Newell Family Sunday Message 03/19

Newell Families,

It's been a great week coming back from Spring Break. Lots of positive things happening at Newell! Thanks to all who have completed your registration.

- Mr. Balcom

The world is at our fingertips!

If you know a family who is interested in attending Newell Elementary next year but Newell is not their neighborhood school, they must complete a "Special Transfer Request" on the GIPS website by March 31st to be considered. This would be the same process for a family who lives in our neighborhood but is interested in attending a different school. Applications are considered after the March 31st deadline and families will begin to be contacted about decisions after that date.

Panorama Spring Student Survey will occur March 13th-March 24th.

This survey, Panorama, is a platform GIPS uses to monitor school safety, education and engagement. We utilize the platform to ask your student high-level questions about school safety and their overall school experience.

Here are a few additional details:

• Panorama is an optional survey.

• If you have already optioned your student out of the survey your student will not receive the survey link.

• A resource of information, FAQs, sample reports, and last year’s reporting may be found on the district website, HERE.

• Aggregate data from all ‘22-’23 panorama installments (students, families, staff) will be shared with the GIPS Board of Education in June of 2023 after all survey opportunities have been completed.

The Spring Summative Testing Season will begin the week of April 3rd. Your child’s teacher will send out details about when classes are testing but here is an overview of what exams will be given:

• Kindergarten:

• Math MAP Test

• 1st Grade

• Math MAP Test

• 2nd Grade:

• Math MAP Test

• ELA MAP Test

• 3rd Grade:

• Math NSCAS Test

• ELA NSCAS Test

• 4th Grade:

• Math NSCAS Test

• ELA NSCAS Test

• 5th Grade:

• Math NSCAS Test

• ELA NSCAS Test

• Science NSCAS Test

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 March 20th at 7pm
  
• 4th Grade to Ag Day - Tuesday March 21st
• Kindergarten to Stuhr Museum - Tuesday April 18th
• 3rd Grade to Goldilocks Trial - Wednesday April 26th
• 2nd Grade to Stuhr Museum - Thursday April 27th
  
• Field Day - Friday May 5th
  
• 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