December 15, 2017
Dear IACS Families –
It looks like winter has arrived and what better way to spend a cold, dark, December night than by coming to the warm, bright, and active halls of Innovation Academy! On Tuesday, December 19th, our Winter Exhibition Night will be held from 6:00 – 8:30 PM and all members of the public are welcome to attend. It is the perfect opportunity to learn about the high school curriculum and see some examples of the projects that our students have completed this semester. The Winter Exhibition Night will focus on the English, Science, Music, and Art departments and the other departments will be featured in the Spring.
I will hold an information session for parents of 8th graders from 5-6pm in Room 153 for anyone that would like to learn more about the high school, but the real fun will begin at 6pm in the auditorium when our Instrumental Ensemble, under the direction of Julian Sciolla, will play three jazz/funk songs that they have worked hard to perfect this semester. From 6:30-7:15, Science exhibitions will be held in the 2nd floor classrooms and the library. Exhibitions will include: product development, frog dissection, forensic analysis, robotics, ecosystems, changing dry ice to liquid carbon dioxide, modeling flight, and some student developed computer script.
Student art from Mr. Barry and Mr. Pelham’s classes will be on display throughout the halls of the first floor. Also on the first floor, from 7:00-7:45, the English department will have projects on display from the following classes: Craft of Fiction, Stories of Self, Protest & Hope, Good vs Evil, Rhetoric, and Friendship, Foes, & Folly. In the auditorium during this time, students will be taking part in the “Poetry Out Loud” competition. This is the first time our school has participated in this national recitation contest for students in grades 9-12. Nearly twenty of our students will each perform two poems they’ve chosen to memorize. They will compete for points in accuracy, presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, and overall performance. The winner of our school competition will go on to participate in the regional semifinals on Saturday, March 3.
The evening will conclude with the Concert Choir and Chorale performing in the auditorium, under the direction of Erin Lane. The concert will run from 7:45-8:30 and will include eight songs that the students have learned during the semester. We really hope to see as many students, family, and community members for this wonderful evening to celebrate the work of our students.
Best-
Erik Arnold, Ed.D.
High School Principal
We are grateful for every donation, no matter the size, Thank you.
Emma’s Giving Tree
This holiday season, a mitten tree fundraiser will be running from Monday, November 27th to Thursday, December 21st to help donate gifts and living essentials to those in need. The gifts will be donated to local families with infants all the way through teens.
How it works! The mitten tree along with the donation box can be found in the cafeteria.
If you would like to donate without taking a mitten, gloves, hats, diapers, infant pajamas and winter-wear is greatly appreciated. Once again, make sure it is all NEWLY PURCHASED AND UNWRAPPED.
Thank you so much for your participation, Let’s make it even better than last year!
If you have any questions contact Emma Chaitin at emma.chaitin@gmail.com or Kyle Thornton at kthornton@innovationcharter.org
Give the Gift of…. THEATER! We’re pleased to offer IACS Performing Arts Gift Certificates this year! Each gift certificate is for 2 tickets for a total of $36. AND, you can use them for any show in 2018! Don’t miss this great opportunity to buy your tickets at our lowest ticket price and share them with your friends and families this holiday season. Gift Certificates will be available in the main office. Please use the attached form when purchasing the gift certificate. Thank you!
The MS Winter Concert is on Wednesday, 12/20 at 7 pm. 5th/6th graders recently enjoyed a sneak preview in a performance by the band and chorus. Join us on Wednesday!
Mark your calendar:
Quality Night for seventh and eighth graders is Tuesday, 12/19 6-7:15 pm. We are encouraging students and families to stay for the HS Exhibition Night after the conclusion of Quality Night. This would be a terrific way to learn about the HS program as you view student work.
Please remind your child to dress professionally. A suit or fancy dress is not necessary, but a nice shirt, slacks, and/or skirt would all be good choices. Presenting at Quality Night is a promotion requirement.
2017-2018 Yearbook Cover Competition
The Yearbook Committee is holding an art contest open to everyone in the Middle School Winners will be featured on the front and back cover of the Middle School Yearbook. Entries may include original photographs and collages, as well as original drawings. Winning entries will also receive a free yearbook. Non-winning entries will be featured inside the yearbook.
The theme this year is: IACS Students: Striving to be Good World Community Members. Entries may be submitted digitally or as a hard copy but must fit vertically on the 8 ½ x11 cover (which is the size of regular printer paper). Please include a completed cover sheet with your name, advisory and an artist’s statement. You may submit a maximum of three entries.
Deadline: Friday, January 4, 2018
Submit to a Yearbook Staff Member or Peggy Stephens-North, Please contact any of us with questions or email pstephensnorth@innovationcharter.org
Flyers are available with this link, on the website and by the Main Office.
The Yearbook is still accepting new members. Please contact Peggy for more information and use the Permission slip below
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DINING FOR IACA WINNER! Thanks to all our diners who turned out to support us at the 99s, and congratulations to the Frazier family, winners of our successful $50 scratch ticket Christmas tree raffle. Mark your calendar for our next Dining for IACA, Tuesday, January 9 at Flatbread Company. Got ideas or want to donate for upcoming raffles? Let us know. Email bbairdkm@yahoo.com.
BOXTOPS STUDENT CONTEST:
Calling all clippers! Please submit your latest round of BoxTops before January 31st! Remember to include your child’s name and advisory: a top collector in the HS and MS will be awarded with a gift card.
Innovation Academy Charter School