May 25, 2012
Dear Parents,
We finished dying the t-shirts and they look really cute, thanks to Mrs. Mentesana. We will
keep them at school until Tuesday because the Fleur De Lis is still a little damp. Please send
your child in with a spirit wear shirt on Tuesday and they can change into their t-shirt when
they get to school.
Don't forget to send in a fun picnic lunch as well as a picnic blanket. I still need a few
permission slips for our graduation practice at the main campus. Please remember to send it in
on Tuesday.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Only 3 days left:(
Tracy Roome
May 23, 2012
Dear Parents,
A few reminders for this very hectic time of year.
Please send in your t-shirt for tie dying by tomorrow, as we will be dying the t-shirts tomorrow.
Monday 5/28 - Memorial Day/ No school
Tuesday 5/29 - Kindergarten Picnic (students only).
Please send in a fun picnic lunch as well as a picnic blanket for your child . No glass bottles allowed. Students may wear tie-dyed shirts created at school with KHAKI shorts/skirts. Graduation Practice will be at 12:45 pm at the main campus - PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO DRIVE.
Wednesday 5/30 - 12:30 Kindergarten Completion Ceremony.All parents are welcome to attend. Students are to wear clean summer mass uniform.
Thursday 5/31 - 8:30 - 9:30 am - Class End-of-Year Party / Parents are welcome to attend if they like. Children are out of uniform.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tracy Roome
May 18, 2012
Dear Parents,
I forgot to tell you that on Thursday, May 31st for our class party we will have an out of uniform day so the children may wear regular clothes.
Have an awesome weekend.
Tracy Roome
May 17, 2012
Dear Parents,
Just a reminder of the many things coming up in our last 9 days of school:
Tuesday 5/22 - Please send in a white t-shirt for tie-dying. ( It does not need to be new.) Tracy Roome
May 10, 2012
Dear Parents,,
Please remember to send in any Scholastic Book orders tomorrow, as well as a flower for May Crowning which will take place at 10:30am.
All 3 Kindergarten classes will have Field Day on Tuesday, May 22nd from 8:30 - 10:00. (The rain day for K will be Thursday, May 24th.)
Coach would like to have children in groups of 4 with a parent for each group to walk around with them. Obviously we can be flexible here but 3 - 4 parents will be plenty per class. Coach will have stations set up and the children will move through them. If you are able to help out please let me know.
Coach would also like EACH child to have a LABELED reusable water bottle for the day.
We will also need some parent drivers to take our class down to the main campus on May 29th from 1:00 - 2:00pm to practice with the music and risers for graduation. Please let me know if you would be available to assist in transporting the children.
Can you believe we only have 14 days left of Kindergarten!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Tracy Roome
May 8, 2012
Dear Parents,
Graduation in on Wednesday, May 30th at 12:30 at the EMC. You will receive an invitation from the school soon. Guests are welcome.
Please remember to park at the in the parking lot next to the assisted living apartments and not in the EYC parking lot. There will be a shuttle.
On May 30th you will pick your child up from the EYC at about 11:50 -12:00 and transport them to the main campus where they will be met by EYC teachers and will go to the gathering room to prepare for the ceremony.
12:00 - 12:15 Arrival at the main campus in clean summer uniform.
12:15 - 12:30 Parents/Guests take their seats in the main gathering room.
12:30 - 2:00 Completion Ceremony / Cake and juice for parents and children in the lunch room.
Children will be dismissed from the main campus into their parents care after the ceremony.
Important Dates:
Friday, May 11th – May Crowning (Parents are welcome to join us at our scheduled religion time – 10:30 a.m. Each child is to please bring in a flower.)
Monday, May 14th – 18th –Parent Conferences (Optional)
Monday, May 28th – Memorial Day/ No School
Tuesday, May 29th – Kindergarten End of Year Picnic (All three K-classes together)
Wednesday, May 30th – Graduation @ 12:30 p.m. at EMS – students may be dismissed from graduation ceremony
Thursday, May 31st – Class Party 8:30 am – dismissal from party (approximately 9:30/10 a.m.) – Summer Break begins
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Enjoy the rain.
Tracy Roome
May 1. 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember tomorrow is a half day, there will be after care.
All scholastic book orders are due on May 11th.
Wednesday, May 2nd – Half Day
Friday, May 11th – May Crowning @ 10:30 (Parents are welcome to join us. Please send in a flower with your child for May crowning.)
Monday, May 14th – 18th –Parent Conferences ( Optional, I will contact you if I need to meet with you.)
