🗒️ Message from Andrew Terry, Principal

Dear NCES Families,

just about one more week until school starts. Please note we start school on a Thursday this year and our new start time is 9:40-4:20 PM We aim to communicate effectively without overwhelming you, but there are many tasks to complete to ensure a smooth start to the school year. Here are some important highlights to help you prepare:

Things that need to be completed ASAP:

1. Transportation Portal

• Please note there was a misprint in the letters that went home. A letter will not be mailed about transportation. Everything you need is available via the Transportation Portal.

2. Parent Place Required Forms

• These forms are very important and must be completed prior to August 5th (Meet the Teacher Night):

  • • Student Information: Emergency contact information is very important, as well as additional school pick-up persons.

    • Nurse Office Consent HB 150

    • Student Bill of Rights

    • Free and Reduced Price Meal Program

    • Device Usage Agreement

    • Health and Physical Education

4. School Fees

• Please click this link to pay school fees. Details on the creation of a My School Bucks account can be accessed here under the heading, "School Fees and My School Bucks."

• There were some questions about what school fees are used for. There are several resources our students use that will help support them in the classroom. For example, computer resources such as Exact Path, which allows for intervention support as well as enrichment in Math and Reading. This resource would be an example of how the fees will help support your student. School fees do not cover things like field trips.

All the above information can be found on our school's website under the Back to School link, which we have provided below!

Meet the Teacher Night is coming Soon! Monday, August 5th from 5-7 PM. 

• Last Names A-K, 5-6 pm 

• Last Names L-Z, 6-7 pm

Respectfully,

Dr. Andrew Terry, Principal

• Transportation Change Form 

• School begins at 9:40.

• Students should be settled in their classrooms by 9:35. 

• If you are interested in having your student participate in Blessings in a Backpack, please complete this form.

• If you need clothes for your student from the Clothing Assistance Program (CAP), please complete this form.

• Photo ID is always required when entering the building during the school day.

• Follow us on social media! Facebook: Norton Commons Elementary School, Instagram: @NCES_Knights, X (Twitter): @NCES_Knights

• If you are not getting text alerts from NCES, make sure to sign up for School Messenger. 

• Please click here for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) District Information.