March News

Congratulations to Charlotte Chufo, a New Berlin Elementary 4th grader who was named "Student of the Week" by Duval County Public Schools and whose story was featured on First Coast News in February. Her teacher, Ms. David, says Charlotte loves school and meeting new people and calls her a class leader, adding "I can depend on Charlotte to encourage and mentor the other students" when new students join the classroom. Charlotte's favorite subject is Reading but her least favorite is Math. However, that is not stopping her from her dream to one day be a teacher... or a dolphin trainer!


NBE Pre-K students celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday in March with some special "Cat in the Hat" activities. Teacher Debra Hannah surprised with these adorable shirts that she had made, and the students wore blue hair they made from construction paper. They listened to a reading of The Cat in the Hat and  finished their day by watching The Cat in the Hat Comes Back and eating a crazy Thing 1 and Thing 2 cakes made by Mrs. Hannah. The best part of the day was the students making “Thing” hand prints with red and blue paint and googly eyes on white paper. All the creative works from the students were displayed on the bulletin in the hallway.

Principal Reese has started a new program to recognize students who promote teamwork at the school. The Most Valuable Player of the Month ties in with this year's school theme, Team New Berlin—Together Everyone Achieves More. The MVP's are selected by their fellow students for being respectiful, putting forth their best effort, working well with others, and how they value their school work by being a dependable student who is prepared for school. New Berlin congratulates the following students for being chosen for the Most Valuable Players of the month: Cierra M., Tyler G., Alyssa E., Trey H., Annelisa O., and Daniel A.

NBE also is launching the "Timing is Everything Campaign" to promote regular school attendance and to decrease tardies and early check outs. Classes that have perfect attendance for the week will receive the "Champ Traveling Perfect Attendance Trophy". That class will get it keep it for a full week to recognize the class' accomplishment. At the end of each month, the class with the best attendance record will receive an ice-cream or pizza party. We thank you parents for your help in making sure your child's class WINS!