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COMING UP AT NAES

March 28, 2019

  • School Board Meeting

    March 28, 2019  5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Central Office Board Room

April 12, 2019

  • Progress Reports Issued

    April 12, 2019

April 19, 2019

  • Good Friday Holiday

    April 19, 2019

    No School for Students or Staff

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QUICK SHOTS

  • February-Employee-of-Month-NAES
  • Students chosen for grades K-2 (in no particular order) are: Zara Tanner, Harrison Scott, Gabbie Moffitt, Lucero Gonzalez, Noah Ozbirn, Kaidence Smith, Vivian Shedd, Zoey Perez, Santi Lemus, Liam McColly, Giancarlo Vallejo, Maybree Elder, Mckenzie Richerson, Tatum White, Callie Bell, Kaleb Staubbs, Ella Reed, Kellianne Richardson, Mariunna Coleman, Edward Coleman, Mattie Aldridge, Samantha Mendoza, Miquela Chavez, William Roten, Reese Hall, Gracey Williams, Yosef Marquin, Tate McClain, and Annie Bine Bright.
  • The Employee of the Month for January is Mrs. Karen Willard. According to co-workers, Mrs. Karen always goes above and beyond to help in any situation and does many things for our school to make it run efficiently from behind the scenes.
  • Caurie Clayton-Lung Cancer
  • Max Sheffield-Recycling
  • Fifth grade students in the EXCEL program at New Albany Elementary School have been working for several months researching topics and preparing for their TED-style presentations. Students presented their TED Talks on Thursday, January 31 and shared their big ideas, passions, and challenges with the hope of working to initiate change for a better tomorrow. Twenty-one students made presentations on a variety of topics including genetic conditions, pollution, alternative sources of energy, and recycling. Pictured: Candy Ordaz-Solar Energy
  • The Mississippi Department of Education Regional Reading Fair was held on January 26, 2019 at Lafayette High School in Oxford. Two students from New Albany Elementary School were selected as winners in the event. Elaina Clark, a kindergarten student in Stephanie Simmons' classroom won 3rd Place in Division A contest. Zadie Grisham, a 2nd grader in Tara Blythe's classroom won 2nd Place in Division B contest.
  • The Mississippi Department of Education Regional Reading Fair was held on January 26, 2019 at Lafayette High School in Oxford. Two students from New Albany Elementary School were selected as winners in the event. Elaina Clark, a kindergarten student in Stephanie Simmons' classroom won 3rd Place in Division A contest. Zadie Grisham, a 2nd grader in Tara Blythe's classroom won 2nd Place in Division B contest.
  • New Albany Garden Club sponsored the Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl poster contest at New Albany Elementary School. Pictured are the winners l-r: Emily Murff (Art Rotation Teacher), Kaden McGee, Maci Carruthers, Alondra Fonseca, Katie Flores, Riley Hill, Emmanuel Simpson, Caleb George, Elana Crayton, Seth Wimberley, Jackie Guerrero, Mehek Parida, Cedric Flemons, and Tanya Coombs (New Albany Garden Club)
  • During the month of December, Balinda Denton and Christy Littlejohn’s classes at New Albany Elementary School participated in The Gingerbread Exchange. First grade students all across the country created gingerbread crafts and exchanged classroom letters. Denton says, “Students were so excited to receive mail and display the craft on the U.S. map.” Letters were received from California, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. This activity helped students learn how to locate states on the map. The classroom letters told information about students' schools and towns. Littlejohn says, “It is a great experience that my students enjoy participating in each year.”
  • Gingerbread Exchange
  • Principal Gwyn Russell welcomes the guests to the groundbreaking and extends a special welcome to students who are watching the ceremony via live streaming.
  • Project Director Tammie Reeder discusses the strategic goals of the School Garden Grant Project
  • Participating in the official groundbreaking ceremony are l-r: Superintendent Lance Evans, NAES Counselor April Hobson, Mayor Tim Kent, NAES Principal Gwyn Russell, Project Director Tammie Reeder, and NAES Assistant Principal Emily Speck

ELEMENTARY NEWS

  • Fonseca Places 5th in State Spelling Bee
    by NASchools on March 25, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    Christian Fonseca, a fifth grade student at New Albany Elementary School, participated in the State Spelling Bee in Jackson, Mississippi on March 19.  Fonseca placed fifth out of forty participants.  He is in Kelly Keener and Jonna Rogers' classes at NAES. The post Fonseca Places 5th in State Spelling Bee appeared first on New Albany Schools. […]

  • First Grade Students Present “Everyday Superheroes”
    by NASchools on March 18, 2019 at 12:31 pm

    First graders at New Albany Elementary School presented two performances of "Everyday Superheroes" on Friday, March 8.  The program was about the qualities of everyday superheroes and how we all can be superheroes by exhibiting those qualities that we see in the heroes around us in our parents, first responders,  doctors, nurses, and teachers just [...] The post First Grade Students Present “Everyday Superheroes” appeared first on New Albany Schools. […]