Englewood Elementary School

Happy Monday of spring break! Hope you are enjoying & resting. Just a reminder: When we return to school on April 8, students will receive a flyer regarding yearbook sales and dedication pages. All sales are CASH ONLY, and the cut off for purchasing a yearbook or buying a dedication page is May 2, 2024. Attached is what the form will look like. (It should be on hot pink paper.) Please remember if you have not completed the Opt-In form, either on-line or a physical copy, your student will NOT appear in the yearbook.

Good Evening Bear Family - Just a reminder that Spring Break begins tomorrow, Friday, March 29. No School for Students or Staff from March 29 - April 5, 2024. We will be ready for our final few weeks of school on Monday, April 8, 2024. When you return to school on April 8, students will receive a flyer regarding yearbook sales and dedication pages when we return to school. All sales are CASH ONLY, and the cut off for purchasing a yearbook or buying a dedication page is May 2, 2024. We hope that you have a restful break, and we look forward to seeing our students on Monday, April 8, 2024.

UPDATED! Upcoming dates. I apologize for my post earlier I had the wrong Math EOG date. If you wrote the date down for Math EOG the date has been updated.

Good Evening Bear Family - This week is a short week for students and staff. We will begin our week with Report Cards being issued. I just finished reviewing report cards for distribution tomorrow, and parents -please note that students must be making 60 or higher in each class, in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Also, attendance matters - students may not miss more than 85% of the school year, in order to be promoted. Lastly, NCPS will only have Summer Scholars Academy (Summer School) for grades 2nd and 3rd for enrichment purposes only. Tomorrow night, Monday, March 25, we will have our Englewood’s Youth Arts Night at 6 pm. Admission is $3 per person or $10 for a family of 4. We are raising funds for our Art and Athletics programs. Our students have worked hard to prepare for this event. We have our 4th grade field trip on Wednesday to Sky Vu for STEM activities. On Thursday, we will have our PBIS Celebration for the 3rd 9 weeks, and we will have our March Madness Finale on 7-12 multiplication products. We will begin our Spring Break on Friday. No school for students or staff on Friday of this week. We will return from Spring Break on April 8th. Here are our events for the remainder of the year: April 12 - PBIS Celebration April 15 - 19 NC Check In Benchmarks for Reading and Math April 17 - Early Release Day for students and staff April 18 - Glee Club Dress Rehearsal April 19 - Glee Club Performance at Englewood Presbyterian at 6 pm April 22 - Progress Reports issued April 24 - 5th grade field trip to Sky Vu April 26 - Attendance Rewards for the 4th grading period April 29 - May 3 - 5th grade NC Check In Benchmarks for Earth Science May 1 - Early Release Day for students and staff May 10 - Field Day May 15 - PBIS Celebration and EOG Pep Rally May 16 - Science EOG May 17 - Reading EOG May 21 - Math EOG May 22 - Read to Achieve Testing for 3rd Graders EOG Makeups May 23 - 24 - EOG Makeups May 28 3rd Grade Awards at 9 am 4th Grade Awards at 10:30 am May 29 (Early Release Day) 5th Grade Awards at 9 am, DARE Ceremony following at 10 am May 30 (Early Release Day) - Last Day of School May 31 - Remediation for students taking Retests June 3 - 6 - Retests for students taking Retests Report Cards distributed on June 6, 2024 Summer Scholars Academy (Summer School) is July 8 - August 1st for students that qualify in Grades 2nd and 3rd. Our location this summer will be at Benvenue Elementary School. We hope that we have a great short 4 day week, and we hope that our families have a great Spring Break! And as always, GO BEARS!

We sent home a parent survey at the Curriculum Night, we would love for all parents to complete this survey. This survey will provide information for the administration at Englewood to support school improvement and outreach. Please complete this survey by Monday, March 25th. It should only take 1 minute to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenvcVQT5fIrsDvOEbtRjOxg0-Xk0A0xJWezc2Soip3DyRcZA/viewform

🎨Celebration of the Arts🎨 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3/26 at Rocky Mount High! Join us to celebrate the brilliance of Nash County Public Schools' students at our Celebration of the Arts! This event showcases artwork from students across the district. After the celebration, the artwork will be displayed at the Braswell Memorial Library throughout the month of April. Then it will be at the NCPS District Office in the Superintendent’s Art Gallery. 🖼️🎨✏️ #ArtsMonth #CelebrateArtinEducation #NCPS #NCPSchools #NCPSProud #CelebrationoftheArts #ArtworkDisplay

Good Evening Bear Family - Congratulations to our Battle of the Books Team for taking 3rd Place last week during the NCPS Battle of the Books Competition. Just a reminder that the grading period ends tomorrow, Monday, March 18. If students are not passing their courses, there is no option for Summer School this year. Students will be retained. Only Grades 2nd and 3rd will have an option for Summer School; however, this is not a process in passing their grades, it is for enrichment purposes only. We have our Brick City Competition on Friday, and our 3rd Graders will be traveling to the Durham Life and Science Museum on Friday. We have our Youth Arts Night on Monday, March 25th from 6 pm until 7:30 pm at EES. Tickets are on sale for $3.00 per person or $10.00 for a family of four. This is a fundraiser for our Arts and Athletics Programs. We have 20 student participants in this show. Here are our events in March: March 18 - End of the Grading Period March 22 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Durham Life and Science Museum March 22 - Brick City Competition March 25 - Englewood’s Youth Talent Show March 25 - Report Cards issued March 27 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Sky Vu STEM We are looking forward to a great week at Englewood, and as always - GO BEARS!

