North Augusta Elementary

💛💙 NAUES All Pro Dad is Back! 💛💙

All Pro Dad is a special program where dads, grandfathers, uncles, and father figures come together with their children for a monthly morning gathering filled with encouragement, connection, and conversation.

Each session includes a short, meaningful discussion on a character-building theme, fun activities, and time to bond with your child. These mornings are a wonderful way to:
✅ Strengthen your relationship with your child
✅ Start the day inspired and connected
✅ Meet and build community with other dads

📅 All Pro Dad Calendar 2025–2026 (7:45–8:15 AM)

8/28/25 – Kickoff 🎉

9/25/25 – Respect 🙌

10/30/25 – Determination 💪

11/20/25 – Confidence 🌟

12/11/25 – Joy 🎄

1/29/26 – Optimism 🌞

2/26/26 – Responsibility 📝

3/19/26 – Patience ⏳

4/30/26 – Friendliness 🤝

5/2/26 – Compassion ❤️

✨ Because great dads make great kids! ✨

We hope to see you at our first gathering on Thursday, August 28th at 7:45 AM!

#NAUES #AllProDad #DolphinPride

Reminder
📢 Early Dismissal & Interim Reports 🗓️
Tuesday, August 20

Please note that students will be dismissed early at 11:30 AM. 🚌
Quarter 1 Interim Reports will also be sent home on this day. 📝

Be sure to check your child’s folder or backpack and take a moment to review their progress so far this quarter. Let’s keep working together for a successful school year! 💛💙

#NAUESDolphins #EarlyDismissal #InterimReports #StayInformed

Reminder
📢 Early Dismissal & Interim Reports 🗓️
Tuesday, August 20

Please note that students will be dismissed early at 11:30 AM. 🚌
Quarter 1 Interim Reports will also be sent home on this day. 📝

Be sure to check your child’s folder or backpack and take a moment to review their progress so far this quarter. Let’s keep working together for a successful school year! 💛💙

#NAUESDolphins #EarlyDismissal #InterimReports #StayInformed

2025 Scholastic Fall Book Fair! North Augusta Elementary September 4th – 12th

We are excited to announce that the NAUE Fall Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the Library Media Center from September 4th – 12th, open daily from 7:20 AM – 2:00 PM. Students will visit the book fair during their scheduled activity time in the Media Center. Below, you’ll find the dates for our scheduled lunch events. If you are unable to attend on your child’s grade-level day, please know you are welcome to visit us on any day during the fair!


Volunteers Needed for the Book Fair!

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make our Book Fair a success. If you’re able to assist, please use the link below to select a time and join the fun!

Please note: All volunteers must complete the online volunteer training for this school year prior to the event date. Thank you for your support!


Book Fair Volunteer Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DAFA72BA0F85-57692510-2025



Volunteer Training Link: For Volunteer Training Click Here or visit our school website for link https://www.acpsd.net/o/naues/page/volunteering



Lunch With Someone You Love Schedule

Thursday, September 4th – Fifth Grade
Friday, September 5th - Kindergarten
Monday, September 8th - First Grade
Tuesday, September 9th - Second Grade
Wednesday, September 10th - Third Grade
Thursday, September 11th – Fourth Grade

🥁🎶 Kindergarten is Neat… Keeping the Beat! 🎶🥁

This week in music, our Kindergarten Dolphins had so much fun with Mr. Palmer learning how to keep a steady beat! 🐬💛💙
From tapping their feet to drumming to the rhythm, these young musicians are discovering that music is everywhere — and learning how to listen, move, and play together. 🎵✨

📘 South Carolina Music Standards – Kindergarten

Anchor Standard 4: Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Anchor Standard 5: Demonstrate understanding of the music’s structure and elements (like steady beat).

Anchor Standard 10: Relate musical ideas to personal experiences.

