Bluejacket PRIDE
August, 2015
2015-2016
SCHOOL CALENDAR
August 6-10 Professional Days
August 11 1st day for students
August 21
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Sept. 7
NO SCHOOL—Labor Day
Sept. 8
NO SCHOOL
Sept. 18
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Oct. 9
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Oct. 12-16 Fall Break
Nov. 3
NO SCHOOL— Election
Nov. 20
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Nov. 25-27 NO SCHOOL
Dec. 18
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Jan. 4
Return to school
Jan. 15
Early Dismissal (12:00)
Jan. 18
NO SCHOOL
Feb. 15
NO SCHOOL
Feb. 19
Early Dismissal (12:00)
March 18
Early Dismissal (12:00)
April 4-8
Spring Break (no school)
April 15
Early Dismissal (12:00)
May 17
NO SCHOOL - Election
May 20
Last Day—1/2 day
Subject to change.
NICHOLAS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
On behalf of Nicholas County
Elementary School, it is my
pleasure to extend a warm and
heartfelt welcome as we begin
the 2015-16 school year. We
are anticipating an exciting and
productive year. To those who
are new to NCES, we hope you
will quickly feel at home and
become involved in the activities
of our school through PTA and
your child’s classroom. Mrs.
Hughes and I will work diligently
with parents and faculty to foster an atmosphere that promotes integrity. We are committed to developing an environ-
To the world you might be
one person, but to one person you might be the world.
BOX-TOPS 4
EDUCATION
Don’t forget to save BoxTops 4 Education:
(1) Find boxtops on hundreds of products.
(2) Clip boxtops from each
package.
(3) Send the boxtops to our
school.
(4) Boxtops are worth 10
cents each.
We have received hundred of dollars since Box-Tops 4 Education
began.
School Based Decision
Making Council Members
Stacey Allison, chairman
Melissa Faulkner, teacher member
Krystal Gray, teacher member
Tabitha Reid, teacher member
Steve Stacy, parent member
SBDMC Meetings are held the third
Monday of each month at 5:00 pm.
School is a building which has
four walls with tomorrow inside.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
SERVICES (free breakfast and lunch)
Children who are hungry find it
hard to stay alert and participate
in classroom experiences. Students at NCES are encouraged to
eat complete meals at school. All
meals at Nicholas County Schools
(breakfast and lunch) are free to
all students. If your child has
needs for a special diet, your
family physician must complete,
with signature, a Special Dietary
Needs Form. You may obtain this
form from the school food service
manager.
2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR OFF TO A GREAT START
Check off the check-ups: Going
back to school means making
sure you have recommended
birth certificates, immunizations,
dental checkups, eye exams, and
necessary forms turned in to the
school office or homeroom
teacher.
Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus is the student
information system used by the
State to manage student data. It
allows parents/guardians and
students secure access to student
class schedules, assignments,
grades, discipline, attendance and
events calendar via the internet.
The Parent Portal can be accessed
f r om
t h e
we bs i t e
www.nicholas.kyschools.us or the
Infinite Campus app can be
downloaded to your phone. The
District Code is HFBBYF.
ment with trust and respect.
Working as a team, we will
move toward a shared vision of
greatness. Our motto is: Every
kid, every day...whatever it
takes! Please feel free to contact me or Mrs. Hughes if you
have questions or concerns.
My e-mail address is [email protected].
us or you may contact us here
at the school at 859-2893785.
Volume 2, Issue 1
Plan ahead: Whether it’s freezing
a healthy breakfast that’s easy in
the mornings or planning some
Back to school tips:
crockpot meals for supper, it’s
It seems like summer just never too early to plan ahead. It
started, but with kids heading will free up your time in the mornback to school, it’s time to ings or evenings.
make sure they are ready (and
parents are ready)! Here are a Talk to your kids: Going back to
few tips on getting back into a school can cause anxiety as it
routine for the new school year: shakes up the routine and
changes days of summer vacaBedtimes: Chances are, sum- tion into homework and new
mer has brought on late nights friends. Let your kids know that
and few schedules. Getting to it’s normal to be anxious, excited,
bed early to insure plenty of etc. and that it might take a few
rest for young ones is impera- weeks to get comfortable. Try to
tive. It is recommended that ease their mind by planning
children, ages 5-13 get 9-11 ahead and letting them share
hours of sleep per night.
their feelings each day, especially
YEARBOOK PLANNING BEGINS EARLY
We are already making plans
for the 2015-16 yearbook and
you can help by submitting
photos throughout the year.
