This week brought nice sunny weather and some exciting happenings
at Nishuane!
Thank you to all parents and caregivers that visited Nishuane for our first-grade production of Federico and the Wolf. Our first graders did a spectacular job! What a performance! A big thank you to our SNAP teachers and first grade team for making this very special performance possible!
This week we continued our focus on Women’s History Month with a spotlight on women who have put their “stamp” on history from A-Z. We learned about Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Lucille Ball, and Malala Yousafzai. Ask your child to share interesting facts that they learned about these remarkable women!
Additionally, we are excited to share that the Women’s History Month enrichment activity was sent home this week. Check your child’s backpack for the activity where your child can share a woman or female identifying role model that they feel is making or has made her “stamp” on history. Feel free to select a woman from a book that you read with your child from our extensive list of books in our Women’s History Month Digital Library 2024. If you choose to complete the enrichment activity, please return it to your child’s classroom teacher and it will be displayed on our Women’s “HERstory” Month bulletin board for all to see! Make sure to write any of the titles you read or listen to on your Pennies for Pages reading log.
As a reminder, parent/caregiver conferences will be facilitated on March 20th (Evening Conferences: 6 pm-8 pm) and March 21st (Afternoon: 2:30 pm-4:30 pm). Both afternoon and evening appointments will be available. Please see communications from your child’s teacher(s) regarding how you may schedule a conference time. Additionally, we will follow an abbreviated schedule with a 2:10 p.m. student dismissal on each of the conference days. Please see directly below for more details.
March Parent/Caregiver Teacher Conferences
Parent/Caregiver teacher conferences will be facilitated on the following dates: March 20th (Evening Conferences: 6 pm-8 pm) and March 21st (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.
If participating in an in-person conference, please follow the below protocols for entering the school building:
1.) Please do not park in the staff parking lots as spaces are needed for staff to park.
2.) Enter the building through the front main entrance (Door A).
3.) At the top of the stairs, please sign in, fill out, and put on a Visitor's Badge.
4.) Proceed to the location of the conference. Administrators will be available on the first and second floor to direct visitors to their conference locations.
5.) Sign out before leaving the building through the front main entrance (Door A).
6.) Should you need to use the restroom while in the building, please only use those designated for staff use. They are located next to room 203 on the second floor and in the Staff Lounge on the first floor.
7.) Only proceed to the location of the visit. Please refrain from making additional stops.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Nishuane main office staff or your child’s teacher(s) with any questions that you may have prior to the scheduled conference. The office may be contacted at 973-509-4222.
Thank you for your partnership! We very much look forward to seeing you next week!
“Be a Changemaker” Collection
This week we launched the “Be a Changemaker” collection and approximately 200 toiletry items have been donated by Nishuane families in our effort to serve our local community as neighbors helping neighbors. There is still time to donate any of the following: full-sized toiletry (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, lotion, deodorant, conditioner and shampoo) items. All donations can be sent in with your child next week. The collection ends on Friday, March 22nd. If you decide to make a donation, let your child help you pick out the items your family would like to donate. We look forward to sharing out the total number of donations with you next week!
Pennies for Pages
“Pennies for Pages,” Nishuane School’s literacy outreach project in which students will read and raise funds for the Montclair Public Library, is underway! Pennies for Pages began on Monday, March 4th and will end on Friday, May 17th. Please click here for the family letter that was sent to families. Nishuane will host a Family Literacy Night on Wednesday, April 3rd at 6 pm. This year’s theme is “Cook Up Some Fun.” Please click here for additional information and to sign-up for this fun filled evening!
Nishuane Visitor Form & Protocols
● Please click here to review Nishuane’s visitor protocols. Visitors must complete the visitor form prior to a visit.
○ 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!
○ Please do not prop doors open under any circumstance.
○ Please do not hold open the door for anyone behind you when entering or exiting the building.
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.
Nurse’s Notes
Please see the below reminders from Nurse Anne Ndungu
(Phone: 973-509-4236 or E-mail: [email protected]):
Friendly Reminders from the Health Office:
I hope that everyone is doing well and healthy. Please help your child/children to dress appropriately for the weather and ensure that your child/children have a warm coat as we do go outside for recess. Recess is held outside on days in which the real feel temperature is 28 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Also, kindly send an extra pair of clothes for your child to keep in the locker just in case of an accident.
Below please find the guidelines on when to keep your child home:
● The student has a temperature of 100 degrees or higher. The child may return to school when fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications (Tylenol, Motrin).
● When antibiotics are prescribed, the student may return to school after taking the antibiotics for a minimum of 24 hours and fever free for at least 24 hours, without fever-reducing medications.
● The student seems tired/lethargic, pale, has little appetite and is generally not him/herself.
● The student is vomiting or has diarrhea. May return to school 24 hours after the symptoms are resolved and able to tolerate a normal diet.
● The student has an undiagnosed rash. A rash may be indicative of many things, frequently of illnesses that are contagious. Therefore, a student should see a physician to be evaluated. A note from the physician should be provided upon return to school.
● The student has severe cold symptoms or the flu, an upper respiratory infection, strep throat, a persistent cough, a runny nose that cannot be managed, or any other symptoms that would interfere with effective school participation. Please contact the school nurse before sending your child back to school.
● Please do not hesitate to seek the advice of your healthcare provider to determine when your child is able to return to school.
● If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.