September 1 Labor Day No SchoolSeptember 15-19 Constitution Week

September 18 Progress Reports issued September 23 First Day of Fall

September 26 Birthday Celebrations

Important Dates Nova Academy---------------------------- 2014-2015

!!! YES I CAN !!!

----------------------From the Teacher Facilitator’s Desk

Welcome Parents to the 2014-2015 school year. I am excited about this school year and eager to work with all of the students, new and returning. With the theme” YES I CAN”, we will put forth every effort to ensure the success of each student.The following assessments will be given:

Iowa Basic Skills Test(ITBS) September 9-12, 2014 Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)September 16-19th 2014

Ms. Washington, M.Ed.-Curriculum Facilitator

-------------------------------From: Coach Williams P.E./HealthParents,I look forward to providing each student with an exciting and rewarding Physical Education/Health Program this year. I strongly encourage each student to wear the appropriate shoes for running and exercise. Thank You

Principal’s Corner: Mrs. Foster

Hello, Parents and Students ! NOVA 2014-2015 Theme YES I CANI want every student to believe in themselves; to feel that their goals can be accomplished and their dreams can be fulfilled. Let’ begin with a great education.

!!!WELCOME BACK!!!

Board of Directors:Ms. Donna Houston-Woods, ChairMs. Tina Deal, TreasurerMs. Sandra Nickerson, SecretaryMr. C.W. Whitaker, Parliamentarian

Mr. Gregory Carter, MemberMs. LaBarbara Dean, MemberMs. KrisSandra Demus, MemberMs. Loretta Freeman, MemberMr. Calvin White, Member

Staff Birthdays:

No Birthdays this month at Scyene

Scyene

KCHi Parents,We will have an awesome year of learning and maturing. Our first week will begin, with class/school rules, and reviewing our pre-k knowledge, and building our knowledge in reading and math. Ms. Taylor 1AGreeting 1A Parents,For the first week we will be reviewing. The most important thing that we will be focusing on is learning and understanding the rules, procedures and expectations of the classroom so that we may have a successful year. Sincerely,

Ms. McDowell

 1BWelcome parents,We will begin the year learning and practicing the rules , policies and procedures of the school. In reading, we will be working on improving our written and oral communication skills, increasing vocabulary, and beginning to read more independently. In math, we will be adding and subtracting whole numbers, recognizing patterns, and learning higher order problem solving skills. Ms. Thomas

2AWelcome back!!Our class will learn classroom and campus school rules.In Reading, we will be identifying facts and details, finding the main idea and learning new vocabulary words. In Math, we will be identifying math in everyday situations, comparing and ordering tens, and recalling basic addition and subtraction facts.Ms. Felts

2BHello Parents,We will begin with learning the school rules, policies and procedures.Reading: We’ll identify and isolate consonant sounds and determine word meaning by contextual clues and word orders and In Science: We’ll observe, measure, record, analyze, predict and illustrate changes in size, mass, temperature, color, position, quantity, sound and movement. Warmest Regards,Mrs. Berry

3AHello Parents!We will start the year learning school rules and classroom procedures.In third grade we will review math and reading strategies. Mr. Bryan

A special note from the teachers!

ESLHello Parents, My name is Mr. Pelton. I am the ESL teacher at Nova Scyene. During the month of September, I will begin accessing new students for entry into our program and will be getting acquainted with the returning ESL students. We will work on strategies to improve in reading and other core subjects.

Mr. Pelton

Pre-K A and BWelcome Parents, to Nova Scyene Pre-Kindergarten classes. This first week we will be working on getting familiar with our new school, the classroom expectations and getting to know friends. We look forward to working with you!

Mrs. PleasantMs. Saulsberry

KAGreetings Parents, The first week we will discuss school rules, policies and procedures.In math: Students will learn about patterns, sequencing, positional words and sorting.

Ms. Boyd

KBHello Parents,In class, we will discuss the school rules, policies and procedures.In Science-Our class will study the Life cycles and characteristics of organisms. In Social Studies-we will learn how to place events in chronological order. Ms. Warren