Nixon School - Family Check In
March 11, 2024
REMINDER: Early Dismissal on Monday - Thursday!
11:40 PM Dismissal for PreK, 1:40 PM Dismissal for Grades K-4
Upcoming Dates:
March 11 - March 14 - Parent Teacher Conferences & Scholastic Book Fair
(11:40 PM Dismissal for PreK, 1:40 PM Dismissal for Grades K-4)
NES PTA Book Fair Spirit Week (see below)
March 12 - Evening Conferences & Family Shopping Night at Scholastic Book Fair
March 15 - Full Day of School
March 19 - Report Cards Launched in Genesis
March 26 - Epilepsy Awareness Day / Purple Day (see below)
April 4 - April 14 - NES PTA Krispy Kreme Sale Begins
March's Monthly Themes:
Portrait of a Graduate Theme: Leaders
SEL Theme:Conflict Resolution
Inclusive Celebration Theme:Women’s History Month
Sustainability:Storm Water (Spring)
Ask your student to consider joining me on Morning Annoucements to offer a Public Service Announcement regarding this month's sustainability theme! Sign up here.
NES PTA Book Fair Spirt Week!
Read Across America Week was a Great Time to Welcome MYSTERY READERS!
PLEASE REVIEW YOUR GENESIS CONTACTS!
To ensure that you are receiving all messages through the district's communication system called BLACKBOARD, please review your Genesis Parent Portal to ensure that your contact information is up to date. Please also double check how you have your telephone numbers categorized. For instance, if your cell phone number is listed as your home number, you may not receive the text message alerts. Thank you in advance for double checking your information!
Parent Teacher Conferences with Support Staff
As we prepare for Parent Teacher Conferences, please keep in mind that you are always welcome to schedule a conference with our ISL teachers, special area teachers, and related service staff. The best way to set up a condusive time to meet is to email the staff member directly. For a staff directory, complete with email addresses, you can visit this link.
Check Out Dr. Santora's Newsletter!
Thank You to Everyone Who Supported Early Act's Food Drive!
RHS is Preparing for This Year's Rox-Thon!
Wondering how you can help support Roxbury High School's Rox-Thon efforts... check out this information regarding A SILENT AUCTION!
The Silent Auction is live and will close on Friday, March 10 @ 8:00 pm.
Our event is Friday, March 15 7pm - 7am.
Here is the link for the Auction.
Other ways to donate or help us can be found using these links:
Read A Thon Message from PTA!
UPDATE: We have 41 readers registered and as of today, these readers have logged 3068 minutes!
Our PTA will be awarding Scholastic Book Fair gift certificates to the top FIVE readers as of the end of the day on Saturday.
Additionally, a special school spirit day will be awarded to the class with the OVERALL highest number of minutes read by the end of the Read A Thon.
Nixon Families,
We're thrilled to announce that our Read-A-Thon is underway! Our reading goal is 85,000 minutes for the entire school!
We're counting on you to make it a success. If you haven't already, please take a minute to activate your child’s personal reader page by clicking on the following link:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738363539
This is literally the easiest fundraiser ever and your support will greatly assist us in meeting our goals. Money raised will directly benefit the students at Nixon Elementary.
Remember to create your student account and to log the minutes nightly as your child reads!
Thank you for your help in reaching our goal and for your support always.
Happy Reading!
Nixon Elementary PTA
Inviting ALL Students to Participate in the Local VFW Contests!
PTA Yearbook Announcements!
Purchase a YEARBOOK...
Use this link or the button below to purchase a yearbook -- https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1014807032383621 -- The deadline is: Monday April 15th.
Social Media and Mental Health Virtual Opportunity
Atlantic Health System is hosting a virtual webinar via Zoom titled ‘Social Media and Mental Health: Guidance for Parents in Helping Young People to Avoid Pitfalls and Find Balance’ on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm. This webinar will explore the impact of social media on young minds and equip parents with tips on how to guide their children through this digital platform while protecting their mental well-being. To register, click here.
Kindergarten Registration is OPEN!
Roxbury Township Public Schools, a K-12 school district preparing the children of today for tomorrow, has set its in-person Kindergarten registration dates for the 2024/2025 school year. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2023 to participate. Click here for more information regarding Roxbury's Entrance Age Policy (P5112). If there are any questions regarding the policy or procedure, please reach out to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chuck Seipp at cseipp@roxbury.org or by calling 973-584-6799.
Roxbury Township Public Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program designed to develop knowledge and skills in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Our goal is to help children develop skills and strategies that will help them learn and establish a foundation for lifelong success in education. The program allows more time for students to address curriculum in depth and allows teachers to provide additional activities in learning.
To register for Kindergarten, parents will need to complete the online pre-registration process and begin uploading the required documents for Kindergarten. For a complete list of what to do and what to bring, visit www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration.
Online registration for Kindergarten is now open. Parents are required to register their child at their home school. If the home school is unknown, please contact the Transportation Department at 973-584-6756 and based on your address, they can let you know what school your child should be attending.
If in-person appointments are needed or preferred, please contact your child’s school to schedule an appointment during the following dates/times:
- Franklin: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-5549)
- Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Jefferson: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-8955)
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Kennedy: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-3938)
- Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Nixon: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-398-2564)
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
Sustainable Jersey - PSA Submission for NES Students!
All it takes is a student, possibly along with their family, working together to complete and submit this form with a suggested, BRIEF Public Service Announement focused on one of our Sustainability themes. Suggested PSA's will be considered and then potentially scheduled to take place during the respective month.
We look forward to our students being stewards of our community's sustainability efforts.
Know Someone at NES Who Has Filled a Bucket?
Fill Out our Bucket Filler Nomination Form and we will recognize that individual (student or staff member) during Morning Announcements. Click the button below for the nomination form.
Nixon Elementary School
Email: dlynch@roxbury.org
Website: www.roxbury.org
Location: 275 Mt Arlington Blvd, Landing, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 398-2564