Monday, May 28th – Memorial Day/ No School
Tuesday, May 29th – Kindergarten End of Year Party (All three K-classes together)
Wednesday, May 30th – Graduation @ 12:30 at EMS
Thursday, May 31st – Class Party ( Parents are welcome to join us)
More information regarding all of the above dates will be coming home soon.
Please contact me with any questions.
Tracy Roome
April 26, 2012
Dear Parents,
Ms. Hole just let us know that tomorrow we will be having 2 new bosses:). Maddie and Izzie Spriester will be taking over her job for the day. The Spriester sisters will be Principal for the Day. They have decided the uniform for all will be a choice of either: a) pajamas or b) a costume. Please allow your child to wear either to school tomorrow.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tracy Roome
Dear Parents,
The Student Led Conferences will take place during the week of April 30th – May 4th. All the conferences will take place during either their PE time from 9:30 – 10:00 am or their recess time between 1:00 – 1:30 pm. We will have a few conferences going on at the same time and they will take about 25 minutes each.
Student Led Conferences April 30th - May 4th
Monday, April 30th @ 9:30 Sarah /Bryce
Monday, April 30th @ 1:00 Leo
Tuesday, May 1st @ 9:30 Aeden
Tuesday, May 1st @ 1:00 Owen
Wednesday May 2nd @ 9:30 Jake/Palmer
Thursday, May 3rd @ 1:00 Sophia/ Nicholas/ Erin
Friday, May 4th @ 9:30 Sydney/ Kangsan/ Sofia
Friday, May 4th @ 1:00 Landon/ Josh
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tracy Roome
April 25, 2012
Dear Parents,
Our class will be praying a decade of the rosary in Mary's Garden every morning at 8:30am M-F next week for the students and chaperones going to Italy from April 28th - May 4th. These are the intentions our class came up with.
Dear 8th Graders,
We hope you are safe and don't get lost. We hope you don't get sick and have lots of fun and have a good time. We hope you are all nice to each other and that you have enough beds to sleep in. We hope you are good. We hope you stay together and listen to your teachers. We hope you eat a lot of pizza! We hope you like all the food you eat.
Love,
Mrs. Roome's Kindergarten Class
Please keep the 8th graders in your prayers as they travel to Italy.
We are in need of a few glue sticks. Any donations would be welcome.
Mrs. Roome
April 22, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember to send in a booster seat for your child to be transported to mass/first grade tour tomorrow.
All parents are invited to join us.
Have a great week.
Tracy Roome
April 17, 2012
Dear Parents,
CHEST OF DRAWERS—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
This week Fifth Grade will be collecting clothing for our annual “Chest of Drawers” drive. Every year we support our service-learning partner, Refugee Resettlement, with new clothes for recently resettled children. To quote our contact, “Starting over in the US can be very overwhelming but these families are very excited for the opportunities that the children will have, living in the United States.”
As fate would have it, we have the chance to support two families this year! We will be collecting for four separate children—a pair in each family. With a broad divergence in ages, we have assigned each child specific grades. Please prayerfully consider donating new, unused clothing to these new arrivals in our country. If you feel called to assist, Wednesday, April 18, is our collection day.
Early Years Campus:
14 months girl, size 15 months, 18 months or 2T (so she can grow into them)
The depth of our school community’s generosity never ceases to amaze. Thank you in advance!
Easter blessings,
The Fifth Grade Team
April 11, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember to send in any Scholastic book orders by Friday, April 13th.
Here are a few important dates coming up:
Friday, April 20th – Recycling Presentation/Earth Day Picnic (Information to follow)
Monday, April 23rd – Mass and First Grade Tour (Parents are welcome to join us)
Friday, April 27th – High Tech High Touch In school field trip.
Monday, April 30th – Friday, May 4th –Student Led Conferences (Schedule will follow)
Wednesday, May 2nd – Half Day
Friday, May 11th – May Crowning (Parents are welcome to join us.)
Monday, May 14th – 18th –Parent Conferences ( Optional)
Monday, May 28th – Memorial Day/ No School
Tuesday, May 29th – Kindergarten End of Year Party (All three K-classes together)
Wednesday, May 30th – Graduation @ 12:30 at EMS
Thursday, May 31st – Class Party
More information regarding all of the above dates will be coming home soon.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tracy Roome
March 29, 2012
Dear Parents,
Every morning we share prayer intentions as a class before we pray either the Hail Mary or the Our Father. Your children are very generous and thoughtful as they offer up their intentions each day. This morning we discussed that I would send today’s intentions to the parents so that you could be praying at home for our intentions and have a peek into your children’s hearts-although today’s prayers might be completely different from another day’s prayers. Some days they pray for themselves, other days they pray for their friends and still other times they include needs of other people in the world.
