Abby Morro

NEW TO NELSON… “NAVIGATOR NEWS”

In a continued effort to build and maintain lines of communication between you and Nelson

Elementary and keep you informed of both school and district events, the Navigator News school

newsletter will be shared with families the last week of each month in preparation for the following

month. For our first newsletter, you received this paper copy. For the remainder of the year, the Navigator News will be posted to our school

website and sent via email.

You can access our website by visiting www.bethelsd.org/nes or by scanning the QR code

in the upper left corner of this newsletter.

GO NAVS!

NO SCHOOL February 17, 20 & 21

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS? OH NO! Help your child to follow the STARs. Take Responsibility

by locating lost books or paying library fines!

NAVIGATOR NEWS NELSON ELEMENTARY

22109 108th Ave. E. OFFICE: 253.683.6400 GRAHAM, WA 98338 FAX: 253.683.6498

FEBRUARY 2017 “RESPECTING EVERYONE & EVERYTHING”

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PTA Skate Night 3 5-7p @ Tiffany’s

PJ DAY No blankets, slippers, or

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Report Cards Sent Home

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Tech Club 3:15-4:15p

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NO SCHOOL

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NO SCHOOL President’s Day

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NO SCHOOL Waiver Day #2

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Tech Club 3:15-4:15p

Nelson Spirit Day 24

Hat Day $1 donation

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(Parents may enter at 9am)

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STUDENTS WILL NAVIGATE THE NELSON WAY BY FOLLOWING THE 4 STARS:

SHOWING KINDNESS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY ACTING SAFELY RESPECTING EVERYONE & EVERYTHING

FROM THE OFFICE • Show your school spirit by wearing your Nelson gear on

Fridays! J • School starts promptly at 8:30 AM • Tardy bell rings at 8:30 AM • Students eating breakfast may enter the building at 8:10

AM • Students not eating breakfast may enter at 8:20 AM • School releases at 3:00 PM • For safety purposes, if you plan to change your child’s

dismissal plan for the day, please send a signed note to school that day or contact the office by 2:30pm so we can accommodate and communicate that change. If we do not receive a note or a call by the above time, students will follow their typical dismissal plan.

6TH GRADE REGISTRATION FOR FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Very soon, all of our 5th graders will be meeting with the Frontier counseling team in preparation for their registration at FMS. Nick Rogen and Beth Zarling will be here on Feb.

15th at 9:00am for a 30-minute presentation in the cafeteria. They will have several Leadership students with

them to share about expectations and answer questions regarding the upcoming year as a 6th grader. The Frontier

Falcon will be making an appearance as well! A registration form will come home that day that must be completed and returned within the following week. Please work with your

5th grader to get those forms fully completed and returned in a timely manner. Thank you!

VALENTINE GRAMS ON SALE

STUDENT TRANSFER REQUESTS FOR 2017-18 First consideration deadline for accepting student transfer requests for the 2017-18 school year will be March 10, 2017 for all grades, K through 12. Requests received after the deadline may not be considered until the week of August 28. Requests submitted after August 23 will be reviewed after September 13 when actual enrollment counts are in All transfer requests for 2016-17 will be done electronically.

If the request is submitted by March 10, parents will be notified by April 15 if the request has been approved or denied. Approval or denial of transfer requests will be based on established criteria outlined in board policy and procedure 3131 and 3141. Parents will provide transportation for students who voluntarily attend a school outside their attendance area. For more information, call Mary Ann Mulloy-White at 683-6012 for secondary or Rayna Messer at 683-6014 for elementary.

Students who are currently approved for in-district student transfers do not have to complete a new form unless they are changing from elementary to middle school or middle school to high school.

More info can be found at: http://www.bethelsd.org/transfer2017-18

Stay Co n ne cte d … Ask y our ch il d (ren )’s te ache r ab o ut C la ssD oj o!

Stay In for me d… Get the new Bet hel S D a p p!

NELSON ELEMENTARY HOURS

Regular Hours: 8:30am – 3:00pm Late Arrivals: 10:30am – 3:00pm No breakfast on Late Arrival days Early Release: 8:30am – 11:05am No lunch on Early Release days

IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR

ATTENDANCE CLERK, LAURIE RILEY, AT (253) 683-6400 YOU CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE AN ABSENCE VIA FAMILY ACCESS.

CHARACTER AWARDS

Each month, teachers at Nelson have the opportunity to choose two students from their class to receive a character award that corresponds with the monthly STAR trait that has been taught and discussed during morning meetings. The character trait we focused on during the months of December and January was “Acting Safely”.

Congratulations to the following students who received a Character Award for demonstrating “Acting Safely” during the months of December & January:

Mrs. Budginer: Emma McMullin & Larissa Bush

Mrs. Lengele: Vivian Gindlesperger & Jacoby Wickwire

Ms. Martin: Cora Wood & Juliet Gentry

Mrs. Thiel: Simone Harris & Haydin Nietiedt

Mrs. Concepcion: Bailey Mains & James Edenfield

Mrs. Englebert: Joaquin Reyes & Ben Colgan

Ms. Langeman: McKenna Bailey & Bryce McBrayer

Mrs. Tyler: Aspen Goessens & Ashton McMillian

Mrs. Colt: Aaden Houser & Kamden Poueu

Ms. Hartman: Noah Catlett & Chloe Siokowski

Mrs. Kelley: Kaylie Saner & Rylee Metz

Mrs. Vazquez: Ben Alexander & Taylor Scherr

Mrs. Edenfield: Abigail Christensen & Braiden Hawkins

Ms. Egan: Sarah Pace & Ryan Humbert

Mrs. LeClercq: Abby Morrow & Cameron Martinez

Mr. Stolle: Alicia Eddings & Matthew Hoskinson

Mrs. Hibbard: Matthew Fossand & Stevie Montanio

Mrs. Sonovich: Mazie Stahl & Kyla Cunanin

Mrs. Thornton: Liam Pescador & Jasmin Degollado

Mrs. Wayne: Mark Rosales & Kiandra Morrow

Ms. Hartke: Sophie Portmann & Elijah Stone

Mrs. Jutte: Karma Miller & Tyson Stelter

Mrs. Koho: Kaylie Dickerson & Bryson Damrau

Mrs. Rogers: Conner Parks & Samuel McDonald

Mrs. Burdick (Art): Noah Barrington & Reagan Ovechka

Mr. Hoye (Music): Charlett Grutzner & Zane Swick

Mrs. Poch (PE): O’Shea Jones & Zoey Flinchbaugh

Mrs. Fosdeck/ Bailey Mains Mrs. Parker (Lib/Tech): Jaya Eastman

WAY TO GO NAVIGATORS!

Our character trait for February is “Respecting Everyone & Everything”

UPCOMING PTA EVENTS

2/3: Skate Night @ Tiffany’s, 5-7pm

2/6-10: Valentine Grams On Sale

2/24: Hat Day (donate $1 to wear a hat at school)

Check out the PTA website too @ www.nelsonnavpta.org