Nixon School - Family Check In

August 18 -Popsicles in the Park for Incoming Kindergarten Families

(6-7 PM & more info to be posted on the PTA's Facebook page)

August 24 - UPDATED DATE NES Open House (10 AM - 1 PM)

August 30 - First Day for Students

September 4 - Labor Day / SCHOOL CLOSED

September 21 - Back to School Night (7:00 - 8:30 PM)

September 25 - Yom Kippur / SCHOOL CLOSED

September 29 - Picture Day (More Info to Come)

Portrait of a Graduate Theme: Emotional Intelligence

SEL Theme: Inclusion

Inclusive Celebration Theme: Hispanic Heritage Month

Sustainability: Water Conservation

At 3:00 PM today (Friday, August 18, 2023), if a family has completed and / or reviewed all of the necessary forms and documents in the Genesis Parent Portal, the teacher assignment and bus route information will be accessible via the Portal.

Every August, our district hosts a new teacher orientation. This year as a way to kick-off the series of training days, the district is looking to have students from each of the schools share with the new hirees "what it means to live and go to school in Roxbury?". For Nixon School, we are being asked to have TWO students share their thoughts to this question, in person at Eisenhower Middle School on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 8:30 - 8:45 AM. If your child would like to be a part of this presentation, please complete this Google Form and submit by Friday, August 18, 2023. Two students will be randomly selected to a participate in this experience. Thank you!

Our Nixon School Open House is planned for Thursday, August 24, 2023, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Please keep in mind that teachers may or may not be present for this open house time; however, I will be here and will offer a story time every hour beginning at 10:30 AM in the Library Media Design Room. Families are welcome to visit during this timeframe for a self-guided tour of the school. Please note: During the self-guided tour, families will be able to "sneak-a-peek" of the classrooms through the windows on the interior classroom doors.

Please also be sure to check out the following:

• KINDERGARTENERS ONLY - Check in with Mrs. Lynch or Ms. Casola in the office to receive your BUS TAG. This tag should be placed on the child's backpack handle so that it can
• Table of Freebies (Thank you to STAPLES for the donation of individualized boxes of writing tools! Each student is welcome to take ONE of these boxes).

During the 2023-2024, Nixon School will have a segment on our internally live streamed Morning Annoucements that focuses on our district's monthly Sustainability Themes. Every Nixon School student has the opportunity to be a part of this effort.

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.

At Nixon School, the Zones of Regulation as developed by Leah M. Kuypers (2011) help to guide us in our work to support students - socially and emotionally. As presented on the Zones of Regulation site, the Zones of Regulation helps learners to develop in the following ways:

• "Improve competencies in co-regulation and self regulation
• Self-Identify feelings, energy, and levels of alertness
• Build self-awareness of body signals as they relate to emotions
• Develop perspective-taking skills
• Integrate situational awareness with self-awareness to determine how to regulate
• Learn why regulation matters in relation to goals and well-being
• Identify, practice, and utilize effective regulation and wellness tools/strategies
• Understand when and how to use tools
• Build positive decision making and problem solving skills
• Reflect on situations or experiences
• Identify triggers and sparks that impact regulation"

In an effort to foster the development of a common language between the home and school environment, the following information is provided with the goal of helping families to discover and foster opportunities where the Zones of Regulation can be of use at home.

What are The Zones of Regulation?

The Zones is used to teach self-regulation by labeling all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four zones. The Zones curriculum provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of their emotions, improve controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs, and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts.

The Four Zones

The Blue Zone is used to describe low states of alertness, such as when one feels sad, tired, sick, or bored.

The Green Zone is used to describe a calm state of alertness. A person may be described as happy, focused, content, or ready to learn when in the Green Zone. Being in the Green Zone will help students be successful in the classroom.

The Yellow Zone is also used to describe a heightened state of alertness and elevated emotions; however, one has some control when they are in the Yellow Zone. A person may be experiencing stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, the wiggles, or nervousness when in the Yellow Zone.

The Red Zone is used to describe extremely heightened states of alertness and intense emotions. A person may be elated or experiencing anger, rage, explosive behavior, devastation, or terror when in the Red Zone. A person is described as “out of control” if in the Red Zone.

Tools and Strategies

Students can develop a toolbox, which is a collection of calming and alerting strategies a student can pull from depending on the present need. The tools or strategies in the toolbox are calming or alerting techniques that help the student in regulation. Following is a graphic that provides insight into some of these strategies; however, the list of strategies can be endless...

The Transportation Department will make every effort to accommodate babysitting/ day care/ custody arrangements if seats are available on the bus within the following guidelines:

• Babysitter/Parent must be in the sending area of the school that the child attends.

• Daycare must be on the approved list in Roxbury Township.

• All new school year requests should have been received by August 1, 2023. Any request received after this date may not be granted until after school year begins.

• Requests made during the school year will require five (5) days notice.

• New forms must be completed each year or whenever there is a change.

Please use the form found at the following site and forward the completed form to me at the address above or via an email scan (dlynch@roxbury.org) Form: https://www.roxbury.org/Page/177

During our annual Move Up Day experience, a supply list for next year's grade level was provided to each student. For ease of reference, the lists are linked below...

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

LLD

TIDES

Note:

• PreK will receive their supply list directly from the teachers.

Fill Out our Bucket Filler Nomination Form and we will recognize that individual (student or staff member) during Morning Announcements. Click the button below for the nomination form.

Email: dlynch@roxbury.org
Website: www.roxbury.org
Location: 275 Mt Arlington Blvd, Landing, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 398-2564