Charger News
August 11, 2023
Mr. Rob Smith, Principal
Mr. Jeremy Sherman, Assistant Principal
(812)663-9215
Welcome back everyone!
Congratulations to all students that were involved with summer sports, 4-H activities, and any other summer events. We are off to an excellent start! Our enrollment is up this year and we have over 160 transfer students. We did have several staff changes, which is something different for NDE, but we are on track and have everything covered.
Our new playground is getting close to being completed. I know the students are excited to play outside and try all the new equipment. The most welcomed piece of equipment are the swings!!
Thank you to everyone that attended our Open House. Thank you to everyone that shared information in the cafeteria with our NDE families. It is always exciting to meet your child's teacher and see the child's classroom.
We encourage parents to visit and be involved with our NDE events. If you decide to join your child for lunch, please let us know in advance. We do not allow outside food to be brought in for lunch when visiting your child. When visiting us, we will need to see your ID and scan it for a school visitor's pass.
I am looking forward to another great year at NDE and look forward to working with our students and their families. Communicating is the key to success! Feel free to call, email, visit, or use the various other classroom forms of communication to stay in contact with us.
ATTENTION PARENTS!!!
***We ask that you do not start lining up in front of the school until 2:30PM. You may park in the far lot and wait to line up. Please let those who may pick up your child know this. We will ask you to move.***
***We dismiss car riders at 2:50.
***The rest of the students will be dismissed at 3:10.
***The only students that are allowed to ride the YMCA bus are those students enrolled in their after school program. The YMCA provides us with a student roster.
Arrival Reminder
Students are not to be dropped off at school or allowed in the building until 7:45 each morning. The doors are locked until this time.
YEARBOOKS FOR SALE!!
We have 4 hard back yearbooks left from last year. We have reduced them to $25!! If you would like one, please contact the office.
ATTENTION PARENTS: ATTENDANCE POLICY UPDATES
This information concerns attendance for illnesses and family vacations.
*** When your child is out for illness, please contact the office or your child’s teacher and inform us of the absence. Your child will have the number of days missed, plus one, to get missed assignments submitted to the teacher.
*** When planning a vacation during school, please follow the outlined plan.
*Request approval two weeks prior to the vacation dates.
*Work with your child’s teacher to make arrangements for missed assignments and tests. Not everything will be able to be placed on the iPad.
*The assignments and tests will be due to the teacher the day the student returns from the vacation.
Wednesday Reminder
We dismiss an hour early every Wednesday for professional and curriculum development.
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day will be Monday, August 21st.
Order forms were sent home this week. If ordering pictures, students need to return the forms and payment on picture day. Information to order online is on the order form that was sent home.
IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP US INFORMED REGARDING EMERGENCY INFORMATION FOR YOUR CHILD. Keep us updated of any changes throughout the year. We encourage you to use the Harmony 3 Family Access to update your information.
This year is off to a great start!
Enrollment Information:
Kindergarten: 76
Grade 1: 81
Grade 2: 83
Grade 3: 78
Grade 4: 91
Grade 5: 60
Grade 6: 71
Total: 540
Our PTO officers this year are:
President –Samantha Baldwin
Vice President – Dana Foist
Secretary – Rebecca Bingham
Treasurer – Ryan & Jenni Johnson
PTO has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, August 25th at 6:30 P.M in the NDE library. Please plan to join us!
Our students have done an amazing job with the start of our new school year! We are very proud of them!!! We appreciate the support of our families and community.
We do have a few staffing changes at NDE this school year. I will be highlighting those individuals in upcoming newsletters.