📚💳 **BOOK FAIR PAYMENT OPTIONS!** 💵✨

Getting ready to shop at the North Augusta Elementary **Scholastic Book Fair**? Here’s everything you need to know about payment!

We accept:

💵 **Cash**
📝 **Checks** — made payable to **NAE PTO**
💳 **Credit Cards**
📱 **Scholastic eWallet** — the easiest option for students shopping independently!

⭐ **Why choose eWallet?**
Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop **cash-free, worry-free, and independently!** It’s quick and easy to set up, and family members and friends can even contribute funds to help your child build their home library. 📚❤️

➡️ **Create your child’s eWallet here:**
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/northaugustaelemschool

🧾 **Important Reminder:** An **8% sales tax** will be added to all Book Fair purchases, so please keep this in mind when sending cash, a check, or adding funds to your child’s eWallet.

We can’t wait to see our Dolphins shopping and discovering their next great read! 🐬💙💛

#NAUES #ScholasticBookFair #BookFair #ScholasticEWALLET #DolphinReaders #MakingWaves

📚💳 **¡OPCIONES DE PAGO PARA LA FERIA DEL LIBRO!** 💵✨

ÂżListos para comprar en la **Feria del Libro Scholastic de North Augusta Elementary**? ÂĄAquĂ­ tienen todo lo que necesitan saber sobre las opciones de pago!

Aceptamos:

💵 **Efectivo**
📝 **Cheques** — a nombre de **NAE PTO**
💳 **Tarjetas de crédito**
📱 **Scholastic eWallet** — ¡la opción más fácil para que los estudiantes puedan comprar de manera independiente!

⭐ **¿Por quÊ elegir eWallet?**
Cree una eWallet de la Feria del Libro para su hijo(a) y podrá comprar **sin efectivo, sin preocupaciones y de manera independiente**. Es fácil y rápido de configurar, y familiares y amigos también pueden contribuir fondos para ayudar a su hijo(a) a comprar sus libros favoritos. 📚❤️

➡️ **Cree la eWallet de su hijo(a) aquí:**
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/northaugustaelemschool

🧾 **Recordatorio importante:** Se agregará un **8% de impuesto sobre las ventas** a todas las compras de la Feria del Libro. Por favor, tenga esto en cuenta al enviar efectivo, un cheque o al agregar fondos a la eWallet de su hijo(a).

¡Estamos muy emocionados de ver a nuestros Dolphins escoger libros y descubrir su próxima gran lectura! 🐬💙💛

#NAUES #FeriaDelLibro #ScholasticBookFair #Lectura #MakingWaves

2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Green background with yellow lightning bolt, yellow stars, and a red folder with a Euro symbol. Text reads "BOOK FAIR eWALLET".
Green background with text "Scholastic Book Fair eWALLET de la Feria del Libro". It shows a red wallet with a euro symbol.
📚🍎 **Book Fair Lunch & Shop Days Are Almost Here!** 💙💛

We’re excited to welcome our North Augusta Elementary families to join their Dolphins for lunch and then stop by the **Scholastic Book Fair** to shop together! 📖🐬

Check the flyer for your child’s designated **Lunch & Book Fair Shopping Day**.

**Can’t make it on your child’s scheduled day? No worries!** We would still love to see you! Families are welcome to visit and shop with us on **any of our Lunch & Book Fair days** that works best for your schedule. 💙

Come enjoy lunch, browse some great books, and make a special memory with your Dolphin! 📚❤️

We can’t wait to see our families at the Book Fair!

#NAUES #ScholasticBookFair #BookFair #FamilyShopping #DolphinPride #MakingWaves
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
A flyer includes a schedule of lunch and book fair dates for grades one through five. The title reads "Book Fair Lunch & Shop Days".
📚✨ The Book Fair Is READY! ✨📚

The shelves are stocked, the books are displayed, and our North Augusta Elementary Fall Scholastic Book Fair is officially set up and waiting for our Dolphins! 🐬💙💛

Take a sneak peek at all the exciting books and goodies waiting when shopping begins!

