PTA General Meeting on May 7 @ 5:30pm in Room 206
Our final PTA meeting of the year will include approving the proposed budget for next school year and approving the financial reconciliation committee members as well as hearing the latest happenings from Mr. Moore and from our SPARK Park Team. Following the meeting, check out the Art Expo in the cafeteria.
Teacher Appreciation Week
In last Tuesday's folders, you should have received a flier that tells about special dress days for students during teacher appreciation week. In addition, there is a flower template where parents and students can write notes to thank our teachers and staff for all they do. These notes are treasured, so please encourage your student to write them--and write a few yourself! If you need more notes, you can get them at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/2015-flower-taw
Insulated Bags and Ice Cream Scoops
The Teacher/Staff Appreciation team ordered these cute NHE insulated bags & ice cream scoops for staff gifts & there are a few left. They will be sold for $10 each (bags) & $5 (scoops). Please contact Elizabeth Hibbetts at [email protected] to purchase these items.
Nottingham Spirit Day at Blue Willow on Saturday
Blue Willow Bookshop is hosting a Nottingham spirit day for us all day on Sat, 5/09 from 9:30 to 6:00pm. Consider gifts for Mother’s Day, your book club and also this cool book signing for “Ultimate Star Wars." http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/node/78476
SPARK Park Update
There is still time to purchase bricks or consider underwriting to make our SPARK plans a reality. Commitment forms are available at http://nottinghampta.weebly.com/nhe-spark-park.html and can be turned in at school until June 1, 2015 (26 days left to make your donation).
Online School Supply Orders 2015-2016
If you would like to order your school supplies for next year, our EPI link is now up and running and will be available until June 14. Log on to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks. Then enter the NHE ID: NOT001. A list of school supplies by grade can be accessed here:
http://tinyurl.com/2015-2016-supplies
Please sign up for Extreme Science Dissections (3rd – 5th grades)!
May 15 - 4th Grade: Frogs
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-4grade2
May 22 - 5th Grade: Frogs
Breidenthal and Barbier at 9:00 Ryan and Hudson at 10:00 with parent training at 8:45 and 9:45. Please sign up to help!
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A48AFA62CA31-5thgrade/2318336
May 29 - 3rd Grade: Earth Worms
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-3rdgrade
Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a!
Join us for Food, Fun and Chicken! Thursday, May 14 from 3:30 pm-close. A portion of all sales from the collected receipts from the Spirit Night will go directly to your school! Don’t forget to turn your receipt into the designated boxes! Funds raised by this event will support the Nottingham Elementary SPARK Park project.
Last Chance to Order Nottingham 2014-2015 Yearbooks!
We have a limited number of extra yearbooks available for order. The cost is $30. Please use the form available from this link:
http://nottinghampta.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/13266845/nottingham-yearbook-order-form.pdf. Return the form with payment to the school no later than May 12. If you have any questions, email [email protected].
Prevent Summer Brain Drain with ThinkStretch--orders due Friday, May 15
Research shows that students who do not practice reading, writing and math over the summer can lose up to 2.6 months of learning! To help keep our students ready to learn in the fall, NHE is once again offering ThinkStretch summer books. This is an easy way to help your student keep his or her skills fresh. And students who complete at least four of the eight weeks of sessions will get a medal. (For the past three years, Mr. Moore has delivered the medals personally to the students.) The books are $17 each. If you need a copy of the order form, you can get it at this link: http://tinyurl.com/2015-thinkstretch. Orders need to be turned into school by Friday, May 15, and scholarships are available.
Car Wash to Benefit Fifth Grade Graduation – May 17
SAVE THE DATE!!! Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM is 5th Grade CARWASH!! All proceeds benefit 5th grade graduation so buy a few extra tickets for grandparents and your neighbors!!! Stay tuned, more information and tickets to follow in the coming weeks!
Support SBISD students’ trip to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
When: Friday, May 8. Shows will begin at 6pm!
Where: Cornerstone Academy (9016 Westview, 77055)
What: At this fundraiser for the trip to the world finals, teams will perform their Odyssey of the Mind show and solutions to this year's problems.
Cost: Participants are free, Parents are $10.00, Employees and students are $5.00.
Bonus: After the students complete their shows, Iris Story will be taking questions from the audience about how to start an Odyssey of the Mind team on your campus. Learn from the Master OM-er!
Questions: Email Iris Story at [email protected]
Stratford Playhouse Presents “39 Steps”
Fresh off the heels of the Tommy Tunes Awards night, Stratford Playhouse finishes their season with “39 Steps,” a melodrama adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. The play’s concept calls for the entirety of the show to be performed with only a cast of four players. One actor, Jack Goss, plays the hero Richard Hannay, while Keeley Flynn plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements. The remaining two actors, Cameron Munoz and Dustin Nichols, play every other character in the show from heroes to villains, to men, women and children, and sometimes even inanimate objects. This requires lightning fast costume changes, and occasionally several characters being played at once. As a result, the spy story is mainly played for laughs, with allusions to many other Alfred Hitchcock films in the process. Directed by Christian Homes, the show is sure tickle your funny bone.
