Welcome to Week 5!
Thank you for reading our newsletter! Parenting is a full time job, and we appreciate you taking time to stay up to date with our school’s events and happenings. We cannot appreciate you enough!
Labor Day - No School
There is no school on Monday, September 5 in observance of Labor Day. Have a happy and safe long weekend!
New World’s Reading Initiative
The New Worlds Reading Initiative is a free, statewide book program that can help build your child’s library at home. Families have to sign up to receive books. Click here to enroll: https://www.newworldsreading.com/fl/en/enrollment.html or visit our office for assistance with signing up.
Get Involved!
Parental involvement is important to us! There are multiple ways you can get involved.
PTO
Our first Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) meeting of the year will take place on Wednesday, September 7 at 4PM in room 137.
Agenda:
- Election of Officers
- 2022-2023 School Fundraisers
- 2022-2023 PTO Events
- Night of the Stars gala planning
We hope you will join us!
SAC
If you would like to help out with decision making about the school business in general, please consider joining our School Advisory Committee. Here are the dates for our SAC meetings this year. Our School Improvement Plan draft copy will be presented at the first meeting to seek input and approval from the voting members of our SAC.
APTT
Last but not least, NES holds Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meetings to keep families up to date about instructional programs, and share their child’s progress in class. Here are the dates for our first APTT meetings of the year.
Out of Field Teacher Notifications
Out of Field Teacher Notifications will be sent home with students on Wednesday, September 7. Here is the link to the OOF Teachers in the district this year: http://www.okee.k12.fl.us/out-of-field-notifications
School Store Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who supported our first “no-sales needed” fundraiser! Participation was so good that we had to order more prizes for students! We will get these out to students as soon as possible! Thank you for all the donations for the classrooms as well - our teachers were very happy! The fundraiser ends on Friday, September 16.
State Assessments
The first Florida Assessment of Students Thinking (FAST) Progress Monitoring continues. A letter explaining this assessment was sent home with students on Friday, August 19. Click here to access the FAST Parent Information Sheet pictured above.
Families can access students’ scores through Family Portal. To access the informational flyer pictured above, click here: Family Portal. Paper copies of student reports will be available and are discussed with families at our upcoming Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meetings.
Accelerated Reader Goals
Our 1st 9 weeks AR goals to participate in the end of the quarter event are as follows:
- 1st grade - 3 points
- 2nd and 3rd grade - 9 points
- 4th and 5th grade - 11 points
Kindergarten students can earn their way into these events by learning all of their letters and sounds!
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are free to all students. Here is our menu for the week:
Grades K-5
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Monday |
No school |
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Tuesday |
Cheeseburger / turkey & cheese sub |
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Wednesday |
Shepherds pie / hot dogs |
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Thursday |
Chicken patty on bun / pinwheel |
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Friday |
PBJ and Hawaiian bread sandwiches |
VPK
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Monday |
No school |
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Tuesday |
Turkey & cheese sub |
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Wednesday |
Chicken nuggets |
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Thursday |
Chicken patty on bun |
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Friday |
PBJ |
Fridays are Spirit Days
Spirit Days on Fridays continue. The classroom with most school spirit on Friday will get to enjoy popsicles at the end of the day. New T-shirts are available to purchase at our office for $15. We also have a selection of previous years’ T-shirts, and these are $10. All proceeds go to support our PTO.
Friday is an Early Release Day
Don’t forget that Friday, September 9 is an Early Release Day. Instruction continues on Early Release Days, and it is imperative that students are in attendance. Students' dismissal starts at 11:30 AM.
Upcoming Dates
- 9/5 Labor Day - No School
- 9/6 K-2 STAR Math Assessments Start
- 9/7 PTO Meeting in Room 137
- 9/8 Progress Report Day
- 9/8 SAC Meeting 4:00 PM in Room 137
- 9/8 School Board Meeting 6:00 PM. Click here to access the agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/fl/okee/Board.nsf/Public
- 9/9 Early Release Day
- 9/16 School Store Fundraiser Envelopes Due
- 9/17 3-5 FAST Math Assessments Start
- 9/19 Start with Hello Week
- 9/20 4th Grade APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/21 3rd Grade APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/22 2nd Grade APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/23 1st Grade APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/27 5th Grade APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/28 KG APTT Meeting 8:15 AM
- 9/29 Title I Annual Meeting 4 PM in the Media Center
- 10/14 End of 1st 9 Weeks of School
- 10/17 Teacher Work Day - No Students
More events can be found at http://nes.okee.k12.fl.us/events
Family Resources
Florida Family Portal Information
FLDOE School Year Information Guide
FLDOE Know Your Schools Portal
New Worlds Reading Informational Flyer
Out of Field Notification 09-07-2022
School Safety
All students have access to the Fortify FL reporting app on their Chromebooks. Fortify FL posters posted around campus to remind students they can report suspicious activity at any time using the app. Schools are required to advertise that someone who knowingly submits a false tip through FortifyFL may be subject to further investigation by law enforcement, and may be subject to criminal penalties under section 837.05, F.S.
Let’s make it a great week!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tuuli Robinson
Principal of North Elementary School