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BLUE OUT on TUESDAY to show your NP SPIRIT
Tuesday is a BLUE OUT day so we encourage all to wear blue to school and come to the football game. We will honor our 8th grade cross country, football, cheerleaders, and band members before the game. Go Lightning!
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We look forward to celebrating the first quarter of learning in our exhibit nights this week. When you arrive, you will receive a program that explains the focus of each grade level's exhibit. Students will escort you to their designated hall and share their work with you. Families and guests can anticipate seeing work samples on display that students have selected to share which best represents their learning. Each student will have at least one student work sample presented, at least one exhibit label, and a travel journal. Their pieces will be a part of a larger exhibit. Each exhibit hall is designated for a specific grade level. While you may spend time in your student's exhibit hall, we encourage you to visit other grade level exhibits to get a feel of the learning experiences across the school. Exhibit is a time for us to display learning across the curriculum. At the Upper School, the fourth-grade students will be performing in the auditorium at 6:30 on October 5th. We hope you will join us on both campuses either Wednesday or Thursday evening to celebrate Normal Park Museum Magnet School.
We are grateful for many volunteers who have helped do so many projects around campus this quarter. From painting, to attending learning expeditions, to teacher appreciation - we really cannot do this work without you and appreciate everything you do. Please enjoy the fall break week as a family to rest and rejuvenate, as students will hit the ground running hard again upon returning. As a reminder, the students return on Tuesday, October 18th.
Dr. Jamelie Johns
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We Did It! Way to Go NPMM FamiliesNormal Park Families sold 1813 coupon books.
On Friday, Oct 7th we will celebrate with a Popsicle Party for all students. We are all winners!
Other Important Winners: All will be celebrated on October, 7th.
Normal Park Top Seller:
Damon Barajas, 5th Grade. He sold 76 books! Way to Go!
Damon will be the Principal/Coach of the Day at the Upper School and will recieve numerous prizes.
Normal Park Top Selling Classroom:
Mrs. Deller, 3rd grade! Congrats you have earned extra recess and a popcorn party.
Normal Park "Big Push" Pajama Party:
Mrs. Schroering's Kindergarten class.
All student who sold five or more coupon books are invited to a Silly String Party with Dr. Johns and Staff.
All other incentatives from HCDE will be delivered into folders upon arrival. Date TBD.
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Oct 3-4 Benchmark Testing
Oct. 4 - BLUE OUT in honor of 8th graders. Everyone wear BLUE!
Oct 5 - Exhibit Night - grades k, 2, 4, 6, 8 (5:30-7:00)
Oct 6 - Exhibit Night - grades prek, 1, 3, 5, 7 (5:30-7:00)
Oct 7 - Coupon Book Celebration Day. Silly String Party
Oct 10 -14 Fall Break
Oct 17 - No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)
Oct 22 - Fork and Gavel (Hunter Art Museum)
Nov 9 - 1/2 Day for Students. Dismissal at 11:30
Nov 23-25 Thanksgving Break
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Children must be registered for SACC & signed up on the Fall Break sheet to be eligible to attend at one of the sites and have a $0.00 balance. Deadline to Sign up is October, 5th.
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18th Annual Fork and Gavel: Saturday, October 22, 2022Fork & Gavel is BACK! Buy your tickets today for this fun (and fundraising!) event for Normal Park. Lightning Tickets have sold out but we still have Bolt and Ignite tickets available. Don't forget to purchase a ticket for a Normal Park teacher and get your Tailgate Pre-Party tickets while they last!
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Donations needed:
Upper School is in need two gently used microwaves for students to use during lunch time in the upper school cafeteria. Please bring to the US office.
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Grade Level Memos and Updates
Click here to make School, Learning Expedition, Athletic, or Pre-K payments. Pre-K payments are due at the first of month and can be paid at the link above.
Museum Passports/Parent Hours: Your child should have brought home a silver card, which is their museum passport, after Meet and Greet this year. This can be used for free admission for either students or guardians to our museum partners - see back of card for information. If you use your museum passport at any of those locations, you can turn in a reflection sheet for parent hours! This is a great way to be more involved with our partners outside of school hours. The form is here https://normalpark.hcde.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=35245081
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Don’t forget to read for 20 minutes a day!!! Students who complete their reading logs and turn them in will have their names entered into a grade level drawing for monthly prizes. Reading logs may be turned in each day of the week (20 minutes) or for the whole week (100 minutes).
NPMM Read 20: 2022-2023
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| | Grade Level Memos and Updates
Click here to make School, Learning Expedition, Athletic, or Pre-K payments. Pre-K payments are due at the first of month and can be paid at the link above.
