Happy New Year!!! It is very exciting to

see everyone back here at Nye to start 2013.

I hope that everyone had a good break, en-

joyed the time with family and maybe even

did a little sled riding. January is an impor-

tant month in school. It is the second half of

the 2nd marking period and it is that time of

year when we really get into the "meat and

potatoes" of learning. January is a time when

we build consistency in our learning habits

and we start to make headway into learning

new ideas and concepts. It is also a month

with very few interruptions (unless it snows)

so we are able to maintain a routine that aids

in the development of important skills.

Speaking of snow, we have already seen our

first three snow storms of the school year

while we were away on break. This re-

minded me that we all need to stay prepared

in case it does snow and we have to miss

school. Included in this newsletter is a re-

minder of the different ways that closings,

cancellations, delays and early dismissals

will be broadcast to you. Please take a mo-

ment to review this information so that in

case of a snow event, you are ready and are

able to stay informed. For any of the differ-

ent ways school can be affected by snow, the

Lower Dauphin School District will use the

auto dialer system to send out an an-

nouncement to parents. If you have

changed your phone number since the

start of the school year, you might want

to contact the office with the most current

information to help ensure that you will

be notified when the auto dialer is used.

Finally, if the is the need for an early dis-

missal from school due to weather, the

Annie B Nye Elementary Facebook page

will be a great source of information.

Finally, if you have an opportunity,

please check out the Annie B Nye Face-

book page. It is full of useful informa-

tion and it is loaded with pictures from

our different events and happenings here

at Nye.

It is great to be back in school and to hear

the excitement of learning ringing

through the building. I hope that every-

one is ready to get back to work and to

give their very best to everything they do.

Douglas G. Winner Ed.D.

Principal

Letter from Dr. Winner

Interesting Information Winter Clothing

Love up to the minute updates regarding

weather delays, early dismissals, or any

changes to our schedules? LIKE Annie

B Nye Elementary on Facebook to see

those updates within minutes of the

change.

REMINDER! Please know that

when we don’t allow parents, visitors

or siblings to enter the school during

arrival and dismissal (or anytime)

that it is for the security of all stu-

dents and staff at Nye.

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The winter season is upon us and

that means it is time to bundle up.

We will still be going outside for

recess during the winter. Please

make sure that your child wears a

coat, hat and gloves to school.

While in class, I would encourage

all students to wear clothing that

will keep them warm. If your child

is prone to getting chilly, have

them wear a sweater or sweatshirt

to school in addition to their coat,

to help keep them comfortable in

the classroom.

PARENTS AT LUNCH: I know that many of

you like to come in occasionally and join your

child for lunch. This can be a special time

and I know that the students love to see you.

Coming for a visit is still welcomed but I

must ask that you please do not bring in any

kind of fast food from McDonald’s,

Wendy’s, etc. Make the special treat

the fact that you are able to come in

and join your child at lunch.

This is your

monthly reminder

that we need to

have you keep the weeks of

March 11th to April 25th

free of any trips or school

time appointments. These

are the weeks of the PA

State and school district

testing and make-up test-

ing. Thanks!

Thanks to the PTO! Thanks to Mrs. Dreon & Mrs. Miller for the organization of the Santa

Store and Santa Workshop. The students had a ball! Also, a big thanks to all

PTO volunteers that have helped with all our extra activities so far this school

year. Your time and talents are greatly appreciated by all students and staff.

Another Thank You to Mrs. Rallis & Mrs. Sierer and the PTO for the luncheon

provided for the Nye Staff on December 19th. We enjoyed it very much!

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Testing Days Memory Books From Mr. Garrett

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We will offer Memory Books

again this year. A flyer will

be sent home this month.

This is your only opportu-

nity to order a book. Only

the copies requested will be

ordered. Please do not miss

the chance for this school

year’s memories.

Thanks to all members of the Nye family that do-nated items for our food baskets. A special thank you to all who helped pack holiday food baskets. Such generosity and dedication is certainly appreciated during this holiday sea-son.

Did you know? We have 8 Madisons, 6 Jacobs, 6 Logans, 6 Ethans, 5 Ryans, 4 Alyssas, 3 Allisons, 2 Katelyns, 3 Taylors, 3 Tylers, 3 Hunters, 3 Dominics, 5 Ellas, 3 Emmas….you get the pic-ture. When sending permission slips, dismissal notes and correspondence to school about your stu-dent, it is so important to put both the first and last name of your child. Couple that with a parent that has a different last name than their student and it makes for unnecessary classroom interrup-tions and many extra phone calls.

We’re blue about blue cards! Per LDSD Board Policy, every student absence requires a written excuse from either a parent, a doctor or dentist. It is your student’s responsibility to submit their excuse to the office the day they return to school. If a student fails to bring in an excuse after five school days, the absence is declared unlawful. If you receive multiple requests to complete a Blue Card, it’s probably means your original report is still in a book bag and was not submitted to the office by your student. Please return them within the five day window.

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Emergency School Closings Emergency school delays and closings due to inclement

weather will be announced on a number of local radio and TV stations. School delay and closing announce-

ments will be made for the LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Individual buildings (i.e. “Nye Ele-

mentary”) are not announced.

