Congratulations to our September 2023 PRIDE Award Winners!
Good evening NAC families. Please take a moment and complete the survey using the link below in regards to the possible creation of an opportunity for families to drop students off at school early. Thank you for your cooperation.
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On Thursday, NAC Elementary students were treated to a performance of "The Ugly Duckling" by members of the Seagle Music Festival's children's opera touring company. The Adirondack-North Country region has such a wealth of talent! You can learn more at: https://seaglefestival.org/childrens-opera/
Local business owners are such great supporters of NAC!
NAC Elementary Leader In Me Kick-off 2023
We are so happy to have all these happy faces back at NAC for the start of the new school year! Who's ready to learn, grow, and have fun?!
2023-24 Elementary School supply lists are now available on the NAC Elementary website under the Parents tab and also by clicking this link: https://www.nacs1.org/o/naes/page/supply-lists
Students were also sent home with a paper copy at the end of the school year.
Summer school/camp is drawing to a close with extra treats! Today Elementary students were visited by the Channel 5 First Warning Weather Lab and meteorologist Andrew Grautski to finish off their science unit on weather. After that, the Mr. Ding-a-ling ice cream truck came by school for a sweet surprise. Many thanks to our summer teachers and staff for creating such amazing learning opportunities!
This past school year, Mr. Baker's Elementary music classes collaborated on an epic performance of the Imagine Dragons song "Believer," contributing instrumental and vocal music and movement. Mr. Baker filmed and edited their hard work into this awesome video: https://youtu.be/ea0e2Zll9E8 Check it out! The video will also be available on the Elementary Music department webpage at: https://sites.google.com/nacs1.org/elementarymusic/home
Can't make it to the NAC Elementary library on Wednesdays? Don't worry! There are lots of other opportunities to promote reading with the children in your life! Local public libraries are hosting "All Together Now" Summer Reading Programs: https://cefls.org/library/summer-reading-programs-in-your-library/
And check out the Non-profit organization READ ALOUD, which has great resources to help you read 15 minutes every day with the loved ones in your life: ReadAloud.org
Mrs. Smallman would love to see you at the NAC Elementary Library today, and every Wednesday in July, 8:00am-12noon!
Thank you, NAC faculty, staff, students, and families for a great school year! Have a safe, active, and fun summer!
Check out these 3-D printed bubble wands! These NAC fifth grade students designed and 3-D printed bubble wands with Mrs. LaPoint the STEM teacher for the summer camp classes.
Elementary Summer Events
Congratulations to our May 2023 PRIDE Award Winners!
All elementary students will be sent home with two boxes that contains two COVID-19 test kits this week. Please be on the lookout for these tests in your student's bookbag. The expiration date on COVID-19 tests we are sending home have been extended by the FDA.
Summer is for curiosity and fun! NAC Elementary students can exercise those critical thinking and problem solving skills in Summer STEM with Mrs. LaPoint, Wednesday mornings July 12, 19 & 26. Sign up using the form: https://5il.co/1woi8 Students who have signed up may visit anytime between 8am-12noon, so it will not interfere with swim lessons.
Celebrate the end of the school year at Buffalo Wild Wings! This Friday, June 16th from 5-10 pm, dine in or carry out and support Builders Club and Key Club at their BWW fundraiser. Remember to show the flyer or tell your server you are there for NACS Key Club and Builders Club night. Hope to see you there!
Mark Manske of Adirondack Raptors visited NAC Elementary to thrill and educate about the importance of birds of prey and their place in our environment. Mr. Manske is also the author of the "Adventures with Stoney" series of books, which he donated to the NAC Elementary Library for our students to read and enjoy!
Pre-K theater debut! The students of NAC Pre-K performed nursery-rhymes on June 9 to a packed house, thrilling with such hits as Hickory, Dickory, Dock and Jack Be Nimble. Did you ever see such cute thespians? Kudos to Mrs. Harrigan, Mrs. Therrian, and Mrs. Spoor for their hard work!
