Bluejacket PRIDE
October, 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.
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.
NOON
DISMISSAL
Friday,
October 9
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
Phyllis Albright, parent member
SBDMC Meetings are held the third
Monday of each month at 5:00 pm.
NICHOLAS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Volume 2, Issue 3
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
It’s October already! It’s so
hard to believe that the first
nine weeks is coming to a
close. We have been in
school just a little over 30
days and classes are in full
swing. It was wonderful to
see so many families during
Grandparents’ week and
Muffins for Mom is well underway.
Working together...research shows, and
common sense tells us that
when schools and families
work together, children benefit.
Communication is the key please contact us when you
have questions or concerns.
We have several upcoming
events in October:
*Fall Pictures will be Tuesday,
October 6. Fall pictures are prepay, therefore, Lifetouch requires payment when photos
are made.
*Cookie Dough sales will begin on Monday, October 19.
This is always a great fund-
raiser for NCES.
*Report cards go home this
month.
October is a busy month!
Please check the newsletter
for further events and activities. Many, many thanks for
your support in NCES! It
shows!
Mrs. Allison
COOKIE DOUGH
MUFFINS FOR MOM
Muffins For Mom will be held the week of September 28October 2. The following schedule has been established:
Monday, September 28, 8:00 am - Preschool/Headstart.
Preschool Moms: please wait in the cafeteria and the
teachers will bring the students to the cafeteria to eat with
you.
Tuesday, September 29, 7:15-8:00 am - 1st grade.
Wednesday, September 30, 7:15-8:00 am—2nd grade.
Thursday, October 1, 7:15-8:00 am - 3rd & 4th grade.
Friday, October 2, 7:15-8:00 am - 5th & 6th grade.
There is no charge for Muffins For Mom.
Our annual cookie dough
fundraiser will begin on Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30. One of the
favorite incentives for students is a ride in a limousine
and lunch at a local restaurant. The prize award day
includes a money machine
and a money wheel where
students can win cash.
Funds from our cookie dough
goes toward awards, school
supplies and special programs.
FALL BREAK
PTA BOOKFAIR
September 28-
October 12-16
October 2
FALL FESTIVAL
Many will tell you that fall is their favorite time of year. The smell of apples, pumpkin spice, colored leaves,
cooler weather...how fortunate that
we live in a climate that is everchanging. One of the favorite times
of year for our students is the annual
Fall Festival sponsored by the Family
Resource Center. This year’s Fall
Festival will be held on Friday, October 2 from 6-8 pm. There is no
charge for admission, however, you
must purchase tickets ($.50 each) to
play the games. Games cost between
1-4 tickets. The nights events include a chili supper, face painting,
cake walk, cotton candy, sno- cones,
guinea pig balls for students to ride
in, and a costume contest. There will
also be a Themed Basket Silent Auction. Items in the baskets were donated by each homeroom.
October, 2015
Bluejacket PRIDE
BUILDING MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS...
According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
parents’ attitudes toward their
child’s education and their
involvement in it have a significant impact on their child’s
success in school. In addition,
the American Psychological
Association has published studies showing that a strong early
start in mathematics leads to
later success in school. Look
for ways to make mathematics
fun and interesting at home,
such as:
Count forward and backward
with your child, starting at a
different number each time.
Play store with your child, asking for a delivery of a certain
number of objects. Ask your
child to write the number on an
order sheet. Then adjust your
order by returning some objects or asking for more. Ask
your child to predict how many
there will be when removing or
adding objects. Count by tens
forward and backward starting
at different numbers.
Group. Have your child make
equally-sized groups of toys or
objects. Talk about the number
of groups, the number of items
in each group, and the total
number of items. For example,
if you have 4 paper plates and
each has 3 frogs, you could write
3+3+3+3=12 or you could write
4x3=12.
Compare. Ask questions about
comparing quantities like, “Are
there more forks or spoons?” or
“Can each person have a pencil?”
Order. Ask your child to put the
day’s activities in order. Ask
“What did you do after___?” or
“What did you do before___?”.
Write numerals on index cards.
Have your child read the numerals in order.
