**NO SCHOOL MONDAY**

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Normal Park Families,

We hope everyone has enjoyed their fall break. We look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday. As a reminder, the tardy bell rings at 8:00 at the Upper School and 8:10 at the Lower School. Students in grades 3-8 will receive their report cards on Friday. Students in grades Prek-2 will receive their report cards on Monday. Please look for these documents to come home with your student. Remember grades are always available in Power School for third graders and higher. As we begin the new quarter, we encourage you to set goals with your student. These goals can be academic, social, or other areas of need.

Our district well-being survey is a tool for checking in with all students. Students in grades 3-12 complete an online survey at school that takes approximately 10-20 minutes; students in grades K-2 are assessed by their teacher.

Parents can opt-in to this survey by completing the opt-in form in their PowerSchool Parent Portal or by printing a paper copy and returning it to the school office. Full instructions on how to access the form in the Parent Portal can be found here. We encourage all families to opt into the survey so we can use the trend data at Normal Park as a representative of all our students.

Thank you,

Jamelie Johns

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SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE!!

**We have 15 spots remaining for the 90’s Theme SPENGA Class on Sunday, October 22 at 2pm. This promises to be a wildly fun class with NP Parent Cassie Nice leading the class. All proceeds from the class directly support Normal Park Spark.

Click here to sign up!

**We have only 4 spots available for the very popular Fine Arts Photography session with NP Parent and Professional Photographer, Kajal Ramjee. Don’t miss your chance for timeless portraits of your child.

Click here to sign up!

**All you need to know to volunteer at NPMM : ABC's of Volunteering at NPMM
NPMM school website: https://normalpark.hcde.org/

Volunteers Needed

Happy Cart (Upper and Lower): Signup

Lower School Copy Fairy- Signup

Friday Night Lightning Planning (4th-8th grade)- Please reach out to Joli Brown at brown_joli@hcde.com

Click here to log hours: Normal Park Parent Volunteer Form. You may email Tiffany Phillips phillips_tiffany@hcde.org at the Lower School regarding your volunteer hours.

**We regretfully said goodbye to Sonia August last week. We wish her and her family well in their next adventure in South Africa. We are currently looking for her replacement so in the meantime please contact Tiffany Phillips at phillips_tiffany@hcde.org if you have any questions in regards to volunteer hours. **

The 3^rd annual Lower School Costume Parade will be held on Monday, October 31 at 1:40pm. Students will exit through the car rider door and walk along the sidewalk in front of the school to the other side of the building. Parents are invited to stand along the sidewalk opposite of the school to watch, wave and cheer for our costumed students!

Library News- Lower

Congratulations to our Read 20 winners:
PreK-Norman Collins
Kindergarten-Layla McGill
1^st-William Oelsner
2^nd-Oliver Thurman
3^rd-Eli Marsh

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. There will be another drawing at the end of October.

Click on the link below and fill out the Google form each day or week to log your student’s reading minutes. Read 20: 2023-2024

Important Reminders and Updates

**Any dismissal changes (car, walker, bus) need to be communicated to the classroom teacher on Dojo or a note in the folder. Students will not be allowed to go home with another child without written parent permission.

*We will no longer dismiss students after 2:30. The last few minutes of the school day are very important and lots of movement is happening.

**PLEASE email parent and doctor's notes to Heather Buttram: buttram_h@HCDE.org

Click here for Grade Level Memos

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.

All visitors must bring their Driver's License when entering the building to volunteer or dismiss a student during the school day.

Per School Board policy: Upon a student's arrival in the building, all electronics, cell phones, headphones, and smart watches should not be seen or heard during the school day and kept in a locker or backpack. First violation: The device is confiscated and parent must pick up or held for 3 days.

Playground Reminders:

The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends.
Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.

Grade Level Memos

Important Reminders and Updates

Click here to make School, Learning Expedition, or Athletic payments.

**PLEASE email parent and doctor's notes to Miss Billie at the Upper School bowes_billie@hcde.org.

All visitors must bring their Driver's License when entering the building to volunteer or dismiss a student during the school day.

Per School Board policy: Upon a student's arrival in the building, all electronics, cell phones, headphones, and smart watches should not be seen or heard during the school day and kept in a locker or backpack. First violation: The device is confiscated and parent must pick up or held for 3 days.

Playground Reminders:

The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends.
Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.

Spirit Store is live!