The announcement will indicate that the Lower Dauphin School District is closed. School closing an-

nouncements will be on the following radio stations: WRVV FM 97.3; WHP AM 580; WNNK FM 104;

KOOL FM 99.3; WITF FM 89.5; WHYL FM 102; NICE FM 92.1; WTPA FM 93.5; WKRZ FM 107; BOB

FM 94.9 and WQXA FM 105.7. School closing announcements will also be made on the following television

stations: WPMT/FOX TV 43; WHP TV 21; WLYH UPN 15; WGAL TV 8; WITF TV 33 and WHTM TV 27.

In the event that the weather dictates a need for extra time to get to school in the morning, there is a

possibility of a one or two hour delay to the start of school. This announcement will be made on the same ra-

dio and TV stations mentioned above. The announcement will generally state that the Lower Dauphin School

District is on a one or two hour delay schedule. Listen to the radio or watch the television in the morning prior

to school if you suspect a possibility of a school closing or delay.

If school is already in session and must close early due to weather or other emergencies, these same

broadcast stations will make the appropriate announcements. You may get up-to-date information by calling

the LD INFORMALINE 566-5320 or 944-1668, or use the LD web site www.ldsd.org; scroll down to

School Closing Info. The announcement will generally state that the Lower Dauphin School District will have

a one or two hour early dismissal. Please stay tuned when weather conditions are threatening.

ACADEMIC FAIR

The Academic Fair is fast approaching! This is a wonderful annual event here at Nye Elementary and we always look forward to enjoying the students’ creativity and innovation at work.

Registration forms will go home with students upon return from the Holiday Break Some great ideas for the Academic Fair are:

Make an interactive math activity

Make a timeline of a person’s life

Construct a famous building out of odds and ends

Do a science fair project

Research an invention and its usefulness

Paint some pictures

Make a new invention and tell about it

Registration forms will go home with students upon return from the Holiday Break. Registration forms will be accepted absolutely no later than Friday, January 25, 2013, no exceptions. Projects are due Wednesday February 20, 2013. The Academic Fair will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00 pm.

Show something old to new

Write a Haiku

Make a diorama of a famous battle

Tell about a certain kind of animal

Tell about a special event in history

Display and tell about a collection

Take a survey and make a graph

Write a biography on a famous per-son

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January Computer Corner Make a snow Flake!

http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com

Snowman Skiing! http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/snowman_skiing.htm

Write an acrostic poem about winter http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic

Print Wintery Pictures to Color at Home

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/#/%2Fcategory%3Aseasons%2Fsubcategory%3Awinter

Winter Mad Lib! http://www.eduplace.com/tales/content/wwt_076.html

Upcoming Relay for Life Events Mark your calendars, we are approaching our first Relay for Life Event for 2013! February 1st – Super Bowl Basket – A basket full of goodies for the Super

Bowl will be raffled off just in time to celebrate the Super Bowl. Tickets for

the raffle will be sold during Dads and Donuts. Items in the basket are

donated by the Nye Staff.

*Drawing on Friday, February 1st at the end of breakfast.

CRITICAL UPDATES!!

Parents, If you are adding, changing or disconnecting any phone numbers please email or call the Nye

office to update. It’s a very difficult situation when we are unable to reach you due to disconnected

phone numbers and students become ill or injured and need to be picked up by a parent. Thanks for

your ongoing efforts in this area! Nye Office 566-0300 or email sbell@ldsd.org & aatkins@ldsd.org

Elementary Track Sign Ups February 4 and 5, 2013 at the High School Café. Flyers will be sent home soon.

If you have a child that is eligible for Kindergarten for the 2013/2014 school year and

have not yet been contacted by the nurse, you may not be on our list! Please contact

Mrs. Mattis as soon as possible at mmattis@ldsd.org or 566-0300 x2230. Please pass

on this information to any friends or neighbors in the Nye Elementary area that may

need this information.

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HOLIDAY

HAPPENINGS

2012

January 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

30 31 1

New Year’s Day

Schools & Offices

Closed

2 4

School Store

open

3 5 4 6 5

6 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4

PTO meeting

7:00 Library

11 5

EARLY

DISMISSAL

ELEMENTARY 12:30

Pto bingo 6:30-8:30

12

13 14 6 15 1

PTO dinner

for dollars

16 2

School store

open

17 3 18 4 19

20 21

Martin Luther

King Jr. Day

Schools Closed

PTO Ice Skating

HPA 1:00-3:00

22 5

End of 2nd

marking period

23 6 24 1

25 2 26

Lower Dauphin

FF Blue & White

Gala

27 28 3 29 4 30 5 31 6

District

kindergarten

orientation

ldms 6:45pm

Parents only

1 1 2

Did you know that checking your student’s lunch account is just a point

& click away? (and FREE!) WWW.MYSCHOOLBUCKS.COM is the new site. You can log in using the previous MyNutriKids username & pass-

word or easily create a new one. You can set up email reminders for low balances or make online payments if you choose to. You will need

your students’ lunch pins to access.