On Tuesday, December 8th, there will be another Hats for Helping Day at Northwood School. Bring a $1.00 for the opportunity to wear a hat at school. The money collected will be given to Minong's Operation Rudolph.
Dear Northwood Families,
My hope is that you all had a safe, healthy, and enjoyable Thanksgiving week and are having success this week during this Phase 3 remote setting. As planned, we are scheduled to return back to Phase 1 beginning Monday, December 7th which is how our District was operating prior to the holiday.
Due to the fact there are still unknowns and uncertainties relating to COVID-19, I strongly urge every family to continue following the recommended practices that are aimed at reducing the spread of this virus including reviewing the Washburn County Public Health COVID-19 Screening Checklist (attached) before sending your child back to school next Monday, December 7th.
Please keep in mind that our plan may change to a different phase should it be deemed necessary by the school district. We will make every attempt to give notice prior to a change in plan to ensure that there is time for families to make necessary arrangements.
There has been discussion about moving to Phase 2 on Monday, December 21st and Tuesday, December 22nd. Phase 2 consists of students in grades 8-12 learning remotely from home using teacher planned activities and instruction, while PK-7 would still attend in person. We will keep you posted on a final decision.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXtvHO66xS-OBmOrDTSwGBzUBBiQLSnj/view
For those looking to donate toys to area youth, there will be a Fill the Truck event for Minong's Operation Rudolph at Henson's Country Food this Saturday, Dec. 5th from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. See picture for details.
There will be Middle School Boys Basketball practice on Monday and Tuesday from 4:00-6:00 this week.
The final donation total for the Penny Wars of 2020 is $1,142.82 which is going to Minong's Operation Rudolph. The winning groups are 3rd grade, NorthStar and 9th grade. Way to go, Evergreens!!
Over the last few weeks, my high school drawing class has been working on creating Veterans day inspired artwork. We talked about the meaning of Veterans Day, and students came up with their own design and to pay tribute to and honor Veterans. Thank you Veterans!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/356bk6nb5Jnm7Ris7
Below I am sharing links for Veterans Day art projects by 4th and Kindergarten students as well! They did a great job!
4th Grade created Veterans Day inspired images with silhouettes https://photos.app.goo.gl/fyfwo9tB7eSFTm7x7
Kindergarten made Stars and Stripes Collages https://photos.app.goo.gl/dRvcPUMREvVXSiV86
Today is the last day of the Penny Wars and it is Everything Counts day. This means every donation counts positively towards a groups total.
In Elementary Art we spent the beginning of November learning about the meaning of Veterans Day and doing an art project that related to it. Thank you Veterans for all you do and have done! We appreciate you!
Featured by 1st grade are Veterans Day Star Designs and Turkeys (make sure to look closely at the turkeys, some students had a fun time creating Ms. Sorensen as a turkey :) )
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RAMQ4sj5etvPX2Ac7
Featured by 2nd grade are Veterans Day Woven Creations and Turkey Drawings https://photos.app.goo.gl/gppYZJEtTKjku1877
Featured by 3rd grade are Jasper Johns inspired Veterans Day Projects https://photos.app.goo.gl/NhbSSKAHiWjGCdHe6
Hope you enjoy the artwork by these creative kiddos!
Penny Wars 2020 - All of the pennies collected today, will be matched by another donor. Currently, we have raised $306.78 for Minong's Operation Rudolph. The highlighted groups on the chart in the current leaders. The last day of the Penny Wars is this Friday, Nov. 20.
The final day for 8th graders in MakerSpace included some origami creations. See the slideshow to see their work: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTNa32OSu-0fhbaQib0DyxgCU4Hg-V5jTCRZThC6fXgcdWjiBc7Gr4cEWON1LFHhIyY2ZKlBQRYdJEN/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=3000.
Game Cancellation - The varsity football game scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. Thank you.
Only 3 days left to shop our online Scholastic Book Fair. Here is the link to the store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/fallbookfair2020
Today's Hats for Helping raised over $100.00 which will be going to the Comforts Food Pantry in Minong. Way to go Evergreens!!
Reminder - Tomorrow (Friday, November 13th) is National Kindness Day, so it is fitting that we are having Hats for Helping here at Northwood School. Students and staff can bring in $1.00 which will allow them to wear their favorite hat during school. All proceeds will go to Comforts Food Shelf in Minong.
Planned Remote Learning Week (November 30th through Friday, December 4th).
The Northwood School District has decided to switch from Phase 1 of our Northwood Together/COVID-19 Response Plan to Phase 3 during the week following Thanksgiving. Read More...https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FJbIVV54rWrE3sbirH9C7zIv7UcoA0nD/view?usp=sharing
NorthStar/Northwood Governance Council Meeting Agenda
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNCx8EdMQI9GnVw-4-58Pk3p2uc0eywsGbPIvNrhLxg/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you to Mr. Sorensen and his class for creating this video to honor Veterans. https://youtu.be/44U1NHtE1bY
Northwood's Penny Wars 2020 is in full swing! Today was Day 1 and we collected $33.95 to go to Operation Rudolph. Thursday, November 12th will be Twisted Thursday. Pennies will be negative towards a class's total and all other money will be positive towards their totals.
The link below is an album of white charcoal drawings on black paper by my High School Drawing students. Hope you enjoy seeing what they came up with!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DzD26UwJSahm8tN16