This is the last newsletter of the 2017-18 school year. It has been a really wonderful year and I sadly wish to say goodbye to all of our students who are graduating, changing schools, or moving. You and your families will be missed! Thanks for being a part of NVCS. 

Kindergarten Graduation: 

Verna's Class, Reader's Theater:

SURVIVORS!

Field Day included student run activities followed by swimming.

Whipple Dam fun!

This Friday, we will go swimming at Whipple Dam. Students should wear their suit because there are no changing rooms. Lunch will be provided! (Hot dogs, grilled cheese, and fruit)

Camping at Carolyn's was fantastic!
Thursday, big kids camping pictures.

Friday at camp with the whole school.

Slip and Slide fun:

Reading Buddies outside,
​on a beautiful spring day.

Our International Bazaar was a huge success!

And so was our Kids Fun Run Fundraiser!

Words about waste from the Food Dude.

This Thursday, grades 3 and up will go camping. WooHoo! Everyone will join us at Carolyn's Farm on Friday. Lunch will be provided. Please bring lots of additional dry clothes and refillable water bottles. No School on Monday - Happy Memorial Day. :)

Colyer Lake boating, stream play, and hiking!

"Shake, Rattle, and Rocks!" Program Activities at the PSU Geoscience Building.

Rhodes Family Farm Fun:

Weekly Fact and Suggestion from Food Dude:

This Friday is our Kids Fun Run Fundraiser, get your sponsor sheets in to support our school! Please purchase organic/non-GMO  vegetable and herb plants here as well on Friday. 

Grades 3-8 visited the Engineering Expo last week at the Bryce Jordan Center.

We were so lucky to arrive in-time to help stock Lake Perez with Rainbow Trout! Then, we had a super hike around the lake, followed by Arbor Day activities at Carolyn's Farm!

This Friday we will be going to Coyler Lake to hike and boat! Then, we will return in time to have a presentation from Singer/Story Teller: Ken J. Galipeau (Grandpa to 2 of our students)

Kindergarten helped clean our school yard :)

Weekly Fact and Suggestion from Food Dude:

Shelter building in Survival class:

Our Bird Banding field trip experience with Paper Bird Creative & Education was so informative and cool! Check out the pictures and videos below:

This Friday, we will hike around Stone Valley's Lake Perez followed by Arbor Day activities at Carolyn's Farm. As always, bring a refillable water bottle and a non-microwavable lunch.

Survivor Class learns how to safely whittle with a knife and shoot a bow and arrow.  

Reading Buddies :)

May 18th is the Kids Fun Run and Plant Sale

Wheels Day was awesome!

This Friday, we leave school at 8:45 sharp to go see bird banding at PSU. We will be in the brush, so wear long pants and tall socks. Then, we will walk to Sunset Park for lunch followed by games and hiking. Dress for the conditions.

Our students are so bright, they needed shades to rock the PSSA testing!

Thank you to everyone for getting your kids to school on-time during the PSSA testing! 

Verna's class performing a lovely rendition of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: singing and  playing the bells in music class. 

The older grades, lined-up and ready to watch the performance of Mummenschanz, which they really enjoyed!  Ask them about it. :)

Penn Roosevelt State Park hike and activities:

This Friday is Wheels Day! Do not forget to bring a non-motorized mode of transportation to ride around the park, along with a helmet! According to the weather report, it will finally be warm too! Spring might actually be here...

The older students have begun working on items for the "International Bazaar" in May.
(More information to come soon)

This Friday, we will be going on a hike and having lunch outdoors at Penn Roosevelt State Park. It is sure to be cold and muddy! Please dress appropriately, and do not forget a water bottle and non-microwavable lunch.  

On Monday, grades 5- 8 will attend the Mummenschanz performance at Eisenhower Auditorium, leaving school at 9:30 am.

On Tuesday, grades 3-8 begin taking the PSSAs! It is important that students are in attendance and on-time. We start at 8:30am and students arriving late will be a huge distraction. The testing schedule is as follows:
English/Language Arts: Tuesday - Thursday
Math: Monday - Tuesday, the following week
Science: (8th grade only) Monday - Tuesday, April 23 and 24

BTW, it is important to be to school on-time every day! School starts at 8:15 am.  (you know who you are :)

No school this Friday and Monday. Happy Easter!   :)

Our tour of the recycling center was informative! It was amazing to see what they do with all of our trash and reminded us to recycle everything that can be recycled!

Fun at the park after our tour.

Making natural dyes, for egg coloring in science class with a parent volunteer. Predictions are being made about the actual colors we will get.

We celebrated International Down Syndrome Day with Verna's goddaughter by exercising 3.21 mins, representing the presence of a third copy of chromosome  21.

"Survivor Class" made pine needle tea. As you can see,
it was not well liked...