Dear Broncos,

North Branch Area Schools will hold a Mock Disaster Exercise on Friday, October 20, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the high school. School will not be in session for students as this is a county-wide professional development day.

The drill will be coordinated by the Lapeer County Emergency Management Office. This will be a realistic training exercise and several emergency response vehicles from the fire and police departments, as well as several ambulances and safety personnel, will participate in the training exercise. Every North Branch administrator and teacher, including most of our support staff, will be active participants in the drill with the following goals in mind:

Develop an effective incident Command System in the district and in conjunction with first responders;

Test the communication protocol for responding to a “disaster” situation in the school district;

Provide training to employees that allow them to function effectively in the event of a real disaster;

Test the ability to go into lock down in a safe and efficient manner.

If you have any questions pertaining to this event, please feel free to contact me at your convenience, (810-688-3042).

Greg Matheson

North Branch Area Schools

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NBE News October 2017

Greg Matheson, Principal Dane Terauds, Asst. Principal

Contact

Information

NBE Office:

(810) 688-3041

(810) 688-3042

Fax:

(810) 688-8321

F.A.B.S.

(810) 688-4634

Food Service

(810) 688-2226

Transportation

(810) 688-3660

In This Issue:

Mock Disaster 1

Exercise

Book Fair 2

How Can I 2

Support Our

Little Broncos?

PTC Updates 3

Reminder / 3

Updates

Upcoming 3

Events

NBE News

THE NORTH BRANCH ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR IS COMING!

November 2nd - 9th North Branch Media Center

The North Branch Elementary School Book Fair is scheduled for November 2-9 in the Media Center. Payment can be cash or checks payable to North Branch Area Schools. Sales tax of 6% will be charged. All proceeds benefit the Media Center. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please call 688-3042, ext. 2514.

Thursday, Nov. 2nd 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 3rd 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 6th 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 7th 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 8th 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9th 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Books Make Great Gifts! See you at the Fair!

How Can I Support Our Little Broncos?

Below are a number of businesses that offer school rewards. Link your accounts to NB Elementary,

and when you shop, the school benefits!

Office Depot / Office Max:

https://www.officedepot.com/a/loyalty-programs/office-depot-rewards/

Bring in your BOX TOPS and

LABELS FOR EDUCATION

Link a Target RED Card to North Branch Elementary

(School ID: 62748)

If you know of other businesses that have programs to support local schools, please send us their

information, so we can partner with them to benefit all of our students.

Contact: Mr. Terauds - dterauds@nbbroncos.net

NBE News

Reminders / Updates

Alternate Plans / End of Day - If you need to make different take-home arrangements for your child, It is very

important that you send a note or call the office prior to 3:00 p.m. There are many changes and requests at

the end of the day and it is helpful to have as much time as possible to get the message to your child. Once

busses begin leaving the school, they will not be asked to stop or return to the school.

Lost & Found - Believe it or not, our lost and found supply is filling up quickly. If your son/daughter is

missing any items, please stop in to see if it has been collected. The lost and found items are currently on a table

in the Jefferson Trail corridor.

Bathroom Accidents - Being a BK through 4th grade elementary building, bathroom accidents are a

common occurrence. If this is any sort of pattern for your son/daughter, we would ask that you have a change of

clothes available in their backpack.

Halloween Costume Reminder - Picking out a costume is an exciting time for students! Please keep in mind

when picking out or creating an outfit for your child to please refrain from costumes with excessive gore or

weapons. We have a few costumes on hand. If you are in need of one, just contact the office. During the

Halloween parade and parties, families may park in the back of the building from 1:30 p.m. until 3:20 p.m.

Vehicles MUST be moved by 3:20 p.m. Families parking in the back parking lot may enter through the rear doors

to the left of the cafeteria. For all those

attending Halloween festivities, we will

have sign in sheets and Party-Pass

Stickers available at the main entrance

and the back door.

Pick Up & Drop Off Lane In Front Of

School - We would like to remind every-

one that our drive along the front of the

building is for quick drop off and pick up of

students. Please do not leave your vehicle

unattended along the front drive at any

time as it acts as a fire lane.

Upcoming Events Oct. 12 6:00 p.m. – NBE Running Club

Oct. 20 No School

Oct. 25 Picture Retakes

Oct. 27 End of 1st Marking Period

Oct. 31 2:00 p.m. – Halloween Parade

Nov. 2-9 NBE Book Fair

Nov. 6 & 8 4:30 - 8:30 - P/T Conferences

Nov. 7 6:30 p.m. - PTC Meeting

PTC Updates

Our Parent/Teacher Club is off and running! Along with this past month’s Family Fun Fair, we have a number of upcoming events planned, including, but not limited to:

Muffins with Mom

Donuts with Dad

Mother/Daughter & Father/Son Events

Potential Fundraisers

Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, November 7st at 6:30 p.m. in the media center. We hope to see you there!