Newt Happenings

10/6/24 - Student and Family Edition

The Week Ahead...

Tuesday Oct 8

6:00pm - KESD Board Meeting at the Newark Street School

Friday Oct 11

Full Day - PM Friday Exploratory

Goal: Students are supported to be socially, emotionally, and physically healthy

Power Hour!

Keep those heart rates up!! Colder weather is coming this week. Dress for chilly mornings!

Friday Exploratory Program

Friday exploratory continues this week. Please be sure to dress fo rthe weather!

SEL, Health, Wellness, and Gratitude

Thank you for completing SSIS Surveys for your student(s). Staff will be reviewing this data this week and using it to inform next steps for universal SEL instruction as well as student interventions.

Student Reflections

Students are being asked to reflect on their learning often. This includes reflections of their Power Hour participation and Friday Exploratory. 4th-8th grade students will be engaging in an afternoon of reflecting on their two choice sessions of Friday Exploratory Programming on November 1st. Ask them about what they are doing on Fridays, the goals that they are setting for themselves, and their progress.

Goal: Each child will have at least a year’s growth in math and literacy.

iReady

Students have completed the iReady assessments for Reading and Math. This assessment serves as a screener for teachers as they plan instruction for the year ahead. The results provide us with information that shares what the student knows and what their next steps are in learning. Students will take this assessment again in the Winter and at the end of the year. It is an important tool for measuring growth.

Effective School-Family Partnership

Parenting Resources (Developed and shared by a Newark parent - Thank you!!)

Books:

“Good Inside” by Dr.Becky Kennedy

“Raising Kids With Big Baffling Behaviors” by Robyn Gobbel

“Intentional Neuroplasticity” by Lori Desautel

Podcasts:

Tilt Parenting with Debbie Rieber

Good Inside with Dr.Becky

Learn With Dr.Emily

Beautifully Complex

Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions

ADHD Kids Can Thrive

The Neurodiversity Podcast with Emily Kircher-Morris

The Self Driven Child

FlusterClux with Lynn Lyons (great for parents and kids with anxiety) The Baffling Behavior Show with Robyn Gobbel

Websites:

https://robyngobbel.com/

https://www.goodinside.com/

https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/ (great for when it is time to get shots!) https://birdsandbeesandkids.com/

FONSS

NEWARK STREET SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION

FRIENDS OF NEWARK STREET SCHOOL (FONSS)

If interested in joining and supporting students and the Newark Learning Community in any capacity... Contact Info - fonss1448@gmail.com

Newark Street School Student/Family Handbook 2024-2025 Quick Guide

This is a short version of the handbook with the most pertinent information to start the school year. The full version will be shared upon return. Students and caretakers will be expected to review the full handbook and sign a compact of agreement.

Mission, Vision, Goals

KESD Annual Continuous Improvement Goals

Students are supported to be socially, emotionally, and physically healthy.
Each child will have at least a year’s growth in math and literacy during the year. The focus is on understanding where students are at and what their next move is to learn.

Newark Street School Statements

The following mission, vision, and goals statements were created in collaboration with community stakeholders in 2017-18. Since then, they have been refined through our work around Education for Sustainability and Equity. We will revisit these statements once again at our first Education for Sustainability meeting this school year.

Newark Street School Mission

We believe Newark Street School is a global model of how rural, small school educates for sustainability.

Newark Street School Vision

We have merged all members of the learning community to work side-by side as learning partners who become increasingly prepared to explore the world and take responsible action for Environmental Integrity, Social Equity, and Economic Prosperity.

Newark Street School Goals

1. We communicate clearly and effectively.

2. We are self-directed leaders and learners.

3. We are creative and practical problem-solvers.

4. We are responsible and engaged citizens.

5. We are informed and integrative thinkers.