NCS Family Newsletter

09/04/23 No school in observance of Labor Day

09/05/23 First Day of School(Full day for all grades)

09/05/23 Back to School Breakfast 7:45am

09/12/2023 Governance Council Meeting 6pm-8pm

09/20/23 Picture Day

09/27/2023 North & South Fundraiser 11am-9pm

09/28/23 Back to School Night

10/10/23 Governance Council Meeting 6pm-8pm

10/12/23 Family Conferences 3pm-6:30pm

10/16/23 Noodles & Co Fundraiser 4pm-8pm

10/25/23 Community Gathering 7:35am-8:00am

11/01/23 Culver's Fundraiser 5pm-8pm

11/14/23 Governance Council Meeting 6pm-8pm

11/15/23 Picture Retakes

11/22/23-11/24/23 Thanksgiving Break

A reminder that school hours have changed for the 2023-2024 school year.

School Hours:

Monday- 9:20-2:25 (Supervised arrival begins at 9:05)

Tuesday-Friday- 7:30-2:25 (Supervised arrival begins at 7:15)

School Office Hours:

Monday- 9:00-2:45

Tuesday-Friday- 7:15-2:45

Families should make arrangements for students to leave school grounds at the 2:25 pm dismissal time. We are unable to supervise students after they have been dismissed.

We ask all students to bring the following personal items on the 1st day of school:

• Backpack

• Lunch Box (If bringing lunch from home)

• Gym Shoes (shoes to remain at school for Physical Education class)

• Art Smock (a shirt that fits over clothing to wear to art class)

• Water bottle (non-metal is preferred)

• Headphones **NEW**

If your family needs assistance with school supplies, please reach out to Miss Amelia or Miss Jenni at (608) 845-4509.

All families are invited to a back to school breakfast at Hometown Junction Park next to Alice Good Coffee. Join other New Century School parents at 7:45am for coffee, juice, and snacks to talk about the ups and downs of the first day of school. It is also a great time for new families to ask questions they have about the school and coming year.

We have a new online resource that is housed on our website under Families/Online Resource Page. This page will house a lot of important information that you will need including but not limited Arrival and Dismissal Procedures and Menus. Please click here to visit the site now.

Picture Day is Wednesday, Sept. 20th, in the morning.

Please keep an eye out for more information and for a sign up to volunteer to help on picture day.

If you were unable to drop off supplies during our event, feel free to leave them in the school office during normal hours or bring them the first day of school. New families will be able to connect with teachers during Back to School Night and Family Contact times. Thank you!

THANK YOU to so many of our families for completing your online registration so that our staff can have accurate information when communicating with you!!

If you haven’t yet completed your online registration, please do so as soon as possible. It is very important.

Another quick reminder to go online to pay your registration fees if you haven’t done so already.

Have you created your Parent Portal access for Powerschool yet? Do you need any help in setting this up? Please Call Miss Amelia at 608-845-4504 and we can send you fresh instructions or we can walk through it together. This is the only way to sign up for summer school, so thanks for tackling this. The first instructions were sent in February, reminder letters are being sent at the end of March, and phone calls will roll out in April.

Here are some helpful videos to help if you already have your log in codes:

English

Spanish

If your student is ill, has an early morning appointment, or will be late arriving to

school for another reason, in addition to notifying their classroom teacher please make sure that you one of the following PRIOR

TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY:

1) EMAIL NCS Attendance: ncs-attendance@verona.k12.wi.us

2) CALL the office at (608) 845-4500

We understand that there are times when appointments during the school day are unavoidable. If your student is going to be picked up for an appointment we ask that in addition to notifying their teacher that 24 hours in advance when possible Please, also either:

1) EMAIL NCS Attendance: ncs-attendance@verona.k12.wi.us

2) CALL the office at (608) 845-4500

Please include the information on the date of the appointment, the time they will be picked up and whether they will be returning to school or not.

When you come to pick them up you will need to come into the office to sign them out. When you bring your student back to school you will also need to come into the office to sign them in.

If your student has a change to what they are doing after school (even just for a day) and they are NOT following the transportation instructions you submitted, then you MUST notify the school in one of the following ways:

1) EMAIL NCS Attendance: ncs-attendance@verona.k12.wi.us

2) CALL the office at (608) 845-4500 (If you are making a change after 11:00 am for the same day, please call the office instead of emailing.)

If possible, please also email your child's teacher(s).

We want to make sure that your child gets to their location safely after school. Therefore it is important to learn about any changes in transportation directly from a parent/guardian through an email, phone call, or note. Thanks for our cooperation.

