Northwood School Laker
December 20, 2019
Farewell to Ms. Helton
Joyce Helton is leaving Northwood School to move on to a new adventure. We wish her the best of luck in her new position! Please welcome Alex Tritto as the new administrative assistant in the office.
Winter Vacation Hours
During vacation, the main office will be open on December 26 and 27 from 8:00 - 3:00. If you see any items in the pictures below that look familiar, feel free to stop in on one of those days to look through lost and found items before we donate them on December 30.
Spelling Bee Contestants
Congratulations to the following students who will represent their grades at the school spelling bee on Friday, January 17th:

Fourth grade : Ainsley Albert, Ben Sheldon, Julian Bresnahan, Cooper Eriksen, Hayden Covill, Caleb Seymour
Fifth grade: Elodie Hutchings, Lily Trudeau, Riley Tuttle, Kamrin Routhier, Joseph Gardiner, Sam Frye, James Brown, Bella Lapierre
Sixth grade: Cooper Glennon, Christopher Rogers, Evey Heppler, Natalie George, Blake Spina
Seventh grade: Matthew Clement, Aiden Quaglia, Owen Wood, Aiden McGuigan, Ryan Rodler, Caleb Heselton
Eighth grade: Isabelle Laliberte, Tabitha Hollinrake, Landon Clawson, Andrew DeBello, Cameron Milligan, Kiley Murphy
From the Curriculum Director
WINTER vacation can be a time for new explorations. Consider these ideas while students are away from Northwood School. 

W alk outside (nordic ski or snowshoe) 

I nvestigate Northwood’s history (online or talk to your neighbors)

N urture your creativity
Create a project using Scratch .

Create a picture with Pixel Art .

Type thank-you notes after practicing your keyboarding skills .

Create a Google Slide presentation that includes family photos and descriptions.  

T ype Code (at home or at the library)
Hour of Code activities

E njoy a museum (in person or virtually)

R ead a book (in print or online)


Thank you Mr. Robert and Ms. Mawn for your assistance in brainstorming ideas!
~ Mrs. Scholand, Curriculum Director
Kindergarten News
Mrs. Magnusson’s Kindergarteners were very excited to read with their fourth grade book buddies this week!
They also performed Jingle Bells for audiences throughout the school!
School & Community News
Laker Gear makes a great gift!
Proceeds benefit our eighth grade class trip!
Important Dates
December 23 - January 1 - Winter Vacation
January 2 - School Board meeting, 6:30
January 8 - Basketball games
January 9 - Basketball games
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