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It was wonderful to see so many families attending Fork and Gavel last weekend. I am overwhelmed by the amount of support we have at Normal Park. Thank you for your continued commitment to helping our students be the best they can be!
Last Wednesday we did an intruder safety drill at the upper school campus. Students did an excellent job of following the protocols. We will have one this Wednesday at the lower school campus. Teachers will talk with the students about what to expect and then we will practice.
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Hamilton County Schools are administering monthly pulse checks for families to see how schools are doing. Thank you for taking the time to respond to these quick surveys. Here are the results of our September Survey at Normal Park. We appreciate comments that were shared and will follow up with families who asked us to do so. We will continue to strive to best support students and families at Normal Park. Thank you for the opportunity to serve students.
Thank you for opportunity to serve students.
Jamelie Johns
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Oct. 31 - Students and Staff may dress in costume. See Costume Guidelines.
Oct. 31 - Lower School Costume Parade @ 2:30
Nov. 9 - 1/2 Day for Students. Dismissal at 11:30
Nov. 14 - Jan 31: Open enrollment for magnet families
Nov. 18 - Birthday Celebrations (July-Dec) PK-5 only.
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
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Lightning Athletic ClubFall Spirit Gear SaleOpens TODAY.
Fall Spirit Store Opens today thru November 12th. Start your Holiday Shopping early. All items will be delivered before we dismiss on December 16th.
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Normal Park Costume Guidelines
Students on both campuses will be given the option to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31. We ask that students use the following guidelines when selecting a costume:
1. No head coverings. NO costume masks or face paint. Staff members must be able to identify students.
2. Costumes that depict violence as well as fake weapons are not allowed.
3. Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage, or religion are not permitted.
4. Costumes should not hinder students’ ability to participate in classes including P.E.
5. Costumes may not disrupt or impede traffic, or present issues of safety in the hallway.
6. No accessories or props to the costume may be brought to school. Only the costume itself can be worn.
7. Costumes must meet dress code requirements as stated in the student handbook:
- Skirts, shorts and dresses must be at least mid-thigh in length on all sides of the leg. Shorts must be the same length all around the leg.
- Leggings may be worn with a garment that covers the backside and is equal length all the way around. Leggings should not have any see-through portions which are above mid-thigh length.
- Shirts and dresses must have fabric covering the front chest area, sides and back. Clothing must cover undergarments and the layer covering undergarments must be opaque (not see-through).
- Shoes must have a back to properly secure the shoe.
- Clothing may not depict, advertise or advocate the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other controlled substances.
- Clothing may not use or depict hate speech targeting groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation or any other protected groups.
- Clothing that could be perceived as gang identifiers may not be worn.
8. The school will not be responsible for any costumes that may become damaged at school.
If a student wears a costume that distracts from their own or other students’ learning, the student will be asked to change into normal school attire.
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| | Volunteer Opportunities (Click Links)
3rd grade exhibit space is getting an upgrade!
Projects include hanging wire, building an exhibit board & hanging strips. Please contact Rachel Carroll at carroll_rachel@hcde.org if you are interested in any of these projects.
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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.
Lower School Playground Update- the equipment has all been ordered and due to supply chain issues we expect delivery and install in December.
Lower School Dismissal Changes: We are making a few changes to the dismissal of our walkers. This ensures all students’ safety and runs as efficiently as possible for our families.
- Please complete the Google form once you are on campus.
- Students will only be dismissed to an adult on the student’s pick-up list.
- Parents/Guardians must come to the front steps to pick up their student.
- Students can only be picked up by an adult, not a sibling from the Upper School unless otherwise communicated with the administration
- An adult must supervise students playing on the front lawn. Students should not play in the flower beds or climb trees or statues.
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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.
Our new librarian Amber Noblit is starting on Monday. We are thrilled to welcome her and know she will do great work with our students.
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Kristen Blackburn, Music Teacher, showcased Gustav Soydan and Liam Mangen-Lamb at the Hamilton Sings Performance. It was an amazing experience to hear 140 Hamilton County student voices come together. The boys worked hard for a month up to the performance and then spent all day working together with other HCDE students to perform in an evening concert. Gustav and Liam represented Normal Park well and were a pleasure to work with - talented and respectful. Way to go!!!
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Hey Normal Park! In the 7th and 8th grade Leadership class, we are hosting a canned food drive for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank! This is going to help families all over in Chattanooga, Tennessee who can’t afford a good meal for Thanksgiving.