Way to go, Kindergarten Dolphins — you’re off to a great start in music! 🌟👏

🎉💛 First Grade Leader Loot Winners! 💙🎉

This week, our amazing First Grade Dolphins wrapped up another exciting Leader Loot drawing — celebrating students who go above and beyond to show respect, responsibility, and readiness to learn. 🐬✨

Throughout the week, these young leaders earned Leader Loot tickets by making positive choices and setting a great example for others. Every ticket was a chance to win, but the real prize is the leadership skills and positive habits they’re building every day! 💪

Each Friday, a few names are drawn at random, and our winners are recognized for their outstanding behavior and dedication to living out our school expectations. 🙌

We are so proud of our first graders for continuing to lead the way at NAUES — keep it up, Dolphins! 💛💙

🏆🐬 Congratulations to this week’s First Grade “You Rock” Award winner!
You earned this special honor because…
✨ You showed kindness even when someone wasn’t kind to you — you still shared your Leader Loot.
✨ You invited a classmate to play who didn’t have anyone to play with on the playground.
✨ You model perfect lunchroom manners every day.

Your kindness, empathy, and leadership make our Dolphin family shine! 🌟 Keep up the amazing work — you truly rock! 🎉

#NAUESDolphins #LeaderLoot #FirstGradeLeaders #PositiveBehavior #DolphinPride

🚀🎈 Force + Motion = Fun Learning! 🎈🚀

Mrs. Icenhour’s 3rd Grade Scientists investigated force and motion this past week with an exciting balloon racing experiment! 🐬💛💙

💡 Did you know…
👉 The bigger the balloon, the greater the force it has?
👉 The greater the force, the faster it moves?
👉 And sometimes… the hardest part is just blowing up the balloon? 😅

Students had a blast experimenting, observing, and making discoveries through hands-on science! 🔬✨

📘 Standards Connection (3rd Grade SC Science):

3.P.3A.1 – Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of force on the motion of an object.

3.P.3A.2 – Analyze and interpret data to describe and predict how varying the strength of a force affects the motion of an object.

Way to go, Dolphin scientists! 🌟 #NAUES #STEMLearning #DolphinPride

✨ Title I & Open House Success! ✨

Thank you to all of our Dolphin families who joined us on Thursday, August 14, 2025, for our Title I and Open House event! 🐬💛💙
Our teachers and administrators are truly grateful to have such supportive parents and guardians, and we are looking forward to an amazing school year together.

💛 A special shoutout to our fabulous PTO, who are already off to a strong start this year with incredible events to support our students!

📚 And now for the fun part… the winners of the “Guess How Many Gummy Worms” contest in the Library are:

🍬 Fruit Gummy Worms – 41 in the jar! 🎉 Closest guess: 40 by Ariessi!

🍋 Sour Gummy Worms – 74 in the jar! 🎉 Exact guess: Mr. Badillo!

👏 Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who stopped by the Library to play and show support! Here’s to a successful year at North Augusta Elementary! 🐬✨

We are excited to see you tonight!
📚✨ You're Invited! ✨👨‍🏫

Join us at North Augusta Elementary for our Title I Meeting & Meet the Teacher Night
📅 Thursday, August 14
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

We’ll begin the evening with our annual Title I Meeting in the cafeteria, where you'll learn more about how we support student learning and family engagement through our Title I program. Then, head to your child’s classroom for Meet the Teacher Night — a wonderful opportunity to connect with teachers, see where your child learns, and start the year strong together! 💛💙

Let’s work hand-in-hand to make this school year the best one yet! We can’t wait to see you there! 🐬📖

#NAUESDolphins #MeetTheTeacher #TitleIMeeting #BackToSchool2025 #StrongerTogether #ParentPartnership

📱 Stay Connected with NAUES! 📱

Parents & Guardians — if you haven’t already, download the Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) App today!
It’s the one-stop solution for staying connected with your child’s school, teachers, and classroom updates.

💬 With the ACPSD App + “Rooms” feature, you can:
✅ Receive important announcements & school news
✅ Message directly with teachers & staff
✅ View class updates, assignments, and schedules
✅ Stay on top of your child’s education in real time

Don’t miss out on important information — download the ACPSD App now and join us in keeping the NAUES community informed and engaged!

