Northwest Elementary School

Make-ups for Picture Day are tomorrow. To order picture day photos, click the school pictures link on the Northwest Elementary website.

The Rock Paper Scissors Royale was a big hit! Congratulations to our winners!

Northwest Elementary is excited to announce our first-ever Rock Paper Scissors tournament this Friday! This event is for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and Third Grade. It only costs a quarter to play.

Friday, October 18, 5-7 pm is our Fall Festival. There is food, games, and fun. Please make plans to join our school community on this night. There will be games, food, a Hay Ride, a Cake Walk, a Haunted House, and the Scholastic Book Fair will be here. We look forward to seeing you. Remember you can pre-order tickets or pay at the door. The Haunted House is $3.00 at the door. All food items are $1.00. There will be Nacho, pizza, popcorn, and drinks. The books at the Book Fair are at various prices. We accept cash, credit cards, and checks at the Book Fair. Tax is not included in the price on the books. See you Friday Night!

Celebrate National School Lunch Week this year with Northwest Elementary! Encourage your students to eat school lunch this week. Our extraordinary lunch ladies will be handing out awesome prizes all week.

Tomorrow is a Distance Learning Day. Reference the Google Document (link below and available on the school website) to see what your student needs to work on. We also provide supplemental resources on the Distance Learning page on our school website. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kAD4Pdqa2_gwzIKpDQoct20XFT6jOpo9CKMWtlZL_d0/edit?usp=sharing https://www.northwest.murray.k12.ga.us/o/nwes/page/distance-learning-day

Just a reminder that tomorrow Friday, October 11 is Distance Learning. Students will be working on assignments from home. Staff will be in professional learning. Monday, October 14-Columbus Day-Staff and Student Holiday October 18-Kona Ice Day October 18-Fall Festival 5-7; Food, Fun and Family Time. We can't wait to see you! Wildcats Have a Happy, Healthy, and Safe Long Weekend! See you, on Tuesday!

Our fundraising sale ends tomorrow. If you haven't participated yet, it is not too late. Turning in an order form with 1 item sold is better than not participating. Don't forget about online ordering, too. Let's have 100% participation. Parents and students, thanks for helping with the fundraiser.

Fundraiser News Only a few days are left in our sale, so if you haven't sold or purchased anything yet, please do so! Don't forget online ordering! It is EASY! Remember, 6 items sold for each student is our goal. We want to have 100% participation this year. We know it is possible! Thank you so much Parents and Students for all your help with our fundraiser.

Good Evening, Wildcat Families: Our fundraiser sale has started, so please help as much as possible. As you know, these funds will help offset EXTRA expenses for which we do not receive funds. We hope to have 100% participation. . no matter how big or small your participation is. Thanks so much and we appreciate you! Have a happy, healthy, and safe weekend.

We will be conducting a practice lockdown drill tomorrow. This drill is designed to help students know what to do during a real event. Thanks!

Mrs. Petty and Mr. Vess enjoyed lunch with Mr. Hemphill, Mr. Beam, Mrs. Peacock, and Mrs. Young today at the new teacher orientation. We are excited to welcome outstanding new additions to our staff!

Parent Invite to Connect Northwest Elementary School PARENTS! Connect to Northwest Elementary School using Artsonia to receive access to your child's art classroom online portfolio. Mrs. Dubee is diligently working on uploading your students' artwork. This also allows young artists to add their own artwork to create a collection. Add other family members to create your student a Fan Club. It's all free! Individual forms are going home with a QR code to sign up. Or you can join using the link and code below. Click this Link to get connected! Or you can also browse to www.artsonia.com/parents and enter this Parent Code SR7DHNZT Mrs. Jennifer Dubee Art Teacher K-6 Northwest Elementary School Bitmoji Image

Friday, May 24 is a 1/2 Day Dismissal. Fast pass at 11:00 Once all buses arrive we will announce for dismissal to begin. Buses should be at the school by 11:10 Pick up will begin right after the buses depart

Kitchen and office construction will start next week. Due to construction, we will close the office area. If you need to come to the school, you will need to enter through the exterior media center door. We are sorry, but our family cafe will be shut down for the remainder of the school year due to construction.

Last chance to order keepsakes and gifts that feature your child's artwork! DEADLINE: 4/24/2024 Shop Online square1art.com/shop Need to find your child's art? Use the online Art Search. Do you know you can upload additional art and make an order? Use the online Art Upload Thank you for supporting Northwest Elementary! . Jennifer Dubee Art Teacher K-6 Northwest Elementary School 

Hello Family, Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small $1.99 processing fee at checkout and orders ships to home.) Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! Order by: 4/24/2024 Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload! If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online . Thank you for supporting our school! Jennifer Dubee Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator Northwest Elementary square1art.com/shop

Tomorrow, March 26 is individual and group photos. Remember to wear your best smile! Spring Break begins Monday, April 1-5. Classes will resume on Monday, April 8. Enjoy!

Bus 06-48 students will ride Bus 23-24 today. Arrival times for this bus might run slightly later. Thanks, everyone!

Looking ahead: Sunday, March 10-Daylight Savings Time Fitness Gram for PE Students-Wear your tennis shoes-All Week Thursday, March 14. 12-6:00-Kindergarten Registration for upcoming NWE Kindergarten Students in NWE Media Center Friday, March 15- Distance Learning Day-Students will complete assignments from home Thank you for allowing your child to dress up for Read Across America Week. We have had a great week having guest readers and sharing the love of reading.