Information came home last week about our Veteran's Day "Hero Wall". We are collecting pictures of North's family and friends that have served or are currenty serving our country. The pictures need to be turned in by October 26th. Please make sure to complete the information sheet and have your child's name and homeroom on the back of every picture so that it can be returned. Thank you for helping us honor these heroes.

It is "Math Monday"! I told the students that once a month I will post word problems for each grade level on our website. The students need to write their name, grade, and answer on a piece of paper to be turned in to me tomorrow morning. Good luck and happy solving! Kindergarten: Marcy went to the library and checked out 5 books. Her brother checked out 1 book. How many books did Marcy and her brother check out altogether? 1st Grade: Mrs. Metzger has 3 hamsters. The fourth grade teacher gives her 4 more hamsters to take care of over the weekend. What is the total number of hamsters Mrs. Metzger has now? 2nd Grade: At the fair Marty's family won 5 goldfish, 4 balloons, and 3 stuffed animals. How many goldfish and balloons did Marty's family win altogether? 3rd Grade: There are 22 students in Mrs. Hay's class, 17 students in Mrs. Hoover's class, and 25 students in Mr. Sofranec's class. How many students do these 3 teachers have altogether? 4th Grade: Samantha has 2 green shirts with 6 buttons on each shirt. Samantha has 3 yellow shirts with 5 buttons on each. What is the total number of buttons on both her green and yellow shirts.

Please join us today for our PTO Fundraiser dinner. TGIFriday's will be donating up to 20% of each sale to North's PTO. Please bring the coupon with you so that we will get credit for your dinner. Enjoy a night of no cooking while helping our school! Hope to see many of you there.

Tomorrow is Picture Day! I have been reminding the students all week about this day! If you plan on buying pictures, please make sure you send the envelope and money tomorrow with your child. Each student will be photographed, even if you are not buying a picture package. Homerooms will be taking group photos also. Have your child wear their best smile tomorrow!

Tomorrow, our 3rd graders will be taking the Reading Ohio Achievement Test. This allows us to see how poficient each student is in reading. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a good breakfast tomorrow morning. Above all else, please tell them not to worry and encourage them to do their best.

Our 2nd Grade celebrated a Cowboy and Cowgirl Day! They dressed in skirts, jeans, cowboy boots and hats. In the classroom, they learned many western words. The students enjoyed trailmix as they sang songs around the "campfire". Let's hear a big "yee-ha" for our 2nd graders! The 1st grade enjoyed a book and art lesson from our friends at Armstrong cable. They made colorful owls that will hang to decorate our halls. A letter will be coming home soon to let you know when this lesson will air on the Armstrong community channel.

Just a reminder, the PTO Fundraiser is due tomorrow. All order forms and money can be turned into your child's homeroom teacher. Thank you for supporting our PTO. There will be a guest speaker from the state on Wednesday, September 26th, at the Poland High School. The speaker will talk about the state funding and the financial state of our school district. This event is open to the public and all are invited to attend at 7:00 pm.