Weekly Hot Topics:
● We hope that everyone enjoyed Nishuane’s May Fair event this past Saturday! It was wonderful to see our school community come out to enjoy some outdoor fun! We would like to extend a huge thank you to Tawaina Turner-Dones and the PTA for devoting countless hours to ensuring the success of this event. Additionally, we would like to thank everyone who volunteered at the various booths. Thank you!
This week, Nishuane’s School Action Team of Partnerships will host a Spring Parent Palooza on
Wednesday, May 18th from 6:30 pm-8 pm. The event will take place
in person at Nishuane. The Palooza will feature a presentation by our Student Assistance Counselor Amillah Williamson, as well as by Second Grade Teacher Dan O’Connor. Additional details may be found within
this event flyer. We very much look forward to seeing you at this wonderful Palooza!
Nishuane’s PTA will also facilitate a meeting on
Wednesday, May 18th in person at Nishuane. Participants may also attend the meeting virtually via Zoom. As a reminder, PTA Nominees for the 2022-2023 school year will also be due at this time.
As a reminder, we will have an
abbreviated day with a 2:10 pm dismissal this
Thursday, May 19th due to Curriculum Thursday.
Save the Date: Second Grade End of The Year Events!
We are excited to share the following dates for upcoming End of the Year activities for 2nd Grade Students!
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Hillside School Tour: On
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 all second grade students will visit
Hillside School from 9 am-11:00 am. A permission slip has been sent by your child’s homeroom teacher.
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Family Picnic: On
Wednesday, May 25th there will also be a
2nd Grade Family Picnic/Welcome at Hillside event at Hillside from
6:00 pm-7:30 pm.
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Moving-Up Ceremony: We are excited to share that Nishuane’s Second Grade Moving Up Ceremony is scheduled to take place on
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11 am. The rain date is Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 1 pm. The ceremony will take place outdoors at
Woodman Field.
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Nishuane Visitor Protocols
Visitors are now invited to visit Nishuane by appointment.
Please click here to review Nishuane’s updated visitor protocols.
Pennies for Pages
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 will take place from
February 28th until May 19th.
Please click here to view the family letter that was sent home in backpacks to learn more!
Nurse's Notes:
Please see the below reminders from Nurse Anne Ndungu
(Phone: 973-509-4236 or E-mail: [email protected]):
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Updated COVID-19 protocols are
available here on the district website.
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Vaccinations & COVID-19 Test Results: Please continue to share any COVID-19 vaccination records and/or COVID-19 test results with Nurse Anne Ndungu.
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COVID Testing:
○ The district provides testing at the MHS Annex Atrium on
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 4 pm to 6 pm. The district also accepts home tests.