Prayer Intentions from Thursday, March 29, 2012
Owen-for Erin’s mom and dad
Nicholas- that his family will make a good decision about where to go for spring break
Landon-for Landon and her cousins to have a safe trip to the mountains
Alyssa-for Sarah and Alyssa’s playdate and for Alyssa to have a safe trip to her new home in Florida
Sydney-for her cousin Derek’s senior pictures and for him to find a job
Sophia-for robbers not to take things and for robbers not to make bad choices anymore and for robbers to go to jail
Kangsan-for his dad to have a safe trip back to Atlanta
Jake-for him and his dad to get better from being sick
Sarah-for her new dog when they get one
Erin-for her new baby cousin to be safe when born
Aedan-for her eye to get better
Sofia-for a safe trip for Alyssa
Josh-for all sick people in the hospitals to get better and for people with cancer to get better
Palmer-for his family to have safe travels to San Francisco
Leo-for his friends not to get sick
Mrs. Roome-for her mom who is having surgery next week
Mrs. Mentesana-for her husband whose birthday is today
Have a wonderful Spring Break and a Blessed Easter. Tomorrow we will be doing the Stations Of the Cross at 9;00 and anyone is welcome to join us.
Travel safely and see you all on Tuesday, April 10th.
Tracy Roome
March 27, 2012
Dear Parents,
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28th all students may wear spirit wear and shorts to show our support for the EMS Fitness Day and Bunny Run. Thank you for all the snacks and new twistable colored pencils.
Have a wonderful Spring Break, see you back on April 10th.
Happy Easter.
Tracy Roome
March 20th, 2012
Dear Parents,
You might have seen the link below on NDA's Facebook. This is a great opportunity for you as parents to let the community know what a great Preschool we have at NDA. It would be great for you to take a minute to add our name to the list of schools and possibly leave a comment why you feel NDA is so great:).
We had a wonderful trip to Turner Field and the children were very well behaved. When I asked the children what their favorite part of the trip was many of the children responded with," Best hot dogs ever!" Thank you to all the chaperones who supplied the food and drinks, it was delicious and most welcome after our tour.
As we get closer to the end of the year we will be sending out many different dates. The first one will be on April 23rd when we will be going for a quick tour of First Grade and the main campus. The tour will be followed by our last mass at the EMS campus. All parents are invited to join us for this. More detailed information will follow closer to the time.
All the children are running very low on their Twistable Colored Pencils. Please could you send in a new pack for your child.
We are also very low on extra snacks for those who forget theirs at home, any donations would be welcome.
Every Friday we do the Stations of the Cross with the children. All the classes at the EYC created two stations, we display them in Mary's Garden on Friday for all the classes to participate in with their children. You are welcome to join us next Friday March 30th at 9:00 for stations.
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
March 14, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please make sure your child wears their regular school uniform tomorrow for the field trip, no spirit wear. If it is very warm we will let them take off their vests. Sorry no St Patricks Day attire:( Our chaperones are providing hot dogs, chips, water and cookies for their lunch but please still send in a snack for when we get back.
The kids are all very excited about tomorrow, it's going to be so much fun.
Monday, March 19 - Mass (Permission slips in the green folder tomorrow)
Saturday, March 24 - NDA Gala at The River Club
Please rememeber that we are out the week of April 2-6 and Monday,April 9th. School will re-open on Tuesday, April 10th.
Tracy Roome
March 11, 2012
Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break and enjoyed the warmer weather. As you all know we will be going on our field trip to the Braves Stadium on Friday. We had many parents volunteer to be chaperones for the trip and unfortunately we were unable to accommodate everyone at the time. We have been lucky enough to get a few extra tickets. The tickets are available at a cost of $7.00 per person. You are welcome to travel with us on the bus with the other chaperones and children or meet us there. Please let me know asap if you are interested in joining us.
We will be providing the children with a hot dog, chips, fruit juice/water and a cookie, so no lunches will be needed for the field trip. Thank you to our chaperones for organizing this.
Monday, March 12 - Classes Resume
Friday, March 16 - Field Trip to the Braves Stadium
Saturday, March 24 - NDA Gala at the River Club
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
March 1, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please remember that tomorrow is a half day and there is no after care. Please make sure to send in a snack since we won't have lunch.
The children may wear jeans and spirit wear tomorrow.
You will find the permission slip to the Braves Stadium in their Thursday folder, please sign and return as soon as possible.
Enjoy your Winter Break.
Tracy Roome
February 27, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember to turn in your Six Flags Reading logs by Wednesday, February 29th in order to receive your free ticket.
