Needmore News

Needmore Families, we would love your help this holiday season to help honor Cole and the BATCOLE FOUNDATION. Each holiday season, Cole's family collects donations for children and we want your help. From December 2nd through the 13th, we will be collecting the following items in our front foyer:

• BandAids - make them fun for children
• New Coloring Books
• New Crayons
• Stuffed Toys

Thank you for helping Needmore honor Cole's memory of helping others!

We are excited to shine a spotlight on Mrs. Kuehn, our incredible Reading Specialist, as this week's Staff Member of the Week! Mrs. Kuehn goes above and beyond to support our students' literacy journeys, fostering a love of reading and helping each child discover their full potential. Her dedication, kindness, and passion for teaching make a lasting impact on both her students and colleagues. Thank you, Mrs. Kuehn, for all that you do to inspire a love of reading at Needmore Elementary! 👏📖

Families, this was my mistake last time and I want to clarify that NLCS does not have Before School Care on 2 hour delay days. Also, we do not serve breakfast during a 2 hour delay.

We are thrilled to invite you to our 1st and 2nd grade Christmas Program on Tuesday, December 10 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Students are asked to wear red and green for the concert. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. Our 1st and 2nd grade students will need to be in the gym at 5:20 p.m. and they will sit in a line on the floor until the program starts at 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Families, just as we did during the Fall Parties, visitors will need to have a name tag to enter the building. If you would like to skip the line, click the link below to fill out the Google Form.

Check out the NLCS guidelines for Outdoor/Indoor Recess. Please make sure your child is prepared with appropriate layers.

• December 9 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• December 10 - Christmas Program - Grades 1 & 2 - 5:30 p.m.
• December 13 - BNL Orchestra performing for our school at 1:15 p.m. in the gym
• December 14 - Breakfast with Santa
• December 16-20 - Holiday Shop
• December 19 - Classroom Holiday Parties
• December 20 - Last Student Day Before Christmas Break
• December 21-January 5 - Winter Break
• January 13 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• January 20 - MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL - Make-up Day
• January 25 - Robotics Competition
• January 29 - EARLY DISMISSAL DAY
• February 10 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• February 10-14 - PTO Valentine's Grams
• February 14 - Donuts/Muffins with Grownups
• February 17 - President's Day - NO SCHOOL - Make-Up Day
• February 26 - EARLY DISMISSAL DAY
• March 3 - 14 - IREAD3 Testing Window
• March 10 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• March 17-21 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
• March 25 - Spring Picture Day
• March 26 - EARLY DISMISSAL DAY
• April 14 - ILEARN Testing Window Opens
• April 14 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• April 18 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL - Make-Up Day
• May 5-9 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 6 - E-Learning Day
• May 12 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• May 22 - Last Student Day
• May 23 - Last Teacher Day

We are proud to announce our partnership with STOPit Solutions, a nationally recognized leader in school safety and wellness.

Through this partnership, everyone in our school community has access to the STOPit anonymous reporting app – a powerful tool designed to deter and promptly address instances of bullying, school violence, self-harm, and inappropriate behaviors.

With the STOPit app, users can anonymously submit tips, attach photo or video evidence, and privately message school leaders with the necessary information to help everyone involved.

In addition, when a student or anyone in our school community needs immediate support, the STOPit app provides direct access to Crisis Text Line. Users can anonymously text with counselors (day or night) until they feel safe and calm.

We encourage everyone in our school community to download the STOPit app.

If you haven’t already done so, we kindly urge parents and guardians to download the STOPit app and become familiar with its features. This will not only enable you to guide your children in using the app but will also demonstrate our collective commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our whole school community. The STOPit app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is available now. You can register at the link below. If you have any trouble at all, please don't hesitate to call the office at 812-279-2192 and we would be happy to help!