NORTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Bluejay Boys Basketball Team Qualifies for State! The Bluejay Boys basketball team has qualifed for the state basketball tournament in Hutchinson starting on March 9. The boys defeated TMP in the Substate Final here at Norton. The boys will play Southeast of Saline on Wednesday, March 9, starting at 4:45.  School will be dismissed on Wednesday at 12:15. Lunch will be served.  Busses will run at 12:15. There will be a community pep rally for the boys at Stull gym starting Read more

Shopko Donation This winter the Shopko Hometown store in Norton collected customer signatures in support of Norton Community Schools. The Shopko Foundation has donated $2000 to the Norton Community Schools because of this effort. We would like to thank Shopko for their generious donation to our school district. This money will go towards  purchasing student materials for our district. We truly appreciate the effort of the Shopko shoppers and the Shopko Foundation in supporting our students at USD 211. 

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK REPORT CARDS: Report cards will be going home on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016. SPRING BREAK: Spring Break will begin on March 21st, 2016 and last the entire week. School will resume at the normal time on Tuesday, March 29th, 2016. EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREEN: The Early Childhood Screen is scheduled for Friday, March 18th 2016. If you have any questions please contact the school at 877-5113 and ask for Joan Hale. HEALTH CLASS: The 1-6 grade students Read more

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