Friday, March 2nd is a half day . EMS will be having Parent Teacher Conferences.
March 5-9 is Winter Break.
On March 16th we will be going on our next field trip to the Braves Stadium to see all the symbols which is part of our PYP unit. We will be going by bus, but do still need four chaperones to accompany us to the stadium. You need to ride on the bus with us. I am trying to give every parent the opportunity to go with us on a field trip so please do not be dissapointed if I cannot accommodate every one who replies. Let me know if you are interested in joining us. We will be leaving around 8:30 and returning by about 2:00pm.
Permission slips will be coming home in the Thursday Folders.
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
February 21, 2012
Dear Parents,
As part of our current PYP Unit of Inquiry, "It's Symbolic", we are asking each kindergarten student to research two international symbols. The international symbols our class will research are The Statue of Liberty and The Eiffel Tower. We would like for each student to write down a fact or two about each symbol on an index card after doing research at home (one index card or similar size paper for The Statue of Liberty, one for The Eiffel Tower). Please have students bring in their facts by Thursday. Large replicas of these international symbols will be displayed in the hallway of the media center at the EYC surrounded by interesting facts our kindergarten students bring in about each one.
Have fun learning about these symbols with your child!
24 Friday | Bingo Night |
| March 2012 | |
2 Friday | Half-Day: Conferences (Main Campus only) |
5 Monday | Winter Break begins (NDA Winter Break Camp offered Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm; email me for details/questions; flyer attached) |
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12 Monday | Classes resume |
| 16 Friday | Field Trip to The Braves Stadium - It's Symbolic |
24 Saturday | NDA Gala at the River Club |
Tracy Roome
February 16, 2012
Dear Parents,
The children have been singing a song in music class called, "The Minister's Cat". The music teacher would love it if you asked them to teach you how it goes.
Please remember that all re-enrollment packets are due back tomorrow . Any questions can be directed to Ms. Hole.
The Mardi Gras Parade is tomorrow @8:30am and should not take longer than 10-15 minutes. All the floats are awesome and the children are so excited.
Have a wonderful long weekend.
Tracy Roome
February 13, 2012
Dear Parents,
The Mardi Gras parade floats are due in class on Wednesday, February 15th. The parade will be held on Friday, February 17th at the EYC @ 8:30am. Parents are invited to attend the parade right after morning carpool. Please go ahead and begin decorating your shoebox parade float in any theme of your child's choosing at your convenience. If you need another copy of directions, please view this link:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mardigras/float/ Have fun making the float with your child! :)
Just a reminder that Tuesday is Valentine's Day. We will be celebrating in the classroom with a student-only party. Students may wear red, white, and pink with jeans to celebrate (Out of Uniform Day ... woohoo!). Also, each student may send in Valentines for every child in the class (with or without candy - your choice). View our "class list" tab of the class website for a list of names.
Happy Valentines Day.
Tracy Roome
February 9, 2012
Dear Parents,
This coming Tuesday is Valentine's Day. We will be celebrating in the classroom with a student-only party. Students may wear red, white, and pink with jeans to celebrate (Out of Uniform Day ... woohoo!). Also, each student may send in Valentines for every child in the class (with or without candy - your choice). View our "class list" tab of the class website for a list of names.
Please remember to send in a booster seat for mass on Monday, February 13 if you are not driving.
During our celebration unit for PYP we were discussing Chinese New Year as one of the celebrations. Mrs. Mentesana brought in a chinese newspaper to show us pictures from the celebration. The children were very excited and each of them wanted a piece of the newspaper to take home. So you will find a page from the newspaper in their folders today.
Enjoy the weekend.
Tracy Roome
February 8, 2012
Dear Parents,
We would like to extend an invitation to our Fifth-Grade Exhibition to all NDA students, their families and their friends.
The Fifth-Grade Exhibition is the capstone event to the IB:PYP.
This year we built an inquiry unit on How We Express Ourselves. The central idea is: Innovators provide the means by which people express themselves; and, inventors provide the devices by which people express themselves.
We hope you will attend our Exhibition on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at NDA. Light refreshments will be served.
The YouTube link for the Exhibition Invitation Video is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7wezvK0ObA
Tracy Roome
February 6, 2012
Dear Parents,
We are planning a Mardi Gras celebration here at the NDA Early Years Campus. We would like for all students to participate by making a Mardi Gras carnival float. This project forms part of our Celebration Unit of study. Directions on how to make a mini float will be in the green folders tomorrow. Be as creative as you would like.
Due Date: February 15th
Parade: February 17th
Please return the permission slips for mass on Monday, February 13th no later than Friday.( It will come home tomorrow).
