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Announcements
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Middle school girls basketball tryouts will begin Thursday, October 18 and conclude on Friday, October 19. They will be held at the secondary campus gym from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Middle school boys basketball tryouts will begin on Monday, October 29 and conclude on Wednesday, October 31. They will be held at the secondary campus gym from 2:00-3:30 p.m. each day.
The teams will be posted on the basketball webpage the day after tryouts are completed. |
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Christian Council Offers MS Tutoring (email 9/18/07) Northland's Christian Council is now offering free tutoring on Wednesday afternoons until 4:15 in the library at the secondary campus and will include all MS subjects, Algebra 1 & 2 and a few additional subjects. If you are interested please contact courtney_nunley@ncstudents.org for details. |
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secondary Campus Homecoming Spirit Wear Information
October 12, 2007 is Northland Christian's Homecoming football game and this year's theme is Flashback>>Fastforward. Please join us in celebrating by showing your Cougar spirit during Homecoming Week. More information about Homecoming festivities to come.
secondary HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEAR SCHEDULE
October 9-12
TUESDAY - Pajama Day - Dream of a victory over the Wildcats and come dressed comfortably in your pajamas!
WEDNESDAY - Decade Day - Dress from your favorite decade: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's (poodle skirts, disco wear, hippie gear, etc.)
THURSDAY - Future Day - Dress as you see yourself in the future: doctor, lawyer, police officer,
college student, ballerina, fireman, pro sports figure or go way into the future and be a space alien!
FRIDAY - Spirit Day - Homecoming T-Shirt or spirit wear.
Click for clothing guidelines. |
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Elementary Campus Homecoming Spirit Wear Information (email 9/18/07)
 October 12, 2007 is Northland Christian's Homecoming football game and this year's theme is Flashback>>Fastforward. Please join us in celebrating by showing your Cougar spirit during Homecoming Week. More information about Homecoming festivities to come.
ELEMENTARY HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEAR SCHEDULE
October 9-12
TUESDAY - Pajama Day - Dream of a victory over the Wildcats and come dressed comfortably in your pajamas!
WEDNESDAY - Backwards Day - Students can wear spirit wear or their uniform backwards.
THURSDAY - Future Day - Dress as you see yourself in the future: doctor, lawyer, police officer,
college student, ballerina, fireman, pro sports figure or go way into the future and be a space alien!
FRIDAY - Spirit Day - Homecoming T-Shirt or spirit wear.
Click for clothing guidelines. |
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COUGAR STORE NEWS!! (email 9/17/07)
 Just arrived!! Black Football t-shirts - Availalble in youth sizes extra small through large, and adult sizes small through 3XL. $12.95 each (2XL and 3XL slightly higher).
Black Dri fit t-shirts - Available in youth sizes small, medium, and large and a few adult sizes. $19.95 for short sleeve, $21.95 for long sleeve
Elementary Spirit Game, September 19th: The Cougar Store will have several tables at the game. We will be selling these football shirts, the dri fit shirts, spirit shirts, and preschool spirit shirts. If you need any other item brought to the elementary campus, please call the Cougar Store.
Elementary parents of boys: If you want your son to have a long sleeve oxford for chapel on Fridays, please call the Cougar Store to order one. This item is not kept in stock because of low demand. |
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FINE ARTS SPRING BREAK TRIP TO ITALY
 The deadline for deposits and paperwork for the Fine Arts Department spring break trip to Italy has been extended to next Wednesday, September 19th. Many of you have already turned in these items but were concerned about not having your child's passport in hand. If your intention is to go, please submit the yellow application and deposit accompanied by a note stating that the passport is in process. It is very important that you get the passport info to me as soon as you receive it as federal regulations require it to ticket any overseas flights.
Laura Lane, Fine Arts Chair
281-440-1060 ext. 6457 |
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elementary school Curriculum Spotlight on Reading (email Fri 9/14/07)
Our first "Curriculum Spotlight" features Northland's reading program for grades K-3.
This information was recently sent to elementary parents via email and has been added to our website. Please click here to view.