🔗 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.aikensc&hl=en_US

Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiken-county-public-schools-sc/id6480413882

#NAUES #ACPSD #StayConnected #ParentTeacherCommunication #NorthAugustaElementary

Remember!!
📚✨ You're Invited! ✨👨‍🏫

Join us at North Augusta Elementary for our Title I Meeting & Meet the Teacher Night
📅 Thursday, August 14
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

We’ll begin the evening with our annual Title I Meeting in the cafeteria, where you'll learn more about how we support student learning and family engagement through our Title I program. Then, head to your child’s classroom for Meet the Teacher Night — a wonderful opportunity to connect with teachers, see where your child learns, and start the year strong together! 💛💙

Let’s work hand-in-hand to make this school year the best one yet! We can’t wait to see you there! 🐬📖

#NAUESDolphins #MeetTheTeacher #TitleIMeeting #BackToSchool2025 #StrongerTogether #ParentPartnership

🌟 Celebrating Big Wins in Dr. Moore’s Class! 🌟
Our kindergarteners are shining bright this week—they’ve begun earning their very first Math Brag Tags! These aren’t just fun tokens—they’re powerful symbols of growth, learning, and stepping-stones toward meeting South Carolina’s College-and-Career-Ready Standards in mathematics.

What’s a Brag Tag?
• An exciting little badge that each student earns when they’ve demonstrated mastery of key math skills.
• Once earned, they get to add it to their personal necklace—turning their learning journey into a wearable achievement.
• At the end of the year, they’ll take home the full collection: a beautiful, tangible record of all they’ve accomplished!

This Week’s Special Honors:
Students who counted confidently to 25, 50, or even 75—they’ve earned brag tags that showcase their number sense and mastery of counting. These skills align with South Carolina’s standards, including:

K.NS.1: Counting forward by ones and tens (up to 100) and K.NS.2: Beginning counting from any number less than 100
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Plus, building understanding that each number name corresponds to one more than the last, and that the last number counted equals the total objects—foundational principles highlighted in South Carolina’s Counting & Cardinality goals
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Why It Matters:
Each tag is a milestone—a small celebration of "I did it!" This visual—and wearable—progress not only motivates students, it also connects their everyday achievements to the rigorous standards they're meeting. Families, be sure to ask your child about their brag tags and share in their pride!

Reminder
📚✨ You're Invited! ✨👨‍🏫

Join us at North Augusta Elementary for our Title I Meeting & Meet the Teacher Night
📅 Thursday, August 14
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

We’ll begin the evening with our annual Title I Meeting in the cafeteria, where you'll learn more about how we support student learning and family engagement through our Title I program. Then, head to your child’s classroom for Meet the Teacher Night — a wonderful opportunity to connect with teachers, see where your child learns, and start the year strong together! 💛💙

Let’s work hand-in-hand to make this school year the best one yet! We can’t wait to see you there! 🐬📖

#NAUESDolphins #MeetTheTeacher #TitleIMeeting #BackToSchool2025 #StrongerTogether #ParentPartnership

🎶 Feel the Beat at North Augusta Elementary! 🎶

Second graders in Mr. Palmer’s music class were grooving with rhythm sticks this week—and the energy was electric! With each tap, click, and beat, students explored how music is organized into sets of 2, 3, and 4 beats, learning all about meter in the most hands-on way. Whether it was duple, triple, or quadruple time, these young musicians were counting, moving, and jamming like pros!

🪵✨ Why rhythm sticks? They’re the perfect tool for helping students feel the beat, develop coordination, and connect movement to musical structure. Plus, they make learning rhythm super fun!

📚 Learning in Action This activity aligns with the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for Visual and Performing Arts (2020):

2.M.PR.4 – Demonstrate and describe how music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and meter) can support a specific purpose.

2.M.CR.1 – Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context.

2.M.R.3 – Identify and describe meter in music.

🎵 These young musicians are building a strong foundation in rhythm, creativity, and musical expression—one beat at a time!

📸 Stay tuned for more musical moments from Mr. Palmer’s class. At North Augusta Elementary, we don’t just learn music… we live it! 🎤💃

🍦💛 Fourth Grade “Where We Live” Project 💙🍦

During the first weeks of school, Mrs. Lewis’s 4th grade Social Studies class got creative with a sweet twist on geography — the **Ice Cream Cone “Where We Live” Project”! 🐬✨

Students built colorful paper ice cream cones, stacking scoops from smallest to largest location:
🏫 Class → Grade → School → City → County → State → Country → Continent → Planet → Galaxy 🌍🌌

This hands-on activity helped students learn how to identify and organize the different levels of where they live — from their own classroom all the way to our Milky Way galaxy! 🌟

📚 SC Social Studies Standards in Action (4th Grade):

4.G.1: Use geographic representations to explain relationships between locations and places in South Carolina, the United States, and the world.

