New Century Weekly Communication Update for Week of December 13, 2010

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

Important Dates

• Monday, December 13^th – New Century hockey practice and after school activities club
• Tuesday, December 14^th – New Century hockey game at Worthington (bus leaves at 1:00PM)
• Wednesday, December 15^th – New Century Finance Committee at 3:00PM and Board Meeting at 5:30PM
• Wednesday, December 15^th – New Century Activities Club
• Thursday, December 16^th – NEW CENTURY HOLIDAY BAZAAR!!!  This great event is from 4:00PM until 8:00PM at the school – please visit the front of our website for more information.

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

• 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!
• NCCS and NDMA hosted a great Veterans Day assembly – thank you so much to all veterans, you are so appreciated.
• New Century student council put on a great Oktoberfest and is now working on the Holiday Bazaar!
• Student Council attended a great leadership training event in Spicer!
• 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!
• New Century Chronicle Newspaper will be distributed six times throughout the school year – one time per block – so look for your first copy soon!
• All New Century students and staff planted our tree of hope in September and it is growing every day in our side yard.
• New Century Student Council is off to a great start and has elected officers.
• School store has opened and is filled with New Century clothing, healthy snacks, and healthy beverages.
• New Century After School Activities are up and running – more information under the extracurricular link on the NCCS website (New Century Activities Club, Girls Hockey, Acoustic Guitar, Aviation Club, and Book and Movie Club)