Hawks Happenings

I hope your Spring Break was wonderful with plenty of time for family, fun and fellowship! It is hard to believe that we had both 80 degree weather and snow over the break! The first week of April was designated as Assistant Principals Week! I want to share how thankful I am for Alison Price and all that she does to help our school. She is such a support for students, staff and parents alike! Our school is certainly a better place due to her efforts!

We have so much to do with so few days left in our school year. Thank you for making sure that your children are in class everyday that they are healthy AND that they arrive on time. Students who arrive late and/or checked out early miss out on important things so please try to limit tardies and early check-outs. If you MUST check your child out early, please do so before 2 PM. While this is our established procedure everyday, it is important to share a reminder now with our office construction since the check out process may take even longer.

Construction on the main office started over Spring Break. Please view the video below to see how to access our school via the temporary entrance at the K-1 door.

As you know, this Monday, April 8th is the Solar Eclipse. With so many eyes interested in what’s happening in the skies, we want to remind everyone to exercise caution. At school, we will be reminding our students to not look at the sun during the eclipse. More information about safety during the eclipse is available on the school system's website. Please note that you may send in special solar viewers for your child should you wish them to wear these during the eclipse. These special glasses will not be provided for all students by Buncombe County Schools.

Please pay close attention to the dates listed at the end of this newsletter. These dates could possibly change however we want to give you plenty of opportunity to make arrangements for our end of the year events.

I look forward to us all growing, learning and succeeding this month at NBES!

-Mrs. Allison

Due to the office construction our traditional end of the year events will change slightly. Our grade level Awards Days will be held in the gym this year. We will be unable to host the last day Talent Show as normal. We are exploring having a Virtual Talent Show that classes can watch in their classrooms on the last day of school. Stay tuned for more information about both of these events!

At the end of the school year, we are required to complete end of the year assessments for all students. It is very important that students are in attendance on testing days so they can complete these assessments. Please note if your child is sick, then we understand that you need to keep your child at home. Please see the image below for a reminder of all assessment dates.

We will encourage perfect attendance during End of Grade testing for 3rd and 4th graders. All students with perfect attendance and no tardies on EOG testing days will be entered into a drawing for prizes!

Parents and Guardians of 4th grade students need to review materials for our upcoming Growth and Development Classes. Information will be shared via hard copy (may have been shared already) and via email. Please reach out should you have any questions.

This year we are hosting author, Jarrett Rutland!

J. Rutland (Jarrett Rutland) writes and illustrates picture books and graphic novels. He’s always felt pulled toward sequential storytelling. As early as kindergarten he was using free time to write illustrated books about vampires with his best friend. And in college, his thesis was a series of comic panels. These days vampires don’t fascinate him as much as goofy mash-ups. This is his third picture book. He’s currently working on a graphic novel about his grandfather and another one about robot samurai penguins. He lives with his wife, son, and black dog in Asheville, North Carolina.

Here are some websites with more information:

https://www.artstation.com/jarrettrutland

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/3399463.Jarrett_Rutland

We will also have a picnic lunch on this day and enjoy music performed by Ben Scales and Carey Fridley.

Spring Fling information

• We have set 4/19 as our event date, with 4/26 as the back up rain date.

• Time: 5-8 PM

• All community members are welcome to help—parents, grandparents, high schoolers needing volunteer hours logged—there is something for everyone to do on 4/19 and the week before.

Everyone is welcome to attend PTO meetings! We will hold these meetings at 1 PM on the dates below. Please make sure to sign in at the main office!

• April 10
• May 8

📣Contact us at nbespto@gmail.com or on Facebook: North Buncombe Elementary PTO if you would like to help, have questions.

Link your Advantage Card to NBES to help support our school each time you shop! Remember to sign up EACH year!

https://www.ingles-markets.com/tools-for-schools-link

ALL parents and visitors to campus must sign in at the office and obtain a visitor sticker (or a volunteer pass if applicable). Please note that you must sign in even if you are only visiting the cafeteria. Your cooperation in helping us to follow Central Office policy and ensuring the safety of all children is expected and appreciated.

