New Providence News
Week of June 1 - 5, 2015
This Week's Calendar
Monday: Last day for lunch; 3rd - 5th grade field day (8:00 - 10:30); Kindergarten Celebration (1:00 - Cafeteria); 5th grade EAGLE "Tour of Homes" (5:30 - 6:30 - PTA Room)
Tuesday: Recycle Day (Bin Collection); Half-day of school - dismissal @ 11:00; No lunch served; K - 2nd field day (8:00 - 10:00); 5th grade practice (8:00 - cafeteria);New kindergarten student assessments; Sprinkling for Page Jordan @ 2:00 in Room 315 (Weeks/Rewis Room)
Wednesday: Last day of school for students; 5th grade Celebration (9:00 - Cafeteria); Parties start @ 10:00 - Dismissal @ 11:00; iPad update sessions in Learning Commons @ 11:30 (K - 2nd teachers); 1:30 (3rd - 5th grade teachers); Staff Luncheon in cafeteria (12:00); Spirit Wear order forms due
Thursday: Teacher Workday (8:00)
Friday: Summer Break begins
Friendly Reminders
- Everyone is invited to a sprinkling for Page Jordan on Tuesday, June 2 @ 2:00 in Room 315 (Rewis/Weeks). She is registered at Buy-Buy Baby. Piper LeRue Jordan is due August 31. Piper's room colors are pink and gold. Little Penelope will be with us next year as a kindergartner!
- All classes are invited to tour the 5th grade EAGLE students' "Tour of Homes" during the day on Tuesday. The houses are located in the PTA Room (506). The tour should take about 10 minutes. There will be a drop-in for parents on Monday night from 5:30 - 6:30.
- Tuesday, June 2 is our last Recycling Day. Please remember to put your recycling bins outside your door that day, especially those who have field day (K - 2nd grades). Thanks to Kim Shealy and her Green Team for their work this year collecting materials.
- The iPad update sessions are 11:30 and 1:30 on Wednesday, June 3 in the Learning Commons with Brenda & Keith. Please back up your iPad to iOS 8.3 & make sure it is fully charged before coming to the meeting.
Summer Opportunities
June 22 - 25: Lexington One's Professional Learning Summer Institute for teachers @ White Knoll High School
July 13 - 16: Lexington One's Research to Practice Institute @ River Bluff High School
Tuesday, August 4: Trade Day - Staff Development Day for NPES teachers
Thursday, August 6: Class Assignment Day for NPES (10:00 - 1:00 & 3:00 - 6:00)
Friday, August 7: New Employee Orientation Day
Monday, August 10: Teachers Begin
Thursday, August 13: District In-service Day; NPES Meet the Teacher Night (6:30 - 7:30)
Monday, August 17: Students Begin
Lifelong Guidelines and Life Skills
Staff News
Joyce Fleming and Julia Johnson are both retiring!! How nice to enjoy the retirement life with family and good health. We wish them the best as they enjoy retirement.
Ashleigh Storey will be working with the Autism Academy next year as a Behavior Technician. Halsey French will be moving with our special needs students to Rocky Creek Elementary. We will miss Ashleigh and Halsey and their students next year.
Lisa Baker and Heather Barger will not be with us as interventionists next year. They have both been great assets to our RtI program. We will miss both of these wonderful ladies next year.
LION LEADERS & Emily visits
June 1 - Mrs. Storey
Please send students to office before 7:40 to raise the flags with Anthony Ruiz.
Summer Birthdays
June
10 - Angie Clamp
23 - Brenda Weeks
30- Ashleigh Storey
July
4 - Kay Derrick
17 - Van Bowers
17 - Tonya Eisele
28 - Tanya Mabry
28 - Kelly Watkins
August
5 - Judy Maron
5 - Kim Shealy
12 - Tracy Whitman
13 - Windy Cordovano