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Kindergarten Orientation

kindergarten-classroom-clipart-i0On Friday, May 13, Northeast Elementary School will be welcoming the incoming kindergarten (2016/2017) families with an introduction to the school, some entertainment, a tour of the school and a lunch.  Please help to welcome these new families to our community by volunteering at the Orientation.  Current kindergarten parents, this is a great opportunity to share you kindergarten experience with the incoming families.

Please sign up today to volunteer time or supplies!



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Spring Plant Sale

UPDATE: This was a popular sale! So successful, in fact, that we ran out of plants and are closing after today (Thursday). Thank you for all your support!

Annual Plant Sale at Northeast! Wednesday May 4 through Friday May 6.potted-plants

Beautiful plants and gift ideas for Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week!  See below for the time and date your child’s class will be visiting the sale (every child will be able to take home a plant). Volunteers are also needed from set up on Tues at 3:00 pm through clean-up at noon on Friday, or sign up to come when your child’s class will be there.

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Gift Certificates for the Northeast Plant Sale are now available on request, for any amount. The plant sale coincides with Teacher Appreciation Week. These make a great gift for teachers, from a class or from individuals. Purchase a gift certificate for your child’s teacher by contacting Amanda Dec. In the email, state the value you would like to purchase, who it is for and who the gift certificate is from, along with any message you would like to include on it. Please make checks payable to NEPTO and place them in the NEPTO mailbox addressed to Amanda Dec. Gift Certificates will be distributed to recipients the week of the plant sale.

 



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Field Days and Spiritwear

Field Days are coming! The schedule is below. If you would like to order spiritwear to show your Northeast School Spirit on Field Days, please fill out the order form and return it with your payment by May 17.

FIELD DAY SCHEDULES

Tuesday, May 31 – Grade 2 – 9:00-11:00 AM

Tuesday, May 31 – Grade 4 – 12:00 – 2:00 PM

Wednesday, June 1 – Grade 1-9:00- 11:00 AM

Wednesday, June 1 – Kindergarten-12:00- 2:00 PM

Thursday, June 2 – Grade 3 – 9:15-11:15 AM

Friday, June 3– Grade 5– 9:15-11:45 AM

RAIN DATES

June 6, 7 and 8 (M/T/W)



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Northeast Outing to Museum Village

Step back in time with us! NEPTO has arranged a group tour of Museum Village, a 19th-century living history village in Monroe, New York, an hour’s drive from Northeast School. Students, families, teachers…everyone is welcome!

On Saturday, May 14, we will meet at the museum at 11:00 am, and have some time to explore on our own before starting our group tour. On the same day, an antique car exhibit will also be taking place on the museum grounds. We will aim to return to Stamford by 4:00 pm (flexible, as we will be in our own vehicles). Download the form.

UPDATE: You can also purchase tickets online now, with a credit card.

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Space is limited to 50 participants; first come, first served. Questions? Contact Anne at [email protected].

WHEN: Saturday, May 14
Plan to arrive at the museum at 11:00 AM.

HOW: By your own vehicle.
We will try to arrange carpools if there is enough interest/participation.

COST: $12 per adult; $8 per child (to age 12)
Send in cash or check to “NEPTO” with memo line “Museum”

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The Run Was Fun!

IMG_0888Our first annual Apex Fun Run is in the books! Great job to all of our DREAM TEAM leaders for completing their leadership lessons and the Fun Run!

Last week students were sent home with their Apex Fun Run envelope. Please remind your child to collect any donations and return the envelope to school no later than Friday, April 29.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated money to our school!

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Spring Book Fair

bookfairJoin us for the Northeast Spring Book Fair that will take place in the Northeast Gym on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28. The hours are 8am – 1pm on Wednesday and 8am – 3pm on Thursday.

Please see the attached file detailing when the classes will be attending, and please use the SignUp Genius to take a shift to help with this fun event! Thank you!!

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Your Goodies Are Needed!

Bakers and shoppers alike: Please sign up to donate goodies to the fourth graders’ fundraising bake sale, which will take place during the April 19 Art Show at school. The money raised will go toward the Nature’s Classroom trip in October.

For more information and to sign up, please visit the SignupGenius page.

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PTO Meeting: April 13

PTOMeetingSchoolhousePlease join Mr. Gordon at the  Wednesday evening, April 13 PTO Meeting in the school auditorium or — for the first time ever — via conference call.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and will cover testing and 5th grade placement, the upcoming Apex Fun Run Fundraiser, as well as the state’s ranking of schools and how we can improve Northeast’s standings. Read more about Connecticut’s new accountability measurements.

Roscco will provide on-site childcare in the Media Center. For those of you wishing to call-in to the meeting, please dial 712-451-0011 and enter PIN #550401 at 6:30 pm. Leading up to the meeting start, you may email questions for Mr. Gordon or submit questions during the meeting by visiting www.sli.do/home and entering Event #7940.

Our school works best when we are all involved. The PTO hopes childcare provided by ROSCCO and the new conference call option make it easier for everyone to participate in making Northeast great.

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After-School Lego Program

1024px-Lego_Color_BricksSpace is still available in the Stamford Recreation “Lego 101” class to be held at Northeast School! The weekly class will run at Northeast after school on Tuesdays, May 3 through 31, from 2:50 pm until 4:05 pm. Kids age 5-9 will have the opportunity to create androids, machines and cars with the ever-popular interlocking brick system. (Don’t call it a toy!) Space is limited. Register online, by mail or in person.

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Abstract Expression: Northeast Art Show is April 19

art_show_flyer_2016Northeast Students have been creating beautiful works of art all year. Please join the Northeast community on the evening of April 19 to celebrate our students’ artistic talents. The theme of this year’s Art Show is “Abstract Expression.” View the masterpieces from 6 to 7pm throughout the school and enjoy the Spring Concert in the Auditorium from 7 to 8pm.

Volunteers are still needed to help set up for the show. Please sign up to volunteer an hour of your time!

Contact Carin Kalt with any questions.