NBEL PRETZEL PRESS

Parent Teacher conferences are this Wednesday and Thursday night from 5:00-8:00pm. Students will dismiss at 2:21 this Wednesday and Thursday. We do not have school on Friday or Monday! If you do not have a conference time or have forgotten what time you signed up for, please contact your child's teacher.

Students started shopping during library on Friday 9/30.

Evening hours will be Wednesday 10/5 and Thursday 10/6 during PTC from 4:30-8:00.

Please use this link for the scholastic homepage, setting up ewallet & online shopping. It's Book Fair Time!

Treats for Teachers sign-up for Oct. 17th

We will be doing this quarterly!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4DADAF29A4FC1-treats

Thank you! From PTO

We are planning to host our 2nd Annual Costume Trunk-or-Treat on Friday, October 28th at the New Berlin Elementary parking lot from 12:30-2:30! As the event gets closer more information will be sent out.

K & 3rd-12:30-1:00

2nd & 1st-1:00-1:30

Pre-K-1:30-2:00

4th & 5th- 2:00-2:30

Students will be allowed to dress up on the 28th. Gore, weapons, horror, and costumes showing disrespect to other groups is not permitted. We will not allow masks to be worn during the school day but they will be allowed at the parade. Each group will start out at the track for a parade and then walk to the bus parking area to participate in the Trunk or Treat.

This event will be outside and will provide an opportunity for our parents to participate with us! Parents are welcome to come stand and watch the students parade around the parking lot and trunk or treat area. In the event of rain, we will have Trunk or Treat Tables and make the best of the day.

The PTO is organizing the vehicle sign up and candy donations for Trunk or Treat. If you are not hosting a trunk, please consider donating a bag of candy. You can send it in with your student to be dropped off in the office (labeled Trunk or Treat) by October 21st. Trunk or Treat Sign UP

Thank you for helping to make this a fun and memorable experience for our students.

Market Day is back, thanks to Mrs. Marr! You can now register an account that connects to NEW BERLIN Elementary and order directly. All orders are directly shipped to your address rather than having to pick up at school. Please remember to create your account and connect to NEW BERLIN ELEMENTARY as the organization. The profits we make off orders will go to PBIS to help purchase prizes for our Salty Dough winners! https://www.marketdaylocal.com/account/login

Each year to celebrate Fire Safety Week, we take a walking field trip to the New Berlin Firehouse. This year we will be going over on Friday, October 14th, 2022. Permission slips will be sent home to let us know if your student can attend this walking field trip. Please return the permission slips as soon as possible. We know our students love to visit the fire house!

The Sangamon County Advocacy Center will be here October 17th and 18th to educate students on being safe. A parent opt out form was sent home this week. Please return this form if you do not want your child to participate. Below you will find the letter that was on the top of the opt out letter that was sent home.

Dear Parent or Guardian,

This year, your child’s school will be using the MBF Child Safety Matters® program (the Program) from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children. The goal of the Program is to help keep your child safe.

The Program empowers children to spot and respond to bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, and digital dangers. Most importantly, it teaches that adults are responsible for their safety but there are things they can do to help adults keep them safe. The Program is based on the latest research and has been reviewed and endorsed by national experts.

Why does your child need a safety program?

» 10% of children are abused before their 18th birthday

» 14% of children have been solicited online

» 28% of students have been bullied

» 90% of children between 8 and 16 years have viewed explicit material online

The Program teaches about these dangers by:

» using age-appropriate, easy to understand language.

» playing fun games and activities.

» providing take-home items to remind children and parents of the lessons and Safety Rules.

When children are taught safety information and rules to help them stay safe, they perform better in school and enjoy healthier, happier, and safer lives.

You can learn more about the Program at www.mbfpreventioneducation.org.

TREATS

We love to help students celebrate their birthdays! Due to an increasing number of students with food allergies, we are “food free” for birthday celebrations. The teachers each have special ways to help students celebrate a birthday at school. If you would like to help your child celebrate at school, some options are:

• Selecting and purchasing a “Birthday Book” for the library in your child’s honor

• Sending pencils, bookmarks, or other small items for your child to hand out to classmates for each child in the classroom.

Special deliveries (i.e. balloons, flowers, etc.) will not be delivered to the classroom and will be held in the office until after school. These items do not transport well on the bus, so parents should make other arrangements for end of the day transportation.

The Local Girl Scout Troop is looking for new members. Please check out the Virtual Backpack for more information or contact Christa at Girl Scouts.

Contact Christa to join a local Girl Scout Troop!

Call or Text: 217-685-7714

Email: cromanotto@girlscouts-gsci.org

The NBE PTO is a big part of our school community. They are continuously supporting staff through grants that then impact each of our students. The PTO also organizes Book Fairs, Milk and Cookies with Santa, and Bounce Tag. Please consider getting involved by attending the monthly meetings at 4 Amigos. Meetings start at 6:00pm.

October 4th

November 1st

December 6th

January 10th

February 7th

March 7th

April 4th

May 2nd

October

3rd-6th-BOOK Fair

5th-2:21 Dismissal-PT Conferences 5:00-8:00PM

5th-2:21 Dismissal-Book Fair Evening Hours 4:30-8:00PM

6th-PT Conferences 5:00-8:00PM

6th-Book Fair Evening Hours 4:30-8:00PM

7th-NO SCHOOL

10th-NO SCHOOL

14th-Fire House Visits

17th & 18th-Sangamon County Advocacy Group

19th-2:21 Dismissal

21st-End of 1st Quarter

28th-Fall Parties & Trunk Or Treat