Nokesville News

We updated our school webpage with a new page dedicated to saving previous newsletters and schoolwide communication for this year, such as our recent letter about the learning cottages. The page is titled Parent & Guardian Communication Archive and found under the News tab. Please use it in case you need to refer to a newsletter you may have missed.

Elementary teacher assignments should be coming out this evening by being published on ParentVUE. My understanding was that our school should have them out just like every other elementary school, but I'm adjusting this newsletter now because I see that ours are not published yet. We are actively working on this with central office now to see what's going on in the system. Since we have a unique structure with K-8, sometimes there are glitches in the system like this. We'll keep you updated.

We have been working hard to fill every position we could this year, which is especially challenging since we are a growing school and there is a teacher shortage. I think the school division still has over 500 teaching vacancies right now.

I just updated the 2023-24 TNS Staff Roster (also on our website) with a couple of new exciting hires for Spanish and Chorus Teachers. We are about 98% fully-staffed. Unfortunately, we still have vacancies for Fourth Grade Teacher, Seventh Grade Math teacher, and part-time Technology Education Teacher. We have a fourth grade solution below. We are still working on other solutions and staffing for the middle school vacancies, and will send more updates on these as we get closer.

FOURTH GRADE PARENTS PLEASE READ!
We are going to make a change in the plan for staffing fourth grade. We have consulted with central office and held off as long as we could, but we are going to plan for five teachers instead of six teachers in fourth grade. Even with five teachers, our class sizes are at or below the class size maximum of 28. We would have loved to keep the class sizes really low, but without a teacher in place for the 6th class, we feel it's better for our students to start the year with all our fourth graders having a full-time certified teacher. We will now regroup the students in the sixth class to place in the other five classes. We will also work with the teachers to learn what supports they may need for the additional students.

We are offering a Middle School laptop pick up on Tuesday, August 15th from 1:00 -3:00 pm and Wednesday, August 16th from 9:00-11:00 am. We will set everything up near the front doors, so families can come in, make sure everything works and the student can log on, before leaving. This is optional only if you and your child want to get a jumpstart on getting their laptop and being prepared for the year!

We are excited to share the beginning of our TNS Tiger Talk Podcast! This is a podcast dedicated to highlighting and amplifying the excellence of our students, staff, and families at The Nokesville School. Check out our first episode which includes Principal Dr. Jacks interviewing TNS Librarian Mrs. Parrott with a behind-the-scenes look at her recent experience on Jeopardy!

TNS Tiger Talk Podcast (link)

Click the link above to be connected to our podcast homepage or search for it on Spotify, Amazon Music, or iHeartRadio. The podcast will soon be on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts as well.

Make sure to listen to the podcast introduction, hosted by a couple of elementary TNS Tigers!

We want to make sure you know our TNS Office Team as we start the year. In the front office, we have Rebecca Jones and Scott Schallow. Our new Parent Liaison is Denise Lombardi, who is bilingual for those that would like translations or interpretations. April Foubare is our school's registrar. Wendy Ketner is our school finance specialist. Sonia Bryant is the office manager and principal's secretary. We want to make sure we are providing a friendly and positive customer service experience to you!

Please spread the word - we are again partnering with 4:12 Kids, Finlay Fire, and AM Technical Solutions to collect and share school supplies for local students.

Saturday, August 12th

9:00 am - 11:00 am

The Nokesville School

Spread the word for this great opportunity tomorrow morning!

Please save the date and time for our upcoming annual Open House on August 17, 2023. Each grade has a specific time so that there is enough hallway space and parking spaces for families. We will have a lot of other options for you, such as PTO, Car Rider Program, and more.

• 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Kindergarten, Third Grade, & Sixth Grade
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - First Grade, Fourth Grade, and Seventh Grade
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Second Grade, Fifth Grade, Eighth Grade

We look forward to this celebration of school as we get back in action this year!

Please save the date and time for Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 6:00 pm, for an informative, webinar-style meeting. We will review procedures, information, and provide additional details for our kindergartners transitioning to elementary and sixth graders transitioning to middle school. We will send out a link for this early next week.

Please save the dates and times for our Back to School Nights this fall. We will send more information on these events as they get closer.

• Tuesday, 9/19/23 - Back to School Night (Grades 6-8)
• Tuesday, 9/26/23 - Back to School Night (Grades K-2)
• Tuesday, 10/3/23 - Back to School Night (Grades 3-5)

August:

• Saturday, 8/12/23 - Back to School Backpack Giveaway, at TNS, 9:00-11:00 am
  
• Monday, 8/14/23 - First day back for teachers and rest of staff
• Thursday, 8/17/23 - Open House all day (see schedule)
• Monday, 8/21/23 - First day of school for students
  

September:

• Friday, 9/1/23 - No School (Labor Day Holiday)
• Monday, 9/4/23 - No School (Labor Day Holiday)
• Friday, 9/15/23 - No School (Rosh Hashanah Holiday)
• Tuesday, 9/19/23 - Back to School Night (Grades 6-8)
• Monday, 9/25/23 - No School (Yom Kippur Holiday)
• Tuesday, 9/26/23 - Back to School Night (Grades K-2)

October:

• Tuesday, 10/3/23 - Back to School Night (Grades 3-5)

Principal, Dr. Andy Jacks jacksam@pwcs.edu

Assistant Principal, Mr. Geoff Brunson brunsogr@pwcs.edu

Assistant Principal, Mrs. Abbey Martinez martinae1@pwcs.edu

Administrative Intern, Mrs. Brittney Giovannelli giovanbl@pwcs.edu

The Nokesville School
Prince William County Public Schools

Email: jacksam@pwcs.edu
Website: https://nokesville.pwcs.edu/
Location: 12375 Aden Road, Nokesville, VA 20181, USA
Phone: (571) 781-3040
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNokesvilleSchool
Twitter: @NokesvilleSch