Nancy Reynolds Elementary

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Kindergarten Dragons Wanted for the 2025-2026 school year! Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2025 are requested to call the school to set up an appointment for your child’s Kindergarten Registration. All children are required to have an up-to-date immunization record and physical when entering school for the first time. Kindergarten Registration at Nancy Reynolds will be held on Wednesday, March 5 from 8am to 11am. Please call Mrs. Kelly in our office at 336-351-2480 to schedule your appointment.

PowerSchool Cybersecurity Update: We are writing to update you regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software vendor that provides our Student Information System (SIS). PowerSchool initiated the process of notifying individuals whose information was determined to be involved. As previously mentioned, PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators that had information exfiltrated from PowerSchool SIS. PowerSchool is doing this regardless of whether an individual’s Social Security Number was exfiltrated. In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will be distributing direct email notifications to involved individuals (or their parent/guardian, as applicable) for whom PowerSchool has sufficient contact information. Additionally, PowerSchool has worked with Experian to set up a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer any questions associated with these offerings and the incident. All the information regarding the activation of and access to these services will be included in the email sent to you by Experian. Whether or not you receive an email, you may also visit PowerSchool’s website to learn how to activate the offering from Experian, linked here: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/. Protecting our students and teachers remains our top priority. Thank you again for all of your support and understanding during this time.

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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) informed the Stokes County Schools of unauthorized access to student and staff data contained in PowerSchool, the student information system (SIS) used by most school districts in North Carolina. This incident impacts school systems across North Carolina, the nation, and the world. We are working closely with NCDPI and PowerSchool to determine the specific nature of the data involved. If PowerSchool determines that personal data has been compromised, it will contact the affected individuals directly and provide specific details and guidance. PowerSchool reports that the incident is contained, that they have taken steps to secure the data, and that there is no indication potentially compromised information has been shared or made public to additional parties. Federal law enforcement, NCDPI, and PowerSchool are monitoring the situation closely. PowerSchool has assured us that its systems are operational and that it has implemented additional security measures to prevent future incidents. It is important to note that this incident occurred at the PowerSchool company level, and neither the Stokes County Schools nor NCDPI data systems are involved. NCDPI has stated publicly that neither it nor any North Carolina school district could have prevented this incident. Protecting personally identifiable information of our students, families, and staff is critically important, and we take this matter very seriously. We will share updates as additional information becomes available from NCDPI and PowerSchool. We are committed to providing clear information about the steps being taken to address and mitigate any potential impact. Our priority is to keep our community informed and supported throughout this process. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate through this situation alongside other North Carolina school districts and school districts worldwide.

OUR PTO IS AWESOME!!! Thank you to all who assisted with and attended our Winter Wonderland Dance! Everyone had a great time! Here is a link to a Google Folder with some photos from our dance. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/158t3Jqz-O9d8sXlFaZteQLlTzPdahT8Y?usp=sharing More photos may be added in the coming days.

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Project Child Find is a North Carolina initiative designed to locate, identify, and evaluate children from birth to age 21 who may have disabilities and need special education services. It helps families and educators connect with resources, assessments, and early interventions to support children's educational needs. Services are free and available through local school districts and community agencies. Parents, guardians, and concerned individuals can refer a child for evaluation if developmental delays or learning difficulties are observed. This information is also available on the district website. https://www.stokes.k12.nc.us/ Click menu, then under departments click exceptional children

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Kindergarten Dragons Wanted for the 2025-2026 school year! Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2025 are requested to call the school to set up an appointment for your child’s Kindergarten Registration. All children are required to have an up-to-date immunization record and physical when entering school for the first time. Kindergarten Registration at Nancy Reynolds will be held on Wednesday, March 5 from 8am to 11am. Please call Mrs. Kelly in our office at 336-351-2480 to schedule your appointment.

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Here is our February Calendar of Events. Our Spring Book Fair will run from February 21-27th. We're having a Lunch with a Loved One event followed by Book Fair Shopping on Thursday, February 27 during your child's lunch time. Reservation forms will be sent home this week. Please return your reservation by Friday, February 14 to allow time for our cafeteria folks to make the food order.

Do you know a child who will begin Kindergarten in the fall? Now is the time to get them registered for school. See the image for dates and times for Kindergarten Registration for all elementary schools in Stokes County. If you'd like to make an appointment, contact the school office where the child will attend. Kindergarten Registration at NRES is March 5 from 8am to 11am. You can schedule an appointment with Kelly in our office at 336-351-2480.

We will be celebrating Read Across America Week March 3-7, 2025. We will have a few fun things planned for our students, but we'd like to also include folks from the community in our celebration of reading. Would you happen to be interested in joining us during Read Across America Week as a guest reader? Do you know anyone who may be interested? If so, please reach out to Mrs. Moore, our Media Coordinator, so that we can make arrangements for you to join us!

Here are a couple of reminders: 1) Tomorrow is our Second Quarter Awards Day at 1pm in the auditorium. Teachers have contacted the families of students who will receive awards. Seating is limited. 2) Our Winter Wonderland Dance will be NEXT Friday, January 31, 2025 from 2pm-4pm. The cost is $5. Students must have a signed permission slip to attend and they must be picked up no later than 4:10pm. Permission slips and money are due next Thursday, January 30.

The Stokes County Schools Board of Education approved the 2025-2026 traditional calendar and the Stokes Early College High School calendar.

Here is the UPDATED Calendar of Events for the remainder of the month.

RESCHEDULED: Winter Wonderland Dance As Mr. Richardson shared last night, our Dance has been postponed to Friday, January 31. Permission slips and money ($5) are due on Thursday, January 30 if your child plans to attend. Students must be picked up at the school no later than 4:10pm. There will be no bus transportation from the dance. Parents may join us if you'd like. We'll be setting up after school on Jan. 30 and finish during the school day on Friday, Jan. 31. If you'd like to assist with setup, please indicate that on the permission slip. We're looking forward to a fun time together! We hope that you will plan to join us!

Stokes County Schools will be on a regular schedule with limited bus routes on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Several roads that we did not allow buses to travel have improved. Each day, schools will call the families who live on the roads that our buses will not travel the following day. Please be safe and allow for extra travel time to school. Remember that we will not count any student late to school as tardy for the remainder of this week.