Class Pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, February 8th @ 9:10am. Please wear mass uniform.
I have enjoyed meeting with all of you for Parent Teacher Conferences, please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Have a super week.
Tracy Roome
February 2, 2012
Dear parents,
Please remember that tomorrow is Pajama Day for the EYC. If your child wears slippers please send in a pair of sneakers. Tomorrow is also the last day for them to bring in their pennies.
Thank you for all the slippers today, we had a great response.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tracy Roome
February 1, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember Thursday is Slipper Day, and students are asked to wear their bedroom slippers to school with their uniform and bring a NEW pair of slippers (any size, boy or girl—even adult), which will be donated to a local shelter. (Students may wish to wear shoes and change into slippers, depending on the weather.) The slippers will be collected in the morning.
Also remember to please send in pennies for our Catholic Chariti.es.
Class photograph is scheduled for Wednesday, February 8th.
Have a wonderful evening.
Tracy Roome
February 1, 2011
Dear Parents,
You will find a prayer wheel in your child's book bag. Please practice the memory verse for Faith tonight. We did practice a few times today at school, so it should be easy.
Please remember that tomorrow is silly sock day as well as a half day. There will be after care for those children who usually go.
Have a great evening.
Tracy Roome
January 31, 2012
Dear Parents,
Don't forget to sign up for Winter and Spring Break camps! We are planning to offer extended hours until 5 p.m. We have extended the registration discount until 2/6. Summer Camp info will be coming out soon for camps to run throughout the months of June and July.
I look forward to meeting with all of you for conferences this week.
February 2012 | |
Wednesday 1 | Half-Day: Teacher In-service |
Wednesday 1 | Silly Sock Day |
Thursday 2 | Slipper Day |
Friday 3 | Pajama day |
Monday 13
Friday 17 | Mass
Mardi Gras Parade |
Monday 20 | No School - President's Day (Make-up Day #3) |
Friday 24 | Bingo Night
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January 25, 2012
Dear Parents,
Please remember to send in a brown paper bag lunch for Fridays field trip. The children need to wear their mass uniform and NO SPIRIT WEAR for the trip.
We are still looking for one more volunteer to help Dr. Riddett in art class on February 8th @ 10:30am. Please e-mail Mrs. Hale at hale.e@comcast.net or call her at 770-337-0314 if you can help.
Parent Conference Schedules will be coming home tomorrow in the Thursday folder. I have tried to accommodate everyone as best I could.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tracy Roome
January 22, 2012
Dear Parents,
We are very blessed to welcome a new student to our class this week. Sophia Schneider joined us on Thursday and was warmly welcome by everyone. We are very happy that you have joined us at NDA. Welcome!
This year's Spring Gala promises to be just as exciting as in years past. It will be held at the River Club on March 24, 2012 and should be a fabulous evening! One new component this year will be an auction of student artwork created in art class under the direction of our art teacher Dr. Riddett-Moore. Dr. Riddett has tailored the artwork to the skill level of each grade, but she does need some help to complete the projects.
We are asking for 2-3 parent volunteers from our class to help out on Wednesday, February 8th at 10:30am. Please contact Mrs. Hale at hale.e@comcast.net or by calling 770-337-0314.
Please remember to send in a booster seat tomorrow for mass if you are not driving.
We will be going on our field trip to the Puppetry Theatre on January 27th. Please send in a bag lunch for your child as we will still be away at lunch time. No glass bottles allowed, and please make sure that everything else can be thrown away once finished.
Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for January 30th - February 6th. Please return the conference sheet that came home on Friday as soon as possible.
Report cards will be coming home on January 26th.
| January 2012 | |
| 26 Thursday | Report cards |
27 Friday | Field Trip to Center for Puppetry Arts |
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29 Sunday | Catholic Schools Week begins |
| February 2012 | |
1 Wednesday | Half-Day: Teacher In-service |
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14 Tuesday | Kindergarten CoGAT testing begins |
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16 Thursday | Kindergarten CoGAT testing concludes |
20 Monday | No School - President's Day (Make-up Day #3) |
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
January 4, 2012
Dear Parents,
On January 27th we will be going on our next field trip to the Center for Puppetry Arts to see a show on Space which is part of our next science unit. We will be going by bus, but do still need two chaperones to accompany us to the show. You do not need to ride on the bus with us but are welcome to. I am trying to give every parent the opportunity to go with us on a field trip so please do not be dissapointed if I cannot accommodate every one who replies. Let me know if you are interested in joining us.
