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Viking Skate Country

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Mark Your Calendar

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Counselor Corner

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Parent Training Night

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Formal Dance Workshop

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Financial Aid Night

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November Art Lesson

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Thank you to everyone who came to the Fort Crook Museum Field Trip. We hope even more can come next time!

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Giving Thanks! Happy month of Thanksgiving!

Pumpkin Carving Contest

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I wanted to take the time to express my gratitude for all the wonderful people associated with our school. To the parents who have chosen to take a personal interest in their children's education and spend time every day to be sure they are gaining knowledge and experience, thank you. To the students who work hard on a daily basis toward their educational goals, you rock! To the teachers and support staff who believe and support our model and are invested in the student's success, you are amazing. To the office staff who do their best every day to provide amazing service to our students, we couldn't do it without you. Yay, NDA!

I am honored to work with all of you and grateful on a daily basis for the opportunity to impact children's futures and their education. For those who are new to NDA this year, I wanted you to know that I am always interested in hearing how things are going and have an open communication policy. Feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions, or comments. My email is: [email protected] and my office number is: 530-233-3861. I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving full of family and fun.

November Art Contest: Just a reminder, it’s not too late to submit your entry for the Tribal Fish Art Contest! (Details on pg. 4 of the October Newsletter). Entries due no later than Nov. 14th! We’ve gotten some great entries so far, so please encourage your students to join in on the fun. Art prizes awarded!

Sincerely, Laura VanAcker NDA Director

Math Tutoring Opportunities New Day Math tutoring starts this week. This is dropin, no appointment needed. Tuesdays, 12:30-2:30 YMCA Conference Room: Tosha Shaw and Dave Woodruff

Thursdays, 4:30-6:00 Barnes and Noble: Dave Woodruff Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 Heritage Roasting Company in Shasta Lake: general staff

For more information, please contact your NDA teacher.

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Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners We want to thank all NDA students who participated in this fun and creative contest. Needless to say, we have some very artistic students out there! Here are the following winners: K-1st: Ionavia ~ Most Artistic Irlanda ~ Most Funny 2nd-3rd:

Katelyn showing her school spirit for the Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Emma ~ Most Artistic 6th-8th: Faith ~ Most Scary Molly ~ Most Artistic

Our Grand Prize winner of the contest is an NDA 1st grader named Katelyn. She did a “two-faced” entry, with an NDA eagle carving on one side of her giant green pumpkin, and a pumpkin face on the other side. Her entry was both artistic, funny, and scary! Contest winners may pick out 3 prizes from our NDA Prize Box on the bookmobile! Thank you for your participation!

School Event ~ Viking Skate Country We would like to invite all of our NDA students and a parent/chaperone per family to join us for a fun roller skating event at the Viking Skate Country in Redding on: NOVEMEBER 21st, FRIDAY From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM The roller rink is located at: 735 AUDITORIUM DR. REDDING, 96001

NDA will be paying for any New Day Academy student who would like to attend, and there is one free chaperone per family. If a non-NDA sibling would like to come along, the parent will be responsible for paying a $3 reimbursement per sibling to the school. You must be signed up in order to attend. To sign up, please email Kelly at [email protected].

When emailing your reservation, please send a head count showing the number of NDA students, number of adults, and any siblings that will require a reimbursement.. Spaces are limited, and sign ups will close on Tuesday, November 18th. * We will not be providing drinks/food at this event, but the snack bar will be open for families to buy their own.

Mark Your Calendars Nov.11th, ~ NO SCHOOL, Veterans Day

December 4th ~ “Cascade Christmas” @ 11:00 AM

Nov. 18th @ 5:15 PM ~ Parent Training Night w/ Tosha Shaw and Holly Potter

Sign Ups Closed

Nov. 21st @ 1:00 PM~ Viking Skate Country NDA School Event Nov. 26th—28th ~ NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break SUNRISE

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1731 Market St, Redding Please give yourself plenty of time to park and check in. Check in with Patty Donahue & Laura VanAcker in front of the theater before being seated as a group.

December 5th ~ Formal Dance Workshop for High School Students @ 6:00 PM. See page 3 for more details. December 22nd—January 2nd ~ NO SCHOOL, Winter Break

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Counselor Corner Aspire TestCongratulations to those 9th and 10th grade students who took the ACT Aspire Test for college readiness. Your NDA students performed admirably in taking this test. This test is different from other college readiness tests in that it is reflective of the Common Core Curriculum. I am looking forward to going over the results with the students when they arrive. PS-kudos to those PSAT test-takers as well! Next year's PSAT will also be reconfigured to reflect changing curriculum in our schools.

