Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Thanksgiving Holidays

There is no school Nov. 23 - Nov. 28.  School resumes on Tuesday,November 29.  Enjoy this time with your family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Thank you NBE Community

Thank you for supporting the Fall Book Fair, the Awards Ceremonies, and Chick-fil-A Spirit Night.  It is because of your financial support that we are able to have such a great school for our students.  Our book fair profits totaled around $7,000 dollars.  This money will be used to purchase addittional books for the Media Center.  Money earned at the Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be used for student incentives. 

Furthermore, thank you for attending the Awards Ceremonies.  It is a pleasure to honor your students for their great work!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Veteran's Day Flag Raising Ceremony

New Berlin Elementary Honors Veterans with Flag Retirement Ceremony

Hundreds of students, teachers, parents and staff at New Berlin Elementary gathered around the school flag pole to honor the veterans with a new American flag. After retiring the flag that flew since the school’s inception five years ago, the U.S. Navy Honor Guard arrived to present New Berlin Elementary with a new American flag.
The flag retirement ceremony began the celebration of Veterans Day by honoring those who have served for our country. The Honor Guard officers explained the process and meaning of retiring an American flag.
“Today, we are honoring the veterans,” said Principal Reese. “The U.S. Navy Honor Guard presented a new flag after retiring our flag of five years. We want our children to learn about patriotism and appreciate that they’re living in a country that’s free.”
New Berlin Elementary welcomed the men and women who participated in the ceremony. Thank you to AM2 Jay Wilson, ET2 Rick Jimenez, AEC Kevin Tracy, Petty Officer Johnson and AM3 Horton for your service and passion for this country, its values and our freedom.
As the new flag hung high above the school representing freedom, liberty and peace, the fourth- and fifth-grade students sang “The Star Spangled Banner” and “This is America.”
“It’s incredible to instill patriotic virtues within our children,” said Frank Nettles, New Berlin’s music teacher. “The fourth- and fifth-graders perfected the patriotic songs that they’re performing today.”
Mrs. Soles’ second-grade class performed a skit of the book of the month, “America’s White Table,” by Margot Theis Raven. Students passed the microphone as they described the table’s symbols for the fallen, missing and captive service members. The ceremony concluded by recognizing all veterans who were present.
To view pictures from the ceremony, visit the DCPS’ flickr photostream

Saturday, November 12, 2011

1st Nine Weeks Awards Ceremonies

Parents,
Please join us this week to celebrate your child's academic success for the first nine weeks.   Awards will be given out in the classroom.  Please see the schedule below for dates and times.

Awards
Tuesday, Nov. 15
9:00 Kindergarten
9:30 First Grade

Wednesday, Nov. 16
9:00 Fourth Grade
9:30 Fifth Grade

Thursday, Nov. 17
9:00 Second Grade
9:30 Third Grade

Sunday, November 6, 2011

New Berlin Flag Raising Ceremony November 10, 2011

In honor of Veteran's Day, New Berlin Elementary will hold a flag retirement ceremony as well as a new flag raising this Thursday, November 10th. A Naval Honor Guard will be on hand to retire the old flag and will explain to students the meaning and reason for doing this ceremony. The Honor Guard members will include flag handlers AM2 Jay Wilson and ET2 Rick Jimenez, along with narrator AEC Kevin Tracy. The flag, which has been flying since the school opened 5 years ago, will be folded and presented to Principal Wanda Reese and then displayed in the case in the front office.

4th and 5th graders will sing the "Star Spangled Banner" and "This is America", and Mrs. Soles 2nd grade class will be acting out the Book of the Month, "America's White Table", by Margot Thesis Raven. It is a book that emphasizes honoring, remembering and respecting our service members, something especially important on the Veteran's Day holiday.

We hope NBE parents and community members will join us for this special event.


Marla Bryant
DCPS Good News Ambassador
for New Berlin Elementary

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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