📅 Book Fair Dates: Wednesday, August 26 – Friday, September 4
📍 North Augusta Elementary School Library

🍎📚 REMINDER: Let’s Do Lunch & Book Fair Family Shopping Days!

Families are invited to join their student for lunch and then stop by the Book Fair to shop together!

📘 Wednesday, August 26 – First Grade
📗 Thursday, August 27 – Second Grade
📙 Friday, August 28 – Pre-K, Kindergarten & Fifth Grade
📕 Monday, August 31 – Third Grade
📔 Tuesday, September 1 – Fourth Grade

Get ready, Dolphins—the Book Fair fun begins Wednesday! 🎉📚

Thank you to our families for supporting our Book Fair and school library. Every purchase helps us continue bringing wonderful books, resources, and reading opportunities to our students! 💙💛🐬

#NAUES #ScholasticBookFair #BookFair #FamilyShopping #ReadingIsFun #MakingWaves #DolphinReaders
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Library with tables, shelves, and books. Long tables covered in red fabric. Tables have monitors on them.
A bookstore with tables, bookshelves, and books. Ceiling lights and a clock are visible. The floor is carpeted.
Interior of a book store with red tables and carpets. Books on tables and shelves, along with a blue wall and ceiling lights.
A bookshelf with colorful book covers displayed, topped with a "Silly Stories" sign featuring a blue car.
A metal shelf in a library displays multiple children's books on various topics, some featuring animals.
Display of colorful children's books on a white shelving unit with a red wheel cart labeled "Scholastic."
A book shelf displays various colorful children's books in a library setting, with some books featuring cartoon characters.
A bookshelf filled with children's books, including a top display with "Lilo & Stitch" and "Polar Bear."
Bookshelf with books and a colorful character sign above. Titles include "The Cookie," "The Egg," "The Fish," and more.
A library bookshelf with books on it. Titles include "Star Wars," "Spider-Man," and "Captain America."
🏈📣🙌 **HIGH FIVE FRIDAY!** 🙌📣🏈

What an AWESOME way to start our Friday! 💙💛

A huge **THANK YOU to the North Augusta High School football players and cheerleaders** who got up extra early this morning to help welcome our Dolphins to school! 🐬

Our elementary students were greeted with **high fives, cheers, smiling faces, and lots of encouragement** as the high school students opened car doors and helped get everyone excited for a great day of learning!

There is something extra special about seeing our high school students return to encourage and support the younger students in our community. ❤️ Seeing those big smiles on our Dolphins’ faces made it clear—**you made their morning!**

Thank you, NAHS football players and cheerleaders, for being such wonderful role models and for helping us kick off Friday with so much school spirit and positive energy!

🏈📣 **High Five Friday was a HIT!** 🙌

#NAUES #HighFiveFriday #NorthAugusta #DolphinPride #Community #MakingWaves #SchoolSpirit
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
A group of six individuals, including four children and two adults, stand on a covered porch. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Man and a child stand outside a building. Man wears a yellow shirt, black shorts, and white sneakers. Child wears an orange vest, black shorts, and white sneakers.
Three people in matching uniforms pose outside. One wears an orange vest. Behind them is a building with a lawn and trees.
Five individuals stand near a fence in a park. A child with a backpack is in the center. Tall men in black shirts are on either side.
Three individuals pose outside on a pathway, two with uniforms and one in a safety vest. Behind them, a building is visible.
Four girls in matching orange vests and sneakers, one holding a water bottle, standing under a shelter. Behind them, a grassy area with a building.
🌮➕➖ **Taco Tuesday + Decimals = Delicious Learning!** 🌮📚

Ms. Null’s fifth-grade students put their math skills to work this week as they focused on **adding and subtracting decimals through real-life applications!**

During their **Taco Tuesday** activity, students worked in pairs using restaurant-style menus to solve word problems involving prices and decimals. They had to carefully read each problem, determine what operation to use, and calculate their answers—just like they might when ordering and budgeting at a real restaurant! 💵🌮

