A 2008 National Blue Ribbon School
Our mission is to prepare our students
to face the challenges of the future
and become their best selves.
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Announcement Board
IRVINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
In Partnership with
IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT presents
2nd ANNUAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
IN SUPPORT OF THE IPSF HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE
We will be meeting at Northwood Park at 7:30 a.m. and then walk to Northwood Elementary as a group. In addition to students, we welcome parents and teachers alike to join us!
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CANS FOR CASH
City Recycling Challenge
OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 31
- During the Cans for Cash Recycling Challenge, each pound of aluminum cans a school recycles = $1 back to the school!
- Students and teachers can bring their aluminum cans from home in paper or plastic bags.
- The “Aluminum Can Collection Site” is located by the trash bins at the end of the parking lot where students, families, teachers, and staff can drop their recycled cans. For more info, click on this link: Partners in Recycling 2008
Juice It Up Smoothies – As a fundraiser for our Outdoor Education Committee (benefitting all 4th, 5th & 6th grade students), Juice It Up will be on campus every Friday after school selling smoothies starting Friday, October 10th. The cost is $4 for a 16 ounce smoothie in your choice of flavors and 25% of every smoothie sold goes directly back to our students.
Gift Wrap Website – www.innisbrook.com – Be sure to register your student on the Innisbrook website for more great bargains. Plus, they offer free shipping directly to your home with a minimum order and additional payment options. Northwood Elementary still receives credit for all of the orders placed and your student will still receive per item credit towards the Hummer ride. Also, the website will send out e-mails on your behalf to notify everyone on your address list. Check out the Clearance section for some Fantastic Deals. Our School Number is 119913.
Reflections Art Contest – Information for this year’s Reflections program went home in last week’s Thursday folder. Be sure to read through all of the information to enter your aspiring artist’s work in any or all of the six categories available. This is a National program and the best items from our school will be submitted to the District to be displayed at City Hall. For more information, contact our school office.
October 3rd (Friday) All requests to participate in Reflections are due.
October 24th (Friday) All artwork for Reflections are due.
October 29th (Wednesday) Reflections artwork to be judged.
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Northwood Elementary School
Receives a Blue Ribbon from
US Department of Education
Named One of Nation’s Best Schools
“This award is due to all our hard-working teachers who are extremely committed to high levels of learning for all of our students,” said Stuart Payne, the principal at Northwood. “We also have a strong and very supportive community that helped make this possible.”
(Read more below)
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