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Nickajack  2013-2014  Beat

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

 

Issue: 2014-032                

Jan. 22, 2014 



In This Issue
Tickets on Sale for Casino Night
100 Days of School Food Drive
Seeking Outstanding Parent Volunteer Nominations
Cobb County Schools Budget Shortfall
Media Center Fundraiser Results
Last Chance to Order Your Yearbook
Georgia Parent Survey
Winners 2nd Nine Weeks for AR
Spanish Registration Open
Seeking PTA Nominating nommittee Members
Nickajack Dash
Nickajack Book Club
Help NES Win a Playground Makeover!



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Casino Night Tickets  on Sale NOW!
Tickets on sale for February  8th  Event 
Speakeasy Style Casino Night will be the Cats Meow!

   
Sneak in the back door for the 2nd Annual NES Foundation Casino night!  Enjoy delicious food from Sinful Dish, table casino games, raffles and a silent auction.  The top secret location (Monte Carlo's Back Room) will require a password that you will receive after you purchase 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).  More information ONLINE. 

 

Roaring 20s costumes are optional but semi-formal dress is a must!  Click here to PURCHASE TICKETS

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.
Seeking Outstanding Parent Volunteer Nominations
Please submit by Jan. 24th
 

PTA is seeking nominations for outstanding parent volunteers.  Great job

Do you know a parent or guardian who goes above and beyond for the good of our school?  

Please consider nominating that individual so that we can celebrate their dedication to NES with their child(ren).  

Submit your nominee to PTA Volunteer Chair, Portia Carter at pecarter143@gmail.com by January 24, 2014.  With your nomination, please include a short description as to why this person is deserving. 

 
Thank you for taking the time to help us recognize and reward! 

Cobb County Schools are short nearly $80MM

Get informed to help protect our kids' education!
Be Heard, Visit the Capitol on Monday, 1/27 at 9 am! 
   

Cobb County Schools are facing major budget cuts.  It is imperative that you learn more about this issue to help school officials make decisions that are right for our kids!

 

Here's what you can do:   

Get Informed:

 - LIKE the"Face it Cobb" page on Facebook

 - Go to www.shoestringcampaign.com and follow the steps to contact your state legislators

 

 Visit the Capitol with other parents on Monday, 1/27 at 9 a.m. (room 230)

 - RSVP at www.shoestringcampaign.com

 - Wear green and bring shoestrings (symbol of the "shoestring budget")

 

Call and write your legislators:

 - Call State Senator Horacena Tate (404-463-8053) and State Representative Rich Golick (404-656-5943) and tell them you are concerned that the budget shortfall will negatively impact your child's education.  The ask is to better fund public education and give kids what they deserve.

 - Write legislators through the shoestring campaign  

Media Center Fundraiser Results
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
 

With your support, the media center was able to raise $2,540 which dollar signs is 50% of goal.  We would like to make it to 100%. Please help us meet the $5,000 goal to meet the media center needs.    

 

If you missed the opportunity to donate online, donations (cash or check made payable to NES) will be accepted at school.  Please put your donation in a white school payment envelope.  Please complete the exterior of the envelope including student name and teacher.  In the area marked "Other,"  please write "Media Center donation," then place the envelope in the school black box.

 

We are only accepting monetary donations at this time as we hope to purchase specific books requested by students.  A donation of at least $20.00 will receive a "Donated by..." bookplate inside a new non-fiction book.

 

We appreciate your continued support of the media center!

 

Last Chance to Order Your Yearbook!
Deadline is Jan 31st to get a yearbook!

FRIDAY, Jan. 31st is the LAST DAY to order your 2013/2014YEARBOOK.  The books are currently $34 and MUST be ordered ONLINE at www.nickajackyearbook.com before Jan. 31st.  If you want to pick up your yearbook in May, it must be ordered NOW.  NO ORDERS will be taken after this date! The hard-cover book is in full color & NES memories can be enjoyed for years to come.  Glossy Fifth Grader artwork is featured on the front and back covers.  Get yours today!
 

Yearbook distribution & signing will be held at Los Bravos in May, more details to come soon.  If you have any questions, please contact PTA Yearbook Chair, Tracey Byrde at traybrzezinski@yahoo.com
 
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.


