NHES Newsletter

• Congratulations to our talented students for performing in the Talent Show last week!! THANK YOU to PTA & Mrs. Waite for producing a phenomenal, star-studded Talent Show!

• Thank You to our Foundation for funding our brand new outdoor tables for each classroom...these will provide opportunities for students & teachers to collaborate and extend learning outdoors, especially as our weather is getting nicer. Special shout-out to the parents who supported & volunteered their time to put all 23 tables together last week!

For more information and to buy tickets, please visit: Newport Heights Foundation

NHES is a summer site! Register now: https://web.nmusd.us/departments/education-services/summer-programs

Tuesday

T-shirt Tuesday

Wednesday

Spirit Wear Wednesday

Talent Show Assemblies (students only)

TK/Kinder Information Meeting - Wednesday, 3/19 @ 5:00 pm

Thursday

NHES Talent Show - Thursday, 3/20 @ 6:00 pm

Friday

Shark House Friday

Flag Deck @ 8:00 am

College & Career Day Assemblies (students only)

UPCOMING

March Madness Tournament for 4th-6th grades - week of 3/24-3/28

Spring Break - week of 4/7-4/11

Check out our monthly calendar for all the happenings at NHES!

Heights Happenings: March 2025

Enrollment is open for all NEW student TK-6th grade for the 2025-2026 school year!

*not for currently enrolled students - registration for returning students is in August

We are just over half way through the school year! We want to stress the importance of positive attendance habits when your student is healthy. You can help ensure that students have positive attendance habits by encouraging their on-time daily attendance, providing consistent transportation to school, and helping them maintain positive daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good night’s sleep.

Thank you for partnering with us to help students succeed and make the most out of their educational experience. All absences have an impact on students, their class, and their learning.

For more information about chronic absenteeism, benefits vs. negative affects of student absenteeism (even excused absences), and more visit www.attendanceworks.org

Did you know?

• Chronic absenteeism (even excused absences) equates to 10% or more absences at any given time during the school year. Ex. 6+ absences within first 60 days of enrollment.

• Students with positive attendance are 25% more likely to read proficiently by the end of 3rd grade than students who are chronically absent.
• 67% of our NHES students have satisfactory school attendance at this time.

Important notes:

• The school office may request a note from a medical office for prolonged absences due to illness and/or after multiple absences due to illness; this is part of our student absence verification in NMUSD.
• Attendance Notifications are automatically sent to students through NMUSD, the purpose of the notifications is to keep parents/guardians informed about school attendance. Absences include excused (ie. illness & doctor's appts.), unexcused (ie. family vacations) and truancy.
• Please review the attendance & tardy sections of our school handbook (beginning on page 12) located on our website.

Here at NHES, we love celebrating our community, school spirit & positivity!

T-Shirt Tuesday

Wear positive apparel like a t-shirt with a message of kindness, gratitude, encouragement, or positivity every Tuesday

Spirit Wear Wednesday

Show your Shark PRIDE by wearing NHES spirit wear, school colors (red, blue and/or white), or shark gear

Shark House Friday

Wear your Shark House colored t-shirt on Fridays

Keep an eye out for our Spirit Wear + Shark House gear being sold by PTA!

For all your general school information needs, take a look at our NHES Handbook on our school website. You can find daily schedules, policies about absences & tardies, information about school lunches & breakfast, dress code expectations, and more!

Newport Heights Elementary remains committed to being a student-centered, academically challenging, safe and healthy, and positive place for our Sharks to live and learn each and every day by achieving great heights.

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, we will be happy to assist you as best as we can!

School Office - 949-515-6970

Terri Clarke, Principal - tclarke@nmusd.us

Angie Miner, Office Manager - aminer@nmusd.us

Jackie Droste, Office Assistant - jdroste@nmusd.us

Elizabeth Aranda, School Community Facilitator - earanda@nmusd.us

#sharkpride

Go SHARKS,

Terri Clarke

Principal

Email: tclarke@nmusd.us
Website: http://newportheights.nmusd.us/
Location: 300 East 15th Street, Newport Beach, CA, USA
Phone: (949) 515-6970