whole school year. The students will be asked
to journal their acts of kindness over a period of fifteen days and will hear how one small act of kindness CAN change the world. I think it will be a very
impressionable assembly for our students! In October, the High Flying Excitement assembly will take place during Red Ribbon week. Two off duty
Plano police officers wow the students with their trampoline and martial arts
skills while emphasizing making good choices and being drug free. This assembly has been very popular with our students and is also provided by the
PTA. In November, the students and parents will be asked to donate canned goods for needy families during our “Traveling Turkey” donation week. Norton
Elementary families are the most generous and giving families! Thank you for
all your support!
I also would like to introduce the sixth grade Leadership Team for 2015-2016. They will be helping scatter kindness and compassion throughout the
school through various service activities. These sixth graders are: Nicole Bain, Alex Bull, Dylan Carlquist, Ella Christensen, Evyn Gadd, Julia Gilbert, Katie
McDonald, Meghna Paul, and Emma Watkins. I’m very excited to be working
with such a wonderful group of students!