Noon Dismissal Friday, April 20th for Professional Development

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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.

Important Dates to Remember

  • PSSA testing (please refer to the schedule)  
  • Bingo Night on 4/13
  • Noon Dismissal on 4/20

Upcoming Sporting Events

  • Girls’ Softball @ PACS on 4/12
  • Boys’ Baseball @ Arts & Sciences on 4/12
  • Boys’ Baseball Home Games vs. New Foundations on 4/16
  • Any changes to any scheduled games and practices will be expressed by the coaches to the players.
Spirit Gear and Jeans Friday will take place this Friday, April 20th. The cost to participate is $1.00. Money can be given to your child’s teacher. No rips in jeans please. The proceeds will go towards yearbooks.

Help Us Reach Our Goal- The Philadelphia School District Parent Surveys are open. We need to reach a parent response rate of 20% to meet our target, and currently we are at 14%. 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. Parents/guardians should complete a survey for EACH of their children. The survey is available online in nine languages. You will need your child’s student ID number in order to access the survey. For your convenience, there was a letter sent home with your child’s id number. Please use this new link to be directed to the survey: https://www.philasd.org/research/programsservices/district-wide-surveys/

2017-2018 Yearbooks– Attention all Kindergarten through Seventh grade students: Yearbooks are on sale now through April 25th. Yearbooks are $15 each with all purchases being made ONLINE ONLY. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mrs. Smith at lsmith@northwoodcs.org. Below is the info. Needed to make a yearbook purchase:
1) Go to: www.TreeRing.com/validate
2) Enter our school’s passcode: 1013790260523328

Someone Special Dance- All 3rd and 4th grade students were given an invitation last week for the Someone Special Dance on Friday, May 4th. This is a chance for the students to invite an adult to accompany them to a night time event. The dance will take place from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The deadline to pay for participation in this event is Friday, April 20th. Payment along with the permission slip can be given to your child’s teacher. Any questions or concerns please email Mrs. Kelly at akelly@northwoodcs.org.