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School Office Hours:
Issue 7
March 6, 2015
The office is open daily from 7:45a.m.– 4:15p.m. If you need assistance, please leave a
message and we will return your call as soon as possible.
Important Reminders
Weather Delays- EACS will determine if a 1, 2, or 3 hour delay is necessary for the safety of our
students and staff based on the weather. Parents can check the local news or EACS website for
delay information.
*If there is a 2 hour delay on a Wednesday, there is no early dismissal.
*If there is a 3 hour delay, student attendance is extended until 4:45p.m.
New Haven Primary Bulldogs
EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Information Updates- Have a new phone number or address? Please contact our office or your
student’s teacher with any updated information as soon as it changes. This is very helpful in the
event that we need to contact you during our school day.
Newsletters- Classroom teachers and school wide newsletters can be sent electronically! Please
make sure we have your current email address if you are interested in receiving your information
this way.
Daily Transportation Changes- According to our parent-student handbook, any changes to your
child’s daily transportation needs to be done by a note to his or her teacher or a call to the school
office by noon of that day. This will help alleviate any confusion at the end of the day.
Calendar Items:
Mar. 11- Literacy Night @ NHP 6-7:30pm
Mar. 12- Science Central Fieldtrip– grade 2, 9:30-12:30
Mar. 12- Kindergarten Registration Begins
Mar. 13- Yearbook orders are due by today!
Mar. 13- End of the 3rd Nine Weeks
Mar. 16- Beginning of the 4th Nine Weeks
Mar. 24- Date With Dad Night 6-7:30pm
Mar. 25- Report cards go home today
Mar. 27- Popcorn Friday, 25 cents
March 30– April 3- Spring Break, no school
Apr. 6- 1st day day back from spring break
Any student arriving to school after 9:05 is considered tardy.
For safety purposes, it is highly recommended that any student
who is tardy be escorted into the building by an adult and signed
in at the front office.
New Haven Primary School
1445 Berwick Lane, New Haven, IN 46774
Phone: 260-446-0150
Fax: 260-446-0153
Character Counts at NHP!
March is National Disability Awareness Month!
Each week, students will learn about a different disability (blind, deaf, physical), and they will
participate in special activities to simulate what it might be like to have a disability.
Students will take a pledge to treat all people with respect and kindness, and they will have an
opportunity to ask questions throughout the month about disabilities!
Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for the Caring Award in February!
These students received a special certificate and FREE Domino's Pizza! BIG thanks to Domino's for
their continued support throughout the year!
Savannah Urschel
Shani Moore
Kainoa Gumbert
Layla Fink
Tyler Barta
Savannah Vance
DaJuan Harris
Alicia Lemus
Solomon Johnson
Analissa Boyd
Brianna Funk
Caitlyn Barta
Aleea Lillie
Taylor Head
Nadia Sparks
Avery Naval
Nathan Campbell
Evelyn lake
Mikeyona Carter
Brock Romines
Yearbooks are on sale until March 13th!
If your student would like to purchase a yearbook, please return your order form and
$12 (per yearbook) to our school no later than Friday, March 13th.
Thank you NHP families!!
Thank you New Haven Primary families for your Pennies for
Patients donations! Our school was able to collect approximately
$900.00 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
Thanks again!!
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PTO News
PTO Board Members:
Darla Kaiser– President
Darla.kaiser2@gmail.com
Katie Wake– Treasurer
katiewake83@gmail.com
Jesse Logan– Secretary
jesslogan79@yahoo.com
Mackenzie Brockhaus– NHP Fundraiser Coordinator
miktapper@frontier.com
Heather Hoover– NHI Fundraiser Coordinator
Hhoover25@hotmail.com
Popcorn
Friday!
BOGO Book Fair!!
April 20-24th
March 27th
Next skating
party:
April
14th
PTO March Calendar of Events:
3/6
Scrip Order Due
3/30-4/3 Spring Break!!
3/11 Literacy Night 6-7:30pm
4/6 PTO Meeting @ NHI 6:30pm
3/12 Kindergarten Registration 8-3pm
4/14 PTO Skating Party 5:30-7:30pm
3/27 Popcorn Friday!! 25 cents
4/20-4/24 Book Fair BOGO
Happy March Birthdays!
