GRAMMAR GAZETTE

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Dear Fabulous Nova Classical Families,

Welcome to the last newsletter before school is out for the year! We are looking forward to many fun activities and end-of-year events, as well as wrapping up the academic year. We are so thankful for your support and partnership as we round out the 23-24 school year!

As Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is this week, please join me in thanking our remarkable adults who tirelessly support our scholars. I'm deeply appreciative of the dedication, passion, and commitment shown by our teachers and staff each and every day. We are so fortunate to work together in such a great school community, where everyone can learn and grow!

I also want to highlight some upcoming important dates and community events. More information can be found below.

• Friday, May 10: Boosterthon Fun Run - students should wear their Boosterthon shirt!
• Tuesday, May 14: Team Day (sports team gear) for meeting $30,000 Boosterthon goal
• Thursday, May 16: Lower School Concert
• Friday, May 24: No School - Staff Work Day
• Monday, May 27: No School - Memorial Day
• Thursday, June 6: Last Day of School

Please see below for more news and notes from the Lower School!

Warm Regards,

Ms. Tousignant

The Kindergarten scholars in Mrs. Helin's and Mrs. Gleason's classes did a great job teaching us all about justice at this month's virtue assembly! They shared various ways they use justice, and also heard from a special guest speaker, a soldier who is also a Nova Classical parent, about the importance of using justice as part of their job. We also celebrated all of the scholars that have received virtue shout-outs over the last month and handed out our Silent Hallway trophies to the first grade classes. Congratulations and a job well done to all of these wonderful scholars!

We had 10 teams that compete in our 2nd round of Battle of the Books! We had a very close competition, with only a couple of points separating our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

3rd place: 4th graders Violet, Eva, Fiona, Lauren, Harriet B, and Harriet N.

2nd place (tie): 4th graders Isla, Mika, Amisa, Anna, Lilah, and Julia

2nd place (tie): 4th graders Malachi, Andre, Cordell, Eliott, Willem, Drake, and Owen

And in 1st place, was another 4th grade team, who competed in the final Battle of the Books competition against other Friends of Education schools. They were in a 3-way tie for first and ended up coming in 3rd after a sudden death round. Congratulations to Amelie, Audrey, Fiona, Yein, Olivia, Margot, and Ava - we are so proud of how you represented Nova Classical!

Boosterthon is returning this year to help us fundraise $60,000 to supplement our Playworks recess program and to help bring down our rising field trip fees! Boosterthon is Nova Classical's spring fundraiser during which students are invited to gain pledges for running 30-35 laps around a fun track on the day of the Fun Run. Families are welcome to join the fun and come cheer on our runners on May 10!

Fun Run Schedule:

Grades K/1: 8:50 - 9:50 AM

Grades 2/3: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Grades 4/5: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Students will be receiving a Boosterthon shirt today. Be sure they wear it to school tomorrow for their Fun Run!

We need volunteers to make this event a success! You can read more about and sign up for the event here!

Concert attendance by all K-5 students for their portion of the concert is required as part of their music grade.

ARRIVAL: Please report to your regular homeroom classrooms. Your classroom teacher will take attendance and will lead you to the gymnasium as a group.

• Grades K-2: Classrooms will be open beginning at 5:45 PM. Please plan to have your child in their classroom so teachers can take attendance and start leading classes to the gym by 5:55pm.

• Grades 3-5: Classroom will be opening at 7:00 PM. Please plan to have your child in their classroom so teachers can take attendance and start leading classes to the gym by 7:10pm.

• Parents: Please stay in the Great Room until you are invited into the gymnasium by ushers.

SEATING: Students will sit with their homeroom classes on the floor, in the front. Families will sit in the chairs provided, or in the bleachers. There will be a 30-minute intermission between K-2 and 3-5. During that time K-2 students will be picked up by parents. Your promptness is greatly appreciated!!

PLEASE NOTE: Kindergartners will end the performance and will be on the risers. We will ask them to stay seated on the risers when the concert is complete. K Parents, please check in with your K homeroom teacher to collect your child.

If coming to both concerts, students 3-5 will sit with family members during the first concert, then report to their homeroom at 7:00 PM for attendance. Students K-2 will sit with family members during the second concert.

VOLUNTEERS: We are seeking at least 4 volunteers to help with each portion of the concert, particularly at the end of the Grades 3-5 concert for clean-up. Here is the Volunteer Sign-up link.

Thank you for your consideration; your help would be greatly appreciated!

We have one parent and one teacher seat up for election this year. Please take a few minutes to vote in this year's Board election! An email with a unique voting code was sent to all community members.

The electronic ballot includes information about each candidate. You can also see their questionnaire answers and watch a recording of our earlier candidate forum. here.

Nova Classical is excited to announce upcoming virtue assemblies and non-uniform days:

Friday, May 10: Boosterthon Fun Run - t-shirts will be provided!

