Northern Adirondack Elementary School

Gear Up for Greatness: PTO Apparel Sale Now On! Time is running out to show off your school pride in style! Our NAC PTO is excited to announce an exclusive school apparel sale that end this Sunday, May 19. From trendy tees to cozy hoodies, we've got something for everyone! Don't miss out on showing your school spirit! Click on the following link to learn more: https://5il.co/2lx1y

It's Career Week at NAC Elementary! It's been a week full of interesting presenters sharing with our students all about the jobs they enjoy. Zowie Auger of the Her~petology reptile show brought some of her amazing creepy-crawlies to teach us about snakes and reptiles. Dr. Michael Davey explained all about modern dentistry, with live demonstrations of some of his technical equipment. Author and Illustrator Brian Yanish taught us about creating stories and bringing our ideas to life to share with readers - and he even personally signed books for more than 67 students! The NYS Police brought equipment and dogs to talk to students about the many jobs that Troopers do to help us. Thank you to all of the professionals who have given our students new ways to dream and plan for their futures!

NAC Elementary Career Week 2024

Congratulations to our April 2024 PRIDE Award Winners!

Head to the Elementary News and Notes page (https://www.nacs1.org/o/naes/page/newsletter) of our website to check out the May Parent News and Notes!

In April, NACS Pre-K students enjoyed a field trip to the SUNY Plattsburgh planetarium to learn about the stars and planets -- and even got to look through a big telescope! https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/planetarium/

Don’t miss communication from your child’s teacher in Rooms, our family-teacher communication tool on the school app! If you haven’t signed up yet, you should be receiving an invite via text today. You can select to sign up by email or phone. After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to NAC Elementary May 6-10, 2024! Students will visit to make wish lists and purchases during the school day, usually during regularly scheduled library classes. For more information, including the link to load up an e-wallet, visit: https://www.nacs1.org/o/naes/page/book-fair

Congratulations to our March 2024 PRIDE Award Winners!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Easter Egg Hunt. We appreciate your flexibility when the event was moved inside. The eggs were found in record breaking times! Thank you, too, to everyone who supported Builders Club and Key Club's Bottle Drive. We love being able to provide events like this for our community!

Head to the Elementary News and Notes page (https://www.nacs1.org/o/naes/page/newsletter) of our website to check out the April Parent News and Notes!

Tuesday, April 16 is the last day to order your 2023-24 Elementary Memory Book! All Memory Books must be ordered online at: shop.memorybook.com using school code 228047M. No late orders or cash/check payments accepted. Preserve those memories and order today!

NAC second graders and their families experienced the sweet rewards of learning about maple science today! At the conclusion of a multi-disciplinary unit involving science, writing, art and more, we got to EAT pancakes with maple syrup! Thank you to Mr. Reyell, Mrs. LaPoint, Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Monette, Key Club, and all of the second grade teachers and staff for their efforts. Learning can be delicious!

The Builders Club/Key Club Easter Egg Hunt and Bottle Drive are this Saturday, March 30th! Hope to see you there for fun with the whole family

NACS Key Club is supporting the Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY's annual awareness walk and we have shirts designed by one of our very own NACS students! If you'd like to purchase a shirt, please use this link and order by Friday, April 11th at 3 pm. https://forms.gle/jvDBzJS8SnHzw2BP7 Checks should be made to NACS Key Club and mailed to DeAnn Gregory at NACS. Payments need to be received by April 11th. If you'd like to donate to the AANENY, you may do so here, at the NAC Key Club's page - https://www.givesignup.org/Race/107602/Donate/pxOE3WwVQiQZRH1m

Don’t forget to join Rooms, our family-teacher communication tool on the school app! If you haven’t signed up yet, you should be receiving an invite via text today You can select to sign up by email or phone. After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!

Help us end strong!

The Madness has ended! The students have spoken! Today's NAC Elementary March Madness Bobcat World Cup Book Tournament champion is.... *drumroll* STREGA NONA by Tomie dePaola! Congratulations to us for a month of good books and friendly competition - and thanks to everyone who participated and made our 4th annual book tournament so much fun! Keep reading!

During the month of March, NAC Elementary students have participated in the thrilling 4th annual Bobcat March Madness Tournament of Books! This year's theme is World Cup soccer and the competition between books is intense! As we enter the final round of competition, we are down to the last two challengers: ​"Strega Nona" and "A Werewolf Named Oliver James." ​The final, championship round will be held on Monday, March 25. Ask the elementary student in your life which book they will be voting for and encourage them to dress up in the color or costume that supports their book champion on Monday. May the best book win!

Sweet, sweet, second grade science! The NAC Elementary STEM program was the happy recipient this year of the Agricultural Literacy Grant provided by New York Agriculture in the Classroom. This grant allowed us to purchase equipment and books to support our second graders as they learn the math and science involved in maple sugaring, as well as investigate the history and importance of maple sugaring in our community. A huge thank you to Darrell Reyell for sharing his expertise again this year.