
NCS Family Newsletter
December, 2023
Upcoming Events
12/05/23 Sugar River Pizza Fundraiser 4-6pm
12/07/23 Outdoor Learning to Donald County Park
12/12/23 NCS School Tour 9-10am
12/12/23 Governance Council Meeting 6pm-8pm
12/13/23 K/1 UW - Madison Woodwind Experience
12/14/23 Outdoor Learning to Picnic Point, Campus, and UW Hospital
12/15/23 Community Gathering 7:35am-8:00am
12/20/23 NCS & VAIS 5th grade to High School PAC
12/21/23 Outdoor Learning to Capitol and Picnic Point
12/22/23 Asynchronous Learning Day (kids learn from home)
12/23/23 - 1/1/2024 Winter Break
1/2/2024 Return to school
2/13/2024 Battle of the Books - District Level Competition
After School Coding Club
Leadership Opportunities
A "field trip" to Mr. Lohr's room
Hour of Code - Friday, December 8
Computer Science Week is Dec 4-8th. Classrooms will engage in various opportunities to feel what it is like to be a computer programmer. Mrs. Konop will visit some classrooms and use Scratch Jr, Ozobots, and other fun on code.org (Hour of Code). On Friday, December 8th from 1:50 to 2:10pm, all students at VAIS and NCS will head to the hallways to code together! Stay tuned for some pictures of the event!
Get your Bucky Book Here!
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.)
Lunchroom Volunteers
All volunteers will need to be background checked through the district here.
Please complete this short survey with your availability.
Communication with Teachers
Check out our online NCS Google Public Calendar
Here is the link to a Google Public Calendar with this year’s updated NCS events:
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!
Looking for Another Way to Connect
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.
Sunshine Committee
For more information and to assist in brining sunshine to our community please contact Shannon Ratchman.
Bridging Brighter Smiles
The Bridging Brighter Smiles program is a safe, affordable, accessible way to meet a dental hygienist... right here in Verona Area School District!
Learn more at https://bridgingbrightersmiles.org/
Need assistance with lunch costs?
Attendance
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 if possible.
Change of Clothes
If you can send a Ziploc bag with a pair of pants, socks and underwear it will come in handy over these next wet months.
And, always, we will happily take your donations of gently used sweatpants and bottoms that have stretchy waists. All colors, sizes, patterns are appreciated.