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From PTA President
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Dear Puma families,
It's March! That means we're breaking ground on our new middle school addition. So excited! Who else is excited? I'm excited to be part of something so meaningful to not just my kids, but to the district as a whole. Being able to have more of a choice for my daughters' middle school years makes me happy. And the different opportunities at Nesbit make me happy. Can't wait to see the progress that is made!
March also means it's time for the School Force Fundraiser, Moonlight and Martinis, on March 14. The ticket sales end Sunday, so please buy your tickets soon. This has been such a fun event the past few years. Please join us! The online auction goes live on March 8 and is open to the public. Please share the word about the auction with others who don't attend our amazing schools!
Our Fifth Graders are heading to Outdoor Education in just a few weeks. This is going to be the first time many are away from their parents for more than one night. What a great adventure, what wonderful memories! Next year's fifth grade class (aka current 4th graders) are starting to plan and work on their fundraising goals for their turn. Stay tuned for their new fundraising idea in April.
A big thank you to Melissa Keefe and Akehmi Gertz who are working on this years' Multi-Cultural Night event. Please join us March 20 at 6:00 for a sampling of food and culture from around the globe.
Also, I'd like to thank all our teachers for a fantastic week celebrating Read Across America, and give a big shout out to our fabulous teachers, Valerie Messina and Katey Marsh, for taking on the Talent Show this year! Each year we have the opportunity to see the amazing talents of our wonderful puma kids. Maybe another Flash Mob from our staff??
Finally, tomorrow is the last chance to order Puma Spirit wear. Our fabulously talented VP has designed another winning item for us to show our Puma Pride. Orders must be in TOMORROW. We are short 23 orders to make our minimum, so please place your order now! Click on the link below to order your hoodie:
http://www.booster.com/nesbit-gopumas
Happy March everyone! I hope the Luck of the Irish is wit ye this month!
Puma Pride,
Alanna Filippi
PTA Presiden
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Library News
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 This week is READ ACROSS AMERICA and we're celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday in the library. It's a lot of fun!! We got a shipment of 3 boxes of new books for our Nesbit Library. Thank you PTA for adding the library to your annual budget. New books are always needed and appreciated. Every year some books get damaged, lost or just fall apart. We also need to order the award winning books to add to our collection. I will have ADOPT-A-BOOKS available for donating to the library on the evening of our Multi Cultural Dinner. Please stop by my table and adopt a book for our library. I will take a photo of your student for a personalized book plate. All ADOPT-A-BOOKS are $20, you choose the title. Keep reading! Mrs. Branscum |
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School Force Reading Power
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Read-A-Thon Results
The Read-A-Thon results are in! Nesbit students read approximately 273K minutes with 165 Thousand-Minute Club Winners. Nesbit raised over $16K for School-Force! Congratulations to Derrick Chan who won Top Fundraiser at Nesbit, Top Reader in his class, as well as Top Reader for the 5th grade! Other Top Readers in their grades were Neil Sirimalle. Krishan Thilakraj, Inas Kibboua, Jack Ketcham, Benjamin Liu, and Franklin Kuo. Congratulations also to Diane Sexton who won for Top Participation from T-K to 2nd grade with 100% participation (she won last year, too)! She wins a $50 Mistral Restaurant Gift Certificate. Mr. Ting wins for Top Participation with 66% for 3rd-5th graders. Ms. Sexton and Mr. Ting's class win a Pizza Party.
Thank you to all parents who helped make this event a success. There are many... Special thanks to Jessica Lee, Melody Chan, JoAnn Gurdus and Kamin Wong.
 
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School Force Spring Fundraiser
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"Moonlight and Martinis"
Online Auction The Moonlight and Martinis online auction opens March 8th, and you can preview items now! https://schoolforce.schoolauction.net/mm2015/catalog. The auction is open to EVERYONE and features school offerings (student events, principal for a day, prime graduation seats), plus fun parent-only events, summer camps, weekend get-a-ways, tickets to sporting events, and more! Enjoy the catalog and get ready to bid!