Activities like this help students see that math isn’t just something we practice on paper—it’s a skill we use every day! We loved seeing our fifth-grade Dolphins collaborating, problem-solving, and making meaningful connections between classroom learning and the real world. 🐬💙💛

#NAUES #MakingWaves #FifthGradeMath #Decimals #TacoTuesday #RealWorldMath #HandsOnLearning
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Two girls sit on a couch holding papers with printed text and images, smiling. Behind them, a classroom with desks and students is visible.
Two boys seated in chairs, holding papers and clipboards. One holds a clipboard with text. Behind them, a table with papers, and other students seated at tables.
Children seated around a desk with papers, holding up drawings. Bright lights on the ceiling. Behind them is a screen.
Three girls sit on a purple bean bag in a classroom. Two hold papers, one holds a folder. Behind them, a table has books and a clock.
Two children sitting on chairs in a classroom. One holds a paper, and the other holds a pencil.
A classroom with desks, children seated, one holding a paper, and another holding a book, with other children and adults in the background.
Three kids seated at a table, holding up paper, with school materials in a classroom with a white ceiling.
Four children in a classroom with a table, holding up papers, smiling. A monitor is visible in the background.
A classroom with students sitting at desks. One student holds a colorful sheet of paper while another looks on.
Students sitting in a classroom holding papers. One holds a paper with the word "Taco".
🌟🐬 **Celebrating Our First Grade Leaders!** 💙💛

Congratulations to this week’s **First Grade Leader Loot winners!** We are so proud of these Dolphins for showing leadership, making positive choices, and setting a wonderful example for others each day! 🎉

A special congratulations to our **First Grade You Rock Winner, Wells!** 🌟

Wells is a wonderful leader who **follows directions, always tries his best, and is a friend to everyone**. He is kind, dependable, and always willing to lend a helping hand when someone needs it. His positive choices and caring attitude make him a great role model for his classmates!

👏 **Way to go, Wells, and congratulations to all of our Leader Loot winners!** Keep leading the way and Making Waves! 🌊🐬

#NAUES #MakingWaves #LeaderLoot #YouRock #FirstGradeLeaders #DolphinPride
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
First Grade Leader Loot Winners
You Rock First Grader of the week
A smiling man in a gray t-shirt and a boy in a yellow shirt stand together. The boy holds a blue object and wears glasses. They are inside a room with white walls.
⚡💡 **Fourth Grade Scientists Are Making Connections!** 🔋

Ms. Budreau’s fourth-grade students have been busy exploring **energy and electrical circuits** in science this week!

Our young scientists put their learning into action by creating both **open and closed circuits**. Working together, students experimented with different circuit designs as they worked toward two exciting goals—**lighting a lightbulb 💡 and getting a motor to run! ⚙️**

There was plenty of problem-solving, teamwork, testing, and adjusting along the way. Students quickly discovered that every connection matters when creating a complete circuit!

We love seeing our Dolphins learning through hands-on experiences that encourage them to **think, explore, collaborate, and persevere**. These fourth graders worked hard, learned so much, and had a great time bringing science to life! 🐬💙💛

Way to go, Ms. Budreau’s scientists! ⚡🔋💡

#NAUES #MakingWaves #FourthGradeScience #HandsOnLearning #STEM #FutureScientists #DolphinPride
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Two children work on an electronic project, with one holding a blue board and the other adjusting a wire.
Five children in a classroom, one child sits, another leans over a desk with a science experiment.
Four students are seated around a table, working on a project. One student is holding a purple tray with tools.
Three children at a table, one boy and two girls, working together on a blue electronic circuit board.
Four children work on a small electronic device on a desk. One child wears glasses.
Four children are seated at a table, engaged in a science experiment. They are using batteries and wires to complete a circuit.
Four children wearing glasses are seated at a table, focusing on a green board with electronic components.
Five children, two girls and three boys, seated around a table with electronic parts. Background includes a classroom setting.
Two young people seated at a desk are working together on a science project involving wires and a battery.
Three students with a teacher in a classroom, one student wearing glasses and two with ponytails.
🍫🐬 LET’S KEEP MAKING WAVES WITH WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE! 🐬🍫

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing North Augusta Elementary students, families, friends, and community members who have been selling and purchasing World’s Finest Chocolate! 💙💛 Your support is helping make a difference for our Dolphins!

