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Red Ribbon Week October 27th-31st
National Drug Awareness Week
Students are asked to join in the campaign this 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 |
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Thank You For Supporting Dash & Auction
Another great event!
A great big Thank You to participants, shoppers, and volunteers! We had a great turnout for the 6th Annual NES Dash and Silent Auction on Saturday, October 25th.
Thank you, also, to our sponsors who were able to attend the event: Tara Simon Studios, Swimmerman Swim School, Learning Rx, and Beth Bristow Tutoring Services. Local businesses donated over 120 items to the auction.
Congratulations to all of those that completed the Dash, and especially to our First Place winners from each grade:
Kindergarten - Marshall Lyons
1st Grade - Jack Oliver
2nd Grade - Benjamin Homansky
3rd Grade - Ben Childs
4th Grade - Kyle Walters
5th Grade - Nicole Knight
And, finally, a very special Thank You goes to Nadia Balyo, Aimee Curfman, and the whole Dash/Auction committee, the Nickajack PTA greatly appreciates all that you do!
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LEGO Competition on November 7th
At Russell Elementary, Register by October 30th
Cobb EMC is sponsoring a Lego Competition at Russell Elementary, and this event is OPEN to the entire community (grades 2-8). This event will be held during Russell's STEM Learning Night.
Be sure to register your student today to secure a spot in the competition, the entrance fee per person is $15. Proceeds benefit the Russell Foundation. All students that enter the competition will receive a FREE LEGO kit! Registration will close Thursday, October 30th.
Event Date: Friday, November 7th, 6pm-9pm
Check in starts at 5pm, at Russell Elementary.
For additional details about the competition and to register, click here: registration link. Payment can be made online or at Russell Elementary School, located at 3920 S. Hurt Rd, Smyrna. Click here for more event details.
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Order 2014-15 Yearbooks Now!
Order by Friday, October 31st, for lowest price
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! Prices go up November 1st.
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!
Great pictures needed! 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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Elections: Tuesday, November 4th
Schools are Closed, Please Vote!
 In addition to state and county seats up for election, the Cobb County School District School Board Post 2 seat, which represents Nickajack Elementary, is also up for election. Advance voting is open now through Friday, October 31st, click here for locations and times for Advance Voting.
There are 2 candidates running for the CCSD School Board Post 2 position. Education is a priority for our community, and this is your chance to be heard. Click on the candidates name below to learn more about each one.
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Feedback Needed on a Standard School Attire Policy
Survey Deadline, Thursday, November 6th
 Parents NES School Council needs your feedback! If you have not already, 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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Outstanding Parent Volunteer Nominations
Please submit by November 7th
Do you know a parent volunteer that goes above and beyond for our students and school? Please consider nominating them to be recognized at the upcoming Character Assemblies.
Research shows that students with involved parents are more likely to attend class regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, earn higher grades and test scores, and graduate and attend post-secondary education.
Please submit your nominations to Portia Carter by November 7th. Please include a short paragraph describing what your nominee does to make them an outstanding volunteer, and please include their student's name, grade, and teacher name if known.
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Square 1 Art: Order Your Student's Art
Online orders only, deadline is November 14th
Square 1 Art catalogs are being sent home this week, giving you the opportunity to order keepsake's with your student's artwork. Complete details are on the back page of the catalog, and the deadline is November 14th. A portion of all orders will go to back to Nickajack to help fund supplies for our art department.
Questions? Please contact our Art Teacher, Ms. Bonadonna.
Washable markers are needed! The current stock of washable markers in the art classroom is very low, please send in a box if you are able to contribute to this supply, it is greatly appreciated!
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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!
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, please click here for shifts that work best with your schedule.
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
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Local Author Visits Nickajack
Jenny L. Cote speaks to 3rd-5th Graders
Jenny L. Cote visited Nickajack Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 27th and presented her Creative Writing Workshop to all of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. The students were all very excited about learning how to improve their writing skills. The students were also very excited about purchasing her novels.
Please click here for the order form to purchase any of her novels through the PTA. Books purchased through this order form will be shipped to the school and students can pick up the books at the PTA Book Fair. Her books can also be purchased at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon, however, if you purchase a book via the PTA, the books will be autographed by Ms. Cote and "pawtographed" by Max & Liz, who were the inspiration for her writing. Ms. Cote will also make a donation back to the PTA for every book purchased.
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Mark Your Calendars 
Upcoming Events
- 10/27-31: Red Ribbon Week
- 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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