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PTA Book Fair open this week in the Media Center!
Volunteers are still need
The PTA Book Fair opens Monday, March 2nd and stays open through Friday, March 6th.
Book Fair Hours:
- Mornings: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 7:15 am - 7:50 am
- Afternoons: Mon, Tues, Wed, 2:10 pm to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday: Grand Event (see below)
- Thursday: Open late during the Art Show, 2:10 pm to 7:00 pm
The Grand Event is Tuesday! Invite the grandparents to our Grand Event....Grandparents Shop! You are all invited to have some delicious pastries and sweets on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:15 a.m. and then come shop for great books for the grandkids until 10 am. Parents are welcome, too.
Purchase Gift Cards! Gift cards are available for purchase this week at the book fair. Buy your favorite teacher or student a book fair gift card to be used at the book fair.
Our opening day is today! You can also
Books purchased online ship for free, and will be delivered directly to your student at the school by mid-March.
Please Volunteer for AM or PM Shifts!
Many volunteers are needed to make this another great book fair! Help is needed with set up, cashiering, general assistance with students and shoppers, and break down. Volunteers will receive 10% off purchases. Click here to sign up for the Book Fair.
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Wednesday, March 4th: Picture Day
Please Submit Your Order Forms
GCI Portraits will be at Nickajack on Wednesday, March 4th, to take individual pictures as well as class pictures. The GCI Portraits order form went home last week, and extra forms are available in the Front Office.
Spring individuals and class pictures are to be pre-paid. Please bring completed forms and payment on Wednesday, March 4th. You may pay on line. Print out the receipt and turn in with the completed form.
Questions? Call GCI at 770-428-3717 or email at:
support@GCI Portraits.com.
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Join us for Fine Arts Night March 5th
Featuring Chorus Performance, Art Work, And Brief PTA Meeting
Join us Thursday, March 5th, between 4pm-7pm, to hear the Nickajack Chorus perform and to check out your student's framed art work! Support our NES Art Department by purchasing the framed art work of your student, for $25 each, cash or check. This is the only time you will be able to purchase the art work.
Relay for Life Hot Dog Dinner will be available starting at 5pm.
There will be a brief PTA meeting around 6pm to discuss playground improvement.
There will be a vote held regarding a budget amendment allowing us to direct PTA resources to improving the back playground area. Some SPLOST money will address the climbing equipment this summer, but nothing more. We are working to leverage as many resources as possible from sponsors and donors to greatly improve the aesthetic and usable space, and we even intend to launch a Brickajack Campaign- selling personalized bricks on campus, including the playground- as a means to replenish our expeditures on the playground improvements. We do not expect the amount needed to exceed $20K, it might be closer to $13.5K, however if we have approval to work with contractors within the higher range, it will give us more latitude to improve the space in a way that will vastly improve the outdoor experiences for our children.
This hardworking, dedicated committee is more than happy to field questions and listen to feedback - we'd also love to have additional volunteers willing to help move earth, if necessary - thanks so much!
PTA Co-President, Seth Rubenstein
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Please Donate to Gimme 5 for Education -Extended
Fill The Buckets this week, March 2nd - 6th
 Please consider supporting the Cobb Schools Foundation by donating this week, during the "Gimme 5" campaign, we want to "Fill the Buckets!"
Each grade level will have a special Bucket located in the Car Rider/Cafeteria Lobby at Nickajack to collect coins, paper money, and checks. The grade that collects the most will receive a special treat from Mrs. Lloyd. Daily updates will be announced for first and second place!
If we reach our goal of raising over $1,000 at NES this week, then we will receive $500 back from the Foundation for instructional supplies for Nickajack.
To learn more about the Cobb Schools Foundation, and to donate on line, go to
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Mentor a Child, Make a World of Difference
Cobb Mentoring Matters Meeting Rescheduled for March 12th
Nickajack needs YOU, parents who really want to help make a difference in a child's life. Have you ever wanted to help someone else know they matter? Then this may be the perfect opportunity for YOU!
Your involvement can and will have a domino effect and your child and others will benefit too. Please consider this opportunity for the good of our WHOLE community.
Cobb Mentoring Matters is hosting a mentor orientation right here in our community Thursday, March 12, 6:00-7:30PM here at Nickajack, and we are inviting you to take the next step to changing a child's life.
Attending this orientation allows us to pair willing mentors with the young people who need them.
If you or someone you know would make a great mentor - friend, neighbor, relative, male or female, from college aged to retirees - please help us make sure this invitation is put to use.
A few seconds is all it takes to tell us you are. Please click Cobb Mentoring Survey to answer these few questions:
- Interested and will attend Thursday, 3/12, 6pm-7:30pm at NES
- Interested but unable to make this one, please tell me of others
- Not able to participate at this time, but thank you
- Not able myself, but I am referring someone else
You may have heard the old African Proverb "It takes a village to raise a child." This could not be truer in today's society. The challenges that our youth face today make it critically necessary for all of us to get involved and make an impact. Please thoughtfully consider this opportunity. YOU may just help shape a future president!
Thank you so much for helping to make a world of difference.
For more information on Cobb Mentoring:
Maryellen Gomes, BA, MSW,Mentor Coordinator/School Social Worker, Austell Elementary School
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Calling all LEGO Lovers!
NES's Builder Bunch LEGO Spirit Night, March 18th
Spirit Night is a two-hour school event where Builder Bunch will brings all the LEGOS and staff to NES for a LEGO-filled fun night! Booths will be set up to allow students to engage in fun games and challenges through-out the evening and even a chance to win a free camp! The PTA will be selling pizza.
40% of all funds raised at Spirit Night will go to the NES PTA!
Please join us on March 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for the fun event. This event will sell out so you must pre-register here. The cost is $10 per student. |
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Box Top Classroom Competition Under Way
Clip, Trim and Turn in Box Tops by March 20th
Please clip and send Box Tops to your child's  teacher. The contest deadline is
Friday, March 20, 2015! You can send your Box Tops in a Ziplock bag, or adhered to a sheet of paper, with no more then 50 per page. Please, no expired Box Tops.
The classroom with the highest number of Box Tops collected at each grade level will receive an awesome Popsicle Party to kick off Spring!
Earn money for Nickajack! Each submitted label gives $.10 for our school. This year we want to collect more box tops than we ever have!
A big thank you to all the families that sent in Box Tops through this past December. Over 10,400 Box Tops were collected, which means over $1,400 for out PTA. Let's try to beat that by March 20th!
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Show Your Nickajack Spirit!
Submit Order Forms by Monday, March 23rd!
The Sports Hut, once more, is offering many styles of shirts and additional gear with several logo styles to choose from, for your NES student or yourself. Long-sleeve T's, jerseys, tank tops, tie-dyes....and many more styles! Order forms will be sent home in Tuesday folders on March 3rd.
Please return your payment and completed form to PTA Spirit Wear, into the Black Box at school by Monday, March 23rd! |
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PTA Pals: Camps over Spring Break
 Looking for options for your students over Spring Break? Several of our PTA Pals are offering camps for 1/2 day, full day, single days or the whole week!
Check out our PTA Pal camps by clicking here. Summer camps with our PTA Pals will be added soon!
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Mark Your Calendars 
Upcoming Events
- 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
- 3/09-13: Teacher Appreciation Week
- 3/17: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
- 3/18: Builder Bunch LEGO Spirit Night
- 3/24 - Los Bravos Spirit Night
- 3/25 - Kindergarten Registration
- 3/26 - Relay for Life Talent Show
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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