03-03 Enright, Madison
03-12 Matthews, Jackson
03-22 Vance, Christopher
03-04 Brown, Kaydence
03-13 Harris, Da Juan
03-23 Belcher, Corre
03-04 Walls, Ethan
03-13 Leighty, Rhianna
03-23 Cornmesser, Dillon
03-05 Baker, Alexander
03-14 Casiano, Aaliyah
03-23 Plantz, Ian
03-06 Barlow, Ethan
03-14 Fackler, Naomi
03-25 Johns, Seth
03-06 Meade, Gavin
03-14 Hogle, Jr, Joshua
03-25 Romines, Brock
03-06 Meade, Tristan
03-14 Patel, Krish
03-25 Wilson, Madison
03-06 Richards, Saaliyah
03-15 Lake, Evelyn
03-27 Festog, Lucas
03-07 Ackels, Layla
03-17 Butler, Charles
03-27 Mitchell, Haydenn
03-09 Spencer, Aubry
03-18 Johnson, Patryk
03-27 Savage, Jaden
03-09 Villalobos, Abigail
03-19 Kehn, Pierce
03-29 Festog, Heavenlie
03-10 Aguilar, Mia
03-19 Reichhart, Makenzie
03-29 Turk, Madison
03-10 Carpenter, Everett
03-19 Vanolden, Hadleigh
03-30 Dotson, Lilah
03-10 Hutchison, Skyler
03-20 Darling, Alayna
03-30 Shroyer, Madison
03-11 DuBose, Tessa
03-20 Lee, Denym
03-30 Swihart, Liliana
03-11 Napier, Marcella
03-21 Gilbert, Amore
03-12 Jacobson, Owen
03-22 Sparks, Nadia
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A big thank you to our NHP families that
came to McTeacher night!! It was great to
see our students in such a fun setting!
PreK Interest
Applications
now available
in our office!
Did you know that NHP offers
a Title 1 Pre-School Program
for residents in New Haven
Primary’s attendance area?
You may stop by our school
office to fill out an interest
application form now through
May 1st. Please bring your
student’s birth certificate and
proof of residence at that time.
Spots are limited.
Students need to be 4 years of
age by August 1, 2015 and
will have an assessment before
being placed in a classroom.
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eLearning Information
Top 10
Things to Know about eLearning Day at NHP
1. NHP teachers will provide their students the plan for their elearning day via email by 9:00 AM the day of closing.
2. Once we return to school students will have 5 school days in which to make up the missing work.
3. Students will be able to come to school one hour before school starts only during the 5 days to make up for the elearning day
assignments if necessary.
4. Parents/guardian/adult must escort the student into the building to sign the student in at the office. Doors will be open to students to go to the office to sign in and then report to the computer lab starting at 8:00 am. Students will then report to the computer
lab and a teacher will be available in the lab to help students, supervise the lab, and clarify any questions about the assignments.
5. We will not have after school hours for students to use the lab.
6. Staff members will be available to assist students during the open computer lab time.
7. There will be a student sign-in sheet to document the date students attend a day.
8. Teachers will be communicating with parents and students who have not completed the assignments and assist parents in using
Compass Odyssey. Parents need to be aware of what their child needs to complete and the date in which it needs to be completed by
for their elearning day.
9. All students will be required to complete 20 minutes of Math and 20 minutes of Reading on Compass Odyssey unless otherwise
indicated by their classroom teacher. Additional assignments may be given by support teachers. Music, Art and PE activities will be
given if the student was scheduled to have the special teacher on the elearning day. Your classroom teacher will indicate via email
which special area assignment to complete.
10. Students who do not participate in the the elearning assignments will be marked absent from school for that elearning day.
Accessing Compass Odyssey
From Home
iPad/Tablet:
1.
Go to the app store and get the “Puffin Academy” app. (Free)
2. Go to Safari (or any web browser on your iPad) and go to the compass odyssey website provided on the EACS website
under the student tab where it says “Compass Odyssey”
3. Once you are on the login page you will copy the web address by long-holding on the web address and then releasing.
Once it turns blue tap it and select “copy”
4. Open the Puffin Academy app.
5. At the top right you will see three dots. Tap on the dots
6. Select “Add to Bookmark”
7. Bookmark Name: Compass Odyssey
8. For the url you will paste the web address by tapping the URL space and selecting “Paste”. Tap “Save”
To access the Compass Odyssey Site:
1. Go to the Puffin Academy app
2. Tap on the three dots in the top right corner
3. Select “Bookmarks”
4. Choose Compass Odyssey
Student will login in with student ID number and first name and begin working
Desktop Computer:
Compass Odyssey works best in the Google Chrome Browser but will also work in the Firefox or Safari web browser.
1. Go to EACS website under the “Student” tab and select “Compass Odyssey”. Follow the link to login.
2. You can download the Google Chrome Browser by going to www.google.com and searching “Google Chrome”. Choose to
install the browser and follow the steps. Google Chrome typically downloads very quickly.
Don’t have internet at home and can’t make it in early to school?
Allen County Public Libraries are an option, too!
New Haven Public Library Branch Hours:
Monday– Wednesday: 10am-9pm & Thursday-Saturday: 10am-6pm
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