Good Evening Bear Family - This week is a short week; we have school Monday through Wednesday of this week. We have 2 teacher workdays on Thursday and Friday. We are also looking forward to Tuesday evening for our Spring Curriculum Night for Are You Smarter than a 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grader? We will begin with dinner at 5:30 in the Multipurpose Room, then move to areas for specifically grades 3-5. We will end at 6:30 pm. Our students, who are involved in Battle of the Books, will participate in our NCPS Battle of the Books competition on Tuesday during the day. The End of the 3rd Grading Period is March 18th. Just a reminder that if students are not passing their courses, there is no option for Summer School this year. Students will be retained. Only Grades 2nd and 3rd will have an option for Summer School; however, this is not a process in passing their grades, it is for enrichment purposes only. Here are our events in March: March 12 - Spring Curriculum Night (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm) - Opening Session in the MPR March 12 - BOB Competition at Englewood Baptist Church March 14 - 15 No School - Teacher Workdays March 18 - End of the Grading Period March 22 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Durham Life and Science Museum March 22 - Brick City Competition March 25 - Englewood’s Youth Talent Show March 25 - Report Cards issued March 27 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Sky Vu STEM March 28 - March Madness Finale for Students (during the day) 7-12 factors and products We are looking forward to a short week at Englewood, and as always - GO BEARS!

Unity Fri-Yay! Come together as a community of unity and wear green as a symbol to prevent Gun Violence and share your photos in the comments! Gun violence is preventable when you know the signs. “Say Something” upstanders have helped Sandy Hook Promise prevent 7 school shootings and 60+ acts of violence with a weapon.

Today is the last day to sign up for attending and eating at the Spring Curriculum Night on March 12. Here is the link, if you need it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnkrRejMe7XfGjhd0XTPoZ8uU9pfYAosN-zmRBU7eQvwYA7A/viewform

Social Worker Appreciation! We sure do appreciate Ms. Kerns. She does so much behind the scenes. Thank you for all you do.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to sign up for dinner for the Spring Curriculum Night. If you plan on joining us, please sign up ASAP. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnkrRejMe7XfGjhd0XTPoZ8uU9pfYAosN-zmRBU7eQvwYA7A/viewform

In 4 out of 5 school shootings, at least one other person had knowledge of the attacker’s plan but failed to report it. People who hurt themselves or others often show warning signs before they carry out an act of violence. #SaySomethingWeek #SaySomethingSavesLives #NCPSchools

Just a reminder to sign up for dinner, if you are planning on eating and joining us for the Spring Curriculum Night on March 12. Please sign up by Thursday, March 7th! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnkrRejMe7XfGjhd0XTPoZ8uU9pfYAosN-zmRBU7eQvwYA7A/viewform

I promise to be an #Upstander and ”Say Something” when I see someone at-risk of hurting themselves or others. #SaySomethingWeek #SaySomethingSavesLives #NCPSchools

Know the Signs: Preventing Gun Violence and Other Harmful Acts This #SaySomethingWeek, NCPS is raising awareness on learning the warning signs of violence and how to get help. Here are the 3 steps: – Recognize The Signs – Act Immediately, Take It Seriously – Say Something www.sandyhookpromise.org/warning-signs

Parents Did You Know… Your Child can ride the wave of success with healthy breakfast options at school? Established in 1989, National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates how school breakfasts can set students up for daily success. By observing this special week every year, we’re encouraging all K-12 schools to recognize the importance of a healthy start to the day with breakfast to fuel children’s academic success. #NCPS #NCPSchools #NSBW24 #surfsupwithschoolbreakfast

Good Evening Bear Family - This week is Read Across America week. We are celebrating by participating in One School, One Book by reading the book, “A Fish in a Tree” in our classrooms. Students will be reading the book with their teachers. Students can also participate in having a Book Exchange. Students can bring a book from home to donate to the library, then they can choose a book to take home to read and keep. In addition, students can dress up like their favorite book character on Friday of this week. (No masks or hats allowed). On Wednesday, we will have our yearly Tornado Drill. We practice these drills, just in case there is an issue ever on our campus. Please make sure that you complete the Google form for signing up to attend the Spring Curriculum Night on March 12. Here are our events in March: March 12 - Spring Curriculum Night (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm) - Opening Session in the MPR March 12 - BOB Competition at Englewood Baptist Church March 14 - 15 No School - Teacher Workdays March 16 - Basketball Games (9:45) March 18 - End of the Grading Period March 22 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Durham Life and Science Museum March 22 - Brick City Competition March 23 - Basketball Games (9:45) March 25 - Englewood’s Youth Talent Show March 25 - Report Cards issued March 27 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Sky Vu STEM March 28 - March Madness Finale for Students (during the day) 7-12 factors and products March 29 - No School for Students or Staff (Spring Break begins) We are looking forward to another great week at Englewood, and GO BEARS!

Good Evening Parents - Our Spring Curriculum Night is March 12, 2024 from 5:30 - 6:30. Come out, eat some dinner, and compete against your children in - Are you Smarter than a 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grader? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnkrRejMe7XfGjhd0XTPoZ8uU9pfYAosN-zmRBU7eQvwYA7A/viewform

Tomorrow morning!! Tune into Spectrum News on Friday, March 1, 2024 - in a detailed interview, Jeannie Kerr, Project AWARE director at Nash County Public Schools (NCPS), shared insights into the district's efforts to enhance student safety and mental well-being. With new safety legislation effective March 1, Nash County Public Schools has updated its protocols accordingly. Nash County Public Schools, distinguished as one of six districts in North Carolina to receive the Project AWARE grant, exemplifies commitment to creating a secure educational setting. This grant, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and managed through the Department of Public Instruction, highlights the district's proactive approach to student safety.