Ingomar Inklings
Week of October 12-16, 2020
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Monday - October 12, 2020
Tuesday - October 13, 2020
Wednesday - October 14, 2020
Thursday - October 15, 2020
Friday - October 16, 2020
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Halloween at IES
Halloween will be celebrated twice! We want our students to have a great day and celebrate.
Cohort 1 will celebrate on Tuesday, October 27
Cohort 2 will celebrate Friday, October 30
- The PTO will send individual bags with a grade-level activity that students can do at his/her desk. Teachers may plan additional activities, games, and/or movies.
- Please be aware that teachers may change his/her schedule on the party days to accommodate the party plans. Your child’s teacher(s) will communicate schedule changes.
- Live streaming will not occur during the Halloween celebration times. Both cohorts will celebrate Halloween in-person!
- Students will be permitted to bring in a costume that can be worn over his/her clothes. They will not be permitted to dress in the bathroom. Please make every effort to keep the costumes simple allowing teachers to address the needs of all students promptly. The IES staff will all pitch in to help students, but there will be no additional volunteers.
- Please place the costume in a bag with your child’s name on it. If the costume is something he or she can wear to school and keep on all day, this is great!
- Students cannot wear a Halloween mask. Students are required to wear a face-covering at all times.
- A Halloween parade will occur at 2:00. It will be live-streamed or videoed allowing families to view the parade. Unfortunately, we can not have visitors come to IES to watch the parade during the day.
- In addition to the Halloween costume days, the PTO Halloween Spirit T-shirts can be worn on Monday, Oct 26, and Thursday, October 29. If you did not order one, no problem as students can wear Halloween shirts or other attire to celebrate!
Thank you to the PTO and volunteers who are helping to make this a great day.
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Indoor Recess “Fun Bags”
As we approach fall and winter months, there is a chance that students will have indoor recess. First, a huge thank you to Mrs. Baumgartner, Mrs. Liberati, Mrs. Short, and Mrs. Wymer for always trying to get the students outside. Even when there are a few raindrops or snowflakes, they make every effort to take the students outside.
During indoor recess students are limited in the activities they can do together because they need to socially distance. Currently, they can’t share many common indoor recess supplies and games. We want indoor recess to be an enjoyable 30 minutes. We also want to limit screen time and not have them “play” on the iPad. We are asking students to bring in a “Fun Bag” to be used only during indoor recess. The items can be placed in a large ziplock bag, and the student’s name should be written on the bag. Each homeroom will have a box where the “Fun Bags” will be kept only to be used during indoor recess. These will not be taken outside.
We are asking that parents monitor that the items placed in the “Fun Bag” are not items of great value or things that need to be transported back and forth to school. The items should be packed in the “Fun Bag” knowing the items will remain at school for several weeks and only be used by your child. After a few weeks of indoor recess, we will have the bags sent home and students can switch out the items. We are hopeful, the students will look forward to the “Fun Bags”, especially since indoor recess will not occur very often (fingers crossed).
Here are some ideas (send other items as well):
- Playing cards (for individual games like solitaire)
- Pokemon cards
- Small individual LEGO sets
- Small puzzles
- Silly Putty/book (they can copy the pic onto the silly putty)
- Brain teasers, mysteries, riddle book (can read and solve with a friend)
- Yo-Yo
- Rubik's cube
- Markers
- Sticker Books
- Crayons
- Bead making kits
- Individual craft kits
- Origami
- Word search/puzzle books
- Mini dry erase board and markers
NOTE: Please do not send anything that requires batteries.
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Remember to Re-Register by Sunday, October 11
The deadline to re-register for the 2nd Quarter is Sunday, October 11th. You should have received an email from the district with a specific link for your student(s). If you did not receive one or if your link is not functioning, please email Mrs. Yatcko, as soon as possible and she will send you a new link. |
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Birthday Book Club
Would you like to celebrate your child’s birthday in a fun and rewarding way while supporting our school library? Please consider donating a book through the Birthday Book Club! Participation is easy: shop directly through the Library’s Amazon Wish List for great book choices, varied price options, AND earn cashback for IES by using your Amazon Smile account. Click HERE to get started! Thank you for your support and for encouraging a love of reading in all of our students. Questions may be emailed to Mrs. Smokovich. |
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Library Links Newsletter
The Library Links is your go-to newsletter for quick access to our subscription databases, eBooks & audiobooks, online storytime, author websites, coding sites, and more! Bookmark this link or go to “Class Information” on your child’s Blackboard Library class. Questions may be emailed to Mrs. Smokovich. |
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Fall Book Fair
It wouldn’t be Fall at IES without a Book Fair and this year is no exception! We will be offering a fantastic selection of books at great prices through our virtual Follett eFair from November 16-30. More information to come home soon!
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Trick or Trot
Run Around NA
Step up to the challenge and walk, bike, or run together around all North Allegheny schools to support the mission of the North Allegheny Foundation! Our mission is to enhance and enrich the educational experience of North Allegheny Students. Together we can fund programs that benefit all our students!
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STEP 2 - GET READY - Set-up your devices (Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch, Google Fit, Misfit & Strava), enter your miles online or download our iOS or Android apps.
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STEP 3 – CELEBRATE - Receive your medal and event shirt. Participants are invited to cross the finish line in their Halloween costume and collect their Trick or Trot treats!
North Allegheny Foundation (NAF) is dedicated to enhancing and enriching the educational experiences at North Allegheny. We do this by providing grants to teachers and schools, support for NA Families facing homelessness and financial hardship, and scholarships to graduating seniors.
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All Alumni Virtual Reunion
Join the NA Alumni Association for the first Virtual NA Alumni Reunion! Compete in a NA History Trivia game, enjoy a musical performance by the NASH Chorus, and celebrate with your NA Alumni pint glass only available through this event.
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North Allegheny Special Education Parent Networking Group
The North Allegheny Special Education Parent Networking Group (NASEPNG - or PNG for short) holds monthly meetings for parents of children with IEPs, 504 plans, and other learning differences. All are welcome to join PNG for their online meeting! Our next meeting will be held on Friday, October 16 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom.
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NASD Offers Free Meals for All Students Every Day
The USDA has recently approved school districts to offer free meals to all students for in-person and remote instruction. Breakfast and lunch (in-person or pickup) is free for all students.
Details about meal ordering and pickup were sent to all families via email.
Meal pickup for consumption on remote learning days will be every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Meals can be picked up at HES, MES, IMS, NAI, or NASH (pickup location will be selected on the order form linked in your email). The deadline to order pickup meals will be every Friday.
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Missed a Newsletter?
All building newsletters are archived weekly on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated with links to the previous week’s newsletters at the beginning of each school week by 11:30 a.m. A link to the archive is accessible on the District’s homepage and on each building’s homepage.
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The North Allegheny School District often receives requests for the distribution of athletics and approved non-profit community organization digital flyers. All requests for community flyers to be included in this newsletter must be submitted via email only at flyers@northallegheny.org. Flyers will only be posted and removed from the District website on Friday. Visit our website for details on how to submit flyers. |
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Main Office - 412-366-9665
Nurse's Office - 412-366-9665
Counseling Office - 412-366-9665
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