The Eagle Wire

October 11, 2019

Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat/Sun

Oct 14

Food Drive

Begins!

“Get Smart”

Grades

1, 2, & 3

3:45-5:00

B

Oct 15

PTO Meeting

Library

6:00-7:30

C

Oct 16

“Walk in the

Northwoods”

Playground

8:15-8:45

A

Oct 17

Mis-Match

crazy clothes

Grades 3, 4, & 5

3:45-5:00

B

Oct 18

Blue & Red

North Spirit Day

North Home-

coming Parade &

Game 5PM

Halloween Party

6:00-7:30

C

Oct

19/20

Oct 21

“Get Smart”

Grades

1, 2, & 3

3:45-5:00

A

Oct 22

Spirit Day! Wear

your NW gear/

colors today!

Northwoods

25th Birthday

Party 4:30-6:00

Book Fair

DQ Day

B

Oct 23

Picture Retake

Day

Book Fair

C

Oct 24

No School

Family Teacher

Conferences

Book Fair

Oct 24

No School Oct

25/26

Coming up:

No school Oct. 27 classes resume Oct. 28

Book Fair closes Oct. 29

Christmas in the Northwoods Nov 9

Another week and another group of fantastic kids. With such well behaved students each week,

teachers have a hard time picking just one! Thank you Northwoods Eagles for SOARing High this

Partnership Coordinator’s Corner

Soaring High Club

Hello Families! We have a lot happening at Northwoods the next two weeks! As I wrote the calendar, I had

to squish things a bit to fit it all in! With all that is happening, the PTO can sure use your help for upcoming

events. If you want to help out at the Halloween Party, email the PTO at northwoodspto@gmail.com . The

Halloween Party is a great way to have some fun with your children here at the school. Help would also be

appreciated at the Book Fair, and plenty of spots are available with Christmas in the Northwoods. Please

see the PTO section of the newsletter for more information on how to participate.

Also coming up, the food drive as well as is the birthday celebration for our school. Information on all that

is mentioned in this note and more is detailed throughout The Wire. Have a great weekend!

-Liz Wiechert Partnership Coordinator, ewiechert@ecasd.us 715-852-4107

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Picture Retakes

Picture Retakes are

scheduled for

Wednesday, October

23rd. Please bring the

complete packet,

if you have one, for

your child to turn in.

If you need to order

prints, either the

existing pictures or

the retakes, go to

www.mylifetouch.com

The Northwoods

“Picture Day ID” is

EVT4K2R63

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Happy Birthday to Us! Northwoods has reached a milestone birthday this year, 25!! Please join us for a celebration with cake and refreshments on October 22nd from 4:30 to 6:00 at Northwoods. Feel free to dress in your favorite Northwoods gear, or green and blue to show your school spirit.

A Walk in the Northwoods... Our annual “Walk in the Northwoods” is next week, October 16th.

We will once again be joined by athletes from several University of

Eau Claire teams. We hope to see as many family member as can

make it to this “extended recess”. Wednesday,

October 16th, at 8:15 AM.

Formally known as “Stuff a

Truck”, the annual food

drive to benefit area fami-

lies is now called “ifeed”.

This program is brought to

the Eau Claire Area School

District by Rotary Interna-

tional. A flyer was sent home (green paper) with all the information

on the event. We will begin accepting donations on Monday, Octo-

ber 14th. The November 2nd date indicated at the bottom is the vol-

unteer date for sorting the donated items. If you and/or your family

is interested in volunteering, or have questions , please contact Mrs.

Wiechert, ewiechert@ecasd.us 715-852-4107

news

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Art We are making a lot of

progress on the stained glass mosaic

mural! Here is Mrs. Gilbert’s first

grade class learning how to put

pieces of glass on it. It is kind of like

making a puzzle to make sure the

pieces fit correctly and matching

colors. Every student in the school

will work on it by the end of the

year! Check it out when you are

here!

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Music In the spirt of North’s homecoming week our eagles are

learning to how the Huskies show their pride in and out of the Dog

House! Kindergarten through second grade have been listening to the

Huskie fight song the past few weeks. If you bring your child(ren) to a

Huskie home game, they will be sure to recognize it when the hear it.

Third through fifth graders may even join in with singing as they have

been working on learning the lyrics and melody, Go North Huskies, Go!!

PhysEd The recess Walk/Jog program is in full step once

again at Northwoods. Our older students earn punches for laps

walked or jogged during their recess. Please encourage your child

to participate.

Coat Help

As you are likely aware, Eau Claire Firefighters Local 487 have once again taken on the task of ensuring that no child in the Eau Claire Area School District will be without a coat this year. They are determined to meet the need of over 500 forms they have received so far. The 500+ applications is the highest number they have ever been chal-lenged to fill. They will be holding various fundraisers and having benefit nights around town to help them reach their goal. Be on the alert for any upcoming restaurant nights so you may participate if you would like to. They are accepting monetary donations as well. Please contact Liz Wiechert ewiechert@ecasd.us / 715-852-4107 for information on making a financial contribution.

There is always something happening at the L. E. Phillips Public Library. Located in the heart of downtown Eau Claire, our towns library is a great place to get lost, and a great place to find out about EVERYTHING! Please follow the link below to find out about upcoming events for our youth and families. Also on the website are details of some of the things happening at the library while the kids are out of school in October. Make a trip to this won-derful place, you won’t be sorry! https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/

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Read all About it!!

North Homecoming North High School’s Homecoming week is, NEXT WEEK!

