Northwood School Laker

September 13, 2024

Back to School Homework Tips for Families!


Dear Northwood Families and Caretakers,

As we settle into these first few weeks of school, both teachers and students are already hard at work building relationships, creating healthy learning routines, and establishing expectations for success.  

Families and caretakers, you can also help to make this a fantastic school year by making sure your children are in the classroom, focused on learning, and displaying a commitment to the work effort needed for growth.  As expected, this means that students will probably be assigned homework and/or assignments that can help enhance and reinforce their learning and growth.  No doubt, these homework expectations can sometimes create high stress experiences for children and families from time to time.  As such, I would encourage you to read this short article related to navigating these interactions with a positive and calm approach. I think you might find it helpful!


However, should you need some assistance, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, counselor, or one of the administrators for help!  I am sure we can all agree that when our students succeed, we all succeed because of the contributions young minds can make to the communities in which they live.  We look forward to working with you all this coming school year! 


~Mr. Ling, Director of Curriculum

End 68 Hours of Hunger Program

Northwood School is pleased to offer the End 68 Hours of Hunger program again this year. We have a great group of volunteers that fill backpacks each week for us. The backpacks are packed with food to help fill the gap between lunch on Friday and breakfast on Monday. Further information is available on the national website at http://end68hoursofhunger.org/.


Only school counselors know who is participating in the program. On Fridays, the counselors will put a bag in the participating students' cubbies or lockers, and it will come home with them that day. We then ask that you return the backpack on Monday, so it can be filled again by our volunteers for the next weekend.

       

If you would like to participate in this program, please email or call your child’s counselor. Any family can participate and it may be for a short term or the whole school year. We hope you will find this program helpful and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact either one of us at any time.


Thank you, 

Lynda & Fay


Lynda MacDonald

K-4 School Counselor

lmacdonald@northwoodschooolnh.org

603-942-5488


Fay Aucella

5-8 School Counselor

faucella@northwoodschoolnh.org


603-942-5488

News from the Library

The 3rd graders have been learning about different fiction genres. After the Sports Fiction introduction, students worked in small groups to solve some picture riddles that were all different phrases from sports such as "hole in one."

Mrs. Plourde came in as a guest speaker to share her unique connection to the Exeter UFO Incident with the 4th graders. They had some great questions and ideas! And of course many of them wanted to read more about the topic.

7th graders did some peer editing to help classmates proofread their Choose Your Own Adventure Stories.

News from Kindergarten

Kindergarteners are learning about safety in Health class with Ms. Murray. This week's focus was on the dangers of playing with matches. We were able to role play with the Great Body Shop puppets, and now know not to play with fire.

School & Community Information

NH Thunder 2024 Cross Country Program

 

Now accepting registrations for the 2024 Season of NH Thunder Cross Country. The program this year will again be held at Coe Brown Northwood Academy. Kids will participate in running games such as scavenger hunts, relay races, and obstacle courses while they learn the fun of running on the trails, being active, and making healthy choices. 

Participants will also receive a t-shirt to keep.  

We will be having a small xc race in conjunction with the Div. II JV State meet held at Coe Brown at the end of the season.

 

For more information please contact:

 

Karyn Fisher at 5fishers@metrocast.net.  

 

You can register on-line at:

https://www.nhthunder.com/registration

 

Cost: $40.00 

Grades:  Age 5 yr. - 4th Grade

When: Wednesdays beginning September 11th through October 16th

Time: 5:30-6:30 pm

Location: Coe Brown Northwood Academy up near the track

Guest Teachers Needed

If you are interested in being a guest teacher (also known as a substitute teacher), please apply at this link. The pay is $100 a day and you get to work with wonderful kids and great staff! Please contact Ms. Cannella or Ms. Young with questions.

Important Dates

September 10 - Voting Day, no school

September 18 - School Board meeting, 6:30

September 23 - Open House, 5:00 - 7:00

September 24 - Picture Day

October 2 - School Board meeting, 6:30

October 8 - Northwood PTO meeting, 6:00

October 11 - Teacher Workshop Day, no school

October 14 - Columbus Day, no school

October 22 - Delayed opening, school starts at 10:05


Please check the Athletics Calendar for information on games and meets.  

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