E-Blast for Norwich Elementary for Friday, April 27, 2012
Norwich Art Show- The Norwich Art Show is coming up on Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 2-4pm. Volunteers are needed to help with an in-school work day and the set-up day for the Spring Art show. Please see the below days and times for these work times and contact Joanne Pratt at 777-9262 with any questions. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – 9:30am – 3:00pm – In-school work day
Friday, May 4, 2012 – 6:00pm – Set up day
We need cookie donations for the Art Show! Please bring cookies to school by Friday, May 4. They can be left in the Art room and marked Art Show. Thank you!
Cans for a Cause- Davidson High School seniors are organizing and sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Hilliard Food Pantry as a student project. The collection period is from Monday, April 30th through Tuesday, May 8th. Cans can be dropped off at Norwich! Thanks in advance for your help in making their project and this food drive a success!
Norwich students to perform in Davidson’s spring musical “Damn Yankees”!- Sam Buoni, Sophie Lewis, Logan Long, Katie Pratt, and Zach Woo (current Norwich students) will be joined by Sho Weinstein, Nick Zambrotta, and Paige Zellner (2011 graduates of Norwich) in “Damn Yankees” at Hilliard Davidson High School. The shows are: Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are available at the high school.
Be a Volunteer for Tharp’s PTO- Tharp’s PTO is in need of a President, Treasurer and various Committee Chairs. Visit this link to find out more information or to volunteer: http://www.hilliardschools.org/hth/pdf/PTOVolunteer%20Information201213.pdf
Be a Volunteer for Stations PTO – Station’s PTO is looking for parents interested in leadership positions! Please visit the following link if you are interested in getting involved: http://www.hilliardschools.org/hst/pdf/2012-2013Station%20PTO%20Volunteer%20Information.pdf
Be Well!- This week each family should have received a “Be Well” book from the Norwich Wellness committee. We hope it gives families inspiration and new ideas!
Walk To School Day- Our Wellness Committee is hosting another Spring Walk to School day on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. This is a chance to walk with your child and neighbors to school. It is an effort to promote walking to school as an alternative to driving. We will meet as a group by 8:30am at the Davidson Marching Band Practice Fields off of Davidson Rd. All students must be accompanied by an adult. We look forward to seeing you there!
End of Year Field Days- Please see the below schedule for our up-coming Field Days. Classroom teachers will be asking for parent volunteers. This is a great opportunity for students to play many different types of games together.
Friday, May 11 9:45-11:30 – EWI (Duncan, Gehring, Montgomery, Willke) 1:30 – 3:15 – WWI (Getty, Maple, Pruitt)
Tuesday, May 15 9:45-11:30 – EWP (Miles, Germaine, Walton, Finneran) 1:30-3:15 – WWP (Hobson, McCreary, Ogden) Wednesday, May 16 9:45-WWEP (Swartzbaugh, Ripp, Cushnie, Stroh) 1:45-3:30 – EWEP* (Sicker, Gast, Dakers, Clifford)
Teacher Appreciation Week – Parents of Norwich, we will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week for our wonderful Teachers and Staff, May 7th – May 11th. In order to make this week a true success we are asking for help from our appreciative parents!
We are asking for your gift of time, to cover teachers’ lunch time responsibilities either in the cafeteria, or during recess. The staff really appreciate the rare downtime; it gives them a chance to regroup and it allows us parents the chance to visit our children on “their turf”. We need two volunteers per session for the cafeteria, and three for recess.
Click the link below if you are able to gift your time the week of May 7 – May 11. Thanks in advance for making this year’s TAW another wonderful PTO event.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiSpi4t9ElOAdFBRaWVIZXVLM0R3eDV1aWh5R01UQ1E#gid=0
Norwich Elementary Walking School Bus LEADERS May 2012 - As you know, our school is participating in International Walk to School by forming “Walking School Bus’ groups. Below are the groups that have been formed and the parent volunteers leading the individual groups. If you are interested in joining a group close to your home, please contact the parent volunteer directly to get signed-up!
Leaders: Stasi Trout 876-7443 home, 208-6848 cell, stasibt@columbus.rr.com
Denise Regenbogen, dregenbogen@yahoo.com, 876-1676 home
This Bus is Full! (Unless more parent “drivers” would like to join”!)
Day of the week walking: not determined yet
Major Streets: From the Riverwood Drive area in River Landings, down Davidson to Norwich.
