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March 1 PTA Meeting 3:45 pm - Lounge March 2 Family Fun Night 5:30 - 7pm March 9 NO SCHOOL Teacher Inservice Day March 12 - 16 NO SCHOOL Spring Break March 23 Spring Pictures Library March 27 4th Grade PEAKS Math Test March 28 4th Grade PEAKS Reading & Writing Test March 29 4th Grade PEAKS Science Test

The monthly newsletter for Nikiski North Star Elementary Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

nikiskinorthstar.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us

NNS Unplugged – We have now completed NNS Unplugged for the

week. We took this time to unplug from all screens and provide an opportunity for students and staff to reflect on learning with and without the use of tech-nology. It would be great for you to take this opportunity to talk with your kids about how learning went for them this week. Thank you to Boys and Girls Club for joining us in NNS Unplugged.

PEAKS – Nikiski North Star students in grades 3-5 will participate in

statewide testing PEAKS testing. The testing will take place during the last week of March and the first week of April.

Outstanding Student – Please join me in congratulating Kailey

Stynsberg as our 5th grade Masonic Outstanding Student for the 2017-2018 school year. Congratulations as well to our 5th grade finalists James Hemphill and Avery Ellis.

School Safety – NNS participates in safety drills at regular intervals

throughout the year. I wanted to let you know that the topic of school safety and reviewing those protocols will be an agenda item at our next NNS Site Council meeting which will be held on Mon-day, March 5 @ 3:45 in the library. All are welcome to attend.

– Our Parent Teacher Association

needs your help. This organization is vital to

providing the picnics, carnivals, family nights

and other activities that make Nikiski North

Star a welcoming and wonderful school. Your

participation and membership is needed. The

next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 5

@ 3:45 in the library. Everyone enjoyed Love of Reading Month!

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Dear Parents of Fifth Graders, On March 8th, your child’s class will be covering the health curriculum about normal growth and development during puberty. Boys and girls will be in different groups. Mrs. Barnes and I will show a video and speak with the girls while Mr. Kelso, and Mr. Stanley do the same with the boys. The girls will only see the section of the video about girls’ growth and development, and the boys will only see the boys’ section. The children will write their questions down so we can ensure that only the appropriate information will be covered. I will be available in the Nurses’ office Monday through Friday 8:30-3:30 if you would like to preview the video or have any questions. My number is 776-2614. If you decide your student should not participate, please let me or their teacher know in writing so that we can prepare for and provide him/her with alternate activities during that time. As always, please feel free to call or come in if you have any questions. Sincerely, Deni Pennison RN Nikiski North Star School Nurse

5th Grade

Ashlynne Playle - 1st Place

Storytelling

Lynn Deveer, Kailey Stynsberg & Caleb Litke -

3rd Place - Interpretetive Reading Multiples

Ethan Boehme - 3rd

Place

Non-Humorous Poetry Singles

Noah Douglas - 2nd

Place

Non-Humorous Prose

4th Grade

Odin Hack - 2nd

place

Interpretetive Reading Singles

Congratulations to the 2018 School Spelling

Bee Champion – Emma Rector!

Emma will have the opportunity to participate

in the state spelling bee in late March.

The top finishers after Emma were:

2nd

place – Marley Nightingale

3rd place (tie) – Kailey Stynsberg, Avery Ellis, Noah

Douglas, and Morgan Simac

Additional congratulations to the following students

who won their classroom bees and also participated in

the school spelling bee: Weston Burleson, Desmond

Rollins, Elysia Williams, Joey Nightingale, Addison

Perkins, Abby White, Cameron Schwin, Oshie Broussard,

Ayden Reis, Kincaid Jenness, Frank Saurindo, Ava

Warren, Sariela Galenea, Jaci Bettis, and Aiden Sullivan.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 148 North Binkley Street Soldotna, AK 99669

(907) 714-8892| www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Title I Pre-K Classes FREE FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

Monday through Friday, half days.

Screening Appointments: (For the 2018-19 school year)

May 2, 2018

Contact Nikiski North Star Elementary

for an appointment by May 1st

776-2600

Contact your school to receive an application. Your screening appointment will be made when your application is received by the school. The purpose of the screening is to determine Kindergarten readiness. Transportation is not provided to and from the Pre-K program. Students must be 4 years old by September 1, 2018.

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LOVE OF READING MONTH

Friday, March 2nd

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Book Fair

5:30 - 6:30pm in Library

Bingo for Books

6:00 - 7:00pm in Gym

Pizza provided by the PTA

Donations accepted

Book Making Center

Outside Library

Nim’s Island Cake by Melanie Deveer!

5:30 - 7:OOpm