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North Branch News April 19, 2019
Donations of wine and craft beer needed by April 30th for
Cork Raffle to benefit NBS teachers!
Upcoming School Events:
Monday, April 22: Earth Day at NBS – 10 am MILE RUN
Friday, April 26: 26th Annual NBS Golf Classic Tournament
Sunday, April 28: Welcome reception for Smith Coleman, 2-4
Saturday, May 4: LAST Parent Work Day this school year!!
Sunday, May 19 : BandFair XVII at Cardinal Point Winery, 1-6PM
Monday, May 27: School CLOSED-Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 29: SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS – preschool to Middle School
Thursday, May 30: Last Day of School & End of the Year Celebration-6 PM
Don’t forget:
The sign-up poster for BandFair XVII is posted on Autum’s door. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a fun time for all! Please sign up for a time to help. With everyone taking part, it all comes together with ease. This year’s line up features Holly Renee Allen, John Howard & more, plus the always-popular lip sync contest, children’s activities by Little Planets, silent auction, cake walk, cork raffle, local food and Cardinal Point wine.
Please bring in a bottle of wine or single bottle of specialty craft beer for the Cork Raffle. If you donate wine and sell tickets, we have the opportunity to raise $6,000+ for teacher bonuses!!! (Ticket sales plus a match of up to $3,000 gets us to this figure.)
Next Friday, April 26th is the last day to pull student contracts without having to pay contracted tuition. Please see the information below from your re-enrollment packet. You may withdraw from the contract by Friday, April 26, 2019 without owing tuition. You must submit your request for withdrawal in writing or in an email by 4:00 pm on April 26, and you must receive confirmation from Autum that NBS has received your request. After April 26, you are committing to pay the contracted tuition for the year, whether that service is used or not. There is no cancellation of fees or tuition in the case of absence, withdrawal, or dismissal. Staff salaries are paid from tuition so your commitment to these payments is essential for us to plan and meet our financial responsibility to staff.
***If you have placement question, please be in touch with your child’s current teacher.***
There is still time to sign up to either play in or sponsor 26th Annual North Branch Golf Classic on Friday, April 26th, 1PM. Proceeds benefit NBS! Email Bonnie (nbsgiving@gmail.com) or find the forms here: https://north-branch-school.org/fundraising/north-branch-golf-classic/
NBS Student Art Show is on display at the Nelson Memorial Library through the month of April -MANY THANKS TO KAREN!!!
If anyone would like to place a business ad in this year’s yearbook, please email a copy or attachment of your ad to Maggie (margaretbuchanan1@gmail.com), along with size and any other requests. Please send to her by Friday, April 26. Payments can be made to Autum by check or cash, at the following rates.
Cost of the ads are:
1/8 page (roughly a business card size) – $20 1/4 page – $30
1/2 page – $50 Full page – $80
NBS parent, Monica Bautista, is compiling memories and good wishes for Charlotte as she prepares to retire. She’ll be in the Early Primary classroom from 4-6PM on Tuesday, April 23rd, Tuesday May 7th, and Friday, May 10th. Your family is invited to stop in and share memories and wishes! SHHHHH, it’s a secret!
Reasons to donate to the Annual Fund:
1) Your gift of ANY size helps us honor Charlotte with 100% participation. Please contribute at a level that is comfortable for your family.
2) Every day, students and teachers use heat, A/C, electricity, paper towels & toilet paper, and much more, all paid for by the Annual Fund.
3) It’s an exciting moment when each class and then whole school reaches 100% participation. (Early Primary & Primary Yellow are leading the way with 77% participation!)
4) One lucky family that donates to the Annual Fund will receive VIP treatment at BandFair XVII when their name is chosen in a random drawing.
Many thanks to…
Everyone who brought in items or shopped at the Spring Swap Shop, and to Linda Batdorf, Cat Murphy, and Chantal Scott-Delamarter for set-up and breakdown help. Shoppers walked away with fabulous finds at a great value for their $5. We’ll plan to do one again next fall and Spring 2020, so keep this in mind when cleaning out closets.
Did you know?
After reading Beatrice’s Goat, Juniors raised $822 in the Heifer International Read to Feed program. This money will buy animals for families, to support their nutrition and income, making clothes, better shelter and school available! Congratulations Juniors!!!
North Branch is honored to share with you that the family of former North Branch parent, Callum Boggs, has donated the fund set up in his memory to NBS. Recognizing Callum’s love of reading and poetry, the fund will be used to purchase books for classrooms, as well as providing assistance for working families needing before and after care. Many thanks to the Boggs family for allowing us to honor and remember Callum in this way.
