On Thursday, November 21 we are celebrating Literacy! Come on out and have a wild time playing literacy games. The evening starts at 5:30pm. You can win some cool prizes- both parents and students!
Thank you Veterans for coming to explain the flags to the third grade.
Before the busyness of the holiday season takes over, we wanted to announce the dates for our Christmas concert. We will be hosting two of them during the school day. K-2 will be December 19 at 1:30 pm. 3-4 will be December 20 at 10:30 am. Mark your calendars so you can come and enjoy the show.
Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to our first Treasure Chest winner- Piper! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our remaining Treasure Chests and the Epic Treasure Chest!
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Book Blast starts today- look for your student's treasure map in their folders tonight to help them earn free books and prizes!
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As we begin Fall Break from October 14-18, we wanted to share our Fall Newsletter from Norwood ESD 63. We look forward to welcoming all students and staff back on October 21st!
Click here for the Newsletter: https://bit.ly/NSDFall
After break we will begin our book fundraiser to get books into the hands of all of our students. Please look for information on October 22.
Congratulations to Nevaeh for being crowned Itty Bitty Homecoming Queen for Limestone!
Wednesday, October 2 we are participating in Walk & Roll to school day. In conjunction with Limestone Township, Alpha Park Library, and the YMCA we are encouraging students to walk or bike to school. There will be prizes available so stop by the tent to get yours.
Dear Norwood Families,
Keeping our students safe is our TOP priority. Unfortunately, bus behavior has been a concern lately and is creating an unsafe environment for our students.
In an effort to fix this problem, we are taking the following actions:
Reteaching bus expectations in every classroom.
Posting bus expectations in the hallways and on the buses.
Offering incentives for positive behavior.
Creating a seating chart to place students strategically throughout the bus.
We know the kids can do it, but we need your help too! Please review the bus rules with your child at home AND stress the importance of safe bus behavior.
We greatly appreciate your support with this matter.
September 13, 2024
Norwood Families,
As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, we want to inform you that we will be conducting our annual, required lockdown drill in coordination with law enforcement on Monday, September 23rd. The drill will take place at both school buildings. In accordance with Illinois State requirements, we are notifying students, staff, and families in advance.
If you would like your child(ren) to opt out of the drill, please contact the office. To opt out, you will need to either pick up your student just before the drill or bring them to school after it has concluded. The drill at NES will begin around 9:15 a.m. and at NPS around 9:45 a.m. Please note that since the entire building will be participating, we won’t have an alternative space for students who are not participating.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the drill, feel free to contact your building secretary. Please also be aware that this is a routine drill that we have conducted in previous years. There will be no special effects or sounds, and our local law enforcement will simply walk the hallways to ensure doors are locked and our safety procedures are up-to-date.
Yours in safety,
Norwood Administration
Friday is a great day to be a Tornado! We have some awesome behavior ticket winners this week. Way to go!
First grade wrapped up their fable unit by making puppets of their favorite characters to help retell the stories.
Fourth grade learned about being kind to people who are different today. They also celebrated their awesome attendance for August with Pizza at lunch.
Get those smiles ready! Picture day is Tuesday, September 10. All students will have their pictures taken even if you do not purchase a package.
Please help us keep all of our students safe by following these arrival and dismissal procedures. Thank you for your cooperation.
Our behaviors were awesome this week. We are so proud of this week's ticket winners.
Friday morning ticket winners for good behavior. These students were quiet in the halls, took turns, and helped other students.
DC students and 3rd grade students working together in PE! Having a blast!
We have been working hard on our behavior all week. Today one ticket winner from each grade level drawing got a prize to take home. These tornadoes are good examples for other students. Let's recognize their positive impact on our school and community.