Leader: Beth Kaufman, Gkaufman50@hotmail.com, 319-4440 home, 578-1041 cell
This Bus is Full! (Unless more parent “drivers” would like to join”!)
Day of the week walking: Not determined yet
Major Streets: From 4631 Cutwater Lane area in River Landings, down Davidson to Norwich
Leader: Erin Arnett, ereno5@hotmail.com, 319-3856 home
Day of the week walking: Not determined
Major Streets: This bus will start at 5090 Breckenhurst Drive in Carriage Place/Britton Farms area.
Other parents/grandparents and/or students welcome!
Leader: Deanna Hand, family@matt-hand.com, 537-4336
Day of the week walking: Not determined
Major Streets: From 4652 Strayer Drive in Britton Farms, travel on Britton Farms drive, then Huntwicke Dr. to the school path behind the school.
Other parents/grandparents and/or students welcome!
Leader: Joni Bowman, joni@jonibowman.com, 678-4562
Day of the week walking: Not determined
Major Streets: From 4515Dirham Lane (behind the School), turn right at Huntwicke Dr, and down the school path behind the school.
Other parents/grandparents and/or students welcome!
Leader: Kathy Lockhart, rozelockhart@aol.com, 937-620-4467
Day of the week walking: Fridays
Meet at: Norwich Fire Station, 5181 Northwest Parkway. Hilliard, Ohio 43026.
Other parents/grandparents and/or students welcome!
Volunteer Dessert Reception- Our staff wants to THANK the many volunteers that work in our building on a daily basis. We provide students with an outstanding experience at Norwich, and that is because of the involvement and dedication of so many amazing volunteers. We want to recognize your hard work with a dessert reception on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:30-7:30pm in the Media Center. Join us for a delicious selection of desserts and some music by our orchestra students, led by Mrs. Wenner!
2nd Annual RoadRunner Run – Ridgewood Elementary and the Ridgewood Elementary PTO will host its 2nd Annual Roadrunner Run on Saturday, April 28, 2012. A 5K run/health walk will begin at 9am, a 1 mile run/health walk will begin at 10am and a toddle trot will be held at 10:30am. Register at www.TheRoadRunnerRun.info. Proceeds benefit the Free Summer Lunch program. Free gym membership & run training at Aussie Fit gym.
PTO Seeks Committee Chairs- Our PTO has some exciting volunteer opportunities for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. Please remember all parents/guardians and staff are members of PTO. We welcome talents and energy from everyone. Please consider the following positions and contact Denise Regenbogen at dregenbogen@yahoo.com or Stasi Trout, at stasibt@columbus.rr.com to claim your position!
ART SHOW: Committee chair needed. Help Dr. Cross prepare for the Spring Art Show held in mid-May. Duties include mounting artwork on display boards, decorating the gym, serving refreshments during the show, and dismantling the show.
HOP-A-THON: Committee chair needed. Organize a fall walk or hop-a-thon, a fall fundraiser. The foundation has been laid this past year.
RESTAURANT NIGHT: Contact local businesses to have percentage of their sales donated back to the school. A list has been established.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Committee chair needed. Be on a committee to plan special activities during one week in May in appreciation of the staff and/or bake or cook items for the staff.
VOLUNTEER DATABASE: Distribute volunteer solicitation material at the beginning of the school year, input it into a database, and provide reports to all committee chairs.
WELLNESS ACTIVITIES: Committee chair needed. The wellness committee meets once a month before school to plan various projects. Parents can sign up to help with occasional nutrition, fitness, safety, or other health-related projects as needed.
Class Placement Process – As we look forward to the 2012-2013 school year, our staff is already working hard to begin looking at class placements. As always, the success of your child is at the center of our work and our class placement process reflects that. We are very dedicated to placing students in classrooms where they will be successful and work well with others. We know you know your child the best and we certainly value your input. Our staff looks at a multitude of characteristics when placing students in new classes. We look at achievement levels, study skills and work habits, behavior needs, personality, social emotional needs and other student interactions. We spend a great deal of time placing students in classrooms where they will be successful. We wanted to make you aware that we do have a ‘Parental Input on Student Placement’ form that can be completed if you have input you would like to provide about the unique needs of your child that would require special consideration in making a class assignment. Please understand that specific teacher requests will not be considered. This form can be picked up from our school office. All input must be in writing and submitted to the school office by Friday, May 4, 2012. All input forms and requests received after this date will not be considered. Class placements are not final until mid-August. Our staff will not be able to share information about your student’s placement until mid-August. Please keep in mind that specific requests CAN NOT be honored in August. Specific input must be received by our office on or before Friday, May 4, 2012. We look forward to the 2012-2013 school year and appreciate your understanding of our class placement process.
