NASH NEWS Inside this issue: Bake Sale and Family Fun Night 2 Vendor Fair Information 2 Late last year our district did a playground equipment audit and restricted the use of current playground equipment to only K-5 grade students. None of the 21 elementary schools within KUSD had equipment that allowed students under five to play on. As a result several schools are adding to their playgrounds through their PTA. We have started the lengthy process of adding equipment that ALL students can enjoy. Our goal is to not only add structures that our 4K students can enjoy, but also our students with special needs. However, this will not come without significant expense. We are looking at a approximately $15,000.00! This will require quite a bit of fundraising, which we are willing to do. WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP! Because our play areas are utilized by so many in the community, we are asking for everyones help. If you know of local businesses willing to contribute, please let us know. Companies with matching gifts programs are a great resource too! If you can help, contact Crystal Printz at cvergenz@gmail.com HELP our School 3 Eating Right 3 Meet the PTA Board 4 Save the Date 4 Special points of interest: Help your child win vouchers for the book fair Don t miss all the reserved dates Join our PTA today! Kindness, Respect and Hardwork! Start saving to help our school!
Thursday, October 12th 11a-11p Mention NASH for 20% back to our school! Friday, October 20th 11a-11p Mention NASH for 30% back to our school! SEPTEMBER Submitted by Mrs. VanBlarcom We are off to a GREAT start in the art room this year! I am so proud of each and every one of our students. They have been hard at work learning about lines, overlapping shapes, creating depth, value, tones, tints, shades, and the characteristics of optical illusions! We have learned about artists Vincent VanGogh, Katsushika Hokusai, Bridget Riley,Mark Kistler, Victor Vasarely, and Piet Mondrian. You can see detailed descriptions of these lessons at ARTSONIA.COM. Thank you to all the parents who have given permission for their children to upload art work already. We have 94% of our students now able to access their very own on line art portfolios! If you have not done so yet, you can go to artsonia.com/permission to grant your child access. I can also grant permission with a written note from you. My goal is to get 100% of our children online! Our words of the week for September: Active Listener, Independent, Initiative, and Mindful! Our words of the week for October: Conscientious, Focus, Perseverance, and Hard Work! Any student with artwork in the 2017 Summer Student Art Show may now pick it up along with their certificates and ribbons in the art room. Watch future newsletters for Artists of the Month, and other award winning art work! Congratulations to DELILAH DELOFF! Delilah was invited to the recent district school board meeting to accept the Mayor s Award for outstanding art work given out at the 2017 Summer Student Art Show! This award has traditionally been given to a high school student. This past summer, the mayor chose Delilah s artwork out of every work of art in the grades K-12 show to be framed and hung in his office for an entire year! She received a giant ribbon, certificate, and will also be given back her framed art work when the year is up. Congratulations, Delilah! We are so proud of you!
The 4 th & 5 th graders held a Shop & Share at JCRew on Sunday, October 1 st. It was a HUGE success. We earned $694!! This will help to offset the cost of field trips that are scheduled for the spring. A SPECIAL THANKS goes out to the following kids for coming to help out at the event: Ben Foster, Ben Mikolajczak, Samarea Cook, Teagan and Carter Trowbridge, and Landon, Liam and Lance Donovan. November 13-16 Invite YOUR special person to lunch! Have more than one? Invite one each day or have the that special one 4 times! Choice is yours. Coffee and light desserts will be available for our guests too! Kindergarten & 1st grade Lunch: 11:00a-11:30a 2nd & 3rd grade Lunch : 11:40a-12:10p 4th & 5th grade lunch : 12:20p-12:50p The Results Are In! The Nash Colorful Dash held in June was a hit!!! We raised $4,765.20!! This will go towards technology, as well as enhancing our Nash Learning Garden! THANKS to everyone that volunteered or participated!! Be on the lookout for information on this year s Nash Colorful Dash!!!
Friday, October 20th 6p-7p Don t forget to drop off candy donations in the main office. It s not too late! All donations will give you a chance to be entered into a drawing for the book fair! You won t want to miss this years Scholastic Book Fair! We are going to have s more fun than ever before! Bring your family and friends to enjoy the wide variety of books available. NOVEMBER 10-17 COME READ WITH US! Join us for Nash s family reading night! Come listen to our teachers read stories while you sit in the comfort of your pajamas and favorite snuggle item. We will also have a small art project and this time around you will get to enjoy our Scholastic Book Fair! At the end of the night, stay for the book raffles and a healthy snack to take home.
