Welcome to Week 16!

We hope you have enjoyed our Fall Break and are ready to return on Monday. We have a few days to get acclimated and we will dive right into the State Progress Monitoring during the first week of December. We are excited to see the official results of these mid year assessments.

Thank you for everyone’s generous donations for the Food for Families food drive! The most donations were brought in by Ms. Wagoner’s 2nd grade students. 

We are very appreciative of our custodial team who worked hard over the break to ensure there is some Christmas magic in the air when students return to school.

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Student Academic Support Meetings

Student Academic Support Meetings are held on Thursday, November 30 focusing on the student population struggling with grade level content (failing grade in a subject area). Individual invites will be sent out to families who are the intended audience, but everyone is welcome to attend to learn more about ways to help your child at home.

Florida Grade-Level Reading (GLR) Campaign

Check out this parent information session that takes place on Thursday, November 30 - facilitated by the Florida GLR staff. This session features BookSmart, a new FREE digital book platform that is available in multiple languages and has fun family engagement recommendations for most books. 

Click Here to Register 

4th Grade Fundraisers

Parent Night Out takes place on Friday, December 1. You can still reserve your spot! Space is limited and filling up quickly. This is the last big fundraiser for the 4th grade St. Augustine trip. If you would like to sponsor a student to be able to go on this trip, please contact our office.


State Assessments

Round two of state progress monitoring starts on December 4 and ends on December 22. Students will be participating in the following assessments:

  • K-3 STAR Early Literacy or STAR Reading
  • K-2 STAR Math
  • 3-4 FAST ELA and Math

Parent letters with more information about each of these assessments are linked below:

Christmas Parade

The City Christmas Parade is scheduled for December 9, 2023. Please contact the principal, Tuuli Robinson this week to indicate interest in arranging and taking the lead in NES participation this year. Our registration is due by December 1.


Dress Up Days

Here are our last week of school dress up days! Check them out and get ready to show your holiday spirit!!!

2nd 9 Weeks PBIS Days

It is hard to believe that the end of the 2nd grading period is just a few weeks away! Above is the outline of all the amazing things teachers have planned to reward positive behaviors of our students. 

New Worlds Reading Family Night

NES has an amazing opportunity to connect families with the New Worlds Reading initiative while also earning money for each registered attendee!

Check this out and sign up today to save your seat! Dinner is also provided!!!

Click here to register

Free Breakfast and Lunch       

K-5

Monday

Chicken legs / cheeseburgers

Tuesday

Chicken alfredo / turkey and cheese sub

Wednesday

Shepherd's pie / hot dog

Thursday

Chicken nuggets / PBJ

Friday

Pizza / mac and cheese

 

VPK

Monday

Emoji chicken nuggets

Tuesday

Turkey and cheese sub

Wednesday

Pizza

Thursday

PBJ

Friday

Mac and cheese

Upcoming Dates

  • 11/28 Student Council Meeting 3:15 PM
  • 11/30 Student Academic Support Meetings K-2 (4-5 PM); 3-5 (5-6 PM)
  • 12/1 4th Grade Parent Night Out Event
  • 12/4 Gifted Education Week
  • 12/4 FAST and STAR PM 2 Testing Starts
  • 12/5 KG and 1st Grade to Dolly Hand
  • 12/12 School Board Meeting 6 PM
  • 12/19 Student Council Meeting 3:15 PM
  • 12/20 Kindergarten Christmas Program
  • 12/20 1st Grade PBIS Day
  • 12/21 OHS Drama Club Play at NES
  • 12/21 K and 2-5 PBIS Day
  • 12/22 4th Grade St. Augustine payment 4 due
  • 12/22 Early Release Day - Dismissal 11:30 AM
  • 12/25 Winter Break Starts

Happy New Year! 
  • 1/8/24 Teacher Plan Day - No Students
  • 1/9/24 3rd 9 Weeks of School Stars - Students Return
  • 1/0/24  NWEA Assessment Grades 3-5
  • 1/10 Ag Ventures (4th Grade)
  • 1/11 NES SAC Meeting 4 PM
  • 1/15 Holiday - No School
  • 1/16 After School Tutorial Starts

More events can be found at http://nes.okee.k12.fl.us/events 

Important Documents






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.

Sincerely,

Dr. Tuuli Robinson

Principal of North Elementary School