Norton Elementary PTA

And school is out! Have an amazing summer!!

REMINDER: Early Release on Friday, May 20th at 12 p.m.

The last day of the 2021-2022 school year is May 20. Campuses will be on an early release schedule for the day:

Elementary: 12:00 PM
Middle Schools: 12:35 PM
Lowery Freshman Center: 1:05 PM
Allen High School: 1:10 PM
STEAM Center: 1:20 PM

Allen High School Graduation also is set for May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Stadium.

Additionally, Allen ISD district offices transition to a summer schedule beginning Monday, May 23. Central office and campus hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays. Summer hours end July 29.

The district will be closed on May 30 for Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, May 31, at 7:30 a.m. All offices will be closed July 4 – 8 and will reopen on Monday, July 11, at 7:30 a.m.

Congratulations 6th Graders on celebrating your last year at Norton!

We wish you the very best on your new journey as Ereckson Huskies!

Congratulations to our Norton Knights who are graduating from Allen High School this year!

On Tuesday, former Knights returned to Norton for its annual Senior Walk.

Once a Knight, always a Knight!

Ms. Nelson is looking for some volunteers this Thursday and Friday to help move furniture and teacher rooms. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084cacaa2da6ff2-classroom.

Hey Norton Knight Parents! We're looking for some help moving funiture and teacher rooms on Thursday and Friday of this week. If you are available and have a background check sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084cacaa2da6ff2-classroom

FIELD DAY REMINDERS from Coach K and Coach Anderson:

Field Day is tomorrow -- Monday, May 16th!

Please make sure your student has the following items with them when they come to school:

- Water bottle labeled with your student’s name on it
- Sunscreen/ Bug spray (Teachers cannot apply these items to your student so please make sure they can do it themselves)
- Beach Towel
- Dry clothes and shoes to change into after field day is over
- Closed toed shoes that can get wet (NOTE: Your student will not be able to participate if they do not have closed toe shoes on.)

This is the last week to pick up items from Norton's Lost & Found!

Congratulations, Mrs. Szeryk!!

Don't forget to order your school supply kit at www.shopttkits.com -- use code #93197 to bring up the Norton Elementary lists!

Order deadline is May 31, 2022.

School supply kits for the 2022/2023 school year are available online starting today!

Order online at www.shopttkits.com and skip the hassle of the store. Kits will be delivered straight to your home in the summer before school starts (delivery fee included in kit price). Use code 93197 for Norton supply lists. Order deadline is May 31, 2022.

This convenient service is provided by the PTA as a great fundraiser that gives back to our school, thanks to SchoolKidz and their program. If you have any question, please contact Rachel Moss at [email protected] or feel free to ask in comments section below.

Paper flyers will also go home with your kids starting today or Monday. The list of supplies needed for your child’s grade are listed on the site when you click on the grade level supply kit.

Our Norton Knights worked hard all year to complete a million acts of MORE, and today Mrs. Cherry and Ms. Nelson surprised them by announcing that *We Did It!* on KNN this morning!

The entire school is celebrating by having a surprise MORE Day of Play! Students will spend all day with their Houses doing fun activities and service projects.

Congratulations to Ms. Nelson, our amazing Assistant Principal, for being recognized as the May Knight of the Month!! Ms. Nelson plays an important role in supporting our Norton community from providing daily administrative leadership to our teachers and staff to displaying unending support to our Norton students and families.

Thank you to Montgomery Insurance Agency / Farmers Insurance for sponsoring Norton's Knight of the Month. This program recognizes a Norton teacher or staff member every month for their outstanding work and dedication to our school.

School supply kits for the 2022/2023 school year are available online starting today!

Order online at www.shopttkits.com and skip the hassle of the store. Kits will be delivered straight to your home in the summer before school starts (delivery fee included in kit price). Use code 93197 for Norton supply lists. Order deadline is May 31, 2022.

This convenient service is provided by the PTA as a great fundraiser that gives back to our school, thanks to SchoolKidz and their program. If you have any question, please contact Rachel Moss at [email protected] or feel free to ask in comments section below.

Paper flyers will also go home with your kids starting today or Monday. The list of supplies needed for your child’s grade are listed on the site when you click on the grade level supply kit.

We have rescheduled our last PTA Membership Meeting to Monday, May 16th at 6 p.m. via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please register for the meeting at https://forms.gle/UvXCYwKZDUyYkzWb7.

Only a few weeks away! May 20th is an Early Release Day.

The last day of the 2021-2022 school year is May 20. Campuses will be on an early release schedule for the day:

Elementary: 12:00 PM
Middle Schools: 12:35 PM
Lowery Freshman Center: 1:05 PM
Allen High School: 1:10 PM
STEAM Center: 1:20 PM

Allen High School Graduation also is set for May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Stadium.

Additionally, Allen ISD district offices transition to a summer schedule beginning Monday, May 23. Central office and campus hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays. Summer hours end July 29.