We’re heading into the FINAL STRETCH, so let’s finish strong! 🌊

📦 Last Day to Pick Up a New Box to Sell: August 26, 2026
💰 Last Day to Turn In All Money: August 31, 2026

Every chocolate bar sold brings us one step closer to reaching our fundraising goals! Funds raised help support student incentives, staff celebrations, campus beautification, special activities, and so much more throughout the school year.

🍫 Every bar counts. Every box makes a difference. Every sale supports our Dolphins!

If you’re selling, keep up the fantastic work and sell as much as you can! Together, we can finish this fundraiser strong and continue making North Augusta Elementary an even better place to learn, grow, and shine! 🐬💙💛

Thank you for supporting NAUES and helping us continue MAKING WAVES! 🌊🍫

#NAUES #MakingWaves #DolphinPride #WorldsFinestChocolate #SupportOurSchool #BetterTogether
2 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser
🍽️🐬 **TONIGHT IS NAUE PTO SPIRIT NIGHT!** 💙💛

Give yourself a break from cooking tonight and support **North Augusta Elementary School** at the same time!

Join us **TODAY — Thursday, August 20** for our **NAUE PTO Spirit Night at Carolina Hills Sandwich & Sweet Shoppe!**

📍 **433 Georgia Ave., North Augusta**
⏰ **Today until 8:00 PM**

Here’s the best part: **a percentage of EVERY SALE will be donated back to North Augusta Elementary!** 🎉

Grab the family, invite some friends, and treat yourself to a delicious meal or something sweet. Every purchase helps support our Dolphins and the programs, activities, and opportunities that make NAUE such a special place. 🐬🌊

💙 **Good food. Great community. An easy way to support our school!** 💛

We hope to see lots of our Dolphin families at Carolina Hills tonight! Thank you for continuing to support **North Augusta Elementary and our PTO!**

#NAUE #NAUES #DolphinPride #SpiritNight #SupportOurSchool #NAUEPTO #NorthAugustaSC #BetterTogether
3 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Spirit Night Carolina Hills
# 🌟 August You Rock Teacher & Staff Member of the Month 🌟

North Augusta Elementary School is excited to recognize two outstanding members of our Dolphin family as our **August You Rock Teacher and Staff Member of the Month!** These two individuals demonstrate each day what it means to care for students, set high expectations, build meaningful relationships, and make NAUES a wonderful place to learn and grow.

## 🍎 You Rock Teacher of the Month: Ms. Jennifer Budreau

Congratulations to **Ms. Jennifer Budreau, fourth-grade Math and Science teacher**, our August **You Rock Teacher of the Month!**

Although Ms. Budreau is new to North Augusta Elementary this year, it certainly has not taken long for her to make an incredible impact on her students, her fourth-grade team, and our school community.

Ms. Budreau has a wonderful ability to combine **high expectations with strong, meaningful relationships**. She challenges her students to give their very best each day, and because they know she believes in them and cares about their success, they rise to meet those expectations. Her students respect her, trust her, and genuinely want to do their best for her.

Walk into Ms. Budreau's classroom and you will quickly discover that learning is anything but boring! She brings an abundance of **creativity, enthusiasm, energy, and downright FUN** to Math and Science while never losing sight of the learning that needs to take place. She creates engaging experiences that encourage students to think, problem-solve, collaborate, and take an active role in their education.

In just the first weeks of school, we have already seen tremendous **academic and personal growth** in her students. They are becoming more confident, responsible, independent, and mature learners. Ms. Budreau expects their best, provides them with the support they need to succeed, and celebrates them as they discover just how much they are capable of accomplishing.

A truly exceptional teacher does more than teach content—she inspires students to believe in themselves, encourages them to reach higher, and creates a classroom where students **want to learn and want to succeed**. Ms. Budreau is already doing exactly that at NAUES.

