Newport News
February Notes from Miss Estrada
Art for the Sky
In January our school community shared a very cool experience called Art for the Sky. Daniel Dancer, an artist and presenter, held an assembly for students where he talked about the importance of teamwork, taking care of the earth, and having "sky sight" which is the ability to see the big picture and make decisions that are best for the whole. Then, he worked with students and parent volunteers to lay out the design for our living art piece. In the afternoon, all of the students and staff gathered to create the image of the whale tail. Mr Dancer returned the following day for another assembly where he shared a video (below) capturing the event. Staff and students are still talking about what a great experience it was for our community!
Spotlight on Safety
Thank you in advance for following our procedures at drop-off and pick-up. They help us keep these busy times of day safer for students and more efficient! If a caregiver or someone else who doesn't get my emails does drop off/pick up, please share this info with them.
Drop off:
Staff supervision begins at 7:45.
The valet curb is for dropping off only. Do not park or exit your vehicle.
All walkers and bikers should enter campus from the boardwalk gates.
Pick up:
When school is dismissed, students exit through the MPR doors or the boardwalk gates.
The valet curb is for picking up only. Do not park or exit your vehicle. Sometimes the valet line gets long, please help the school be a good neighbor and avoid blocking driveways.
All walkers and bikers should exit campus through the boardwalk gates.
Adults, if you are parking your car, please meet your student at the boardwalk gate. It makes it difficult to safely get students in and out of cars when the sidewalk is congested with pedestrians.
You can view the full list of procedures in the Parent Handbook.
Family STEM Night
Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Newport Elementary School, West Balboa Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA, USA
Monthly Read Aloud
Attendance
Unfortunately, it's flu season, and there has been a bug going around. Of course, we don't want students coming to school if they are sick or have had a fever or vomited in the last 24 hours. But, if students are healthy, it is important for their academic progress that they be in school.
Here's our January data.
2019:
Absences: 511
Tardies: 545
2018
Absences: 472
Tardies: 467
February Dates
February 3 - Cyber Safety Assemblies for students
February 5 - Family STEM Night
February 7 - Flag Deck
February 12 - School Site Council meeting at 7:30am in the lounge
February 17 - 21 Presidents Week - No School
February 24 - Read Across America Week