“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education” Mark Twain
Our Mission is to engage students in critical thinking and teamwork that empowers them toward life-long learning and global citizenship.
Important Dates
- Monday, October 29th – NWEA Testing
- Monday, October 29th – PLC at 2:30pm in Ms. Hendricks Room (Mr. Vold on the future of schools and the framework we have in place to act now!)
- Tuesday, October 30th – NWEA Testing
- Wednesday, October 31st NWEA Testing
- Wednesday, October 31st – Happy Halloween – Students are allowed to dress up as long as all costumes are in good taste!
- Wednesday, October 31st – Town Meeting @ 8:00AM (time changed to not conflict with NWEA Testing)
- Thursday, November 1st – NWEA Testing
- Friday, November 2nd – NWEA Testing
A Look Ahead
- November 5th – Field Trip to St. Paul: American Queen Passenger Steamboat: Mr. Wiprud
- November 6th – Election Day
- November 6th – Ethics Seminar (8 students will represent NCA): Mrs. Haugen is leading this
- November 7th – Professional Development, Late Start
- November 7th – Field Trip to Shakespeare Performance: Mrs. Hendricks
- November 7th — Grad retests for writing, reading and math
- November 12th –PLAN and EXPLORE tests begin in Mrs. Moore and Mr. Meece’s classes
- November 15th – Picture retakes PLUS advisory photos taken
- November 20th – Last day of block II and end of trimester I
- November 21st – Teacher work day (no students)
- November 22nd and 23rd – Happy Thanksgiving – no school
- November 26th – 30th – FALL ETERM
- For Senior Students and their Families: Mark your Calendars! Class of 2013 Commencement – Thursday, June 6th, 2013; Hutchinson Event Center; 7:00 pm
- ACT test dates have been posted and given to all senior and junior students – check in and follow registration procedures at ACT.org
Professional Learning
- Professional Learning Communities will be meeting on Mondays from 2:15 – 3:00 to continue developing learning targets, formative assessments, and to further implement project seminar curriculum.
Schedule for Remaining PLC Sessions – Building Shared Knowledge!
- Mrs. Hendricks – Wednesday, November 7th Late Start
- Mrs. Moore – Monday, November 12th
- Ms. Johnson – Monday, December 3rd
- Mrs. Wurm – Monday, December 17th
- Mrs. Haugen – Monday, January 7th
- Mr. Kraft – Monday, January 28th
- Mrs. Savoy – Monday, February 11th
- Mr. Berning – Monday, February 25th
- Ms. Riipi – Monday, March 18th
- Ms. Artibee – Monday, April 8th
- Mr. Becker – Monday, April 22nd
(Mrs. Hendricks and Mr. Meece have presented in September / October)
Highlights
- NCA is off to a great start! Students are working hard, expectations are high, and we are all striving together towards excellence.
- NCA students really enjoyed Seth Franco from the Harlem Globetrotters, thank you for coming and sharing your story with us Seth!!!
- NCA students had a blast at the Renaissance Festival!
- NCA students had a very productive experience at the National College Fair!
- Spirit Week was fantastic! Thank you to the Student Council for putting Spirit Week together, you did great!
- Congratulations to all Block One Award Winners!!
- NCA 10th Graders had a fantastic experience at Ridgewater Career Day – Thank you to Ridgewater for hosting this event!
