The students are excited to celebrate the Valentine holiday tomorrow. They are to bring their Valentines and box or bag with them to school. Our PTO will provide a treat for the students. All Room Parents are to be at the school at 12:45 to help with the treat. A reminder was sent home with students today.

Our Act of Kindness assignment centers around Valentine's Day too. The students are to make a Valentine for a neighbor and deliver it with your permission. It is always nice to know someone is thinking of you on Valentine's Day!

I would like to thank our PTO for providing our students with the Scholastic Book Fair. Mrs. Klase, Mrs. Garcia, and the volunteers did a wonderful job of organizing, setting up, and helping students shop. The Book Fair will be open on Friday from 8:30-9:00 for final sales. Hope everyone enjoys their book choices!

Tomorrow will be Poland "blue and white" day. The High School Basketball team is versing Canfield. We want to show our support for the team and help cheer them on to a win! Good Luck boys!

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!