Nixon Elementary Weekly Update
August 2023
Welcome Back Bobcats!
Hello Nixon Families!
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year. My name is Jeni Goebel and I am the principal at Nixon Elementary. I am starting my 13th year in the building, 6th as the principal, and I am excited to be the first to welcome you to the new year!
Within this email you will find information regarding the start of the school year. Please be sure to read carefully and contact our front office with any questions you may have. You can look forward to email communication via an electronic newsletter from me each week once the school year begins. I hope you enjoy this format and are able to find all of the information you need to help you stay connected to Nixon.
- Kindergarten Roundup: Our Annual Kindergarten Roundup will be held on August 18 from 3:00-4:10 pm in the Nixon Library. Kindergarten Roundup is a time when families get to learn more about what to expect for their child's first year here at Nixon, meet the kindergarten team, incoming kindergarteners will get to see the classrooms, and parents will have a meeting with me to discuss the first days of school and ask questions. We are asking families to attend one of two sessions based on your child's last name. If you can't attend the time assigned, feel free to come to the other session and be sure to bring your kindergartener with you so we can meet!
-3:00-3:30: Kindergarteners Last Name A-L
-3:40-4:10: Kindergarteners Last Name M-Z
- Nixon Open House: The Nixon Open House is being held on August 21 between 4:00-6:00 pm. This even is a time to meet your child's teacher, drop off school supplies, and check out your child's classroom.
- School Supplies: If you are still looking to purchase school supplies for the upcoming school year, check out the suggested school supply list for CRCSD. We welcome new and recycled items--please plan to bring these with your child at the Nixon Open House. If you cannot make the open house, please send supplies with your child on their first day of school. For any families new to Nixon, please note that we do share supplies like crayons, markers, pencils, erasers, and glue sticks here at school.
- Breakfast and Lunch at No Cost: This year, we will continue to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all families. Please reach out to our main office with any questions.
- Annual Verification: If you have not already done so, please take some time to complete your Annual Verification in Infinite Campus. You are able to update addresses, phone numbers, complete permission forms, and pay school fees online. If you need help with your parent username or password, please call our front office for support (558-2188, M-F 8:00am-3:00pm)
- Who is my child's teacher?: In the next 2 weeks, you will be able to log on to Infinite Campus to see who your child's homeroom teacher will be. If you do not have access to a computer or the app, we will also post hard copies of the class lists on our school front door/windows starting the week of August 21. There is always the possibility of a movement within homerooms as new learners join our school, but we try our best to keep learners in their assigned homerooms starting August 21.
- First Day of School: Our first official day of school is August 23. It will be an early dismissal day (2:20pm dismissal). If you are planning on having your children eat breakfast at school, please drop them off between 8:30-8:45 am. No children should arrive to Nixon prior to 8:30 am. If learners are brought early, we will contact parents or have them wait in the car until 8:30 am. All learners need to be at school by 8:50am when we begin our day. Anyone arriving after 8:50am will be marked tardy and need a pass from the front office.
- Friday Early Dismissals: For families new to the Cedar Rapids Schools, I want to make you aware that EVERY Friday of the school year we have an early dismissal from school. Learners are dismissed EVERY FRIDAY between 2:15-2:20pm. If you have any questions about this, please call our front office. The first week of school, we will have TWO early dismissals (Wednesday August 23 and Friday August 25). Please plan accordingly and reach out with any questions.
- Drop off/Pick Up: Our primary goal at Nixon is to create a safe learning environment for all children, and this begins with our car drop off in the morning and ends when the last child is picked up from school. Knowing safety is our number one priority, we try and keep our drop off and pick up streamlined for families.
When you drop off your child in the morning, please drive into the Nixon Circle and pull along the curb. Do not double park and be sure you stay inside your vehicle. Be sure to have your child exit the vehicle on the passenger side of the car. Drop off begins at 8:30 am.
For end of the day pick up, please view the video tutorial below. We will begin dismissing car riders at 3:50 pm on full days of school, 2:20 pm on early dismissal days. If you drive up in your vehicle, but want to skip the line, please park your car in our parking lot or on the road near Nixon and walk up to the building to collect your child. If you park and walk up, your child is now considered a "Walker" and will be dismissed from the building around 3:45pm. We will NOT allow children to cross our circle or the road without an adult present.
This is always an exciting time of the year for our learners, families and staff. I hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful in planning and preparing for your first weeks of school. I will begin my weekly communication to families with this email and look forward to hearing feedback from you on ways I can best support you, your children, and our Bobcat community.
Jeni Goebel, Principal
Nixon Elementary
(319) 558-2188
Nixon Car Rider Pick Up Directions
Champions Before/After School Daycare
More information will be available at our Open House!
Nixon Elementary School
Email: jgoebel@crschools.us
Website: https://nixon.crschools.us
Location: 200 Nixon Drive, Hiawatha, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 558-2188
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRNixon