Champion Chatter
January 12, 2017
Nursery Road Elementary School
Administrative Team:
Principal, Ms. Love Ligons [email protected]
Assistant Principal, Mr. Randy Norman [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Principal, Mr. Brandon Gantt [email protected]
Our Motto:
NRES: Nurturing Relationships,
Establishing Success
Dear NRES Families,
Our Mission:
The mission of NRES is to motivate,
empower, and support students to
accomplish individual goals within
challenging curricula and to develop
successful citizens in a diverse community.
I hope that you are staying warm and adjusting to these colder days. Be
sure to make plans to join us for our NRES Arts Open House Night next
Thursday. Our teachers’ students are excited about the opportunity to
share the wonderful strategies they use each day that integrate visual,
media, and performing arts. Our goal is make sure you are well informed
of what we do as a school that integrates the Arts during instruction. You
will also receive an update on our progress towards becoming an Arts
Magnet School.
Upcoming Events
So come and learn from our Champions with your family and friends at our
NRES Arts Integration Open House.
January 13
End of second nine weeks
Second Grade Field Trip
8:00 am-2:00 pm
I look forward to seeing you next Thursday 6:00 pm—7:00 pm.
Ms. Ligons
January 16
Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
No school
January 17
PTO Meeting
6 pm-7 pm
January 19
NRES Arts Integration
Open House 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Pizza served 5:00 pm-5:45 pm
January 20
Brussell’s Gymnastics
NRES Spirit Night
6:30 pm-10:00 pm
NRES Arts Integration
Open House
Would you like an evening of fun lead by our NRES Champions, starting
with a free pizza dinner for the entire family? Well join us Thursday, January 19th for our NRES Arts Open House. Our Champions will model how
we integrate the arts in learning each day at NRES! It will be a fun evening for the entire family!
January 23
Del Taco Night-Harbison
NRES Spirit Night
5:00 pm–8:00 pm
School Board Meeting
Lake Murray Elementary
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
January 24
Report Cards Go Home
January 26
Early release Day
No School for 4K
NRES SIC Meeting 7:00 am-7:50 am
January 27
Principal’s Pinning Ceremony
beginning at 8:10 am
(see schedule on page 4)
This newsletter printed with Title I funds.
“Caught You Reading” Winners
Avery N. from Mrs. Long’s 4K Class
Liam B. from Ms. Felkel’s Kindergarten Class
Genesis M. from Ms. Porterfield’s First Grade Class
Makya S. from Mrs. Newell’s Second Grade Class
Ethan S. from Ms. Joy’s Third Grade Class
Darius V. from Ms. Mosteller’s Fourth Grade Class
Jeremiah H. from Mrs. Stephens’ Fifth Grade Class
Our Wild Card Winner is Kollin E. from Ms. Felkel’s Kindergarten
Class!
NRES VISITORS
Pursuant to District 5 policy, all visitors must use the Lobby Guard system which
requires a driver’s license or state-issued identification card in order to enter the
school
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PTO Reminders
The following is a link for the PTO website. Please
visit online to stay informed of all of the great NRES
opportunities:
https://sites.google.com/site/nurseryroadelement
arypto/
Yearbook Sales for 2016-2017 are ONLINE. To place
an order, go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com and
use the NRES school code: 9977317. A
soft cover is $18.00, a hard cover is $23.00, and to
personalize your cover,
add $5.00.
Upcoming PTO Events:
NRES PTO Meeting
Tuesday, January 17th
6:00 pm-7:00 pm in Professional Development Room
NRES Spirit Night:
Brussell's Gymnastics
Friday, January 20, 2017, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
1674 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, SC 29212
$15 a child (pizza, snack and drink)
Del Taco - Harbison Blvd.
Monday, January 23, 2017, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE
D5DM
District Five Dance Marathon
Feel the beat …
spread the love!
Saturday, February 18, 2017
at Seven Oaks Park Gymnasium
Elementary Students 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mascot Dance-Off 12:30
Intermediate and Middle School Students 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
$10 with T-shirt, $5 without T-shirt—Register
with your homeroom teacher
All proceeds
support
Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital
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Dear Nursery Road Family,
Calling all Champions to “feel the rhythm and share the love” for a good cause!
I’m so excited to invite our students, teachers, and staff to be a part of our District
Five Dance Marathon on Saturday, February 18th at 7 Oaks Park from 10:30 am12:30pm. Not only will you have fun and burn calories, but you will also raise
money for the Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, which has helped many of
our Champions and their families.
Wondering what to do next? Sign up with your homeroom teacher by Friday,
January 27th. Please fill out the other side of this form and turn in either $5 to just
participate, or $10 to participate with a tee-shirt. All checks should be written
to “Lexington Richland School District 5.”
After registering, you may start asking everyone you know for a “dollar for the
dance!” All participants have a fundraising goal of $100.00 and our school-wide
“Team Champion” goal is to raise a total of $1,000.00. All fundraising money
should be turned in by Friday, February 10th to be counted for incentive
prizes. All money raised after that should be brought directly to the marathon.
I know if we all can do a little, we can make a BIG difference! Please let me know
if you have any questions!
Sincerely,
Vanessa Torres
Team Champion Dance Marathon Representative
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Good News Club
The Good News Club will be starting back up after school on Mondays
January 30th - March 13th
2:40 pm-4:30 pm
Permission slips must be returned in order for students to attend
Distribution of this information through official district or school channels does not imply endorsement or support from LexingtonRichland Five or any school therein.
Permission slip for the District 5 Dance Marathon on Feb 18 th
(Please turn into your homeroom teacher)
Student Name:____________________________________
Student Grade Level:_______________________________
Homeroom Teacher:_______________________________
Tee-shirt size: (small, medium, large)__________________
I give my permission for my son/daughter to participate in the District 5 Dance Marathon and raise
funds for the event.
_______________________________________________
Parent Signature
Check one of the following:
I would like to register my child to:
_____Be a spirit participant for $5
_____Be a spirit participant and have the tee-shirt for $10
(All checks should be made out to Lexington/Richland School District 5)
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January Literacy Spotlight
Prompts Beyond “Sounding it Out”
The heart of reading is making meaning, gaining new information from text. We read to learn new information, answer questions, expand our knowledge of the world, and simply to enjoy stories. If students are
unable to comprehend stories they read, they are word calling. Word calling will not increase students
knowledge base or deepen their understanding of topics. Simply put, children learn to read by reading. If
children can’t yet read well enough to learn to read, they need someone to read for them.
Often as proficient readers, we are unsure of what to do to help our young children learning to read.
We revert to what we learned in school and tell them to “sound it out.” However, the alphabet can often
be a handicap for those learning to read. Frank Smith in Reading Without Nonsense (2006) states,
“Individual letters, with rare and obvious exceptions, do not have any meaning until they become parts of
words, so trying to teach children to read by teaching them the sounds of letters is literally a meaningless
activity.”
So, what can you say to help you child figure out unknown words? Try one of these prompts next time
your child gets stuck:

