The DoDEA Student Information System (DSIS) Family Portal will be unavailable from Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 pm ET until Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 pm ET. Parents and students will not be able to access the system or register students during this time. Registration will resume when the system is reopened on July 10.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we head into the final stretch of the school year, thank you for your continued support and partnership. We have several important updates and events to share with you this week:
⚓ Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces. We especially recognize and thank our military families within the school community for their service and sacrifice. School will close on Friday, May 23, in observance of the holiday and resume on Tuesday, May 27.
👥 SAC Parent Volunteers Needed
Our School Advisory Committee (SAC) seeks two parent volunteers for the 2025–26 school year. If you are interested in serving a two-year commitment, please submit a brief bio to Mrs. Rascoe by Friday, May 23. Your voice and input are vital to our school’s success!
🏃 Field Days Are Coming Up!
Get ready for some fun and friendly competition!
💻 Chromebook Collection Begins
We will begin collecting Chromebooks this week. Please help us ensure your child’s device is fully charged and all accessories (chargers, cases, etc.) are returned. See the article for details.
Thank you for helping us finish the year strong. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact the school office at +39-0444-106-0232.
Warm regards,
Mr. Rivera and Mrs. Rascoe
Chromebook: Collections begin Wednesday, May 28. Check for missing accessories!
Field Day: Coming this Thursday, May 29. Parent volunteers needed!
Library Books: All books are due by Friday, May 30.
Lunch Volunteers Welcome: Sign in at the front desk. View lunch schedule.
Lost and Found: Check for lost items in the cafeteria.
Re-Register Today: NaplesES.Registrar@dodea.edu
Early Release: 1:30 PM Every Wednesday.
Absences: Email Teacher and CC Ms. Heavrin
Transportation: All changes must be made at least 90 minutes before the end of school. Email Teacher, Ms. Heavrin, and CC Ms. Wall. CC Transportation and SAC, if appropriate.
Early Check Out: Students must be checked out at least 30 minutes before the end of school. Please plan accordingly.
Bells: First bell rings at 8:05 AM. Tardy bell rings at 8:10 AM.
Office Hours: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Contact Number: +39-0444-106-0232
PreK students will share how friends make them feel and what they like to see in their friends. We will practice introducing ourselves to new people and showing kindness to new friends. We will also discuss and document how children have shown kindness to others throughout the school year.
Kindergarten is starting to wrap up the school year with end-of-year assessments. At the end of the school year, this data will be shared with parents.
We are reviewing key standards in all subject areas.
Students continue to work hard on their Booknic books.
Kinders will participate in the field day from 9:00 to 11:00 on Thursday, May 29. Please send in a towel and a complete change of clothes. Water activities are included, and we could get wet! We will have lunch later than usual. Please send a significant snack for your child to eat between the end of field day and our later lunchtime. Please apply sunscreen to your child BEFORE they come to school that day and send a full water bottle.
Next week in ELA, we will complete a writer's workshop. We will work on the writing process and review writing mechanics. We will also take our final ELA assessments of the year.
In math, we will finish Unit 13, take the unit assessment, and the final math summative assessment.
In the afternoon, the classes will complete any of the Health, Science, or Social Studies curriculum that their class may not have finished yet.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with your child's teacher. Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
This week, 3rd Graders reviewed and showed what they learned in our Unit 13: Describe and Analyze 2D Shapes. In ELA, we continue working through Unit 7: What is a community? We have been reading non-fiction and fictional texts about where and how people live. In Science, we have been deepening our learning about Motion and Matter and starting to move on to our final unit, Weather! For Social Studies, classes have finished with their commissary visits. All trips were a huge success, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of our wonderful chaperones. Thank you!
Important Dates:
This week, Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Griego will continue poetry and book clubs, and Mrs. Ribiera will work on Unit 9. All teachers will focus on the Main Idea and Key Details.
In writing, students will continue working on creating their poetry book/presentation.
In health, students will introduce the unit on exercise.
In social studies, the students will continue to learn about the West and work on a final West project/presentation.
We are finishing Unit 13: Units of Measurement and Data in math. This unit covers the following:
Unit 15 Review is on Wednesday, May 28, and Unit 15 Test is on Thursday, May 29.
Turn in all library books by Friday, May 30!
For ELA, we are finishing Unit 8 with no spelling test for the rest of the school year.
In Math, we are working through Unit 14, focusing on Order of Operations.
For Health, we are finishing up the Bones and Muscles unit.
For Science, we are delving into the Earth and Sun unit, focusing on planetary systems. If each class hasn't already, they will visit our Star Lab.
For Social Studies, we are starting Unit 4 with a focus on civilizations of the Americas, learning about the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan empires in the Americas.
Please see the "NES News" tab on the 5th grade website for more information about what's happening in 5th grade.
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming the newest members of the 2025-2026 NES PTA Board, who were voted in at this morning's May General Membership meeting:
We look forward to a wonderful 2025-2026 school year!
Do we ever truly have enough time? From the moment we wake until we collapse, exhausted, into bed at night, how often do we actually meet every demand the day places on us? Is it possible that trying to find time is, in itself, an unrealistic pursuit? In such a case, we may benefit by reframing our perspective to focus on prioritizing demands and achieving a sense of fulfillment through our daily accomplishments.
Where to begin? First and foremost, we cannot function without nourishment. Our bodies and minds require food and water for energy. Just as we must move our muscles to maintain physical health and strength, we also need to engage our minds, stimulating our brain cells to support mental well-being and continuous learning.
As parents, there are many valuable resources available to help support your child’s healthy eating habits and physical activity. Additionally, organizations like the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) provide research-based resources to foster communication development, an essential building block for your child’s overall well-being and academic success.
The ASHA website offers excellent tools to help parents understand how to support their child’s communication development—skills that research shows are foundational for learning. ASHA recommends talking with your child frequently, reading a variety of books together daily, playing rhyming and sound games, encouraging storytelling and conversations about their day, and giving them opportunities to write and express themselves. These everyday interactions help build strong language skills that support academic and social success. (1)
Make a start! Instead of trying to find time, as if it is lost or hidden, many experts encourage us to make time by intentionally creating space for what matters most. Begin by prioritizing your child’s communication development. This is not something that can be achieved through artificial means; it requires consistent, real-world interactions every single day.
Support and resources are always within reach, so just ask a speech-language pathologist. While carving out time in a busy schedule may seem impractical, it becomes far more manageable when we shift our mindset from scarcity to one of purpose and intention.
Your children may never thank you directly for the time you invest, but their boundless growth and success will be the most meaningful reward. It all begins with something as simple as a conversation.
You are your child’s first and most important teacher! Here are some ways to encourage your child’s communication skills during everyday life:
Talk with your NES Speech & Hearing Specialists for more info:
Contact: +39-0444-106-0232
[1] Suggestions for Parents: Speech and Language Development
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| Attendance | Attendance | +39 0444 106 0241 |
| Registrar | Registrar | +39 0444 106 0240 |
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| School Liaison Program | SLO | +39 081 811 6549 |
| School Age Care (SAC) | +39 081 811 4722 | |
| Transportation Office | Transportation | +39 0444 106 0250 |
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We’re excited to share that DoDEA has won the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award – Website Award of Merit for our School Newsletters Project! This NSPRA award honors outstanding school communication efforts that help connect schools with their communities. This wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of our amazing school webmasters. Thank you for keeping families connected with your hard work and heart!
