

January 2023 Newsletter

FINAL GRADES
Grades for GCPS Milestones Benchmark Assessments, Semester 1 Final Exams, and Midyear Assessments will be finalized in January upon return from Winter Break. When scores for these assessments are available, teachers will enter them, and the grades will be visible in the GCPS Parent Portal. Grades will be finalized by Saturday, January 14th.
If you don't have a Parent Portal account, please contact us: (678) 720-9870
ILLNESS/MEDICATION
In the event that your child is sick, please do not send them to school. Your child must be free from fever for 24 hours before they may return to school.
If your student needs to take medication at school, the parent/guardian will need to transport the medication to school, along with a clinic form to be kept at school. Please do not send your student with the medication.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
In case of inclement weather, announcements will be made through the following methods:
- phone
- text
- local news
New Life Academy of Excellence will follow Gwinnett County Public Schools in school closures and delays.
Grade Promotion
Should a student not earn promotion to the next grade, he or she may have the opportunity to attend summer school in-person during the summer of 2023 to learn the AKS standards not mastered during the school year.
It is strongly recommended that students and parents/guardians use the GCPS Parent Portal to access class grades and maintain passing grades in all courses.
Early Dismissal ends at 2:30pm. You must enter the carpool line to pick up your student(s) after this time. Please request an appointment to meet with a teacher or administrator after 3:30pm if needed.
Questions? Call us at the school or email us at info@newlifeacademyga.com
Open Enrollment for all prospective students is now open, and will end on January 31, 2023.
This enrollment period is open for siblings and those who do not currently attend NLAE.
Beginning December 5th, head HERE to begin the enrollment process.
Please share with friends and neighbors residing in Gwinnett County!
Additional School Tour Dates have been added!
During the month of January, prospective students and families are invited on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:00am
Sign up here (Feel free to forward this link to friends and neighbors residing in Gwinnett County!)
Monday, January 16th will be a no-school day for students in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
As the USDA nationwide waiver has expired, school lunches are no longer offered for free.
Families may apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch program at any time!
The online application is a quick and easy way to complete this process:
Lunch Prices:
Full Pay: $3.50
Reduced: $0.40
Meal Charge Policy
Students will be allowed up to two (2) meal charges before an alternative meal is served.
Please check MyPaymentsPlus to confirm that your student's account has been replenished for the new school year to avoid any charges on your account.
Our next Spirit Wear Day is March 10, 2023
New Life Academy Spirit Wear may be worn with black or blue jean pants/shorts.
JANUARY
- 2-3... Winter Break
- 4... Teacher Planning (No School)
- 4... School Tours
- 5... Students return to school
- 6... Report Cards sent home
- 10...School Tours
- 12... School Tours
- 16... MLK Jr. Day (No School)
- 17-20... Lunar New Year Week
- 17... School Tours
- 19... Wear Red & Gold Day
- 19... School Tours
- 20... Honor Roll Assembly
- 20... Lunar New Year Program
- 24... School Tours
- 26... School Tours
- 31... Open Enrollment Period Ends
- 31... School Tours
February
- 3... Digital Learning Day #3 (asynchronous)
- 7... GCPS Public School Lottery
- 10... Class Pictures (Uniforms Required)
- 15... Black History Month Program (Wear Red/Gold/Green)
- 16-20... Student/Teacher Holiday (No School)
- 24... Progress Reports sent home
Download the PDFs below for your entire 2022-23 school year calendar:
4725 River Green Parkway
Duluth, GA 30096
(678) 720-9870 phone
(678) 720-9875 fax