Tuesday, June 4: Virtue Assembly - Spirit Wear Day

Nova Classical Lower School students may wear bottoms of their choice (they do not need to be uniform bottoms) on these days. If students are not wearing spirit wear or school colors, they are required to be in their uniform.

Need spirit wear? Nova Classical works with the following vendors:

• Game One (password: novaknights)
• BSN

Our Annual Used Uniform Sale will be held on August 1, 2024. Details and volunteer sign-up will be available soon. We will accept laundered, gently used uniform pieces -- no holes or stains -- to sell at our Used Uniform Sale.

Donations may be dropped off at the Main Office during the last week of school, June 3-6, and during the summer, Monday - Thursday, from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, through July 29. Please do not drop off used uniform donations until the last week of school. If your donations do not have tags, please indicate size(s) to help us correctly label and organize donations for the sale. All proceeds benefit Nova Classical's Uniform Assistance Program.

Summer Scholar Zone 2024 is available for all current K-5th grade Nova scholars. Registration is open and you can register your student(s) here.

Registration closes TOMORROW, Friday, May 10.

Our 2024 Summer Activities Calendar is available on our website, too! Take a look at all the fun projects, activities, special guests and field trips we have planned throughout the Summer! Additional fees for *special* days are indicated on the calendar.

For any other questions, please review our Summer Scholar Zone 2024 Handbook.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Nadia Hussain at scholarzone@novaclassical.org.

Get ready for a week of soccer action! Challenging for players at all levels, the camp is led by current Nova Classical girls and boys varsity high school players and Nova Classical's girls and boys varsity coaching staff. We will work on soccer skills, play awesome games and scrimmage every day. See you there!

Register on the Extracurriculars page of the Nova Classical website. Click on Activity Registration, then Athletics, then Camps/Clinics.

Want a convenient option for supplies next year? Avoid the back-to-school shopping rush and stop running from store to store! Order your EduKit! for the 2024-25 school year by June 24!

Edukits will be distributed at our Lower School Open House on Thursday, August 22.

The Nova AAPI Student Group has put together a Digital Bulletin Board for AAPI Awareness Month. Check out the clickable links and learn something new today!

School Day

Please remember to bring your State or Federal Photo ID when checking your students in and out. We ask that you wait in the Main Office for your student, rather than in the Great Room.

Traffic

Please remember to follow all road and parking signs around the school including no parking areas, as well as any instructions from Nova Classical staff. Please also be sure to follow the one-way traffic areas during drop off and pick up each day. Please do not U-turn in front of out building's entrance. This is a safety hazard for pedestrians and other drivers.

Thank you for sending your scholars to school with the necessary items (sweaters/jackets, cold weather gear, and water bottles/food containers) to stay warm, fed, and hydrated! Unfortunately, some of these things don't make it back home to you. We’re here to help!

Lost an item?

1. Encourage your scholars to look in the Lost & Found area by the recess door. There is a purple bin with recently lost items as well as organized, categorized shelves with older lost items. Upper School scholars may also find lost items on a table outside of the district office on the second floor. Valuable and/or little items (such as AirPods, jewelry, and glasses) are kept in the front office. Please have your scholars see Ms. Anna for these items.
2. Please contact Ms. Ann Anderson at aanderson@novaclassical.org if your scholar is having difficulty finding an item.
3. Please help us by labeling all of your students items. If it is a pair (e.g. shoes or gloves), label both. Please label items with a permanent marker and use both a first name (or initial) & full last name. Personalized clothing labels through namebubbles.com or www.mabelslabels.com work great! The cost for a set of labels is usually less than replacing one lost item.

We 💛 your labeled items! When items are labeled, we will try our very best to get them back to your scholar at school. Unlabeled uniform items, because they look and are often the same brand & size as a classmates, are difficult for scholars to find. Thank you!

Great Gatherings

Several gatherings are still available, visit this link to view the complete list, click here.

PTO Meetings

• Tuesday, May 14: Last PTO Meeting of the 2023-2024 School Year featuring Special Guests, Dinner, and Kid Activities (more details to come).

Sign up for the Nova Classical Family Directory at novapto.membershiptoolkit.com.

Follow NPTO on Facebook, Instagram, or visit their website for more information!

Parents/guardians and community members are invited to volunteer to help with our upcoming events such the Lower School Vocal Concert, Last Day Treats, and many end-of -year grade level events and field trips. Please click here to browse and sign up for opportunities.

All volunteers must have an up-to-date background check on file. Apply to volunteer with us, today!

Have you ever wondered if it is an A, B, or C Day? Can't remember when picture day is? Subscribe to our calendar to always be in the know!

Click the link here for instructions to add our calendar to your personal calendar.

May:

10: Boosterthon Fun Run - Spectators welcome for the Fun Run

20: Board of Directors Meeting at 6:00 PM

24: No School (Staff Work Day)

27: No School (Building Closed)

June:

6: Last Day of School

7: No School (Staff Work Day)

19: Building Closed (Holiday)

24: Board of Directors Meeting at 6:00 PM

July:

1-5: Building Closed

See Full Calendar