RFK New Open World Academy

Dear NOW Families,

You are cordially invited to join us for two wonderful opportunities to connect, celebrate, and strengthen our school community!

📅 Thursday, October 22 | 4:30–6:30 PM
Parent Conference Night for Middle School and High School

Meet with your child’s teachers to discuss academic progress, celebrate successes, and identify ways we can work together to support your student’s continued growth and achievement. Your partnership is essential to your child’s success, and we look forward to collaborating with you!

☕ Friday, October 23 | Coffee with the Principal

We also invite you to join us for Coffee with the Principal! This will be a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and continue building strong relationships between home and school. As a special treat, our talented 5th-grade students will be singing for us! 🎶 We hope you will join us for this special celebration of our students and community.

Thank you for being an important part of NOW Academy. Together, we can ensure every Bobcat feels supported, inspired, and ready to thrive!

RISE to your PRIME! 💙💚🐾

C. Vela, Principal

We are RFK NOW Academy! Bobcat Pride!

• Congratulations our attendance is looking better!
• TK, Kinder, and 2nd grade students must do a better of job of being at school each and every day your child is healthy. Please remember that your child will experience school as difficult after returning from an absence because they are now behind their peers. Every moment spent learning matters to your child's future!

We need your help! Join the team!

• Morning Valet
• Recess & Lunch Support
• Decorating for events
• Special Activities support

Upcoming Dates:

• October 23rd @ 8:45 am "Changed Due to Karla Griego meeting"
• December 1st @ 8:45 am

🎓 RFK NOW College Course Expectations

1. Own Your Learning
   • Attend every class, arrive prepared, complete assignments on time, and communicate with your professor when you need support.
   • “My education is my responsibility.”
2. Show Up as a College Student
   • Demonstrate maturity, independence, and professionalism. Follow college expectations for attendance, communication, academic integrity, and classroom conduct.
   • “I am learning to navigate college with confidence.”
3. Engage, Ask, and Advocate
   • Participate actively, ask questions, seek clarification, and use available resources. Don’t wait until you are struggling to ask for help.
   • “My voice and my questions matter.”
4. Represent RFK NOW with Excellence
   • Be respectful, responsible, and a positive representative of our TK–12 community. Challenge yourself to produce work that reflects your highest potential.
   • “I carry the Bobcat spirit wherever I learn.”

We offer the following college classes for our secondary students!

School Begins 8:30 am

Vela, ES, Lara Sec

Visual Arts Teacher Blasi

ES Dismissal 2:53 pm

Sec Dismissal 3:40 pm, ODD

ALL:

• SSPT Committee Meeting-Elementary Conference Room 7:30-8:15 am (Broussard, Cabrera, Ce. Garcia, A. Gonzalez, S. Gutierrez, Won, and Lara)
• Director's Visit 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Parent Center-Observation Schedule
• Red Ribbon Week-Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.”-Slides

SEC:

• IEP (Fajardo, Bravo/Lara) 8:45 am
• Field Trip-Fulfillment Fund, Aquino, Martinez 10:00-1:00 pm
• EDST Check-in (Croes, Lara) 11:30-12:00 pm
• NOW Senior Town Hall 12:25 pm, CG

ES:

• Elementary Weekly Assembly "Quad Assembly "4th/5th Grade Performing 8:35 am-Lara

ADMIN/Support Staff:

• ADMIN ILT-(Brier, Chong, & Gutierrez) 9:00-10:00 am, Parent Center-Support with Observations
• ADMIN ILT-(Brier, Chong, Garcia, Lara, Bravo & Gutierrez) 2:00-2:45pm, Conference Room
• Vela @ Priority School Zoom, 2 pm
• Region West Network Check in via zoom (Lara) 3:30-4:30 pm

Weather: 82º, 3% rain

School Begins 8:30 am

Vela Sec, Lara ES

ES Dismissal 2:53 pm

Sec Dismissal 3:40 pm, EVEN

Tutoring 3:00-4:30 pm Math & ELA

ALL:

• Critical Thinking Department Meeting ES & SEC 7:30-8:00 am G230 (Broussard, Fajardo, Harper, Won, Te, Bravo, & Lara)
• Community Conversations with Board Member Griego, ESMPR @ 8:30 am-10:00 am

SEC:

• Numeracy PLC 7:30-8:30 am
• EDST Corado and Lara 9:30-10:00 am
• IEP (Harper, Lara) 11:00-12:30 pm
• MS Virtual Assembly, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm, ZOOM
• Counseling Meeting @ 2:30 pm Bravo and Lara
• Aquino, off campus
• Literacy PLC 3:55 - 4:55 pm A210

ES:

