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Early Dismissal at 12:10 pm this week
Parent-Teacher Conference Week
 During Conference Week this week, there will be no after school clubs or enrichment programs, and ASP will begin at the conclusion of dismissal, at 12:30pm.
Please make every effort to be punctual for your scheduled conference times, or to contact the teacher to reschedule. |
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Vote This Week: School Council Members
Ballots at the Front Office
Please stop by the Front Office this week to cast your vote for 2 parent candidates for the NES School Council. Alecia McLochlin and Reggie Johnson are running for the 2 open School Council seats, and their bios are posted at the Front Office.
A school council functions as an advisory body, offering recommendations and assistance to the school principal and whenever appropriate, the superintendent and Cobb County Board of Education on any matter relating to student achievement and school improvement. |
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Feedback Needed on a Standard School Attire Policy
Survey Deadline, Thursday, November 6th
 Parents NES School Council needs your feedback! Please take the time to share your opinion on school attire by completing a brief survey. Our goal is to get enough feedback within the next few weeks to make a determination on whether to implement a Standard School Attire policy in the 2015-2016 school year.
If you've attended Curriculum Night, NESF Great Skate, or Family Engineering Night you may have seen a table with information regarding this topic. To see what other area schools have a SSA policy click here and to see sample policies click here.
Please click this link to complete a short two-question survey.
If it is determined a policy is going to be implemented, details will be shared in January/February 2015 so that you can prepare accordingly.
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Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Tuesday, October 21st, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Our Special Education teachers are hosting NES spirit night on Tuesday, October 21st. Visit our PTA Pal Chick-fil-A, located at 3100 South Cobb Drive by the Kroger, and a portion of the sales from the NES families will go to Nickajack! Be sure to sign the guest book during your visit. |
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Nickajack Dash & Silent Auction
Only 5 days away, 9:00 am Saturday October 25th
Volunteers Still Needed! Only a few slots left, please click here to sign up to help before, during, or after the event. Volunteers are also needed this week to help promote the Dash during morning and/or afternoon car pool. Please click here for more information and to sign up for a slot to help out.
Grab your sneakers and bring your family and friends to this great event! Shoppers can browse the Silent Auction from 9:00 am - 10:45 am, and after the fun run the kids will enjoy the bounce house and face painting. Cash, checks, and credit cards (for purchases of $75 or more) will be accepted for auction items.
Registration forms due Thursday, October 23rd. There is still time to get a race number to participate. F orms are located on the
You can also pick up and drop off your registration forms to a volunteer this week in the car pool lane. Walk-up registration on Saturday will be available as well.
New items are still being added to the Silent Auction!
- BE Orthodontics-$6000 of Orthodontic treatment
- Swimmerman Swim School (formerly Sarah School of Fish)-$600 package of 12 private swim lessons
- Propane Gas Outdoor Fireplace worth more than $400!
- K-9 Coach - Pampered Pet Boarding package and products
- Samsung Blue ray 3D DVD Home entertainment system
- Thermal cooler, tote, wallet and blanket by Thirty One
- Vinings Paint Supply - gift certificates
- After school programs and camps from Gateway Martial Arts, Atlanta Play Ball, The Little Studio, Overtime Athletics, Brainy Builders, and more!
- Dogwood Golf Club - certificates for 1 round of golf for 4, plus golf cart & 1 hour golf lesson
- Trinity Equestrian - private riding lessons
- Dining gift certificates to local restaurants, including First Watch, Firehouse Subs, Little Azio Pizza Kitchen, McCray's West Village Tavern, and more!
- Skyzone - Four 1 hour passes, socks, water bottle
- Abrakooddle Art - Two Birthday Party Packages, for 12 kids
- Sweetwater Brewing Company - Brewery Tour passes & products
Many, many more items, along with the Silent Auction Rules, are posted on the PTA website, click here for all the details.
Questions? Please contact Aimee Curfman at aimee@curfman.net or Nadia Balyo at nbalyo@gmail.com.
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Poster Contest-The Georgia Poisoning Center
Deadline, Friday, October 24th
 The Georgia Poison Center is hosting a poster contest for all students grades K-8th. Each classroom has been asked to create a poster illustrating a message that poisonings can happen to people of any age including children, adults, and the elderly. The theme is Poisonings Span a Lifetime and Children Act Fast, So Do Poisons.
Winning classroom posters will be forwarded to the American Association of Poison Control Centers to be included in the National Poster Contest. The 1st place winners will be invited to the staff holiday party on Tuesday, December 16th. |
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PTA Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!
