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Nickajack  2014-2015  Beat

This Newsletter is jointly sponsored by the PTA and the NES Foundation. 
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Issue: 2014-070
 

December 15, 2014

In This Issue
PTA Holiday Grams
PTA Luncheon for Staff
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Los Bravos Spirit Night
Brainy Builders Registration
Registration for After School Enrichment
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Yearbooks on Sale
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Last Week to Send Holiday Grams To Friends and Staff
Purchase by Thursday, December 18th

holiday gramsOn sale in the lobby 7:20am-7:45am. Students, parents, and staff can send a note to their friends and teachers who attend Nickajack.  Each note will be tied to a holiday pencil and cost $1.00. Parents can buy for a whole class, we can fill out all notes for you and get the class roster from the front office.

Notes will be delivered on Friday, December 19th.  All proceeds go back to your PTA. Cash or check is accepted. 

Questions?  Please contact our PTA Holiday Gram Chair, Jen Leppert.
PTA Luncheon for Teachers and Staff
Volunteers and donations needed

It is that time again for us to show our teachers and staff just how much we appreciate them with a Post-Holiday Teacher and Staff Luncheon!  This event will be held in the cafeteria on January 5, 2015 from 12 noon-1pm.  Blue Moon Pizza will be catering.


 

To sign up to volunteer your time and/or bring an item please click here.  You may drop off your items in the cafeteria at 10:30 am on the 5th.  Kathy McGill will be on-site to collect your items.  Thank you for showing our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them and the devotions they have to the school and the students.  Let's make this event a success together!


 

Any question can be directed to Kathy McGill at klmcgill@bellsouth.net.
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night Tuesday
December 16th, NES Chorus singing at 6pm!

chick fil a Our Specialist Teachers are hosting NES spirit night on Tuesday, December 16th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and our chorus will be singing at 6pm.

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. 
Los Bravos Spirit Night Wednesday 
December 17th, 5pm-7pm

Come out and join us for the best fajitas in town!  Be sure to sign in for Nickajack. 10% of all sales will go back to our PTA.

Los Bravos Restaurant is located in the 
Highland Station Shopping Plaza, next to Publix, off the East-West Connector and South Cobb Drive.

Thank you for supporting our Platinum PTA Pal and your PTA!

 

Brainy Builders Now Enrolling for Winter-Spring
After School Enrichment Class

Playin' on Purpose Brainy Builders is a creative Lego and K'Nex program aligned with National and Georgia Education Performance standards. Utilizing Lego and K'Nex Education kits, the materials and guided activities encourage critical thinking, problem solving, team building, and important motor skill development,all while having fun.

Students learn about levers, gears, wheels,axels, pulleys- all the components of basic machines and mechanisms (motorized and non-motorized) while exploring energy, balance and buoyancy. Through our themed building curriculum, students will develop skills within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as language and literacy.

To enroll your child please go to www.playinonpurpose.net.
Registration Open for ASEP for Winter-Spring
Classes & Clubs start in January

Registration is now open for several After School Enrichment Programs, including Brainy Builders, Chess Club, Abrakadoodle,  Jogging Club, Cheer Your Heart Out, and more! 

Go to www.nickajackpta.org for the complete list of classes, and click on each vendor's web site for registration, payment, and additional details. Classes fill quickly!

The PTA Website will have updated enrichment class and club information as it becomes available.
Don't Forget to Shop for Nickajack
Amazon: Use School Reward Link to give 10% to NES

When shopping Amazon for the holidays, and year round, use our special SchoolRewards link and our PTA will earn up to 10% of your purchase at no extra cost to you!  

Click here to shop with the NES SchoolRewards link.
2014-15 Yearbooks on Sale for $25!
Price going up soon so order now!

Click here to order now, or learn more details at www.nickajackpta.org.  The yearbook price will go up to $27 after January 31st, 2015.

 

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.

Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming Events      
  • 12/8-18:  Holiday Grams 7:20am-7:45am in Lobby
  • 12/16:  Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night; NES Chorus will be singing; Specials Teachers hosting
  • 12/17:  Los Bravos Spirit Night
  • 12/19: Spelling Bee
  • 12/22-1/5:  Winter Break
  • 1/5: PTA Luncheon for Teachers & Staff

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