Sort toys into categories, like
hard or soft toys; toys with or
without wheels, toys with or without eyes, toys that can or can’t
be used to build, etc.
Flash. Briefly show some of your
fingers and ask your child to tell
or show how many there were.
JOHNNY APPLESEED VISITS NCES
NCES Kindergarten students
had a surprise visit from
Johnny Appleseed on Friday,
September 25! During the
previous week, students had
been learning about apples
and also about the legendary, but true story of Johnny
Appleseed. Johnny’s dream
in life was to produce so
many apples that no one
would ever go hungry. He
began traveling from place to
place, planting apple trees in
open spaces, along roadways and
by the streams. No cabin door was
ever closed to him. To the men
and women he was a news carrier;
to the children he was a friend. He
was also very religious and
preached to people along the way.
His favorite book was his Bible.
Johnny made friends with many
Indian tribes. He lived on food
provided by nature and never killed
animals. Johnny spent 50 years
walking throughout the countryside
planting trees.
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Bryce Watkins
Braiden Brock
Jasmine Sanchez
Robert Frederick
Lillie Perysian
Jaylyn Stone
Josue Clay
Kylan Jewell
Michael Jolly
Keaton Jones
Mrs. Heather Price
Riley Hunt
Connar Willoughby
Haiden Earlywine
Katie Harp
Shamiya Hernandez
Mrs. Sondra Christy
Braxton Withrow
Allison Easley
Ethan Moore
Jacob Saucedo
Landon Cox
Jurney Humphries
Braylon Soto
Braxton Soto
Haley Carson
Klayton Holsinger
Mrs. Jackie Thacker
Nicole Price
Grace Watson
Ryan Pollard
John Ritchie
Michael Willoughby
Kristen King
Cameron Burke
Lily Slack
Justin Pota
Addison Mitchell
Jayla Evans-Waugh
Bianca Black
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October (con’t)
Nevaeh Overstreet
Gabriel Nichols
Tenley Mynear
Kaylee Crawford
Korbyn True
Alejandro Contreas Rivera
Maggie Simons
Whitley Martin
Mrs. Nikki Orazen
Hayley Bussell
Magdalena Contreras
Shane Adams
Maison Jewell
Austin Moore
Viston Hudson
Robert Kimes
Peyton Hatton
Anna Valencia
Emily Bradfield
LOST AND
FOUND
Several items have already
been turned in to our Lost and
Found container and remain
unclaimed. Please mark your
CHILD’S NAME on the inside
of outer clothing, backpacks,
lunch boxes, etc.
MATH HOMEWORK HELP
Http://
www.oakdale.ky12.ca.us/ENY
Hmwk Intro Math
PTA BOOKFAIR
September 28October 2
RED RIBBON WEEK
October 26-30
October 26 - “Too Bright For
Drugs” - wear neon colors
October 27 - “Put Drugs To
Sleep” - wear pajamas.
October 28 - “Power To Say No
To Drugs - Super Hero Day
October 29 - “Cowboys/
Cowgirls Against Drugs Western wear
October 30 - “Drugs Are Scary”
- wear Halloween costume.
Fall Pictures, October 6
Fall pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. You
should have received a large flyer/order form last week.
Fall pictures are on the pre-pay plan, therefore, you will
need to fill out the form and enclose payment for your order. There are also many add-ons that you can choose from
(name on portraits, etc). All students will be photographed
whether or not you place an order because these photos are
used in our 2015-16 yearbook. If your child is absent on
2015-16 YEARBOOK
picture day, a re-take day will be rescheduled for early DeDon’t forget that you can help us out by providing photos for our year- cember.
book. Balfour Image Share is 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:
las2015
Nicho-
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!
FALL FUNFEST
The 4th Annual Fall Funfest, sponsored by the NCHS FBLA Chapter
will be held on Thursday, October
22 for grades PreK through 3rd
grade. Each child is asked to bring
$2.00 to help offset costs to this
project. The high school students
always do a wonderful job making
sure the students get plenty of
help and to make the day run
smoothly. Activities planned
for our students include a petting zoo, decorating pumpkins,
making caramel apples, getting
temporary fall tattoos and an
arts and crafts project.