As part of our PYP unit on celebrations we are learning about Hanukkah and I was looking for a volunteer to make the children some Latkes at home. I have a very easy recipe and they are really delicious. Let me know if any of you would like to make them for the children on Friday.
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
January 3, 2012
Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and enjoyed spending time with your families. We will not be sending reading books home this week since we will be doing the DRA (reading test) and the DIBELS (phonics) test with all the children.
Important Dates.
MLk Day / No School - January 16th
Mass - January 23rd
Reports will be issued during the week of January 26th.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for the week of January 30th - February 3rd.
Field trip - January 27th to the Center for Puppetry Arts
We are running very low on glue sticks, Lysol wipes and snacks. Any donations will be welcome.
Enjoy the cold weather.
Tracy Roome
December 24, 2011
It has been said:
"The words "come unto Christ" are an invitation. It is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person. It is the most important invitation anyone could accept."
May all of us "come unto Christ" this special season and throughout the year.
Merry Christmas to you and your family from
Mrs. Roome!
December 13, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please remember:
Wednesday, December 14 - Polar Express Pajama Day.
Children are to wear their pajamas to school but please send in sneakers for PE and recess.
Please send in one packet of hot chocolate.
Wednesday, December 14 - Secret Santa books are due.( $5.00 limit)
See you all Friday.
Tracy Roome
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful trip to the Nutcracker and the children were all so very well behaved. Way to go Kindergarten! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers, we really appreciate you.
Reminders for the week of December 12 - 16
Wednesday, December 14 - Polar Express Pajama Day.
Children are to wear their pajamas to school but please send in sneakers for PE and recess.
Wednesday, December 14 - Secret Santa books are due.( $5.00 limit)
Friday, December 16 - Christmas Party/Nativity Play @ 8:30
Please remember to practice your child's lines for the nativity play with them and to dress them in their costume for the nativity play with spirit wear or christmas shirt underneath.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tracy Roome
December 8, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please remember that we will be going on our field trip tomorrow to see the Nutcracker. The children may wear their Sunday Best/Christmas outfit for the trip. If you are not driving please send in a booster seat for your child.
Only 16 days until Christmas!
Tracy Roome
December 6, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please remember tomorrow is a half day as well as "Can the Khaki's". So the children may wear jeans and spirit wear if they bring in vitamins. Here is the information we received from third grade.
The Third Grade will be continuing their tradition of assisting Amigos for Christ as they help children in Nicaragua with a vitamin drive on Wednesday December 7th. These vitamins are given to over 900 children who attend the schools in Nicaragua run by Amigos for Christ after they eat their one hot meal each day!
You can help us with this worthy effort by showing your students the commercial, linked below, sometime over the next couple of days. Also, please talk to them about the following critical information:
1. All vitamins must be the hard chewable kind (NO GUMMIES please!)
2. The expiration date should by December 2012 or later on the vitamins brought in
3. MOST IMPORTANTLY- Each bottle of vitamins must be a sealed unopened container (for younger grades please emphasis that fact that vitamins are NOT candy- they are medicine and must be unopened to be safe!)
Thank you for your time and in helping to spread the news about this cause!
See you at the book fair.
Tracy Roome
November 30, 2011
Dear Parents,
On the day of our Christmas party, December 16th, parents will join us for a celebration and a special performance at 8:30 am. We will be performing a nativity scene. Your children volunteered for and selected their characters. Please have your child wear a simple costume (headpiece (if appropriate) and sheet, robe, etc) that reflects the character they have chosen below. Please do not go out and purchase anything. We need some sheep as props if you happen to have a stuffed one that we could borrow. You will receive a copy of your child's line/lines for the performance . Please help your child learn their line at home, and we will also be practicing in the classroom daily.
Here is our cast list -
Wise Men - Bryce, Josh, Owen
Angels - Leo, Jake, Alyssa, Erin, Sofia
Shepherds - Landon, Aedan, Sydney,
Mary - Sarah
Joseph - Joseph ( will need a lantern )
Innkeeper - Josh ( two roles - can use same costume, just add a crown for the wise man)
Narrator - Nicholas (any time period costume)
Unfortunately Kangsan will be out of town. We will all miss him.
Innkeeper and Wise Men need to be colorful and have crowns.
The Christmas Party and performance will take place at 8:30 am on Friday, December 16th, and all students will be dismissed from the party (not 11:45 dismissal). The party will go until approximately 9:30 - 10 am.
On Wednesday, December 14th we will have our annual "Polar Express Pajama Day" at the EYC. All students are invited to wear their favorite PJs. They may also wear a robe and slippers, but all students need to bring shoes appropriate for PE/recess as well. We ask that each child brings in one packet of hot chocolate. If we have a parent that would like to send in cups for hot beverages and one box of popcorn, please let me know. Also, if we have a family in our class that owns and would be willing to share their copy of the movie "Polar Express", we would love to borrow it. Thanks in advance!
