Hawks Happenings

March came in on Friday with freezing rain and the best Book Character Costume Parade! Thank you for your support of our Read-a-Lot Reef read-a-thon this year! We appreciate you supporting your child's reading development. Our celebration day will be held this Wednesday, March 6th. Students who met their reading goal, will earn a ticket to attend the Read-A-Lot Reef celebration held in the Media Center!

Please be reminded that we do not have school on Tuesday, March 5th. This is a workday for teachers.

Now that it is March, it is time for us to switch our focus to MATH! During the month of March, each grade level will be focused on specific math facts and fluency. We appreciate your support at home as students work to further develop their mathematical understanding.

Kindergarten- Counting from 1 to 100 by ones

1st Grade - Single Digit Addition & Subtraction

2nd Grade - Single Digit Addition & Subtraction

3rd Grade - Multiplication

4th Grade - Multiplication

On Wednesday, we will participate in the statewide Tornado Drill. During this drill, students will assume the 'Duck and Tuck' position.

Construction on the main office will begin over Spring Break. If you come to the office during the month of March, you will see lots of boxes because we are packing things up to move to our temporary office location. When we return to school after Spring Break, the main entrance will be on the right side of the school at the K-1 entrance (across from kickball field). Soon, I will share a video to explain how our temporary office will work.

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

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.

Here is another change with the time of our PTO meetings! We will now meet at 1 PM on the dates listed below. Everyone is welcome to attend PTO meetings!

• March 13
• 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.

March 4 - Math Madness Festivities Begin

March 5 - No School - Teacher Workday

March 6 - Read-a-Lot Reef Read-a-Thon celebration day for students who met their goal!

March 6 - Tornado Drill at 2:00 PM

March 7 - Teacher of the Year Recognition at Board of Education Meeting - We are proud of our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year - Jodi Mann!

March 8 - Elevating Math Competition at CO for select 4th grade students

March 9 - BCS STEM Day at Nesbitt Discovery Academy

March 11 - 15 - Book Fair

March 13 - PTO Meeting at 1 PM in Room K04

March 15 - Spring Meal for Grades 1, 3 and 4

March 18 - Rising Kindergarten Tour at 12:00 Noon

March 19 - Spring Pictures

March 19 - Battle of the Books for select 4th grade students

March 20 - Spring Chorus Concert afterschool

March 22 - 1st Grade Musical Program at 10:30 AM

March 25 - March 29 - Main office moved to temporary office locations this week

March 28 - NBMS Music Department Tour & Performance

March 28 - STREAM Night - 5-7 PM

March 29 - Early Dismissal Day - school dismisses at 12:25 PM

April 1 - 5 - Spring Break

April 10 - PTO Meeting at 1 PM in Room K04

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

April 15 - May 4 - Art Showcase at Asheville Mall

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 26 - 4th Grade Growth & Development Classes

May 2 - Special Olympics

May 6 - 10 - Staff Appreciation Week

May 8 - PTO Meeting at 1 PM in K04

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 31 - Senior Walk

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

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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