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Issue: 2015-21

May 8, 2015

In This Issue

Volunteer: Book Fair

Yearbook Signing Party

Meal Charging Policy

GA DOE Newsletter

Vote for PTA Outstanding Parent Volunteer

Mark Your Calendar

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King of Pops

The PTA Scholastic BOGO Book Fair is here!

Volunteers Needed Tues-Fri, May 12-15

Hello wonderful Literacy lovers and dedicated volunteers! It is time for our final book fair of the year, the Buy One, Get One FREE Bookfair! Located in the Media Center, you can buy 1 book or item and the 2nd book or item of equal or lesser value is free! Buy 2, get 2 free! This is the perfect time to stock up on summer reading and gifts for all ages. Flyers are coming home shortly.

Volunteers Needed: As always, we will need many volunteers to make this a success, and we have AM and PM time slots available.Please click Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up to view slots and to sign up.

The fair will be open only 3 days, the shopping hours are:

May 13: Wednesday: 7:20 am - 2 pm

May 14: Thursday: 7:20 am - 6 pm

May 15: Friday: 7:20am - 11:30 am

New this fair: Parents are welcome to shop during school hours (without your student). Students will be able to shop the book fair during the school day either with their class, or individually as classroom time permits per the teacher. Please be sure you send a note with your child when you send money if you want them to be able to shop, and place money in a baggie so that your child can safely store their money before and after they shop.

Thank you for supporting literacy as well as our PTA.

Yearbook Signing Party at Los Bravos May 14

The Yearbooks will be here this Thursday!

Come and pick up your pre-ordered yearbook at our PTA Pal Los Bravos Restaurant, and have it signed by classmates and friends on Thursday, May 14 from 5-7pm. We look forward to a great night of laughs and great food with friends!

Forgot to order one? There will be some extra copies available on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. The cost is $30/book CASH ONLY.

If you cannot make it to the event, you or your child can pick up your pre-ordered yearbook in the Nickajack Lobby on

Friday, May 15 from 7:30-8:00am or after school from 1:45-2:30pm. All pre-ordered yearbooks that are not picked up on Thursday or Friday will be sent home in your child's book bag on Monday, May 18.

Any extra books will also be sold in the lobby for $30 CASH.

A second yearbook signing party will also take place on Tuesday, May 19 from 5-8pm at Chick-Fil-A on South Cobb Drive (near the new Kroger). The Nickajack Braves Chorus will be performing so please join us!

Year End Policy for Cafeteria Meals

There will be NO charging of meals (breakfast or lunch) for negative accounts allowed during the last 2 weeks of school, May 11th through May 21st.

Please make sure there is money in your child's account cafeteria account through the last day of school. If your child does not have money on their account, or has exceeded their charge amount ($-6.45), they will receive an alternate meal of a cheese sandwich and milk.

Georgia Department of Education Newsletter

Click here to view the May GaDOE newsletter. To subscribe to these updates from the GaDOE,

send a blank email to join-doenews@list.doe.k12.ga.us and you will automatically be added to the distribution list.

Reminder: Vote for PTA Outstanding Parent Volunteer for the Year

Please vote by Wednesday, May 13, 3pm

The following parents have been nominated and recognized as outstanding parent volunteers by your PTA. Each of these individuals has gone above and beyond giving selflessly of their time, talent and treasures to our school for the benefit of not only their child or children, but for the benefit of all of our children.

Amanda Allen Lana Wilson

Aubrey Canales LaShana Clark

Barbara Collins Laurel Jefferies

Beth Park Marge Crittenden

Betsey Denis Mark Ohde

Caroline Taylor Nadia Nalyo

Christina Powers Portia Carter

Clema Blosser Rakale Quarells

Daniel Parker Saralee Parker

Eric Homansky Seth Rubenstein

Faye Yost Sharon Kaivani

Heather Graham Stefanie Taylor

Heidi Rosen Suparna Venna

Holly Rasmovich Tracey Byrde

Ivy Abelmann Kim Trumble

Please take a moment to read each of their nominations on the attached document (click here) and then click on the Survey Monkey link below to vote for who you feel represents the PTA Outstanding Parent of the Year.

Vote Here

The voting will close at 3pm on May 13th.

Thank you!

Your PTA

Mark Your Calendars

Upcoming Events

Now through 5/10: Siracusa's Spirit Week
5/13-15 Scholastic BOGO Book Fair
5/14 - Yearbook Signing at Los Bravos Restaurant
5/19 - Chick-Fil-A Night, Yearbook Signing
5/20 - FBI Reading Day 7:45am
5/20 - Early Release 12:10pm
5/21 - Early Release: 5th Grade Walk of Honor begins at 12:00, school release immediately follows
5/29 - Report Cards Mailed
July 30th - Sneak-a-Peek: Times TBA
August 3rd - First day of 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.