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Thank you to the many adults in our community who attended Trivia Night on Friday. It was a fun evening and it was wonderful to have so much support. Special thank you to Cassie Nice, Amy Packer, and Alysia Comerford for your leadership of the event. We also are grateful for the committee who helped support them. I appreciate your organization and creative ideas and it was amazing how you all pivoted and found an inside venue so quickly. We are so lucky to have such a supportive community to help cheer on Normal Park students.
Thank you,
Jamelie Johns
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Apr 17-21 Upper School Book Fair
Apr 18-May 5 TNReady window
Apr 21 Progress Reports
Apr 25 Young Southern Writers Award Ceremony 6:00 and 7:30 Abbas House
Apr 27 US dance concert 6:00
Apr 29 Normalpalooza
May 5 PK-5 Birthday Celebrations
May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation
May 23 Field Day
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Mrs. Hardin needs art room helpers MWF with a 1:40 arrival time for those who will time it for end of school. They will be helping mount pieces, help with 3rd grade lanterns and general organizing help. Email Hardin_stephanie@hcde.org for details and to signup!
7th Grade Regatta: It's that time of year again! 7th grade needs massive amounts of cardboard and duct tape. We are working towards building 8 boats that can carry students in the TN River. Parent can earn 1 volunteer hour for every 3 rolls of duct tape donated (please send us the good stuff 🙂). Limited to 5 hours per family.
Field Day: Coming Soon
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All Things Normalpalooza
Normalpalooza is a few short weeks away, and the NPLZ Planning Committee needs your help to make the event an amazing success! Take a look below for several opportunities to donate your time, treasures, and talents…
Upper School Collaborative Art Volunteers
The NPLZ Art Committee needs your help with your kiddo’s classroom NPLZ Collaborative Art Piece. The creativity that exists at Normal Park is what makes the school and our festival SO special… AND, the $$$ we raise through our art auction goes right back into feeding that creativity through things like funding NP Dance Teachers and providing supplies for exhibit pieces each quarter.
We need several parents from grades 4th, 5th, and 6th to help us with art workshops next week. This includes prep, student workshops, and cleanup. P.S.: these hours can be used as required NPMM volunteer hours!
4th Grade: Thursday, 4/20 at 12:00 - 1:30 PM
5th Grade: Thursday, 4/20 at 1:30 - 3:00 PM
6th Grade: Friday, 4/21 at 1:20 - 2:50 PM
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA5A82CAAFDC52-normalpalooza2
Normalpalooza Mural Project Needs
Festival goers have an exciting opportunity to put their mark on the LS Gym at this year’s event with our NPLZ Interactive Mural Activity! We are working with super-talented artist and NP parent Ali Kay to design an inspiring mural that the kids will paint during the event.
Needs:
LOTS of plastic containers with lids to store the different paint colors. Cottage cheese, sour cream, and yogurt containers work great for this. Well-cleaned, well-dried containers with lids and in good condition only, please. Please send containers in with your kiddo or drop them off in the office, bagged and labeled NPLZ Mural, by April 19th!
Mural Prep Volunteers: Starting on April 16th, around 2:00 pm, Ali needs parents and/or artistic students with steady hands to help paint mural outlines. When: Week of April 16th, Sunday @ 2:00 and flexible times between 8:30-5 during the week, depending on availability. Where: Ali’s studio. If interested, please contact: alisynkay@live.com
To protect the gym and the tiny painters’ clothes from paint, they need:
Old long sleeve T-shirts so they can create “aprons"
Drop Cloths/Old Sheets
Cloth rags (old T-shirts work, too)
Please send these items in with your kiddo or drop them off in the office, bagged and labeled NPLZ Mural, by April 26th!
Spring Cleaning?
NPLZ needs ALL your kid trinkets! They are looking for any and all kid trinkets to use as prizes for the NPLZ Kid Zone... Think small toys, treasure box items, happy meal toys, and any other junk drawer items you want to get rid. Clean items in good condition only, please! Please send items in with your kiddo or drop them off in the office, bagged and labeled NPLZ Kid Zone, by April 19th!
