The Scholastic Book Fair begins tomorrow. Each homeroom has a designated time that they will be able to shop for books. PTO also has a preview day scheduled today for parents from 2:00-4:00. Please feel free to browse through the book selections or purchase a few books.

The 3rd Grade had a great time on their field trip to the Oh Wow! museum. There was much exploring of many science and math concepts. They had fun with water at the water table; being inside a hurricane tube; and working with sound with musical instruments. These are just a few of the many activities they enjoyed. Please ask your child about their favorite!

Everyone seems a little tired today after watching the "Big Game" on TV last night. We did make it through our Monday, thanks to the sunshine. We have been very fortunate with all our outdoor recesses lately.
This week, the students are to be on the lookout for someone that needs their help. Their kindness assignment is to offer to help someone before being asked. We talked about many situations where people need help. They suggested looking to help someone at home, school, bus, or friend's house. I look forward to hearing their stories.

Jodee Blanco, a New York Times Best-selling author, will be speaking on Monday, February 6th at 7:00-8:30. The presentation will be held at the Boardman High School Performing Arts Center. Jodee will be talking about bullying. She was bullied throughout her middle and high school years and has written 2 books about this topic. This seminar is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Happy Groundhog's Day! It is official, Phil saw his shadow and 6 more weeks of winter are in our future. The way winter has been, I really won't mind!
Tomorrow we are celebrating the upcoming Superbowl with NFL Day. Please encourage your child to wear their favorite team's logo or colors tomorrow. It does not have to be only NFL, it can be a local team or a favorite college team.

Tonight is our PTO's Chili's Give-Back Night. Please try to stop by Chili's restaurant between 4:00 and 10:00 pm. They will give 15% of total sales to our PTO. Please remember your flier so that North gets credit for the sale.

Our February PTO meeting will be at 9:00am Thursday morning. We will be discussing the Book Fair, Valentine treat, and presenting nominations for Officers. Beau Weaver, a Poland School Board member, will be here to answer any questions you may have regarding the upcoming levy.

Thanks for supporting our PTO and hope to see you tonight and tomorrow!

All week, during the lunch time, "Smencils" will be on sale for $1 each. All profits will be going towards our Relay for Life goal. The scented pencils will be sold by members of Team North. Please help support our Relay efforts and buy one of the 10 scented pencils this week. Thank you!

For their assignment this week, the boys and girls were to write a kind note to their parent and leave it in a place that they would find it. It was so nice to hear about the notes that many of you received. Some notes are still not found, so if you didn't get one keep looking for yours.
A PTO Officer Nomination reminder came home today. Please consider nominating yourself for one of the 5 Officer positions for next year. All nominations will be presented at our meeting on February 2nd. Thank you and have a great weekend!