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Northwood News
Climate
Survey
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FOR
THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR COUGARS:
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SLOW
DOWN on Fourth Avenue. Drive slowly in front of Northwood
and USE THE DROP-OFF LANE when driving your children to school.
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DO
NOT drop car riders off in the street, across the street, or at one of
the stop signs. Pull through the
drop-off lane. Students must exit vehicle on the side next to
the sidewalk!
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When
pulling through the drop-off lane, please DO NOT STOP IN THE CROSSWALKS.
Watch out for our safety patrols as they assist in
stopping traffic at the crosswalks when pedestrians are crossing.
·
DO
NOT park in our neighbor’s yards. Use the
designated parking areas.
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PLEASE
obey all traffic signs and speed limits.
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Food
Services is proud to announce the following award winner for the
November 2011
– January 2012 period.
Outstanding
Food Services Manager is Tracy Johnson,
Northwood Elementary
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Jimmy Adams, Maintenance
Support Service North Zone,
Named Second Runner -Up
District Educational Support Professional of the Year
For the complete story :
http://www.okaloosaschools.com/OkaloosaSchools/absolutenm/templates/template_nimg.aspx?articleid=1096&zoneid=3
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Food
Services Group is proud to announce the Quarterly Award
Winners for the
August –October 2011 period. These individuals have
performed outstandingly and are recognized among their peers for their
above
and beyond efforts they have exhibited during this period.
Outstanding
Food Service Worker goes to Hope Bailey from Northwood Elementary.
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2011 -2012 School
Supply List
Office
Depot 5% Back To Schools Program
Help Your School Earn Free Supplies!
This unique program for schools can not only benefit
your school now, but help keep them in free supplies all year long. All
you need to do is make a qualifying purchase* at Office Depot and
present your school's 5% Back to Schools program ID - and we'll take
care of the rest. (Download
a list of qualifying products.)
How Does It Work?
- Shop at Office Depot for all of your school and
office supplies
- Present your school's 5% Back To Schools ID number
when you shop online, over the phone or at your neighborhood Office
Depot store.
- Office Depot will offer your school credits equal to
5% of the qualifying purchases in the form of an Office Depot
Merchandise Card that can be used towards FREE
supplies!
Northwood Elementary School's 5% Back to Schools ID
Number:
70021060
Forgot to use your school's ID number when making a
purchase?
Past purchases made within the current calendar quarter
can still be entered for credit! To give 5% of your qualifying school
or office supply purchases back to a school in the form of merchandise
credits, just follow these simple steps:
For In-store Purchases: Simply bring your receipt
and your school's 5% Back to Schools ID number to your local Office
Depot location and ask a store associate to apply your purchase to the
school of your choice!
or Online/Phone Purchases: Click
Here to simply complete our short form using your school's contact
information or 5% Back to Schools ID number and the order number that
was provided for you online or over the phone at checkout.
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Please be aware that any
changes in the way that your child goes home in the afternoon must
be
in writing, a phone call is not acceptable.
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2011-2012
Calendar Approved by School Board
Click
here
to view the calendar
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KINDERGARTEN
REGISTRATION FOR 2012-2013
Parents of children who will be 5 years
old on or before September 1, 2012, are asked to register their
children for 2012-2013
kindergarten during the period of March 12-16
and March 26-30. March 19-23 is
Spring Break and school staff may not be working that week. Florida law provides that any child who will
be five on or before September 1st is eligible for
kindergarten that
school year. It is extremely important
that new kindergarten students be registered beginning
March 12 for the fall (August) school opening. Classes
will be formed, teachers assigned,
and materials ordered on the basis of student enrollment.
Registration
for kindergarten may be
completed at any time during the regular school day at the school zoned
for the
child’s neighborhood. To complete
the
registration process, parents must present proof of the child’s
age (birth
certificate), a Florida certificate of immunization, a social security
card,
and a school physical dated no later than twelve months prior to the
first day
of school. Further information may be
obtained by calling the schools or the School Board Administration at
833-5860.
SUMMER
VPK REGISTRATION FOR 2012
Parents who wish to register their
children
for the Summer VPK Program are also requested to enroll their child at
this
time. Florida law provides that any
child who turned 4 on or before September 1, 2011 and
is eligible to attend kindergarten in the 2012-2013 school year
and did not attend VPK during the
current 2011-2012 school year is eligible to attend Summer VPK (i.e.,
turned 4
on or before September 1, 2011 and will turn 5 by September 1,
2012). For Summer VPK enrollment, parents
must
provide proof of Florida residency in addition to the registration
items listed
above. To register for Summer VPK, a
certificate of eligibility must be obtained from Child Care Services on
107 Tupelo
Avenue, FWB: Phone number 833-9330, or Child Care Services on 804 Lloyd
Street,
Crestview, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Monday and Wednesday; Phone number
689-7885 or
689-7886.
Summer VPK
sites will be Southside Center (Crestview area), and two sites in the
South
area, enrollment permitting: Elliott Point and Wright Elementary. Parent transportation must be provided for
Summer VPK students. Further information
for Summer VPK enrollment may be obtained by calling Ms. Michelle
Flaherty, Early
Learning Coalition, at 833-3627 or Ms. Debbie Haan at 689-7211.
To see what
school you are zoned for, click
here.
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NEW DISTRICT ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
When
a student accumulates
a total of nine (9) excused or unexcused absences within
a semester, the student must have an excuse from a
doctor or an official agency (i.e., Department of Juvenile Justice,
Department
of Children and Families), for each subsequent absence.
For purposes of make-up work, a partial day’s
absence will be calculated in the limit of 9 days a semester.
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 For information on Northwood Child Care,
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Your personal check is welcome with proper identification.
We use Safe-Chek Services
A minimum $25.00 service fee added to returned checks.
Returned checks are subject to electronic redeposit without
further notice. Recovery fees are assessed and may be debited
from you checking account. Safe-Chek may be contacted at
850-862-2134 or 1-800-388-2174.
Pay for your
child's breakfast or lunch on-line.
School
Lunch and Breakfast Prices Set to Increase in August.
Citing rising food, labor, and insurance costs, the Okaloosa School
Board has voted to increase the cost of school breakfast and lunch,
beginning in August. The new costs are as follows:
| Reduced Breakfast |
$ 0.30 |
| Elementary Breakfast |
$1.60 |
| Adult Breakfast |
$1.75 |
| Reduced Lunch |
$0.40 |
| Elementary Lunch |
$2.35 |
| Adult Lunch |
$3.25 |
Click
here to read
more (you will be directed to the Okaloosa School District web-site.)
To
apply for free or reduced lunch, click here.
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