Principal Praises
October 2018
New Bridge ~ Ensuring all students achieve academic excellence through relevant learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math!
I want to give a huge thank you to all our staff, parents, and community who have contributed to a great start to a new school year. Your commitment to our New Bridge scholars has been overwhelming, and believe me, it makes a difference! As we enter our first interim testing session, we recognize how critical each and every minute of instruction is. Our teachers are diligent in their planning and lesson delivery, and we thank our parents for making arrangements to have students at school, every day, and on time. We invite and encourage all parents to participate in parent/teacher conferences coming this week, to join our fabulous PTA, to join the quarterly Parent STEM classes being offered by our STEM coach, Shawnee Robinson, and to visit your child's class during their STEM Family Days. As partners in our students' education, together we are providing great opportunities for their success and growth! Please enjoy just a few of the highlights from the past month.
Principal Bukey
Nim's Island Family Literacy Night
Knights Bingo Winners!
New Bridge Knights have PRIDE! They are: Prepared, Respectful, In Control, Determined, and Exceptional!
Students have multiple opportunities every day to receive "PRIDE" tickets for displaying positive behaviors and following school rules. Their tickets go into daily classroom and school-wide drawings. When their name is drawn in the school-wide drawing, they come to the office, receive a prize, sign our celebrity book, pick up their "positive note home" and then get their name up on our BINGO 100 board. The first two rows to receive a bingo then get to have Pizza with the Principal! We love celebrating our students' positive behaviors. A special thanks goes out to our school counselor, Mrs. Welch, and her peer leaders for helping us organize this! Here are our Bingo winners and their teachers' names for our first celebration:
Luis - Docksey
Kamon - Ambruster
Adison - Gerber
Jagger - Palmer
Sam - Wood
Deven - Goodsell
Destinee - Worthington
Tyler - Clark PM
Hazel - Laudato
Angel - Rodgers
Olivia - Johnson
Delilah - Palmer
Ashley - Goodsell
Issac - Wood
Miguel - Johnson
Marilyn - Witkowski
Honesty - Witkowski
Boston - Castle
Alonna - Palmer
SEPTEMBER - STUDENTS of the MONTH
Scholarship - "Students are taking ownership for their learning."
Leadership - "Students are working cooperatively to achieve goals, respect themselves and others, inspire and motivate their peers and promote a culture of school pride and belonging."
Moral Excellence - "Students are being good, honest, respectful, courageous, and kind. They do the right thing, even when no one is looking."
We are proud of our students who try every day to do their best and to become scholars, accountable for their behaviors, learning, and choices.
2nd Grade Students of the Month
We are proud of all our chosen students for September!
Kinder PUSH - PULL STEM Activity
1st Grade Family STEM Day - Spaghetti Tower Challenge
1st Graders Passing off Math Lessons!
3rd Grade PLTW
4th Grade Project Lead the Way
4th Family STEM Day - Visit from Dairy Council
5th Grade Book Project Family Event
5th Grade Investigates Chemical Changes
6th Grade EDL (Entry, Descent, and Landing) Landers
Summer OverDrive Reading Challenge Winner!
The summer OverDrive Reading Challenge Winner from New Bridge was Chloe Harrison, a 6th grader. Chloe received a medal from our district librarian, Amy Jamison, at our recent assembly. Way to go Chloe and all students who read, read, read!!
Watercraft STEM Challenge
Here are those who submitted for the September Watercraft STEM challenge:
Kinder: Esther, Jimena, Edmond, Brett, William, Bently, Holly, Scarlet, Henrietta, Collin, Eryka, Lorenzo, Joanna, Alicen, Jackson, Penny, Maura, Sophia, Jared, Adryk
1st Grade: Mercer, Canon, Jack, Harrison, Ashley, Violet, Aiden, Daliah
2nd Grade: London, Eduardo, Alexis, Everette, Maggie
3rd Grade: Lizzie, Acelun, Hudson, Baylor, Allison, Arthur, Raven-Alexandra, Carson, Audrina, Reece, Tianna, Ty, Jagger, Dominik, Benjamin
4th Grade: Darla, Noemi, Shelah, Barbara, Melanie, Lauren, Ryan, Levi
5th Grade: Daniela, Armoni, Izzik, Jacqueline, Mykah, Ryder, Judson
6th Grade: Keira, Kaitlyn, Kinsey, Mallory
Parent STEM Training!!
Calendar
(Please refer to NBS calendar by clicking here)
Monday, Oct 8
- CIA I testing begins Oct 8-17
- PTA Board Meeting 8:30
Wednesday, Oct 10
- Minimum Day - Dismissal 1:00
- Nat'l Walk to School Day!
- Scholastic Book Fair Opens
- Parent/Teacher Conferences by Appt
Thursday, Oct 11
- Minimum Day - Dismissal 1:00
- Grandparent's/Special Guest Lunch & Visit Book Fair
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Parent/Teacher Conferences by Appt
Friday, Oct 12
- Minimum Day - Dismissal 1:00
- Grandparent's/Special Guest Lunch & Visit Book Fair
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Parent/Teacher Conferences by Appt
Tuesday, Oct 16
- Parent STEM Workshop, 10:00 - Science-Hands-on Chemistry
Wednesday, Oct 17
- Minimum Day - Dismissal 1:00
- Teachers Deep Data Dive
Thursday-Friday, Oct 18-19 Fall Break
Monday, Oct 22
- Red Ribbon Week
- Picture make-ups
Wednesday, Oct 24
- Reflections Contest Entries Due
- Food Pantry 1:15
- Judging for Reflections
- 4th Grade STEM Family Day 1:30
- Quarter End - Dismissal 1:00
- Community Council 1:15
- October STEM Challenge Due, "Punkin' Chunkin' Catapult"
- Costume Parade 8:15 Multi-purpose Room
- 6th Grade Author Visit: Paul Ramisch 1:00
- 1st Grade STEM Family Day 1:45
- Grade Level Fall Celebrations (TBD)
- NO SCHOOL STUDENTS
- Teacher Professional Development Day
- STEM Impromptu Challenge 6th Grade 11:30-12:30, 5th Grade 1:00-2:00
- Community Council
- Veteran's Day Assembly 1:15
- Food Pantry