Nokesville News
News for Parents & Guardians from The Nokesville School
February 4, 2024
Important Updates
HAPPY NATIONAL COUNSELOR APPRECIATION DAY
100s DAY - 2/7
The 100th day of school is Wednesday, 2/7/24. Consider having your elementary child wear something that represents 100 on that day (100 years old, 100 items of something, etc.). We are more than half way!
STUDENT SURVEYS THIS WEEK
TNS SEL Coaches Ms. Sicheri and Ms. Fisher have created in-house surveys to be given this week to our 3rd-8th grade students to check on how we are doing with their perception of safety, bullying, support, and overall feeling in school. The data will not be student-specific. We will use the data to check our progress and learn ways we can focus improvements. We will provide families with the results soon.
ATTENDANCE GOAL UPDATE
We are required to track overall attendance and chronic absenteeism. Based on data updated 2/1/24. we are making great progress! Thank you for having your child come to school as much as is appropriate. We understand that students have illness and need to rest and recover at home, so thank you for otherwise having your child in school every day!
Average Daily Attendance:
The goal from the state is for all schools to have 95% or more of students attending school on a regular basis. We are currently averaging 94.47% of our students attending school. We are almost there!
Chronic Absenteeism:
The goal from the state is for all schools to have less than 15% of students be chronically absent during the year. Chronic absenteeism is when students miss 10% or more of the school days for any reason. Additionally, our goal is to reduce our rate from last year's end of the year 19.92% by 5% to 14.92%. We currently have a rate of 14.45%. Right now, we are on track for this goal!
Letters Going Home:
PWCS is still using the Attention2Attendance program which automatically sends letters home to parents to notify them of any attendance concerns. Please continue to reach out to school administration and counselors if you have any questions or updates on attendance. Ms. Breski, Counseling Director, is the lead for our attendance procedures and goal this year. She is a great resource for any help in this area.
FEBRURARY COUNSELOR CONNECTION
Click here to learn more in the February Counselor Connection: https://www.smore.com/ush6z
TIGER TASK FORCE
Thank you again to our families for always stepping up and supporting our school! Shout out to the Tiger Task Force members this week.
Reminders
8th GRADE "LOCK-IN" - 2/16
Save the date for a fun night focused just on our 8th graders coming up February 16th from 6:00-10:00 pm. This will include food, games, movies, and a lot of fun! Students will need to have permission forms completed which will be sent home with all 8th graders early next week. Thank you to our TNS parents for organizing and running this event!
SCRIBBLECON
See the flyer below for a unique writing conference held at Benton Middle School on 2/10/24 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
TIGER TALK PODCAST - NEW EPISODE
Check out a new episode on our Tiger Talk Podcast with an interview of TNS 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher Ms. Wayne as she discusses her love of history and movies!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../tns-tiger.../id1701723034
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/.../462b9.../tns-tiger-talk-podcast
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/49aR1CoXmJpcFAQLjnISGd
Podcast Profile Page: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nokesville-school
NJHS CARNATION SALE - 2/1-2/8
The TNS National Junior Society is holding a Carnation Sale for all grade levels. This year, each flower will be $2. Pre-orders will be February 1st through 8th. There will be no flowers sold after Feb. 8th. Carnations must be paid for at time of order. Accepted forms of payment are cash or check. Check made out to The Nokesville School. Please send cash or check in an envelope marked to Mrs. Crowell, 8th grade. --Carnation Sale Order Form
RED ROBIN SPIRIT NIGHT - 2/5
Our 4th grade team set up a spirit night at Red Robin on Monday, February 5 to help raise funds towards their big annual Jamestown field trip. The fundraiser goes all day 11:00 am - 10:00 pm and we will get 20% back on all online or in person orders as long as they show the flyer. All proceeds will go towards reducing the costs of the field trip for all students.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT FUNDRAISER - 2/16
Parents Night Out - One month away. Space is limited! And they give 60% back to TNS!
MULTICULTURAL VIRTUAL EVENT
The TNS Multicultural Committee is hosting a virtual event, and we invite you to share in the fun! Please see the attached flier and use the QR code to upload a short video talking about you and your family's favorite holiday and/or family/cultural traditions. We can't wait to see your amazing faces and learn all about the uniqueness of our school community.
TNS VEX ROBOTICS FUNDRAISERS
Please consider supporting one of our TNS VEX Robotics teams going to Nationals this year! --> "Allen Wrenches" VEX Team GoFundMe
They also added a Krispy Kreme fundraiser going on now to support the team. See the flyer below. https://grouprai.se/krispykreme37241sa
Calendar & Rotations
ROTATION DAYS NEXT WEEK
Monday - MS Orange Day, ES Day 3
Tuesday - MS Black Day, ES Day 4
Wednesday - MS Orange Day, ES Day 5
Thursday - MS Black Day, ES Day 1
Friday - MS Orange Day, ES Day 2
SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDERS
February
- 2/5 - School Counselors Appreciation Day
- 2/7 - TNS Girls Basketball vs Unity Braxton MS (Home)
- 2/12 - Elementary Awards Celebration, Q1 Make-Up (during lunch)
- 2/12 - TNS Girls Basketball vs Reagan MS (Away)
- 2/12 - TNS Wrestling vs Reagan MS (Home)
- 2/14 - Valentine's Day
- 2/14 - TNS Girls Basketball vs Bull Run MS (Away)
- 2/15 - School Security Appreciation Day
- 2/15 - 3rd-8th Principal Honor Roll Luncheons
- 2/16 - TNS Spelling Bee
- 2/16 - Middle level honor roll celebrations
- 2/16 - 8th Grade Lock-In Night, 6:00-10:00 pm
- 2/19 - Presidents Day, No School
- 2/20 - TNS Wrestling vs Metz MS (Home)
- 2/22 - TNS Girls Basketball vs Marsteller MS (Away)
- 2/22 - TNS Wrestling vs Marteller MS (Home)
TNS ADMIN TEAM
Assistant Principal, Mr. Geoff Brunson brunsogr@pwcs.edu
Assistant Principal, Mrs. Abbey Martinez martinae1@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