Did that make sense?

Think about what would make sense with the picture/story.

What could that word be, based on what’s in the picture (or happening

in the story)?

What can you try? What else can you try?

Is there a part of that word that you’ve seen in other words?

Did that sound right?

Why did you stop? What did you notice? What would make sense?

What could that word be?

What else would make sense here?

Does that look right?
 Skip it and come back….. Ok, you skipped it, now let’s come back and try to figure out what that word
could be.
Nursery Road Elementary Absence Form
2016-2017
An excuse for all absences must be provided to the school within three (3) days of the absences.
Child’s Name ____________________________________ Teacher ___________________________
Date of Absence(s) _________________
_________________
__________________
Check one below:
____ Due to illness: _______________________________________________________
(Please describe type of illness- ie, flu, cold, asthma, sinus)
____ Due to doctor visit:
(Please include doctor’s excuse with this form.)
____ Other (Please explain): __________________________________________________
Parent Name _______________________ Parent Signature _________________________
(Please print)
Thank You,
Mr. Randy Norman, Assistant Principal
----------------------------------------------------------------------Nursery Road Elementary Absence Form
2016-2017
An excuse for all absences must be provided to the school within three (3) days of the absences.
Child’s Name __________________________________ Teacher ___________________________
Date of Absence(s) _________________
_________________
__________________
Check one below:
____ Due to illness: _______________________________________________________
(Please describe type of illness- ie, flu, cold, asthma, sinus)
____ Due to doctor visit:
(Please include doctor’s excuse with this form.)
____ Other (Please explain): __________________________________________________
Parent Name _______________________ Parent Signature _________________________
(Please print)
Thank You,
Mr. Randy Norman, Assistant Principal