NCS Family Newsletter

6/3/2024 Regular start time, not a late start Monday

6/4/2024 NCS Governance Council Meeting, 6-8pm NCS Library

6/5/2024 NCS 5th Grade Graduation and Ice Cream Social 5:30-7pm

6/7/2024 Last day of school! 11:30am dismissal

Save the date!

6/15/24 - Tri 4 Schools Bike & Run, 8:30am-11am Madison

6/19/24 - Madison Mallards NCS Appreciation Night, 6:05pm Madison

7/19/24 - Splash Pad Meet Up 1-3pm Fireman's Park Splash Pad, Verona

8/28/24 - Back to School Kickoff and Popsicles on the Playground

9/3/24 - First day of school!

We will be hosting a 5th grade graduation celebration on Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-7pm. All families are welcome to attend, with the first portion being the graduation and the second part filled with ice cream.

Many supplies are needed before the celebration and a few volunteers are needed for the "scooping." Here is the Sign Up Genius link for the ice cream social.

Futura - Where SPANISH comes alive! Registration is now open for 2024-2025 – All new material and lessons!

Register by 6/5 and take $15 off your tuition! Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity for your student to practice Spanish in an interactive bilingual classroom!

Enroll today: https://futuraadventures.com/wisconsin-region/

See the image below (and again at the bottom of the newsletter, much larger) for the times we release on the last day of school, essentially a "half day" for most schools. The same length of time it takes to get home should take that same amount of time to get home on the last day.

If you have a change in plans and would like to pick up, or are unable to attend the last day, then please email the attendance line for your school to let us know before June 7. We appreciate it!

Hello families! Stop by the office bins to search the lost and found by the last day of school, Friday, June 7 at 11:30am. We will do one final search for names on tags that afternoon, and we'll sort and bag up items we'll keep for washing. Clean, gently used leftovers will go to our shared items here at school or the community closet here in Verona. Thanks for taking a look!

Get outside and get moving this summer at a Tri 4 Schools bike + run or triathlon event! Registration fees come right back to NCS/VAIS for physical education equipment. The races often sell out, so be sure to register early. If you have questions about the events or how to prepare, please contact Ms. Roltgen at roltgent@verona.k12.wi.us

For 2024-25 School supplies: Children will need a backpack, headphones, clean gym shoes and a large, old shirt for art class.
Please purchase as many items as possible under your student’s grade level. THANK YOU!!!

NCS School Supply List

Both schools are invited to School Appreciation night! Last month, we sent home two voucher codes for tickets at the Mallards game on Wednesday, June 19 and first pitch is 6:05pm. If you need another flier, we have just a few left here in the office.

When you book two grandstand tickets like normal, use these codes and the total is zero. There is only a small fee if you book online, but if you call the office, mail in the form or buy them at the box office there's no fee. If you do not see this flier in the backpack or folder from last Friday, please email mcconnea@verona.k12.wi.us and we'll send a fresh one home.

All NCS families are welcome at the splash pad meet up on Friday, July 19.

1-3pm

There will be a table up by the splash pad side at the top of the beach. This event is free and we can't wait to run and splash with you!

Get ready for the Back to School Kickoff August 28th, 5pm to 6:30pm

Meet your teachers, get familiar with the school, drop off school supplies and write a welcome note in chalk on the sidewalk

Stop by for popsicles at the

2024-2025 NCS/VAIS

Back to School Kickoff.

Meet other caregivers,

play with friends, chalk the walk, and enjoy popsicles!

Wednesday, August 28 from 5-6pm

It is not always easy to decide if your child is sick enough to stay home or well enough to be in school. Children who come to school are expected to participate fully in school activities including recess and physical education. A doctor’s note is required for any activity restriction.

Our most current guidelines are found here.

Mendota Elementary: October 7, 12-4pm

Holtzman Learning Center: October 19, 10am-2pm

Public Health Madison & Dane County is partnering with Madison Metropolitan School District and SSM Health this spring to offer three more school vaccine clinics to get students up to date on their school vaccines ahead of the 2024-25 school year. These clinics will take place out in the community. It is highly encouraged that appointments are scheduled through the website listed on the flier attached. Vaccine Clinic

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.)

Our students experience having two different classroom teachers throughout the day. It can be confusing for families to know which teacher to communicate with at times. If you are reaching out to your child’s teacher, please include both teachers on any communication.

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!

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.

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.

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

Please do not email the school secretaries directly, we appreciate it!

Dear Families,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do throughout the school year and the summer months to encourage and promote reading! I have enjoyed serving as librarian for your amazing children. For those who love statistics as much as I do, please see our year in review infographic celebrating all things library!

Be sure to participate in your local library's Adventure Begins at Your Library summer reading challenge. Here are the quick links to Verona Public Library's program and Fitchburg Public Library's program. Both are open for registration June 1!

With gratitude,

Ms. Roltgen

Interested in getting to know our kiddos and helping to build community within our schools? Do you have a couple of hours to spare occasionally or is your time flexible enough that you can come once a week? We would love to have you assist in our lunchroom. All volunteers will need to be background checked through the district here.

Please complete this short survey with your availability. **We are especially in need for help on Tuesdays at this time.**

Your school needs YOU! Please consider giving one hour of your time to help shelve library books, create displays, repair items, and assist with schoolwide and classroom project prep. No prior library experience necessary and no long-term commitment required. We are especially in need of help during inventory week, May 20-24. Thank you so much for considering! ~Ms. Roltgen, NCS/VAIS Library Director

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044AADAA2EA7FA7-49484523-endoftheyear#/

The Sunshine Committee is made up of many amazing family members of students from our schools whose mission is to spread kindness and support for families and school staff. They do this by providing support in the form of cards, meals, gift cards, and other resources to families and staff in need of a little pick-me-up. They also have provided support to our school through stocking those awesome bathroom supply baskets in our staff bathrooms and by helping organize our winter clothes.

Canned drinks and packaged snacks are always welcome at any time in the teacher workrooms.

For more information and to assist in bringing sunshine to our community please contact Shannon Ratchman.