We are incredibly fortunate to have Ms. Budreau as part of our Dolphin family. **Congratulations, Ms. Jennifer Budreau, our August You Rock Teacher of the Month! You ROCK!** 🐬💙💛

## 🩺 You Rock Staff Member of the Month: Mrs. Nicole DeVaughn

Congratulations to our wonderful school nurse, **Mrs. Nicole DeVaughn**, our August **You Rock Staff Member of the Month!**

Every school needs someone who can remain calm when everyone else may be worried, provide reassurance when a child is frightened, and quickly assess a situation to determine exactly what needs to happen next. At North Augusta Elementary, we are incredibly fortunate that person is **Nurse DeVaughn**.

Nurse DeVaughn is **caring, patient, knowledgeable, professional, and dependable**. Whether she is responding to an emergency, caring for a sick or injured student, managing ongoing medical needs, or simply helping a child who needs a little reassurance, she approaches every situation with a calm and caring presence.

She has a natural ability to **assess a situation, respond appropriately, and handle even stressful circumstances with confidence and compassion**. She is exactly the kind of person you want by your side when an emergency occurs.

Of course, our students know there is something else special about Nurse DeVaughn: sometimes a visit to the nurse isn't *just* about needing a Band-Aid! ❤️ Our Dolphins know her office is also a place where they can find a kind word, a caring smile, a little reassurance, and someone who will listen. It is no surprise that she has a few visitors who may occasionally discover they need a Band-Aid along with a little extra dose of Nurse DeVaughn's encouragement!

Her care extends beyond our students as well. Nurse DeVaughn works patiently and closely with our faculty and staff to ensure that we understand and are prepared to meet the individual medical needs of the students entrusted to our care. She answers questions, provides guidance, communicates important information, and helps teachers feel confident that they know how to best support their students.

A school nurse wears many hats—healthcare provider, problem-solver, educator, comforter, advocate, and trusted friend—and Nurse DeVaughn fills each of those roles with tremendous care.

Thank you, Nurse DeVaughn, for taking such wonderful care of our Dolphins and for providing our faculty and staff with the knowledge, support, and reassurance we need each day.

**Congratulations, Mrs. Nicole DeVaughn, our August You Rock Staff Member of the Month! You ROCK!** 🐬💙💛

Please join us in celebrating **Ms. Jennifer Budreau and Mrs. Nicole DeVaughn** and thanking them for the many ways they are already **Making Waves at North Augusta Elementary!** 🌊🐬
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
You Rock Teacher of the Month
You Rock Staff Member of the Month
🦈🐬💙 **There’s Something Fishy in the Car Line!** 💛🐬🦈

Our front car line had a little extra **FIN-tastic fun** this morning thanks to one of our awesome Safety Patrol students, **Catherine!**

Catherine decided to bring some smiles to morning arrival by dressing up as a **shark**—because when you don’t have a dolphin costume, you go with the next closest thing! 😂🦈🐬

We love seeing our student leaders finding creative ways to make mornings brighter, welcome their fellow Dolphins, and spread a little joy throughout our school!

Thank you, Catherine, for starting our day with smiles and showing us that leadership can be FUN, too! 🌊💙💛

#NAUES #MakingWaves #SafetyPatrol #StudentLeadership #DolphinPride #FinTasticFun #SchoolSpirit
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
A person in a blue shark costume with an orange safety vest stands in a hallway. Behind is a bulletin board with "Welcome Back School" and other text.
🍪💙💛 **A Sweet Treat for Our Amazing Staff!** 💛💙🍪

A huge **THANK YOU to our wonderful friends at First Baptist Church of North Augusta** for thinking of our NAUES faculty and staff today!

During our professional development meetings, our team was treated to a fantastic assortment of delicious cookies—a perfect little pick-me-up during a busy afternoon of learning, planning, and growing together! 🍪✨

We are incredibly grateful to have community partners who continually show such kindness and support for the people who serve our students each and every day.