We would love to have photos
of your child and his/her
friends during the school year.
The more photos we get, the
better the yearbook will be.
Balfour Image Share is now an
app! It is available on the App
Store and in Google Play. It
allows you to take pictures
from your phone or tablet and
upload them directly to our
yearbook. Help us out by sharing your photos in just 3 easy
steps:
(1) Search for Balfour Image-
Share in your app marketplace.
(2) Download the app.
(3) Enter our project number
620527 and password:
Nicholas2015
until they get into the routine of a
new school year.
Encourage your child:
Praise
success. Read to your child.
Look for ways to make learning
part of everyday activities. Encourage positive attitudes and
instill in your child to do their
best.
SCHOOL BASED DECISION
MAKING COUNCIL PARENT
MEMBER NEEDED
We continue our search for one parent to serve during the 2015-16
school year on our School Based
Decision Making Council.
SBDM
Councils were established in 1990
when the Kentucky legislature passed
HB940, better known as KERA. The
Council has the responsibility to set
school policy and make decisions
which provide an environment to
enhance student achievement and
help meet goals. Making decisions
through shared decision-making results in a greater commitment to
implementing decisions that will enhance the achievement of students.
Council consists of one administrator,
three certified teachers, and two
parents. If you would be interested in
serving on Council, please call Mrs.
Allison. In the event that more than
one person is interested, an election
would be held. SBDMC meets once a
month on the third Monday at 5:00
pm.
Then, select the Image-Share
app, select a picture from your
gallery and upload. We can’t
use every photo, but it will give
us lots of extras from which to
choose!
We have a limited number of
2015 yearbooks left over.
If
you didn’t get a chance to order
one last spring, don’t wait!! The
remaining books are going fast.
Cost is $20.00.
First day of school.
August, 2015
PM DISMISSAL
Our afternoon dismissal procedure will be the same as
last year with the exception
of students on town routes.
Students who are picked up
by parents are dismissed
from the gymnasium during
Group 3 dismissal. Parents
will remain in their cars until
2:55 at which time they will
enter the school into the side
gym entrance. Designated
areas are assigned for parents to wait. Parents will
sign out students in the gym
and students are called to
the gym to meet parents at
Group 3 dismissal. If your
child(ren) must be dismissed
before Group 3, students
must be signed out in the
front office. This early dismissal will, however, result in
a tardy against the students’
attendance record. A new
bus schedule/dismissal procedure has been put into
place for students who live
within the city limits. Students have been divided and
placed into Group 1 or Group
2. Students in Group 1 will
leave the building at 2:55
pm with all other students.
Two buses (#14 and #210)
will deliver group 1 students
to designated drop-off points
in town and then return to
the school to pick up students in Group 2. Group 2
students will wait in the cafeteria and will be dismissed
when Group 1 buses return.
As in any other new procedures, this may take a few
days to get things running
smoothly, but you can be
assured that our students’
safe arrival at home is of
utmost importance.
PLANS UNDERWAY
FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Plans are underway at least
on paper and pending approval from Kentucky Department of Education for construction of the new Nicholas
County Elementary School
building. The architect and
planners have had several
meetings with our administrators and have presented
drawings of the exterior of
the building.
Family Resource and Migrant offices
have been moved into the
NCES building to make way
for construction to begin.
Learning is a treasure that
will follow its owner everywhere.
Bluejacket PRIDE
4th GRADE FUNDRAISER
Fourth graders will be holding a
candy bar fundraiser at school
in the next couple of weeks in
order to raise money to attend
Environmental Camp. Environmental Camp is held in October
and is sponsored by our Nicholas County 4-H organization.
