INGLEWOOD NEWSLETTER A Message from Dr. Taylor The 2015-2016 school year is off to a wonderful start! A great big WELCOME to our new students, their families and to our new staff members: Kindergarten ~ Amber Yates 1st Grade ~ Tamara Nardo 2nd Grade ~ Carolyn Barr-Hubbard & Kathy Reed Art ~ Melissa Nead Music ~ Emily Westlake PE ~ Anthony Foresto ESL ~ Jessica Meschino & Molly Beer Speech/Language ~ Gia Adornetto & Chaya Stark Support ~ Allison Engel & Tracey Mueller I look forward to seeing many parents/guardians at our informative Back to School Night at 7:00pm on Wed. Sept. 16th. Please look over this Newsletter for all of the great upcoming events sponsored by the Inglewood Home and School Association. Hope to see you there! Dates to Remember in September: 14 NO SCHOOL 15 KidStuff Book Sale thru 9/25 15 Home & School Meeting, 7pm, Library 15 Beginner String Night, 7pm, Gym 16 Back to School Night (K-6), 7pm 23 NO SCHOOL 25 Homeroom Parent Meeting, 9:30am, Cafeteria (*DATE CHANGED from 9/18) 25 Welcome Back Autumn Festival, 6:30-8:30pm, Gym 29 Fall Picture Day Students don’t forget to bring your picture order forms and payment to school on 9/29! Notes from the Main Office: 215-368-2992 Please verify your phone numbers and your child’s Emergency Contact information via the Home Access Center and submit any needed changes: http://www.npenn.org/homeaccess For safety purposes, students riding in cars or walking to school may not be dropped off or arrive at school unsupervised before 8:50am. Be sure to call the office by 9:30 am if your child will be tardy or absent. Always follow-up an absence with a written note. Also, parents/guardians are to escort their child into the office to sign him/her in when arriving to school after 9:10am. During school hours, all Visitors must sign in at the Main Office to obtain a Visitor’s Badge. Always bring a government-issued Photo ID when visiting or volunteering at school and when picking up your child. When bringing a birthday snack/treat to school, please report to the Main Office. Snacks will be delivered to the classroom by the office staff or the teacher will be notified to pickup the snacks from the office. Thank you for your cooperation! INGLEWOOD NEWSLETTER Welcome Back Autumn Festival Please plan to join us at our Join us for the Home & School Welcome Back Autumn Festival on Friday, September 25th for great games, food and fun! Look for a flyer to come home soon with your student! monthly Home and School Meetings at 7pm in the Library. Save the dates: 9/15, 10/8, 11/12, 12/10, KidStuff Books When you are cleaning out your closets and changing clothes over for the Fall, don’t forget the H&S Association is hosting a clothing drive in October! KidStuff coupon books are a great fundraiser for our school. A KidStuff coupon book will be sent home with your youngest/only child at Inglewood in September. Please return your book or place your order by Friday 9/25. Save the Date Our First Timberwolf Trot will be held on Friday October 9th. More information will come home with students during September. Thank you to the parents (and Champ!) who helped out with New Family Welcome and Kindergarten Orientation. We appreciate all of your smiling faces welcoming new families to Inglewood! Looking Ahead ~ Dates in October 2015: 10/3 10/5 10/8 10/9 10/14 10/16 10/26-29 Home & School Mommy Market, 8am-Noon, Gym Home & School Clothing Drive starts… ends 10/8 Home & School Meeting, 7pm Library Timberwolf Trot Early Dismissal 12:35pm (PM K Reports) 1st Grade RIF Play Inglewood Red Ribbon Week