VASD provides bus transportation for K-5th grade students who live 1.25 miles or

more from their school and 6th-12th grade students who live 2.0 miles or more

from their school. Visit our Infofinder transportation application tool to confirm

First Student route information. The site has a link to detailed instructions and is updated daily, allowing you to find the most up-to-date bus route and stop information, including stop times. To enable us to provide accurate bus stop information, we request your help. Always inform your school secretaries of any address changes. Routes and stops are subject to change. Please note that this site will not display transportation information for 4K students or students with special needs. Direct other questions to First Student at 608-341-2799 or the district

transportation website.

We appreciate our visitors and volunteers. You make it possible for things like field trips, class plays, and the many other activities that occur at our school. VASD volunteers and chaperones must complete a background check before they may begin. If there is a possibility that you will be a volunteer or chaperone we strongly encourage you to start the background check process now. These processes and procedures are being enforced district wide and take approximately 5 days to receive. Please remember to bring your State ID or Drivers License at your initial visit to our school. Thank you!

Visitors

• Never will be alone/unsupervised with students

• Classroom assistant, drop off supplies, etc.

• Process

• Complete building based check-in/out form, wear temporary visitor badge and return it at the end of the day

Volunteers

• Could be alone/unsupervised with students

• Chaperone, tutor, reading support, athletic support, student with disabilities support/assistant

• Does not include Police Department, CPS or other government agency

• Process

• MUST complete background check and be active on approved volunteer list, completes building based check-in/out form, wear temporary volunteer badge and return it at the end of the day. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.

Thank you again for investing your time in our Students and our school!

Ms. Roltgen would love for you to come in and volunteer to help out in the Library. Please visit the Signup to find a time that would work for you.

Here is the link to a Google Public Calendar with this year’s updated NCS events:

NCS Google Public Calendar

This calendar will be updated continually throughout the year with school events, such as swim and gym days, library days, Picture Day, Back to School Night, field trips, parent/teacher conferences, days off of school, Governance Council meetings, and so much more! We hope that this will make things easier for you!

NCS is inviting all of our families to our school for an opportunity to walk through our classrooms and Related Arts spaces at our Back-to-School Night. Classroom teachers will also give presentations during this time. A presentation schedule will be shared as we get closer to the event.

If your student with an IEP or 504 plan needs accommodations to participate in this event there will be a soft start starting at 5:00. They will have an opportunity to interact with staff prior to the time in which all students are present.

We are excited to be participating in the Charter School Color Run again this year!

Date: September 30th

Starting Time: 9:00 am registration

Location: Right outside of VAIS

For registration please visit: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/newcenturyschool

Once you are registered please complete the waiver here.

If you would also like to volunteer to help with the Color Run please signup here.

Have you joined the New Century School Parent Community Facebook Groups?

Current and incoming families are welcome to join “New Century School Parent Community” on Facebook. This is a great place to post summer events and pop-up playdates. This is also a great resource for new parents/guardians to ask any questions they may have.

Additionally, please like and follow our New Century School Facebook page here.

This is an Americorps program that trains reading tutors to work with students in grades K-3. NCS and VAIS will have a part-time tutor this coming year. This person will be supported with an internal coach. Other VASD schools have worked with Reading Corps and see positive results. This will be a good support for our students.

We are excited to share that Fourth Graders and their family members have free access to parks, lands and waters for an entire year. This opportunity is part of the US Government through the Bureau of Land Management, the Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service and other agencies who are working together to help capture the curiosity of students in this age group.

This program runs Sept 1 to August 31, so enjoy while you can! It's entirely free and the opportunities are all across the US.

Here is where families can sign up for free: https://everykidoutdoors.gov/parents.htm

If you do take this opportunity and enjoy the adventure, please feel free to share your pictures with Miss Amelia or Miss Jenni.

Bucky Books are on sale currently: $35/each

Please reach out to Jen to purchase your book today. we are happy to send home in a your child's backpack or Jen can drop it off within the Verona area.

Bucky Books can also be purchased online and shipped directly to the you here ( There is a slightly lower return rate to the school for online sales)

New Century School Volunteers as a fundraiser at UW Football games. We would love your help. Please save these dates to volunteer if you can:

October 7

October 14

October 28

Game times still TBD by the UW

Sign Up Genius to come soon!

Welcome to our 2023-2024 School Year. More information on how help spread additional sunshine will be coming soon.

Let's embark on a language learning journey...in SPANISH! Registration is now open for 2023-2024! All new material and lessons.

Register by 6/4 to take $15 off your tuition! Enroll today: https://futuraadventures.com/wisconsin-region/

If you need assistance with lunch costs please visit our Free and Reduced Lunch application for information on income levels and an application for assistance.