As a way of encouraging reading at home, our Assistant Principal, Ms. DeFeyter (Angie) has put together a recommended reading list. As educators, we ask that you plan for reading to your child and for your child to read to you, on a daily basis. Help your child feel proud and successful by supporting him/her with time together reading.
Autism awareness
One night this weekend my children had a couple of friends over for a sleepover. Late at night, in the dark, I could hear th ...
Happy Earth Day & Happy Reading
I hope you can all take some time this week to read about our beautiful planet and learn more about how to ensure its longevi ...
The Birds and the Bees
Dear NCSA Families, Spring is in the air and curiosity abounds. As per a parent request, this reading nook has several books ...
Supporting success in the classroom and the w ...
Education begins at home and continues within families for a lifetime. Teachers and schools are secondary educators for chil ...
Building character
Last week I celebrated becoming the mother of a teenager, and with that comes new opportunities to learn and stretch my paren ...
Raising strong girls and unbiased boys
This week, Angie has devoted her nook to raising strong girls and unbiased boys - lots of excellent book suggestions. I consi ...
KINDNESS
Dear Families, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.” Mark Twain. Our school character tr ...
How to Talk to Kids About Race
Dear Families, As we come to the close of February, Black History Month, it doesn’t mean we should stop learning about racial ...
Civil rights
Art Teacher, Samantha Jones, and I went to a Teaching While White conference in Berkeley, Ca. on Friday and Saturday. We did ...
Anxiety
Happy New Year! I hope you found plenty of cozy reading time with your child and for yourself over the winter break, I sure d ...
Winter Reading and Math Challenge
Winter Break is just around the corner so I’ve created a Winter Family Fun Challenge to encourage reading and math activities ...
Multicultural Winter Celebrations
Dear NCSA Families, I hope that this finds you in warmth and good cheer as we begin to look towards the end of the year 2018. ...
Raising strong girls and unbiased boys
In this week's Nook, Angie shares more reading resources for parents on raising strong girls and unbiased boys. After ...
Same-sex marriage
Dear Families, I hope you have enjoyed reading a good book aloud together or reading in the same room during the perfect rain ...
World Religions
Dear Families, We are in need of a volunteer to artistically hang Bartholomew the Bookworm from high on the wall in the atri ...
Inclusion and Acceptance
Dear Families, This week I share with you books about inclusion and acceptance. I found a website, A Day in Our Shoes, which ...
Positive Discipline
Dear Families, What a great time to be a part of NCSA for so many reasons including Positive Discipline. Last week I had the ...
Fun Multiplication Activities
At the beginning of last week Mr. G asked me to find multiplication activities to support his 5th-Grade students with home pr ...
Audio Books
Hello Families, Last week I failed to mention a favorite book on the subject of raising boys, Mama Says: A Book of Love for M ...
Building Empathy
As the mother of two boys, I feel it is my duty to raise aware, conscientious, kind and sensitive young men, who go out into ...
Book Recommendations
My Storee is a beautifully refreshing expose of encouraging creativity for creativity’s sake by forsaking the bounds of perfe ...
Bartholomew the Book Worm
I hope some of you have had a chance to notice Bartholomew the Book Worm whose body is multiplying along the top of the wall ...
Welcome back
Ms. DeFeyter’s Reading Nook Welcome back to school! I hope you enjoyed the long days of summer and are ready to jump back in ...