Neil Cummins Weekly, Week of January 12, 2025

January 15 Variety Show Parent Info Session 7:00pm - see below for more info 
January 17 Variety Show Sign Ups Open 

January 17 Superintendent Coffee Chat on Standards Based Grading - at Hall Middle School

January 20 No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

January 22 LCMSD Board Meeting 6:00pm Hall Library

January 24 All School Assembly - READATHON - 8:15am NC Gym

What a great kick-off week for PTO’s 9th annual Readathon!

Readathon week one recap: Congrats to Ms. Peterson’s Kindergarten class and Ms. Swisher’s 2nd grade class, both reached 100% participation (meaning every student got at least one donation during this first week of fundraising) and they won a mystery reader and burrito party from Kito’s Tacos! Way to go, Hawks...keep up the good work!

Readathon week two starts tomorrow. This Friday, January. 17, students are invited to dress like a book character. The class with the most costume participation wins a mystery reader and a donut party with me!

Sincerely,

Kyle Shaw

Neil Cummins Principal

Coffee Chat at Hall on Standards-Based Grading – January 17 at 8:30am Please join us to discuss how to quickly access your child’s progress, as well as how to understand student proficiency levels. We will provide a 20-minute overview, followed by a question and answer session, and will leave time at the end for questions on any topic. All district families are welcome.

Variety Show Parent Info Session will be held on zoom this Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00pm, look for a coming ParentSquare message with zoom login. The show itself is on March 12 and sign ups for the show will open this Friday, January 17 and close on January 24. Look for a ParentSquare with a sign up link on January 17. The show is open to students in 2nd-5th grade.

Recess Enrichment - Starting the week of January 13, we will be kicking off some parent-led recess enrichment activities and continue with some teacher-led activities! 

• Monday - Field Games with Coach Arroyo on the grass (K-5) 

• Tuesday - Yoga with parent and Metta Yoga Teacher Sarah Walter in the Music Room (K-5) and Zentangle will continue with Ms. Dorota C5 (3-5) 

• Thursday - Flag Football with parent Angela Movafaghi on the grass (K-2) and Doodle Art with parent Jen Moss in the Hawk Haven (3-5) 

• Friday - Magic the Gathering will continue with Mr. G C6 (3-5) 

PTO Board 2025-26 - With 2025 here, we are already thinking ahead to the PTO Board slate for the 2025-2026 school year. Several positions will become open or need some extra hands. If you would like to get more involved with the PTO or have any questions, please reach out to president@ncpto.org

Parent Ed Events Coming Up 4 fantastic January events on social media, body image, screen use and AI safety are coming up - register for them on our Parent Ed Events Page here.

Hawks’ Garden Updates

Sloat Fundraiser Mention 'Neil Cummins' at the checkout before January 12 to earn money back for the school garden! https://www.hawksgarden.club/

 Garden Work Party coming up January 25, 10:00-12:00. Join us for some light garden work and connect with other school families. Bring the kids. No experience necessary! https://www.hawksgarden.club/events

Ongoing discount codes for Neil Cummins PTO givebacks and discounts