As most of our students here at Northwoods will eventu-

ally go to North, we though it might be fun to join a little

in their Sprit Week. The high school students have a

theme for each day next week. For those students who

want to participate, we will honor two of their dress up

days to show our Husky Pride and hold those theme

days here at Northwoods too!

Thursday: "Born to Be Wild"

-DRESS UP: Mismatch crazy clothes!

Friday: "Husky Out"

-DRESS UP: Show your North High School pride and wear

your Husky apparel, or just red & blue!

Although our Halloween party is the same night as the

homecoming football game, the parade is being held just

before our school’s event. Right in front of Lakeshore

Elementary North High School on 7th and Niagara.

Floats, Candy, bands, and North Pride. Go Huskies!

Parade: Oct. 18 @ 5:00 PM -Parade Place: 7th & Niagara

For your “official” video invitation follow this link to the

NW FB page… https://www.facebook.com/Northwoods-Elementary-School-

550120591666639/

News From the Nest

what to

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Extra, Extra, Read All About It... Are you in the know? Did you know that the PTO funds the fabulous

Halloween Party coming up next Friday? The Jingle Bell Bash in De-

cember is also PTO funded and the End of Year Carnival. The dollars

you help raise pay for the prizes, the food and other expenses events

such as these entail.

Your fundraising dollars help to make that happen. So, thank-you!

Thank you for participating in our fundraisers; from box-tops to

Scrip, the bookfair to restaurant nights, from Christmas in the North-

woods to your time in volunteering. EVERY bit helps.

If you want to learn more regarding where the PTO dollars go, please

join us at a meeting. Meetings are the third Tuesday night of each

month. 6:00-7:30 pm in the school’s library.

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VOLUNTEER @ Book Fair 10/22—10/29/19 NORTHWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

We need volunteers...we need YOU! We have many shifts available before and after school, and during Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday 10/24. If you are new to the book fair we will help you! All volunteers working a shift get a FREE $5 credit as a Thank You! If you work a two hour shift you get a FREE $10 credit! https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/uBu0JqWu4

Dining for Dollars

Thank you for supporting our Dairy Queen nights each month. Each purchase on our benefit nights earn $$$$ for the Northwoods PTO.

The next Dairy Queen Night is Tuesday, October 22nd, 5pm - close, Birch Street location Thank you!!! - Northwoods PTO

Christmas in the Northwoods is our schools biggest fundraiser every year. It cannot happen

without volunteers. You’re help is needed if you are able. Below are 3 links for Christmas in the

Northwoods (Volunteer shifts, bake sale items, basket raffle items)

Volunteer Shifts: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f48a8ac28aafd0-volunteer1

Bake Sale Items: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f48a8ac28aafd0-22nd

Basket Raffle: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f48a8ac28aafd0-basket

Christmas in the Northwoods

Hi! My name is Jessica Klesmit. I am one of the Northwoods PTO Co-Secretaries. I have two daughters. Julia is in Mrs. Romanchuk's 1st grade class and Hannah is in 6th grade at Northstar Middle School.

I joined the PTO five years ago because I want-ed to be involved and get to know other fami-lies and staff. My favorite PTO event is Christ-mas in the Northwoods. It is so rewarding to see all the vendors and community members come to our school in November for the craft show. If you have any questions about PTO or just are wondering how to get involved, let me know! northwoodspto@gmail.com

*Retraction… A few weeks ago, The Eagle Wire reported that Mikyle Meerza (Son of PTO co-President Katie Meerza) was a 3rd grader, he is in 4th grade!!

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Who’s Who–A PTO Bio What to Know With PTO

Box Tops Still have traditional Box Tops at

home? Please send them to school by Wednes-

day, October 23rd. If you haven't already, please

download the Box Tops app to your smart device

and start scanning your receipts. Families have

already helped to earn over $110 using

the Box Tops app.

https://www.boxtops4education.com

Scrip gift cards are a convenient way to raise

funds for Northwoods. Simply use the gift cards to turn everyday shopping into earnings. Use eGift cards and physical gift cards to earn on gas, groceries, eating out, clothes -- the list goes on. It's easy, rewarding and fits right into your busy schedule. Buy the gift cards, shop the stores you love, and earn money for our school! Orders due each Friday. Place your order in Octo-ber and you will be entered in a drawing for a gift card; $25 Texas Roadhouse, $10 Micon, or $5 Dairy Queen. (3 winners)

Order Scrip with a paper sheet, or online: http://www.ecasd.us/ECASD/media/Northwoods-

Elementary/Eagles-Gold-9-13-19.pdf

PTO Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15th 6:00 to 7:30 in the Northwoods Library. All are

welcome to attend the October PTO meeting. This

meeting will focus on our budget. This is the per-

fect opportunity to see why we raise funds and

how that money is allocated. Come meet other

families and staff. Join us to learn about our volun-

teer needs. We hope to see you there! If you have

any questions please email northwood-

spto@gmail.com

“Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do.“ –Mos Def

community

connections

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Please click on the links below to find out more about what is

happening in and around Eau Claire. The websites listed below detail

events and calendars for kids and families with our ECASD partners:

Eau Claire North Huskies Athletic Schedule:

https://bigriversconference.org/public/genie/76/

school/3/

ECASD Community Events, Parks & Rec, 4-H, UWEC

opportunities, Halloween fun and more:

http://www.ecasd.us/District/About/Community-

Events/Community-Event-Flyers-(1)

Family Resource Center:

https://www.frcec.org/

Eau Claire YMCA:

https://www.eauclaireymca.org/

Eau Claire Parks and Rec Prime Times:

https://www.eauclairewi.gov/recreation/

recreation/activity-registration

Eau Claire Public Library

https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/