Discovery Update for Families
Hello,
We had a wonderful first week of school!
Students worked on math and ELA diagnostics that we will share with you during the Parent Orientation Night on Wednesday September 23, 2026.
We had a few classes to learn how to work in small groups and how to sustain academic conversations. The science, social studies, ELA, math and Art teams taught school wide lessons to share some key practices of our learning culture.
In math we learn how to share and explain patterns by exploring the visual representation of numbers created at Stanford University, in ELA we practiced Active Reading to communicate what we think when we read a text.
The Social Studies team introduced us to five aspects of geography: location, place, region, human interaction with their environment, and movement. The Science team showed us how to break down a science article.
We ended the week with an assembly during which new and returning students described how being Responsible, Respectful, Inclusive, Collaborative, and Resilient can make our learning community stronger.
On Monday and Tuesday, all students who are interested are invited to the auditions for The Wizard of Oz. Please arrange for a 5:15pm dismissal.
The chess class will start this Wednesday and the Mural class on Thursday. Graphic Novel and Independent Art will start on Tuesday September 22.
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Help us recruit our next Fourth Graders Invite families you know to apply at NewarkCommonApp.org. Pick-up flyers at the school or refer people to our website. |
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IMPORTANT: re-enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year
You should also have received an email from Newark Enrolls last June, as charter school parents have to also register with the Newark District in order to attend a charter school. Please complete this Newark Enrolls registration as soon as possible. You can find directions here or you may come to the school so we can help you.
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Reminders:
- School starts at 8:15 am and students are marked late starting at 8:20 am. We open our doors at 7:30 am for students who need to come to school earlier. We dismiss our students between 3:45 and 4:00 pm.
- Students need to wear tops with the school logo. You can purchase these at Land’sEnds. You can find more details about the dress code on our school uniform page..
- Remember that you can access the 26-27 school calendar, and that you can access the Parent Portal on Realtime, or download the Realtime Parent Link app (Apple store or Google Play)