NGS Kindergarten Registration |
NEWPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION
2009-2010
Registration will be held at Newport Grammar School clinic on
Tuesday, April 14 and Thursday,
April 16 between the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
A child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 30, 2009 to enroll for Kindergarten.
All students must have the following information before they can attend Kindergarten for the first time.
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Proof of age:
Certified Birth Certificate preferred
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Phy Physical Examination Record: The physical must be done within the year the child is enrolling in school. Physical exam can be obtained from a private physician, the health department or the health clinics at Grassy Fork,
Bogard or Parrottsville.
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TT Tennessee Certificate of Immunization:
The immunization certificate (green) must be signed by the health provider (physician, health department or health clinic). NO ALTERNATE RECORD OF IMMUNIZATION CAN LEGALLY BE ACCEPTED.
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PrP Proof of residence:
Parents/guardians must present proof of legal residency with the child's address on it. This may be in the form of property tax receipt, utility bill, telephone bill or rent receipt, etc.
You must have all of the above documentation on registration day.
If you have questions concerning the above policies, please contact Brenda Ellison, RN, CSN at 623-3952 or the school office at 623-3811 or 625-0686.
Voluntary preschool registration will be held the same date and location. Lisa Myers, Voluntary Preschool Coordinator will be accepting these applications. Requirements are the same as for regular Kindergarten. If you have questions concerning the Voluntary Preschool, please contact Lisa Myers at 623-3811 ext. 212.
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2009-2010 School Calendar |
Newport
Grammar School
2009-2010 School Calendar
July 21st : Optional Inservice
July 30th : Optional Inservice
August 10th - 12th : Required Inservice
August 13th : Registration - Student Day 1 (* Abbreviated Day 1)
All students and PARENTS must come by the school this day for registration!!!!
August 14th: Teacher Work Day (No School for Students)
August 17 - September 4th: Student Days 2 - 16
September 7th
Labor Day (Vacation)
September 8th - October 22nd
Student Days 17 - 49
October 23rd
Optional Inservice (No School for Students)
October 26th Fall Break (Vacation)
October 27th - November 24th Student Days 50 - 70
November 25th - 27th Thanksgiving Break (Vacation)
November 30th - December 17th
Student Days 71 - 84
December 18th
Dismiss at 10:00 - Student Day 85 (*Abbreviated Day 2)
December 21st - January 1st Christmas Break (Vacation)
January 4th - 15th
Student Days 86 - 95
January 18th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Vacation)
January 19th - February 11th Student Days 96 - 113
February 12th
Optional Inservice Day (No School for Students)
February 15th
Winter Break (Vacation)
February 2nd
Writing Assessment
March 22nd - 26th TCAP TESTING
January 16th - April 1st Student Days 114 - 146
April 2nd - 9th
Spring Break (Vacation)
April 12th - May 26th Student Days 147 - 179
May 4th
Gateway Algebra 1
May 27th
Dismiss at 10:00 - Student Day 180 (*Abbreviated Day 3)
May 28th
Teacher Work Day (No School for Students)
* SNOW DAYS WILL BE ADDED ON TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR-unless the School Board stipulates otherwise.
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One section of the Newport Grammar School Tuition Policy was recently amended. Below is the new amended section:
One half or the full amount of tuition shall be paid before the student is enrolled. If the full amount of tuition is not paid, the second half of tuition shall be paid on or before the first day of school after the Christmas break. Students whose parents or guardians fail to pay tuition may be dismissed from school. Children in grades K-7 who have not paid their full tuition by January 15 of the current school year shall be required to pay full tuition no later than the first day of the next school year. Students in grade 8 are required to pay their full tuition by the first Thursday in December. If the tuition is not paid in full by that date, the Director may dismiss them from NGS.
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Dropping off/Picking up Students |
All doors will remain locked until 7:30. There is no duty teacher available to supervise until 7:30. The cafeteria doors will not be opened until 7:30. For those students who need to come before 7:30, Newport Grammar offers a daycare service that parents may want to consider. There is a charge for these services but it will take students beginning at 6:30 each morning. Please contact Stacy Dawson at 625-0323 if you need more information. Students need to be picked up by 3:15 unless staying after school for tutoring or study hall. Our daycare provides after school care for students. The administration will be contacting parents of students who are picked up late on a regular basis.
