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Nickajack  2014-2015  Beat

This Newsletter is jointly sponsored by the PTA and the NES Foundation. 
Stay Current: Check NickajackPTA.org for the most up to date information.

 

Fall Break Edition   

September 15, 2014



In This Issue
Nickajack Dash & Auction
Back the Jack
NESF Great Skate
Spotlight: Mathnasium
Campbell Middle School News
Media Center Help
Homework Central
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Announcing Annual Nickajack Dash & 
Silent Auction
Save the Date: Saturday, October 25th, 9am

The Nickajack Dash is a 1.5 mile Fun Run for your family, friends, and neighbors to help raise money for the NES PTA. The run starts and ends at Nickajack, and runs along the Silver Comet Trail.  Registration forms for the Dash have been sent home, but are also located on the PTA web site or click here for the registration form.

The Silent Auction
will start at the conclusion of the Dash, where parents can browse while the kids enjoy the bounce house and face painting!

Silent Auction items that will be at the Dash: 
  • BE Orthodontics-$6000 of ortho treatment!
  • Moore's Chinese Martial Arts -Tai chi classes, Martial Art Classes
  • The Book Stop-Books for the kids!
  • Pure Barre class
  • Signed baseballs by Braves Players-
  • Muss and Turners Guided Wine Tasting
  • Radiance MedSpa-Facial and Microderm    

         ....And many more!!!!


 

Questions? Please contact Aimee Curfman at 

 

ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT to BACK THE JACK!
Donate to the Nickajack Foundation (NESF) Today!
    

Cobb County does not fund everything our school needs!

Help keep our school exceptional - whether you can give $10 or $1,000. 

 

Company matching can double or triple your donation!

Many companies including Coca-Cola and Home Depot, match donations at 1:1 or 2:1 ratios.  Click HERE for a list of companies that we know match.

 

Participation is key!
Every child with a donation made in his/her name will get an apple placed on their classroom door. The class with the most participation will receive a pizza/snowcone party! Currently, Butler-K is in the lead followed by Wood-2 and Maples-5 (tie) and then Newman-1 and Morris -K. 

Check out the latest VIDEO from our BTJ News Team!


 

DONATE TODAY at www.nesfoundation.com

DON'T MISS OUT!  
Purchase Tickets NOW for The NESF Great Skate

Enjoy skating, contests, games and prizes - all benefiting the Nickajack Foundation!
  • Sunday, September 28th, 11:00am-2:00pm at Sparkles in Smyrna
  • The event ends at 2:00 pm but please feel free to stay and skate all day

Tickets are LIMITED - Purchase by Tuesday, September 23rd at www.nesfoundation.com

  • Skaters - $8 (includes skate rental and one game ticket)
  • Non-skaters - $5 (includes one game ticket)

All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 

Please bring extra cash for food, games and contests!

PTA Pal Spotlight: Mathnasium of Smyrna
October 18th: Free Annual Trimathalon

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Mathnasium of Smyrna is hosting the annual Trimathlon this year on October 18. This fun-filled event is open to kids in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades and tests an athlete's physical fitness through three exciting math challenges. 

Each challenge is tailored by grade. All participants receive fun goody bags, a certificate of participation, and earn money for local schools. 

The top three scorers in each grade level at each center will receive additional medals and prizes.  This event is FREE and for every child who participates, Mathnasium will give a contribution to the school!  Participants registering before September 30 will receive a free downloadable Math Plinko game from Lakeshore®!

 For more information and to register, visit  

Don't miss out!  


 

Campbell Middle School Events
NES families are invited to attend these

School Tours: The Campbell Middle School PTSA would like to invite future parents and students of CMS to tour their wonderful middle school.  Mr. Jonathan Tanner is their new Principal and will be leading the tours, which start at 10am in the Parent Resource Center at the school.

Upcoming tour dates:  October 7; November 11, January 6, February 3, March 3, April 14, & May 5

Parent Workshop:
CMS will be hosting a Bullying Prevention Parent Workshop geared for grades 5-8, scheduled for Thursday, September 25th, at 6pm in the CMS theatre.  
Click here for more details.

For additional information on Campbell Middle School, please visit their website at 
Media Center Seeking Assistance
Volunteer Opportunity

 

The Media Center is currently in need of some help with sorting and shelving books, repairing books, and replenishing supplies for the media center activity centers such as creating book marks and cutting out media center passes, and more.

 

If you are interested in volunteering in the media center or want to find out more about this opportunity, please sign up and plan to attend one of the orientations, either Sept. 24th at 8:15 am or Sept. 25th at 1:00 pm in the media center.

 

Please click here for the link to sign up for an orientation.

 

If you have questions, please email Mrs. Yost at  faye.yost@cobbk12.org.

 

Thank you in advance for your support!  

New After School Enrichment Program Added
Homework Central

PTA Pal, Beyond A Classroom, owned and operated by Nickajack parent Evonna Bruner is pleased to introduce to NES, Homework Central.  Homework Central was created to provide students with academic support by assisting them with their daily homework assignments and offering small group tutoring that supports the school's curriculum and the state standards.  As an after school enrichment program, Homework Central will be piloted to 4th and 5th graders and offered twice a week this fall beginning the week of September 22nd.  The Homework Central staff consists of other educators who are passionate about helping students reach their full academic potential

For more details please contact her at evonna.bruner@gmail.com or visit the NickajackPTA website.  
Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming Events         
  • 9/15 - 9/19: Fall Break, no school
  • 9/23 - Chick-fil-a Spirit Night, 5p-8p, 2nd Grade hosting; located near Kroger
  • 9/27 - Back the Jack ends
  • 9/28 - The Great Skate benefiting the NES Foundation
  • 10/1 - Los Bravos Spirit Night
  • 10/2 - Family Engineering Night
  • 10/9 - New Parent Coffee/Breakfast

More news and updates, as well as the PTA calendar snapshot for the school year, can be found on the NES PTA Website and the NES PTA Facebook Page.