Jill Mitten, Elementary Campus Director of Curriculum and Instruction |
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sally foster update (email Fri 9/14/07)
You can still order through next week. Anything not in the office by 3pm today (Friday) will not be in the first shipment. However, you can still receive your Sally Foster by October 22nd so please return those orders. Entertainment book deliveries will begin next week.
We have enough Entertainment books available that you can take some to sell if you would be willing to help in this way. Sales are often easier with the book available for immediate delivery. Please contact me for details.
Thanks again for your support.
Gwen Enright, Elementary PTO Fundraising Coordinator
832-724-5148 cell |
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Event: Fall Landscape Workday (email Thurs 09/13/07)
When: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Northland Secondary Campus Cafeteria
What to bring: Gloves, clippers, trimmers, tools to breakup mulch, bug spray
What we will be doing: Trimming roses and shrubs, replacing a few plants, breaking up landscape beds, pulling weeds, fertilizing.
Areas to be tackled: Front of building 6 & building 7, marquee bed, and corner bed at Torrey Chase & Sylvanfield.
Contacts: Beth Martin, 281-788-8501 and Wendy Casale, 713-569-2708
PTO Campus Enhancements |
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Kudos to the NCS Debate Team
The Glenbrooks High School Debate & Speech Tournament (Chicago, Illinois) is the largest tournament in the country hosted by a high school. It is a “by-invitation only” tournament hosting schools from 38 states. Last year, over 225 schools entered the tournament.
The Northland Christian School Debate Team has received an invitation to go to Chicago in November and compete against the best teams and competitors in the country! |
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NCS weather announcement procedure (email Wed 9/12/07)
Please read the following excerpt from the Student Handbook outlining the plan in the event of of bad weather.
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WEATHER
In case of bad weather (such as hurricanes, flooding, and icy streets, etc.) or other crisis response situations, dismissal or delayed schedules will be published on the NCS webpage at HYPERLINK "http://www.northlandchristian.org" www.northlandchristian.org. Resumption of school also will be published in like manner.
Please note that webpage access can be achieved even if electricity is off at your current location. For example:
· Make a telephone call to a relative or friend who would have internet access, regardless of where he or she might live.
· Text Message a friend or relative (Texting will work even when signal strength is too weak for cellular service).
· Visit commercial establishments (Starbucks Coffee; Kinko's; Library etc.) which advertise internet access.
· Access the web via cellular telephone.
Click here for the 2007-2008 NCS Parent-Student Handbook |
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LAST CHANCE FOR PARIS TRIP! (email Wed 9/12/07)
We are at deadline for our trip to Paris and still need a few more travelers!
If you want to go, but have not yet signed up and paid, please do so ASAP. September 10th was the actually the deadline set by EFTours. They will extend that through Friday, but after that we will have to cancel the trip.
Here is the trip information one more time:
To check out this trip:
a. go to eftours.com
b. click on For students/parents (top right)
c. click on Check out teacher's tour (bottom right under Getting Started)
d. Put in tour number: 956002
To enroll and Pay: Call (800) 665-5364
Thanks! Debby Perry |
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Important Elementary Information (email Thurs 9/6/07)
This week has been such a huge blessing. To see so many of you up at the school for the grade level parent meetings has been a great source of encouragement. I had the opportunity to sit in on each grade level meeting. Each meeting just confirmed even more what I already knew; we have an incredible team of teachers and some of the most supportive parents that I have ever been around. I also walked away from each meeting realizing again how many wonderful things we have going on at Northland Christian Elementary School. So much of the wonderful things happening are only made possible by the high level of parent involvement, especially through our PTO. If you have not yet joined our PTO, I want to encourage you to do so. Besides sending your child to Northland, it is the next best way to support our faculty, staff, and each of our students.
Attached you will find a list of elementary events for the year. I hope this is helpful as you organize your year. Please let us know if you have any questions. Have a blessed day.
In Christ, Kent Hart
Elementary Principal |
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SELL YOUR UNUSED TARGUS BACKPACK TO ncs (email Thurs 9/607)
Several students have indicated that they have never used the Targus backpack that they were issued with their tablet PC. NCS has decided that if your Targus backpack has never been used and you don't plan to use it, we will purchase it from you for $10.00. Just as a reminder, please make sure that you are using an appropriate case if you are not using the Targus backpack.
