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FEBRUARY 19, 2020NORTH STAR ACADEMY NEWSLETTER

EVENT CALENDAR

Feb. 17-21

Random Acts of Kindness Week - See Calendar Below

Feb. 19 Mid-Term

Feb. 21 Cluster # 10

Feb. 25G-BBall Game @Ascent WJ 4:30pm

Feb. 26 Bring Mom/G-ma to Lunch

Feb. 27 - 28

Early Out 1:10pm Partent Teacher Conferences Info. & sign up link below

Mar. 2Parents and Pastries @NSA 7:45-8:15am

Mar. 45th Grade Maturation @NSA 6:30pm

Essen t ials

" Kindness f irst , because our act ions mat ter ."

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Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students:

We look forward to visiting with each of you at Parent Teacher Conferences this next week. Please plan on attending on time for teachers in grades K-6 to share progress and growth from the beginning of the year to now, as well as get any questions answered that you and your child may have. We would also like to invite all parents to our Parents and Pastries event before school on March 2nd to begin the celebration of Read Across America in honor of Dr. Seuss, author Theodore Geissel. In addition, our library will be hosting a sock and canned meat drive to support the Midvale Family shelter with two important items the families are in need of. One fish, Two fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Fox in Socks are the themes of this year's service drive March 2 - 6.

Sincerely,Tana Archer, M. Ed.DirectorNorth Star Academy

~February Healthy Habits ~

Eat a healthy breakfast every morning for good brain power!

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

We look forward to meeting with you to not only answer any questions you may have, but to share important testing data, profiles, and strengths. Below is the link to sign up to meet with your child's teachers for those in Kindergarten through

6th grade, as well as all students K-9 with support services. Click on the tab(s) for the grade(s) of your students to sign up for a time that works best for you: Click Here

Parents of Middle School students: Please note that Middle School Conferences will be held Open House Style in the gym during the following times: Thursday, Feb. 27 1:40 - 8:00pm (Note scheduled dinner breaks below) Friday, Feb. 28 1:40 - 4:30pm

Dinner Breaks: 5 - 5:30 MS Dinner 1 (History, ELA, Science, PE, sped & Grades 4-6) 5:30 - 6 MS Dinner 2 (Math, Music, CTE, Spanish, Ar t & Grades K-3)

Scholastic Book Fair will be open both days throughout PT Conferences.

Thurs, Feb. 27 1:40 - 8:00pmFri, Feb. 28 1:40 - 4:30pm

Do you sew? I f so, gr eat oppor tunity for volunteer hour s.

M arch 2nd is the annual Read Across Am er ica Day where Dr. Seuss and reading is celebrated nat ional ly. W e are in need of a few m ore hats for new staff who have joined us th is year. I f you are in terested and wi l l ing to sew 5-7 of the fol lowing hats: Cl ick H ere, please contact tar cher@nor th-staracadem y.com and let her know. These volunteer hours count and can be com pleted at hom e. Any suppl ies purchased can be reim bursed by the school i f you would l ike.

SEM - MS Art Classes

Art classes have been very fun t his year . I?m very happy t o be t he new ar t t eacher. It ?s somet hing dif ferent every day and I really enjoy t he st udent s. Some of t he classes w e have done so far in sculpt ure are: puppet s, piñat a?s, st amps, and scenes. In paint ing and ar t fundament als w e made color w heels, did a full size paint ing, a value st udy, w at er colors, and now t hey are w orking on an embellished paint ing including an animal.

February is book fair month and we are gearing up for another fun reading contest for K-6th Grade. Be the Reading King/ Queen of your class by being the top reader with the most minutes. Each week we will crown a new King or Queen in each class. Log your reading minutes weekly on your class reading log. Minutes will be collected Monday, Feb. 10, 17, and 24th by a PTO representative.

We are gearing up for Day of Service! We will be going to the Humane Society again and they are always looking for donations. Below is a list of items they need. Over the next month or so, please save the following items and bring them to Mrs. Ryan.

