North Windham Elementary School

Please be advised, this is the wording in our School Student Handbook Snack/Birthday Celebrations (Elementary schools only) Nutrition is one of the most significant factors in the development of a healthy child. To go along with our healthy food nutrition policy, we encourage children to bring in healthy snacks for snack time and for celebrations. Some suggestions are: · fruit · whole grain crackers, bread, or bagels · cheese slices or cubes · rice cakes · fresh cut-up vegetables (celery, carrot sticks, pepper slices, etc.) · juice boxes of 100% juice · small portions of unsweetened cereals (Cheerios, Chex, etc.) · popcorn, pretzels, tortilla chips Please contact your child’s school prior to bringing in food or candy to share with the class, and please note that we are a peanut and allergy aware school district. We do request that all items that are brought into school by families be store bought and in original packaging. This allows the health office to identify any food allergens/ingredients to ensure safety for those student identified with any allergies.

Dear North Windham School Families, On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, North Windham School is kicking off an at Home reading initiative called Ready - Set - Read. We are encouraging all children to read at home every night either independently or with an adult. The role of the adult is to be able to see their child while they are independently reading or to be reading with them and then sign the reading log each night. Research has shown that students who read at home become more successful readers throughout their lives. Students will need to turn in their reading logs to their classroom teachers each Monday morning. Students will be offered prizes for categories like class per grade with the most minutes read, grade per school with the most minutes read, or most improved at home reader per class. Please be sure to help your child ensure that they are reading at home every night and getting their reading log signed. Sincerely, North Windham School

Please Come Join North Windham School PTO Meetings. We will have a PTO Meeting today January 24th at 5:00PM in our Library Room. Why Come to a PTO Meeting?  Connect with other Parents/Guardians and Staff  Be first to hear about upcoming events  Help plan and take part in events  Help lower the cost of field trips  Host fundraisers  Support 5th grade graduation initiatives Events we try and support/host are - Reading Nights - Rock painting - Book fairs. Volunteer your time to make a difference in OUR School community. Please consider joining our NWS PTO Team Email: smilelyjess1985@yahoo.com to join.

Kindergarten Choice Night Information

Good evening, the students and staff had a blast today with crazy hair today in the building as we kicked off spirit week today. Tomorrow will be crazy sock day!

Good morning NWS Families, this is a reminder that do not have school tomorrow Thursday January 6th. We will resume classes on Friday January 7th, 2022. Any questions please call the main office. Thank you.

Vaccination Clinic Tomorrow at Natchaug School from 3:30pm-6:30pm

Please enjoy this holiday rendition of Feliz Navidad, performed by Windham students by accessing the video archive on the District's website.

Good morning NWS Families, this is a reminder that we have a HALF DAY TOMORROW AND WE WILL NOT HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. Students will be dismissed at 12:30pm tomorrow. Please make the proper arrangements. Any questions call the main office please. Thank you.

Please Come Join North Windham School PTO Meetings. We will have a PTO Meeting today December 20th at 6:00PM in our Library Room. Why Come to a PTO Meeting?  Connect with other Parents/Guardians and Staff  Be first to hear about upcoming events  Help plan and take part in events  Help lower the cost of field trips  Host fundraisers  Support 5th grade graduation initiatives Events we try and support/host are - Reading Nights - Rock painting - Book fairs. Volunteer your time to make a difference in OUR School community. Please consider joining our NWS PTO Team Email: smilelyjess1985@yahoo.com to join

Good afternoon NWS Families, This is an Update on behalf of the PTO. We just received an email from the tee-shirt company- they ran into issues with supplies and shipping- they have changed the delivery date to January 10th 2022.

Good morning NWS Families. If you missed out on your Zoom Meeting with the Principal that's ok, we got you covered. You will have another opportunity today at 6pm. Below is the Zoom link for tonight's meeting at 6pm. Call the office if you have any questions. Thank you. This is the link for the meeting on Thursday, December 16, at 6 pm (grades K-5): Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95971803390?pwd=cjRCNG9sWWo2b29Ba0hyUVBsazRtZz09

Below is the link for the meeting with our Principal happening today at 4:30pm. Any questions please call the main office. Grades 3-5: on Wednesday, December 15, at 4:30 p.m. This is the link for the meeting Today Wednesday at 4:30 pm: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97540361312?pwd=Q003Szh5bGVhSndNVlAxODVLcGdiUT09

The book fair will be open during school hours for kids to shop Wednesday and Thursday.

Dear parents, As you probably heard, Windham’s COVID data is very concerning. As a district, we currently have approximately 12% of our students in quarantine and isolation. As a safety prevention protocol, the district is eliminating all in-person gatherings starting tomorrow. In compliance with the district’s recommendations, we would not be hosting the Tuesday and Wednesday Meet-and- Greet event in person. I would still like to have an opportunity to meet with all of you so I am keeping the same dates/times for the meetings but instead of in-person, we are meeting via Zoom. I scheduled two meetings at 4:30 pm (one tomorrow Tuesday for grades K-2, and another on Wednesday for grades 3-5) and an additional meeting at 6 pm on Thursday for those parents that might have a schedule conflict or might prefer a later time (for all grades, K-5). These are the Zoom links for the meetings: Please note that there are two different Zoom links: one link is for the 4:30 pm meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, and another different link is for the Thursday at 6 pm meeting. All meetings will be held via Zoom: Grades K-2: on Tuesday, December 14, at 4:30 pm Grades 3-5: on Wednesday, December 15, at 4:30 pm This is the link for the meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday at 4:30 pm: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97540361312?pwd=Q003Szh5bGVhSndNVlAxODVLcGdiUT09 Meeting ID: 975 4036 1312 Passcode: 530825 One tap mobile +13126266799,,97540361312# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,97540361312# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 975 4036 1312 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aeCZ1ZKJGW This is the link for the meeting on Thursday, December 16, at 6 pm (grades K-5): Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95971803390?pwd=cjRCNG9sWWo2b29Ba0hyUVBsazRtZz09 Meeting ID: 959 7180 3390 Passcode: 360120 One tap mobile +13017158592,,95971803390# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,95971803390# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 959 7180 3390 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acLlICRM41 Please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you very much and I hope you can join our meetings. Carlos de la Barrera NWS Principal

Good morning NWS Family, Today and tomorrow we will have an EARLY DISMISSAL @ 12:30pm due to the Parent/Teacher conferences. Please make the arrangement to pickup your child on time. Thank you

Great news parents, the Book fair will be open today from Thursday 1230pm until 7pm and Friday 12:30pm until 4:30pm- please stop in before or after your Childs conference. We do need to minimize the amount of people at the book fair at a time so please be patient if asked to wait so we can maintain a safe number in the cafeteria, In addition please remember if you purchase a book or books for teachers you will be entered to win either a Verizon wireless gift basket or a Walmart gift card"

Dear Parents to minimize COVID transmissions only two people per conference will be allowed in the building at one time. However, if you have more than one child who attends North Windham, they may accompany parents to the conference. All parents will be required to sign-in all attendees. Thank you for your cooperation!

Hello NWS Families, we have received a notification that there was a motor vehicle accident on Route 203/6 that could affect the bus transportation of our students upon dismissal. This is for you to be aware of. Thanks.

Hello NWS families, this is a reminder this Friday November 19th we will have a Turkey Trot Day. Donate a canned food item to raise food for the Covenant Soup Kitchen. Students will walk or "trot" during gym class. Thank you for your participation.