Newton Falls Elementary & Middle School

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Kindness Week- November 14th - 18th (See below for activities)

• November 15th - Girl Scout presentations

• November 16th - Light the Way to Literacy Night - 5:00 - 6:30 pm - Come play Bingo with us!! Learn about literacy and win a prize.

• November 18th & 21st - Mobile Dentist

• November 23rd - 27th - Thanksgiving Break; classes resume on November 28th.

• November 30th - Midterms sent home for those students with Ds and Fs

• December 1st - Remote learning day

Good Things are Happening at the Elementary/Middle School!

Chromebook Charger Cords - Please make sure to help your student be responsible for their charger cords. If your student loses their charger cord a $40.00 fee will be assessed.

Special Chromebooks for Kindergarten- Thanks to the efforts of our technology department, we have been able to purchase Chromebooks with touch screens for our Kindergarten classrooms making accessing technology so much easier!!

I-Ready - Starting November 1st - 18th, students who get 30 minutes of Reading & 30 Minutes of Math each week in I-Ready and score at least a 70% will get an invitation to wear their pajamas to school on November 22!!

Light the Way to Literacy Family Night: November 16th from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Join us as we play Literacy BINGO, enjoy light refreshments and win some prizes.

Word of the Week: In the morning announcements students are introduced to the word of the week. We are listening for students to use this word throughout the day in the proper context. Students who use this word correctly receive a ticket for a special prize drawing on Friday afternoon. The word for the week of November 14th is analyze : means to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements.

Kindness Week Activities:

• Monday -Crazy for Kindness - Wear your craziest hairstyle and/or socks

• Tuesday: Powered for Kindness - Dress up in your superhero gear!

• Wednesday: Team up for Kindness - Wear your favorite sports team!

• Thursday: Peace, Love and Kindness - Wear Tie Dye

• Friday: Color the World with Kindness

  • Kindergarten - Red

  • First - Orange

  • Second - Yellow

  • Third - Green

  • Fourth - Blue

  • Fifth - Purple

Family Resources:

Click the blue link Supporting your student with I ready - A family guide or https://readyclassroomcentral.com/download/?res=79423&view_pdf=1

Click the blue link: Iready Family Center or https://readyclassroomcentral.com/familycenter/

PBIS for families. What is PBIS?

Thank you as always for your continued support.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us .

Contact Information:

Mrs. Witt at wittl@nfschools.org, K-3 grade Principal & Director of Student Services

Mr. Crowder at crowderj@nfschools, 4-5 Principal & Transportation Supervisor

Phone:

(330) 872-0695