Thank you, First Baptist Church of North Augusta, for making our day a little sweeter and for reminding our staff just how appreciated they are! 🐬💙💛

#NAUES #MakingWaves #CommunityPartners #BetterTogether #StaffAppreciation #ThankYou
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Two women stand behind a counter in a room. One holds a basket while the other smiles. Text "Nous Elementary" and an image of dolphins are on the counter.
A table with a green tablecloth displays books, candies, and other items. Behind it, a blackboard reads "Welcome Back the books missed you".
🍩💙💛 **A Sweet Start to the School Year!** 💛💙🍩

A huge **THANK YOU to our friends at 88.3 WAFJ – The Joy FM** for stopping by North Augusta Elementary and treating our teachers and staff to delicious doughnuts! 🐬

We are especially grateful for the **kind words, prayers, and blessings** shared for our school, our staff, and most importantly, our students as we begin another wonderful school year. ❤️

Having community partners who take the time to encourage and support our Dolphins means so much to us. Thank you, 88.3 WAFJ, for helping make our day a little sweeter and for surrounding NAUES with such kindness and encouragement!

Here’s to a wonderful year of learning, growing, and **Making Waves together!** 🐬🌊

#NAUES #MakingWaves #CommunityPartners #WAFJ #TheJoyFM #DolphinPride #BetterTogether
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Thank you to 88.3 WAFJ The Joy FM, featuring a box of donuts and a dolphin.
🎉🐬 **Club Day = A Great Day to Be a Dolphin!** 🐬🎉

Today was **Club Day at NAUES**, and our students had a blast exploring their interests, discovering new talents, and simply having FUN!

There was truly something for everyone! Students had opportunities to enjoy **leadership, technology, dance and movement, arts and crafts, nature, wellness, puzzles, board games, LEGO, music, sensory activities, and more!**
Club Day gives our Dolphins a chance to step outside of their regular classroom routines, **explore their interests, be creative, connect with others, and develop new skills** in exciting ways. 💙💛

From building and creating to dancing, leading, problem-solving, making music, and caring for themselves and the world around them, there were smiles and learning happening everywhere!

We LOVE giving our Dolphins opportunities to discover what makes them shine! 🌟🐬

#NAUES #ClubDay #MakingWaves #DolphinPride #StudentLeadership #Creativity #ExploreYourInterests #BetterTogether
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Four children are gathered around a table with food in a classroom setting. The children are interacting with each other.
Children in a classroom stand around tables, one group with colorful beads, a monitor in the background.
Children play with items in a container at a table in a classroom with other children.
Kids in a classroom standing at a table with craft materials in front of them.
A group of children in a grassy area, with a building in the background. Some children have their hands raised.
Children are performing stretches on a mat in a classroom. A colorful floor mat has letters and numbers.
Group of young children in a classroom, dancing and stretching on a circle mat with alphabet letters.
Group of children dancing in a colorful classroom with a round carpet, desks, and classroom materials.
Children lying on a colorful alphabet rug inside a classroom. Desks and chairs are around the room.
Group of children seated in a classroom with a teacher, engaging in exercise activities on a carpet.
🐬💙💛 **Buddy Club: Connecting & Leading Together!** 💛💙🐬

**Mrs. Rutland’s 1st graders and Dr. McClure’s 4th graders** spent Buddy Club getting to know their new buddies while learning an important leadership skill!

Students completed an **“All About Me”** activity, sharing their interests, favorites, and special things about themselves. ✏️⭐ As they talked and learned about one another, they began building connections that will continue to grow throughout the year.

Our buddies also learned about what it means to **Be Proactive**—taking responsibility for their choices, actions, and attitudes. 🌟 What a great way to combine friendship, fun, and leadership!

