Nexton Elementary

This morning was the BCSD Teacher of the Year Breakfast at Trident Technical College. Nexton Elementary is still so proud of Mrs. Ardis for being the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year and representing our school in Teacher Forum for the next two years!!!!

Administrative Professionals Day was on Wednesday, but we are Nexton and "We Finish Strong"!!! SOOOOOOO........Today, Nexton surprised our wonderful ladies with some gifts and goodies to show how much we love them. We can not thank them enough because they truly keep the school moving forward and each one of them is such an important piece of the Nexton Elementary puzzle. We Love You and Thank You!!! Mrs. Treginald McGill Mrs. Lorrie Villani Mrs. Maggie Miller Mrs. April Bowyer Mrs. Nidia Bright

Nexton Elementary would love to thank Halls Chophouse Nexton for hosting our Guys In Ties Club!!! This has become an annual event and is always the perfect ending of the year for our club. These young men were so respectful and represented Nexton Elementary very well. Thank You Halls Chophouse Nexton, Mr. Cummings, Coach Till, and Coach Jackson for being such great supporters of our Guys in Ties !!!!

Hey Explorers: Just a reminder that our Spring Fling is this Friday April 25th from 5:00-7:00pm. It is hosted by our wonderful PTA!!!! There will be dunk tanks, face painting, obstacle course, and etc. Our Spring Fling Raffle Baskets are up on our website for ticket purchasing. If you could share the link with staff and faculty, we'd appreciate it: Click to Bid: https://app.givebacks.gives/nextonspringfling There are 22 amazing raffle baskets with thousands of dollars worth of prizes up for grabs! Winners will be announced at the Spring Fling, but you don't have to be in attendance to win.

SUCH A PROUD MOMENT!!!! One of our awesome students was chosen for the Turnaround Award. She has had an amazing 4th grade and has demonstrated what it means to be a Nexton Explorer and follow the B.L.A.S.T. expectations!!! Congratulations Ariyanna James!!!! Also, proud of two other past Nexton Explorers that received the award. Eli Crank and Saegon Harvey love seeing greatness. https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/2147792

Spring has sprung! We hope all our students have a safe and fun spring break! Students will return to school April 21.

If you didn't get a chance yet, please make sure that you purchase your 5th Grade Yard Signs!!! Our PTA has done a wonderful job all year preparing for an awesome ending for the 5th grade students at Nexton Elementary. This is an opportunity to display your Explorer pride in your neighborhoods!!! We want people to know that your 5th grade student goes to the best school in South Carolina!!! Please visit website on the flyer or scan the QR code!!!

WHAT A WONDERFUL CHORUS PERFORMANCE!!!! Thank You To Mr. Masker and Mrs. Armstrong for leading the best Chorus Concert in the WORLD!!! Thank You to the awesome singers and actors!!! Such a great time and extremely funny!!! TWO THUMBS UP!!!!

Happy Spring Break Everyone, Registration is open for all NEW students to Nexton Elementary. This includes 4K-5th Grade. If you have a student already enrolled at Nexton or Berkeley County Schools, your registration will be at a later date. All of the registration information is: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/2114697 Please pass this information out to everyone!!!!

How about this!!!! Hilyard Rhodes in Mrs. Mullins 1st Grade class could write about any subject area that he wanted to..... and he wrote about Nexton Elementary's B.L.A.S.T. Expectations!!!! B-Believe In Yourself L-Lead With A Purpose A-Achieve S-Show Respect T-Teamwork Awesome Job Hilyard

Happy Assistant Principal Week to our AMAZING Assistant Principal Mr. J (Jashienski). In fact, Mrs. Barnes class surprised him today with a "Nacho Average AP" poster and some of his favorite snacks. He is definitely loved here (with or without hair) and we can't imagine Nexton Elementary without him.

Hello Explorers, In the Wednesday Folders, each student was given a Spring Break Academic Challenge packet. For every student that completes the packet, they will receive a wonderful prize/treat. This is not mandatory, but we love to give parents the opportunities to work with their children to continue to build upon the educational partnership. Parents are a valuable piece of academic success of their child and working together will be so beneficial for them. This is due by Wednesday, April 23rd. If you did not receive a packet, please let us know Happy Spring Break!!!

Nexton Explorers participated in a Kindness BINGO challenge. Students spend the entire month performing random acts of kindness. Students received a prize from their School Counselors. Way to go Explorers, keep spreading KINDNESS.

On Monday, we have a Berkeley County School District Legacy visit Nexton. Mr. Willis Sanders stopped by Guys In Ties to speak to the young men about what it takes to be a leader in and outside of the classroom. Mr. Sanders spent 40 years in education in Berkeley County. Each student received a signed copy of his artwork!! Thank You Mr. Sanders for visiting our school!!!!!

Hey Explorers, Your Dreams Have Come True!!! Many People Have Asked For Pictures Of Mr. J Getting His Head Shaved.... He Was Trying To Hide These.... BUT!!!!!! Enjoy!!!

Here are your weekly Bus, Arrival, and Dismissal ticket winners. Thank You for continuing to follow our B.L.A.S.T. Expectations!!!!!

Good Morning Nexton Parents, Administration has seen and increase in conflicts and behaviors at school between students in our upper grades. Most conversations with students has involved the words "Group Chat", "Tik Tok", "Snapchat", and "Instagram". Majority of the conflicts have been a result of students at Nexton Elementary speaking poorly about each other, making posts, and being hurtful on their electronics (outside of school). This is disappointing to administration because it is causing division amongst our student body and is taking away from learning. Nexton Elementary has always had such a great pride of being positive, loving, and understanding of and to each other. We are diligently working to prevent any further issues that will take away from the reason why students are in school, which is "to facilitate and support student-driven learning experiences by unleashing the power and potential of education". We are asking for your parental support because " it takes a village". There will be a Social Media Informational Night in three weeks, it is highly recommended to attend because students are growing at a faster rate with using social media for good and for bad. This session will have a Q&A section to answer all concerns. • Cane Bay High School o Date: April 23, 2025 o Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Or visit the website for other dates and locations: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/2105758 As Always, GO EXPLORERS!!!!!

NEW student registration for the 2025-2026 school year in Berkeley County School District will open on TOMORROW April 1st at 10 a.m. This will be for 4K (CERDEP) through 5th grade. If you have any students, know someone zoned for Nexton Elementary, or someone moving into our attendance zone... please get them register!!! Click: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/student-registration BCSD’s registration process is web-based for all aspects of student registration, including document upload. Those without the ability to register online will need to contact the school for which they are zoned to arrange a date and time to register in person. RETURNING student registration will be a later date...this is only for NEW students.

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Nexton Elementary Parents: The annual school climate parent survey is now available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal website under Forms. The results of the parent survey will be reported on the 2025 school report card as required by state law. Measuring parents’ perception of and involvement in schools provides valuable information to principals and their faculty. The goal is to identify strengths and weaknesses and define opportunities to improve parental involvement at our school and in the state. Additionally, the parent survey provides information to improve school and district performance. The Parent School Climate Survey is available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal website under Forms and/or an individual QR code will be sent home with your student. The survey will close on FRIDAY March 21st. Your time and effort in completing this survey is greatly appreciated.