Nashua News
December 13, 2024
Nashua Elementary
School Hours: 9:15am - 4:10pm
Website: https://www.nkcschools.org/na
Location: 221 NE 114th St, Kansas City, MO 64155
Phone: (816) 321-5160
Attendance Line: (816) 321-5162
DECEMBER
Friday, December 20 - Half day
December 23 - January 3 - No School - Winter Break
JANUARY
Monday, January 6 - Students return back to school
Tuesday, January 14 - PTA Meeting 6pm
Monday, January 20 - No School - MLK Jr. Day
Friday, January 24 - PTA Winter Jam 6:00 - 7:30
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 11 - PTA Meeting 6pm
Tuesday, February 11 - Future Falcon Concert 6:30pm
Thursday, February 13 - Valentine’s Parties
Friday, February 14 - No School
Monday, February 17 - No School - Presidents Day
Mark down the following days that students DO NOT have school this year:
December: 23 - 31st
January:1, 2, 3 and 20th
February: 14th and 17th
March: 21st - 28th
April: 18th
As we begin a new school year, I wanted to send attendance reminders to ensure your child is at school regularly. It is important that your child attends school on time, every day.
The NKC SCHOOL BOARD POLICY states:
When a child is enrolled in NKC Schools, the North Kansas City Schools Board of Education expects:
1. The student to attend school regularly.
2. Parents/guardians of the student to communicate regularly with the office staff regarding the student’s absences.
3. Every student should strive for 95% or above attendance. (State guidelines deem attendance rates of 95% or better as necessary for optimal learning).
OTHER IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE INFORMATION:
1. If your child is not maintaining attendance above 93%, you will be notified immediately. If the attendance keeps dropping, Nashua staff/administration will reach out and ask you to come to the school for a meeting to discuss attendance concerns and complete an attendance contract.
2. If your student’s attendance continues to fall, the school is required by state law to report all instances of educational neglect, including poor school attendance, to Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect hotline.
3. Regular attendance and punctuality help students develop and maintain a good attitude toward school and relate positively toward school achievement. Tardiness and absences can be upsetting for students, disrupting their schedules, requiring readjustment to the class routine, and interfering with learning. Even missing just a couple days here and there can negatively impact a students' learning progression.
Please make your child's attendance a priority this year. We appreciate your help in ensuring your child is at school on time, every day!
⭐Business Members: We invite you to become a Business Member for the 24-25 school year and be recognized on the PTA website, emails and social media! Click here to purchase 2024-25 Business Memberships for $20. We thank those that have purchased memberships: Cake and Champagne Event Planning, Gonzalez Painting LLC, Melissa Hubbell from Fountain Mortgage, Alyssa Rhodes from Alyssa Rhodes Real Estate, The Brim and Williams Inflatables.
Secret Santas: Thank you to everyone who signed up to be a Secret Santa! All of our staff are accounted for now. Your generosity is appreciated! Don't forget to drop off your gifts at school before Dec. 19. Your gifts don’t have to be anything extravagant, just something to let them know they are thought of and appreciated! A list of staff favorites can be found on the PTA website at https://nashuapta.com/#documents-2.
Thank you Nashua families for helping spread some cheer to our wonderful staff members this holiday season! *Feel free to deliver the gift directly to your staff member if you want or bring your gift to the office for Santa to deliver by Thursday, Dec. 19th!
Restaurant Night: Support Nashua from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at Chuck E. Cheese at 9196 N. Skyview, Kansas City, MO 64154. 20% of the proceeds will go back to Nashua! Mention Nashua. Nashua teachers and staff receive a free meal and FREE individual, one-topping pizza OR an all-you-can-eat salad bar AND soft drink at the event.
Stock the Lounge: Nashua families, our teacher/staff lounge is in need of some items. Please sign up to help stock the lounge for our wonderful teachers and staff! All Items can be dropped off in the office.
24-25 Yearbook Photos: Stars, we want your great photos from the 24-25 school year to be used in theNashua Elementary yearbook! Please upload using the following instructions.
Yearbook Photo Uploading Instructions:
Who can upload: Parents, Staff, and Teachers
How to sort: Upload by class (if known) or by school event
Two options for uploading:
1. Website Upload:
Search for: Nashua Elementary, Kansas City, MO
Select Nashua Yearbook 2025
Create an account to upload photos
2. Mobile App (for faster uploading, suggested for teachers and classroom photographers):
Download from Play Store or Apple Store
School Code: 83250
Create an account to upload photos
24-25 Yearbook Purchases: Nashua yearbooks are being sold online for $15. Click here to purchase. If paying by cash or check, please print, fill out and send this order form with payment to school with your student. Make checks payable to Nashua PTA.
Labels: Save the date for the first Turn Them in Tuesday Labels Day Tuesday, Jan. 14! Bring in a zipper bag of labels or empty ink cartridges for Nashua and wear your pajamas!
*A note about Labels: Coca Cola is no longer offering product code rewards. Please do not submit coke caps or Coke Rewards from the boxes or the plastic Coke labels. Please don't send in any other bottle caps which includes but not limited to: Pepsi, water bottles, Gatorades, Powerade, milk jugs, or any other bottle caps.
When turning in Box Tops, please make sure they are only the pink box tops and are not already expired. Do not send the blue ones, those need to be scanned using the app! For questions, contact Labels Chair Amanda Timmermeyer at phillipamanda2007@yahoo.com
Thank you for your support! You can also support Nashua with these apps:
Get involved in the PTA!
Have you thought about getting involved in Nashua's PTA? We have several positions open for the 2024-25 school year. We would love to help you find the right fit for you! Click here to see what’s available and sign up!
Memberships: You can join the Nashua PTA and order 2024-25 Nashua yearbooks online through our Cheddar Up site. Individual memberships are $10 and yearbooks $15. A PTA membership does not commit you to a chair position or volunteering, but it ensures you have a voice and your vote counts! Memberships support you, your students and our Nashua teachers. They provide school field trips, teacher appreciation gifts, classroom reimbursements and more! If you would like to be a Nashua PTA business member and receive recognition on our emails and social media pages, you can join for $20. CLICK HERE to order an individual or business membership and/or yearbook. If paying by cash or check, please print, fill out and send this order form with payment to school with your student. Make checks payable to Nashua PTA.
Open Positions: We need PTA volunteers for the 2024-25 school year! Visit nashuapta.com/#open-positions, for open positions and a sign-up. If you are interested in any of the positions or have questions, please email Danelle at pta.nashua@gmail.com. Thanks!
PTA Meeting: Join us for the next Nashua PTA meeting of the school year at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Nashua in room 38 (at bottom of the stairs going to library)!
Room Party Fee: Because of the excellent fundraising of the past couple years, we've eliminated room fees again this year!
Staff Favorites: Need teacher or staff gift ideas? The 24-25 Staff Favorites list is posted to the PTA website! Visit the Nashua PTA website.
Website: nashuapta.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NashuaElementaryPTA
Twitter: twitter.com/nashuapta
President: Danelle Bohan, pta.nashua@gmail.com
Vice President: Rachelle Walker, vp.nashua@gmail.com
Secretary: Sarah Anislag, secretary.nashua@gmail.com
Treasurer: Lindsay Bradshaw, treasurer.nashua@gmail.com