GRAMMAR GAZETTE
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Greetings, Fabulous Lower School Families!
Welcome to the April edition of the Grammar Gazette, a Lower School-specific newsletter for School of Grammar families. Please look for these communications on the second Thursday of every month to learn more about Lower School happenings!
It is obvious that normalcy is increasing and the end of the year is approaching with the busyness that the end of a school year brings! In the past week, we've celebrated virtue at an assembly, viewed amazing artwork, and held spring conferences. Still to come, we have our LS Music Concert, Battle of the Books, and various end of year celebrations for each grade level. More information about these events will be forthcoming from your child's teacher.
You should be receiving your child's report card in the mail this week. If you do not receive it, or should you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's progress, please let your child's homeroom teacher know.
As always, thank you for your continued support of your children, your teachers, and of Nova as a whole. We are incredibly grateful.
Warm Regards,
Brooke Tousignant
Lower School Principal
Kudos to our Lower School Art Teacher, Ms. J and all of our wonderful artists for an incredible First Annual Lower School Art Show! We had so much fun viewing all of the awesome art, playing fun games, winning prizes, and connecting with everyone again. Thank you for your incredible generosity through your donations and silent auction bids. We sincerely appreciate your support and are already looking forward to next year!
LS Vocal Concert - Thursday, May 12
We are excited to announce we will be having a K-5 Vocal Concert this school year! The concert will be Thursday, May 12 Each student is allowed up to 2 adult guests. Younger siblings are also welcome.
Grades K-2: 6pm-6:45pm
Grades 3-5: 7:15pm-8:15pm
While we hope you can attend, since this event changed from a "tentative" to confirmed date, we understand if you have already made previous engagements for that evening. Please email Ms. Urbrock or Ms. Moser with any schedule conflicts so that we can plan accordingly for your child's excused absence.
More detailed information will be sent closer to the actual date.
We greatly look forward to seeing you there!
Boosterthon Nova Fun Run!
We’re only 2 weeks away from kicking off our Nova Classical Academy Fun Run on April 28th, with the Big Event being on May 6th. Our goal is to GET EVERY FAMILY TO REGISTER FOR OUR FUNDRAISER! IT’S FREE AND EASY!
We are looking forward to working together to raise $35,000 for our Playworks recess program and Chromebook carts. We’re excited to see our school come together in this fundraising program that will give us an extra boost of energy and much needed funds, too! Check out Ms. Tousignant giving a quick overview of our fundraising program.
Do you know if your company does corporate matching? You can find out with a click of a button using Double the Donation software found on mybooster.com. Register your student today and find out!
We are seeking volunteers to count and distribute prizes the week of May 2-6 as well as on the day of the Fun Run! Check out all of our volunteer opportunities here!
Battle of the Books!
Our top 12 teams of 3rd-5th graders will move on to the next round of Battle of the Books, taking place on Wednesday, May 4 at 2:30pm. Parents are invited to attend.
The winning team will progress to the final Battle of the Books competition at St. Croix Prep on the evening of Monday, May 16. Happy reading to all of our finalists!
SUMMER SCHOLAR ZONE REGISTRATION
Summer Scholar Zone 2022 Registration is now open! Summer Scholar Zone is open to current K-5 Nova students. The Summer 2022 Handbook is officially available on our website and includes information regarding prices, billing, dates, and other essentials.
Register for Summer Scholar Zone here!
Please note that there will be a daily capacity of 35 students this summer, so act fast and select your desired days right away! A daily activities calendar will be available to families no later than Friday, April 29. Registration closes on Friday, May 6.
If you have any questions, please reach out to scholarzone@novaclassical.org.
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS!
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is the first week of May (5/2-5/6) and the NPTO is planning to treat our teachers and school staff each day with a variety of meals, treats, and tokens of appreciation. You can sign up to donate items or take a shift helping these appreciation events run smoothly.
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week Sign-up
Lower School Room Parents
We are still looking for Room Parents in Kindergarten, 3rd and 4th grades. Room Parents will work with their homeroom teachers as a grade-level team to plan a casual spring gathering, like a time to meet up at a nearby park before school is out. NPTO also asks Room Parents to help organize a themed gift basket to be auctioned off at the Great Gathering fundraiser on May 14th.
Lower School Room Parent Sign-up
Boosterthon Prize Distribution and Fun Run!
The kick-off day for Boosterthon, our largest annual fundraiser, is on Thursday, April 29. Families will then begin gathering pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps) through Friday, May 6, at which time we’ll celebrate at the Fun Run! We need volunteers to help carry out Nova's Boosterthon activities for the week. Please join us for just an hour in the afternoons, any day starting Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6. This time will include sorting and delivering prizes to student homerooms and/or supporting the Fun Run on Friday, May 6.
Welcome to Angie Van Den Hemel, who works at the front desk as our District Office Coordinator. Ms. Van Den Hemel comes to Nova having worked most recently as a Long Term Substitute Teacher, Technology Specialist and a Building Substitute. She also currently is a Lifelong Learning Instructor at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Prior to working in schools and teaching as well as being a Debate Coach, she served as a Legal Assistant. We are so excited to welcome her to the Nova community!
I want to thank Mr. Elijah Easley for his work over the past few months holding down the fort at the front desk. His calm demeanor and helpful nature was so much appreciated in this role. We wish him nothing but the best in his new role as a Family Liaison at another charter school in the cities.
Due to recent unsafe driving and parking practices, we want to remind families of our drop-off and pick-up procedures.
Most importantly, there is NO PARKING, STOPPING, LOADING, AND UNLOADING at any time in the parking lot at any time.
Please review our Nova Arrival & Dismissal Procedures newsletter.
More information can be found on this map.
Thank you for your adherence to these rules to create a safe, efficient traffic flow every morning and afternoon.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, April 15: No School - Staff Work Day
Thursday, April 21: Kindergarten Round-Up @ 5pm
Wednesday, May 4: Round 2 Battle of the Books (gr. 3-5) @ 2:30pm
Friday, May 6: Boosterthon Fun Run!
Thursday, May 12: LS Concert
Friday, May 13: No School - Staff Work Day
Friday, May 20: Virtue Assembly @ 3pm
Monday, May 29: No School - Memorial Day
Friday, June 3: Last Day of School - Half-Day