The Drive will happen November 7th through the 21st at Normal Park Upper School. This is a grade level competition so YOU can help win the challenge.There will be boxes in every hallway for students to bring cans for donation! The grade level who brings in the most cans will earn extra recess and with popsicles! There will be a graph in the hallway to track and see each grade’s progress!
The Leadership class will be taking a field trip to see how the Food Bank operates and also volunteer while we are there. Channel 3 news will be filming us during the process so we will get to be on the news! Please help us make this a memorable event by donating as many canned food items as possible.
You got this NP! Go Lightning!
Sincerely,
Mary McKenna Holland and Blake Moon
7th Grade
Lightning Leadership Class
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Nov 1 Soccer games at Redoubt vs Silverdale 4:15
Nov 1 Basketball games vs Chattanooga Charter (home) 5:00
Nov 2 Girls Soccer game 5:15
Nov 2 Swim Meet 5:00 at McCallie
Nov 3 Basketball games at CSLA
Nov 4 Boys Soccer game 5:00 at home vs Patriots
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Congratulations to all NP XC runners on a wonderful season.
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Middle School Swim (Congrats)
Savannah Dukes - 8
Piper Lawson - 6
Benjamin Sallee - 7
Swim Meet Schedule
McC/GPS/SMMHS/Heritage - Nov 2 @ McC, 5pm
Cleveland/SMMHS - Nov 10 @Cleveland
Baylor/Catoosa - Dec 7 @Baylor
Signal/Heritage/Dalton - Dec 14 @Dalton
McCallie Invitational - Jan 14/15 @McCallie
East Ham/Ooltewah - Jan 23 @Ooltewah
NWGA MS Champs -Jan 27-28 @Calhoun
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| | The 2022-23 NPMM Climbing Team
Timmy Andrews 8
Willa Petmecky 8
Ben Kammerer 8
Logan Zhang 7
Stella Fahey 7
Harlan Gorrell 7
Cameron Barajas 7
Sylas Mirande 7
Lucas Hunter 7
Sophie Chappell 7
Kamden Patterson 7
Blake Moon 7
Charlotte Ely 7
Will Sheppard 7
Tilly Petmecky 6
Robert Leduc 6
Lily Blackburn 6
October Practices
Oct. 25th @ Downtown
Oct. 27th @ RIVERSIDE
November Practices
Nov. 2nd @ RIVERSIDE
Nov. 9th, 14th, 21st, & 28th @ DOWNTOWN
December Practices
Dec. 2nd, 12th, & 15th @ DOWNTOWN
January Practices
Jan. 12th & 17th @ RIVERSIDE
Jan. 4th @ DOWNTOWN
If you can't make it to a practice, be sure to stop by one of our comps.
November 3rd, 6:30 PM, RIVERSIDE, vs. CCA
November 7th, 6:30 PM, RIVERSIDE, vs. CSAS
November 16th, 6:30 PM, DOWNTOWN, vs. Signal Mtn.
December 9th, 6:30 PM, DOWNTOWN, vs. Ivy Academy
December 13th, 4:30 PM, RIVERSIDE, vs. CCS
January 10th, 4:30 PM, DOWNTOWN, vs. Silverdale
January 19th, 4:30 PM, RIVERSIDE, vs. Boyd Buchanan
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Elementary (2nd-5th grade) *Lightning Basketball Tryouts
GIRLS:
Tryout Date will be week before Thanksgiving Break. More details to come.
2nd-5th grade: Upper School (Time to be determined). Girls will be in the Trykidz League (practices will be at NP and games at McCallie or Baylor, and GPS). Seasonal begins in January.
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. Instructions and help with Dragonfly can be found at
https://normalpark.hcde.org/athletics___clubs/important_forms. 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.
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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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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
P-EBT Update
Parents received summer benefits on their P-EBT card on or around September 29, 2022. To be eligible, the student must have been enrolled in a CEP school or approved for free/reduced benefits through an application or direct certification as of May 2022. Parents who discarded or lost their card or are wishing to check on the status of their benefit can visit https://onedhs.tn.gov/parent or call the P-EBT hotline at 1-833-419-3210. Parents are currently experiencing long wait times when calling the hotline, so the School Nutrition office can confirm eligibility by calling 423-498-7275; however, we are unable to issue new cards.
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