Buy your tickets this week for Moonlight and Martinis on March 14th; tickets are selling fast and the event sold out last year. The evening will start with cocktails and appetizers, followed by a sit down dinner, and music and dancing with local band 'Daylight'. As an event attendee, you'll also have the chance to bid on select items. Seating this year is open, UNLESS you BUY A TABLE. So, gather your friends, and build your tables! Tickets will NOT be available at the door. http://schoolforce.schoolauction.net/mm2015/
Volunteer We will need volunteers to help an hour or two at Moonlight and Martinis. We have a short list - set up, check in, greeters, and if you have and nice camera and enjoy taking candid photos, snap photos for an hour! If you can spare a bit of time, please sign up to help. To sign up:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E49A5A92FAA8-moonlight
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Walk/Roll-To-School Day
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Congratulations to the 2nd Graders again!
5th Graders are not that far behind!
Great walking, everyone!
Be sure to walk/roll to school next month on the
1st Wednesday of April
Thanks to all the volunteers for helping out with this month's
Walk-To-School day!
Keep your key chain to add more trinkets!
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Student Corner
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3rd GRADE
WAX MUSEUM
Last week, Nesbit's 3rd grade students culminated their Biography unit with a Wax Museum. Their assignment was to choose an influential person from history, read biography texts, identify the main ideas of the person's life, and present their findings to an audience by either reading aloud from the text, summarizing the key points from an index card, or memorizing a script.
Great job, 3rd grade, Ms. Marsh, and Ms. Martinez!
Can you guess who this influential person is?
(Hint: She's a Nesbit Puma)
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Ralston Middle School Play
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Ralston Middle School & San Carlos Children's Theater
present the musical...
Director: Eron Block. Choreographer: Daina Block.
Music Director: Susie Jimenez.
All actors are students of Ralston Middle School! Also, Ralston students will be operating the lights and sound, and working backstage. Be entertained while supporting the students!
This musical tells the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity!
Performance Dates
Friday March 27 at 7:00 PM
Saturday March 28 at 7:00 PM
Sunday March 29 at 1:00 PM
Venue
McKinley Auditorium
400 Duane Street
Redwood City, CA 94062
Tickets and Info
Tickets $10 / person. Tickets at sancarloschildrenstheater.com
Click here for flyer
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Jamba Juice
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STARTING TOMORROW
Nesbit's 4th grade class will sell Jamba Juice to fundraise for next year's Outdoor Education
experience.
Every Friday
2:35 - 3:15pm
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Multi-Cultural Potluck
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We Need Your Help with
Nesbit's Multi-Cultural Night
Friday, March 20, 2015
6:00-8:00 PM
Melissa Keefe & Akemi Gertz
If you would like to participate in this amazing evening, please sign up by clicking the link below or look for the flyer attached to last week's Wednesday letter. Please fill it out and return it by March 11th!
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What are your priorities for Belmont?
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
The City is engaging residents in a Community Conversation on your perspectives regarding local service needs. The most important input into this process comes from YOU! Please help us by visiting www.belmont.gov/survey t o take our brief Community Survey today. Click here for more information
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From the Office
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IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE OFFICE
ABSENCES: When your child is out of school, please make sure you call the office. It is ok to email your teacher, but the teacher has 24+ other students, so your email may not make it to the office. You can email the office, too; however, not all emails go through as some end up in spam.
It is best to call (650)637-4860 and please leave a message.
Messages are retrieved all day long.
If your child is out for 5 days or more, we require a doctor's note. (Note: next year a note will be required for 3+ consecutive absences)
TARDIES: We are noticing a number of students coming to school late. School starts at 8:25 and if Mrs Maganaris has said "Good morning, Nesbit School" and your child is not in line with his/her class, your child is considered late. When your child is late, s/he must come to the office and get a pass for class. Please try your best to get your child(ren) to school on time.
MEDICATIONS: NO MEDICATIONS (prescription or over the counter) should be in your child's backpack or pocket. Students CANNOT and SHOULD NOT be carrying medications of any kind. All medications MUST be brought to the office. It is a big liability (and dangerous) if other children get medication that does not belong to them.
LICE: We have had reports of lice in our school in the last month. If your child has lice, it is very important to let the office know so we can take precautions to keep it from spreading to other children. We send home notices to parents alerting them of the exposure so they can check at home as well.
The Office
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2015 - 2016 Instructional Calendar
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Click here for next year's calendar
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Calendar
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March 10-18: Conferences: Early Dismissal for grades 1-5
March 14: School Force's "Moonlight and Martinis" Event
March 20: Multi-Cultural Night
March 30 - April 4: 5th graders to Outdoor Education
Looking Ahead:
April 8: Talent Show at 7:00 p.m.
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Stay Informed! Stay Involved!
Sincerely,
Nesbit PTA
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