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Thank you to all caregivers that visited Nishuane for our first grade production of And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon. Our first graders did a wonderful job. What a performance! A big thank you to our SNAP teachers for directing this very special performance!
In celebration of Women’s History Month, this week we learned about Lucille Ball, Megan Piphus Peace, Georgia O’Keeffe, Zaha Hadid, and Ella Fitzgerald. Next Friday, March 24th we will have a special Women’s History school wide assembly. Please see below to learn more regarding week three of our Women's History Month home enrichment program. Thank you to our SATp for organizing these wonderful opportunities for our school community!
As a reminder, we will have an abbreviated school day with a
2:10 pm dismissal on Thursday, March 23rd due to Curriculum Thursday.
March Caregiver/Teacher Conferences
Caregiver/teacher conferences will be facilitated on the following dates:
March 29th (Evening Conferences: 6 pm-8 pm) and
March 30th (Afternoon: 2:30 pm-4:30 pm). All conferences will be arranged by your child’s classroom teacher(s) and will be conducted in-person at Nishuane. Your child’s teacher(s) will reach out to schedule a conference as needed. Nishuane will follow an
abbreviated schedule on both of these school days with a 2:10 p.m. dismissal time.
Pennies for Pages
We are excited to announce that Nishuane School will continue its literacy outreach project, “Pennies for Pages” in which students will read and raise funds for the Montclair Public Library. Pennies for Pages began on Monday,
March 6th and will end on Thursday, May 15th. Please
click here for the family letter that was sent to families in February.
Our next Pennies for Pages
Spirit Daywill be
Friday, March 24th. The theme for the day is
Readers are Writers: Words are Powerful. To celebrate this Spirit Day, our school community will
wear something with words or a powerful message! Our annual
Literacy Night will take place on
Thursday, April 20th from 5 pm-7 pm at Nishuane School. Please
click here for the “Save the Date.”
Women’s History Month
The Nishuane SATP is proud to present Week 3 of our Women's History Month home enrichment program. For the next two weeks, we'll continue to learn how women have helped as neighbors, leaders, and changemakers.
This week we’ll celebrate women in STEAM, inventors & entrepreneurs. Learn about Mary Golda Ross, Gitanjali Rao, Marion R. Croak, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Ruth Graves Wakefield. Watch read-aloud books and videos about these women, and get access to family activities. Discover this week’s booklet by using this link
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Additionally, the Nishuane and Hillside SATP have partnered to present Who Inspires You? A Flip Grid Series for caregivers, students and school staff. Please create a 60-90 second Flip Grid recording of a woman past or present who inspires you. We can't wait to hear who inspires you!
HTTPS://Flip.com/57303D82
American Heart Fitness Challenge
Please
click here for a letter from Mr. Eder for this year’s American Heart Fitness challenge. Additional information may be found
in this flyer as well.
Glenfield Black History Month Special Event (Rescheduled)
There will be a special Black History Month event at Glenfield titled “Greenwood at Glenfield.” This event has been rescheduled for
Friday, March 24th from 6 pm-8 pm in the Glenfield Middle School Auditorium. Please
click here for additional information.
Nishuane Visitor Form & Protocols
Please click here to review Nishuane’s updated visitor protocols. Visitors must complete the
visitor form prior to a visit.
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Please remember that visitors must report only to the location of the building that was indicated on the visitor form. Visitors may not visit other locations in the building. Thank you for your support with this important safety measure!
Nishuane Instagram
Nishuane is on Instagram! Follow us
@nishschool for a peek into the learning and fun we have in our community. Our account is private for everyone's safety. When requesting to follow us, please send a message with your child's name and we will accept you.
Spirit Wear Fridays
Every Friday at Nishuane is School Spirit Day! On Fridays students may participate by wearing blue and white, as well as Nishuane spirit wear. Spirit wear is available for purchase through our PTA.