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North Smyrna Elementary School Newsletter
December 2022
A Note from NSE Administration
Dear North Smyrna Elementary Family,
As we head into December, we send warm wishes to our NSE families for a wonderful holiday season and winter break! We hope that you enjoy time together to rest and relax. Before we know it, we will be ringing in 2023 with positivity and joy!
We look forward to a wonderful month!
Sincerely,
Dr. Amber Augustus, Principal
Mrs. Amanda Noll, Associate Principal
Dr. Tiyana Mullen, Associate Principal
Important Dates
Monday, November 28
- NSE's Book Fair Begins (volunteers needed!)
Wednesday, November 30
- NSE's Book Fair Family Night @ 5-7pm
Friday, December 2
- Pajama Day to Benefit CHOP
Tuesday, December 6
- 3rd Grade Chorus Concert at 2pm & 6pm
Thursday, December 8
- Rotary Delivers Dictionaries to all 3rd Grade Students
- Last Day for Ronald McDonald House Donations
Friday, December 9
- Picture Make-up Day
- NSE PTO Winter Wonderland Event, 5;30-7:30 @ NSE (see additional information below)
Saturday, December 10
- Rain Date - NSE PTO Winter Wonderland Event, 5;30-7:30 @ NSE (see additional information below)
Monday, December 12
- Inservice Day - No School for Students
Thursday, December 15
- 1st Trimester Report Cards Available on Home Access Center for K-3 students
- NSE PTO Meeting at 5:30
Friday, December 16
- KN Holiday Singalong @ 2pm
Wednesday, December 21
- EC Holiday Singalong (contact your child's teacher for times)
- SSD Board Meeting at Sunnyside Elementary School, 7pm
Friday, December 23 - Monday, January 2
- Winter Break - No School for Students
Tuesday, January 3
- School Reopens for Students and Staff
Looking Ahead to December
NSE's PTO Winter Wonderland Event - Friday, December 9th, 5:30-7:30
Interested in helping to make this event a success for our students? Please use the Sign-up Genius link below to volunteer!
Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser
The Smyrna School District’s administration, teachers and support staff are continuously seeking ways to instill our community core values in our students. Each year, the Smyrna School District supports the annual Ronald McDonald House Share-A-Night Fundraiser. To date, the Smyrna School District has raised over $190,000 for this local and worthy cause.
This year, the fundraiser will begin November 16th. Collection envelopes will be sent home along with a letter describing our fundraising efforts. Families will also have the option to donate through an online site (the site link will be printed on the collection envelopes). This website will keep track of each school, grade level, teacher and student who has raised the most money. The class within each school that raises the most money will be rewarded with a delivered, just-for-them lunch. All donations will be due on December 8th.
We hope you will be able to help with this incredibly worthy cause. Every little bit helps so even taking change or a few dollars to donate helps our students understand how their efforts will benefit someone in need. Thank you for your consideration.
Report Cards for Trimester 1 Will be Available on December 15th
As a reminder, Early Childhood students do not receive report cards. If you would like an update on your child's progress, please contact his/her teacher.
NSE Winter Spirit Week - December 19-22
What Fun We Had In November!
Signs from NSE were sent to Dover Air Force Base for Veteran's Day!
Thank you to Mrs. Humes for getting these signs to her husband's squadron!
Another Successful Kindness Project - Everything But the Turkey Bags to be Donated to Local Families
Ms. Korup's Kindergarten class was celebrated by our PTO with confetti blasts and treat bags for contributing the most donations to NSE's Kindness Project, Everything But the Turkey
Dr. Mullen Joined the NSE Admin Team as an Associate Principal
Mrs. Randazzo Recognized as NSE's Education Support Person Award Recipient
Information from NSE's Specialists
A Note From Our School Nurses, Mrs. Hastings & Mrs. Warner
Please use the portal below to report a student's COVID positivity to our school. Melody Duverger, our CDC liaison, will contact each family to offer assistance. The portal is located on Smyrna School District website under District Site Shortcuts or can be accessed here:
Counselor's Corner with Mrs. Brogen & Dr. Mullen
From the Reading Nook - Ms. Brewer, NSE Reading Specialist
Information to Review
Check out the NSE PTO Facebook Page
We are continuing to update the PTO Facebook page with learning activities and information for families. Please check it out at North Smyrna Elementary School PTO.
