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Nickajack Weekly Beat

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

Issue: 184     May 21, 2012 
In This Issue
Volunteers Needed Please
PTA Night at Buckhead BBQ
5th Grade Walk
Top AR Students for 4th Nine Weeks
PTA Outstanding Volunteers for 4th Nine Weeks
PTA Outstanding Volunteer of The Year
PTA Pal Spotlight
Early Release Days
Last Day of School Info
Cobb County Summer Hours

 

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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!
Join us!  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. 

 

5th Grade Walkgraduation
Thursday, May 24th, 12:20 pm

Everyone is welcome to come see our 5th grade students make their final walk through the Nickajack Halls with Mrs. Parks and Mr. Foster. 

Bring tissue as  it is an emotional event as we watch our babies grow up and  move on to middle school!

Congratulations 5th grade!!!



4th Nine Weeks, Top AR Students
Thank You to The Book Stop
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Congratulations to our top AR students for the 4th nine weeks!

Thanks to our Gold PTA Pal, The Book Stop, these students will receive a gift certificate for a free book at The Book Stop!

Students will be announced at school on WKOC this week!

Kindergarten - Genevieve LaPierre
1st grade - Malia Yost
2nd grade - Katherine Childs
3rd grade - Topher Scott
4th grade - Elliott Reardon
5th grade - Giovanni Alfred

PTA Outstanding Volunteers
4th Nine Weeks

 

thank you
Please join us in  recognizing and thanking our 4th nine week Outstanding PTA Volunteers! 

Rhonda Powell-Woodard
Rhonda has been a very enthusiastic volunteer, asking regularly, "How do I get more involved?"  "What else can I do"  She took on Box Tops this year and has been training in this weekly newsletter, The Beat.  She also helps often in the front office whenever they ask.  Her positive attitude and smiling face make her a pleasure to work with .  Thank you Rhonda!

Linda Sanders
The iLs Team:
The following individuals are being recognized for spearheading an exciting new program at Nickajack.  Led by PTA parent Dara Fairgrieves, this team introduced iLs to a test group of students at Nickajack.  iLs is a multi-sensory program for improving brain function.  It strives to globally effect the brain and central nervous system, influencing the following systems: balance, visual, auditory, motor, coordination,  behavior and emotional regulation.  As team leader, Dara, worked diligently to successfully bring this program to Nickajack.  The research and information that she was able to provide to Mrs. Parks, the Area Superintendent and finally the PTA membership, was compelling enough to gain all of our approval.  Once approved, Dara then worked to set up implementation of the program.  She formed a team and together, they were able to successfully instruct a group of carefully identified students through the program over the course of many weeks.  For 11 full weeks, Mon.-Fri.,  the following individuals gave over 115 volunteer hours to deliver the equivalent of 360 hours of intervention to  nine very lucky students, none of which are their own.  Please join us in thanking and recognizing these extraordinary volunteers for giving their hearts, sweat and tears, all to help make a difference in the life of a child:
 
With Extra Special Thanks to Team Leader. If not for her efforts before and during the implementation this program would not have been possible! - Dara Fairgrieves
Team members:
 Katy Weihe
 Lynne Scott
 Susan Kreitlow
 Elizabeth Newman
 Brenda Plaugher
 Pat Ristma

PTA Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Lynne Scott

Thank You for Your Service and Dedication

 

Lynne Scott
Our PTA Volunteer of the Year received many nominations this year as she has touched so many areas and so many lives with her cheerful disposition and helpful attitude.  For the second year in a  row, she has chaired the Welcome Committee for PTA and this year she chaired a most successful Fall Festival for our school's Foundation.  And she does not stop there!  She helps with AR in her 3rd grade classroom on a regular basis, she is the class room parent, she meets every other week with the 3-5th grade KC Club, she volunteers every Tuesday afternoon to help with the school jogging club and she has been working tirelessly with the iLS team for the last 11 weeks volunteering several afternoons a week.  And, there has not been one Volunteer Sign Up this year where Lynne Scott's name has not appeared.   Lynne, you are a Parent Volunteer Extraordinaire and you are truly making a difference in all of our children's lives!  Thank you for your service and your dedication! 
 

lynne and Toe
Lynne and her son, Topher,
after running a 5K with the Nickajack Jogging Club.



PTA Pal Spotlight
Summer Reading is Everywhere
The Book Stop
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Summer Reading is at The Book Stop!

 

For those of you who haven't visited The Book Stop yet, they're located at 3599 Atlanta Road in the same shopping center as Bella's Pizzeria.  

 

Gently used books are sold at half the original cover price. There are books for everyone in the family, from novels to nonfiction and kid's books to cookbooks. You're encouraged to bring in books for book credit to be used toward your purchase. Check out their website at thebookstoponline.com for details on the trading policy.    

Stop by for friendly, knowledgeable service and a great selection of summer reading!  

 

The Book Stop is open Monday through Friday 10am - 6pm and Saturdays 10am - 5pm.

 

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.

  

 

Last Day of SCHOOL
Thursday May 24th
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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.   

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