Nixon Elementary Weekly Update

Thank You Nixon Community!

We had an incredibly fun and successful school carnival last week. Not only was the weather perfect, but we also raised over $1100 for our Nixon PTA through our Silent Auction and on site donations. I have a special shout out to everyone who volunteered their time and talents to make this event so successful, and thank you to everyone who attended. We hope you had a great time--we sure did!!!

Field Trip Season is Here!

As the temperature starts to increase, so does our number of school related field trips! In the upcoming weeks you'll receive more information from your child's homeroom teacher(s) about upcoming trips. Please be sure you have completed your Parent Permissions in Infinite Campus so your child can join us for the fun we have planned. If you aren't sure you've completed your permissions, please reach out to Ms. Tracy in the office to find out (319) 558-2188.

Important Dates:

We have several important days coming up, so be sure to mark these on your calendar:

• May 20: Kennedy Senior Walk at Nixon, 3rd Grade Fire House Visit
  
• May 21: Hiawatha Library Visit, Kernels Assembly
• May 24: May Learner of the Month Assembly
• May 27: Memorial Day (No School)
• May 28: Virtual Author Visit w/ Dan Gutman
• June 3: Buddy Classroom End of the Year Celebration
• June 5: Hiawatha Fire Department Visit (Keep Kids Kool)
• June 6: Field Day & Picnic Lunch
• June 6: Last day of school (2:20 Dismissal)
  

It's a great day to be a Bobcat!

Jeni Goebel, Principal

Nixon Elementary

jgoebel@crschools.us

On Tuesday May 28th, Nixon learners will get to experience a virtual Author Visit with Dan Gutman, author of the Weird School series. We are excited to not only engage learners in a One-Book Challenge as a school (everyone in the building reads the same Dan Gutman book over the course of 2 weeks here at school), but we'll also be sending 2 copies of Dan Gutman's books home with learners to enjoy over the summer AND have a fun virtual Author Visit to meet Dan and ask him some questions. Keep an eye out for future communication about this fun event, as well as some information on how you can order more of his books if you child loves the series. You can read more about the author from the flyer below.

On Friday, all families received communication from the Cedar Rapids Community School District with notification about a change to the end of the school year. Our last day of school will now be Thursday, June 6. This day will be an early dismissal at 2:20 pm.

Email: jgoebel@crschools.us
Website: https://nixon.crschools.us
Location: 200 Nixon Drive, Hiawatha, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 558-2188
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRNixon