Dear Families of Nichols Elementary, Our second semester of the school year is underway, and this will be a very busy time for our teachers and students as we continue to monitor our progress toward achieving our goals for the 2015-16 school year. Possible placement/retention letters will be going home this week, and we need your help in making sure your child meets the state and district ex-pectations in order to be promoted to the next grade level. You can help by reinforcing at home, the skills taught at school. Reading should be a nightly activity, as well as practicing the appropriate basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division facts. If you have any questions or concerns about how your child is doing or need advice on what you can do at home to help, please contact your child’s teacher to schedule a confer-ence. Your support is greatly appreciated by the faculty, and your child will certainly thrive from your participation in the learning process. We are thrilled to announce Mrs. Joy Bosquez as our Educator of the Year for 2015-16. She was selected for her leadership on the campus, leadership in the District and education profession, outstanding classroom performance, and outstanding community involvement. Mrs. Bosquez will be honored at the District celebration on Tuesday, March 1. As always, the faculty and I are honored to work alongside you and your exceptional children. Yours in education, Mrs. Sonya D. Kirkham, Principal

Principal’s News

February 1, 2016

Nichols News Anna Mae “Mas” Nichols Elementary—Home of the Mighty Mustangs

Please join us for

the third grade performance of

“Make It Healthy” on

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at

6:30 p.m. (following the PTA General Meeting)

Come on out and show your support for our wonderful third grade students!

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Campus News

Box Tops for

Education Please support the Nichols Ele-

mentary Music program by cutting out and sending in Box Tops for Education. There is a box in the front foyer of the school.

Lost and Found Our Lost and Found is be-ginning to overflow. Par-ents, please take a few minutes to check for your child’s missing items. Our Lost and Found is located in the ECT Computer Lab.

Spirit Day T-Shirts

At Nichols, we celebrate Spirit Days every Friday and wear our Nichols t-shirts to show our Mustang Pride. School t-

shirts may be purchased in the front office for $12 (cash only).

Jack C. Jordan

Penny Drive

February 8-19, 2016

The Northside ISD Council of PTAs awards scholar-ships each year to outstanding graduating seniors from each NISD high school. The scholarship fund was named after Jack C. Jordan in 1988. Mr. Jordan served this district for 35 years, including as Superintendent from 1982 to 1993, and remains committed to Northside as an active member of the Northside School Museum Association. In order to be considered for a Jack C. Jordan Scholar-ship, a student must file the application according to the procedures outlined in the application packet and must meet the following criteria:

Be a graduate of a NISD high school

Attend a regionally accredited two/three/four-year college or university

Exhibit the NISD Pillars of Character competencies

Need financial assistance

Have a scholastic record satisfactory to the Schol- arship Committee

Student must be a member of their school’s local PTSA

Superheroes of the Month

Happy Birthday to the following faculty/staff:

2 Michele Pendley, 2nd Grade 8 Ana Rangel, Instructional Assistant 12 Shannon Ballantyne, 1st Grade 14 Kenny Trancon, Assistant Head Custodian 23 Callie Holt, 1st Grade 25 Mikako Coker, Instructional Assistant

Faculty/Staff Birthdays

in February

*Thank you to our PTA and third grade par-ents for the delicious lunch on our January 29 Early Release.

The 2016 NEF 5K Run/Walk and Family Wellness Fair, pre-sented by CHRISTUS Santa Ro-sa Health System, is Satur-day, May 7 at SeaWorld San Antonio. The 5K has become one of the largest, local non-profit 5Ks in San Antonio. In 2014 and 2015, almost 5,000 people participated each year. Similar to the San Antonio Spurs chasing a 6th champion-ship, NEF has a "Race for Seis" of its own. The Founda-tion's goal is to have 6,000 participants this year. Help NEF be a champion for

NISD students!

On this day, competitive runners, NISD students, staff and their families, community and business partners will come together to support NEF's mis-sion to generate more re-sources needed for innovative educational programs for the District's 105,000 plus students. After the race, the fun contin-ues with lunch and a day at SeaWorld. Visit the NISD web-

site and register for the

NEF 5K today!

Coach Bertsch is our Team Captain for Nich-ols. Please contact him

for more information.

Thank you!

Please join us for

Dad’s Breakfast on

Friday, February 12

7:00-8:00 a.m.

Cost: $2.00

Coffee will be provided.

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Campus News

Nichols News

NEF 5K Run/Walk

Student Council News Later this month, you'll have the opportunity to add your customized paver to the Nich-ols Walk of Fame! Think about what yours will say: you can have two or three lines, and each line can have up to fourteen (14) char-acters, including spaces. Watch for the order form soon! Special thanks to everyone who joined Student Council at Chuck E. Cheese! We hope you had a great time. A portion of the proceeds will come back to us and allow us to benefit Nich-ols. We have some exciting plans!

NISD Rodeo Day Friday, February 26

It’s Rodeo time in San Antonio, so dust off your favorite western clothes, and show your Rodeo Spirit.

Congratulations to the following stu-dents who earned the (S) Strong and (T) Talented level in our Reading MUS-TANGS Program. They enjoyed a presentation by SAWS on Friday, January 22. Keep up the great read-

ing, Mustangs!