The district will be closed on May 30 for Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, May 31, at 7:30 a.m. All offices will be closed July 4 – 8 and will reopen on Monday, July 11, at 7:30 a.m.

We ❤️❤️ our Norton teachers and staff!

Thank you to our Norton families for making our Staff Appreciation Week a blooming success with our teachers and staff!

Yesterday was "May the Fourth and Flowers Be With You" with red roses going to every Norton teacher and staff member. 🌹🌹🌹

A special thank you to Brook Alcorn for organizing the 6th Grade Flower Sale!

REMINDER: Tomorrow, May 3rd, is "Bring a Gift or Card Day" for Staff Appreciation week.

This Wednesday, May 4th is Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day!

Norton PTA will be handing out stickers and decals for students walking, biking or rolling to school. Raffle tickets also will be handed out to win a helmet or ball.

Norton Staff Appreciation Week starts on Monday, May 2nd!

Tuesday, May 3rd is "Bring a Gift or Card" to your teacher and adopted staff member.

Check out the lists of Teacher and Staff Favorite Things at https://nortonpta.membershiptoolkit.com/favoritethings.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the Spring Carnival!

This is a FREE event for our Norton families.

Pre-purchased food tickets for the In-N-Out truck were distributed on Wednesday through classrooms. Day-of purchases for food will not be available. The In-N-Out truck will be on site from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Kona Ice truck will be on site for purchase.

Thank you to Kraus Orthodontics for serving as the sponsor of our Spring Carnival.

Texas PTA is celebrating our teachers in partnership with Kendra Scott! ✨

Texas PTA Day at Kendra Scott is Saturday, May 7! Stop by any Kendra Scott store in Texas and show your teacher ID to get a special 20% discount.

We are so excited to celebrate our teachers in partnership with Kendra Scott! ✨

Texas PTA Day at Kendra Scott is Saturday, May 7!

Stop by any Kendra Scott store in Texas and show your teacher ID to get a special 20% discount.

Come visit Allen ISD Council of PTA’s Used Book Fair on Friday and Saturday, April 29th and 30th at the Allen ISD Service Center.

All book types will be sold: kids and adults, hardback ($2) and paperback ($1), fiction and non-fiction. Proceeds will be used to fund staff grants across the district and individual school PTA activities.

The Spring Carnival is in need of donations of store bought cookies (no nuts) for the cookie walk booth. If you would like to donate please sign up at: https://signup.com/go/sGmfomg Thank you so much for your support and we can't wait to see everyone having fun on Friday!

Join us at our Spring Carnival this Friday, April 29th!

Volunteers are needed! Sign up at https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/547007969976816041/false#/invitation!

Come visit Allen ISD Council of PTA’s Used Book Fair on Friday and Saturday, April 29th and 30th at the Allen ISD Service Center. All book types will be sold: kids and adults, hardback ($2) and paperback ($1), fiction and non-fiction. Proceeds will be used to fund staff grants across the district and individual school PTA activities.

Thank you to our Norton families for fulfilling our Amazon Wish List for Staff Appreciation Week!

Norton PTA is looking for two volunteers to serve on its end-of-year Financial Reconciliation Committee. The Committee will meet in mid/late July to review governing and financial records for a reconciliation report to be presented to the Norton PTA Board in early August. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email [email protected] by Friday, April 29th.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2021-2022 recipients of the Texas PTA Membership Awards from Norton PTA!

These amazing award recipients were honored Wednesday at a banquet hosted by the Allen ISD Council of PTAs.

• Our two Texas PTA Life Member Award volunteer recipients are Ermelinda Kraft, current President, and Jennifer Dartez, current VP of Programs.
• Our Texas PTA Life Member Award staff recipients are Mrs. Spann (1st Grade) and Mrs. DeLaBorda (ESL).
• Our Texas PTA Extended Service Award recipient is Coach K.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE YOUR IN-N-OUT MEAL TICKETS!

The In-N-Out food truck will be serving burgers (or grilled cheese), chips, and a drink with a $6 ticket. Norton will receive 75% of the proceeds and the remaining 25% will go to the In-N-Out’s Foundation for abused and neglected children. Tickets need to be purchased before Friday April 22nd as tickets will not be sold the day of the event. Purchase your tickets today at www.ptanorton.org!

We still have items left to fulfill for Staff Appreciation Week goodie bags and trail mix bar. Our event chairs created an Amazon Wish List to make donating easy: https://tinyurl.com/2p9eaj7t!

Thank you for your support!

As part of Staff Appreciation Week, Norton PTA will be giving out goodie bags to all teachers and staff, and setting up a Trail Mix Bar on Friday, May 6th. If you would like to participate in this activity, you can order (by April 24th) from our Staff Appreciation Week Amazon Wishlist at https://tinyurl.com/2p9eaj7t.