Northside Elementary School

Northside K-8 School Curbside Delicious Meal Pick Up Reminder: Hours 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Daily. On Friday's multiple meals are provided for the weekend. Special Thank You: Mr. Dan Harris (Child Nutrition Director), Mrs. Perry (Cafeteria Manager), Mrs. Connie Montague (Assistant Manager), Mrs. Brenda Bigler (Cafeteria Staff) Mrs. Mary Wright (Cafeteria Staff) Mrs. Louise Wright (Cafeteria Staff), Mary Williams (Cafeteria Staff) and Jaqueline Moss (Cafeteria Staff). We value you and appreciate you here at Northside K-8 School.

Northside K-8 School Reopening Return to School Grade Level Schedule: (Posted Previous on District Website) In Person Instruction Start Time: 8:00 a.m. Remote Instruction Start Time: 9:00 a.m. Week 1 March 15-19, 2021: Grades: PreK, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 6th Grade and all EC self-contained Grades. Week 2 March 22-26, 2021: Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade and 8th Grade Students are now divided into two groups A or B : A Group comes on Monday's and Tuesday's Only! No Face to Face Teacher Instruction on Wednesday's. (District Wide Teacher Collaboration Day) B Group comes on Thursday's and Friday's Only! Master list has been created based on parents feedback listing students who are coming to school and those remaining virtual. All decisions are final for the remainder of the school year.

Parents Reminder: Students are to keep their laptops school issued or personal laptops at home for now. Your child will have a class issued laptop. Thank you for your cooperation.

Northside Additional Safety Precautions: Desk shields have been purchased for every student's desk. Desk arrangements are social distanced. Basic student school supplies for each student have been purchased. Students have their own personal plastic boxes to store items in. Pocket storage chair hangers have been purchased for each student to store personal items in. Individual divided storage cubbies have been purchased for PreK-2nd grade students. Please don't forget to check out Superintendent Dr. Young's "COVID Back to School Protocols" video on Youtube. Below you will find the link to cut and paste in your browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7i-shSTUvE

Warren County Schools District Wide Changes: All students and staff members must wear a mask in order to gain entry into all buildings and schools. Student and staff mask will be made available for any anyone who doesn't have one. All students and staff members must pass temperature checks in order to gain entry into all buildings and schools. Afternoon and prior to boarding the school bus home, temperature checks will be conducted to ensure student safety. Parent building restrictions are still in effect for all grade levels. Students are not allowed to bring water into the building. Purified water will be provided upon student request. Uniform Dress Code Suspended Remainder of the School Year! (See dress guidelines posted on Warren County Schools Website). The use of group playground equipment such as slides, swings etc. are prohibited until further notice. Hand sanitizer stations can be found throughout every school building. Air purifiers are located in each teacher's classroom. A classroom window will also be opened to continue air circulation. COVID-19 Killer Defogger machines and disinfectants will be used daily after students and staff members have left. Pool noodles and floor decals purchased to serve as social distancing reminders for students.

Northside K-8 School Bus Rider and Car Drop Off Changes: Parents starting on Monday, March 15, 2021 the following changes will be in effect: Car Rider Pick Up and Drop Off Location: Front of the Building. Bus Pick Up and Drop Off Location: Back of the Building.

Northside: Bus Transportation School Re-Opening Information: Parents if your child is scheduled to ride the bus, your child's teacher should have already reached out to you. Students will be picked up and dropped off from their home address provided by the parent(s). The Bus Transportation Department has requested that parents have their child ready and at the door. Since pick up and drop off times have not been provided to the schools, bus drivers will be honking the horn the first week. Parents please make note of the times your children are being picked up and dropped off. All parents will need to complete a "Bus Attestation Form," by the end of the week in order for your child to continue receiving bus transportation for this school year. The classroom teachers will be providing and collecting the forms for their students. We have no further bus information at the school level at this point in time. We thank you in advance for your patience as bus times and routes are being finalized.

9th Grade Registration Information Virtual Meeting: Scheduled for tomorrow March 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.. 8th Grade parents you should have already received a registration link from your child's teacher. The registration link was sent by Dojo, student email and placed inside the 8th grade math google classroom area.

The Wright Experience- Episode 2: Dr. Mary L. Young, Superintendent- Warren County Schools, NC https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ykuifQkWQmU

Northside Pre-K Registration: Date: March 3, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Location: Hawkins Building ( Next door to Warren County Senior Center) (427 West Franklin Street, Warrenton, NC 27589)

Parent Notification: Parents it's time again to sign up for parent teacher conferences scheduled as earlier as March 2, 2021. Some teachers (4th/5th) have decided to begin parent conferences earlier this time around. All other grades have selected March 4, 2021 through March 5, 2021. Both are half a days and remote instruction will end at 12:30 p.m. Below you will find the link for each grade level. Please cut and paste the links below in your browser link. Teachers will also be sending out a Dojo link for easier access at 6:00 p.m. Pre-K to 3rd Grade Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-up Link: https://forms.gle/u71w5XR31PDdxMoc6 4th to 5th Grade Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Up Link : https://forms.gle/Nxeuj7rJVn9ME7G18 Middle Grades Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Up Link: https://forms.gle/NUc2MtzXfXdmo5f58 EC Resource, Special Areas and School Counselor Sign-Up Link: https://forms.gle/Ga7iWAHakGfcZCcC6

Parent Notification: 3rd Grade-8th Grade: Online Benchmark Testing Week February 23-25, 2021. Students in grades 3rd-8th grade will be taking a reading and math District benchmark. Fifth graders and eighth graders will also be taking a science benchmark. Parents will be receiving a mailed copy of their child's test scores included with their report cards.

