Today was "National Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day." To celebrate, Mrs. Bodily had her science students learning Morse Code, how to communicate via Morse Code, and the history and impact Morse Code had in U.S. wars. Ms. Adkisson brought her 5th Grade students to join Mrs. Bodily's class so all could learn more about and practice using Morse Code. Thank you, Mrs. B, Ms. A, and your students for celebrating and learning together!
Please remember to start using the new phone number!
To improve phone service at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary School, there will be a new phone number as of January 3rd, 2022. The new number is 866-453-2600. This is a toll free number for everyone to use. There will also be a new fax number, 217-980-8013. Thanks!
Today, I was very happy to have Mrs. Sandy Harman, from Nauvoo Food Pantry, here visiting NCES during Viking time to pick up a check from our school for $2,380.98 to donate to our local food pantry! That was the total amount of donations we collected during our schoolwide "Change Drive." NCES, we are so proud of our students, staff, and parents for their generosity and kindness to make this possible. Thank you all.
Congratulations to our Dec, 2021 "Viking Pride" award winners! We are proud of them and their random acts of kindness they took to earn this honor. We recognized them on 12/17/21 at Viking Time. Pictured, L-R: Zoie Gallaher, Avery Squire, Millie Knowles, Zachary Mulch, Emma Dooley, Gage Stull, Zane Tripp, Ms. Brenda Adkisson, Mrs. Tammy Belshaw, and Mrs. Rena Rose. Other winner not pictured: Eden Sutton.
Congrats to our PreK-6 students on their great performance at the Winter Music Concert on 12/15/2021! Thank you to Ms. Roch for directing our elementary music program. Thank you to Mrs. Fink & Ms. McConnell for leading our PreK & Kdg. music program. Thank you to NCES staff and students who helped decorate our gym and foyer. We appreciate everyone who attended our music programs.
NCES would like to congratulate our Elementary & Junior High Band and Choir students on their awesome performance at the Winter Concert on 12/14/2021. Thank you to Mr. Kanauss, and Ms. Roch for leading and teaching our Band and Choir students. Thank you to the Nauvoo Visitors Center for allowing NCES to use their venue to put on our Winter Concert.
To improve phone service at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary School, there will be a new phone number as of January 3rd, 2022. The new number is 866-453-2600. This is a toll free number for everyone to use.
Congratulations to our most recent "Reading Counts" award winners at NCES! We honored them with certificates from Mrs. Litchfield on 12/8/2021. Pictured from left to right: Mesa Kohl, Lena Primmer, Madison Shaw, Isaac Shurtleff, Colton Schmitz, T.J. Burtalo, Allyson Tate, Avianna Young, Emma Bodily, Daniel Compton, Ellie Fink, Asher Hancock, Grace Hill, Caimen Huston, Lori Savage, Millie Knowles, Lauren Stevenson, Dalton Vass, Audrey Young.
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team!!! The Lady Vikings will play Teutopolis on Thursday at 7:30pm in Havana, IL. There will be a short pep assembly at 2:30 pm for the public to attend. The team bus will leave NC at 4:00 with a police escort provided.
There will also be a fan bus for the 7th/8th grade students that would like to attend the game. The fan bus will leave NC at 4:15 and stop at McDonald's in Macomb for supper before the game. Students are responsible for the meal and concessions. The sports boosters will pay for the students admission into the game. Parents need to stay in touch with students regarding arrival time back at Nauvoo- Colusa Elementary and Warsaw High School. Good luck Vikings!
NCES students and staff made and signed a school spirit sign for our Girls Basketball Team. We wish Coach Stambach and our Lady Vikings the best of luck tonight in their 8-2A Sectional game! We are all behind you and very proud of you!
