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The PTA and our PTA Pal, The Book Stop, are pleased to recognize the Accelerated Reader winners for the 4th nine weeks:

The following students were awarded a gift  

cetificate from The Book Stop for a free book.

These students consistently read and took AR

tests!

Kindergarten: Miles Trumble with 5.4 points

1st Grade: Noah Butts with 18.0 points

2nd grade: Jonathan Fairgrieves with 49.6 points

3rd grade: Chandler Cornelius with 82.4 points

4th grade: Erin Yoo with 63.5 points

5th grade: Leah Fontenot with 172.8 points

We would also like to recognize three students from each grade that have the most AR points for the whole year.  These students received a coupon from our Partner in Education, Chick-Fil-A, for an IceDream cup.

Kindergarten: 

#3 Jack Balzuweit with 24.5

#2 Hunter Fennel  with 50.8

#1 Anna Figaretti with 55.6

1st grade:

#3 Saraann Levine with 54.3

#2 Jackson Brooks with 60.2

#1 Rachel Levine with 103.5

2nd grade:

#3 Jonathan Fairgrieves with 100.6

#2 Sophie Balzuweit with 106.0

#1 Malia Yost with 173.4

3rd grade:

#3 Emma Miller with 320.3

#2 Katherine Childs with 362.8

#1 Ansley Bailey with 405.2

 4th grade:

#3 Taylor Spaulding with 164.3

#2 Sarah Delima with 327.0

#1 Alexander Melzer with 412.8

5th grade:

#3 Maria Harar with 416.3

#2 Devin Wade with 516.0 

#1 Damon Lin with 928.7

The student with the most AR points for each grade were also awarded a gift certificate for The Book Stop from Ms. Parks.

Congratulations boys and girls!  

Keep reading this summer and don't forget to sign up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and the Cobb County Library Summer Reading Program to win more prizes and to continue to improve your reading skills!

The Parkers not only serve as room parents for both of their children's classes but are also room parent coordinators and do whatever is necessary in other classes. Saralee is very active in several classrooms lending her expertise and MyOn program to the children and teachers. Both Daniel and Saralee are always ready and willing to step in whenever and wherever they are needed. They were here EVERY day during Teacher Appreciation Week working behind the scenes to make sure everything went smoothly for our teachers and staff. They step in cheerfully and have already been a big help with field day! The Parkers deserve to be recognized for all their contributions. :)

Mrs. Yahne has donated her time and efforts to Nickajack elementary for years. She has worked to help establish and continue making the Nickajack Foundation as successful as possible. She has organized donation collections for the Foundation and supported students though Foundation Grants and supplying the school with a computer class and teacher. The grants have provided classroom needs and helped to build the school community. She is an active parent volunteer in the classroom. She even meets with the Kindness and Compassion Club! She is a very active parent volunteer for our school. Please thank Mrs. Yahne for recognition for her efforts.

Lou goes above and beyond the average volunteer.  He supports the school in many ways including directing traffic and talking down road raged drivers at the open house, serving as the fundraising director for the Nickajack Foundation and actively participating in his daughter's classroom.  We appreciate all that you give to our school!

In addition to Faye Yost's new job in the Media Center at Nickajack Elementary, Faye is still an active parent volunteer at the school.  She makes the time to volunteer for each event, works on The Beat e-newsletter and basically helps out in any way that she can.  Her efforts are recognized and appreciated. 

We would like to recognize and thank our PTA co-president Rhonda Powell-Woodard for all her volunteer hours.  In addition to her time she puts into PTA and Jessye Coleman council, she finds the time to help out in the Front Office as well.  She is always flexible and has a wealth of knowledge in all areas. We sincerely appreciate her willingness to assist and her commitment to our students, parents and school!!

We would like to recognize and thank or PTA Co-President Brenda Plaugher for stepping up to do this very important role.  Brenda is a relatively new parent here at Nickajack.  This is only her second year here, yet, she realized early on the importance of getting involved with her child's education.  In her first year she served as the PTA's Hospitality Committee Chair and then this year, she stepped up to be one of the Co-Presidents getting heavily involved with our PTA Pals and the weekly e-newsletter, The Beat.  She is also solely responsible for keeping us all aware of the happenings around Nickajack via Facebook and Twitter.  We would like to recognize Brenda for her commitment and dedication to Nickajack and all of our students!

Nickajack Elementary School is making national news by working to support and improve the health of our children and our community. As part of their effort, Nickajack Elementary School is featuring healthy items on its menus and emphasizing physical education and activity to students. The schools efforts are part of the HealthierUS School Challenge.

Nickajack Elementary School qualified for the Bronze Award of Distinction.

The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary certification available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.  It supports First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign by recognizing schools that create healthier school environments through  promotion of good nutrition and physical activity.  Sponsored by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the initiative encourages all schools to take a leadership role in helping students make healthier eating and activity choices that will last a lifetime.  

Schools, including Nickajack Elementary School, that champion the HUSSC work hard to make changes to their school nutrition environment in order to (1) improve the quality of the foods served, (2) provide students with nutrition education, and (3) provide students with physical education and opportunities for physical activity.