Shasta CollegeStudents should be thinking about what courses they would like to take in the Spring at this time. Go to www.ShastaCollege.edu to explore course choices. Also, if you haven't done so already, your student may have to take the assessment tests before they can sign up for certain classes, most notably those classes that transfer to a 4 year college. Call the Assessment Office for a testing time. It is important that students to develop an educational plan for post secondary education before they leave high school.

Financial Aid NightsIt is extremely important for junior and especially senior parents to attend one of the Financial Aid Nights listed on pg. 4. Whether parents think they qualify or not for financial aid, it is imperative that they and their student complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid). There are many reasons for seniors to do so, and I would be happy to explain why. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Finally, have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Sincerely, Bob

Parent Training Night Parent Training Night November 18th @ Heritage Roasting Co. from 5:15 to 6:30pm Tosha and Holly will both be sharing strategies for learning. Holly will be sharing on Pairing Fiction and Nonfiction Read Alouds. Parents can contact Holly at 530722-7800 or [email protected] or Tosha at [email protected] for more info....

Literacy News Reading related fiction and nonfiction together is a great way to help your child learn new concepts and make connections to the familiar. Using paired materials as Read Alouds gives you opportunities to discuss vocabulary and concepts as you read. This is a great time to share how the text structure of nonfiction and fiction are different. At the same time, you can point out similarities in the topics and

“He saw colors in music and heard music in colors.” ~ Can you find this quotation in our newsletter? Email me the pg. # and story

themes. Some possible questions to ask your learner include: How can I tell if a book is fiction or nonfiction? How are the facts presented differently in each book? What connections or similarities do you see in the texts? Come to the Parent Training Night on Nov.18th for more ideas and examples!

headline it belongs to and win a prize from our prize box! kellym@ ndaemail.com

Formal Dancing Workshop for High School Students We are inviting New Day Academy High School students to attend a fun and formal dance class at the Redding YMCA on: December 5th From 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM The dance class will take place in Redding YMCA’s studio 4. In order to sign up, please email Kelly at [email protected]. There is no

fee for this class, just sign up to join the fun! Your dance instructor will be Faith with Step Ahead Dance Studio, one of our NDA vendors. She will be teaching swing dance for 45 minutes followed by ballroom dance for the remaining 45 minutes. Spaces are limited so sign up today!

A fun photo from one of our NDA parents who attended the Hawes Historic Farm Field Trip. Yes, their were pig races!

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Financial Aid Nights DATE Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 Monday, November 3rd, 2014 Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 Thursday, November 6th, 2014 Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 Thursday, November 13th, 2014 Thursday, November 13th, 2014 Monday, November 17th, 2014 Monday, November 17th, 2014 Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Thursday, November 20th, 2014 Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 TBD

LOCATION Dunsmiur HS Yreka HS Fall River HS Enterprise HS Anderson HS Burney HS Weed HS Butte Valley HS Modoc High Shasta HS Mt. Shasta HS West Valley Trinity High Etna HS U-Prep Central Valley HS Los Molinos HS Anderson New Tech Red Bluff HS Foothill HS Corning

TIME 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 OM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM TBD

November Art Lesson CONCENTRIC CIRCLE TURKEYS Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-French painter who contributed to color theory and the abstract art of the early 20th century. Music greatly influenced his art. He saw colors in music and heard music in colors. You may have seen his painting called “Squares with Concentric Circles.” If not, here it is!

By borrowing the idea of colorful concentric circles, you can actually create a Thanksgiving turkey with an abstract flair. Here’s what you’ll need: Colorful construction paper, scissors, glue, and a black marker First you will want the student to cut out circles of various shapes and colors. They do not need to be perfect circles, and in fact will look better if they are done by hand. Also cut out a brown turkey body, a small triangle for the beak, and a red rectangle for the wattle. Second, you will glue the circles together, starting with the largest

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circle as the base, and working towards the smallest circle. We suggest laying them out first how you’d like the arrangement prior to gluing. Once those are glued on, you can add the turkey body, beak, and wattle. Lastly, use the black marker to dot eyes for the turkey. You can also use each circle edge to write down something the student is thankful for, as seen in this picture/example. Proud of your results? Post them on our Facebook page so we can enjoy them too!