NCES Parents/Guardians and Students,
We were aware of a social media location-based app called "YikYak" which allows anyone who downloads the app to post anonymous comments. Other area schools and school districts across the United States are experiencing issues with students using this app and posting inappropriate content. We want you to be aware of this app and monitor your child’s social media accounts and apps for their safety and wellbeing. Although the app is anonymous, individuals using the app are required to provide a phone number, and police are able to identify users. Students should understand that comments here that are threatening in nature will be reported to police and investigated to the fullest extent possible. School officials will not hesitate to invoke school discipline as well as legal consequences for cyberbullying or threats posted to YikYak, or any other social media platform. Bullying will not be tolerated. Please also understand that sharing screenshots of content posted elsewhere is not helpful, perpetuates fear associated with the initial threat and impedes the investigation and resolution of each incident. If you see threatening content, report it to the school and/or the police immediately. Schools are advising that students delete this app immediately, and that parents continue to be vigilant and communicate the seriousness of using technology to make threats or cause distress and disruption at school. We will continue to provide a safe learning environment for all, but we need the cooperation of our students and families to maintain a positive school culture. Thank you for your support.
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team!
Pictured L to R: Abby Stanley, Jaiyden Huston, Millie Harness, Jayden Climer, Brylee Balentine, Anna Haas, Kynlee Nichols, Giana Fisher.
Not Pictured: Kaia Figge
Congratulations to our Nov. 2021 "Viking Pride" award winners! We are proud of them and their random acts of kindness they took to earn this honor. We recognized them today during Viking Time. Pictured, L-R: Brooke Wasielewski, Colton Schmitz, Ianna Feikert, Paxton Rawlings, Thomas Mansheim, Porter Bodily, Jordan Leonard, Aiden Lucas, Hayden Jameson. Other winners not pictured: Miles Aitchison,
Mr. Dave Rhodes, and Dr. Kent Young.
On behalf of the NCES Staff, we wish our 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team the good luck tonight vs. Carthage in their 5:30 pm Regional Championship Game in La Harpe. Go Lady Vikings!
Congratulations to our Oct. 2021 "Viking Pride" award winners! We are proud of them and the actions they took to earn this honor. We recognized them on Oct. 29th. Pictured, L-R, in costume or mask: Daniel Compton, Mesa Kohl, Anna Evans, Ellie Fink, Caimen Huston, Levi Perego, Liam Davis, Anden Goodwin, Jonathan Lucie, Kenley Nichols, and Mrs. Tammy Belshaw.
Dear Nauvoo-Colusa Parents, Staff, and Students:
On October 18, 2021, the Board of Education took action directing me to require the school community to comply with the Governor’s Executive Order 2021-22, which requires all individuals in Illinois, regardless of vaccination status, who are age two or over and able to medically tolerate a face covering (a mask or cloth face covering) to cover their nose and mouth with a face covering when in an indoor public place, including school districts. Further, all individuals must wear face coverings on buses. The Board adopted these requirements under protest and reserved the right to challenge the validity of these orders in court, but has directed me to fully enforce these requirements at this time to preserve athletic opportunities and State and federal funding for students. Accordingly, as of October 29, 2021, all students, staff, parents, and visitors to the District will be required to wear masks in District buildings and on school buses.
Any staff member, student, parent, or visitor who fails to follow this directive may be disciplined and/or excluded from District premises and/or school buses.
Staff will be directed to enforce the District’s mask requirement.
Check out these pics of "Fire Station Building" by students in Mrs. Belshaw's P.E. classes. Students used creativity and problem-solving skills to make their buildings. Nicely done!
Congratulations to our students who did enough reading to earn points and get certificates for our "Reading Counts" program! Thank you to Mrs. Litchfield for leading this program and promoting reading. Students earned certificates for hitting the 25 and/or 50 point club, they are pictured from left to right: Colton Schmitz (3rd), Grant Squire (3rd), T.J. Burtalo (4th), Tatum Griffiths (4th), Mackenzie Shaw (4th), Allisyn Tate (4th), Avery Squire (5th), Brynlee Squire (6th)
On behalf of the NCES Faculty & Staff, we are proud to announce and congratulate our Sept. 2021 Viking Pride winners! Pictured from left to right: Adley Rose (grade 2), Alex Pilkington (grade 3), Ellie Fink (grade 5), Emma Bodily (grade 5), Samuel Perego (grade 7), Kennedy Harl (grade 8), and Jadyn Climer (grade 8)
Per Health Dept., a student who is quarantined as a close contact from a positive COVID test cannot attend school for 14 calendar days. Other options that could possibly allow a student to return in fewer than 14 days are unavailable to our students due to our mask optional policy.
Dr. Kent Young