Iowa Assessments
Due to the wintery weather and school cancellations, we plan to begin the annual Iowa Tests on Wednesday, Jan. 25 (rather than the previously scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 24) The testing will continue daily through next week. Students, remember to get a good night's sleep each night and eat a healthy breakfast, including protien, before each test.
Boys' Basketball Season
Parent volunteers are needed to work in the concession stand at all basketball games. Please add your name to the signup schedule if you would be willing to work during at least part of one of the boys' basketball games this winter. Funds raised help pay for athletic programs and other enrichment activities for North Winn. students.
Milk Money
Second Semester milk break money is NOW due. It is $26.00 for grades K-5 and $13.00 for Pre-School. If you are unable to pay and you would like your child/children to receive milk, contact Lynn at the office.
Change in Financial status?
Has your family financial status changed since school started? Please consider filing an application for free
and/or reduced priced meals for your child/children. The applications are held in strict confidence and they can actually help the food service and other school programs. Call Lynn for an application.
Open Enrollment Dates
Prior to the next school year, families wishing to open enroll their students must submit paperwork on the receiving district central office by March 1, 2012.
For Kindergarten students the date is September 1, 2012.
Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences
Spring conferences are Thursday, February 9 and 16, 2012.
These are scheduled by using the fall times that you signed up for. A note will be coming home to let you know of a time and date later, but if you know of a conflict and prefer one date over the other, please give Lynn a call to schedule a time.
Christmas Concert 2011
The North Winn Christmas Concert is now a beautiful memory of wonderful sights and sounds...
The NW Elementary Student Council will be selling Smencils again in March. Thanks!
D.A.R.E. Graduation 2011
Wellness Committee News
Barb Szabo, NW Food Service Director, and Shelby White, Wellness Committee Member, unpacked a gift from the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. Read more on our Wellness Page...
North Winn. Art Online
"That's my art! Let's tell Grandma to look!"
Art teacher Susan Heier has begun the process of sharing North Winn. student art works with family and friends. Through the online art gallery called Artsonia, Mrs. Heier is able to post photos of student work. Family and friends can join the student's fan club and leave comments.
Parents can also add artwork to their child's Gallery. See more for Parents... If you have not signed a release form for your child's work to be on Artsonia, please contact Mrs. Heier at sheier@n-winn.k12.ia.us. Purchases of items with printed art work earns the art department 15% of the purchase price.
Christmas Gifts for North Winners
North Winn Boosters has a selection of fine North Winneshiek wares to wear. Call Lynn or stop at school to purchase any of these North Winn items from the Boosters or the Athletic Department::
- t-shirts in purple, yellow, burgundy, green or light blue. adult sizes only $7.00
- sweatshirts in green adult sizes only $10.00
- stocking hatsin black. $8.00
- athletic bags in black or pink. $8.00
- North Winn. baseball caps $18.00
Book Fair Thanks
North Winn Boosters sponsored our third annual Scholastic Book Fair. Many friends visited and purchased books during VIP Day on November 22 (PreK) and November 23 and online. We set $2000 as our goal and surpassed that goal with a profit of more than $500. That money will be used to support educational opportunities at North Winn.
Thanks to parents and grandparents who came to our VIP Day!
Big Yellow School Bus Grant
Nancy Sojka has received notice that North Winneshiek's application for the Big Yellow School Bus Grant has been approved. The Iowa Arts Council's Big Yellow School Bus grant provides $200 to Iowa schools and pre-schools. The grant helps underwrite the cost of field trips to attend arts events such as live music, dance or theatre performances, exhibits at art museums, etc. There must be an arts component to the trip.
The North Winn grant will be used to pay for transportation for Grades PreK-Three to attend the Luther College's Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carleon March 20, 2012.
North Winn Wellness Committee
The North Winn Wellness Committee meets each month to discuss projects and activities that will support the health and well-being of students and staff of North Winneshiek. The Committee is comprised of students, staff, and parents of the district. Check out the new website of the NW Wellness Committee. The site will be maintained this year with information from Americorp worker Sonja Arneson-Ecklund.
If you or someone from your family have not completed the wellness survey, please do so today: The Wellness Survey
Battle of the Books
Each year teachers provide a reading list of 20 books for different grade divisions from 3rd through 8th grades. Interested student are placed on teams of 4-6 members and are assigned a coach. Teams meet weekly, deciding which books will be assigned to each student, discussing the books they have read, and making sure that everyone is staying on target. Students will develp study ades and write questions to submit fo the final contest.
Then on March 20 from 3-5:30pm, teams from all of the participating schools (NW, Decorah Carrie Lee and Middle School, and St. Ben's) will show off all they've learned about the geat books they have read, as they compete against other teams in their divisions. Students will be asked general knowledge questions about each of the books on their list.
Parents have received a form to fill out, agreeing to help by providing structure at home for their child to read at least four of the books on the list by March 20.
To see the list of books and resource materials, go to Battle of the Books Website. If you have questions contact Carole Sand.
Character Counts
Hunger Heros
The pillar for November is Citizenship. A person of character is a good citizen if he or she does his share, plays by the rules, respects authority and law, and helps the community! One of the ways in which North Winn strives to help the community every year is by making sure those who are not as fortunate as we are don’t go hungry.
So, North Winn students held a food drive during the month of November, Super Kids Food Drive. Thank you for supporting this project done by the Elementary Student Council.
1st Quarter Honor Roll 2011-12
Newsletters
Each week a newsletter is sent to parents. If you misplace your newsletter, you can always find the pdf on the Newsletters page. If you are not on the list and would like to receive the weekly letter by email, contact Lynn Sickles at lsickles@n-winn.k12.ia.us.The link to the Quarterly Newsletter will also be sent by email.
The Quarterly Newsletter is also available online on the Newsletters Page.
NW Boosters 
The North Winn Boosters is an organization of parents and teachers who have made a commitment to enrich the education and lives of our North Winn. kids with field trips, guest speakers and performances, and activities. You can be a Booster by donating your time and energy or with a check or both...