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Newport City Board of Education Meeting |
The Newport City School Board will meet June 22
, 2009 in the office of the Primary School. The pre-meeting will begin at 5:30 with the business meeting to immediately follow the pre-meeting. |
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Science Lab Provides Hands On Learning |
Our students are now discovering a new way of learning science. They are now allowed and encouraged to experience this subject through various hands-on activities. Each grade level comes to the science lab once a week for an average of one hour. Here they explore each expected learning standard in a new and exciting way. The classroom teachers as well as the science lab instructor are on hand to guide them through each experience.
At the end of the school year, each child will have been exposed to major laboratory equipment. All grades complete mini courses in microscope use and triple beam balances. The metric system is in continual use in the measurements of length, volume, mass, and area. Our students are encouraged to think globally on many issues and will be well acclimated to the scientific community's body of knowledge.
Two goals are set for the science lab. Number one is to simply
learn
by
doing.
Number two is to have
fun!
Student excitement is nearly tangible when dissections are near. Fourth grade will be examining an owl pellet and classifying actual bones they find. Fifth grade has so far enjoyed creating cell models that mysteriously appeared as water balloons. Some sixth graders have possibly complained of counting beans while in actuality they were mimicking biological mark and recapture methods to estimate the population of particular organisms. Playing with play-dough may sound elementary, but our seventh graders enjoyed creating cell models labeling all major cell organelles. Of course eighth grade gets to have the most fun by creating paper pets and allowing them to have off spring and analyzing their genetic make-up. Each grade level benefits from the experience and looks forward to returning. No day has passed without hearing the question, "What are we doing in science lab next week?"
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Newport Grammar Goes Green |
Newport Grammar School has "Gone Green" and is in partnership with "Keep Cocke County Beautiful" to make a difference in our environment. At the beginning of this school year we joined the green movement by agreeing to work toward recycling all paper products . The school was outfitted with a special outdoor recycling bin to collect mixed paper and is eager to receive smaller bins for individual classrooms and offices in our school. The bins are being provided through grant money received by "Keep Cocke County Beautiful." Mixed paper is easy to spot once you get started. Our teachers and students are making a conscious effort to recycle items like magazines, notebook paper, copy paper, newspapers, junk mail, etc. We hope this effort will carry over into the homes and more people will join us in this endeavor to save landfill space.
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The Newport City School System is searching for students with disabilities within the District. The following are considered to be handicapping conditions: speech-language impaired, learning disabled, blind, deaf, health impaired, physically impaired, seriously emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded, gifted, autism, hearing impaired, multi-handicapped, functionally retarded, or developmentally delayed. If you have a child that is not currently enrolled in the Newport City School System that meets one of the above conditions, please call the Special Education Department at Newport Grammar School at 423-625-0686
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New Law Regarding Hiring of School Staff |
Effective July 1, 2007, school systems are prohibited from hiring any individual whom the department of children's services has found to have committed abuse against a child or whose name has been placed on the state's vulnerable person's registry or the state's sex offender registry. School systems are required to submit the names of all potential employees to DCS prior to employment to determine if the potential employees were found by DCS to have committed child abuse. This will be in addition to the criminal history record check conducted by the TBI.
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ESL Students Receive Attention |
Newport Grammar School is now providing English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring for any student in kindergarten through eighth grade who doesn't speak English at home or whose native language is not English. Eighth grade language arts teacher Lenora Douglas recently earned an additional endorsement on her teacher's license that qualifies her to teach English as a Second Language. Mrs. Douglas's primary goal is to give extra assistance to her ESL students' individual needs. However, Tennessee has an ESL curriculum in place, and all ESL students are required to take an achievement test, the English Language Development Assessment (ELDA), as well as the TCAP test each year. Mrs. Douglas says she is excited to have the opportunity to provide extra help and support for students who may otherwise fall behind because of language barriers. The ESL tutoring class meets after school on three days a week in Mrs. Douglas's classroom
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Family/Community Engagement |
 Virtually any kind of parent involvement boosts student achievement, from baking cookies to joining a committee, from going on a field trip to volunteering in your child's classroom. When you are present in school activities, you send a clear message to your children that school is worthwhile and valuable. |
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The mission of Newport Grammar School, in collaboration with involved, caring parents and community members, will
* Provide a creative, personal, and challenging education;
* strive to create an environment conducive to optimal achievement and
fulfillment for both students and staff;
* Foster life-long interest in learning;
* Inspire all to strive for individual excellence;
* Accept others' differences; and
* Become a contributing member of a global community.
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The Newport City School District, 301 College St., Newport, Tennessee, is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Educator who fully and actively supports Equal Access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Age, National Origin or Disability. We wish continued progress for all minority communities. |
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