Empty toilet paper rolls Empty kleenex boxesEmpty cereal boxes Egg car tons

If you have any of the following that you have laying around your house that you have been wanting to get rid of and haven't yet...the Humane Society could also use: Carpet Squares, Tennis Balls, and Men's large socks. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Ryan jryan@north-staracademy.com Thank You!

We have another chance to earn a FREE DRESS DAY! Dow nload the app to donate or bring in your clipped box tops. All donat ions need to be turned in by February 26th to count toward

our $1000 goal and earn FREE DRESS!

Box Tops submissions are up to $785, we need $215 more to reach our goal of $1,000 by the end of February to earn a school

w ide free dress day on March 6th. Please help us get there!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - We need canned f ish (tuna, albacore, or salmon) for the family homeless shelter . The protein f rom the f ish not only suppor ts brain development, but counters depression. Drop them in the appropr iate box in the NSA library March 2- 6 and see how we can make a dif f erence in our community...

Fox in Socks - The homeless shelt er is in need of new or gent ly socks of EVERY kind f rom infant t o adult , male and female for families liv ing in t he homeless shelt er . Drop t hem in t he appropr iat e box in t he NSA library March 2- 6 and see how w e can make a dif ference in our communit y.

Our Character Counts committee has a challenge for all NSA parents. Please consider accepting the challenge as follows:

1. Watch the 17 minute Ted Talk that the committee found interesting: Click Here 2. Send an email to lhardy@north-staracademy.com with 1 -2 sentences of positive or negative feedback regarding the content. 3. Note: Once you complete 1 & 2, you will be entered into a drawing for a $20 gif t card that will be held Monday, March 2.

If you haven't signed up for a parent teacher student conference, please find the link above. Grades 7-9 will host an Open House format with cont inual availability in the auditorium. We look forward to seeing each of you.

If you have a ninth - eleventh grade student, please read on... Have your students taken a full length pract ice ACT exam yet? You can send them a quick link to an exam so they can get Shmoopin' and sharpen those t ime management skills. **(The student magic word is ZION!)**

ACT Pract ice Exam #1 ACT Pract ice Exam #2 ACT Pract ice Exam #3 ACT Pract ice Exam #4 ACT Pract ice Exam #5

Download the app to see which

stores are eligible for Box Top Rewards!

Dear Parents,

North Star Academy is always looking for ways to educate students on var ious careers that t hey might have an interest in. As part of t his effor t , we like to br ing in var ious professionals for what we call Lunch With A Pro. Lunch With A Pro is where a professional comes in and spends lunch with a select group of middle school students who have expressed interest in the professional's part icular f ield. The professional provides a 10-15 minute presentat ion about what he/ she does (schooling required, best and worst part s of t heir career, a day in the life of-, et c.) and then answers quest ions from the students for t en-or-so minutes. The t ime commitment would be from 11:15 - 11:40 a.m.

I f you are interested in providing a Lunch With A Pro presentat ion in the coming weeks or months, please sign-up on this Google Sheet (you do not need a Google account to access the Google Sheet ):

ht tps:/ / docs.google.com/ spreadsheets/ d/ 18YxcDix4pgY05ChBbSBdLyGPW2PI wfxxCmEKzj2SSoA/ edit?usp=shar ing

Most of t he days on the Google Sheet are Tuesday and Thursday. I f you'd like to part icipate but none of t he days listed will work for you, please contact me direct ly at jvanleuven@north-staracademy.com and we can set something up. Also, know that t ime spent prepar ing for and present ing a Lunch With A Pro presentat ion can be counted toward your family's volunteer hours. Plus, you will have my, and the school's, deepest appreciat ion and grat it ude.

I hope to hear from you!

Jamie VanLeuvenMiddle School Enr ichment SpecialistSpecial Educat ion TeacherNorth Star Academy

Lunch with aPro