MARCH 16TH– NO SCHOOL– Professional Development for teachers.
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 MARCH 20TH— NOON DISMISSAL 

The Governor is proposing major cuts to Special Education Funding.
​Please use your voice to let them know we oppose.
​Click the link below for more info. 

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The Northwood Academy Charter School (NACS) began operation in September of 2005. We are a K-8 program with a well-developed academic program that emphasizes comprehensive literacy and mathematical instruction in accordance with federal and local standards. Our instructional program is driven by state, local and commercial assessment results, school achievement and adherence with IEP requirements. Our mission is to prepare our children to take advantage of the wealth of educational opportunities that exist for them. To that end, Northwood has hired a dedicated, skilled instructional staff to guide them in the process. Every staff member is charged with the care and well-being of every child. We believe that all children are able to achieve regardless of their socio-economic status, race, ability level or past academic experience. By respecting and supporting our students, their families and our staff on a regular basis, we honor and uphold this belief.
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Important Dates to Remember
  • Daylight Savings Time begins on March 8th, set your clocks ahead one hour
  •  Spring and Graduation Pictures on 3/18
We Need Your Feedback! The Philadelphia School District Parent Surveys are OPEN! This survey is for all parents with children attending Philadelphia schools. The survey is a key source of information about what members of the school community say about the learning environment at each school. The number of surveys that are completed directly affects our ranking among our peer schools. At this time, 90 Northwood households have completed the survey. Parents/guardians should complete a survey for EACH of their children. The survey is available online in many languages. You will need your child’s student ID to access the survey. A paper that with your child(ren)’s ID number was sent home. All parents/guardians can access the survey at https://webapps1.philasd.org/parentsurvey/ Thank you to those that already completed the survey!

Exciting News– As a Thank You for your support, any family that completes the survey for their household by February 28th will receive: 
-  One free pass to Northwood’s Bingo Night
-  One free raffle ticket for Northwood’s Bingo Night
-  Each Northwood child in the family will receive a homework Pass
-  Each Northwood child in the family will receive a Dress Down Pass. Only those families that submit a screenshot of the completed survey(s) to Mrs. Kelly at akelly@northwoodcs.org by February 28th will be considered for this fantastic reward! Once the reward envelope has been sent home with your child, there will be no replacement passes given, so please keep them in a safe place. Thank you in advance for your support!

STEM Night at Northwood is back! Join us on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. for an exciting night of science, technology, engineering, math and more! A flyer with detailed information is coming home soon!