Remember, it MUST be clean and never used.
Please respond to this email and indicate that you are willing to sell your backpack to NCS.
Just as a reminder, please make sure that you are using an appropriate case if you are not using the Targus backpack
Thank you. |
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secondary open house (email Thurs 9/6/07)
WHAT: Secondary Open House
WHEN: Monday, September 10 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Building #5 Chapel (High School)
Building #6 Gym (Middle School) |
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Northland's Cub Scout Pack Invitation (email Thurs 9/6/07)
Northland's Cub Scout Pack 555 is inviting all prospective Cub Scouts, grades 1-5, and their parents and returning Cub Scouts to Northland's School Night for Scouting on Monday, September 10 in the cafeteria from 6:30-7:30pm. Join the Cub Scouts for an ice cream social and learn more about Scouting. We look forward to seeing you there.
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COUGAR CLEARANCE GIVEAWAY (email Thurs 9/6/07)
Today and tomorrow we will be having our Cougar clearance giveaway. Everything must go. The generous donations of used uniforms over the years has filled the school's storage to capacity, so now we are giving back to you. Take what you need, free of charge, no strings attached. Pants and shorts that do not have the NC logo on the back can only be worn as preschool uniforms. |
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NCS Secondary Photos (Steve Simpson)
Individual photos will be taken on Thursday, September 6 at the Secondary Campus for MS and HS. Please pick up a form in the school office or download here. |
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MIddle school volleyball B team tourney - secondary campus
The games begin Friday at 4:30 and run until about 8. The Cougars will be playing on two different courts. So there will be plenty to watch. Come support the Junior Lady Cougars! |
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FOR EVERYONE WHO MISSED THE HEART SCREENING DAY HERE AT NCS HIGH SCHOOL!!
(email 9/4/07)
Northland is hosting a special event at our high school campus on September 22nd from 9:00 a.m. - noon. A company called SportsFit USA will be here for and additional testing day to conduct comprehensive HEART SCREENINGS (Echocardiograms/Echo-Doppler) for our young athletes, and anyone who wants to take advantage of this screening tool. This is being done for the prevention of what most of us have seen in recent times either on the news, in a paper, or from those who have had personal experience with this issue. In the U.S. alone, it is reported that around 435 young athletes die EACH MONTH due to undiagnosed, undetected heart abnormalities while participating in sporting activities. These heart issues follow no genetic predisposition, nor are they more prevalent in certain ethnicities. Unfortunately in more than 90% of these cases, the first visible sign of a problem is death. Last year alone, Houston lost 13 of its young athletes during a sporting activity due to Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome (SUDS) associated with undiagnosed heart defects. This test detects approximately 99% of all structural heart defects and costs about as much as a pair of Nike tennis shoes.
Although the heart screening is not a mandatory screening, it is one that is being closely scrutinized by Texas legislation and may be mandatory in the near future. On December 10, 2004, the International Olympic Committee adopted the Lausanne Recommendations and is now mandating screening for all its athletes. They also issued an advisory worldwide recommending that all athletes be tested. The If you have any specific questions or want to know more about this topic, please feel free to browse their website at www.sportsfitusa.net.
REGISTRATION!!!!
There are several ways to register for the heart screening if you choose to participate. First, you can log on to their website and use their online registration page. PLEASE SELECT NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU WHEN CHOOSING THE TESTING SITE. You can also download a registration form from their site and simply fax it to 832-202-2514. PLEASE WRITE IN NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN SPACE THAT ASKS FOR TESTING LOCATION. You can also choose to call their main number at 281-570-9992. Which ever way you choose, a SportFit staff member will contact you within 24 hours to confirm and schedule your screenings. Payments for the heart screenings can be made through their website using PayPal, or you can bring a check or cash with you on the date of testing. Heart screenings take around 15 minutes and are $150 for the first child, and $125 thereafter for siblings, parents, and immediate family. The normal co-pay for this type of procedure if done in a clinic or hospital is normally $180 and above. Once again, please call or email us with any questions and don't forget that times for testing are on a first-come, first-served basis! A copy of the registration form is attached to this message. You are also welcome to invite friends and family who may also be interested in screening their loved ones by simply forwarding this message to them. |
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