4.G.1.1: Identify the absolute and relative location of places using geographic tools and terms.

This fun, memorable project not only reinforced mapping and location skills but also set the tone for an exciting year of learning about our place in the world. Way to go, 4th Grade Dolphins! 💪🐬

#NAUESDolphins #SocialStudies #WhereWeLive #DolphinPride #HandsOnLearning

💛💙 Shining Bright in Third Grade! 💙💛

In Ms. McGurk’s class, several amazing Dolphins were caught “shining bright” 🌟 ten times — earning themselves the ultimate reward… a desk pet! 🐾✨

In our class, students earn a star each time they’re spotted on task, working hard, and doing their very best. Once they collect 10 stars, they get to choose a special desk pet to keep them company while they learn. 🐬📚

This fun reward celebrates positive habits, responsibility, and effort — and we couldn’t be prouder of our shining stars! Keep up the amazing work, Third Grade! 🙌

#NAUESDolphins #ShiningBright #DeskPets #PositiveBehavior #ThirdGradeStars #DolphinPride

🎉💛 First Grade Leader Loot Winners! 💙🎉

This week, our amazing First Grade Dolphins wrapped up another exciting Leader Loot drawing — celebrating students who have gone above and beyond to show respect, responsibility, and readiness to learn. 🐬✨

Throughout the week, these young leaders earned Leader Loot tickets by making positive choices and setting a great example for others. Every ticket was a chance to win, but the real prize is the leadership skills and positive habits they’re building every day! 💪

Each Friday, a few names are drawn at random, and our winners are recognized for their outstanding behavior and dedication to living out our school expectations. 🙌

We are so proud of our first graders for continuing to lead the way at NAUES — keep it up, Dolphins! 💛💙

Congratulations to this week’s First Grade “You Rock” Award winner! 🏆🐬
You were recognized for always being kind to everyone and trying your best every single day. Your positive attitude and effort make our Dolphin family shine! ✨

Keep up the amazing work — you truly rock! 🎉

#NAUESDolphins #LeaderLoot #FirstGradeLeaders #PositiveBehavior #DolphinPride

💛💙 Fourth Grade Dolphins Put Their Budgeting Skills to the Test! 💙💛

Today, our NAUES fourth graders became smart shoppers using Food Lion sale flyers! 🛒🐬
They explored BOGO deals, worked within a set budget, and created their own grocery lists — recording the actual prices and rounding to the nearest dollar to stay on track.

This real-world math activity not only sharpened their addition, subtraction, and rounding skills but also helped them understand smart spending and financial decision-making — important life skills they’ll use for years to come!

📚 SC Math Standards in Action:

4.NSBT.4: Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

4.MDA.2: Solve real-world problems involving measurements and calculations.

4.NSBT.5: Apply place value to round multi-digit numbers to any place.

Way to go, fourth grade! You’re proving that math matters in the real world! 🏆✨

#NAUESDolphins #MathInAction #RealWorldLearning #DolphinPride #SCStandards #FoodLionNorthAugusta

💛💙 We ❤️ Our NAUES PTO! 💙💛

Our amazing PTO works hard all year to make our school an even better place for our Dolphins to learn and grow! 🐬✨
They’ve planned an incredible lineup of events for the 2025–2026 school year — check out the Save the Date image below so you don’t miss a thing!

📅 Mark your calendars now and join in the fun!

🙌 We always need helping hands! Whether you can give an hour, an afternoon, or more, every bit of your time makes a big difference for our school community.

💌 If you’re interested in volunteering, reach out to our PTO — we would love to have you join us in creating wonderful memories for our students!

https://forms.gle/keTQvL5jDW154K5W7

#NAUESDolphins #DolphinPride #PTO #SaveTheDate #WeLoveOurPTO #NAUESFamily