New Providence Elementary School
Leading and Learning in All Directions
This Week's Calendar: October 23 , 2017: RED RIBBON WEEK
Monday, Oct. 23: CogAT begins; Parent University in Learning Commons (6:00 - 7:00); End of 1st quarter
Tuesday, Oct. 24: Bus evacuations
Wednesday, Oct. 25: Popsicles for sale @ recess; Green Team pick-up; Good News Club after school
Thursday, Oct. 26: Roary's Pals (2nd & 4th graders only);Chorus practice after school; 10:10 Bridge
Friday, Oct. 27: NPES Spirit Day; Epic Showcase Day for select students (8:30 - 9:30); Roary's Pals (1st, 3rd & 5th graders only); Fall Festival (5:00 - 8:00)
2017-2018 Teacher of the Year
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Red Ribbon Week - October 23-27
Activities for the week:
Monday- Hocus Pocus; Keep your Dreams in Focus!
Wear red to support a drug free life.
Tuesday- I am to Bright for Drugs!
Students will wear Neon clothing to support being drug free.
Wednesday- Drugs are Despicable! There are a Minion reasons to stay drug free.
Dress like your favorite book or movie character.
Thursday- You have the power to Stay Drug Free!!
Wear your favorite super hero t-shirt.
Friday- We have Goals- No Drugs in our Future!
Wear your favorite team or NPE Spirit shirt.
Read Your Way to the BIG Game
Fall Festival is Coming
2017 Fall Festival
Friday, October 27th 5pm-8pm
Join us for a night of FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY at our school-wide event! Pre-paid wristbands will not come home with your student –you will pick them up at the door the night of the event.
Information about the event:
Admission to the event is FREE
Wristbands are required for games, inflatables, pony & carnival rides
Wristbands can be purchased at the door for $12 Children 4 and under play for FREE
WEAR YOUR COSTUMES! Adults and kids wear your family-friendly costumes!
Remember, no scary costumes or masks on the face.
Bring extra cash for:
• Carnival concessions
• Local restaurant vendors
• Shopping
• Hair painting by Snip-Its
• Pumpkin Patch
Interims
- Only students in 2nd - 5th grade receive letter grades. Kindergarten and 1st grade students receive standards base checklist reports. First nine week progress reports go home on Tuesday, October 31st.
- As a district, schools are no longer sending paper copies of interims home.
- Parents can have access to student’s grades online through Power School using an access code. Access codes are the same as last year. If you are new or need an access code, contact our school office at 821-3300
2017-2018 Yearbooks
YOUR FRIENDS. YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR YEARBOOK.
Yearbooks are now on sale! Order forms were sent home this week. Yearbooks can also be ordered easily online at ybpay.lifetouch.com and use the yearbook ID code: 12308318. The cost is $25.00 until December 21st and then the price will increase to $30.00. See order form for additionally packages that are available as well . Thank you for supporting our school!
An Important Change in How We Count Absences
http://npes.lexington1.net/2017/10/23/an-important-change-in-how-we-count-absences/
Make PRIDE Every Day!
Lifelong Guideline:
Truthfulness: "Friends Expect the Truth"
Truthfulness means to be honest about things and feelings with oneself and others.
Lifeskills:
Integrity: "Always be True to Oneself and Others "
Integrity means to act according to a sense of what's right and wrong.
Inititative: "Do It Now"
Initiative means to do something of one's own free will because it needs to be done.
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Location: 1118 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington, SC, United States
Phone: 803-821-3300
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