Third Grade Northside K-8 students will be take the 3rd Grade Beginning of the Grade EOG Test in person. The North Carolina Department of Instruction has mandated that this test be taken in person as opposed to remotely. Currently, official state test can not be remotely monitored, therefore students must come in, and take their test. A letter went out to parents indicating the specific day your child will need to report to school this week February 22-25, 2020. A bag breakfast and lunch will be provided. Transportation will not be provided at this point in time. Parents will need to bring their child only on the date noted in the letter by 8:00 a.m. and pick up will be at 12:30 p.m. Please make sure your child is wearing a mask. In an effort to ensure student safety the following safety precautions will be in place: Computers to take the test on will be provided. There will be no more than 10 students in a class spread out six feet apart. All students will be protected with desk safety shields. We look forward to see our students in the building for testing!

Northside Parent Notification: We are aware that there may be some teachers and students who are experience or will experience internet issues between today and tomorrow, due to weather conditions. If your child's teacher is experiencing internet issues at any time, a Dojo message will go out and work should already be on google classroom for your child to complete. Parents if your child is experiencing internet issues please contact the teacher directly via Dojo, email or text, so that your child's attendance may be adjusted. Thank you and please continue to be safe.

Special thank you to all the parents, students and staff who came out to celebration with us for the drive through awards ceremony. Congratulations to all our Northside Bulldog students who received awards this afternoon. Shout to all our students who may not have received an award this time, but are working towards getting an award next time. Special thank you to all our staff members who cheered all our students on as they received their awards. Special thank you to Mr. Hickey who assisted with the preparation of the awards. The Warren Count School District has just announced that all school buildings will be closed tomorrow (February 18,, 2021) due to the potential of an ice storm. Staff will continue providing excellent customer service remotely. Please listen to the District calls that will keep you informed regarding classes tomorrow. Please continue to be safe!

Northside K-8 now serving meals from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Parents if your child is experiencing internet issues, due to power outages please contact your child's teacher. Teachers have been informed to give student credit for today(February 16, 2021), as long as contact has been made with the parent.

Northside Parent Notification: No Class Today, February 15, 2021, due to internet and power outages experienced by students and staff. Northside K-8 building is closed, due to no power at this point in time. Awards Day Rescheduled Parent Notification: Due to the now 100% chance for rain predicted for Thursday, February 18, 2021, Northside’s K-8 Awards Day drive through ceremony has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, February 17, 2021 (4:30pm.-5:30 pm). Event needs to be held outdoors in order to meet CDC guidelines. Pre-K-5 (Front Parking Lot) 6th grade-8th Grade (Back Parking Lot)

Parent Reminder: February 11, 2021 Half Day! Virtual teacher lead instruction will end at 12:30 p.m. All teachers and staff will be participating in virtual professional development workshops for the remainder of the day.

Good Morning Northside K-8 Parents: Many of our teachers have called in and shared that they have no power this morning and are unable to have class today January 28, 2021. If teachers are experiencing power outages than we are aware that students may be having the same issues. Therefore students will not be marked absent today. However, teachers who are not experiencing power outages will have class today. Every instructional day counts, since we know many of our students are trying to catch up academically due to COVID19 safety precautions which have not allow students to have in person face to face instruction.

Good Evening Northside K-8 Bulldog Families: Just a couple of updates our IReady testing completion rate is at 94%. Special thank you to our teachers, students and parents. If your child has not taking the test please contact your child’s teacher. Progress reports are being mailed out starting today, if you do not receive one by next week please contact your child’s teacher. Due to inclement weather predictions our drive-through awards program has been rescheduled to February 11, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are currently looking for virtual classroom volunteers and virtual day tutors. If you are interested please contact Mr. Hickey who is our new school counselor. He is replacing Mrs. Jenkins. We have also welcomed aboard Mrs. Richardson our new Assistant Principal who replaces Mr. O’Shea. Mrs. Scruggs will now be our New Curriculum Coach as Mrs. Richardson transitions to the Assistant Principal position. Mr. Purvis is our new Middle School Social Studies Teacher. Mrs. Forsythe will continue to support Mr. Purvis within and outside the classroom setting. Mrs. Seward will be replacing Mrs. Sommerville AIG teacher who has retired. We are so excited about the new additions to the Northside Bulldog family. The staff at Northside K-8 are committed to providing our students with a rigorous and quality education. We value and appreciate our parents, teachers, students, mentors and community partnerships.