Newell Family Sunday Message 02/26

Newell Families,

I hope to see you all Monday night for our PTA's first Goodies, Games, and Guardians Family event!

Testing continues this week with COGAT in 2nd Grade. Remember NO SCHOOL on Friday March 3rd and then Spring Break (NO SCHOOL) is all the following week March 6th-10th.

- Mr. Balcom

Monday February 27th from 6pm to 7:30pm our Newell PTA will be hosting Goodies, Games, and Guardians. Bring your family for a fun filled night of playing board games and BINGO! Games will be provided unless you have a family favorite you want to bring along. Enter through Door #1. Games will be in the Gym and BINGO will be in the Cafeteria.

All 2nd Graders will take the COGAT test this week. Your teacher will have sent out information regarding specific testing times.

This year Newell will be celebrating our love of books and reading during the month of April for National Library Week. The theme will be theme "There's More to the Story." Stay tuned for details!

All students must register for the 2023 - 2024 school year!

Registration opened yesterday! Registration closes March 31st!

2 Options to Register:

• Option 1: Register Online from home at www.gips.org/registration
• Option 2: Let us help! Walk-in Registration at Newell! Every Monday – Friday from 9am to 11am.*

Register BEFORE March 31st to secure a spot at Newell!

*Registration help will be available during Parent Conferences too!

This section includes updates and important information from our amazing Newell PTA! More information is always available on our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/NewellElementaryPTA

Our next PTA Meeting will be Monday, February 20th for our monthly PTA meeting at 7:00 pm in the teacher’s lounge. Childwatch is available for those parents attending the meeting. Hope to see you there!

Make sure to like our Newell PTA Facebook Page so you don't miss out on any information!

https://www.facebook.com/NewellElementaryPta/

Did you know our school is a Box Top for education school? It’s super easy to help our school raise extra funds!

1. Download the Box Top for Education app!
2. Choose our school— A B Newell Elementary School
3. Go grocery shopping!
4. Scan every receipt just to make sure you’re not missing anything!
5. Repeat steps 3&4 as often as you need to!

• Newell PTA Meeting - Monday February 20th at 7pm
  
• Newell PTA Free Event: Goodies, Games, and Guardians - Monday February 27th, 6pm to 7:30pm
• Spring Parties - Thursday March 2nd from 2:15pm to 3:15pm
• No School - Spring Break - Friday March 3rd - March 12th
• Newell PTA Meeting - Monday March 20th at 7pm
  
• 5th Grade Recognition - Tuesday May 23rd at 6pm.

Keep up with our FULL Calendar of EVERYTHING going on here: http://bit.ly/newellcal

Enjoy these photos from last week!

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Important messages we've sent previously.

Parents, there is a lot of illness going around. Please monitor your child for symptoms.

Description of Fever:

1. A fever is a temporary increase in body temperature, usually caused by an illness.
2. In most mild, two to five day, childhood illnesses, fever is lowest in the morning, rises in the afternoon, and will be the highest in evening and night. As the child begins to recover, morning temperatures will be normal with fever still present later in the day.

Management:

1. Students with a temperature of 100 F or more may be sent home from school.
2. Students may return to school when their temperature has remained below 100.0 for 24 hours without fever reducing medication.

Social media posts as well as a phone call, email or text message will inform you of urgent announcements and weather emergencies. Please be sure our office has your most current telephone and email information.

A regular school day begins at 8:00am and dismisses at 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. Students may be dropped after 7:30am.

Please make your child aware of his/her after school plan. If transportation or daycare plans change, please call the office so we can let your child’s teacher know. Thank you.

We start our school day right at 8:00am. It is VERY important that your child is in class ready to learn at 8:00. Breakfast is served from 7:30am to 7:50am. We are unable to serve students breakfast after 7:50am. If your child needs to eat breakfast at Newell, plan to have them on campus with enough time to get to our breakfast line by 7:50. Students arriving after 7:50 should go to their class lines.

Visitors need to check in at the office and wear given identification while in the school. All visitors must enter through door #1.

Birthdays may be celebrated in each child’s classroom. Families are NOT required or expected to provide treats or gifts. However, if you want to offer treats, please provide healthy snacks that are individually packaged. Cupcakes, cookies, donuts, etc. will not be allowed.

Have a wonderful week!

Nate Balcom- Principal

Heather Glause - Secretary

Cheryl Brax - Attendance Secretary

Jami White - Social Worker (M/W/F)

Carrie Whitcomb - School Counselor (T/Th)

Katie Dubbs - Nurse

Yolanda Seiler - Spanish Interpreter