Would you like to be part of a planning group to enhance the landscape at the Upper School? We are having an introductory meeting this Friday at 8:30am on the front lawn to discuss some edible landscaping/food forest ideas and explore possible tree species for improved shade at the Upper school campus. ALSO, if you have fruit trees, perennial fruits like raspberries/strawberries/blackberries or native perennials like echinacea or other wildflowers we would be happy to use them around both campuses to beautify and offer educational touchpoints. Reach out to Holly Martin, hollyalisamartin@gmail.com.
Normal Park performance group, the "SPARKS" will have their first performance is at Hamilton County's "Chattanooga Dances". It will be the first time NP participates in this event! The show is 10/21 at CCA.
Museum Passports/Parent Hours: Your child should have brought home a silver card, which is their museum passport, after Meet and Greet this year. This can be used for free admission for either students or guardians to our museum partners - see back of card for information. If you use your museum passport at any of those locations, you can turn in a reflection sheet for parent hours! This is a great way to be more involved with our partners outside of school hours. The form here. https://normalpark.hcde.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=35245081
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| | Guitar Tuning with Mrs. McKee: Thank you all for responding to my request for help with the guitars! Having multiple volunteers is fantastic because the guitars get used a bunch during the week and the Jasmines get out of tune really quickly. The guitars aren't used from 8:00-11:00, and 1:35-2:15 each day, so coming during those times or after school would be best.
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Oct 4 Home Football game and 8th grade Recognition (Football, Cheer, Band and Cross Country)
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Middle School (6th-8th) Basketball Tryouts:
Monday, October 3rd and Tuesday, October 4th
Boys 3:00-4:15 NP Upper School Gym
Girls 4:30-5:45 NP Upper School Gym
All interested must have a current physical completed, signed and dated after 4/15/22. No one will be allowed to tryout without a current physical uploaded to Dragonfly. Questions contact Coach Paul Hoewischer hoewischer_p@hcde.org.
Elementary (2nd-5th grade) *Lightning Basketball Tryouts
BOYS:
Tuesday, October 18th ONLY
2nd thru 5th grade: Upper School 6:30-8:00
GIRLS:
Tryout Date will be week before Thanksgiving Break. More details to come.
2nd-5th grade: Upper School (Time to be determined)
*Lightning Basketball (2nd-5th grade) will have four teams of ten players.
Boys will be in the North Hamilton Basketball League (practice at NP and games in various gyms across the Chattanooga Area). Season begins Dec. 2 thru February.
Girls will be in the Trykidz League (practices will be at NP and games at McCallie or Baylor, and GPS). Seasonal begins in January.
Lightning teams will practice one to two days a week at NP or off site (as determined by the coaches) and games will be played on Saturday with an occasionally weekday game.
All interested must have a current physical completed, signed and dated after 4/15/22. No one will be allowed to tryout without a current physical uploaded to Dragonfly.
We encourage all to tryout but understand that all elementary players will not be added to a Lightning roster. We also encourage all players who do not make the NP Lightning roster to play at the North River YMCA with school peers. If you wish to play with NPMM students at the YMCA, please write Normal Park on the top of your YMCA registration form. All must register directly through the YMCA.
For questions regarding Elementary Basketball, contact LAC Elementary Sports Coordinator, Tiffany Phillips at tiffrphillips@gmail.com.
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Normal Park Soccer Team Spirit StoreSupport the teams here by shopping at their team store!
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'Nooga Swim Club - Last call to join the NP swim team!
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Gear up and let’s get climbing! The 2022-23 Climbing season is almost upon us. Normal Park will be climbing hard to win our fourth league championship in a row. The team is open to boys and girls and meets twice per week at Highpoint Climbing and Fitness. If your middle school student (grades 6-8) is interested in joining the climbing team or if you have any questions, please contact Coach Brian Fahey fahey_b@hcde.org.
Here is the link to order Climbing team shirts and hoodies. The 3 stars on the front represent the Lightning climbers' 3 league championships. Orders need to be placed before October 12th. Click here for the Climbing Team Spirt Store https://tinyurl.com/NP-Climbing-Team
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Middle School Cross Country
Saturday, October 8 KYA State Qualifier - at Woodland Park - Online registration
Saturday, October 22 KYA State Meet - Knoxville
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2022-23 Lightning Athletic Club Board Members
Emily Goolsby: Director
Joe Winland, Tiffany and Matt Phillips, Alison and John Dorough, Tammi and Eston Mayberry, Caroline and Blake Kaylor, Danielle Farmer, Yasmine Key, Brittany Griffin, Brandi and Eric Engle, Jimmy Gaines, Paul Hoeswicher, and Heather Cockerham.
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