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The Look Ahead February 19, 2019 In Case You Missed It Mrs. Nysmith stopped by the computer lab today to sit in on our preschoolers four seasons presentations. Read Read More More Chloe got a chance to present her second grade South Carolina state board to South Carolina Senator... Read More Our 7th and 8th grade science fair winners have just been announced! Read More After reading Bread and Roses, Too, 5th Grade Language Arts students made clever vanity plates based on the different locations within the novel. Read More More Highlights From Last Week Classroom News Mommy & Me Beginners Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Important Dates School-wide March 8 (Fri): Parent Education Event- Mindsets for Parents 8:30am Lower School Feb 20 (Wed): Preschool 100th Day of School Celebration Feb 21 (Thurs): 1st Grade Field Trip- Hylton Performing Arts Center
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The Look AheadFebruary 19, 2019
In Case You Missed It
Mrs. Nysmith stopped bythe computer lab today tosit in on our preschoolersfour seasonspresentations. ReadReadMoreMore
Chloe got a chance topresent her second gradeSouth Carolina state boardto South CarolinaSenator... Read More
Our 7th and 8th gradescience fair winners havejust been announced! Read More
After reading Bread andRoses, Too, 5th GradeLanguage Arts studentsmade clever vanity platesbased on the differentlocations within thenovel. Read More
More Highlights From Last Week
Classroom News
Mommy & Me Beginners Pre-K Kindergarten
1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade
5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Important Dates
School-wideMarch 8 (Fri): Parent Education Event- Mindsets for Parents 8:30am
Lower SchoolFeb 20 (Wed): Preschool 100th Day of School CelebrationFeb 21 (Thurs): 1st Grade Field Trip- Hylton Performing Arts Center
Middle SchoolFeb 20 (Wed): 8th Grade Field Trip- Sydney Harman HallFeb 22 (Fri): *Rescheduled* 6th Grade Science Fair Judging Feb 25-March 1: 4th Grade Science FairFeb 27 (Wed): 8th Grade Pancake BreakfastMarch 1 (Fri): 5th Grade Performance 10:00amMarch 1 (Fri): SCA Dance for Grades 6-8 from 7:00-9:00pm
Help Make Nysmith #1 inPoshSeven's "Best of SuburbiaSurvey for 2019"
The Nysmith School has been named a finalistin THREE categories in PoshSeven's "Best ofSuburbia for 2019" survey! We need your helpto make us #1! Click here to go to PoshSeven'sfinal round of voting.
Vote for Nysmith in the followingcategories: Best K-8 School (#17), Best PrivatePreschool (#28), and Best Private Kindergarten (#29). Everyone voting in this surveywill automatically be entered into a drawing for a $200 gift certificate to Eddie Merlot'srestaurant, courtesy of PoshSeven. You can also tag the Nysmith School when sharing the contest with friends and familyand be sure to include the hashtag #BOSS2019. By using the hashtag and voting, you'llbe entered multiple times to win the raffle. Voting ends this Thursday at midnight and finalists will be notified and highlighted inthe April/May issue of PoshSeven. Thank you for your continued support!
Things to Know
DismissalOnce school has been dismissed, children leaving from the Blue Podwalk up must depart with their guardians and go straight to their cars. Please do not stay and allow your students to play on the hill, the grassyareas or the playground outside of the school. Those areas are for after-care only. Thank you.
School Supply Collection for an Elementary Schoolin Costa Rica
Pack For A Purpose is an organization that benefits children incountries that do not have enough money to afford school supplies. OnFebruary 25th through March 7th, boxes labeled "Pack For a Purpose" will
be placed around the school for students to put new and unused schoolsupplies in. There will also be an envelope attached to the box for small donations which willbe used to purchase school supplies. Sixth grader, Paige Schedler, will personally bedelivering these supplies to Trapiche Elementary School in Costa Rica this March. Please seethe list below of the supplies that the school is in need of.
Book Bags, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons,Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens,Protractors, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Craft Scissors, Watercolor Brushes and Paints, (Spanish)Dictionaries, Flash Cards: (Spanish) Alphabet, Math, Science, and Word, Wall Charts:(Spanish) Human Body, Math, Science, and World Maps.
Nysmith School Shirts Order FormsYour child will receive one shirt for free automatically on Field Day.These shirts have a collar and are dress code compliant! Please use thisform if you would like to order additional shirts. Please complete thisform and return your payment to the business office by Friday February22nd.
If you sponsor a Nysmith School team and would like to have shirts for the team to wear atcompetitions, please fill out this form and return it to Ken Nysmith. The school is happy toprovide free shirts to the competing children and up to 2 coaches for free.
Mid-Year Parent Satisfaction SurveyAs you know, the Nysmith School is committed to continuousimprovement. We value your opinions and experiences and wouldappreciate your feedback on how this school year is progressing so far. We're particularly interested in feedback on how we can improve andbetter serve your family. We invite you to participate in our 2018-19 Mid-year Parent Satisfaction Survey. The surveyshould take about 5 minutes to complete. All responses will remain anonymous. If youwould like to hear from us to discuss your feedback, you will have the option to provide yourname and contact information.
National Junior Honor SocietyIt is time for your child to consider applying for membership to theNational Junior Honor Society. The purpose of the NJHS is to createenthusiasm for scholarship, stimulate a desire to render service,promote leadership, and develop character. It is an honorable andvaluable organization. More information can be foundat www.njhs.us/ NJHS is open to all 7th, 8th, and second semester6th graders. All students must have and maintain a cumulative grade point average of A- (3.6)since the beginning of 6th grade. Students will also need to commit a total 10 service hoursper year. Click here for the application and more information.
