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Get to Know Griffin Night: Tonight at 6:30 pm
Rising 6th Graders Night
 On Monday, February 2nd, at 6:30 p.m., Griffin Middle School staff, PTSA and Foundation welcome all parents to Get to Know Griffin Night. Take a tour of the school and meet the teachers, staff, and administration, including the new principal, Paul Gillihan. Parents of children of all ages are encouraged to attend! In addition, this event is for rising 6th graders and their families. All are welcome to visit our website:
www.griffinmiddleschoolptsa.com.
If you have any questions you may send an email to griffinmiddleschoolptsa@gmail.com. |
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Family, Fun, and Fitness Event at NES
Thursday, February 5th, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Please join us on February 5th from 6:00-7:30 pm for our annual Family, Fun, and Fitness event at Nickajack. The night will start in the cafeteria with a PTA meeting, then performances from local Martial Arts and Dance studios. From there we will move in to the gym for activity stations.
Local health and wellness businesses will have tables set up around the perimeter of the cafeteria to give you information on the services they provide. The first 100 students will receive a special treat from Mrs. Lloyd!
Questions? Please feel free to contact our PE Teacher, Mr. Homansky at eric.homansky@cobbk12.org. |
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Art Contest: Food & Nutrition Services Department
Deadline: February 13th
 The Food and Nutrition Services Department is holding a nutrition-themed Art Contest to increase awareness of nutrition and wellness topics.
Students of all grades may enter the contest and a grand prize winner will be awarded a great prize and certificate that is signed by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services.
The theme name is American Heart Month. (How important is nutrition to have a healthy heart? What foods are good and not good for a healthy heart).
Art Contest Rules:
1. Theme name is included in the artwork
2. Art work must be submitted on a 8.5X11" paper.
3. Students name, grade, school, and teacher (if appropriate) must be included on the back of the artwork
4. Turn in your art work to the Cafeteria Manager who will send in the top entries from your school.
Entries must be turned in by or before 2-13-15 |
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Spirit Night - Firehouse Subs
Tuesday, February 3rd, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Nickajack parents, please come join us for the second Firehouse Subs Nickajack PTA night of the year on Tuesday, February 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
Firehouse Subs is located at the intersection of South Cobb Dr. and the East-West Connector, adjacent to the Publix shopping center. There will be face painting and Firemen hats for all children. 10% of all sales will be donated to the Nickajack PTA.
We look forward to seeing you then! |
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Middle School Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm
 
Griffin and Campbell Middle Schools will hold a Town Hall Meeting at Nickajack for prospective students on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd at 6:30 pm. Both principals and key members of their faculty will be present to meet all of you and answer your questions. PTSA's from both schools will also be present as well as some current students of each school. Bring your prospective students and come out to see what your middle schools have to offer!
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Los Bravos Spirit Night
Wednesday, February 11th, 5:00 to 7:00 PM
 Come out for the "best fajitas" in town! Be sure to sign in for Nickajack. 10% of all sales will go back to your PTA.
Los Bravos is located in the Highland Station Shopping Plaza next to Publix off the East West Connector and S. Cobb Drive.
Thank you for supporting our Platinum PTA Pal and your PTA! |
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Volunteer Opportunity
Fathers Being Involved!
 The school 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.
February 9 Leadership
February 12 Respect
February 16 Responsibility
February 19 Teamwork
February 23 Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
February 26 Self-Control
March 2 Anger Management
March 5 Manners
March 9 Work Ethic
March 12 Team Celebration
Thank you! |
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2nd Annual Food Trucks & Outdoor Movie Night
Planning Committee Volunteers Needed!
 Spring is approaching and our 2nd annual food trucks and outdoor movie night will be here before we know it, on April 17th. Committee volunteers to help plan this PTA give back event are needed. Please email FoodTruckNightNES@gmail.com to help plan this fun-filled event. |
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NY Times Bestselling Author Visits Nickajack!
4th & 5th Grade Students are invited to visit with notable Author, Sharon Draper Feb. 18th, 2:30 pm, Media Center
The Nickajack Young Authors Club and your PTA are pleased to announce that NY Times Best Selling Author, Sharon Draper, will be visiting and presenting her newest book "Stella by Starlight" to the Young Authors Club on Wednesday, Feb. 18th from 2:30 - 4 pm in the Media Center. Ms. Draper will be discussing her new book, the inspiration for her new story, how and why she became a writer and answering any questions that aspiring young writers may have
For this exciting opportunity, the Young Author's Club would like to invite all 4th and 5th grade students to join them for a one hour presentation from Ms. Draper. Students wanting to particpate need to have permission forms completed and returned to Mrs. Yost in the Media Center by Monday, February 16th to participate. Click here to download the permission slip.
Ms. Draper will have all of her books including her newest book on hand for sale and all books purchased will be autographed. Parents must send in a note with their students if they want their students to purchase books in their absence, or parents are welcome to come in and visit with Ms. Draper and purchase books.
For more on information on Ms. Draper, please feel free to visit her website here: Welcome to the Official Site of Sharon Draper.
Questions? Please email Mrs. Yost at faye.yost@cobbk12.org.
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NES Reflections Winners Place Locally
Students Advancing to State Competition
Congratulations to Nickajack's Jessye Coleman Council's Reflections Contest winners that received state finalist medals on January 24th. These four young ladies will be advancing to the state competition in the coming months, in their respective categories.
Lauren LaPrade: Literature, 5th Grade
Faith LaPrade: Photography, 3rd Grade
Sara Ann Levine: Film, 3rd Grade
Haley Parker: Visual Arts, 4th Grade
Thank you to Mr. Hooker and Mr. Daniels, our Area Assistant Superintendent, for supporting our artists!
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Georgia Schools' Parent Survey
Your feedback is needed!
The Georgia Department of Education is asking parents to complete the Georgia Parent Survey. All parents are encouraged to participate in the survey because the data will be used to calculate the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The survey window is open through Friday, March 27, 2015. Thank you for your participation.
Please click here to participate in the survey. |
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Save It Forward Food Drive Results
Classroom Challenge:
Thank you for your donations to our 100 Days of School Food Drive! All of the food items collected will go directly to families in need in Cobb County.
Congratulations to Ms. McPherson's class for collecting a total of 253 items! A special thanks to Will Daly for collecting over 100 food items in his neighborhood and donating them to his class food drive!
The following classrooms met their goal of collecting 100 food items by the 100th day of school!
- Johnston
- Nelson
- Ladd
- Haile
- Wolfgang
- Newman/Butler
- Copeland
- McPherson
- McDonald
- K. Morris
- Espenshied
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2014-15 Yearbook Orders
Current price is $27
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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Mark Your Calendars 
Upcoming Events
- 2/03: Firehouse Subs Spirit Night
- 2/03: Middle School Town Hall at NES
- 2/05: Family, Fun, & Fitness Event at NES
- 2/11: Los Bravos Spirit Night
- 2/17: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
- 2/24: Blue Moon Pizza Spirit Night
- 3/02-06: Spring Scholastic Book Fair
- 3/02: FBI Book Reading (3rd of 4)
- 3/04: Spring Individual and Class Pictures
- 3/05: Fine Arts Night, 4-7pm
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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