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

 

Issue: 2014-038               

Feb. 27, 2014 



In This Issue
4th Grade Field Day t-shirt deadline
PTA Book Fair Needs YOU!
Nickajack Dash
Griffin Town Hall Meeting
PTA Dad's Read
Foundation Golf & Tennis Open



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Deadline:  4th Grade Field Day T-Shirts
Thurs., Feb 27th
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4th grade ONLY!  2014 Field Day t-shirt Orders due on Thursday, Feb. 27th.  

Please place CASH payment into a white school payment envelope & drop into a black box with the order form inside.

A separate order form for each student is needed.  Each grade will have a separate deadline to order a field day t-shirt. 

This is the ONLY opportunity to order a field day t-shirt for 4th Grade.  
No late orders will be accepted.  All sales are final.  No exchanges will be be made. 

Questions?  Please contact Mr. Homansky at 678-842-5814 or
 
Forms have been sent home.  Click here for another form.
PTA Book Fair Needs YOU!
Volunteers Still Needed

More Volunteers Still Needed -The spring Scholastic Book Fair is coming March 1-7th!
 
We still have many slots open, your help is greatly appreciated, and volunteers receive 10% off purchases.  

Sign up here for shifts that work best with your schedule.
 
Book Fair Hours:
Saturday March 1 9:30-12  Following the Nickajack Dash
Monday March 3  7:20-7:45a  and 2:20-4p
Tuesday March 4  7:20-7:45a   and 2:20-6pm  Open late & enter drawing for basket of books!
Wednesday March 5   7:20-7:45a  and 2:20-4p
Thursday March 6  7:20-7:45a   and 2:20p-4p   
Friday March 7  7:20-7:45am

 

Book Fair Location:
The fair will be located in one of the portable classrooms, just outside the 3rd grade hallway.  Purchases at the fair in the school are tax-free. Cash and major credit cards are accepted, and checks can be written to NES PTA.

 

Teacher Wish Lists-You can contribute to your students classroom by purchasing a book on the teacher's wish list, please visit this display at the fair. The teachers greatly appreciate your contributions!

 

All For Books - Please donate your loose change into the All for Books collection boxes.  You will see the collection boxes at the registers; these donations will be used to purchase books for our NES students in need. 

 

On Line Shopping available, including ebooks:  No time to visit?   Click here to order on line, through March 14th  
Orders placed on line will be subject to taxes, and will be delivered to your student, in school, around March 24th.

 

The book selection is vast, for all ages including toddlers to adults! Profits from our bookfair are used to purchase literacy resources for the media center and for the NES classrooms.
 
Questions? Contact 

Nickajack Dash - Volunteers Needed and...
You can Still Register to Participate!
 
PTA Nickajack Dash Saturday, March 1 at 9AM
 
Registration Forms were sent home in your child's red Tuesday Folder. 
Click Here for another form
 
 
PLEASE GET YOUR FORMS IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

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:
  • BE Orthodontics - Orthodontic Treatment
  • Chick-Fil-A 
  • Race Trac
  • Pure Barre Vinings
  • Radiance Med Spa
  • 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
  • Mathnasium
  • Village Taqueria
  • Table 33
  • Stout Brothers
  • First Watch
  • K-9 Coach
  • The Little Studio
  • Stone Mountain
  • Children's Museum of Atlanta
  • Origami Owl
  • Christian Bling

 

Volunteers Needed Please
 
Click below to volunteer at this year's Dash. We need your help to make it a successful fun event! Thank you!!

Click Here to Sign up

Griffin Middle School Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 27th, 6:30 pm
Vinings Estates Summit Clubhouse  griffin
    
 
We would like to invite all rising 6th grade students and interested parents to Meet the Principal at Griffin Middle School!

Dr. Mark Trachtenbroit, Griffin Middle School principal, and the staff would like to showcase Griffin Middle School (GMS).

Come join us February 27th at 6:30 pm in the Vinings Estates Summit Clubhouse, 1231 Grand View Drive SE, Mableton 30126

Everyone is welcome to come hear his vision and ask questions.  Light refreshments will be served.  Seating is limited.  If possible, please bring a chair.  Thank you!

For questions please contact Griffin parent: Faye Yost at
fayeyost@yahoo.com                                                      

PTA Dad's Read
Friday, Feb. 28th

Dad's Read
PTA Dads or Father's Being Involved (FBI) will be reading to classrooms on Friday, Feb. 28th. If you are interested in participating, please meet in the school lobby at 7:45 am.

Questions?  Please contact PTA Parent Coordinators, Jason Davis at Jason.Davis@Marriott.com  or RC Obert at obertrc@yahoo.com

Yoy may also email Mr. Foster at Kendall.Foster@cobbk12.org

 

  
Sign Up TODAY!
Event is Mon 3/24 at Brookstone Country Club    
Choose to play golf or round robin tennis and enjoy a spectacular day with other Nickajack parents and community members. All proceeds benefit the Nickajack Foundation.  

 

Tennis Event will be held from 10 AM - 2 PM for male and female participants. Golf will start at 11 AM.  Cost for Tennis is $50 per player and for Golf is $100 per player.  Both Tennis and Golf include lunch, post-event buffet, goodie bag and raffle prizes.

 

REGISTER HERE to reserve your spot.  If you or your company would like to sponsor this event, please email NESF Sponsorship