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Dear NES Families,

Thank you for a fantastic 2023-2024 school year. We appreciate all of your support this year and hope to make this last week memorable for all of our students. A few reminders for this last week:

• Field Day is Wednesday, June 12th from 1:00-3:10. Would be helpful if students wore comfortable clothes and shoes so they can move freely and have fun! If you did not sign up to volunteer and would like to, please send me a message on Parent Square.
• 5th Grade Moving On Ceremony is the last day of school, Friday June 14th from 10:30-11:30. This is for 5th grade families to attend.
• Friday is an Early Release Day with dismissal at 12:50.
• Report cards will be mailed home the week of June 17th.
• The 2024-2025 District Calendar is available below...scroll down

We wish for you a wonderful summer full of play and family time. We will miss your children and can't wait to see them next fall!

Sincerely,

Katie Brown, Principal

Nooksack Elementary Parents & Guardians,

The Families for Nooksack PTO want to thank anyone who has ever attended an event, donated their time or money, donated items, or shared our fundraisers. We can’t believe that the first 2 years are under our belt! We wanted to share a few of our accomplishments. These were able to happen because of YOU.

- We raised over $40,000

- Held a winter festival, dodgeball event, bingo night, spring carnival, donuts with dudes, mornings with mom, and many more!

- Brought in the Reptile Man twice and a Jump Roper

- Gave each student $25 to be used towards field trips

- Held a Book Fair each year

- Created a school wide Fun Run

- Spoiled our staff during Staff Application Week

- Held a successful food drive

- Sponsored over 40 students with our Giving Tree

- Sold LOTS of Krispy Kreme Donuts

- Created the PTO Store!

- Early release staff baskets

- Purchased 100’s of books for the Library

- 5th grade end of the year event

This year we were able to offer all of our after school events at no cost to families. This was a goal of the PTO’s, and thanks to all the support we’ve received, we were able to achieve it in just our 2nd year!

As our current school year comes to an end, we are excited for the future. We are looking forward to being able to continue the work we have started and to continue to bring enrichment activities to all the students at Nooksack Elementary. We are also sad to announce that our current board has completed their 2- year term. Many of the board members are moving onto their next adventures. We wish them all the best of luck and will be cheering them on. With many board members leaving, it leaves some vacancies in the Families for Nooksack PTO Board. If you have a desire to help, want to learn more about the PTO or want to join please reach out via Facebook or send a Parent Square message to our Principal, Mrs. Brown.

We thank you again for an amazing 2 years and can’t wait to see what next year holds.

Families For Nooksack PTO Board

Kylie Wyknenko

Eli Abarca

Emily VanMiddendorp

Ricci Ackerson

Briana Riccio

Please help us keep our air safe for kids during parent drop off and pick up. If you arrive early and are waiting in line, please turn off your vehicle. This is recommended by the WA Department of Ecology and some of our families who are breathing in car exhaust. Thank you so much!

SUN BUCKS are coming this Summer!

In the summer of 2024, Washington State will launch Summer EBT, “SUN Bucks”, a new grocery benefit program that provides families $120 for each ELIGIBLE school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out. This benefit will be on an EBT card and mailed to the address on file with the school district (Make sure you address with us is current).

ELIGIBILITY:

• Children who live in a household that already receives assistance program benefits (SNAP, TANF, FDPIR), OR
• Child attends a school that operates the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program, AND
• Is directly certified for free and reduced-price school meals, OR
• Submits a qualifying Family Income Survey (FIS) by MAY 30TH: Available at all NV School main offices or you can print a copy from our Food Service webpage

All NV students have access to meals at no cost during the school day, but only students who qualify for free/ reduced meal status will receive the SUN BUCKS benefit.

A message alerting you to your CURRENT MEAL STATUS ELIGIBILITY has been sent to your Skyward Message Inbox.

More information will be coming from Washington State in the coming months.

Complete the form below to register for both flag and tackle football for the 2024 Season.

•Tackle Registrations are due by July 5th.

• Flag Registrations are due by July 15th

* NEW ADDITION *

We have partnered with The Locker Room and The RAC to offer flag football to 4th and 5th grade players. While this division is a part of the Nooksack Youth Football program, it is separate from the Whatcom County Football League that our Junior and Senior flag and Junior and Senior tackle teams play through. As this is the first year, we will only be taking 20 players (2 teams) with the hope of being able to grow the league in the years to come and accommodate more teams in the future. Once the 20-player limit is met you will have the option to be added to a waitlist. In the event a registered player decides not to participate we will contact the waitlist in the order they were added to offer the spot.

