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DON'T MISS OUT!! Today is the final day to sign up!
Today is the final day to register to play golf or round robin tennis on March 24th to benefit the Nickajack Foundation!
The event will be held on Monday, 3/24 at Brookstone Country Club. Tennis will be 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.
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Chick -Fil-A Spirit Night
3rd Grade Hosting
Tues., March 18th, 5-8 pm
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Seeking Nominations for 2014-2015
PTA Executive Board Positions
 Your Nominating Committee is currently seeking candidates for your 2014-2015 open PTA Executive Board positions.
Do you know a volunteer that is...
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Knowledgeable about and adheres to the Purposes and basic policies of PTA.
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Knows parliamentary procedure.
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Experienced in PTA or other organizational work.
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Has demonstrated a sense of justice and fairness in PTA or other volunteer or organizational work.
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Exhibits enthusiasm for goals and objectives of PTA.
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Willingness to make PTA a high priority in his/her schedule.
Currently, the Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the following positions:
One President or two Co-Presidents Two Vice Presidents
Please email your Nominating Committee Chair, Jessica Powers with any nominations. |
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Volunteer Opportunity for the FBI
Fathers Being Involved
The counselors would like to enlist the help of the Fathers Being Involved! We run a group on Monday and Thursday mornings from 7:20-8:00 AM called the D.R.E.A.M. Team.
D.R.E.A.M. stands for Demonstrating Respect Everyday to Achieve More. This "team" or group is comprised of 12 male students from second thru fifth grade. The primary goal of the program is to help students become successful lifelong learners and people of good character.
We are looking for guest speakers to attend our meetings and speak to the boys on various topics. We feel that it is important to expose them to as many positive male role models as possible. I have listed the meeting dates and topics below. If there are any members of the FBI that would like to volunteer to speak to the boys on one of the following topics one morning from 7:25-7:45 AM (20 minutes), please email Nicole.Weber@cobbk12.org. Thank you!
Upcoming topics:
March 20 Work Ethic
March 24 World of Work
March 27 Dress for Success
April 7 Manners
April 10 Test Taking Skills
April 14 Games in Gym
April 17 Celebration
Nicole Pfleger Weber
Professional School Counselor
2012 ASCA School Counselor of the Year
Nickajack Elementary School
678-842-5814, ext. 230
http://nickajack.typepad.com/npfleger/
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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. |
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AdvanceED/SACS Survey - Your Input Please
Parents: Please complete by March 21st
Every year, the district sends out a survey to gather information to assist with our school improvement process. All parents are invited to participate via a paper survey. You should have received a letter from Dr. Hinojosa, a survey and an answer sheet in your child's red Tuesday Folder. Please contact the school(678-842-5814) if you did not receive a survey.
Your input will provide useful insights into the performance of your student's school. Responses will be used to assist with planning for improvement and in recognizing areas of strength.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and return it back to school by March 21st.
Please use only a #2 pencil. Your responses will be anonymous.
AdvancED/SACS is the association for accreditation of schools and colleges.
The deadline for participating in the survey is March 21.
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Community Volunteer Opportunity
Sunday, March 23rd, 9am - 12:30pm 
Join members of our PTA Pal,
Vinings Lake Church, as they venture out into our community and lend their hands to help others. In lieu of a traditional church service, volunteers will be out at several locations volunteering to make a difference.
Click here
to view and sign up to lend a helping hand to your fellow community member.
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Yearbook News
Seeking Volunteers for Next Year
Good News! The yearbook has gone to print. Thank you to all parents and teachers who submitted photos. Thank you students for all the smiles. Special thanks to photographer & mom of 3 NES students,Aubry Canales who took some awesome pictures of our Administration and other candids.
If you ordered a yearbook, we will have our distribution and signing party on Thursday, May 15 at our PTA Pal, Los Bravos. Stay tuned to the Beat for details, coming in April. You can also check out Replayit.com and use pswd: braves13 to see all the photos that were taken this year.
Yearbook Committee Seeking Volunteers: If you'd like to be on the yearbook committee please contact
Tracey Byrde We are looking for new co-editors and photographers, as well as promoters.
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2nd Grade Field Day T-Shirts
Orders Due, Thurs. March 27th
 2nd grade ONLY! 2014 Field Day t-shirt Orders due on Thursday, March 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 2nd Grade.
No late orders will be accepted. All sales are final. No exchanges will be be made.
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Spring Drama Club
Register Now - Deadline to Register, March 28th 
SPRING INTO DRAMA!
Join us for Spring Drama Club, "COMEDY SUPER STARS!" Think fast!
Improvisation teaches students the art of thinking on their feet. This session the focus is on fun and funny! Activities include comedy skits, silly stunts, sight gags, masks, clowning techniques and much more. Acting, music, choreography and fun! Family and friends can join in the fun as we stage an original comedy show at the end of the session!
Grades 3-5 Tuesday: 2:30-3:30pm April 8-May 13.
Grades K-2 Wed.2:30-3:30 (car-riders) or 3:45-4:45pm (ASP students) April 9-May 14.
Tuition: only $90! *discounts available for long-term parent volunteers, email if interested. Easy on-line registration: www.thelittlestudioatlanta.com
Register ASAP** Registration deadline: Friday March 28**
All registrations due before Spring Break--classes start the week we return to school.
Wednesday Lampinen,Director, The Little Studio 678-656-3637
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Cobb County Schools are short nearly $80MM
Get informed to help protect our kids' education! 
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
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. Then please ask them to better fund public education and give kids what they deserve.
- Write legislators through the shoestring campaign |
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