Tickets are $16 in advance. Performances will be at 7:30 pm, April 30-May 2, and May 8-9, with a matinee on May 9 at 2:30 pm. Tickets for “39 Steps” are available to purchase online, or can be purchased at the Box Office beginning Thursday April 23. For more information or to buy tickets, go to www.shsplayhouse.org or call 713-251-3449.
ATTENTION Fifth Grade Parents: Order School Supplies for Spring Forest
The website to pre-order Spring Forest school supplies for next year opens on April 15 and will remain available until June 15. These teacher-approved supply packs are $50 and are available by grade - you pick them up at Bobcat Camp right before school starts in August. Mark one thing off your "back to school" to-do list and order your supplies now!
1. Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks
2. Enter the school ID, SPR340
3. Follow the directions to complete your order
4. Keep your online confirmation as your receipt
Get Involved! All volunteer opportunities will now be consolidated in this space of the weekly email.
Check here each week for all of the sign up opportunities and contact information to volunteer.
Extreme Science Frog Dissections:
May 15 - 4th Grade: Frogs
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-4grade2
May 22 - 5th Grade: Frogs
Breidenthal and Barbier at 9:00 Ryan and Hudson at 10:00 with parent training at 8:45 and http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A48AFA62CA31-5thgrade/2318336
May 29 - 3rd Grade: Earth Worms
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-3rdgrade
Library Volunteers: Have an hour a week to help the school - why not volunteer in the library! To sign up: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C084EACAC23A2FB6-april1
Fun Fridays: Contact Craig Parks to see how you can help ([email protected])
Butterfly and Vegetable Gardens: Contact Ruth Parks [email protected] for details on how you can help and dates that work will take place throughout the year.
Parent volunteers are important, but you cannot volunteer on campus (including field trips) if you do not register with the SBISD. It takes about two weeks for your information to be processed, so now is the best time to register. To do so, go to the following links: English: https://volunteer.springbranchisd.com/ or Spanish: https://volunteer.springbranchisd.com/?spanish=true
Get Connected
If you are looking for up-to-date information and calendar of events, please visit the Nottingham Website and be sure to Like us on Facebook.
www.nottinghampta.org
www.facebook.com/NottinghamElementaryPta
Thank you,
Nottingham PTA
Our final PTA meeting of the year will include approving the proposed budget for next school year and approving the financial reconciliation committee members as well as hearing the latest happenings from Mr. Moore and from our SPARK Park Team. Following the meeting, check out the Art Expo in the cafeteria.
Teacher Appreciation Week
In last Tuesday's folders, you should have received a flier that tells about special dress days for students during teacher appreciation week. In addition, there is a flower template where parents and students can write notes to thank our teachers and staff for all they do. These notes are treasured, so please encourage your student to write them--and write a few yourself! If you need more notes, you can get them at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/2015-flower-taw
Insulated Bags and Ice Cream Scoops
The Teacher/Staff Appreciation team ordered these cute NHE insulated bags & ice cream scoops for staff gifts & there are a few left. They will be sold for $10 each (bags) & $5 (scoops). Please contact Elizabeth Hibbetts at [email protected] to purchase these items.
Nottingham Spirit Day at Blue Willow on Saturday
Blue Willow Bookshop is hosting a Nottingham spirit day for us all day on Sat, 5/09 from 9:30 to 6:00pm. Consider gifts for Mother’s Day, your book club and also this cool book signing for “Ultimate Star Wars." http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/node/78476
SPARK Park Update
There is still time to purchase bricks or consider underwriting to make our SPARK plans a reality. Commitment forms are available at http://nottinghampta.weebly.com/nhe-spark-park.html and can be turned in at school until June 1, 2015 (26 days left to make your donation).
Online School Supply Orders 2015-2016
If you would like to order your school supplies for next year, our EPI link is now up and running and will be available until June 14. Log on to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks. Then enter the NHE ID: NOT001. A list of school supplies by grade can be accessed here:
http://tinyurl.com/2015-2016-supplies
Please sign up for Extreme Science Dissections (3rd – 5th grades)!
May 15 - 4th Grade: Frogs
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-4grade2
May 22 - 5th Grade: Frogs
Breidenthal and Barbier at 9:00 Ryan and Hudson at 10:00 with parent training at 8:45 and 9:45. Please sign up to help!
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A48AFA62CA31-5thgrade/2318336
May 29 - 3rd Grade: Earth Worms
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-3rdgrade
Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a!
Join us for Food, Fun and Chicken! Thursday, May 14 from 3:30 pm-close. A portion of all sales from the collected receipts from the Spirit Night will go directly to your school! Don’t forget to turn your receipt into the designated boxes! Funds raised by this event will support the Nottingham Elementary SPARK Park project.
