Welcome Back!!!!

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We are delighted to welcome four students back to NCS as in-school learners this week! It's almost March and time for another exciting challenge! March is National Reading Month, so guess what? We are having a reading challenge. Each teacher will set a classroom goal. Our readers will log their accomplishments by hanging a kite at school. Each class that reaches their goal will receive a prize; the class exceeding its goal by the largest amount will get a special treat. There will also be a prize for the most decorative kite.

We encourage you to read with your children. I also encourage you to model reading. Just ask your child's teacher to send home a kite or two; you can fill one in for each book you read, too. We will be putting up kites all around NCS during the month of March.

Please have fun with this challenge. As a family you can:

• Read to the dog
• Read in the bathtub
• Read in the closet with a flashlight
• Read to each other
• Read to a stuffed animal
• Read under the covers
• Read a book about school
• Read a nonfiction book
• Read a book with a ? in the title
• Read a book of poetry
• Read a book about Maine
• JUST READ, READ, READ!

We have had some wonderful donations of winter clothing. Thanks for your caring and kindness.

The next stretch between breaks can be . . . well, l-o-n-g. Some folks consider March a dull, dreary month and it can seem endless. Others take joy in the welcome morning sunlight in March. Regardless of your personal feelings for this time of year, make sure you and your children get enough rest, drink plenty of water, eat healthy, get outside when possible and find special ways to have some family fun.

Have an amazing week!