Month: February 2016

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE EES KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP: Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled for Monday, March 7th , 2016. This meeting is for parents only. At 5:00 PM. there will be a meeting in the cafeteria with Mr. Roy, the school nurse, and kindergarten teachers going over what the expectations will be for the 2016/2017 school year. There will be time to sign up for the kindergarten screen scheduled for April 22nd, 2016 If you know of a family that might have Read more

Kindness Award winners at EES  for the weeks of Feb. 15-Feb. 26 K-Aubrey DuBois and Jayden Keith 1-Nicole Hernandez, Miles Hale and Jarrett Pfannenstiel 2-Dominic Vahling, Gabe Burrow and Raylinn Ellis 3-Natalie Simmons 4-LeAnne Beikman 5-Sierra Dial, Gwenyth Quintana and Dylan Hawks 6-Lauren Perez, Abigail Davis, Tracen Frye and Darius Shields

Kindness Award Winners at EES  for the weeks of January 25-Feb.12 K-Braylyn Brooks, Jayci Johnson, Marley Ritch, Jazlynn Henry, Scarlett Wessel and  Brook Abel 1-Caden Enfield, Aubrey Arehart, Parker Stark and Joseph Rojas 2-Natalie Eveleigh, Thalia Ruiz, Layla Puga and Peyton Lawson 3-Tyler Stewart, Mareesa Hempler, Tesah Stagemeyer, Collin Simmons and Logan Willour 4-AInsley Collins and Kierra Tallent 5-Tate Schulze and Hailey Majors 6-Lauren Karabin

Reminder There will not be any school on Wednesday, February 23. Norton Schools will be hosting the MCL elementary music festival at the High School and the Junior High.  Eisenhower Elementary will be holding parent/teacher conferences on Wednesday. 

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK STATE ASSESSMENTS: Just a reminder that State Assessments will be starting in the next couple weeks. It is important for parents to send their child to school during this time to take the tests. Encourage your child to take the test serious, and do the best they can. This is an important part of the school year and we want the students to feel refreshed, relaxed, and confident of their ability to be successful on these Read more

Construction to Begin Starting on Monday, February 22, work will begin on our building projects at Norton Community Schools. The first phase will be fencing of the construction areas at the high school, junior high, and Eisenhower Elementary. The parking lot in front of the junior high will be blocked and access to the front of the junior high school will be limited. There will be limited parking spaces in the high school parking lot for people coming to the Read more

Team Results from the Scott City Forensics Tournament  Feb. 151st – Norton2nd – Hodgeman County3rd – Garden City  Individual Results Lauren Mordecai – 1st Place Serious Solo (New State Qualifier) Raenee Patterson – 1st Place Original Oration (New State Qualifier) Kennedy Leibbrandt – 1st Place Impromptu Speaking (New State Qualifier)Cale Patterson – 1st Place Humorous Solo (New State Qualifier) Stacie Elliot – 1st Place – Extemporaneous Speaking (New State Qualifier) Audrie Burge – 2nd Place – Prose (New State Qualifier)  Christine Figurski – Read more

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK PARENT / TEACHER CONFERENCES: There will be no school on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016, at Eisenhower Elementary. Parent / Teacher conferences will be held this day for students in grades EC-6.  Please be sure to make child care arrangements this day. ALL parents are invited to visit with the classroom teacher but CONFERENCES WITH ALL PARENTS WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. If the teacher wishes a conference, he/she will be contacting you. This contact may be by phone or letter. A time which is compatible with your schedule and Read more