ECC/PPCD

Foreman/

Marquez

Weston Ballantyne

Kylie Finley

Abbygail Hamm

Levi Layton

Rhyker Love

Luke Rigby

Wes Schott

Olivia Thomas

Zachary Villareal

Valentin Hunter

Weston Bradley

Kindergarten

Hilliard

Jacob Martinez

Riley Nelson

Julius Elenes

Lillian Freeborn

Samantha Duke

Tyler Whigham

Derek Powell

Micheal Zasso

Eliana Valverde

Madison O'Brien

Luis Muyna

Maddalyn Maldo-

nado

Madelyn Hand

Kendra Stevens

Terran Claiborne

Sienna Chairez

Lilyani Sacriste

Layton

Klarissa Vasquez

Bryson Bailey

Ismael Gonzalez

Nathaniel Befort

Khloey Bocanegra

Ethan Cruz

Karla Esparza

Olivia Gardner

Kelsi Gonzalez

Adeline Hiland

Ty Holt

Ryan Maldonado

Vincent Rocha

Elijah Rodriguez

Emma Slaugh

Austin Walrath

Madison White

Rodriguez

Tabitha Allred

William Bjorgo

Lailei Delarosa

Jeremy Farias

Addyson Felan

Micah Fiegel

Aleah Gaines

Claudia Gonzalez

Matthew Gutierrez

Bethanie Kier

Paxton Lockhart

Logan Rivera

Logan Saldivar

Boston Trevino

Talon Weitzel

First Grade

Ballantyne

Ethan Mason

Jacob Cisneros

Saniyah Stokes

Lilianna Inclan

Timothy Martinez

Elijah Williams

Evan Balboa

Lane Swensen

Haya Abdul-Khalek

Isabella Escamilla

Isabel Matta

Shepherd Flynt

Addison Manjarrez

Aniah Tristan

Caleb Rivas

Holt

Taevon Whigham

Cara Cyrus

Jonah Fletcher

Gabriel Ramirez

Isaac Gutierrez

Andrew Eppard

Lillian Suniga

Kenton Pace

Isabella Marroquin

Dylan Perales

Carmen Cenicros

Presley Lochridge

Yulianna Alexander

Mann

Sophia Anguiano

Cohen Ballantyne

Matthew Busta-

mante

Alexandria

Efeovbokhan

Josiah Espinoza

Jaylon Fatumbi

Allison Hard

Alexavier Hernan-

dez

Ryan Martinez

Jackson Piatnek

Gavin Plumlee

Klarissa Rodriguez

Peyton Salinas

Isabelle Sanchez

Jenave Santellan

Conner Stevens

Serenity Stevens

Christian Urbina

Anaia Williams

Mata

Synthia Soto

Sabrina Alson

Rylie Wagner

Jacob Trombley

Peyton Rodriguez

Brooke Alaniz

Jocelyn Esquivel

Jace Cuellar

Addison Lutz

Kingston Moreno

Nicholas Garcia

Dalyn Dawson

Daniel Arroyo

Second Grade

Pendley

Brianna Vasquez

Rhapsody Nieto

Miley Chavero

Keeley Hibdon

Lyla Budzinski

Jacob Yanez

Travis Bendele

Benedetta Paesano

Nicolas Tristan

Jason Holmes

Shaw

Nicholas Brown

Eva Alderman

Anthony Laurel

Abigail Castro

Jacob Houston

Jennavecia Trevi-

no-Mendoza

Geoffrey Grotte-

Gonzales

Stevie Rasmussen

Evan Paz

Taylor

Donovan Durrand

Lane Rigby

Christopher Garza

Riley Denning-

Garrison

Song Robinson

White-Peña

Delton Weitzel

Markis Balboa

Brooks Dutko

Madisyn Ball

Sakoia Coyne

Hannah Trombley

Third Grade

Bosquez

John Paul Herron

Ariana Gonzalez

Abby Anaya

Colton Lyford

Sasha Valencia

Ben Thomas

Carissa Cavazos

Alexa Rivas

Jesiah Cuellar

Kiersten Mainville

Maldonado

Logan Slaugh

Xitali Hernandez

Ava Garza

Mason Mack

Alexis Mauricio

Drew Layton

Ethan Murray

Jiobeth Lopez

Jessalyn Gutierrez

Kirsten Robledo

Elijah McGuane

Moore

Alexa Escobedo

Preston Matthews

Julissa Santellan

Lucianna Valenzue-

la

Saldaña

Aubrie Salas

Jonah Silver

Ean Stokes

Kristin Gonzalez

Sophia Cotner

Jeremy Maldonado

Alex Mata

Daryn Thienpont

Cassidy Callihan

Scarlett Olivarez

Chloe Trombley

Fourth Grade

Betancourt

Isabella Carrejo

Moses Casiano

Nicholas Geer

Leah Guerrero

Cali Heflin

Andrew Ibarra

Alexis Ledezma

Damian Mitchell

Nathanial Pedroza

Jazmin Roltsch

Tristan Suniga

Abby Trejo

Cheyenne Wood

Morelli

McAyla Pruett

Dominic Pais

Andy Gonzales

Pierce

Krysta Chavez

Sara Kate Flynt

Scarlet Graf

Emily Moncada

Villarreal

Renae Juarez

Sean Graham

Chase Wood

Jillian Lambert

Julian Barron

Brittani Ragland

Fifth Grade

Chau

Delaney Ballew

Dominic Mascorro

Genevieve Sanchez

Mewhinney

Dean Martinez

Gehryt Kaarlsen

Robinson

Hailey Bazan

John Burrus

Vincent Garcia-

Hettinger

Jaxon Gonzales

E’Niya Perkins

Sierra Steele

Reading MUSTANGS Program (Strong & Talented)

February 1-5, 2016

What is Generation TX?

