Dear Northview Families,
As you may have noticed, our school wide theme this year is “Super heroes.”
Classrooms and hallways throughout our building are decorated and adorned with all
types of super heroes, ranging from the animated characters of the “Super Why”
program to the bulging muscles of the Incredible Hulk. One of our slogans is
“Reading gives us super powers,” and the children are excited about all of our super
hero activities.
As Veteran’s Day approaches, teachers and staff at Northview would like to
help the children understand the difference between the fictional super heroes we
have enjoyed here at school and the real life heroes that work hard each day to
keep us safe and free as citizens of the United States of America. For this reason,
Northview School will be sponsoring a “Hero Day” in conjunction with our Veteran’s
Day studies. We have registered with Herobox.org to show our support for a troop
of service men and women who are currently deployed and serving in Afghanistan.
Each classroom at Northview will collect donations for their Hero box, and
all items will be shipped to Afghanistan during the week of November 9. The list
below shows a number of items that would help make the lives of our deployed
service men and women a little easier. The items they receive, along with colored
pictures, drawings, and letters written by our children will remind our real life
heroes of the importance of their task, and will let them know that they are
appreciated and held in the highest regard by the people back home.
Participation in the Hero box program is completely voluntary. We
appreciate any donations of items that you may wish to send, and will happily
include any letters, drawings, and/or pictures your families may create at home.
The items listed below are items that are typically requested by deployed troops,
and our adopted troop specifically requests coffee and Cliff Bars/Power Bars. If
you are unable to shop, but would like to donate a few dollars, the money would be
put towards the cost of postage required to send our Hero boxes.
Please note that there are certain customs restrictions that follow:
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Aerosol spray cans are not accepted
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Flammable liquids are not accepted
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Chocolate or other food items that may melt or spoil in extreme heat are
not accepted.
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Books, magazines, and other printed materials must not include any religious
information that is offensive to the Afghanistan people/people of Islam.
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Magazines and pictures may not depict women or children in clothing that
leaves any skin exposed.
The following items are typical requests for Hero boxes:
Food
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Beef Jerky
Powder Drink Mix
Dried Fruit
Power Bar/Granola Bar
Microwavable Popcorn
Microwavable Cheesy Mac
Sunflower Seeds
Hard Candy
Twizzlers
Tuna Fish Packets
Instant Noodles, Soup
Coffee
Trail Mix
Hygiene
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Baby wipes
Hand sanitizer
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Deodorant Male/Female
Body Lotion
Sun block
Toothbrush/paste
Feminine Hygiene products
Lip balm
Tissues
Throat lozenges
Eye drops
Body Powder
Tums, Rolaids
Entertainment/Other
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DVD/CDs
Books, Puzzle Books
Pens, Pencils, Postcards
Drawing pads, journals
Magazines
Tupperware
AA Batteries
Brown undershirts, socks
We will be looking for several volunteers to help us pack the boxes during the
week of November 5-8. More information will be sent home regarding an exact
packing date soon!
Boxes will be available for donations beginning on October 12, and will remain in
classrooms until the packing date. If you would like to bring items or money to
parent/teacher conferences, the boxes will be in the hallways for easy access.
Thank you for helping us teach our children the value of their freedom, and the
importance of supporting our troops. If you are interested in learning more
about the Hero box program, please go to www.Herobox.org.
Sincerely,
Northview School Faculty and Staff