PTO Spring Flower Sale- Our popular PTO Spring Flower sale is coming! We kicked off the sale during lunch at school on Wednesday, April 11. Flower orders were due Monday, April 23 and will be delivered on Thursday, May 3. Volunteers are needed to help with the pick-up on May 3. If you are able to help, please return the volunteer form that was included with the flower brochure.
School Supply Sale- The PTO is getting ready to kick off the annual school supply sale. Please watch for the school supply sale order
Shoebox Science is in Need of Donations!- Shoebox science is in need of individual plastic juice containers with lids (6-12oz size) and half liter plastic water bottles. If you have either of these items to donate, please send them with your child to school.
Last Day of School – As a reminder, the last day of school has been changed to Monday, June 4, 2012. This was incorrectly reported in some recent communications.
Kindergarten Registration for 2012-2013 School Year- If you have a child who will attend kindergarten next year (they will be 5 by September 30) and you forgot to attend Kindergarten registration this past week, please call the school office at 921-6000 to schedule your next appointment in the registration process.
PTO Spirit Nights- Help support the PTO and Norwich Elementary by visiting the following restaurants on the listed dates:
May 16th (Wednesday) Ci Ci’s Pizza: 5-9 pm put receipt in box next to cash register – Dublin Location
A portion of these restaurants’ proceeds will be donated back to the Norwich Elementary PTO.
Do you use Facebook? The Norwich PTO has a FB page that can help you stay up to date on events and activities for school. Go to https://www.facebook.com/NorwichPTO and it will take you right there!
Inphonet Messages – We use the Inphonet system to send out phone messages to our families about up-coming events or to relay important information. In the last few weeks, we have sent out several Inphonet messages. If you have not been getting these phone recordings from school, and would like to, please contact the school office at 921-6000 to update your information.
Up-Coming Music Performances-
Mark your Calendar!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 – 7:30pm – West Wing Intermediate (Maple, Pruitt, Getty) Spring Musical performance of “Aladdin”
Up-Coming State Wide Assessments
We have several important Statewide and District Wide Assessments scheduled for April and May. Your child’s attendance on these days is very important. Please look for more information to come home soon about these up-coming assessments!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 –
Grade 3 Math Ohio Achievement Assessment
Grade 4 Math Ohio Achievement Assessment
Grade 5 Math Ohio Achievement Assessment
Thursday, May 3, 2012 –
Grade 3 District Science Assessment
Grade 4 District Science Assessment
Grade 5 Science Ohio Achievement Assessment
Related Arts Schedule
Monday, April 30, 2012- A-Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2012- B-Day
Wednesday, May 2, 2012- C-Day
Thursday, May 3, 2012- D-Day
Friday, May 4, 2012- E-Day
Up-Coming Events
Sunday, May 6, 2012-
Art Show – 2pm-4pm
Monday, May 7, 2012-May 11, 2012-
Teacher Appreciation Week
Thursday, May 10, 2012-
7:00pm – PTO Meeting – Media Center
Wednesday, May 16, 2012-
Fifth Grade Student Visits to Tharp & Station
Thursday, May 17, 2012 –
Volunteer Appreciation Dessert Reception – Media Center
Monday, May 21, 2012-
6:30-7:30 – Market Day
Monday, May 21-25, 2012-
Artist in Residence
Tuesday, May 22, 2012-
West Wing Intermediate Musical – 7:30pm
Monday, May 28, 2012-
No School, Memorial Day
Up-Coming End of Year Events
Wednesday, May 30, 2012-
Band & Strings Concert – 10am
K/1 Class Parties – 1:30pm-3:00pm
Thursday, May 31, 2012-
2/3 Class Parties – 1:30-3:00pm
Friday, June 1, 2012-
4/5 Talent Show – 11am
4/5 Class Party – 12:30pm-3:00pm
5th Grade Clap-Out – 3:30pm
Monday, June 4, 2012-
Last Day of School
Progress Reports Sent Home
Town Meeting – 10am
Artist-in-Schools Presentation – 2:00pm
Michael Heitzman
Principal
Norwich Elementary
4454 Davidson Road
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
Phone: (614) 921-6000
Fax: (614) 921-6001
School Website: http://nor.hilliardschools.org/
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