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Nickajack Special Beat

This e-newsletter is sponsored jointly by the Nickajack  PTA  & the Nickajack Elementary Foundation. 

Issue: 183       May 16, 2012 
In This Issue
Yearbooks!
Volunteers Needed Please
PTA Night at Buckhead BBQ
Calendar Events
Early Release Days
5th Grade Walk
Last Day of School Info
Cobb County Summer Hours

 

Quick Links



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PTA Pals

Platinum PTA Pals
Los Bravos

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Stevi B's  

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Gold PTA Pals
Gateway
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kangazoom
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Warner
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Bookstop new
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Mathnasium
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Twisted Taco
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Buckhead BBQ
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k-9 coach
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Silver PTA Pals
Genesis

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Macaroni Kid

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Pedo at Vinings Website    

 

 

Moore 

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Glazy Dazy

Paint Your Own Pottery

Website    

 

 

Vinings School of Art 

 Website  

 

 

Vickery Benesh  

Website   

 

 

thirty one

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Music Studio 

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Stella Dot  

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Bronze PTA Pals
Windburn Productions

McCray's Tavern

Art Ala Carte

 THE UPS Store-Cumberland

Chess 2 Children

Spanish 4 Me

The Little Studio

Georgia International Soccer Academy 

Playin' on Purpose

Overtime Athletics 

 

 

PTA Yearbook Distribution  
Friday, May 18th, 7:30 am - 8:00 am
Yearbook

If you were not able to pick up your yearbook on Tuesday at Los Bravos, PTA will be distributing pre-purchased yearbooks on Friday, May 18th from 7:30 am - 8 am in the school front lobby.


Questions regarding yearbooks?  Please email either Faye Yost or Jessica Powers.

Media Center Volunteers Needed Please
Books
The Media Center will have some improvements done this summer.  Every book will need to be inventoried, and then boxed up.  Please sign up to help Ms. Jeter and Ms. Bass if you are available.

Please click here to sign up. 
   

 

PTA Buckhead Barbeque Night!
Save the Date!  Wed. May 23rd, 5 - 8pm
Buckhead BBQ

Come on out to Buckhead Barbecue Co's PTA Family Night, Wednesday May 23rd 5-8 pm. 

 

Enjoy some mighty fine BBQ, ribs, tacos, salads, smoked wings and a cold root beer on our deck and kids get FREE ice cream or popsicles!

 

Every Family gets a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" Coupon for their next visit!

 

10% of ALL proceeds after 5pm will be donated to the Nickajack PTA!  You don't even have to sign in!

 

Please support our Gold PTA Pal and your PTA. 

 

Mark Your CalendarsSave the Date
Smoke Signal Events

Thur 5/17                   Character/Academic Assemblies
                  8:10 am    Grade 5
                  9:15 am    Grade 4
Fri 5/18                       CRCT retesting Grades 3-5
Mon 5/21                    5th Grade Picnic
Wed 5/23 12:30pm   Early Release
                    5:00 pm   PTA Buckhead Barbeque Night
Thur 5/24 12:30 pm  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL EARLY RELEASE
Mon 5/28                    MEMORIAL DAY - School CLOSED
Mon 6/4                       Report Cards will be mailed
                                       (any envelops without postage or if any
                                        money is owed will be held for pickup)
Early Release Days
Wed. May 23rd  and Thurs. May 24th
 

All Cobb County students will be dismissed early for the final two days of the school year, Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24.    

The early release schedule for each academic level is as follows:

 High Schools: 11:30 a.m. dismissal

 Elementary Schools: 12:30 p.m. dismissal  

    (After-School Programs  begin immediately after dismissal)

 Middle Schools: 1:30 p.m. dismissal

 Buses will begin their normal routes at the early dismissal times for each level.

  

 

5th Grade Walk
Thurs. May 24th, 12:20 pm
 

Our 5th graders will take their final walk through the Nickajack graduation

Hallways beginning at 12:20 pm on the last day of school.   Parents, you are invited to come see Mrs. Parks and Mr. Foster lead the 5th graders on their final walk as elementary students.  
 

 

 

Congratulations to all of our 5th graders! 

 

Last Day of SCHOOL
Thursday May 24th
bus
Students only are allowed to be taken on the bus on the last day.   
Students must leave book bags and backpacks at home on Wed.   Thank you for your cooperation.
Going Green
All Cobb County schools will operate on a 4-day work week  beginning Monday, June 4th and ending Friday July 20th.  For more details check CCSD website.   

Nickajack Elementary PTA