Nixon School - Family Check In
Week of February 20, 2023
Upcoming Dates:
Week of February 27 - Read Across America (see below)
March 1 - Title 1 SAIL Academy (see below)
March 3 - Families as Reading Partners (see below for sign up) & PTA Dine to Donate (see below)
March 6 - Grade 2 Field Trip & Schools of Character recognized at BOE meeting @ Lincoln Roosevelt School @ 7:30 PM
March 8 - End of 2nd Trimester
March 27 - March 30 (Monday - Thursday) - Parent Teacher Conferences AND Early Dismissal (1:40 PM)
March 31 (Friday) - Full day of school
March's Monthly Themes:
Portrait of a Graduate Theme: Leaders
SEL Theme:Conflict Resolution
Inclusive Celebration Theme: Women's History Month
How Awesome...
Nixon Reading Road Trip
Cards for Troops
Read Across America Spirit Week
Families As Reading Partners
All visitors will be asked to sign in through our Lobby Guard System, so please be sure to come prepared with your Driver's License. If you anticipate taking your child(ren) home with you after the event, please be sure to answer respectively below. To ensure that we have accurate dismissal records, you will be asked to also sign out your child in the lobby before leaving. Please keep in mind that this is an event for Nixon School students, younger siblings should NOT attend this event.
For the event, please do NOT park in the driveway of the school, as buses will be arriving at the end of the school day. If your child is in a special during this time, you are asked to meet your child in their special area classroom. You are encouraged to bring books with you to read to and with your child(ren). If you have children in multiple grades, you are asked when it is time that you stop by your oldest child's classroom to pick him/her up and then bring him/her with you to your YOUNGEST child's classroom to read.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Happy Reading!
Title 1 S.A.I.L. Academy
PTA Talent Show!
Calling All Huskies & Nixon School Staff!
Sign up to participate in this year's Talent Show; Huskies in Hollywood. Music and Pre-Recorded acts are due by Monday, March 6th!
Time to Purchase Your NES Yearbook! - Sponosred by the NES PTA
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 2023/2024 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 https://www.roxbury.org/Domain/136
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 you need or prefer an in-person appointment, please contact your child’s school to schedule an appointment during the following dates/times:
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-5549)
- Monday, March 13, 2023 - 9:30-3:00
- Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 9:30-3:00
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 9:30-3:00 and 5:00-7:00 p.m.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-8955)
- Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 9:30-3:00 and 5:00-7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:30-3:00
- Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:30-3:00
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-3938)
- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 9:30-3:00 and 4:45-7:45 p.m.
- Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 9:30-3:00
NIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Appointments can be made by calling 973-398-2564)
- Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 9:30-2:30 and 5:00-7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 9:30-2:30
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