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The HPS “Blue Calendar” that we used to hand out to students is now on-line.  Please make sure students & parents know how to access the calendar:

 

The following volunteer opportunities are available to PTA members and parents:

Hospitality - Share your talents with the staff and show how much you appreciate all they do for your children.

Proctoring - Assist teachers as they administer those greatly anticipated tests.  Testing is done in the morning so you will need to be available by 7:45 am.

Magazines - Have fun meeting other parents while you count orders or help with the reward events.  This fundraiser takes place early in the fall.

School Store - Enjoy watching the students socialize at lunch as you sell supplies and tee shirts.

Newsletter - Help make copies and distribute the newsletter four times a year while you get an advance look at what is going on at the school.

Office Help - A few time slots are available for volunteers once a week to answer the phone and help students.

Tutoring - Help a child in the most meaningful way.  A very rewarding way to work one on one with a student who needs extra instruction.

Media Center - Assist the librarian in a varitey of ways, such as shelving books and helping students with their selections.

HICKORY CITY ADMINISTRATIVE SCHOOL UNIT
432 Fourth Avenue, SW
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
FILE:  DFO
Fiscal Management

The Child Nutrition Programs operate as a non-profit business enterprise fund separate from Hickory Public Schools and support the total education of each child by providing nutritious meals. 

 

Students who pay full or reduced prices for meals are expected to provide payment either on a daily basis or by pre-paying.  However, the Board recognizes that periodically students may be unable to pay for a meal on a particular day.  On such occasions, students will be allowed to charge meals; however, once a student accrues three (3) days of charged meals, full or reduced price meal charge privileges shall be suspended.  Charge privileges for an “alternate meal” will be provided to the student.  Once the student’s account has been paid in full, the student may choose from the regular meal menu and charge privileges will be reinstated.

Principals or their designees will work with parents/guardians to determine the best method to ensure payment of meal costs for students who have exceeded their charge privileges. 

 

Adopted: July 27, 2009

As I shared with some of you this summer, I will continue to offer short articles for your school newsletter this year. I had several comments that this was helpful information and was well received last year so I hope that parents will continue to find these heart healthy tips useful.   Because the new school year is just beginning, I thought that it would be an ideal time to provide tips for packing a healthy lunch box. As always, please give me any feedback or suggestions for future articles. 

 

Healthy Lunch Box Basics
Try to include:

1 serving of vegetables or salad
1 serving of fruit (fresh, canned or dried)
1 serving of a low fat or fat free milk or dairy item such as a low-fat cheese stick, a yogurt cup, or some cottage cheese
1 serving of meat, chicken, fish, eggs, peanut butter, beans or another protein source
A healthy drink such as water, low fat milk or 100% juice.

Swap white bread for whole wheat varieties for added fiber (or use wheat pita bread, flatbreads or wraps)
Swap traditional fried chips for baked chips
Pack 1/4 cup of salt free almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts
Add banana or apple slices to the traditional peanut butter sandwich
Freeze water, low-fat milk or 100% juice to help keep foods in the lunch box cold (they will usually be defrosted by lunch time)

This information is provided by our friends at the American Heart Association

Ginger C. Edmiston
Youth Market Director
American Heart Association
Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
PO Box 2361
North Wilkesboro, NC  28659
336-667-3833 Office
1-800-208-5605 Jump and Hoops Hotline
ginger.edmiston@heart.org

 

We’ve received new information from Food Lion regarding their Classroom Rewards Program.  In order to earn money for our school PLEASE re-link your card to Northview.  If you’ve done so in the past, you need to go online and update.   We need at least 25 supporters to be considered an “active school”.  Please go online today to link up your card!

 

Go to – http://foodlion.com

Click on – MVP Rewards

Click on - Register Your MVP Card space (top right of screen)

Fill in name & contact information, you can check NOT to receive emails if you want.

Enter our code for Northview – 213938

Click OK (or enter, something like that) when Northview name pops up.

In a continued effort to stay connected with and communicate to parents, Mrs. Helms' will use remind #101 as an additional school tool.  To receive text messages from school follow the directions in the following link. 

 

If you are interested in being a member of the Northview PTA Board for the 2012-2013 school year, please contact the school @828-327-6300.