THE DRAGON'S TALE
NSS PTA Weekly News
Friday, March 17, 2017
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9am
Dragon Cafe

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STEM Fair
5:30-6:15pm 
 Gr 2-3
6:15-7pm Gr 4-5

Aladdin Auditions
3-5th Grade
3:20-5pm
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International Week Begins
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International Night Dinner 5:30-7:30pm


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International Week ENDS






Principal's Corner
Dear Parents and Families of North Street School,
 
The STEM Fair has been rescheduled. Parents are invited to attend on Wednesday, March 22 nd from 5:30-7:00pm. Please come and see all of the innovative projects our students have completed.

Last night was the Opening Reception for the District-wide Art Show. Congratulations to all of the students whose work was chosen to be on display!

The fifth graders will be taking the Science CMT on Wednesday, March 29 th at 9:00am. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, has a healthy breakfast and arrives at school on time.

Don't forget to send in your child's snow gear! Students who have snow pants, boots, a coat, hat and gloves will be able to play outside in the snow as long as the "Feels like temperature" is above 15 degrees.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone who is celebrating today!

Have a terrific weekend,
Jill Flood
Principal



PTA Events & Reminders



PTA membership meeting
Tues 3/21
9am
Dragon Cafe
STEM Fair & NSS Auditions- Wed 3/22



STEM Fair Schedule
STEM Fair set up will take place in the gym on 
Tuesday 3/21 from  4:20-5pm 
 and
Wednesday 3/22 from  7:45-8:30am
  Class walk throughs will be on Wednesday 3/22 during the day.
Parents are invited on Wednesday evening: 
grades 2 & 3 from 5:30-6:15 
and
grades 4 & 5 from 6:15-7:00


 NSS Audition Schedule
Please note:  NSS On Stage Auditions will be held the same afternoon, 
Wednesday 3/22 from 3:20-5:30.   
The audition times are broken out by which day your NSS onstage class is:   
Monday class -  auctions   3:20-4:00
Tuesday class - auditions  4:00-4:40
Thursday class - auditions  4:40-5:30 .   
Please adhere to this schedule and if needed, you may adjust your STEM Fair viewing time.

Thank you!

NSS International Week 3/27 - 3/31
International Week: 
NSS's International Week is coming!  
This year NSS students will be invited to imagine themselves as global travelers exploring countries, traditions, people, sports, animals, and historic locations around the world, with a prize for participation. 

Student packets will be distributed on Friday, March 24. 

Volunteers needed! 
Please email Grace Natale   grace.hardy@gmail.com



International Night Dinner, 3/29 : 
Join us for our International Night Dinner on March 29 , 5:30pm-7:30pm! 

Whether you're American, Irish or Italian, whether your ancestors are Chinese or Cherokee, your family has an interesting heritage to share!!  This is a great opportunity to showcase your family's background and to teach others in our NSS community about the many cultures represented at North Street School. 
Each family should bring an international appetizer or main dish (for 10 people) that represents a heritage/culture (or any culture you may want to represent!) as admission to the festivities .  

Volunteers needed!  Please email Grace Natale at grace.hardy@gmail.com


March is NATIONAL READING MONTH! 

To celebrate, NSS will be holding a grade-level reading contest, NSS LOVES TO READ, from Mar 1 - April 17.

Each student will keep a log of their daily reading, and submit it to their teacher to contribute to a class total. Class totals will be posted weekly on the bulletin board outside of the office.  The winning class from each grade will receive a pizza party for lunch following April break - one winner per grade! 

In addition, any student is encouraged to write a book review of book(s) that they have read for the contest and submit it to Mrs. Case or Mrs. Larkin in the Media Center. Students who submit a book review will win a special prize!  

Click here for a link for the suggested readings lists.

Questions? Contact Frances Wu Nobay at franceswunobay@gmail.com

Upload photos for the Yearbook!
Click here to upload your pictures from any NSS events to the Yearbook!!!


The NSS PTA SOCIAL is coming up soon!  
We can't wait to party on 
Friday 4/28 at the Water Club. 

Invites will be sent home shortly.  

If you would like to donate an item for our silent auction and/or if you would like to volunteer to help with this event please email 
Diana Orbanowski dianaorbo@gmail.com


Health & Wellness Information

Lunch Menu

Food Allergies

Food Allergies are a growing health concern in this country and claim over 200 lives and cause countless emergency room visits each year, nationwide. As it has always been the policy at North Street School to make the safety and well-being of our students a top priority, we are taking action to raise awareness around this issue. Currently, there are 47 students with known food allergies in North Street School and this number continues to rise each year. Some students have such a high sensitivity that even a trace amount of the allergen can result in an anaphylactic reaction (a life threatening reaction requiring immediate medical attention). In addition, it has been found that 25% of first time allergic reactions to food occur in schools.

There are many ways we, the parents and children of the North Street School community, can help to keep food allergic children safe in and out of school. Hand sanitizer and wipes are NOT effective in removing food allergens.  The best way to rid our skin of allergen proteins is by proper hand washing with soap and water lathering for at least 20 seconds.  A helpful hint for children is to tell them to sing the "Happy Birthday" twice before rinsing and drying their hands   It is imperative that we teach our children to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water before coming to school and prior to anytime they will be seeing a friend or classmate who has food allergies. Antibacterial wipes work well to remove food allergens also, but hand washing is always the preferred and recommended way. Stay tuned each week to learn more about what each of us can do to reduce the risk to children with food allergies. 
 
Coming up next -  Part Two: What A Child with food allergies Would Like Peers to Know




Parent Social - 4/28
Teacher Appreciation Week - 5/1-5/5 
Book Fair Family Night - 5/8
NSS On Stage - 5/19 and 5/20
Bike Rodeo - 6/3

     School News
District News
Digital Citizenship
Interested in learning more about what your child's  Digital Citizenship course was about?  
Take some time to review the Digital Citizenship curriculum on the GPS website.  

A great resource to use at home is  Commonsense Media,  which provides information on appropriate content and usage of apps, movies, books, music, and more, plus a wealth of parenting tips and information.
Click here to use commonsense media.

Kindergarten Registration- Fall 2017
The Greenwich Public Elementary Schools have announced plans to welcome and register incoming - Fall 2017 - kindergarten children and their parents.

The process begins with a Kindergarten Orientation program for parents at each of the schools- Friday March 17. 

Parents are then asked to make an appointment between April 3 and April 7 for Kindergarten Registration to verify residency and register incoming Kindergarteners at their respective schools. 

In June 2017, incoming Kindergarteners are invited to experience Kindergarten classrooms in their school on Kindergarten Visitation day - June 6, 2017 from 1 to 3pm. 

Click here for Orientation information
Click here for Schedule

Be Here, Be Safe, Be Honest, Care for Self and Others, 
Let Go and Move On!
If you have information to submit for inclusion in the DRAGON'S TALE please email the
 VPs of Communications- Jennifer Behette & Rhiannon Forlini communications@northstreetpta.org
no later than 3pm Tuesday.