PRINCIPAL POST

Normal Park Museum Magnet is a part of the National Association of Museum Schools. We have been selected as one of the schools highlighted in this year’s Bus Tour. The NAMS Bus Tour goes around to other Museum Schools and creates highlight videos on practices that can be shared with other museum schools. The Bus Tour will be at Normal Park on March 5^th. The tour will include classroom visits, teacher panels, student panels, museum night, student performances, and family interviews. Any students who are on our do not photo list will not be in the background of school videos. All other students may be in the camera reel as they participate in class. Any students who will be interviewed or asked to be a part of the student panel will get a letter home to parents so you can give consent for your child to participate. Please know that the cameras will be at the March 5^th Exhibit Night and will scan hallways throughout the event. Anyone present at Exhibit Night may be in the background of these videos without giving explicit consent. Some families may be asked to be interviewed on camera and if so you are consenting to be in the video. We are thrilled to highlight our school and have the chance to learn from other schools.

EDUCATOR OF THE WEEK

to Amanda Lafferty! She has been named the News Channel 9 Educator of the Week for the week of March 5th. We will see her featured throughout the morning and evening news. You can vote for her for educator of the month by clicking here starting March 5.

⚡REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS

Please check lost and found during exhibit night and book fair this week! Everything that is not claimed will be donated the week after Spring Break

PAY SCHOOL PAYMENTS HERE, (SCHOOL, LE, AND ATHLETIC)

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

Volunteers Needed

➡️Lower School Copy Fairies-New spots added

➡️Book Fair Volunteers

Donations Needed

➡️Help stock our Care Closets: Amazon Wishlist: UPPER SCHOOL LOWER SCHOOL

➡️HAPPY CART- new spots added

Click here to log hours: Normal Park Parent Volunteer Form. You may email Tiffany Phillips, phillips_tiffany@hcde.org at the Lower School and Monica Arnold, arnold_monica@hcde.org at the upper school regarding your volunteer hours. *Once you submit hours online please give 2 weeks for them to show in Power School.

Fork and Gavel Community Experiences

We have had so many fantastic Community Experiences already this year, and we would love for you to join us for the Experiences coming up in the second semester. These are a wonderful opportunity to get to know other people in our school community, while contributing to our students by supporting Spark!

⭐We still have spots available for many upcoming events:

⚡Spring Egg Hunt- Mar 23

and more!!

For more information and to sign up click below

Tickets are on sale now for Time Travel Trivia on
Friday, April 5 at Daily Ration
Get your team of 10 together and make plans to attend!

Tickets on sale at https://one.bidpal.net/timetraveltrivia/welcome

Questions? Email Caitlin Studer at normalparkfund@gmail.com

Make plans to join us at Normalpalooza on Saturday, April 27 from 10am – 4pm at the Lower School playground. We’ll have inflatables, games, student performances, artisans, vendors, music and more! This event requires an army of volunteers – if you are interesting in getting involved, please email Caitlin Studer at normalparkfund@gmail.com

Important NP Information

➡️ Reminder: Please make sure your child has an extra pair of clothes, including socks and underwear. We have had many kids need an extra pair from playing in puddles or mud outside.

ATTENTION: When parking for drop off or pickup please do not block neighbors driveways or mailboxes. We have had some tell us the mailman will not stop if it is blocked.

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

GARDEN PATCH SAVE THE DATE

UPPER SCHOOL WORK DAY

MARCH 21st 1-3pm

We will be installing a meditation garden and beginning work on hiking trails. Email us to let us know if you can join us so that we can let you know what tools are needed and other details about the work day: normal.park.garden.patch@gmail.com

A fun way to get volunteer hours while the kids help or play on the Upper School playground!

EVENTS

KIDTOPIA BUSINESSES OPEN FOR EXHIBIT NIGHT: Come shop with us!
Visitors will be able to shop in Kidtopia on exhibit night. 20 shops will be open for business geared towards the wants and needs of Normal Park students. There will be goods and services available to purchase varying in price. Items can ONLY be bought with Kidbucks purchased on exhibit night ourdide of the auditorium. Kidbucks come in increments of 5,10,15, 25, and 35

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

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Virtual Tutoring for 1st-3rd Graders: More info here

LIBRARY NEWS- Lower

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. .

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

Birthday Book Club : Welcome to Our Birthday Book Club!!! Please use this site to choose a book in honor of your child, grandchild, niece or nephew!! This book will support curriculum and student requests to become part of the library’s collection. You will be giving a gift that will be treasured by many, many children for years to come. Thank you for your generosity!

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

REQUESTS

6th grade is in need of tissue. Can donate $10 worth for 1 hour.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Resume Writing Workshop- More information here

COACHES NEEDED

Football Coaches: If you are interested in coaching football for the 2024-2025 school year, head coach or asst coach, please speak with an administrator.

SPRING SPORTS UPDATES

All students trying out for a sportmust have a physical uploaded in FinalForms before tryouts. See the following link for instructions: Important Forms - Normal Park Museum Magnet (hcde.org).

🏃‍♀️MS TRACK AND FIELD🏃

👉Coach Gaines is currently looking for an assistant if you would be interested in helping him with track this season

ELEMENTARY TRACK- (grades 3-5)

Informational meeting Monday, March 4th 5:30 @ Upper school gym. If you have not turned in your physical and required documents, please bring to the meeting.

Please complete this form if interested in running track

STAFF WON THE SHOWDOWN!!

After losing to the students the past two years the staff took the WIN on Monday night in the Showdown. Thank you to all the staff, players, students, parents and volunteers that helped make this event a huge success

⚡2023-2024 Lightning Athletic Club Board is searching for new members.

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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Order Yearbooks Today

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Campus Reminders and Policy

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

Electronics policy: Per school board, 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.

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