We will also be doing a Secret Santa book exchange on the last day of school. A letter will be coming home in the Thursday folder with more information.
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2
Friday
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Picture Make-Up Day
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5
Monday
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Book Fair begins - ends 12/9
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7
Wednesday
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Half-day: Teacher In-service; After Care provided
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7
Wednesday
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Book Fair Family Night
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9
Friday
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Field Trip to see The Nutcracker (Children may wear Christmas/Sunday best clothes - no school uniform)
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14
Wednesday
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Polar Express Pajama Day!
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16
Friday
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Class Christmas parties 8:30 am - dismissal after party (9:30-10 am); Christmas break begins
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It's hard to believe that there are only 24 days until Christmas. 
Tracy Roome
November 27, 2011
Dear Parents,
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your family and enjoyed the great weather. I was so proud of the children on Tuesday, they did an awesome job for all the grandparents. Thank you to all the parents who brought in snacks and a big thank you to Mrs. Mentesana for doing the video of all the children for the grandparents, it was precious.
Please remember that we will be going to mass tomorrow and all children will need a booster seat.
Here are a few important dates to keep in mind.
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Mass
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5
Monday
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Book Fair begins - ends 12/9
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7
Wednesday
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Half-day: Teacher In-service; After Care provided
Book Fair Family Night
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9 Friday
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Field Trip - The Nutcracker
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16
Friday
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Class Christmas parties/Christmas presentation 8:30 am - dismissal after party; Christmas break begins
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Have a wonderful week. Only 27 days to Christmas!
Tracy Roome
November 18, 2011
Dear Parents,
Friday, December 9th the Kindergarten classes will be going on a field trip to the Gwinnett Ballet Company’s Nutcracker performance at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center. This year, the maximum amount of tickets that we were able to purchase from the ballet company allows us to take 5 chaperones per class. Unfortunately, they do not have extra tickets available this year. Preference will be given to parents who can transport at least 4 children in booster seats. Since the venue cannot accommodate all parents, we will try our best to give all parents the opportunity to join us on a field trip during the course of the year. So if you are available to transport children to the show please let me know.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Tuesday, November 22nd is Grandparents Day (or Special Friends Day if grandparents cannot come - aunt/uncle/godparent/parent). We will begin our festivities promptly at 8:30 am to allow visitors to make it to the main campus by 10 am for older siblings musical performances. We will dismiss from Grandparents Day activities that morning. No lunch is served and no After Care is provided that day. You will be free to begin your Thanksgiving holiday after our morning program. Coffee and donuts will be available before the presentation for all visitors. A shuttle will run between the two campuses and from the parking lot. Please remember to park across the street from the school.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tracy Roome
November 15, 2011
Dear Parents,
We are sending home folders today with permission slips for mass and with a "Turkeys in Disguise" project. You will receive a blank turkey cutout to decorate anyway you wish to disguise your turkey. In the past we have had turkeys disguised as priests, nuns, cheerleaders, army men, Star Wars characters, favorite team mascots, etc. Feel free to use any materials of your choosing to dress and disguise your turkey. Markers, cloth, sequins, yarn, etc, etc! Have fun and be creative. This is an optional project, but I hope that all will consider participating. Please try to return the turkeys by Friday (or Monday at the latest) so that your child will have a chance to present his/her "Turkey in Disguise" to his/her friends and we can display them for Grandparents Day.
Have a wonderful week.
Tracy Roome
November 11, 2011
Dear Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to join us for our summative assessment today. I think the children did an awesome job on their city as well as their presentation.
Tuesday, November 22nd is Grandparents Day (or Special Friends Day if grandparents cannot come - aunt/uncle/godparent/parent). We will begin our festivities promptly at 8:30 am to allow visitors to make it to the main campus by 10 am for older siblings musical performances. We will dismiss from Grandparents Day activities that morning. No lunch is served and no After Care is provided that day. You will be free to begin your Thanksgiving holiday after our morning program. Coffee and donuts will be available before the presentation for all visitors. A shuttle will run between the two campuses and from the parking lot. Please remember to park across the street from the school.
Please remember to send in all scholastic book orders.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tracy Roome
November 8, 2011
Dear Parents,
Please remember to send in your self-addressed and stamped envelope for Grandparents/Special Friends Day. We will mail these invitations on Friday at the latest.
