NPES: Sending the newsletter out a little early so you have some extra time to read through it today. We have not heard any decisions regarding school yet. Please register for the Kids Heart Challenge (link in newsletter) and send a message to our staff using the link in the newsletter. We are very hopeful that we will have a great week ahead!
https://app.smore.com/n/rk23qc
We announced this yesterday but just wanted to send a reminder. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 6, 2026.
Click the very bottom of the message we sent out to fully open the message and then you can access Coach Ace's video and the rest of the message. 🙂
NPES Families: Message from Coach Ace: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MZOdRVhuvNkwEgiU-fjXIcR6XcKKVHmx/view?usp=sharing
Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association (formerly called Jump Rope for Heart) is KICKING OFF TODAY! Let’s rally to change lives and be heart heroes for kids! All you have to do is register!
Through Finn’s Mission, you’ll learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today: 1. Sign Up for Kids Heart Challenge by downloading the free “AHA Schools” app for Apple or Android or by clicking HERE. https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/ym_school_search.html
2. Be a hero: Send 10 texts TODAY to help save lives.
3. Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets!
By signing up and raising funds, you can help us earn gift certificates for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health & wellness of our school community.
I can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year. We have raised over $6000-$10,000 each year the last two years.
Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association (formerly called Jump Rope for Heart) is KICKING OFF TODAY! Let’s rally to change lives and be heart heroes for kids! All you have to do is register!
Through Finn’s Mission, you’ll learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today: 1. Sign Up for Kids Heart Challenge by downloading the free “AHA Schools” app for Apple or Android or by clicking HERE. https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/ym_school_search.html
2. Be a hero: Send 10 texts TODAY to help save lives.
3. Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets!
By signing up and raising funds, you can help us earn gift certificates for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health & wellness of our school community.
I can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year. We have raised over $6000-$10,000 each year the last two years.
The virtual choice board has ellipses (...) after the number six meaning that it will continue throughout the rest of this week. I apologize for the confusion, but at the time that I shared it, we were only on day six of NTI. There are more than enough activities on that board to be completed for days six through eight. Please make sure to only choose three activities from the entire board.
NPES Families: Show your kids this message from Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Morgan, Ms. Ivy and Ms. Amy! See you online today! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1elxCC5nJnniArpvw3uQW2ayPcSMhPt71/view?usp=sharing
North Park: Today is the last day of NTI this week - Day 8!
đź’»We know you do not have Day 8 packets. Some are available outside the school or on our website. Please consider joining meets instead!
🍕Any student who joins a Google meet tomorrow will get to attend a pizza party with our mascot, Buzzy the Bee next week! Let's have amazing participation!
🍎Families who receive food bags from the Feeding America backpack program may pick those up between 9:00 and 2:00 tomorrow.
NPES Parents - NTI Day 8 is tomorrow! We share your frustration with this situation we are all in and want to be back as soon as it is safe to do so.
đź’»We know you do not have Day 8 packets. Some are available outside the school or on our website. Please consider joining meets instead!
🍕Any student who joins a Google meet tomorrow will get to attend a pizza party with our mascot, Buzzy the Bee next week!
🍎Families who receive food bags from the Feeding America backpack program may pick those up between 9:00 and 2:00 tomorrow
We apologize for the second message. There was a technical issue with the audio in the first message's video. It has been corrected in the video link below.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
*Hardin County Schools will utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
*Friday, February 6, 2026, will be a traditional SNOW DAY. That means that no instruction will be provided on that day.
We encourage our students, staff and families to listen to this message (see YouTube link) from HCS Superintendent Terrie Morgan. She answers some questions she has received about this prolonged time away from our physical classrooms: https://youtu.be/Sl03X8cC8es
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
*Hardin County Schools will utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
*Friday, February 6, 2026, will be a traditional SNOW DAY. That means that no instruction will be provided on that day.
We encourage our students, staff and families to listen to this message (see YouTube link) from HCS Superintendent Terrie Morgan. She answers some questions she has received about this prolonged time away from our physical classrooms: https://youtu.be/Sl03X8cC8es
If your child participates in the BackPack Program through Feeding America, you may pick up those weekly items between 1:00-2:00pm today at North Park.
NPES Families - Today is NTI Day 7. We know everyone is ready for this to melt and roads to be in better shape. We share your feelings and want to see our kids back in school. I know today is the last of the packets you have. We will have some copies of days 8-10 outside of the school. We hope we do not need them, but we have them out there. However, I strongly encourage you to utilize the google meets/choice boards for both grade levels so that you don't have to come here or you can print at home. The meets are the BEST form of alternative instruction for your kiddos! We also have food and milk/juice that will be expiring that Ms. Ivy will give out today from 1:00-2:00 PM. Feel free to come by the school and pick up items along with free materials for the kiddos. If we can do ANYTHING for your family, please call 270-351-4464 between now and 3:00 PM. We miss our students so much and hope to see them back VERY SOON!
https://northpark.hardin.kyschools.us/nti-info
https://northpark.hardin.kyschools.us/nti-info
We had a great day of NTI and MANY Active Collaborators to celebrate! These students will earn a prize once we return to school. Way to go, Tiny Trojans! Click the link to see the names submitted to us today.
ACTIVE COLLABORATOR LIST
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NPES Family - please show your students this FIN-tastic video this morning from their NPES Principals, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Morgan! Turn up the volume!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oGyYO_yn6GuYNkDTfRUb1l-tArLWhtMQ/view?usp=sharing
NPES Families - We have some juices, oranges and carrots we can give out today. Please ask for these items upon arrival. We may also have milk that is set to expire today or tomorrow but is still valid for now. We also have a few non-perishable items available as well some new books that we will be giving out from 12:00-2:00 in the front lobby. Our parking lot was worked on yesterday, but it is still slick on the sidewalks, so please use caution when entering.
Parents - read below!
https://northpark.hardin.kyschools.us/nti-info
Today is NTI Day 6. Our offices will be open from 7:30-2:30. To make it a little fun today, we are challenging students to be active collaborators (great participants) on their Google meets! Our Portrait of a Learner focus is Active Collaborator this month, which includes "joining in a group and positive interaction." Mrs. Morgan and I will be hopping on meets to search for some great Tiny Trojan participation! Those students will get a shoutout and a prize from us! Thanks for your hard work, parents! We appreciate you!
North Park Families - As you know, tomorrow is NTI Day 6. Our Portrait of a Learner focus for February is Active Collaborator. We will be looking for some great NTI participants actively collaborating on our Google meets tomorrow! We will have some prizes for these students when we return to school. We look forward to seeing so many happy faces on our Google meets tomorrow and if you need any assistance, our office staff is available at our normal line, 270-351-4464 tomorrow.
HCS will conduct Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
NPES Parents - today is a great day to show some LOVE to our school staff. https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/uERzv2hx. Thanks to those who have already left a comment, gif or image. The teachers are going to LOVE these comments. I'm so excited to share all the comments with them on Valentine's Day!
Staff- please park all the way down behind the busses as well! They are finished with the back of the school, but are still working on the front.
NPES Families - We miss our students! Please read this week's newsletter for some important information you will want to know - especially about the 100th Day, Kids Heart Challenge AND a special way you can help show some love to NPES staff. We hope to see your students back SOON. https://app.smore.com/n/bgen1