Camp is held at our local 4-H
Camp and our 4th graders
spend one night in the cabins
(which is a first camping experience for many of our 4th graders). Meals are provided. Students attend nature walks, visit
a bird blind, are involved in a
pond study and dissect owl
pellets. There will be designated times and areas at the
school where 4th grade teachers will sell candy bars each
day. Cost of candy bars is
$1.00 each. Please help our
4th grade students by supporting their candy bar fundraiser.
PTA BOOKFAIR
September 28-
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Keelee McCoy
Dawson Dixon
Kayci Jo Orazen
Marley Murphy
Marlen Carrizales
Lola Ross
Anthony Turner
Carlie Herrington
Reese Brown
Jayden Perkins
Lyndsey Jacobs
Charles Dunn
Olivia Markland
Christina Linville
Sarah Ward
Brianna Smith
Jacob Brown
Nicholas Duncan
Presley Wills
Austin Griggs
Nevaeh Bowles
Saundra Campos
Letizia Avalos
Jayden Jolly
Parker George
Ms. Wilma Donathan
Isaiah Johnson
Colby Gray
Elizabeth Jolly
Mr. Barry Bretz
Corbin Fryman
Madison Bussell
Desiree Nichols
Maddox Reid
Zoe Slack
Gage Ross
Anthie Riley
Kenzie Livingood
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Carter Fryman
Raeanna Watkins
Hayden Smith
Angela Cook
Wesley Riley
Ethan Harmon
Aydan Gaunce
Haleigh Brown
Eli Hughes
Paisley Butcher
Samara Spoonemore
Chloe Mitchell
Tessa Humphries
Shaylee Prather
Emma Cook
Jackson Zimmerman
Nathaniel Reynolds
Hannah Collett
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Early Release Day
Friday, August 21
12:00 noon
LOST AND
FOUND
Each year we accumulate a large
number of unclaimed jackets,
sweaters, gloves, etc in our Lost
and Found department.
Please
make sure that all outer clothing,
backpacks, etc. are marked with
your child’s name.
October 2
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TO BEGIN
HOUSEHOLD CHANGES
If, at any time during the school
year you have a change in address, phone number, changes
to the yellow card, etc., please
notify the school office. Information you give us is our only
source of contacting you in the
case of your child(ren)’s illness,
pickup information, after
school destination, etc., therefore it is most important that
we have updated information.
SEPTEMBER 9
Through a grant procured by
Nicholas County Schools, the
21st Century program has
been reinstated and will begin on Wednesday, September 9. 21st Century is an
after school program which
gives students, grade K-6 a
safe place to stay after
school. Certified teachers
are employed to assist in
homework and bus transportation is provided to specific
drop-off points.
21st Century will be held
Monday through Thursday
and will be a free service.
Hours are 3:15-6:00 pm. Mr.
Jim Hughes is coordinator
and an application is required to enroll in the program.
Please call Mr.
Hughes at 289-3785, ext
209 if you have questions
about the 21st Century program.
NEW FACES AT NCES
Mrs. Amanda Koeder, 1st grade teacher
Mrs. Alyssa Hudgins, 1st
comes to NCES from Kosciusko, Mississippi.
grade teacher says she is so
Mrs. Koeder and her husband Chris, have
excited to be working at
three children, C.J., Alex and Trinity. In her
NCES! She comes to us from
spare time, she can be found on a football
another school district where
Mrs. Koeder
field at practice, a football game or reading a Mrs.Hudgins she was a resource teacher
good book. She also loves spending time with
for three years. Mrs. Hudgins
her family traveling or watching new movies at
and her husband Andy, have
the drive-in!
three children, Brent, Tyler
and Kylie. They are very inMs. Maritta Lacy, 2nd grade teacher is from
volved in sports and she and
Powell County. She graduated from Eastern
her family spend most weekKentucky University. She loves to attend UK
ends on a sports field or in a
basketball games and spend time with her
gym!
family.
Ms. Lacy