On Thursday we will travel to Great Harvest Bread Company for a field trip supporting our Community Helpers unit. Thank you to all of our drivers! If you still wish to join us, please email me to let me know. The more, the merrier! ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A CAR OR BOOSTER SEAT ON Thursday as per the new law passed this summer. We will be unable to transport students without a car seat or booster seat.
Please remember that our Community Helpers presentations will be on Friday, November 11th at 8:30 am. Please have your child dressed as their favorite community helper ( this can just be over the spirt wear, added to it, or they can bring spirit wear to change into). They may have tools of the trade and should know several facts about that community helper (who they are, what they do, and how they help the community). We will get started at 8:30 am sharp.
We already have some great buildings/homes that the children have made. Please remember to send your building in by Thursday.
Here are some upcoming events:
9 Wednesday
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Fire Truck Visit.
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Field Trip to Great Harvest Bread Co.
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11
Friday
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Student Community Helpers Presentations 8:30 am - Parents may attend (students dress as favorite CH)
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22
Tuesday
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Grandparents/Special Friends Day: early dismissal (details on NewsFlash! tab)
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23
Wednesday
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Thanksgiving Break
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28
Monday
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Classes resume
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5
Monday
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Book Fair begins - ends 12/9
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7
Wednesday
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Half-day: Teacher In-service; After Care provided
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7
Wednesday
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Book Fair Family Night
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16
Friday
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Class Christmas parties 8:30 am - dismissal after party; Christmas break begins
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Have a great week!
Tracy Roome
November 7, 2011
Hello to our wonderful NDA parents!
With an extremely busy Fall and Holiday season upon us, we want to ensure that our NDA families know about all of the great things going on here at school! Our Advancement Department is making a concerted effort to ensure that we communicate all of our upcoming events in various formats. Therefore, each time there is something new & unique going on at school, we will make sure that the message is clearly conveyed to our families in at least 3 of the 4 communication vehicles listed below:
- EMAIL: A weekly Constant Contact newsletter is sent out to our Board, all parents, all faculty, all staff, and all friends of NDA every Friday at approximately 10am EST. This email details everything coming up "Next Week" at the school, highlighting noteworthy reminders at the top and bottom of the weekly agenda-format email. Please be sure that you check your email Inbox (as well as Junk Mail folder, as Constant Contact emails can easily end up there) each Friday so that you and your family know "What's Happening Next Week" at NDA!
- NDA WEBSITE: We make daily updates to the NDA School Calendar and the "Announcements" page (under the Current Parents tab). Both of these locations can provide detailed information on everything from the monthly lunch menus, to athletic practice & game schedules, to current volunteer needs at the school!
- FACEBOOK: Have you "Liked" NDA on Facebook? If not, be sure to hop online and click on the blue&white "F" Facebook logo positioned at the base of our NDA homepage! This is great way to not only see reminders about important upcoming school events, but also see fantastic follow-up photos and communication once an event has taken place!
- MESSAGE BOARDS at MORNING STUDENT DROP-OFF: for those parents who drop-off their child (or children) in the morning at the EYC or Main Campus, please make sure that you take a moment to read the very brief description on thefreestanding message boards located out in the front of both buildings. These signs generally re-emphasize something important taking place at school on that day or the following day.
We THANK each & every one of YOU for your continued involvement and support of our school during this busy time of year!
We love our NDA families!
The children did an awesome job today, I was so proud of all of them. Those who were a little hesitant in front of you this morning, all did a great job later when we were handing out the saint cards.
You will find their fun run t-shirts in their folders today with a permission slip to ride on the bus to the EMS as well. Please return the permission slip by tomorrow.
For the fun run please dress your child in their green t-shirt, shorts/sweatpants and sneakers. We will leave for the EMS at 8:45 by bus to start by 9:00am. You may check your child out after the fun run from me or they may come back to the EYC for dismissal at 11:30am. If you plan to go straight to the EMS on Wednesday and not drop your child off at the EYC, please let me know not to expect your child first thing in the morning.
Please remember we have mass this morning, so you need to send in booster seats for your children.
I know how busy this time of the year is so I wanted to give you some information about our upcoming summative assessment on Community Helpers.
We will be having our summative assessment for all that we have learned about Community Helpers by having the children choose a job they might like to do when they grow up and dressing up in character. This will be happening on Friday, November 11 at 8:30am. Parents are welcome to attend.
Thank you all for meeting with me last week, if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.The children started bringing home their readers this week. Please be sure to read the book with them every day and make sure it comes back to school the next morning.
With the cooler weather the children have all been wearing their vests, sweaters and jackets. Please ensure that they are clearly marked with your child's name.
Important Dates.