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Nickajack  2013-2014  Beat

This Newletter is jointly sponsored by the PTA and the NES Foundation 

 

Issue: 2014-032                

Jan. 15, 2014 



In This Issue
Kindergarten Open House
Tickets on Sale for Casino Night
Fundraise for Books
Food Drive
Georgia Parent Survey
Help NES Win a Playground Makeover!



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Kindergarten Open House, Thursday, 
Jan. 16th, 6 :30 pm
Donations and Volunteers STILL Needed  
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Current NES Parents, we need your help!  
 
Please sign up to help make this event successful!  



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A Kid-Free Night on the Town to Benefit a Great Cause!
Purchase tickets to NES Foundation Casino Night.

   
This year's Casino Night on Saturdy, February 8th is Speakeasy Style.  Slip on your flapper dresses and snappy suits (or just semi-formal clothes) and enjoy delicious food, table games, raffles and a silent auction.  The top secret location and password for the door will be revealed when you buy your tickets. 

 

Ticket prices are reduced from last year to $50/per person for an all-inclusive ticket or $75/per person for the "Ante Up" package (designed for high rollers).  Tickets are 100% tax deductible!  More information ONLINE. 

 

PURCHASE TICKETS today!

Nickajack's Media Center Needs Your Help!
Make Your Tax Deductible Donation by Jan. 17th!

So far donors have helped  raise $1,455!  Help us reach our goal of $5,000!

 

 

The media center plays a critical role in increasing literacy among students, assisting teachers with their curriculum, and contributing to your child's lifelong joy of reading. 

 

There simply is not enough money in the budget to fill our library with the books our students and teachers need for reading and research.  A recent collection analysis indicates that 70% of our non-fiction collection is out dated, over 4,000 books!  We need to purchase updated and relevant non-fiction books to support the Common Core curriculum and our student's interest in non-fiction topics.

 

For every $20 donated we will be able to purchase a new book and 100% of your tax deductible donation goes to the Nickajack Media Center!

 

Click to donate: http://www.funds4books.com/fundraiser.aspx?pincode=ece9

 

Donations ($10 minimum) will be accepted until January 17, 2014.

 

With your help, we can purchase the library materials our children need!

 

We greatly appreciate your support!

 

100 Days of School Food Drive
Now till January 24th (the 100th day of School!)

Save It Forward 

We are partnering with Alive Ministries in the 100 Days of School Campaign to help meet the needs of students & their families right here in Cobb County. Alive Ministries establishes food pantries within local schools to address the need of hunger amongst children living in poverty. We hope that you will join us as we challenge each homeroom to collect 100 cans or boxes of food by the 100th day of school (January 24th). All of the food collected will be donated to the Save It Forward Food Pantries in Cobb County.

 

This campaign will also teach students the importance of helping others and the value of working together. Students will learn that no matter how large or small their contribution is to the campaign, when we work together and each does his/her part, we can make a BIG difference. We want each student to walk away from the campaign feeling like they have made a difference in the life of another child. 

 

We are asking each student to assist his/her homeroom in collecting 100 cans or boxes of food by bringing in non-perishable foods or toiletries from now until the 100th day of school, January 24th.
Georgia Parent Survey
Please Take a Moment by Friday 1/31

We need your input on the Georgia Department of Education's   survey
 
Survey closes on Jan. 31, 2014.  Results will be used to calculate the School Climate Star Rating. There is no mandatory participate rate for parents, however a greater participation rate will more accurately reflect the school' s actual climate.

Any questions, please contact Beth Smith, School Secretary.


Help NES Win a Playground Makeover
Enter everyday until  March 20, 2014

Enter Daily for Nickajack's Chance to Win $30,000 and a New Playground!

 

To increase our chances of winning this year's Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes, we wanted to remind you to enter every day until March 20, 2014. Be sure to spread the word to everyone!   

 

Anyone can enter to win on behalf of our school!  

 

Two Grand Prize Winners will receive a $30,000 grant and a new playground.

One of the Grand Prize Winners will be chosen from a special drawing for Title I Schools.

Three Second Prize Winners will receive a $5,000 grant.