Nash needs you! We are having our annual vendor and craft fair on December 9th. For more information on reserving a booth space, contact Justine Bidigare at Nashvendorfair@yahoo.com. CRAFT & 2017 Veterans Day Celebration Whole School Assembly Friday, November 10th, Time TBD Nash Elementary School Choir Concert (Concert Choir & Nash Neumes Choir) Thursday, December 7, 6:30pm Start Time Nash Elementary School Winter Concert (All 4th and 5th grade students) Tuesday, December 12, 6:00pm Start Time Nash Elementary School
Battle of the Books, or BOB, is a contest that encourages quality reading. Only 4th and 5th graders are able to become team members. Team members read from a list of 30 books chosen by librarians and teachers. Scores are kept and winners are recognized; however, emphasis is placed on working together as a team and the fun of participating in friendly competition. This year's tournament will take place on a Friday afternoon in March here at Nash. Parents may not attend the battles themselves; however, after the battles, there is an awards ceremony and parents are encouraged to attend that and cheer on our team as we find out where we placed as compared to the other teams. (Parents are responsible for transporting their child to and from the battles. The battles will take place at Nash.) The team will consist of 10 members. Between now and October 30th, 4th and 5th graders who are interested are encouraged to read the 30 books. There will be a test on October 30th to determine who qualifies to become part of our 2017-2018 BOB team. Those who qualify will meet during lunch and as the battles draw closer, we will have before and/or after school practices to prepare for the tournament in March. The meeting times will be determined based on the availability of those who qualified. If you are in 4th or 5th grade, and would like to become part of the Nash BOB team, then see Cara Gorr in Room 405 for a list of the 30 books as soon as possible so you can get ready! (The books are set aside in the library, so see Mrs. Lunde during your library time to check out the books.) Happy Reading! Cara Gorr Bonnie Gedig Louisa Rizzo cgorr@kusd.edu bgedig@kusd.edu lrizzo@kusd.edu Last day to turn in Box Tops FRIDAY OCTOBER 13
NASH PTA BOARD Emily Gerstung, President emilygerstung@yahoo.com Joanne Lunde, Vice -President jlunde@kusd.edu Crystal Printz, Secretary cvergenz@gmail.com Greg Foster, Treasurer outofthetrees@ymail.com WHATS HAPPENING WHEN? Thursday October 12th Nash Night Out EL SARAPE Friday October 13th Contest Ends for Box Tops Monday October 16th Fall Fundraisers Due Friday October 20th Trunk or Treat NASH PARKING LOT 6:00p Friday October 20th Nash Night Out _JIMANOS Wednesday October 25 Parent/Teacher Evening Conferences Thursday October 26th Parent/Teacher Conferences EARLY RELEASE 12:06p Friday October 27th Teacher Work Day NO SCHOOL-AM CONFERENCES Thursday November 2nd Picture Retake Day Friday November 3rd Teacher Work Day NO SCHOOL Tuesday November 7th PTA Meeting NASH LIBRARY 6:30p Wednesday November 8th Nash Night Out POTBELLY S Friday November 10th Veterans Day Assembly-10:00a Monday November 10th-17th Scholastic Book Fair NASH LIBRARY Monday November 13th-16th Special Persons Week Thursday November 16th Family Reading Night NASH LIBRARY 6:00p-7:30p Monday November 20th Nash Night Out JIMANO S Wednesday November 22nd Early Release at 12:06p Thursday November 23rd-24th NO SCHOOL -Thanksgiving Break Tuesday December 5th PTA Meeting NASH LIBRARY 6:30p Thursday December 7th Neumes & Concert Choir Concert 6:30p Friday December 8th Family Reading Night NASH LIBRARY 6:00p-7:30p Saturday December 9th Pancake Breakfast & Vendor Fair Friday December 9th & 10th Holiday Treasures Gift Shop Monday December 12th 4/5 grade Winter Concert 6:00p Thursday December 15th Nash Night Out CHIPOTLE Friday December 15th Action Territory Family Fun Night December 20th-January 2nd NO SCHOOL Winter Break