Ms. Pfleger

Celebration of Kindness and Service

On 11.11.11, Nickajack students were a part of the Celebration of Kindness and Service at the Georgia Dome.  Together, with 8,000 students from the Atlanta area, members of the Kindness and Compassion Club celebrated the life of Rachel Joy Scott and paid special tribute to our veterans.  As a school, Nickajack completed 10,000 random acts of kindness that became part of a chain that stretched 10 MILES LONG! 

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same.  People will never know how far a little kindness can go.” ~Rachel Joy Scott

Photos Courtesy of Dwaine Scott, Parent of Topher Scott

Nickajack Receives RAMP Award

Nickajack received Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) status in 2011! The RAMP designation, awarded to schools that align their school counseling programs with the guidelines set forth in the ASCA National Model, identifies the school as committed to delivering a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program and creating an exemplary educational environment. Nickajack was honored at the Recognition Dinner at the ASCA conference on June 27, 2012, in Seattle.  Nickajack will also be recognized at the Cobb County School District Board Meeting on September 29^th and the Georgia School Counselor Association conference November 10^th in Macon. 

 

Pennies for Japan

 The K.C. (Kindness and Compassion) Club recently completed a service project for the victims of the tragedy in Japan.  The K.C. Club is a component of our school-wide Rachel’s Challenge program that meets every Thursday after school. The boys and girls in our kindergarten - second grade group decorated posters and penny jars and accepted donations each morning before school from 7:20-7:50.  In one short week, the K.C. Club collected $324!  The money will go to the Save the Children organization in Japan. 

Donations to the Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund will exclusively be used to help provide disaster relief and support for Japanese children. In addition to immediate relief, this fund will help support long-term recovery plans to restore education and child care in Japanese communities ravaged by the disasters.  Click on the link to see a slideshow of images of the children in Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami. http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6632605/k.39BF/Japan_Earthquake_Photo_Slideshow.htm

Thank you to our Nickajack family for your generous donations and to all of our K.C. Club members and parent volunteers who supported the project!  Check out the pictures below for kindness in action!

 
 
  
  


 

 

Nickajack Gives Holiday Joy to Cobb's Foster Children

Nickajack's Kindness and Compassion (KC) Club, along with the Cobb School Counselors Association, donated 50 stockings for children in the foster care system.  The KC Club decorated the stockings and stuffed them full of toys and goodies donated by the school community.  

http://eastcobb.patch.com/articles/volunteers-give-holiday-joy-to-cobbs-foster-children#c

Mission Statement

 

School Counseling Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Nickajack Elementary school counseling program is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that will enable all students to become people of good character and develop into life-long learners through academic, career, and personal/social development.

  

Click here to view our program and mission statements in their entirety.

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Campbell Middle School Information Session

Come learn about…

Academic Offerings

Clubs & Activities

CMS Facilities (Media Center, Technology, etc.)

IB (International Baccalaureate) Programme at CMS

Renaissance Program

Test Data & AYP Information

 

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Choose either session

9:30 a.m. or 5:30 p.m.

 

Campbell Middle School Media Center

3295 Atlanta Road, SE

Smyrna, GA 30080

678-842-6873

Website: www.cobbk12.org/~campbellms

We CAN Help Our Community!

FOOD DRIVE

November 9-19, 2009

 

Nickajack will be collecting food items for The Center for Family Resources, which provides Thanksgiving baskets to Cobb families each year.  As families prepare for a holiday with loved ones, many of our neighbors must stretch their budgets, making it difficult to afford a meal for their families.  In order to provide consistent baskets to all families, we welcome the following items:

 

·        Dressing Mix

·        Cranberry Sauce

·        Canned or instant potatoes

·        Canned green vegetables

·        Canned yellow vegetables

·        Pumpkin pie mix

·        Dried or canned milk

 

Beginning November 9^th, please send any food items that you would like to donate to school with your child.  There will be a collection barrel for each grade level to drop food.  Last year, Nickajack collected over 1,200 food items!  Help us to reach our goal of 1,500 food items this year.  The elementary school that collects the most food will be featured in the Marietta Daily Journal.  Thank you for your generosity!

Clarkdale Elementary - How We Can Help!

Clarkdale Elementary School was inundated with floodwaters Monday afternoon after students were safely evacuated. On Tuesday afternoon, the main school building remained substantially under water. The contingency plan for Clarkdale involves creating space at nearby Austell Intermediate and Compton Elementary schools. Austell Intermediate School will host 225 students in grades 3-5, while Compton Elementary School will host 217 students in grades K-2. Furniture and materials from the district’s warehouse will be installed in available classrooms on Wednesday. Some Clarkdale classes will be combined in order to maximize available space.

HOW NICKAJACK CAN HELP
Monetary donations for the Clarkdale Elementary School Relief Fund may be made through the Cobb Schools Foundation. The foundation’s secure donation Web site accepts credit/debit cards. Cash, check or gift card donations may be mailed to: Cobb Schools Foundation, 514 Glover St. Marietta, GA 30060. All contributions are tax-deductible.

Donations of school supplies and teacher instructional supplies can be made at Nickajack Elementary School to Ms. Pfleger's office. The warehouse staff will pick up donations and take them to the warehouse for distribution to Clarkdale students and teachers.

WXIA-TV (11 Alive) and The School Box have volunteered to take donations of school and instructional supplies at Atlanta-area School Box locations. The stores will receive donations through the weekend of Sept. 26-27.

Family Engagement Summit

Date: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 Location: Campbell High School Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The third annual Family Engagement Summit will take place Saturday, October 17 at Campbell High School. Join us for workshops and collaboration sessions, designed to help parents learn how they can make a difference in their child’s education. Click on the link for more information and to register for FREE!  http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/familysummit/

Rachel's Challenge Comes to Nickajack

“A Chain Reaction of Kindness and Compassion”

Nickajack Elementary School is committed to promoting kindness and compassion so our schools remain safe places to learn and live.  Thanks to the generosity of the Smyrna Optimist Club, a program titled “Rachel’s Challenge” will be implemented at our school beginning in October.  The curriculum will focus on how Rachel Scott lived her life and the challenges she set forth for us all:  influence, goal setting, journaling, acceptance and kindness.

Students will be urged to fill out paper chains with statements of kind and compassionate actions they have witnessed from others.  It is our hope and wish that this will spark a change in how students treat each other as they prepare for middle school and high school.  Please encourage your students to show kindness and compassion toward others, especially those who are new students, special needs students, or isolated students.  This was the wish of Rachel Scott.

 

For more information on the Rachel's Challenge Program, please click on the link to the Parent Letter Download RC Parent Letter.