The week of November 10th - 14th
 Save the dates! The PTA Book Fair is coming. It will be located in our wonderful Media Center, and just in time for some early holiday shopping!
Book Fair Hours:- Mornings Nov. 10th-14th: 7:20 am to 7:45 am
- During Friends & Family Luncheon: Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov. 11th & 12th, 10:30 am -1:30 pm
- Afternoons: Nov. 10th -12th: 2:15 pm to 4:00 pm
- Open late Thursday, Nov. 13th: 2:15 pm-6:00 pm
Volunteers are needed please to ensure a successful book fair. Help is needed with set up, cashiering, general assistance with students and shoppers, and break down. Please consider a shift of one hour or more if you can! Volunteers will receive 10% off book fair purchases!
Sign up here for shifts that work best with your schedule.
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WE BACKED THE JACK!
Thanks to you, we raised a total of $55,000
These donations will support critical programs funded by the Nickajack Foundation.
And the Classroom winner is...Mrs. Butler-Kindergarten! Congratulations to ALL the other classes who showed their support in a BIG way!
- 1st Place - Butler (K)
- 2nd Place - Newman (1st)
- 3rd Place - Cochran (3rd)
While we have not yet made our goal, this is still a huge accomplishment! Here are a few ways you can help to make up the difference:
- Please verify that your credit card was charged for your donation. Paypal was a new system for us this year!
- Remember corporate matching. If you're unsure if your company matches, please reach out.
- Even though the official campaign has ended, you can still donate at any time at www.nesfoundation.com.
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PTA Spotlight: Abrakadoodle
Arty Birthday Parties!
 Our PTA Gold Pal Abrakadoodle currently offers after school art classes at Nickajack, but did you know they can customize Arty Parties to any theme you and your child can think of! They are also now offering Face Painting for Arty Faces!
Please click here to check out their facebook page or here for their website.
For questions and to plan your next party, please contact Kim Nubel at 404-591-5701 or via email at knubel@abrakadoodle.com. |
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Thank you to the Home Depot!
Generous Donation to NES
 Nickajack Elementary School and their PTA would like to thank The Home Depot for their generous donation of eight 50 gallon rollout trash cans to use in the school for collecting paper and cardboard in the school to recycle. Specifically, we would like to thank The Home Depot Store #121 on Cumberland Parkway and Store #1749 on the East West Connector for their donation and their help with keeping our school GREEN! |
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2014-15 Yearbooks Now Available to Order
Early Bird Special Until October 31st
We are happy to announce a
new LOWER price for our NES yearbook this year! Early Bird Special - only $23 until Friday, October 31st!
That's $23 for a 92-page full color, hard cover book, full of smiles and school day memories! Order yours online now by clicking here,
and purchase with Visa, MasterCard, AMEX or PayPal. Add personalization for an extra $4. The yearbooks will be distributed at the end of the school year but must be ordered now for the lowest price!
Do you have some great photos that you'd like to submit to the yearbook? We always need classroom candids and great school event photos. Currently, our new yearbook site is being set up for direct uploading capabilities (NOTE: we are NOT using RePlayit anymore). Keep a look out for new uploading instructions in upcoming issues of The Beat and on the PTA Website Until then, photos can be emailed to the Yearbook editor at nes2014yearbook@gmail.com.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer with the Yearbook committee, please email Tracey Byrde at traybrzezinski@yahoo.com. |
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Red Ribbon Week October 27th-31st
National Drug Awareness Week
Students are asked to join in the campaign next week. Our theme is: Respect Yourself. Respect Your Health. Be Drug Free. Monday: Respect Your Health- bring a healthy snack Tuesday: Sock-it to Drugs - wear silly socks Wednesday: I "mustache" you to not do drugs- wear a mustache Thursday: Team up against drugs - wear team jersey Friday: Orange you glad we're drug free? - wear orange |
Mark Your Calendars 
Upcoming Events
- 10/20-24: Conference Week, early dismissal
- 10/21 - Spirit Night Chick-fil-A, Special Ed Hosting
- 10/25 - Nickajack Dash & Silent Auction
- 10/27-31: Red Ribbon Week-Activities TBD
- 10/29 - Picture re-take/new student day
- 11/04 - School Holiday (Elections)
- 11/10-14: Fall Scholastic Book Fair
- 11/11 - Los Bravos Spirit Night
- 11/11 - Friends & Family Luncheon, Grades 1,3,5
- 11/12 - Friends & Family Lunchenon, Grades Pre-K,K,2,4
- 11/18 - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
- 11/24-28: Holiday, no school
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.
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