Northern is a big school with a lot to explore. Where can you find out essential information and meet parents to journey through the high school years with?
For up-to-date information about school business, your one-stop shopping is The Principal’s Weekly Bulletin. It’s long, but worth the read! It has all the essential information for the coming week that you and your student need to know. This is automatically sent to every parent or caregiver of students at Northern.
If you are interested to know what the Daily Announcements are, click NSSAir. These highlight clubs and activities that help students to get involved in extracurricular activities.
School Council meetings are a great way to hear about the school in detail, ask the principal questions, discuss concerns at Northern, meet parents, and be part of what parents do to support the students at Northern.
For news “for parents, by parents”, School Council has…
- nsscouncil.com – this is your one-stop parent’s guide to Northern. From parent events to parent tips to the school map…this site will help you find the support and information you need to navigate Northern with your student.
- Parent Post – this is an opt-in email list for news “for parents, by parents”. It includes news of events and resources beyond Northern or expanded information about things that appear in the weekly bulletin. To join, email nss.school.council@gmail.com with “Count me in” in the subject line. You can unsubscribe at any time.
- What’s App – this is an informal chat group for Northern parents and caregivers to ask questions, share information, or get helpful tips. There is a General group as well as subcategories (athletics, Class of…, etc). To sign up, email nss.school.council@gmail.com with “Join What’s App” in the subject line. You can leave the group at any time.
- Instagram – for fun posts and friendly reminders of event at Northern, follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/nss_council/
Feeling Social?
There are many opportunities for you to meet the Northern parent community!
All of our latest in-person events are posted on nsscouncil.com. They include regular weekend walks in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, coffees, presentations at Northern, and School Council meetings in the Heritage Room (Rm 114).
If your student is in the gifted program, learn more about the Gifted Advisory Committee.