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NORTHRIDGE

ELEMENTARY

555 Southpark Road

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Principal

Leigh Pytlinski

Assistant Principal

Amanda Schmidt

Phone

303-387-6525

Attendance Line

303-387-6527

Fax

303-387-6526

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720.490.5258

May’s Character Trait is:

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself

in the service of others” – Mahatma Gandhi.

Ink & Toner Recycling

Help the Environment, Help Northridge!

Bring your used/empty printer ink and toner cartridges to the school lobby for

recycling. The school can earn up to $2 per cartridge and keep the cartridges from

ending up in landfills. Ask your office to recycle for Northridge too!

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EduKits coming soon!

Save yourself the headache of shopping

for your child’s school supplies!

EduKits contain everything they’ll

need to start the year and will be

delivered to your child’s class.

A portion of the cost of EduKits will

even be donated to the Northridge

PTA! Details on ordering coming soon!

Thanks for helping support NRE!

Don’t forget the Popcorn!

Our final Popcorn Friday of the year is on May 13th. If your

children are members of the Kernel Club, they’ll receive

popcorn automatically on Popcorn Friday. If not, your child

can bring a baggie labeled with their name and teacher

containing $.50 on Friday, May 13th to enjoy hot, fresh

popcorn.

Only one bag of popcorn per child. Questions? Please email nredbc@gmail.com.

Save the Date

Muffins with Mom - Friday May 6

Fun Run Prize Day is May 11th!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Running of the Pronghorns Fun

Run! The kids had a blast and the money raised will pay for the important online

curriculum that helps our kids master their math and reading skills!

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Students use Thinking Strategies

Ms. Perkins’ second grade class learned about fractions in their

math class using pizza portions! Slices and toppings helped the

children understand percentages in this fun lesson. Also in Ms.

Perkins’ class Lauren Sheets models how to use math strategies

to work through a problem. We love the perseverance, Lauren!

Student Showcase

To highlight student achievements and perspectives our new Student Showcase is a

gathering of the extraordinary work of Northridge students.

This month we are featuring student created Fables and Comic Strips of American

Heroes from Ms. Perkins’ 2nd grade class: “The Robotic Scorpion” by Alex Lien,

and “The New Master” by Katherine Nguyen, “Martin Luther King Jr.” by

Elle Bockorny, “Abe Lincoln” by Sydney Biagiotti, and “Milton Hershey” by

Parker Robbins. Click here to read their fables and comics.

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Colorado Mathematics League

Congratulations to the Northridge 6th Grade Colorado Mathemathics League for

ranking SECOND in the state! Our students performed phenomenally at this year’s

Mathematics competition!

Of the Top 30 ranked students in the 6th Grade league – a special acknowledgement

to Srinivas Arun (#5 ranked), Henry Gambe (#5 ranked), Isaac Colwill (#11 ranked),

Mason Helms (#16 ranked), Luke Gailloux (#21 ranked). Way to go Math Men!

Continental Math League (CML) Results

2015-2016

2nd Grade: 1st Ian Lee and Alex Lien, 2nd Kole Salmi

3rd Grade: 1st Zack Stone, 2nd Mason Kurz

3rd Grade Discovery: 1st Shruti Arun, Duncan MacDougall, Kyra Christensen,

2nd Sampreet Bheemireddy

4th Grade: 1st Jaden Wang, 2nd Bria Eaquinto

4th Grade Discovery: 1st Hanako Keney, Cathryn Church, 2nd Ash Howell

5th Grade: 1st Lizzie Smith, 2nd Harley Garcia

5th Grade Discovery: 1st Julianna Brandberg, Karis Fischer, 2nd Chelsea Smith

6th Grade: 1st Nick Stone, 2nd Landon Weaver

6th Grade Discovery: 1st Henry Gamble, 2nd Tommy Branon, Srinivas Arun

Great job Mathematicians! We hope you enjoyed your CML experience!

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PTA Page: https://www.facebook.com/northridgeelem.pie

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Discovery students will be performing this

Shakespearean comedy romp: May 4th & 5th.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William

Shakespeare

2016 5th and 6th Grade Discovery Drama

By: Dash Keiffer and Mackenzie Smith

In a world where humans and fairies live. . . A world where anything is possible... in

this world the 5th and 6th grade Discovery classes will present two productions of

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Experience the enchanting

world of Athens, Greece, and all the stories that follow: A play within a play, four

lovers bonded with magic, and the antics of fairies and their disturbance on the human

world. Fall in love with the four lovers Hermia, Lysander, and Helena and Demetrius.

Experience the mistakes that the hobgoblin, Puck, and his king, Oberon, can do, with

the help of a very special flower. Laugh at Titania’s trance with Bottom as

Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote, and Mustardseed pool their efforts to please him.

Laugh as the common mechanicals perform a tediously brief play for the duke and

duchess on their nuptial day. Enjoy the 6th grade production on May 4th and the 5th

grade production on May 5th both at 6:30pm, and get tangled in the twisted web this

enchanting world creates!

International Towne Field Trip Review

By: Clark Wilson, 6th Grade Discovery Student

Recently, the 6th grade Discovery class went to International Towne, a place where

kids can learn more about the world and having a job. International Towne is

similar to Young Ameritowne, where kids play in jobs and get pretend currency that

they spend on souvenirs. It is used to teach kids about having a job, world trade and

currency exchange. Most students enjoyed being in charge of the economy, but

didn’t like the amount of required things that they had to run around doing during

our breaks. Overall, it was a fun field trip, and we learned a lot.

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News from your PTA

Congratulations to the newly elected PTA Board Members

for the 2016-17 school year. We are thrilled to have such a

talented and enthusiastic group of parents to help support our

teachers and children!

2016-17 PTA Board Members

Co-President: Jill Moses/Megan Heydt

Co-VPs: Carla Nierode/Stefanie Stankiewicz

Co-Secretaries: Amber McFarland/Lindsay Ghirardelli

Treasurer: Angela Abeler

Join us for some summer fun at the Northridge

playground!

New to the school and want to make new friends? Just want to hang out with other

Northridge families?

Come to one of our new Summer Play Days! These are informal get-togethers at the

Northridge playground from 11AM-1PM.

Bring your own picnic lunch, water bottle, and sunscreen.

Friday, June 17th

Friday, July 22nd

Friday, July 29th

The school will be closed during the summer so there is no access to bathrooms.

Parent supervision is required – this is not a staffed event.

Important Dates to remember this month

PTA Meeting 5/3 2:15PM

Discovery Play 5/4-5 5:30PM

Muffins with Mom 5/6 7:30AM

Kindergarten Orientation 5/10 5:30-6:30PM

Popcorn Friday 5/13

Kindergarten Graduation 5/23

6th Grade Graduation 5/24

Last Day of School 5/24 Enjoy your summer vacation!

Summer Play Days June 17th, July 22nd, July 29th 11AM-1PM

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3rd Grade Business Day

Northridge 3rd Graders had tremendous success at this year’s Business Day Event!

Each student created their own product/service, set pricing, and staffed their

company booths on April 14th & 15th. Staff and adults were given money to shop,

and students were able to use their accumulated “Scholar Dollars” to buy each

other’s goods. The variety and creativity of the shops was incredible,