Last Chance to Order Nottingham 2014-2015 Yearbooks!
We have a limited number of extra yearbooks available for order. The cost is $30. Please use the form available from this link:
http://nottinghampta.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/13266845/nottingham-yearbook-order-form.pdf. Return the form with payment to the school no later than May 12. If you have any questions, email [email protected].
Prevent Summer Brain Drain with ThinkStretch--orders due Friday, May 15
Research shows that students who do not practice reading, writing and math over the summer can lose up to 2.6 months of learning! To help keep our students ready to learn in the fall, NHE is once again offering ThinkStretch summer books. This is an easy way to help your student keep his or her skills fresh. And students who complete at least four of the eight weeks of sessions will get a medal. (For the past three years, Mr. Moore has delivered the medals personally to the students.) The books are $17 each. If you need a copy of the order form, you can get it at this link: http://tinyurl.com/2015-thinkstretch. Orders need to be turned into school by Friday, May 15, and scholarships are available.
Car Wash to Benefit Fifth Grade Graduation – May 17
SAVE THE DATE!!! Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM is 5th Grade CARWASH!! All proceeds benefit 5th grade graduation so buy a few extra tickets for grandparents and your neighbors!!! Stay tuned, more information and tickets to follow in the coming weeks!
Support SBISD students’ trip to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
When: Friday, May 8. Shows will begin at 6pm!
Where: Cornerstone Academy (9016 Westview, 77055)
What: At this fundraiser for the trip to the world finals, teams will perform their Odyssey of the Mind show and solutions to this year's problems.
Cost: Participants are free, Parents are $10.00, Employees and students are $5.00.
Bonus: After the students complete their shows, Iris Story will be taking questions from the audience about how to start an Odyssey of the Mind team on your campus. Learn from the Master OM-er!
Questions: Email Iris Story at [email protected]
Stratford Playhouse Presents “39 Steps”
Fresh off the heels of the Tommy Tunes Awards night, Stratford Playhouse finishes their season with “39 Steps,” a melodrama adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. The play’s concept calls for the entirety of the show to be performed with only a cast of four players. One actor, Jack Goss, plays the hero Richard Hannay, while Keeley Flynn plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements. The remaining two actors, Cameron Munoz and Dustin Nichols, play every other character in the show from heroes to villains, to men, women and children, and sometimes even inanimate objects. This requires lightning fast costume changes, and occasionally several characters being played at once. As a result, the spy story is mainly played for laughs, with allusions to many other Alfred Hitchcock films in the process. Directed by Christian Homes, the show is sure tickle your funny bone.
Tickets are $16 in advance. Performances will be at 7:30 pm, April 30-May 2, and May 8-9, with a matinee on May 9 at 2:30 pm. Tickets for “39 Steps” are available to purchase online, or can be purchased at the Box Office beginning Thursday April 23. For more information or to buy tickets, go to www.shsplayhouse.org or call 713-251-3449.
ATTENTION Fifth Grade Parents: Order School Supplies for Spring Forest
The website to pre-order Spring Forest school supplies for next year opens on April 15 and will remain available until June 15. These teacher-approved supply packs are $50 and are available by grade - you pick them up at Bobcat Camp right before school starts in August. Mark one thing off your "back to school" to-do list and order your supplies now!
1. Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks
2. Enter the school ID, SPR340
3. Follow the directions to complete your order
4. Keep your online confirmation as your receipt
Get Involved! All volunteer opportunities will now be consolidated in this space of the weekly email.
Check here each week for all of the sign up opportunities and contact information to volunteer.
Extreme Science Frog Dissections:
May 15 - 4th Grade: Frogs
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-4grade2
May 22 - 5th Grade: Frogs
Breidenthal and Barbier at 9:00 Ryan and Hudson at 10:00 with parent training at 8:45 and http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A48AFA62CA31-5thgrade/2318336
May 29 - 3rd Grade: Earth Worms
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aa5a72bab9-3rdgrade
Library Volunteers: Have an hour a week to help the school - why not volunteer in the library! To sign up: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C084EACAC23A2FB6-april1
Fun Fridays: Contact Craig Parks to see how you can help ([email protected])
Butterfly and Vegetable Gardens: Contact Ruth Parks [email protected] for details on how you can help and dates that work will take place throughout the year.
Parent volunteers are important, but you cannot volunteer on campus (including field trips) if you do not register with the SBISD. It takes about two weeks for your information to be processed, so now is the best time to register. To do so, go to the following links: English: https://volunteer.springbranchisd.com/ or Spanish: https://volunteer.springbranchisd.com/?spanish=true
Get Connected
If you are looking for up-to-date information and calendar of events, please visit the Nottingham Website and be sure to Like us on Facebook.
www.nottinghampta.org
www.facebook.com/NottinghamElementaryPta
Thank you,
Nottingham PTA