Even better... Need to offload your Easter candy surplus?
The NPLZ Planning Committee has your back! Please drop your extra Easter candy off in the office, bagged and labeled NPLZ Kid Zone, by April 19th!
(Your kids will have a chance to win the trinkets and candy back at NPLZ 🤪)
There’s More…
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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.
Add money to your child's lunch account here.
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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.
Add money to your child's lunch account here.
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Upper School Book Fair. Sign up for an ewallet today and start shopping.
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Middle School Baseball: Schedule is subject to change
Tues 4/18: vs. Chattanooga Charter 5:30pm
Thurs 4/20: @ Soddy Daisy 5:30pm
Tues 4/25: vs. Orchard Knob 5:30pm
Thurs 4/27: vs. Lookout Valley 5:30pm
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Middle School Lacrosse:
Coach Jason McKinney jmckinney@chattanooga.gov
Practice Schedule: M, T, W, TH, 5:00pm – 6:30 pm, Friday (announced on a weekly basis) optional practices might be announced. Students are not allowed to stay on campus between school and lacrosse unless they are with a teacher and administration is aware.
Lacrosse Remind: www.remind.com/join/2023lig
Game Schedule: (Actual times will be given closer to game day)\
April 18 @ NP vs. Signal
April 20 @ Baylor
April 29 – South Region Tournament - @ McCallie
May 13 – ETYLA Tournament/AllStars
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Lightning Track:
Track Meets: 4/17 Bright, 4/24 St. Peters, Rain Makeup date 5/1. Championship at CCS 5/5.
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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.
Join Lightning Athletic Club via Facebook or contact lightningathelticclub@gmail.com.
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Over the next few weeks, our students in grades 3-8 will be taking the state test known as the TCAP. This assessment gives us valuable information to see what students learned this year in regard to our state standards. Students will test in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies (grades 6-8 only). Here is our daily testing schedule:
Tuesday, April 18 ELA part 1
Wednesday, April 19 ELA part 2
Thursday, April 20 ELA part 3
Friday, April 21 ELA part 4
Monday, April 24 Science
Tuesday, April 25 Math part 1
Wednesday, April 26 Math part 2
Thursday, April 27 Math part 3
Friday, April 28 Social Studies (grades 6-8)
We have broken the test up over several days so on some days students will only test for 30 minutes while on others they may test for 80 minutes. The total testing times can be found here. All testing at the Upper School will begin around 8:15 and all testing at the Lower School will begin around 8:30. Please ensure your child is on time to school and that they have time to eat breakfast. Please attempt to have your child at school for testing and avoid scheduling appointments on these mornings. Most testing will be completed first thing in the morning each day. Thank you for helping to set the students up for success on these assessments. Scores will be reflected in student fourth quarter grades and families will get a report in the fall to show how the student has done.
On a different note, as you may be aware, Hamilton County Schools and schools across the country are continuing to experience student threats in our schools. As a district we remain committed to ensuring that our schools remain safe, and we recognize that all stakeholders play a part. At Normal Park, we will be working with students to understand the importance of their words and actions and how they may be perceived to be threatening. We want to protect our students while also teaching them responsible ways to say or post their feelings. It is important that students understand the expectations and potential consequences of such threats. Over the next few days, teachers will present the Hamilton County video known as HCS Real Talk with students in grades 3-8. Students in grades k-2 will have some form of the discussion about their words and actions but it will be in a more age-appropriate way. Here is a video called HCS Real Talk for Families that can help you to know more about what is being discussed. If you have questions, please reach out to your child's teacher or to Dr. Jamelie Johns
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Summer Reach Enrollment Now Open
Enroll your child for four weeks of fun and learning. The Reach program operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 - 2:00 for elementary school and 9:00 am - 1:00 pm for middle school. The program is entirely free. Students will receive a free lunch every day and transportation will be provided. Each day students will have instruction in reading and math, time for physical activity, and innovation, and hands-on activities. All students will attend at least one field trip as an attendance incentive.
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