New Century Weekly Communication Update for Week of January 17, 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, January 17^th – No School for Students, Professional Development for staff
• Tuesday, January 18^th – After School Sports Club
• Tuesday, January 18^, 3:00PM – Finance Committee Meeting at New Century
• Tuesday, January 18^, 5:30PM – Board Meeting at New Century
• Wednesday, January 19^th – Aviation Club
• Thursday, January 20^th – After School Sports Club

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 students performed in the upper percentile of Minnesota on the ACT’s
• New Century International Holiday Bazaar was a success!
• New Century planning trip to New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey!
• New Century Reading and Math MCAII Prep is off to a great start!
• 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!
• 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)