Solar eclipse!
Our eclipse glasses worked well! That was pretty cool! Students did a great job of not looking at the sun as best they could, and they got to keep their glasses to take home.
The NCS Library turned 5!
VASD Pre-K / 4k registration is here!
BRMS 6th Grade Open House
Badger Ridge Middle School welcomes all incoming BRMS 6th graders to an Open House!
Thursday, May 2nd from 5 - 6:30pm
Meet teachers and administrators, see the layout of the school and have some fun with free music and snacks. This event will be Open House style so if you only have a few minutes to visit, we'd love to meet you!
NCS Family Insight Form
We are currently working on assigning students to our K/1, 2/3 and 4/5 classes for the 2024-25 school year. To continue with our New Century philosophy of providing multi-age classes, students currently in Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grades, remain with their same teachers. Students currently in 1st and 3rd grades will move into the next grade levels, and thus move to new teachers.
Families may use this optional form to share knowledge of their child. Your child’s current teacher collaborates with other professionals in order to create balanced classrooms. There are many factors that teams consider when placing classes. This includes academic needs, social emotional needs, and peer relationships. Families with more than one child attending New Century next year should use one form for each child. If you choose to fill this out, please complete and return the form no later than Monday, May 13, 2024. https://forms.gle/zoR4aZLhkpSrLe7PA
All parent comments concerning placement must be made on this form. This information will be shared with next year’s teachers. Then, at the start of next school year, your child's teacher will continue to connect with you in order to learn more about your child .
Note: This form helps us find the best fit for your child this fall but we cannot accommodate specific teacher or friend pairing requests. Thank you for your patience with this process.
Is your child well enough to be in school?
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.
Vaccine Clinics
Holzman Learning Center
May 11
10am-2pm
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
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.)
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.
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, we appreciate it!
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.
Teacher Appreciation Week - May 7 - May 10
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up on May 6-10, and we're excited to shower our wonderful staff with gratitude and support. There are a number of ways to participate:
Amazon Wishlist - Purchase any item, then coordinate with the staff member listed in the item comments to handle dropping off the item(s) at school!
Chalk the Walk - Come anytime Sunday May 5 to decorate the front walk with appreciative phrases and drawings in chalk!
Staff Food - Donate snacks to the staff lounge or help pay for a catered lunch! A signup link will be shared shortly via email/social media.
Words of Appreciation - Can you share an anecdote about how a staff member has impacted your or your student, or write a short message about how much you love our amazing VAIS/NCS staff? Use this form to submit a note, or help your student submit one, and we'll use your messages to "heart attack" teachers' doors with encouraging notes!
Thank you for helping us show how much we care during this Teacher Appreciation Week! Please direct questions to Diana Shelton (VAIS, dianafshelton@gmail.com) or Hannah Bassetti (NCS, hannah2419@gmail.com).
NCS Field Day
This year's Field Day will be Thursday, May 30th from 8:30am-10:30am. We'll be outside if the weather is nice, and we're ready! Mr. Dresen has a ton of fun planned! Volunteers are needed to help make this day a suggest.
Click the link on the picture or the link below to sign up for a spot. There will be six stations with two adults each, and if you can't make it, we would appreciate a case of water for the big day.
Lunchroom Volunteers
Please complete this short survey with your availability. **We are especially in need for help on Tuesdays at this time.**
Library Helpers
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#/
Sunshine Committee
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.
Madison Mallards School Appreciation Night
Both schools are invited to School Appreciation night! Last week, we sent home two voucher codes for tickets at the Mallards game on Wednesday, June 19 and first pitch is 6:05pm.
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.