We love watching our Dolphins learn from one another and grow as leaders together! 🐬🌊

#NAUES #MakingWaves #BuddyClub #BeProactive #StudentLeadership #BetterTogether #DolphinPride
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Children sitting on a rug, engaging with educational materials in a classroom. Some are writing, others looking at papers.
A group of children sitting on a floor in a classroom, with some holding papers. Bright lights and school desks in background.
Four children seated at a school desk, engaged in various activities such as reading, writing, and playing with toys.
Two children in a classroom. One holds a pencil, focused on a worksheet. Colorful decorations on the wall.
Two children sit on a floor, one holds a book, and the other holds a pencil. They sit in front of colorful backpacks hanging on a wall.
Five children sitting on floor in classroom. One holding book. Brightly colored bulletin board in background.
Two children, one in a yellow dress and the other in a hoodie, sit on a floor. Behind them is a whiteboard and a bulletin board with papers.
Four children sit on a carpeted floor, engaged in an activity with paper. One holds a paper with shapes.
Two girls sit in a classroom, one writing while the other smiles. A diverse group of students are seated around them.
Children seated on floor, engaged in activities; one holds a pencil and looks at a paper.
🧀💙 **We Go Together Like Mac & Cheese!** 💛🧀

Buddy Club brought together **Mrs. Whisnant’s 5th graders and Mrs. Avila’s 2nd graders** for a fun activity all about getting to know their new buddies!

Students talked, wrote, compared their likes and interests, and even **drew pictures of one another** as they discovered what makes their buddy special. ✏️🎨 Along the way, they found similarities, celebrated differences, and began building new friendships across grade levels.

Just like **mac & cheese**, these buddies are better together! 🧀🐬 We love seeing our older Dolphins practicing leadership while creating connections with our younger students.

#NAUES #MakingWaves #BuddyClub #BetterTogether #DolphinPride #StudentLeadership #BuildingRelationships
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Elementary students seated at desks, engaging in various activities. A teacher is standing and observing the students.
Two students in a classroom. One wears a black shirt, and the other wears a blue shirt. They sit at desks with papers, pencils, and crayons.
Children in a classroom setting, one using crayons, the other holding a piece of paper.
Children work on a craft project using tiles at desks in a classroom with yellow cabinets and a white curtain.
Students are seated around a table, coloring and drawing on paper. A woman stands, assisting a child.
Children in a classroom, engaged in an activity. Two boys sit at desks with papers and colored pencils.
Four children sit at desks in a classroom, engaged in coloring activities. One holds a paper and a pencil.
Two children in a classroom setting, each holding pencils, working on a paper with drawings.
Two children seated at a desk, working on a piece of paper with pencils. Another child stands nearby.
Two girls sitting on a floor, one holding a card with the letter M, a pink shelf with items, and a window behind them.
🐬💙💛 **Buddy Club Connections!** 💛💙🐬

Today’s Early Release **Buddy Club** gave **Ms. Anderson’s 2nd graders and Ms. Null’s 5th graders** a chance to get to know their new buddies! 🤝✨

Students completed a fun **“Getting to Know My Buddy” activity**, asking questions about favorite foods, books, hobbies, pets, interests, and more. Their special buddy mission was to discover **three things they have in common!** 💬⭐

Buddy Club is about more than having fun—it gives our Dolphins opportunities to **build friendships across grade levels, practice communication skills, develop leadership, and create a stronger school community.**

We can’t wait to watch these new buddy friendships grow throughout the year! 🐬🌊

#NAUES #MakingWaves #BuddyClub #BetterTogether #StudentLeadership #DolphinPride #BuildingRelationships
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Children in a classroom sit at tables; two are working on worksheets, one holds a pencil, while others sit on the floor.
A classroom with children sitting at desks, working on worksheets, and interacting with each other.
Two students in a classroom, sitting on the floor, working on books. One holds a pencil and points. Shelves with books in the background.
Two boys sitting at a table, smiling, working on worksheets. Behind them, a bookshelf with colorful storage boxes.
Students at a table with worksheets and pencils. A boy in brown and a boy in green.
Two girls sit on a floor, writing in papers. One holds a pencil. A white laundry basket with stuffed toys is behind them.
A boy in a green shirt sits at a desk with his mouth open. Behind him, desks, chairs, and papers are visible.
Three children seated on a floor, working on crafts and papers. One holds a stuffed animal, and two have papers with written information.
Two children sit on a floor, holding papers and writing with a pencil. One wears glasses, the other a bracelet. Various backpacks hang behind them.
🐬💙💛 **Building Friendships, Leadership & a Vision for the Future!** 💛💙🐬

Early Release Days at NAUES give our Dolphins a special opportunity to connect through **Buddy Club!** During Buddy Club, classes come together to build relationships, strengthen leadership skills, encourage one another, and have a little fun along the way!