• 1st/2nd PLC 7:15-8:15 am
• TK/K PLC Meeting, 3-4 pm
• Theater

ADMIN/Support Staff:

• EDST Corea and Vela, 9am-10am
• EDS Lara and Vela, 11:00 am
• ADMIN TEAM Meeting 11:30-12:15 pm, Secondary Office
• Homeless Liaison Meeting via zoom 9:00-10:00 am, Trejo and Lara
• Budget Review Meeting via zoom 2:00-3:30 pm, Calderon and Vela

Weather: 77º, 6% rain

School Begins 8:30 am

ES Dismissal 2:53 pm

Sec Dismissal 3:40 pm ODD

ES Library

Tutoring 3:00-4:30 pm Math & ELA

ALL:

• ELD Parent Meeting 8:45 - 9:15 am (Ce. Garcia, Lara), Conference Room

SEC:

• NOW CC Town Hall-11th Grade @ 12:25-1:30 pm

ES:

• PLC 5th Grade 7:30 am, G205
• ES Library

ADMIN/Support Staff:

• Principal's Meeting Vela, Pio Pico
• Homeless Liaison Meeting via Zoom 1:00-2:00 pm (Trejo, Lara)
• MS Literacy Interventionist Data Byte, Zoom 3:00 pm

Weather: 73º, 56% rain

School Begins 8:30 am

Vela, Sec, Lara, ES

ES Dismissal 2:53 pm

Sec Dismissal 3:40 pm, EVEN

Tutoring 3:00-4:30 pm Math & ELA

ALL:

• Mental Health Parent Workshop 8:30-10:30 am, Parent Center

SEC:

• 10th Grade Town Hall-Counseling, 12:15 pm-1:30 pm
• Secondary Parent Conferences 4:30-6:30 pm

ES:

• 4th PLC 12:30-1:00 pm, 3-3:30 pm

ADMIN/Support Staff:

• PSW PD-Webster MS 7:30am-12:00 pm
• School Climate Advocate Meeting @ Manuel Arts High School 8:30-12:30 pm
• School Counseling Dept. Meeting (Aquino, Martinez, Vargas-Rivas, Bravo) 9:00 - 10:00 am Elementary Conference Room
• ETO-Impact Review Prep Session 11:00-12:30 pm, Vela and Tanaka
• Vela B&G Weekly Check-in @ 12:00 pm, Vela
• Vela Building Council 1:30-3:30 pm

Weather: 67º, 77% rain

School Begins 8:30 am

Vela, Sec, Lara, ES

ES Dismissal 1:53 pm, PD Day

Sec Dismissal 2:40 pm, PD Day

ES Library

ALL:

• 50th Day of School-Theme: Rock 'n Roll 50's Style
• Coffee with the Principal 8:45 am-9: 45 am, Vela, Lara, & Bravo, RM G118 or Zoom ID 845 6342 4555
• Red Ribbon Week-Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.”-Slides

SEC:

• PSAT 10th Grade (Special Schedule for 10th Grade Students Only)
• PD 2:55-3:55 pm, Topic: PDSA/Impact Review Prep
• Field Trip Peacock Theater, Valle and Aguilar, 7:00-11:00 pm

ES:

• 3rd Grade PLC 7:25-8:25 am

• DUE: RDRS PM 5

• DUE RDRS Screener Grades 1 & 2

• PD 2:05-3:05 pm, Topic: PDSA/Impact Review Prep

ADMIN/Support Staff:

• Secondary Principals' Organization Meeting 9:00-12:30 pm, Zoom

Weather: 72º, 9% rain

"I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness-it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude."

-Brene Brown

This year, I ask that we lean into hope.

Hope for our students.

Hope for one another.

Hope for our school.

Hope for the collective future we are building together.

Let us begin and end this year believing that what we do together can make a difference—and that the best is still ahead. Let these snapshots be proof of the strength of our community.

We are still accepting students! Visit our main office to learn more!

October

10/19-Red Ribbon Week

10/19-United Against Hate Assembly in Quad, 5th Grade Performing

10/23-Coffee with the Principal-5th Grade Performing

10/22-Parent Conferences Secondary

10/23-50th Day of School

10/23-HS Principals Organization Meeting 9-12

10/23-RDRS PM 5 DUE

10/26-ES Grade Entry Opens

10/27-Impact Review ETO

10/30-RDRS Screener DUE

10/30-Class of 2028 IGPs DUE

10/30-Annual Gate Report DUE

10/30-Fall Parade

11/9-11/13-Elementary Parent Conferences

11/23-11/27-Thanksgiving Week

12/18-Secondary Final Mark

12/18-Deadline for Mandatory Digital Citizenship Instruction