Students Recognized for AR Points - 2nd Nine Weeks
 

Your PTA and our PTA Pal, The Bookstop, are pleased to announce the Accelerated Reader winners for the 2nd nine weeks:

 

 

The following students are being awarded a gift certificate fromour PTA Pal,  The Bookstop for a free book:

These students are consistently reading and taking AR tests! 

 

Kindergarten:  Addison Burnett with 5.1 points

1st grade:  Nicolas Johnson with 23.7 points

2nd grade:  Carmine Leppert with 31.9 points

3rd grade:  Sophie Balzuweitwith 169.2 points

4th grade:  Dominik Perez with 89.2 points

5th grade:  Kai Hong with 147.8 points

 

We would also like to recognize and encourage our students with the most AR points to keep on reading.  At the end of the school year, the student with most AR points will be recognized.

 

As of the end of the 2nd nine weeks, the students with the most AR points by grade are as follows:

Kindergarten:  Yasmin Meyer with 23.4 points

1st : Anna Figaretti with 41.8 points

2nd: Rachel Levine with 86.8 points

3rd:  Jonathan Fairgrieves with 239.4 points

4th: Ava Delarosa with 193.10 points

5th: Alex Melzer with 444.1 points

 

These students are being awarded a special book from the PTA. 

 

All students received their gift certificates and prizes this week after being announced on WKOC.  

 

Congratulations and Keep on reading everyone!

Spanish 4 Me Registration Open Now
 
 
Beginners classes are on Tuesdays 
Spanish
January 28th - April 29th. 
 
Intermediate Classes are on Thursdays 
January 30th - May 1st. 
No classes on February 13 & 18th, April 1 & 3rd. 
 
$152.00 tuition for returning students* 
$158.00 tuition for new students 
 
 12 Classes ☼ Class and Home materials 
 One Work-book ☼ CD with songs in Spanish 
☼ Arts and Crafts 
Tuition is due by January 23rd, 201 
Spanish 4 Me requires minimum of 8 students per group in order for classes to take 
place. PTA receives 10% of your paid 
classes.

Click Here for the registration form and more information. 
Seeking Members for PTA Nominating Committee

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Your PTA is seeking volunteers to serve on the nominating committee.  The nominating committee is tasked with filling any open Executive Board positions that will serve for the 2014-2015 school year.  

 

If you are interested in serving on this committee or can recommend a fellow PTA Member, please email nickajackpta@gmail.com with your interest or recommendation as soon as possible.
 

We are seeking a minimum of five members for this committee. Duties will commence on Feb 6th and end at the April General PTA Meeting.  

 

Committee members will be announced at the February PTA General Meeting, Feb. 6th.

Nickajack Dash
Register by Feb. 7th!
 
***PTA Nickajack Dash- Saturday, March 1 at 9am***
 
Registration Form were sent home in your child's red Tuesday Folder. 
Click Here for another form
 
Please return them to school by Feb. 7th!!
 
The 1.5 mile run will begin in the back parking lot at 9am and travel around the school towards the Silver Comet Trail. Winners from all grade level will be announced and awarded a prize. 
Bounce houses, Book Fair and Silent Auction to follow the Dash. 
 
***PTA Silent Auction will be after the Dash***
 
Here is a sample of some of our great items that will be at the auction:
  • High Museum of Art
  • Becky Jones School of Dance
  • Gateway Martial Arts
  • Smyrna Eye Group
  • Shannon Bell Photography
  • Sparkles
  • Stella and Dot
  • Thirty-One
  • Longaberger
  • In Tennis
  • Village Taqueria
  • Plum Salon
  • Titanz Fitness
  • Trinity Equestrian
  • Dragonfly
 

Join the Nickajack Adult Book Club
Sign Up Now!
   

Open to ALL parents, grandparents, guardians, and other Nickajack adults!
 
We will be reading "Life's Greatest Lessons or 20 Things I Want My Kids to Know" by Hall Urban
 
Friday Mornings from 7:30-8:00 AM
Four Meeting Dates: January 31, February 21, February 28 and March 7
 
Nickajack Elementary School (exact location TBD)
 
FREE COFFEE!
FREE BOOK TO FIRST 20 ADULTS TO REGISTER! 
 
Sign up by emailing Nicole Weber, School Counselor at 
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.