Today, **Mrs. Prescott’s and Mrs. Benson’s buddy classes** spent time thinking about the year ahead. Students discussed their hopes and goals for the upcoming year and then brought those ideas to life by creating their own **vision boards!** ✨🎯

What a wonderful way for our buddies to get to know one another while dreaming big, setting goals, and encouraging each other to make this a great year!

We love seeing our Dolphins **connecting, leading, and growing together!** 🌊🐬

#NAUES #MakingWaves #BuddyClub #DolphinPride #StudentLeadership #VisionBoards #Goals #BetterTogether
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Three children, two girls and one boy, sit on the floor in a school hallway, working on papers.
Three students sitting on a floor with papers, one holding a pencil, in a hallway with white walls and doors.
Three individuals are seated on the floor, engaging in an activity. Papers are spread out in front of them, and colored pencils are on the floor.
Three children sit on the floor, engaged with paper and pencils. They are in front of a door and a trash bin.
Six boys sitting on a tiled floor, engaged in a task. One holds a notebook, another has a pen.
Three children seated on the floor, one holding a pen, another with a pencil, and all with papers in front.
Three children sit on the floor with worksheets, two wearing glasses. Behind them, a door leads to another room.
📚✨ **Seeing the Story Through a Character’s Eyes!** ✨📚

Dr. McClure’s **4C and 4D Language Arts scholars** have been digging deeper into character perspective! Over the past two weeks, students have learned that a character’s **perspective is how they “see” and experience the events in a story.** 👀📖

Students selected characters and became text detectives, using **evidence from the text** to explain how their characters **acted, thought, and felt**. 🔎💭❤️ By supporting their ideas with evidence, our Dolphins are strengthening their reading comprehension, critical-thinking, and analysis skills!

Way to go, 4C and 4D, for looking beyond the words on the page and seeing the story from a character’s point of view! 🐬💙💛

#NAUES #MakingWaves #DolphinPride #LanguageArts #FourthGrade #CharacterPerspective #TextEvidence #ReadersAreLeaders
4 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
Fourth Graders learning about a characters' perspective is how they "see" things
🍰🔐 Figurative Language + An Escape Room = A Piece of Cake! 🔐🍰 Today, scholars in Dr. Moore’s ELA class put their figurative language skills to the test with an exciting classroom escape room challenge! Titled “A Piece of Cake,” the activity challenged scholars to work their way through six different tasks, using their knowledge of figurative language to solve clues, complete each challenge, and ultimately escape the room with a piece of cake! 🎂 Students combined critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and their ELA knowledge to reach the finish line. What a fun way to turn learning into an adventure—and make figurative language a little sweeter! 💙💛 Way to go, Dolphins! 🐬 #NAUES #MakingWaves #DolphinPride #ELA #FigurativeLanguage #LearningIsFun #EscapeRoomChallenge #EngagedLearning
5 days ago, North Augusta Elementary
A group of students works on a project on the floor of a room with yellow shelves in the background.
Three students in a classroom, one reading and two looking at her, with a window, desk, and shelves in the background.
Two children sit on the floor in front of a large screen with "AKE ANGE" displayed. Nearby is a yellow cabinet.
Three students in a classroom are looking at papers on a desk. A large screen shows a presentation.
Three young girls in a classroom, with one holding a purple folder, surrounded by desks and other students.
Four children sit on a cushioned floor, one holding a book, near a white wall and glass door.
Two children sitting, one writing, a stuffed lion, and a box on a desk. Storage boxes and a wall with papers.
Four children in a classroom, two boys and two girls. One boy holds a paper, another works on a project.
Three individuals are bent over a desk with papers and a green storage box. Two wear glasses.
A classroom with a monitor displaying "A Piece of Cake Escape Challenge." Students are gathered around it.