Today the students are bringing home a pink informational sheet about PTO. On February 1st, our PTO will be having a Give-Back Night at Chili's Restaurant from 4:00-10:00. Chili's will be giving 15% of total sales to North's PTO. Please bring the flyer with you to the restaurant next Wednesday so that your sale will count. Also, our next PTO meeting will be held on February 2nd at 9:00 am. Beau Weaver, a Poland School Board member, will be here to answer any questions you may have concerning the upcoming levy. Hope to see many of you next Wednesday and Thursday!

Today was an exciting day for 8 lucky North students. They had lunch at Pizza Hut and rode there in style! A black SUV limo picked the group up at 11:00 and drove us to the restaurant. The 8 students were top sellers for our PTO fundraiser in the Fall. After our pizza, wings, bread sticks, and salad, the limo whisked us back to school. It was a fun-filled afternoon for all of us.

It was great to see how many students enjoyed the snow this weekend! Many built snowmen and went sled riding but the big winner was having a snowball fight! My family enjoyed some sled riding and snowboarding minus me. The cold temperatures are not my favorite.
The Act of Kindness assignment will be a surprise for parents this week. Be on the lookout for something nice to happen to you!

We have 1 more chapter to read in our book, Frankly, Frannie Doggy Day Care. The main character, Frannie and her best friend Elliott, caused some trouble for her family. They took her aunt's dog to the vet's office by themselves and the dog got loose causing chaos. By luck, their situation actually helped Frannie's Aunt Magoo get a deal selling her sock dolls at a toy store. We will find out Frannie's consequence and if she can officially become a vet in our last chapter.

The weekend looks like a good opportunity for building a snowman, going sledding, or having a snowball fight. It has been about 11 months seen we have had this chance, so enjoy the snow fun if you can.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend and enjoyed the extra day at home. I wanted to let you know a link has been added to the left of the blogging spot about our Scholastic Book Fair. The book sale will be held on February 8th and 9th. Each homeroom has a time designated to them for shopping. The link to the left will provide more information about the book selections the students will be able to choose from. A book selection list will also be sent home closer to the Book Fair dates.

Our kick-off week for the riddles was fun! The students looked forward to their grade's turn to answer the riddle. We had 21 winners for the week! They each received a Chick-fil-A coupon for their creative answers. The "Riddle Box" will make another appearance in February. Ask your child about some of the riddles they heard this week.
We discussed the significance of Monday's holiday during our morning announcements. Many students shared why Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero for bringing equality to many. Enjoy the weekend.

The Riddle Box is back! The students were quite excited about the idea of answering riddles. One week of each month will be our 'riddle week'. Each day of that week, a grade is given a riddle after our morning announcements. Their answer needs to be written down and put into the Riddle Box before lunch. The winners are then announced the following morning. Each winner receives a coupon for their creative thinking!