Frances Norton Elementary School Volume 14, Issue 7 March 1, 2017 March 1-3 Spring Book Fair (MPR) 2 Open House 6-10 Spring Break 28 STAAR Testing Writing 4th / Math 5th 29 STAAR Testing Reading 5th 30 Lifetouch Portrait Day (Individual & Group) April 14 Holiday 18 PTA Meeting / 3rd Grade Musical 7pm The Selkie Girls Are Coming To Norton The Norton PTA is excited to announce that The Selkie Girls, one of the premier folk music acts in the North Texas region, will perform at Norton Elementary School on March 17 th St. Patrick s Day. The band (Alli Johnson: guitar, vocals, Jaycie Skidmore: penny whistles / flutes / vocals, Dave Ervin: guitar / mandolin / vocals, Joel Black: upright and fretless acoustic bass, Martin McCall: percussion, and Linda Mudd: harp) have performed at the most sought-afterevents throughout the state, with featured performances at the North Texas Irish Festival, Austin Celtic Festival, Texas Scottish Festival, the Kimbell Art Museum, and some of the premier local pubs as well. The Celtic band s repertoire includes ancient laments, contemporary ballads, traditional Irish tunes, Scottish Gaelic folk sung in the native tongue, and foot-stomping jigs and reels. For a preview go to www.theselkiegirls.com/video.html
Page 2 Norton Elementary PTA Scholarship On an annual basis, the Norton Elementary PTA offers two $500 scholarships to former Norton students graduating from Allen High School and pursuing a college education. To be eligible, students must have attended Norton Elementary in 4th-6th grades. Please look for the scholarship link on the Norton website to complete an application. Applications are due April 1, 2017 and recipients will be announced in May. Questions may be sent to the Scholarship Co-Chairs: Mandy Chevalier (ajl_4@yahoo.com) and Amy Dowdy (amy_dowdy@mac.com).
Page 3 Week of February 3 K: Sloane Hill, Vera Byford, Imaan Ahmad, Elina Huynh;1 st : Liam Gerber, Kate Kimball, Macy Tenner, Beckham Alcorn; 2 nd : Uriah Watkins, Kaleb Harman, Larissa Yang, Zoey Dillow; 3 rd : Noah Howell, Max Estrada, Blake Butler; 4 th : Christina Jansen, Belanna Hewson, Madelyn Haydon Mixon, Casey Cole; 5 th : Julia Dugan, Jisoo Kwon, Jenna Powers, Katelynn Buford; 6 th : Logan Phillips, Larson Dallmann, Alexandra Kanteladze, Chloe Watkins
Page 4 Week of February 10 K: Andrew Salcher, Sloan Gossett, Liam Keys, Ethan Jang; 1st: Jenny Castine, Tiger Hasbell, Laila Chapman, Camden Carter; 2nd: Landon Chevalier, Violet Nirchi, Ryan Yao, Jacob Mutscheller; 3 rd: Jaden Benfield, William Garcia, Allison Beach; 4th: David Yu, Nadia Lu, Anthony Zander Limberakis, Derreck Asrouch; 5 th: Jordan Keyes, Dylan Story, Maya Studdard, Sofia Villa Cuellar; 6th: Marina Martinez, Drew Eldridge, Abby Messeberg, Boden Chen Week of February 17 K: Soleil Rhodes, Parker O Brien, Collin Oswald, Tate Bookout; 1 st: Rider Rausch, Ashlyn Wood, Emily Muniz, Shilpi Purohit; 2nd: Anthony Soto, Savannah Hayes, Mallory Graham, Ariana Hossain; 3 rd: Hudson Parks, Tyson Traina, Nicholas Tran; 4th: Nathan Cabral, Austin Roden, Eli Molina, Evan Walls; 5th: Heavyn Braxton, Ella Crawford, Addy Chevalier, Nyima Sohna; 6th: Luke Armstrong, Catalina Thompson, Angela Head, Cade Carter
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Page 6 Head Lice Education Reminder FACTS: Head lice crawl from child to child through head to head contact. Lice cannot hop, jump or fly. ANY child can get head lice. Lice can live up to 30 days on a person s head and lay from 50 to 150 eggs. If the louse falls off a person, it dies within 2 days. WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Lice are small brown, tan or gray insects, about the size of a sesame seed. The nits or egg sacks are opaque, white oblong-shaped sacks which are firmly attached to the hair shaft. Nits cannot be brushed out. They can only be manually removed with a nit comb or pulled out by fingertips. Suspect lice if your child scratches and/or complains of an itchy head. Itching is the first sign of head lice. Check the hair and scalp very carefully, especially behind the ears and near the neckline. The best method is to use a magnifying glass under a bright light. HOW TO TREAT IF INFECTED: Wash your child s hair with an FDA product formulated to kill lice. Have your child sit under a bright light and remove all nits with a metal comb that is designed to remove nits. Remove remaining nits with your fingers. Failure to do this important step always results in reoccurrence. Nits are not killed by lice shampoos, so it is necessary to wash the hair with the lice product a second time in 7 to 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice. Launder all clothing and bedding. Laundry water should be at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit to kill the lice. Dry on highest heat setting. Vacuum all carpets, upholstery and mattresses in the house. Throw away the vacuum bag. Seal clothing, stuffed toys, pillows, blankets or other small soft items, for two weeks in tightly closed plastic bags will kill both lice and nits. Dry cleaning also kills lice. Soak combs, brushes and other washable items for one hour in one of the approved lice shampoos; or, soak them for 5 to 10 minutes in a pan of 130 degree hot water. PROACTIVE MEASURES Teach your whole family about how lice are spread and treated. Teach your children not to share combs, brushes, hats, hair accessories, jackets and other personal items with other children. Check your child frequently for signs of lice or nits. If you have treated your child for lice, they must be screened by the school nurse prior to returning to school. RECOURCES: www.dshs.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/lice.shtm Actual size of the three lice forms compared to a penny. (CDC Photo)
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Frances Norton Elementary School 1120 Newport Drive Allen TX 75013 Phone: 972-396-6918 Fax: 972-396-396-6923 Today, I will be a knight in shining armor, I will do more than I have to, I will treat others the way I want to be treated and I will be the best I can be. Get "free money" for Norton Elementary! By using your grocery key tag or reward card, you can support your school at no cost! A percentage of every dollar spent at Kroger and Tom Thumb goes directly to the Norton PTA. This results in several hundred dollars per year being donated to our school! So make sure that all of the grocery shoppers in your household have a rewards card linked to Norton - and tell your neighbors, family, and friends too!! Stay Informed at Norton Check out the Norton web page for latest information of what s going: PTA web page Follow us on Facebook and / or Twitter for reminders and information about what s going on. https://www.facebook.com/nortonelementarypta https://twitter.com/nortonpta Check out our Pinterest Page Reading suggestions for kids, Ideas for: healthy lunch and eating ideas, classroom party & teacher gifts https://www.pinterest.com/nortonpta/