Hello New Tech Families,

Hard to believe that we ended our first quarter of the school year last Friday! Please keep an eye out for your student’s midterm grade reports, which were sent home in the mail today. This is a great time to log into Echo and check your student’s progress. If your student is struggling in a class, talk to your student and encourage them to meet with their teacher and discuss strategies for raising their grades. Also, reach out to our teachers for insights into what your student can do to improve their grades. Early intervention and communication are extremely important to keep our students on the right track! I am happy to report that we had 97% of our students in attendance for our first school-wide Assessment Day on October 13th. I am proud to say our students took the test seriously and put forth a great amount of effort! Please review the Bulletin to learn about some new exciting opportunities, such as our After-Hours Tutoring and Red Ribbon Week activities scheduled to begin October 25, 2021. Again, I look forward to creating more great days for our students and staff!

In partnership,

Bonnie Felske

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• Studying the geography of the Spanish speaking world
• Watching the biopic feature film Selena and learning about a young woman who still remains an inspiration today
• Learning the history behind the celebration through readings in Spanish
• Discussing in Spanish the topic and debunking some common misconceptions
• Reading biographies and holding discussions about the contribution of people from Spanish speaking countries from Latin America in the U.S.A. and compared this to the contribution their family members made daily to our society to embrace the pride for our culture and identity
  
• Researching and creating brochures of all Central American Countries where students played the role of travel agents to catch the attention of “tourists”
• Making passports in class and earning stamps from each country “visited”
  

Many of our students share in this rich and wonderful heritage and New Tech was proud to celebrate them, their families, their culture, and their history.

Stay up-to-date on the latest school events!

• Weekly announcements from each campus
• Official school calendar (For a downloadable full year calendar, click here.)