Check out the amazing items we have in the online spirit store. There are three pages once in the store so make sure you do not miss any of the amazing items. The store will be open until October 22nd. Once closed all items will arrive around November 20th.

Click here for amazing Normal Park wear

Store Code is NPMS23

Lightning Report

Basketball Teams: Middle school boys and girls teams as well as elementary boys teams (grades 2-5) have been posted on the Normal Park website under athletics. The Elementary girls will host tryouts in two weeks. Date and time to be annouced soon.

Girls Soccer team: They played in the playoffs two weeks ago and played CSLA. We fought hard and ended in a tie. After double OT, we were still tied. The game went into PK's and we lost by one. An amazing effort and grit by our girls all season long!

Middle School XC: We ran in the state championship. Boys team took 9th place overall & were in the top third of teams. Betti Shriner placed in the top third.

2022-23 Lightning Athletic Club Board Members

Emily Goolsby: Director
Tiffany and Matt Phillips, Alison and John Dorough, Caroline and Blake Kaylor, Yasmine Key, Brittany Griffin, Jimmy Gaines, Paul Hoeswicher.

Please contact Tiffany Phillips to join the LAC Board at phillips_tiffany@hcde.org . Any parent/guardian of a student althlete is welcome to join this team!

Join Lightning Athletic Club via Facebook or contact lightningathelticclub@gmail.com.

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Lunch Money Limits : We have students that are purchasing additional items in the cafeteria. If you do not want your students buying additional items, you must create spending limits on LINQ Connect. See the pictures attached for further clarification.

Dropoff and Dismissal Reminders:

**Please be mindful of your surroundings when driving, parking or pulling out in the school zone. Please SLOW DOWN. We have seen people come very close to being hit by a car**

All: Unless you are utilizing the handicapped parking spaces at the rear of the building, no one should drive up the ramp/drive for drop off or aftercare pick up.

Car Riders: There should be NO cell phone while your vehicle is in the car rider line, please keep eyes on the road and vigilant for children who may move unpredictably (THIS IS A STATE LAW). All students must be dismissed into a vehicle with a car tag. If you park your vehicle, you must pick up your student from walkers.

Parents should not get out of the car in the car line.

Walkers at the Lower: For the safety of our students, please DO NOT walk thru the car rider line. Use the sidewalks and crosswalks to safely get to your car.

Please do not complete the QR code until you are on school property
All parents must come to the edge of the front steps to retrieve their student.
No dogs are allowed on campus

ART-NP Comic Con Art Showcase

All students worked hard to submit a piece to Mrs. Hardin for the Comic Con showcase.Congratulations to our 10 finalists for the 2023 Chattanooga Comic Con Student Art Exhibit, which will take place October 21^st & 22nd at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

1st: Konrad Luka

2nd: Oliver Thurman

3rd: Ronan Dooner, Zoë Elston, Zalen Lavigne, Eli Lieffers, Thomas Martinez, Holden Packer, Misa Petty, Jude Wilder

Each student will receive a weekend pass to Comic Con. Professional comic artists will judge the contest, dividing artwork into different grade levels.

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Library News- Lower

Congratulations to our Read 20 winners: PreK-Norman Collins Kindergarten-Layla McGill 1st-William Oelsner 2nd-Oliver Thurman 3rd-Eli Marsh

Playground Reminders:

The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends.

Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.

Grade Level Memos

Important Reminders and Updates

Playground Reminders:

The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends.

Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.

Spirit Store is live!

Lightning Report

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ART-NP Comic Con Art Showcase

All students worked hard to submit a piece to Mrs. Hardin for the Comic Con showcase.Congratulations to our 10 finalists for the 2023 Chattanooga Comic Con Student Art Exhibit, which will take place October 21st & 22nd at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

1st: Konrad Luka

2nd: Oliver Thurman

3rd: Ronan Dooner, Zoë Elston, Zalen Lavigne, Eli Lieffers, Thomas Martinez, Holden Packer, Misa Petty, Jude Wilder

Congratulations to our Read 20 winners:
PreK-Norman Collins
Kindergarten-Layla McGill
1^st-William Oelsner
2^nd-Oliver Thurman
3^rd-Eli Marsh

All students worked hard to submit a piece to Mrs. Hardin for the Comic Con showcase.Congratulations to our 10 finalists for the 2023 Chattanooga Comic Con Student Art Exhibit, which will take place October 21^st & 22nd at the Chattanooga Convention Center.