Lil Dogie News

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”

Week of January 6-10

Monday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: FULL DAY

3:10 3rd-5th

3:15 K-2nd

SEE YOU BACK JANUARY 7, 2025. January 10th will be a FULL DAY.

Calendars and schedules are available on Dojo, FB, and website. You can also contact the office for paper copies.

December 23-January 6-NO SCHOOL

January 10-FULL DAY (Calendar change)

March 18-20- Parent Teacher Conferences

March 21- NO SCHOOL

March 28-NO SCHOOL

April 18, 21-NO SCHOOL

April 28- 3-5 Concert

April 29- K-2 Concert

May 12 - Band Concert

May 22- 3-5 Track Day

May 23-Last Day of School, K-2 Fun Day

The district calendar had January 10, 2025 as an early release day. It will be a FULL DAY of school. The updated calendar is below and available on the district website.

Thank you to Hot Stuff Pizza for providing lunch for our Lil Dogie Winners this month!

Big thank you to Santa for traveling from the North Pole to visit with students.

Shout out to the 4th Grade class and Ms. Weigel, Ms. Mobley, and Mr. Dickey for doing such a great job with Operation Santa Kids Helping Kids! Thank you to Susie LaCroix, Anna Coy, Stacey Jones, Alaina Liggett, Emily Sweet, and Marisa Sweet for all your help behind the scenes! Thank you to everyone who helped shop!

Thank you to all the staff at NES for making learning extra fun this week!

Reading Club and Coding/Robotics Club!

NES is offering morning Educational Enrichment opportunities.

Beginning at 7:30 am students will have a choice of two activities to choose from.

· Students in grades 3-5 will be invited to join Mr. Nelson in the Computer Lab Monday-Friday mornings for technology enrichment with Coding/Robotics.

· Each day, Mrs. Fullerton will have a Reading Lab for all grade levels located in the NES Library. Students will be given opportunities to take Reading Counts quizzes, read independently, or listen to another student read.

Students will be admitted into the building at 7:30 am.

Do not drop your child off earlier. Supervision will not be available.

Double AAces is the after school program that runs Monday-Thursday. For more information and to register your child go to their website: https://newcastle21cclcprograms.weebly.com/21-cclc-registration.html

Winter has arrived! Our playground can get cold. Please make sure to send your child with appropriate winter gear including a warm coat, hat, and gloves. They also need snowpants and boots to play in the snow. If you need assistance, please contact us.

What do you call a cat on the beach at Christmastime?

Sandy Claws!

Submitted by Lola B.

Jokes are a great way to help build vocabulary.

If your child has a joke to share, have them write it down and bring it to the office. It might get chosen to share on the morning announcements! I NEED NEW JOKES!

Thank you for letting us be a part of your child's educational journey. If you ever have any questions, concerns, or ideas please contact me. I am here to help and value your input.