If you have an appointment or scheduled time to be at school in the morning, and wish to walk in with your child, please still plan to follow the established procedure of coming to the office, signing the visitor registry, and obtaining a visitor tag.

Visitors will only be allowed to visit a classroom (during instructional time) if the visitor has scheduled the visit with the teacher beforehand or if the visitor is a scheduled volunteer.

Parents are invited to eat with their child in the cafeteria; however, as a courtesy to other students, we ask that you do not bring outside food such as fast food and/or sodas into the school cafeteria. Parents should arrive at school in time to get a visitor’s pass and report to the lunchroom hallway five minutes before the scheduled lunch time. Please always let the teacher know ahead of time if you plan to eat with your child.

The daily lunch menu will be read during morning announcements. Occasionally there will be a menu change due to late deliveries or snow days. You can find links to BCS menus here: https://www.buncombeschools.org/page/menus-and-pricing

Should you desire to bring in a special snack for your child’s birthday or another event, please coordinate this with your child’s teacher so as not to conflict with our lunchroom policies. In addition, any food brought into the school to be shared with students must be store bought with ingredients listed. Please allow school staff to distribute snacks due to their knowledge and understanding of students’ allergies and dietary needs. Our school also encourages healthy snacks and choices.

Before this orientation night, a NWR counselor will visit NBES and students will go on a field trip to NWR.

April 10 - PTO Meeting at 1 PM in Room K04 or PTO Trailer (location TBD)

April 11 - Kindergarten Registration Day! - No Kindergarten students come to school on this day!

April 12 - 4th Grade Growth & Development 8:30 - 9:30 and 9:30 - 10:30 (***Date Changed)

April 12 - 3rd Grade Honor Roll & Awards at 1:15 in classrooms

April 15 - May 4 - Art Showcase at Asheville Mall

April 18 - NWR Counselor to visit NBES 4th Graders

April 19 - Young Author's Day

April 19 - PTO Spring Fling Date - WE NEED YOUR HELP! The rain date will be April 26th. (Time is 5-8 PM)

April 23 - Early Dismissal Day - 12:25 PM

April 25 - NBES 4th Graders will visit NWR

April 25 - Third Grade Musical Program

April 29 - NWR Parent Night for rising 5th grade students (more information coming soon)

May 2 - Special Olympics

May 6 - 10 - Staff Appreciation Week

May 8 - PTO Meeting at 1 PM in K04 or PTO Trailer (location TBD)

May 10 - Bouncing Blackhawk Performances at NBES

May 14 - Kindergarten Orientation Meeting at 6 PM

May 15 - Early Dismissal Day - 12:25

May 16 - NBES Advisory Council Meeting at 7:45 AM

May 16- Transition Night for grades K-3 students 5:30 - 7:00 PM

May 20 - May 24 - BOGO Book Fair

May 27 - No School - Memorial Day

May 29 - End of Grade Reading Tests for 3rd and 4th grade students

May 30 - End of Grade Math Tests for 3rd and 4th grade students

May 31 - EOG Makeups begin (can test makeups through next week)

May 31 - Senior Walk

June 3 - Read to Achieve Test for select 3rd grade students

June 4 - RTA Makeups

June 3

• K/1st: 9:00-11:00-Field Day

• 3rd/4th: 12:00-2:00-Field Day

June 4

• 2nd/Pod 5: 9:00-11:00- Field Day

• Rain Date: Field Day 12-2

June 5

• Pod 5: 10:00- Awards

• 2nd: 1:00- Awards

June 6

• K: 8:30- Awards

• 1st: 10:00- Awards

• 3rd: 1:00-Awards

June 7

• 4th: 8:30- Awards

• 4th Grade Picnic

• Pool Party: Rec. Pool

• Time: 10 - 1

June 10 - Last Day of School and Early Dismissal Day - 12:25 PM

June 11 - EOG Retesting

June 12 - EOG Retesting

June 13 - Possible EOG Retesting

Growing, Learning, Succeeding at NBES!

Email: heidi.allison@bcsemail.org
Website: https://nbes.buncombeschools.org/o/nbe
Location: 251 Flat Creek Church Road, Weaverville, NC, USA
Phone: (828) 645-6054
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