New Century Weekly Communication Update for Week of April 18, 2011

Our Mission is to engage students in critical thinking and teamwork that empowers them toward life-long learning and global citizenship.

Important Dates

• Monday, April 18th – Lacrosse practice!
• Tuesday, April 19^th – New Century Board Meeting at 4:00PM, followed by the Great New Century Get Together at 5:30PM, and then the New Century Annual Meeting at 6:30PM!
• Tuesday, April 19th – Reading, Math, and Writing make up testing!
• Tuesday, April 19^th –  First ever New Century Lacrosse game at 5:00PM at the middle school!!
• Wednesday, April 20^th – Reading, Math, and Writing make up testing!
• Wednesday, April 20^th – Lacrosse practice!
• Thursday, April 21^at – Lacrosse Game @ Delano!

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Communities will be meeting on Mondays from 2:15 – 3:15 to continue developing learning targets, common assessments, and to further implement project curriculum.

Highlights

• MCA Testing went great – the kids worked hard!
• Students are raising funds for the NYC trip – thank you Applebee’s for your help!
• New Century school play, the Twelve Angry Jurors has been going great!!
• New Century Lacrosse is now up and running!
• New Century Students performed well at the Math Counts competition at Gustavus!
• New Century After School Reading and Math program started!
• New Century received great press from the Hutch Leader Tuesday and Thursday of last week for the Spanish trip and E-Term – great job to all involved!
• New Century Spanish classes had a great experience at the Concordia Language Village in Stillwater!
• New Century students performed in the upper percentile of Minnesota on the ACT’s!
• New Century planning trip to New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey!
• After School Reading and Math Program starts in February!
• New Century Girls Hockey First Game is Tuesday at Worthington High School!
• New Century Acoustic Guitar Class is up and running!
• New Century Student Council worked at Culvers to raise money for the school!
• New Century 9-12 graders attended the National College Fair at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Look for the story in Tuesday’s edition of the Hutchinson Leader!