Spring Break Extended CareExtended Care will be open during Spring Break from Monday, April15 through Friday, April 19. Instructional & Extended Care will be closed
on Monday, April 22. Please complete this form if you would like yourchild to attend any of the dates during this time and return it to AprilBreeden, Extended Care Director. Please email April Breeden if youhave any questions.
Career DayCareer Day is coming up on March 13! We are seeking parents tovolunteer the morning of March 13 to speak to 4th through 8th-gradestudents about their exciting careers! The goal of Career Day is to allowstudents to be exposed to career knowledge outside of their currentareas of study. Careers can develop very uniquely from early choices. Students would loveto hear about your career story! Please contact Mona Advani or Kiran Bakshi if you areinterested in speaking at Career Day this year!
The Look Ahead ArchiveDid you know that you can access all of this school year's Look Ahead's inour community portal? If you've missed any of our past issues and wantto catch up, simply enter the community portal at the top of ourhomepage and look for the Look Ahead icon. You can also access thearchive by clicking here.
Social Media
Best of Photo GalleriesMommy & Me Beginners Pre-K Kindergarten1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Instagram AccountsNysmith Art P.E. Library Music
Nysmith Community
National History Bee234 Nysmith students (or roughly 40% of the student body), havequalified, individually, for this year's Regional History Bee competition.That's double the number that qualified last year, making 2019 a record-breaking year for Nysmith School! These students will go on to compete
in the regional tournament taking place this Saturday, February 23rd at Thomas JeffersonHigh School. Read More...
SchoolPoolInterested in sharing the ride to school? Try SchoolPool!
Have a Student Achievement? We want to know about it!Remember to tell us if you have an upcoming special event, item of interest, or studentachievement to celebrate, email us at [email protected]. Some examples of whatyou should include in your email are: · upcoming special events (inside or outside of the classroom) · upcoming competitions including details on the nature and specifics of the competition(background/history of organization, location, format, advancement opportunities) · names, grade levels & hometowns of participating students and parent/coach· same-day or Monday (for weekend events) reporting of individual and/or team results· high resolution photos of students competing and/or receivingawards/trophies (including captions identifying each student and parent-coach in picture) With advance notice, we'll be able to share your student's wins and experiences within andaround our community. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation in makingNysmith a stand-out school!
Enrichment Opportunities
Save the Date- STEM Symposium on March30th from 9:00-3:00Save the date and don't forget to register for this year'sSTEM Symposium, taking place right here at Nysmith! Thisyear's theme is the The Power of Curiosity. Nysmithstudents and their families are welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!
4th - 8th graders are invited to present their science fair projects along with the othersymposium exhibitors. In addition, if you are part of a STEM-related club/group or team, orhave anything STEM-centered that you are working on and you'd like to share it with others atthe Symposium, let us know! Send an email to Mr. Nysmith with your name, grade, project,and contact information.
Click here for more information about the STEM Symposium and to register for free.
SheSoft Conference & ChampionshipCalling all 5th - 8th grade girls! Registration is now open forthe second annual SheSoft Championship and Conference.This year's event will take place on June 7th - 9th, right herein the DC metro area. Those who are interested in competing for either an "InnovationAward" or "Technologist Award," can register learn more and register online here. Championship applications will be accepted from now until May 1, 2019.
Founded by Nysmith alumnus, Kirthi Kumar, SheSoft is a non-profit organization dedicated tobridging the gender gap in technology by empowering young girls in upper elementary andmiddle school ages through seminars, webinars, workshops and software applicationcompetitions.
North South Foundation RegionalsAll Nysmith families are invited to participate in the Regional North South FoundationCompetition that will be held at Nysmith on April 27th and 28th. The competition hasnumerous individual competitions including spelling, vocabulary, geography, history, essaywriting, science, math, and public speaking. Click here to find out more information and register.
National Youth Leadership ForumIf you would like us to nominate your current 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader for the National YouthLeadership Forum, please email Ms. Breedan with your child's name and gender, your mailingaddress and the grade they are currently in. For more information about this program, pleasevisit this website.
Extended Care ProgramsUpdated Information on Extended Care Programs:The following programs have been cancelled due to lack of registration:
*SPARK *Fencing The following programs have been postponed due to low class registration:
*OTA Basketball is scheduled to begin February 13, 2019 *Chess is scheduled to begin February 11, 2019
The following programs have been replaced or added: *Abrakadoodle did not meet the minimum class registration but we will try again inMarch, please find the new flyer attached. *Message in Motion has been added and is scheduled to start February 19, 2019.
Please note that all programs that have been postponed or added will be canceled if the classminimum is not met. Should you have any other questions, please email April Breeden,Extended Care Director.
Young Rembrandts MusicalTheatre
Badminton ChessWizards
Tennis
It's All About Science Abrakadoodle Lego Robotics Basketball Little Coders
AIC FencingAIC Fencing is now offering after school program. Our top quality professional fencingcoaches will work with your child on the fencing basic movements, fencing footwork,agility, speed and conditioning. We goal is to get our children into great shape physically in afun, safe, structured and friendly environment. Through fencing, physical exercise, charactershaping and potential discovery make it a healthy, noble, tough and wise generation. AIC willpick up students from Nysmith and transport to 13525 Dulles Technology Dr Suite 102 inHerndon (parents will pick up there at 6:00pm.) Fees: $50 registration, $125 per week, 15% offsibling discount. Registration now open and program starts April 1st. For more click here.
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