The last PTO meeting took place on Thursday, November 17th. At this meeting, the following was discussed:
- Planning for the NSE PTO Winter Wonderland Event including: volunteers, plans for setting up, items needed for purchase, activities available that evening
Our next PTO meeting will take place on Thursday, December 15th at 5:30pm. We hope you will consider joining as we work together to provide the best educational experiences to our students throughout the year!
Child Nutrition
At NSE, all students receive one free breakfast and lunch daily.
The NSE Cafeteria is also offers students the option to purchase a snack, drink, or a double entree at lunch. If your child is interested in purchasing one of these options, he/she will need additional money in their account. Money can be added to your student's lunch account by sending in cash, a check (made out to the Smyrna School District), or by creating a myschoolbucks.com account to deposit funds electronically. If you have any questions,, please contact our Main Office.
A few reminders
- a water bottle
- a snack
- an extra pair of clothes to keep in their bookbag
- a charged Chromebook (1st-3rd grade)
1st-3rd - Headphones
If you are interested in donating headphones we are happy to distribute them to students in need.
Contact Information
Interested in being a NSE substitute?
Chromebook Usage & Care
Please see below for additional information on Chromebook usage and care to help ensure your 1st-3rd grade child is ready to use his/her Chromebook each day:
- Charge the Chromebook nightly.
- Place the Chromebook back in the bookbag before each morning.
- Treat the Chromebook with care and avoid placing food or liquid near it.
- Keep the charger with the Chromebook to avoid loss.
We are excited that students have the opportunity to use technology across home and school as they build a skillset that they will use throughout their lives.
Chromebook Student Accounts
As our students begin the year working with district Chromebooks and district Google accounts, we want to share information on student IDs and passwords needed for logging in:
- For all students, their userid is firstname.lastname. If there are students with the same name in the District, we append a “1”, “2”, etc onto the lastname (john.smith, john.smith1, john.smith2). If this applies to your child, you will be notified.
- For all K-6 grade students, their password will be SSD###### with the “######” being the student’s School Lunch Number, and it will stay the same from year-to-year.
If you have any questions with logging in, please contact your child's teacher.
Student Attendance
Grading Policy for K-3
Parents continue to have access to their student's grades at any time by utilizing the Home Access Center website. If you need your user ID and password to login, please contact the NSE Main Office at 302-653-8589.
As a reminder, Early Childhood students do not receive grades, interim progress reports, or report cards. Updates on student progress are available midyear and at the end of the year as well as by contacting your child's teacher at any point.
Smyrna School District Food Pantry
Scenes from NSE
Playing a Math Workplaces Game With The Class
Explaining an Answer in KN
Morning Circle in 1st Grade
Using Technology For Math Practice in 3rd Grade!
Keeping Up with NSE
NSE Website: Check out our website at: https://www.smyrna.k12.de.us/nes
NSE Twitter Page: Follow us on Twitter at @NSESSD
NSE Facebook Page: Follow us on Facebook at North Smyrna Elementary School PTO
NSE YouTube Page: Check out our YouTube page at:
North Smyrna Elementary School
Mrs. Amanda Noll, Associate Principal
Email: nsesregistration@smyrna.k12.de.us
Website: https://nes.smyrna.k12.de.us/
Location: 365 N. Main Street, Smyrna, DE, USA
Phone: 302-653-8589
Facebook: facebook.com/NorthSmyrnaElementarySchoolPTO
Twitter: @NSESSD