The Eagle Wire

February 17, 2020

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Feb 18

PTO Meeting

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Feb 19

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Feb 26

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Feb 27

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Feb 28

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No School Feb 20-24 Family/Teacher Conferences

& Winter Break.

Classes resume Feb 25

No School Winter Break

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Grades 1, 2, & 3. If you want to sign your child up

for “Get Smart”, it is not too late. Please have

forms in to Mrs Wiechert by Wednesday the 19th.

Get Smart is held after school on Mondays March-

May. Please call or email Mrs. Wiechert for more

information. 715-852-4107 / ewiechert@ecasd.us

Multi-Cultural Night. This fantastic event is less than

a month away. On the evening of Thursday March

12th, several of our Northwoods families will be

sharing a little bit of their culture and heritage with

our school. Dinner will be provided, so an RSVP is

strongly encouraged. Please call or email Mrs.

Wiechert for more information.

715-852-4107 / ewiechert@ecasd.us

Attention 5th graders

Any 5th grader who is interested in taking Orchestra

in the upcoming school year (2020-2021) at Northstar,

you are welcome to attend an Orchestra informational

meeting. February 25th in the Northstar Commons,

6:30pm.

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Soaring High Club Congratulations to the latest inductees to the Soaring High Club

Lunch Menu Please follow this link to the lunch & breakfast

menu for the month of February: http://www.ecasd.us/ECASD/media/Start-Page-Media/February-

2020-Elem-Breakfast_Lunch.pdf

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^^^Mrs. Schmitt’s 5th grade class got to bring a few

comforts of home to school on Friday. They had a

cozy & comfy time taking a reading break.

Mrs. Miller received a “Singing Valentine” on Friday.

Her students were just as surprised and overwhelmed

as she was!

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News From the Nest

Once again, our fourth and fifth graders were

given the opportunity to learn to crochet. Our

former Northwoods counselor, Mrs. Campbell,

and her volunteers gave the students lessons

after school for two weeks. We are so grateful

to this group for always being there to help the

kids discover a new hobby.

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Please join us at the next PTO meeting,

February 18th @ 6pm in the

Northwoods Library.

Hours :

Tuesday, Feb. 18th: 8:20am - 9:00am & 3:20pm 4:00

Wednesday, Feb. 19th 8:20am - 9:00am & 3:20pm - 4:00pm

Thursday, Feb. 20th: 8am – 8pm F/T conferences

Tuesday, Feb. 25th: 8:20am - 9:00am

Dairy Queen Night:

Tuesday, February 25 5pm - close

Birch Street location

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to work a book fair shift

or donate to staff appreciation meals. Your help is greatly

appreciated!

Science Fair 2020 - "I Spy Science"

Friday, April 3rd 5:30pm - 7:00pm Registrations are due by Wednesday, Feb. 26th. Students participating in the Science Fair will receive a t-shirt provided by the PTO and business sponsors. Here are a few project ideas:

Lava Lamp, Slime, Tie Dye, Tornado in a Jar, Elephant Toothpaste, Walking on Eggs , Color Changing Flowers ,Volcano ,Growing Gummy Bears, Making Butter, Lemon Battery, Parts of a Plant, Soil Types ,How Does Popcorn Pop … Your options are endless!

If you have any questions or would like to join the Science Fair committee, please email northwoodspto@gmail.com Thank you!

World’s Finest Chocolate Candy Bar Prizes

Top 5 Students (money pit & $5 book fair bucks): #1- Tapenga Raycher KC, #2 Julia Klesmit 1R, #3- Bailey Renley 1R, #4-Lauren Casella 3M, #5- Sam West 4S

Top 2 Classrooms (pizza party): Mrs. Romanchuk’s 1st grade & Mrs. Stangel’s 4th grade

$25 Action City Gift card (random drawing for selling at least 1 box) Kaitlyn Gurney - 5B $50 Gift Cards (random drawing for anyone who sold 2 or more boxes); Natalie Sorenson - 4S $50 Walmart Blake Schmidt - 3M, $50 Walmart Gracie Moore - 4S, $50 Target Myah Heurkins - 2 Marusak, $50 Target Isaac Tucker - 2 Marusak, $50 Target $5 book fair bucks (random drawing for anyone who sold at least 1 box) Nolan Flater - 4 Stangel Peyton Hrd-licka - 1 Romanchuk Kyleigh Pierce - 2 Marusak Liam West - 1 Walsh Vallyn Fornes - 3 Mel-gaard Kashland Fielder – K Conlin Peyton Smith - 5 Mead Jordan Xiong - 1 Walsh Ayden Kautza - 3 Moss Sophia Christianson - 4 Davis The other prizes will be arriving in the next week and we will get them handed out to students. If your family still has a box out and owes money, please email northwoodspto@gmail.com. Candy Bars are now: $1 for 1 $5 for 6 $50 for 60 (full case) Candy Bar Grams available in the office or next week at the book fair.

“Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do.“ –Mos Def

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Please click on the links below to find out more about what is

happening in and around Eau Claire. The websites listed below detail

events and calendars for kids and families with our ECASD partners:

Eau Claire North Huskies Athletic Schedule:

https://bigriversconference.org/public/genie/76/

school/3/

ECASD Community Events, Parks & Rec, 4-H, UWEC

opportunities, and more:

http://www.ecasd.us/District/About/Community-

Events/Community-Event-Flyers-(1)

Family Resource Center:

https://www.frcec.org/

Eau Claire YMCA:

https://www.eauclaireymca.org/

Eau Claire Parks and Rec Prime Times:

https://www.eauclairewi.gov/recreation/

recreation/activity-registration

Eau Claire Public Library

https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/