NHES Newsletter

Check out the NMUSD news feature on NHES' Shark Tank: Welcome to the Shark Tank, Where Learning Goes Live!

• Thank you to everyone for participating in our Great Kindness Challenge last week...super shout-out to our Student Council & Shark Squad for the fun messages and energy around campus!
• Thank you to PTA for hosting a sharktastic Family Movie Night & Camp Out last Friday!!
• Welcome to Miss Padula - our new teacher on the 1st grade team!

Check out the Shark News Crew's Broadcast #3

Spread the word! Our TK & Kinder Information Meeting is THIS FRIDAY @ 9:00 am.

Enrollment is open for all NEW student TK-6th grade for the 2026-2027 school year!

Check out the Spring ACE classes: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/government/departments/recreation-senior-services/ace

Students participating in this fun event were selected through their Shark Fun Run fundraising efforts!

If you're interested in participating in the NHES Run Club, check it out:

Newport Heights Run Club w/ Mrs. Hamilton!

• Wednesdays February 11th, February 25th, March 4th
• 7:30 am-8:00 am at Newport Heights Elementary blacktop
• bring your running shoes & positive spirit!

Much of February's focus is around community, from Black History Month to Presidents' Day to Valentine's Day to National California Day (it's a real thing)! I encourage you to engage in conversations with your students about community, read books about the power of community, and looks for ways to support our incredible community.

For the month of February, our Shark PRIDE focus will be on E for Engaged. We encourage you to continue the conversation about being engaged at home, as it is important students are learning to apply these skills to all aspects of their lives.

You can promote engagement in your student by allowing them to decompress after a long day or activity, this gives their young minds a break and better opportunities to engage in school, assignments, and/or extracurricular activities. Our students are so used to being on the go, go, go! Sometimes it’s ok to let them be “bored.”

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

Heights Happenings: February 2026

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 being sold by PTA at Flag Deck!

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