It is a movement.

It is a vision, an idea, a dream.

It refers to a culture of college and career readiness that leads to the

most successful generation ever.

It’s what’s next for Texas.

Generation TX is about passionate belief. It’s students, families, friends and educators who believe that all Texas students belong on the path to

education beyond high school. It’s about believing that the future depends on our success.

In observance of Generation TX Week, we are asking students and staff at Nichols to participate as we

learn about different colleges and how important following your dreams can be!

National and NISD’s School Counselors’ Week is February 1st-5th.

School Counselors’ Week is an opportunity for counselors to share who they are and what they do!

Did you know the counselor:

has a Master’s Degree with a specialization in guidance and counseling?

has classroom teaching experience?

has a state of Texas certification in counseling?

sees classrooms at a regularly scheduled time for guidance lessons?

conducts lessons to improve motivation and positive self concept?

talks with girls and boys when they are happy?

talks with girls and boys when they are sad?

talks with children about themselves and others?

helps groups of boys and girls in a variety ways?

suggests ways students can improve their school work?

is a FRIEND?

For 5th grade parents: 5th grade students will get to choose an elective to take in 6th grade. Please refer to the Stevenson Middle School

website for more information.

Important Dates: February 9th- Stevenson counselor will meet with 5th graders at 9:00 a.m. Course cards will be sent home for students

and parents to decide on the elective choice.

February 16th- Stevenson Middle School Elective Night from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

February 19th- Mrs. Rigby delivers course cards to Stevenson.

Mustang Calendar

FEBRUARY 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

African American History Month

1

Day 5 Generation TX Week National & NISD School Counsel-ing Week 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings

2

Day 6 7:15 a.m. Choir 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation 5:30 p.m. PTA Board Meeting

3

Day 1 100th Day of School! 3:00-4:15 p.m. Cardboard Arcade 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings 3:00-4:00 p.m. Young Rembrandts

4

Day 2 College Spirit Day 5th Grade Math Cumulative CDB #3 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation 6:00 p.m. NISD PTA Founders’ Day

5

Day 3 Spirit Day 8:00 a.m. 5th Grade Girls’ Film 9:00 a.m. 5th Grade Boys’ Film 3:00-4:15 p.m. Solar Cars

6

7 8 Day 4 Jack C. Jordan Penny Drive be-gins 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings

9

Day 5 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation 6:30 p.m. PTA General Meeting/ 3rd Grade Perfor-mance

10 Day 6 3:00-4:15 p.m. Cardboard Ar-cade 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings 3:00-4:00 p.m. Young Rem-brandts

11

Day 1 7:15 a.m. Choir 5th Grade Reading CDB #2 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation 3:05-4:15 p.m. Student Council

12

Day 2 Spirit Day 7:00-8:00 a.m. Dad’s Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Military Pride Group PTA Yankee Candle Fundraiser begins 3:00-4:15 p.m. Solar Cars

13

14

Valentine’s Day

15

Presidents’ Day Student Holiday/ Staff Develop-ment

16

Day 3 Student Council Mus-tang Walk of Fame Pavers Sale begins 7:15 a.m. Choir 3rd Grade Reading CDB #2 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destina-tion ImagiNation

17

Day 4 3:00-4:15 p.m. Cardboard Arcade 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings 3:00-4:00 p.m. Young Rem-brandts

18

Day 5 7:15 a.m. Choir 2nd Grade Math CDB #2 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Im-agiNation

19

Day 6 Spirit Day 3:00-4:15 p.m. Solar Cars

20

21

22

Day 1 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings

23

Day 2 7:15 a.m. Choir 4th Grade Read-ing CDB #2 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation

24

Day 3 Spring & Group Picture Day 3:00-4:15 p.m. Card-board Arcade 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings 3:00-4:00 p.m. LEGOS Robotics 3:00-4:00 p.m. Young Rembrandts

25

Day 4 7:15 a.m. Choir 3rd Grade Math Cumulative CDB #3 3:00-4:30 p.m. Destination Imagi-Nation

26

Day 0 NISD Rodeo Day 11:45 a.m. Early Release 5:30-9:00 p.m. Young Astronauts Star Gazing PTA Yankee Candle Fundraiser ends

27

Los Leones 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. LibraryPalooza

28

29

Day 5 Texas Public Schools Week 3:00-4:00 p.m. Strings

Nichols Proud— Superheroes in Training!