Greetings NCA Families,
This week was marked by a few firsts for our school, and first for our Middle School in particular. Last Saturday, the PTC led the first-ever Middle School dance for our scholars, and it was well received by scholars and staff. This week, we also learned that three of our 8th grade scholars were selected to the All-State Choir. To have all three scholars selected to the most prestigious ensemble choir is remarkable. The three scholars will be performing at the state ensemble concert in January. Congratulations to PTC for organizing a memorable experience for our scholars with the dance. And, special thanks to Ms. Batista for preparing our middle school scholars to achieve all-state choir recognition.
Today’s PTC event, Doughnuts with Dad, was special. It was great to see the cafeteria filled with scholars and their fathers starting the day together for breakfast.
The next two weeks prior to Thanksgiving break are loaded with activities for parents to join us on campus. Please see these special events, noted below:
Veteran’s Day Presentation – Tuesday, November 11th (1:45 – 2:45)
We are excited to celebrate the dedication and personal sacrifice of our community members that served proudly in our United States Armed Forces. Mrs. Roth is organizing this program, and she has collected information from all families that submitted short bios for this event.
Special Note #1: Family members that are being recognized during the presentation, please plan to arrive to the NCA cafeteria by 1:40 PM, to take your place in the reserved seating area.
Special Note #2: Due to the timeframe in which this event takes place, and the volume of scholars and parents attending, all scholars will be sent back to their classrooms following the presentation. We cannot release scholars to parents prior to the 3:00 PM standard dismissal time.
Poetry & Prose Performances: 11/10 – 11/14
Monday, November 10th: Kindergarten & First Grade, 8:15 AM
Wednesday, November 12th: Second & Third Grade, 8:15 AM
Thursday, November 13th: Middle School (6-8th Grade), 8:15 AM
Friday, November 14th: Fourth & Fifth Grade, 8:15AM
PTC Movie & Game Night: Saturday, November 15th, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
We invite your family to join us for games with prizes and a viewing of the film The Polar Express. Proceeds go to support the NCA Sports Booster Club. We look forward to seeing you there for a community night of FUN!
Community Outreach for NCA
Mr. Wester and Mr. Millward are conducting outreach in our community, to spread the word about our school, and to make connections with local businesses and organizations.
We are asking our families to help with this effort by referring mission-aligned organizations to our school. To do this, you simply need to email Mr. Wester & Mr. Millward – if you have a contact that you believe would be a great community partner for our school.
Mr. Millward- smillward@naplesclassical.org
Mr. Wester – cwester@naplesclassical.org
Administration Team Members – Who to contact and for what:
Attendance/Registrar – Mrs. Abney, mabney@naplesclassical.org
Student Discipline – Mrs. Heil, aheil@naplesclassical.org
Student Discipline – Mr. Young, nyoung@naplesclassical.org
Upper School Academics – Dr. Rochefort, lrochefort@naplesclassical.org
Lower School Academics – Mrs. D’Agostino, sdagostino@naplesclassical.org
BASE Coordinator – Mr. Simpreux, msimpreux@naplesclassical.org
Athletics – Mr. St. Fort, nfort@naplesclassical.org
Please refer to the Family Handbook for the NCA grievance policy.
At NCA, we are fortunate to have many events that bring our community together. We thank you for taking part in these events.
Please continue reading the remainder of the newsletter for additional information.
I hope that you have a good weekend, and we look forward to welcoming all scholars and parents back to campus on Monday!
Mr. Wester
Head of School