Nixon School - Family Check In
February 9, 2024
Protocol to Ensure a Safe & Enjoyable Valentine's Day for All!
As we look to Valentine's Day excitement, I respectfully request that NO food products be included with students valentines. Food products inclusive of items such as lollipops, candy, fruit snacks, etc. This request comes out of concern for the many food allergies that exist in our school. Additionally, there should be NO goody bags sent in for students to distribute to classmates. These requests are in accordance with information presented in the Code of Conduct that families sign off on prior to the school year beginning. Your care and attention to these requests is greatly appreciated by all.
Being Collected: EMPTY & CLEAN Cereal Boxes!
As we begin preparations for Read Across America, we have a special school wide and community outreach project planned. For this project, we will need at least 125 EMPTY and CLEAN Cereal Boxes (from cereals that are peanut and tree nut free). If you have any EMPTY & CLEAN Cereal Boxes, please have your child bring it to the Main Office at Nixon School. More informtion on this exciting project to come in the coming weeks!
NES PTA Hosts a READ A THON!
Nixon Elementary PTA has decided to hold a Read-a-thon this year! Read-a-thons actually get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more. Our Read-a-thon starts Monday, February 26, 2024.
About one week before our Read-a-thon starts we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.
We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738363539/1 and following the simple instructions.
We've chosen Read-a-thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills.
We hope EVERYONE participates.
Thanks so much,
Nixon Elementary PTA
Families As Reading Partners - March 8 @ 2:30 PM
Families as Reading Partners is scheduled for Friday, March 8, 2024 at 2:30 pm. For this special day, ONE or TWO members of your family (17 years or older) can join us for this whole school read-in. Please complete the following Google Form to inform us who from your family will be joining us for this event.
All visitors will be asked to sign in through our Lobby Guard System, so please be sure to come prepared with your Driver's License. If you anticipate taking your child(ren) home with you after the event, please be sure to answer respectively below. To ensure that we have accurate dismissal records, you will be asked to also sign out your child in the lobby before leaving. Please keep in mind that this is an event for Nixon School students, younger siblings should NOT attend this event.
For the event, please do NOT park in the driveway of the school, as buses will be arriving at the end of the school day. If your child is in a special during this time, you are asked to meet your child in their special area classroom. You are encouraged to bring books with you to read to and with your child(ren). If you have children in multiple grades, you are asked when it is time that you stop by your oldest child's classroom to pick him/her up and then bring him/her with you to your YOUNGEST child's classroom to read.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Happy Reading!
Kindergarten Registration is OPEN!
Roxbury Township Public Schools, a K-12 school district preparing the children of today for tomorrow, has set its in-person Kindergarten registration dates for the 2024/2025 school year. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2023 to participate. Click here for more information regarding Roxbury's Entrance Age Policy (P5112). If there are any questions regarding the policy or procedure, please reach out to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chuck Seipp at cseipp@roxbury.org or by calling 973-584-6799.
Roxbury Township Public Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program designed to develop knowledge and skills in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Our goal is to help children develop skills and strategies that will help them learn and establish a foundation for lifelong success in education. The program allows more time for students to address curriculum in depth and allows teachers to provide additional activities in learning.
To register for Kindergarten, parents will need to complete the online pre-registration process and begin uploading the required documents for Kindergarten. For a complete list of what to do and what to bring, visit www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration.
Online registration for Kindergarten is now open. Parents are required to register their child at their home school. If the home school is unknown, please contact the Transportation Department at 973-584-6756 and based on your address, they can let you know what school your child should be attending.
If in-person appointments are needed or preferred, please contact your child’s school to schedule an appointment during the following dates/times:
- Franklin: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-5549)
- Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Jefferson: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-8955)
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Kennedy: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-3938)
- Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
- Nixon: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-398-2564)
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:15-2:30 and 5:00-6:30 PM
Sustainable Jersey - PSA Submission for NES Students!
All it takes is a student, possibly along with their family, working together to complete and submit this form with a suggested, BRIEF Public Service Announement focused on one of our Sustainability themes. Suggested PSA's will be considered and then potentially scheduled to take place during the respective month.
We look forward to our students being stewards of our community's sustainability efforts.
Nixon Elementary School
Email: dlynch@roxbury.org
Website: www.roxbury.org
Location: 275 Mt Arlington Blvd, Landing, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 398-2564
