Changing of the Guard

On May 15, Emily McKinney (left), 2017-18 PTA president, officially passed the gavel to Deb Harper, 2018-19 PTA president.

Thanks to Emily and all the outgoing PTA officers and committee chairs for your service, and welcome to the 2018-19 board volunteers including president-elect Carrie Schaeffer.

Spirit Day at Ginger Juice

Mark your calendar for our last spirit day of the year - Wednesday, June 6 from 2-7 pm at Ginger Juice, 12171 Broad Street in Greengate. Stop by for a healthy after school snack or after-dinner treat.

Calling Third Graders

Third Grade Recycling Preview Day is Tuesday, June 5. Flyers will be sent home the week before for third grade students to sign up to "preview" our recycling club. Contact Allegra Simmons.

Coming Soon: School Supply Kit Orders

Make back-to-school supply shopping easy this fall by ordering supply kits with everything your young fox will need for next year. Watch the NFE PTA web and Facebook pages next week for the order link and school code.

Place your order by June 22, and your items will be waiting for you at Open House in August.

Make Your Voice Heard Today!

We want to know how we can best serve our students, faculty, and families through the PTA’s programs and services. Your ideas on what works well and what you would like to see in the coming year will help us develop new programs and events for 2018-19 and beyond. Please take this brief survey and share your thoughts by the end of today, Friday, May 25.

Keep the Community Colorful

Have a bunch of old markers? Instead of throwing them away, let your PTA recycle them for you. We’ll have bins in the main hallway the last week of school. Leave your old markers (any brand), and we’ll pack them up and send them off to be recycled.

Recycling on the Farm

April's Annual Weigh Day was a success with Zachary C. in Mr. Wasserman's class winning the contest for the closest estimate. Based on the estimate of total recycling collected for each week, NFE will recycle an estimated 4,958 pounds (over 2 tons) this school year!

Thanks for Shopping!

Thanks to your support, NFE earned more than $3,100 through the Kroger Community Rewards program from June 2017 through February 2018. And, your purchases through AmazonSmile have raised more than $270. Thank you for supporting NFE and shopping at Kroger and AmazonSmile!   

Access the Student Directory All Summer

Want to access the NFE student directory this summer? If you are a PTA member, you currently have access to the online directory (through the NFE PTA web site and the Membership Toolkit app), but at some point this summer, we will be temporarily disabling MTK access while we prepare for the new year. Be sure you print or download the directory pdf file, which is currently posted under the directory tab after you log into your MTK account, so you have directory access all summer. This is especially important for families who won’t be returning to NFE next year to access the new directory.

Congratulations to this Top Teacher

Look who was recognized as one of Henrico's Top Teachers by Henrico Citizen's readers. Congratulations to Mrs. Jill Bennett who makes every day exciting to learn on the Farm!

Field Day Volunteers Needed

Field Day is Friday, June 1 (rain date is June 4). Volunteers are needed for the afternoon buddy centers from 11:35 am-1:35 pm to help with K-2 students. Contact Mrs. Sweeney if you can volunteer.

Cafeteria, Library & Recycling Volunteers Needed

We know it's a busy time of year, but we still need volunteers in the cafeteria,library and with the recycling club. Sign up for a shift today!

Looking for Two Good Volunteers

Have an extra hour or two a month? We're looking for a volunteer to serve as the PTA's 2018-19 Lay Advisory representative to attend monthly Lay Advisory meetings and report to the PTA about School Board happenings.

We’re also looking for a volunteer to represent NFE next year on the Henrico County Council of PTAs. Contact Deb Harper.

Thanks to these Volunteers of Month

Congratulations to Kim Apollony, the PTA May Volunteer of the Month. Kim has worked tirelessly this year to get the PTA and the Farm online with Membership Toolkit. Her behind-the-scenes work has allowed us to sign up for volunteer opportunities, make online purchases, access the student directory and more all year.

Congratulations to Denise Davis who is the April Cafeteria Volunteer of the Month. She will receive a fox apron for her efforts.

Thanks to Kim and Denise for being PAWSitively amazing!

of these dates...

Thursday, June 14 - 5th grade awards assembly (8:30 am)

Friday, June 15 - Half Day/last day (11:05 am dismissal)

Dancing on the Blacktop

Mark your calendar for Friday, June 15 at 8:30 am for the Farm's annual last-day-of-school Dancing on the Blacktop celebration. We'll have line dancing from your favorite foxes as we get ready for summer!

Updated Immunization Record Required for Middle School

The State of VA requires all students entering 6th grade to receive a TDAP booster prior to the first day of school. It is each parent’s responsibility to provide this record to your child’s school nurse once completed. If you have not done so, please bring it to Mrs. Vallei at NFE before June 15 or the nurse at your child's middle school after that date.

Share your Skills with Middle School PTAs

Short Pump Middle School and Pocahontas Middle School have a variety of openings with their PTAs for the 2018-19 year. Have a current or rising middle school student? Contact Leslie Chowning, SPMS PTA president, or Lee Dolan, PMS PTA president, for more details.

Keep on Clipping!

We are in the final few days of our Box Tops competition! Gather up any you've been saving, look around for any that might still be on boxes around the house, and send them to school by May 31. Two winning classes will be announced in early June. 

Any Box Tops not submitted by May 31 can still be submitted through the last day of school and will count toward our earnings for next school year. Be on the lookout for the summer collection sheet to come home in June, and keep clipping all summer. Every little Box Tops counts!

Enroll in the Silver Diner Eat Well, Do Well Rewards Club - Earn Benefits for You & NFE

For you - Earn one point per visit ($5 minimum purchase), and receive a $5 reward after accumulating 5 points within 150 days. On your fifth visit, a $5 reward is added to your account balance, and your points are reset to zero.

For NFE - 5% of what you spend is donated to NFE.

To get started, visit Silver Diner's web site or download the Silver Diner mobile app. Once you're logged in to the app, click the menu icon on the top left of the app, scroll down and select “Link to a school." Choose Nuckols Farm Elementary from the Henrico drop down list. Questions? Contact Gretchen Moen.

Order a Slice, Help Our School

Need an easy meal idea? Order online from J. Rocco’s Pizza (select Nuckols Farm in the fundraising tab) or Papa John’s (use code NFES). Both options benefit NFE and are valid all year!

Register your Kroger Card

Visit Kroger's Community Rewards web site to register your Kroger Plus card, and select NFE (code is 89074) as your Community Rewards Organization.

You won't lose gas points if you register so sign up today!

Get Gifts for Dads, Grads & Summertime Purchases

Remember to use smile.amazon.com for all of your Amazon purchases. Just choose Nuckols Farm Elementary PTA as your charity, and the school will earn money for your purchases.

Libraries Rock this Summer

Beginning June 1, you can register for Henrico County Public Library’s Summer Reading Club! This year’s theme is Libraries Rock! Register at any Henrico County public library or online. You’ll receive a reading log, bookmark, pencil and kazoo!

All summer, log the days you read at least 20 minutes, and you will be entered to win prizes including weekly drawings for gift cards to your favorite stores. The elementary school prize is a Kala Concert Ukulele, and one GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a $500 gift certificate to Great Wolf Lodge! You need to log at least 20 days of reading to be entered to win big prizes.

Check out the HCPS summer reading lists, and use them in conjunction with the HCPL summer reading program to enjoy so many great books.