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Feedback Needed by Tomorrow- Wed. May 20th
After School Enrichment Programs
Parents - We would like your thoughts and feedback on after school enrichment programs to help with planning for the upcoming school year.
Please take a moment to answer 7 questions, just click on the survey link and submit by May 20th.
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PTA Pal: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night - Tonight!
Yearbook Signing Party at Chick-fil-A, Tues. May 19th
The yearbooks are here! Bring your yearbook to our PTA Pal Chick-fil-A tonight, Tuesday, May 19 from 5pm-7pm & have your friends sign it.
Be sure to sign in for Nickajack as a portion of all sales will go back to your PTA! Chick-fil-A is located at 3100 South Cobb Drive by the new Kroger.
Forgot to order a yearbook? If there are some extra copies they will be available at Chick-fil-A on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. The cost is $30/book CASH ONLY. If all extra copies are sold, instructions on how to order one will be provided.
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FBI Reading Day - Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20th
More Dads are needed, 7:45am-8:15am
Attention all FBI Dads! Our last FBI (Fathers Being Involved) Reading Day will be on Wednesday, May 20th. This is the second to last day of school! Like always, we will begin gathering in the front lobby from 7:20 am and we will go read to every classroom at 7:50 am. Our goal is to have a dad in EVERY classroom! We anticipate that reading will be completed by 8:15am.
Please email Mr. Foster at the school if you wish to participate for our final FBI Reading Day this Wednesday, May 20th. He can be reached via email at Kendall.Foster@cobbk12.org.
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Important Reminder-Year End Policy for Cafeteria Meals
NO charging of meals for negative accounts
The Nickajack Cafeteria will not allow meals to be charged for breakfast and lunch this week if the account has a negative balance. Please make sure there is enough money in your child's account through the last day of school. If your child's account does not have a positive balance they will not be able to purchase meals. They will receive an alternate meal of a cheese sandwich & milk.
If you have any questions regarding your child's account, please call Kandee Wilson at (678) 842-5815.
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Early Release This Week: Wed & Thurs
Do not send in backpacks & more on last day
This Wednesday, Nickajack will release at 12:10pm. On Thursday, the 5th Grade Walk of Honor will begin at 12 noon, and release will be immediately following.
ASP begins immediately following release, and is available until 6pm both days.
This Wednesday, May 20th and Thursday, May 21st, no items can be carried home on the bus these days, so please do not send in a backpack with your student. If you pack a lunch, please pack it in disposable containers that do not need to return home. |
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Your Input Needed for Parent Information Classes
Please complete this short survey
Nickajack is in the process of developing parent information classes for next school year 2015-16. Your valuable input is needed so that we can address topics/issues that are of interest and importance to you. Please complete this short survey of 6 questions. The survey window closes on Thursday, May 28, at 6 PM. The link is also available on the Nickajack website. Thanks so much for your assistance.
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PTA Pal Spotlight: Genesis Healthcare
Back-2-School Days!
Our PTA Pal Genesis Healthcare Associates presents Back-2-School days! We are offering special days to perform well child check-ups, administer immunizations, form completion (3231 and 3300) and asthma and allergy action plans. We will bill most insurance plans and also offer a non-insurance price of $75.00.
Visit our Website at www.genesishca.net or call us at
(770) 434-1904 for complete information.
Have a happy and safe summer!
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Summer Reading Challenge Update
Our students have logged over 35,000 minutes!
Nickajack readers are off to a great start with the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, logging over 35,000 minutes as of May 19th.
Did you know that kids that don't read over the summer are likely to fall behind by the time they head back to school? Keep the 'summer slide' away by encouraging your kids to read every day.
Students can use their log-in provided by teachers to log their reading minutes at Scholastic.com/summer.
Students in each grade, along with the teachers, helped determine reading goals for the summer, and those that reach their pledged goals by the fall will be eligible for prizes!
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Brick-A-Jack: Order Deadline May 20th, 8am
Orders due tomorrow, Wednesday
Thank you to the many families that have already ordered their personalized bricks, and special thanks to those that have ordered bricks to recognize their student's teacher!
There is still time to help support improvements to our playgrounds and outdoors by ordering an engraved brick, to be installed by the back playground. Orders submitted by this Wednesday, May 20th, 8am, will be installed this summer.
Purchase one brick for $40, two for just $70 or three for only $100. That's just $33.33 each! Checks only, please, written to to NES PTA.
Each brick can have up to 3 lines of text with 16 characters per line, including spaces. Requests can be made to cluster bricks together for longer family messages, BFFs, or for neighborhoods, school groups, ASEP/Pal sponsors, etc. Clusters will be accommodated as best we can. Please staple orders together for groupings.
Be a part of Nickajack history and come help us...Brick the JACK!
Brickajack order forms are available in the Front Office, or click here to print one. Questions? Email Seth at
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Thank You to our PTA and NESF Boards!
Great accomplishments for NES in 2014-15
 PTA Executive Board: As we finish up the school year we would like to thank the very busy PTA Executive Board members for all their hard work this year, and for the many accomplishments they have achieved to make Nickajack a better school.
Several key highlights include: Installation of first bike rack on campus; more after school enrichment programs than ever before; more PTA Pals than ever before; raised $14k with Dash/Auction; completed the digital sign; increased teacher reimbursement allowance; resolved the playground mud, erosion, drainage problem while adding an attractive and functional bleacher system; brought Cobb Mentoring Matters to NES; first Lego Night, and other great events including Movie Night, 3 Book Fairs, 4 FBI Reading Days, and so much more!
 NES Board of Directors: Another big Thank You goes to our Board of Directors of the NES Foundation, who have also been hard at work this year raising money to help supplement educational expenses not covered by CCSD. The members of the board dedicate their time to promote, plan and run events and fundraisers. Through contributions from parents, the community and corporate sponsors to BACK THE JACK, The Great Skate and the recent Pajama Jam, NESF has raised over $70K this year that has all been invested into Nickajack to benefit our kids!
Several key highlights of programs funded include: Computer Room instructor and technology updates; myON Reader Program; OnCourse Lesson Plan; Edhelper planning tool; Current Events magazines; Folio Writing program for 4th and 5th grades; Tumblebook Junior; and Media Center resources: TrueFlix, FreedomFlix, Science Flix. And nearly $15,000 of teacher grants for writing programs, iPads and classroom needs.
Volunteers: A final Thank You goes to all our Volunteers and involved parents over the 2014-15 school year, without you neither the PTA nor the NESF would have been able to accomplishment so much for our school, faculty, and students. Go Nickajack!
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Have a wonderful summer!
Thank you NES families & staff for a wonderful 2014-2015 school year. May you all have a fun & safe summer!
Please check for summer editions of the Beat and the PTA website & Facebook page for updates & important information.
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Mark Your Calendars 
Upcoming Events
- 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
Keep up to date this summer by visiting the NES PTA Website and the NES PTA Facebook Page.
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