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Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
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October 2007 Principal:
Nancy Melius
Office Mgr: Michele Barker
Ph: 206.433.2137
Dates to
From the
put on your
Principal’s Desk calendar...
Dear North Hill family, Oct 5 Watch Dog Pizza Night
6:30—7:30pm
We have had a glorious start to the new school year. Students and Oct 8 PTSA Board Mtg 6:30pm
staff have settled in quickly to our school routines, which has enabled Oct 11 Fall Fundraiser
us to get to the business of teaching and learning. Built into every Delivery
student’s daily schedule is at least 90 minutes of reading instruction Oct 15—19
and 70 minutes of math. If you need to take your child out of school PTSA Book Fair
for an appointment, please schedule it so your child will not miss the 2—6pm Community Rm
math or reading blocks. Oct 17 6th Grade to Seattle
Children’s Theater
Many parents, guardians, and staff have brought their concerns 9:30—2:30pm
about our parking lot to me this past month. Our Safe and Civil Oct 18 School Pictures
Team, with district involvement, is working together to refine the Oct 19 6th Grade Dramashop
procedures. Please use patience and follow these guidelines: Edwards 11:00
McLeod 12:45
♦ Drop off and pick up students in the white curb zone only Goss 1:45
♦ Have your child exit the car door by the curb. Oct 20 PTSA Book Fair
9—11am Community Rm
When waiting in the car line, please pull as close to the car in front of Oct 26 Spirit Day
you as possible. (see map on page 4) Bring your favorite
Character/Stuffed Animal
Oct 29 Picture Delivery
The Highline District has adopted the model of student led
Oct 31 Halloween Parade
conferencing. Your child is required to come with their parents/
Nov 1 VG2 Kick Off Assembly
guardians to the conference. It will be an opportunity for your child
Cards/Cookie Dough
to talk about their learning goals and a plan to achieve academic
success.
Thank you to the folks that have stopped by the school and
said “Hi”. I count myself as very fortunate to be a part
of the staff and community of North Hill.
Nancy Melius
Principal Halloween Regular dress code
Day still applies on Halloween.
You may come in costume or in orange and black.
NO Masks, Face Paint, or Toy Weapons!
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North Two Poems From Room 132
Hill Sunshine Fog by Chris Bomberger
Family by Ashley Sawyer Fog is cold like rain
Math & Bailey Hull And it is white like a
Problem Sunshine is fun! big ghost.
of the
It makes me want to be
Month done with school
Karen is helping her dad lay so I can play with
my friends
new tiles on their kitchen
outside in the
Transportation
floor. The kitchen floor is 9
feet wide and 12 feet long. sun. Requests
The tiles are
We encourage all regular
6-inch squares. education students to ride
the school bus from
How many tiles
Did You Know?? Wednesday, October 3rd
will Karen and thru Wednesday,
her dad need School pictures October 10th so we can
to tile their are scheduled get an accurate count for
kitchen? for 10/18/07. our State Report. We
The solid-color cannot add, remove, or
background will change any bus stops until
Answer to Problem: show up best in the this report is complete and
TBA yearbook. There will also accurate on October 15th.
October winner: be a date in the spring
TBA with a wider variety and
more stylized photos.
It’s Great to be a Sixth Grader
Welcome Back! The 6th grade went to the first half of The Music Man, performed by
the phenomenal HiLiners at Highline Performing Arts Center on Tuesday the 11th!
Whew! That is early to take a field trip, but it was enjoyed by all and all were absolutely
well behaved! Our next trip out will be on October 17th to Seattle Children’s Theatre
rendition of Disney’s High School Musical. This will be followed up by a visit from
the SCT staff on Friday the 19th. Staff will work with each 6th grade class
on theme, music, and style used in the musical. We are busy! Then
there is the day to day learning that keeps us on our toes. It is
great to be a 6th grader!
October 2007
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Keep child home with a temperature of 100 degrees
Nurses Notes...October 2007 Fahrenheit or higher. A child must be fever free, w/out
medication, for 24 hours before returning to school.
Hello, I would like to introduce child’s health Medication at School:
the nursing staff working in the condition the first days of school Medication includes any over-
clinic at North Hill this year. I and at open house. the-counter things like Tylenol,
am Barbara Timeus RN and am Advil, Neosporin, or cough
Too Sick for School?
working with David Rickard drops, as well as anything that
As the weather has
LPN. I have been a School is prescription. All medications
turned cooler, we are 100
Nurse in the Highline School require a Medication
seeing more cold
District for 15 years and am Authorization signed by, the
symptoms. If there
also a Nationally Certified parent and the child’s doctor.
are ever questions
School Nurse. I am at North Any new prescription may take
about whether you son or
Hill on Monday, Tuesday up to a day to get all the
daughter should stay home from
mornings and Fridays. David paperwork in order unless you
school, there is a handy list on
works with me at North Hill, at bring the doctor’s order with
the Health Services section of the
Gregory and in addition, keeps you.
district website,
our nursing software running Please feel free to call with any
www.hsd401.org/studentfamily/h
properly. When neither of us is questions or concerns. I can be
ealth/toosickforschool.htm
on campus the ever capable reached by pager when I am
You can also access medication
Mrs. Barker or Mrs. Berg will off campus @ (206)907-4380.
forms and other health related
assist your children.
information there. Barbara Timeus, RN, BSN,
It was wonderful to meet NCSN
several of you regarding your
Counselor’s Corner
Recycling For
We are off to a great start to Social Skills groups. Counseling
a Good Cause the year. The North Hill groups give students an
counselors have been in all of opportunity to focus on specific
Our cook, Bonnie the classrooms, K-6, doing issues and to encourage
Holdsworth, is a lessons on bullying prevention. problem solving skills. We
member of the Gold All students know that bullying welcome referrals from parents.
Wing Touring is not allowed at school and Feel free to give us a call (206-
Association. They are know that the North Hill adults 433-2137) if you feel a group
collecting used are here to help them solve might be helpful for your
computer cartridges to problems and keep them safe. student.
We will be sending more The holidays are fast
raise funds for the
information home about this approaching. We have
Pediatric Brain Tumor soon. connections with several
Foundation. Please We are now starting to form churches in the area which
bring your cartridges to our counseling small groups. provide assistance to families.
the school office to We will be having groups in the If you feel that your family may
help. following areas during the be in need of holiday help this
year: Family Changes, year,
Friendship Skills, Anger please give us a call as soon as
Management and Boys/Girls possible.
October 2007
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Free/Reduced-Price meals deadline
All students’ 2006-07 applications for free or reduced-price meals will expire on
Wednesday, October 17th. There are approximately 3000 students throughout
the district who have not submitted a new application for the current school
year. If a new completed application is not received by Wednesday, October
17th, the student(s) will be required to pay the full lunch price ($2.00
elementary) on the 18th to receive a school lunch.
North Hill Drive Through “Lets Work Together”
8th Avenue
DROP OFF AND PICK UP STUDENTS IN
THE WHITE CURB ZONE ONLY
Covered Play Area
PLEASE KEEP LINES MOVING
by filling in the large gaps
between cars.
Drop Off and Pick Up students in the
white curb zone only
DO NOT Pick Up or Drop Off
Have your child exit the car door at
the curb.
DO NOT Pick Up or Drop Off In This Area At Any Time
Main Door of School
October 2007
