NCC Principal's Post
Spr in g | Apr il / M ay 2015
Fr om th e Pr in cipal
Renee Wallace-Stevens
Con ten ts
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I mportant NCC Dates
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News Around Campus
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I mportant MCPS Dates
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Student of the Week
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orth Chevy Chase and Spring are a great combination for
superb staff and great events! This week, we look forward
to the great treats from our PTA for Staff Appreciation
Week. And, hand-written notes from the students always bring
smiles to our faces. If you have a moment, please encourage your
child to write a note to a staff member thanking them for their
dedication.
In our Spring newsletter, please pay close attention to
upcoming dates for NCC special events and field trips. Also, you will
find a page of MCPS sponsored events for the family. I look forward
to seeing you at the next PTA meeting, May 6th, at 7:30 p.m.
I m por tan t N CC Dates
M ay
June
4 ? 8 - Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week
1 ? Salad Party
6 ? Fourth grade Weather Field Trip to Nationals
3 ? PTA Board Meeting
6 ?Fourth Grade Weather Day Field Trip ? Nationals Park;
PTA Board Meeting
4 ? Author?s Tea (fifth grade)
7 ? Grade 6 Panoramic Picture
12 _ Patrol Picnic
13 ? Chorus Concert 1:30 p.m.
14- 15 ? Williamsburg field trip 5th grade
15 ? Sixth grade field trip AFI
18 ? Instrumental Music Concert day and evening
performance (BCC)
22 - Westland Orientation Trip
27 ? RHPS rising third graders visit NCC
25 ? Memorial Day - No school
29 ? Geo Bee
5 ? Fourth Grade Field trip to Annapolis
10 ? Sixth Grade Trout Release ? Great Seneca Park
11 ? 6th Grade promotion
15 - Last day for students Early Release Day;
Awards Assembly
16 ? Professional Day for teachers
New construction generally reaps great possibilities for NCC
students. Over the past few years, our school community has
made many adjustments to the way we operate to receive both a
new gym and additional classrooms. Now, we have just a few
more months to receive a newly designed outdoor space; thus, we
have to make an adjustment to our annual field day. This year,
?Field Day? activities were done within the normal PE classes
periods.
If you have saved a work ?personal?leave day to volunteer for
field day, please consider rescheduling and helping with
Geography Bee Day, on riday, May 29th.
Want ed t o share t his phot o wit h you of t he principal and
t eacher from your sist er school wit h your bulldog mascot .
They were very pleased t o receive it and your best wishes.
All t he best from Taipei. We had a 6.8 eart hquake t oday.
Building was swaying t o and fro!!!
L aura
PTA M eetin g featu r in g gu est speak er Lau r ie Cam er on of
Pu r pose Bl u e.
Lau r ie Cam er on of Pu r pose Bl u e is teach in g M in dfu l n ess
Pr actices to stu den ts an d facu l ty at NCC an d CCES. M in dfu l
Kids ar e l ear n in g:
- h ow to focu s th eir atten tion on wh at th ey ar e
exper ien cin g
- h ow th eir br ain s wor k
- h ow to stop an d br eath e
- h ow to cu l tivate a m in dset of k in dn ess
Com e join Lau r ie as sh e sh ar es som e of th e con cepts,
scien ce an d tool s th at you r k ids an d teach er s h ave been
expl or in g th is year. Th e m eetin g wil l be on W edn esday, M ay
6th fr om 7:30-8:30pm in th e M edia Cen ter.
Bell Times
As you are aware, next year there will be a
change to our arrival and dismissal times. NCC is
a Tier 2 school so this means our start time will be
9:25 a.m. and the end time will be 3:50 pm. Buses
will arrive between 9:10 and 9:15 a.m. More
information about bus schedules will be coming
this summer.
