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Welcome back, Foxes! What a grand beginning for PAWS Up for 20 Years! We have a wonderful year of events planned for our Nuckols Farm PAWty, and we will begin with our PTA Back-to-School Night on Thursday, Sept. 14. We will be delivering a previously recorded general PTA meeting again this year, so parents, please head straight to your child’s classroom upon arrival at 6:55 pm. Read on for more details about Back to School night, our 20th Birthday PAWty/Family Picnic and more Farm fun!
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 | | Go Back to Class at Back to School NightBack to School Night is Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7 pm. Be sure to stop by the library after visiting your children's classrooms to check out the latest PTA spirit wear, register for our new web site, learn about volunteer opportunities and more. |
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 | | You're Invited! Join us for NFE's Back to School Family Picnic and 20th Birthday PAWty! Thursday, Sept. 28, 5-7 pm Pre-order pizza from Papa John's before Sept. 20, or bring your own dinner. Fun will include Kona Ice, DJ Dave the Rave and more! Contact Kristie Bernier for details. |
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Have you registered for our new web site? Our new membership program, Membership Toolkit, has replaced nList and will be the primary way you receive communications from your children's teachers, room parents and the PTA. Register today to sign up for our online directory (we won't be printing directories this year), join the PTA, select volunteer opportunities, order spirit wear and yearbooks, make a Fox Fund donation, register for after school enrichment classes and more. Check out our how-to guide, visit our FAQ page or contact Kim Apollony, Membership Toolkit Coordinator, for details.
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Welcome Back Fox Families! Each year, our students look forward to going back to school, seeing friends and participating in the fun and educational activities that our PTA offers. Please consider joining our PTA this year. Parents, grandparents, relatives, faculty and staff are all encouraged to join. The $6 per person membership fee includes local, state and national dues – and gives you exclusive access to our online student directory (we will not be printing directories this year). Read more about membership discounts and cards, or contact Molly Snow, Membership Chair.
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Spirit Day at sweetFrogEnjoy Early Dismissal day at sweetFrog (near Regal Cinemas) on Thursday, Sept. 20 from noon to 8:30 pm. Mention NFE, and we'll receive a portion of the day's proceeds.
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 | | After School Enrichment classes filling up quickly! Register now!
We still have openings in our cartoon drawing, basketball, jazz/hip hop (grades 3-5), cooking and Bricks for Kidz After School Enrichment classes! (The K-2 jazz/hip hop class is full.) Classes will be offered on Thursday afternoons beginning the week of October 5 from 2:15-3:15 pm.
Class sizes are limited so sign up today! Registration deadline is September 15. Contact Ella Danilovich. |
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 | | Wanted: First Day of School PicturesHave you shared your first day of school photos for possible inclusion in our yearbook? Sharing is easy on our yearbook company's secure web site (enter 10385 for NFE), or share directly from your phone using the free Herff Jones eShare app. Get more info here, and keep photos from school events coming all year! |
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Want a volunteer job that says THANK YOU every week to our teachers? Teacher Workroom volunteers help classroom teachers by copying work for the upcoming week.
Volunteers sign up for a grade level/day and spend 1-2 hours a week (during a time of your choosing) making copies and occasionally laminating. You can also share your job with another volunteer and come in every other week. Contact Landon Klapprodt.
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The Explore Lab is looking for grade-level coordinators for kindergarten, third and fifth grades. Coordinators communicate with the grade-level teacher coordinator and recruit volunteers for each lab. Contact Kelly Berger or Stephanie Weber. No science degree or experience is needed! | | 
Cafeteria volunteers are needed to help school staff supervise students at lunch, pass out supplies and help younger children open food packages. Shifts are 11 am–12 pm and 11:50 am-12:50 pm. Schedule yourself on a minimal basis or sign up for weekly shifts. Sign up now (get instructions here), or contact Sue Boling.
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Media Center (library) volunteers are needed to reshelve books, help students find books and assist with other duties to help our librarians. Shifts can be flexible based on your availability. Sign up now, or contact Amy Lawson. | | 
The Community Service Club is open to 4th and 5th graders and will meet after school every other month to work on various community service projects. Applications will be coming home soon and are due by Sept. 18. If you'd like to help with a meeting or have an idea for a project, contact Deb Harper or Stephanie Weber. | | 
Join our Gardens & Grounds Committee on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2-4pm to work on various gardens and grounds clean-up projects on the Farm. Adult and youth volunteers are needed. Contact Myra Robinson by Sept. 28. |
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 | | We're Thinking Fall!Our Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 27, and we're looking for planning committee members (including chairs for our games and volunteer committees) as well as event sponsors and silent auction donations. Want to help? Contact Shannan Barber.
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A Reminder from Mrs. Sweeney Don't forget to wear tennis shoes on P.E. Days!
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Thank You!Thanks to Mrs. Esther Collins for sharing her seamstress talents to update the cushions and benches in the main office. We love our new look!
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 | SUPPORT THE FARM EVERY TIME YOU SHOP OR EAT!
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 Visit AmazonSmile and choose Nuckols Farm Elementary PTA as your charitable organization.
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Visit Kroger's Community Rewards web site to register your Kroger Plus card, and select NFE (code is 89074) as your Community Rewards Organization. If you registered last year, you don't need to re-register.
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Participate in our Box Tops program by looking for the Box Tops label on hundreds of products then clip the label, making sure the code in the upper left corner and the expiration date at the bottom are legible. Additional Box Tops can be earned using the Box Tops Bonus App. Remember, every single Box Top counts!
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 | | Need a quick meal idea? Order online from J. Rocco’s Pizza (select Nuckols Farm in the fundraising tab), or order online from Papa John’s (use code NFES). Both options benefit NFE and are valid all year!
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