1. September 1 Labor Day No School September 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 16-19 th 2014 Ms. Washington, M.Ed.-Curriculum Facilitator ------------------------------- From: Coach Williams P.E./Health Parents, 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 CAN I 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, Chair Ms. Tina Deal, Treasurer Ms. Sandra Nickerson, Secretary Mr. C.W. Whitaker, Parliamentarian Mr. Gregory Carter, Member Ms. LaBarbara Dean, Member Ms. KrisSandra Demus, Member Ms. Loretta Freeman, Member Mr. Calvin White, Member Staff Birthdays : No Birthdays this month at Scyene

2. KC Hi 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 1A Greeting 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 1B Welcome 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 2A Welcome 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 2B Hello 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 3A Hello 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! ESL Hello 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 B Welcome 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. Pleasant Ms. Saulsberry KA Greetings 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 KB Hello 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