I mportant Dates i n M CPS
Parent A cademy Offers New Workshops
Gaithersburg Book Don?t M iss the Gaithersburg
Book Festival
The spring session of the MCPS Parent Academy has begun! The
Parent Academy helps equip parents with the tips and tools
Montgomery County Public Schools is proud to be a partner in
they need to help their children succeed. All of the workshops
the 2015 Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday, May 16, on
are free and are held at schools and locations throughout
the grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall. The book festival has a
Montgomery County. Spring workshop topics include active
great lineup of authors and activities for children of all ages.
parenting, preparing for college, PARCC assessments, bullying
Several members of the MCPS community will be conducting
prevention, and many more. Childcare and interpretation
readings at the festival and there will be many programs,
services are provided at all classes. The schedule of workshops
workshops, and activities in the Children?s Village that are
is available at
designed to promote interest in reading and writing. For more
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ departments/ parentacademy/ workshops.aspx
information, visit gaithersburgbookfestival.org/ .
M CPS GI V E BA CKpacks Campaign Under Way
The MCPS GIVE BACKpacks campaign is under way and needs
your help to raise funds to purchase backpacks filled with
school supplies for MCPS students in need. Last year, the district
was able to provide more than 19,000 backpacks to students
thanks to the generosity of MCPS parents, staff, and community
members. We?re hoping to serve even more students this year.
A backpack filled with school supplies only costs $10, and
donors have the option to sponsor an individual student, a
classroom, a grade level, an entire school, or a cluster of
schools. Additional information is available at
www.mcpsgivebackpacks.org or by calling 301-309-MCPS.
2015 M CPS Summer School Program
Special Education Summit M CPS Special Education
Summit Set for M ay 16
Parents, staff, and community members are invited to the MCPS
Special Education Summit, Leading the Way Today, Partnering for
a Better Tomorrow. The summit will take place on Saturday, May
16, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Gaithersburg High School, 101
Education Boulevard in Gaithersburg. The summit will feature
keynote speaker Priscilla Gilman, author of The Anti-Romantic
Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy; resources; and workshops for
families of students with disabilities. Families also will have an
opportunity to meet representatives from many MCPS offices
and Montgomery County agencies and nonprofit organizations.
To register for the summit, visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ departments/ special-education/ events
or call 301-517-5940. The summit is free and childcare and
lunch will be provided.
The MCPS summer school program helps keep thousands of
students engaged and learning over the summer. Registration
for the 2015 high school and elementary school summer
M SDE Special Education Parent I nvolvement Survey
programs will begin on May 4. For high school programs, MCPS
Parents of children receiving special education and related
students should register through their school-based counselor.
services should have received by mail the Maryland Special
Programs will be offered at four locations: Albert Einstein,
Education Parent Involvement Survey from the Maryland State
James Hubert Blake, Gaithersburg and Northwest high schools.
Department of Education. Please fill out the survey and return it
The first session runs from June 22 to July 10; the second
in the postage paid envelope or complete it online at
session runs from July 13 to July 31. Registration ends on June
www.mdparentsurvey.com. The survey results will help guide
10 for session I and June 24 for session II. The elementary
the state?s efforts to improve special education and related
school program runs from July 7 to July 31 and will be offered
services in public schools. The deadline for completing the
at Lucy V. Barnsley and Waters Landing elementary schools. The
survey is Friday, May 29.
registration period closes on June 19. Visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ departments/ extendedhours/ summerschool/
for more information.
Stu den t of th e W eek
3rd
4th
5th
6th
SpecialistsStaff
3/ 2/ 2015
Sebastian
Mendoza
Raia Dunn
Anna
Cohen
Kelsea Petersen
Diego Miller
Ms. Queen
3/ 16/ 2015
Jacob
Gotthelf
Maryam
Kahn
Alex
Greenstein
Nick Gross
Kezia Millett
Ms. Uzupis
3/ 23/ 2015
Alexis
Spellman
Damon
Egan
Chelsea
Clemetson
Anna Itzkowitz
RJ Akhan
Ms. MR and Ms. LJ
3/ 30/ 2015
Pierce
Tewksbury
Riley Moffit
Lucas Baker
Anna Itzkowitz
Alex Jones
Mr. Chappell
4/ 13/ 2015
Anna
Giacomini
Masara
Emily
Busette-RanckPangaro
Ryan Carr
Jack Hermes
Ms. Sexton
4/ 20/ 2015
Josephine
Abate
Teddy
Humphries
Carmen
Phillips-Alvarez
Hersy Brutus
Mr. Lassner
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