Registration Fees are as follows:

• Junior, Senior and 4th/5th Grade Flag by July 15th: $100

• Junior and Senior Tackle by July 5th: $165

• Registrations received between July 6 and July 12 are subject to space available and a $25 late fee for tackle, and between July 16th and July 31st for flag.

Payments can be made via Venmo to @NV-Youth-Football

By check made out to Nooksack Youth Football and mailed to:

Nooksack Youth Football 201 Hayes Street Nooksack, WA 98276

No registrations or payments will be taken after July 31st.

Limited Scholarships and payment plans can be arranged. Contact Shauna Larson at (803) 318-3778 or shaunastreats@yahoo.com to make these arrangements.

Tackle Football practice will begin on August 5th. The jamboree date is To Be Determined, but typically late August on a Saturday. Games will begin September 7th.

All tackle players are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate to the first practice. Tackle players will be provided football pants and pads, game jersey, practice jersey, shoulder pads and helmet. Players will need to provide their own mouthguard, cleats, and water bottle.

Flag Football practices will begin the week of August 19th. Junior and Senior Flag games will begin September 7th. 4th and 5th grade flag games will begin mid-September. Exact date is to be determined. Flag players will need to provide their own cleats and water bottles. In addition, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade flag players will need mouth guards.

Nooksack Youth Football is part of the Whatcom County Youth Football League. The League consists of programs from Lynden, Mt. Baker, Blaine, and Meridian youth sports.

Nooksack Valley alumni and youth coach Trevon Myhre, along with other parent volunteers, are offering a 2-day football clinic to all young athletes wanting to improve their skills or try out football for the first time.

It is our hope that during this clinic your child will learn some of the basic football fundamentals, as well as fine tune any skills they may already have. We will work on speed and agility and teach them drills they can do during their own time as well. Individual positional skills will also be an area of focus. Development of competitive confidence, leadership principles, and the importance of sportsmanship and teamwork will be emphasized.

If your child is not signed up to play football through the Nooksack Youth Football program but wants to see if football is for them, they are welcome to come participate.

This clinic is open to all players going INTO 1st-6th grade and will be FREE of charge.

1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Session: July 16th and 17th, from 6pm-7pm at Nooksack Valley Middle School

4th, 5th and 6th Grade Session: July 16th and 17th, from 7pm-8pm at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Participants will need cleats and a water bottle.

Please contact Makenzie Myhre at (360) 325-6877 with any questions.

Registration is linked below!

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeQnI0g9Yt.../viewform...

It's time! Spread the word!

If you have a child, or know of a child, who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall of 2024, please complete the online enrollment registration. Children must be five years of age by August 31, 2024 to enroll.

• To access the Online Enrollment Portal, go to: www.nv.k12.wa.us
• Click on the ENROLLMENT tab.
• If you are a new family to the district, click here: NEW STUDENT ONLINE ENROLLMENT
• If you currently have other students in the district, click here: SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
• o Once you are logged into SKYWARD, select “New Student Enrollment” under the house button.

We are here to help! If you need help with any part of the online enrollment process, we can walk you through it. Just call us!

Nooksack Elementary - Sandra Compton at (360) 966-3321

email: Sandra.compton@nv.k12.wa.us

Sumas Elementary – Melanie Jensen at (360) 988-9423

email: Melanie.Jensen@nv.k12.wa.us

Everson Elementary – Richelle Newton at (360) 966-2030

email: Richelle.Newton@nv.k12.wa.us

· For help in Spanish - please contact Sylvia Mendoza at (360) 961-6275 or via email: Sylvia.mendoza@nv.k12.wa.us

Please take a look at our Nooksack Elementary Family Handbook. It is available in English and Spanish below. A handbook is a tool that helps describe how we do things around here... we love our school! You can see our current staff for next year and answers to other questions you may have.

Please click here for the VOLUNTEER PACKET. You can also call the district office at (360) 988-4754 to see if your volunteer status is still active.

Email: katie.brown@nv.k12.wa.us
Website: https://ne.nv.k12.wa.us/
Location: 3333 Breckenridge Road, Everson, WA, USA
Phone: 3609663321
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157237427952392
Twitter: @NVSchools