Welcome to Northern Hills!
Home of the Husky Pups!
The Northern Hills Parent Teacher Organization (NH PTO) comprises all parents, grandparents, and legal guardians of Northern Hills students as well as teachers, faculty, and administrators of the school. We are a non-profit organization that has no membership fees or annual dues. We cordially invite you to all of our meetings and events!
Welcome to the NH family! Look around the site to learn more about our school, organization, and how you and your student can be involved!
Update 01.11.21
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 12th @ 6pm
We need some volunteers!
Zoom in from ANYWHERE for information on what's planned for 2021, updates on the Wetlands clean-up, yearbook needs, and more! Invite a friend or have a small watch party! There will be a gift card drawing for all attendees…bring a friend get 2 entries…first time to a meeting get 2 entries! Also, a FLASH SALE on NH Facemasks! You won’t want to miss!!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85750586146?pwd=bVNOK2oyczFHTE01UTBLYTJkeDdpZz09
Meeting ID: 857 5058 6146
Passcode: HuskyPups
SOS Restaurant Night - Hideaway
Tuesday, Jan. 19th
4:00-9:30pm
AT 116 E 5th St, EDMOND, OK
405-348-4777
Dine-in or Carryout
***tell them you're with NH so we get credit***
Save yourself from cooking and enjoy a tasty dinner
while also supporting our school!
YEARBOOK Pictures
We need your help!
Families, send in pictures of students from virtual learning
days or participation in any school related activities (virtual
workday at home, Fitmas Challenge, walk to school day, Pumpkin
book characters, art or science projects, etc.). Even pictures of
sports or other extracurricular activities (but only if all kiddos
included are part of our NH student body)
Teachers, send in any classroom activity pictures (projects, assignments, holiday parties, etc).
We need your SMILES!
email pictures to Yearbook@NorthernHillsPTO.com
**Please include a description with your pictures including Grade and Activity, as appropriate.**
Art you crafty or love photo layouts and design?
Would you like to be part of the Yearbook Committee and help design this year's book??
contact president@northernhillspto.com TODAY
Thankyou to PTO Hospitality
A BIG THANKS to our PTO Hospitality Committee for all the great spreads they set-up for our faculty and staff so far this year! Lunches, dinners, snacks, hot chocolate, coffee bars to name a few.
If you would like to help our committee with future events, please email president@nothernhillspto.com
PTO Online Store
Need a fresh face mask to start the year? We still have masks for sale in both Youth and Adult sizes.
Limited supply of spirit wear shirts and sweatshirts are also available.
Forgot to get your 19-20 Yearbook or need to order your 20-21 Yearbook? Order NOW.
Other goodies and contribution opportunities available too!!
Visit the PTO Online store at
https://northernhillspto.square.site/
**please include your student’s name and teacher in the Comments for Seller box at checkout
EPS Student Technology Protection Plan
for Second Semester
With the continuing need for EPS elementary students to take district devices home, the Student Technology Protection Plan for the second semester is open for purchase. The plan purchased for the first semester has expired. The Edmond Public Schools Student Technology Protection Plan (STPP) has been established to give parents the option to purchase protection covering the repair or replacement costs of the technology package. The cost for the protection plan for each semester is $12.50 per student. Families are strongly encouraged but not required to participate in this voluntary program. Payments for the protection plan can be made online via the InTouch payment system through Friday, January 15, 2021. The plan is effective from the date of purchase through the last day of school.
For additional technology information, please visit our Technology/Support page on the district website.
Attention Homeroom Parents
If you are a homeroom parent for your student’s classroom, please check in with your teacher and see if there is anything you or PTO can do to help support them. Also, send out communication to your classroom families with Teacher Favorites in case they would like to send a little something as appreciation or as a pick-me-up for their student’s teacher. Teachers and staff need to feel our support more than ever right now in these uncertain times. As you know, things are changing almost daily, so please check your email in the coming weeks for details on Friendship Parties in February.
If you have any questions, reach out to Hannah Hawkins at homeroomparents@northernhillspto.com.
Counselor's Corner 2021
Dear Northern Hills Family,
Hope you all had a wonderful break and are ready to start our second semester! We are certainly learning to live with the words ‘change’ and ‘flexibility’!
January Guidance Lessons are based on what is resiliency, and what we can do to become resilient! Fifth and Fourth graders will learn about Rosie Revere Engineer and when and how to try again. PK - Third graders are also having lessons on how to be resilient, learning the size of our problem and how to to solve it ourselves, or depending on the size of the problem, get help from adults. We also talk about our reactions to problems and situations and how they can affect our perspective.
During each lesson, as students talk about things going on, we address their concerns such as: bully behavior, friendship struggles and so much more. We look forward to this second semester working with your children.
If there have been any changes in your home that have affected your child/children, we are here to help. Please feel free to contact one of us.
Wishing you all well,
Tracy Hill M.Ed. 726-3603
Addie Reutter M.Ed. 726-3648
Stay Connected
Follow Northern Hills on Facebook, Twitter, and PTO Monday Memo Emails
Follow and LIKE us on Facebook to see up-to-date reminders
and what's happening at school and with PTO!
https://www.facebook.com/northernhillshuskypups/
Northern Hills has a Twitter account @NHillsElem
See tweets on what's happening in classrooms and up at school!
PTO Monday Memo Emails
During the school year, look for a PTO Monday Memo each week with important information on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and sign-up links. This is your go-to spot for all the latest info in one place. The emails will come from "Northern Hills Elementary" and are pushed out to all currently enrolled students at the email addresses entered for each student in the Infinite Campus portal; no special sign-up or subscription required.
Text Messaging
Edmond Public Schools has implemented text messaging
service for parents. Text messaging allows EPS to deliver
important information about school closings, safety alerts,
bus announcements and more via SMS text messaging
through the School Messenger system-the same system
currently being used to send automated phone calls. The
process is simple and only takes a few seconds to complete.
To receive these messages, you must OPT-IN to the messaging service. Please text "Opt in" (NO HYPHEN) to 67587. By sending the correct message of “Opt in” (NO HYPHEN) you will get this message back: “You’re registered 4 SchoolMessenger notifications. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. (etc)”.
Click the link to learn more about this service. https://edmondschools.net/parents-students/communication/
Mobile App
The district has launched an official mobile app designed
to enable parents, staff, students and the broader community
to stay informed and up-to-date on important issues,
information and activities underway within the school community.
The free app is available for download in the Apple and Android
app stores by searching for Edmond Public Schools.
Free Money for Northern Hills
Do you know there are a few easy ways to help earn money year round for Northern Hills? Here are three ways:
Box Tops for Education
Have you heard? There are now TWO ways to support
Northern Hills with Box Tops!!! Keep clipping those cute
little rectangles from boxes of participating products, AND
now, download the Box Tops app and earn lots of money
of our school by scanning! Check out the video for the details!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh94b2BvFK4&feature=youtu.be
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support
Northern Hills every time you shop, at no cost to you. Signing
up is easy - go to smile.amazon.com and select "Northern Hills
Parent Teacher Organization Fund" as your charitable organization.
Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible
purchase you make will result in a donation to NH.
Shoparoo App
Shop in a brick and mortar store? Download the Shoparoo App for apple and android devices. Make a free account (selecting Northern Hills ES) and snap pictures of receipts from your shopping. The more people that do this, the faster the money adds up for Northern Hills.
2020-2021 School Calendar
Please be sure to note the changes in the blended
learning instructional calendar that Mr. Towne sent
via email on January 7th:
Changes: Week of January 18-22
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Students on schedule A will attend school in-person on Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 20.
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Students on schedule B will attend school in person on their regular days of Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22.
Changes: Week of February 15-19
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Students on schedule A will attend school in-person on Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17
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Students on schedule B will attend school in person on their regular days of Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19.
To view and download the EPS calendar, click on the button.
Upcoming Events
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Jan. 12 - PTO Meeting @ 6pm
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Jan. 18 – NO SCHOOL – MLK Jr Day
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Jan. 19 – S.O.S Night at Hideaway 4:00-9:30pm
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Jan. 19 – in-person learning day for Group A students
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Jan. 20 – ***newly added in-person leaning day for Group A students***
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Jan. 21 & 22 – in-person learning days for Group B students
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Feb. 9 – S.O.S Night at Chick-fil-a
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Feb. 4 – PTO Meeting @ 6pm
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Feb. (date TBD) – Classroom Friendship Parties
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Feb. 15 – NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
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Feb. 16 – Spring Pictures Group A
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Feb. 16 – in-person learning day for Group A students
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Feb. 17 – ***newly added in-person leaning day for Group A students***
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Feb. 18 & 19 – in-person learning days for Group B students
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Feb. 18 – Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Feb. 19 – Spring Pictures – Group B
Stay up to date with Northern Hills Activities and Events by following this link: https://northernhills.edmondschools.net/calendar/