Dear IACS Community,
The first semester has come to an end and new classes will begin on Tuesday, January 21st. Report cards will be available for viewing through the Aspen portal the first week of February and students will be given a paper copy to bring home as well. Students have already been requesting changes to their semester 2 schedule and those have been addressed. Any further requests for changes must be made by Monday, January 27th. We are fortunate to have two new teachers joining us on a part-time basis for 2nd semester. Ysabel Goutier is rejoining the Student Services Department and Jacqueline Schaefer is a new addition to our Math Department.
Our Director of College Counseling, Ms. Deknatel, hopes that all juniors and their parents will be attending the Junior College Kick Off Night on Tuesday, 1/21 at 7pm in the auditorium. The is a very important evening where the following topics will be discussed: the College Process Timeline and Overview, Standardized Testing, College Visits, the Application, Financial Aid and Scholarship Information (brief overview). Ken Sawada, Associate Director of Admissions at Syracuse University, is a guest speaker and he will be sharing what colleges are really looking for in the application process.
I would like to thank all of the students and family members that attended our multicultural pot-luck dinner and our Student Exhibition Night. It was a wonderful evening and the student work, presentations, and performances were excellent. Also, this past Tuesday we were treated to amazing performances from our Instrumental Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Chorale at the Winter Concert. If you weren’t able to attend, don’t despair, because their will be another concert in the spring and I promise you will be impressed with the high-quality of their musical performances. Lastly, I would encourage you to visit the 2nd Annual Greater Lowell Student Art Show at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts. You will see the work of aspiring artists from eight schools in the Greater Lowell area: Tyngsboro High School, Innovation Academy Charter School, Chelmsford High School, Lowell High School, Greater Lowell Technical School, Notre Dame Academy in Tyngsboro, Groton Dunstable High School, and Lowell Catholic High School. IACS will be represented by Grace Madonna, Amy Clements, and Gabby Renaud. The show is open to the public from January 10th to February 23rd.
For those families of 8th graders that would like to learn more about the high school program, I encourage you to come to our final Open House on Wednesday, January 22nd from 6-8pm. 8th graders and their families will get to hear from current high school students, parents, and teachers. Families always leave the evening with a much better understanding of the high school curriculum and the student experience and I hope you can join us if you weren’t able to attend the first one in October.
Enjoy the long weekend and I hope everyone has a successful second semester!
Best-
Erik Arnold, Ed.D.
High School Principal
Krispy Kreme Donut Fundraiser
The High School Interact Community Service Club is selling Krispy Kreme donuts for $10 a dozen. Questions or orders can emailed to club leaders hope.coleman-plourde@innovationcharter.org, taylor.scanlon@innovationcharter.org, daniella.chavez@innovationcharter.org, or
pierre-william.lessard@innovationcharter.org. Final orders and payments due by January 22. The donuts ordered will be available for pick up on Monday, January 27th! The money raised will go towards service projects such as decorating the infusion rooms for LGH, book drives to benefit Lowell’s Project LEARN, care packages for those experiencing homelessness, etc! For more information on Interact Clubs, go to https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/interact-clubs. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Adults! We would love your help with Les Miserables, the upcoming production! We need help with props, costumes, chaperones, refreshments, communications, tickets, sets, setting up, cleaning up, videography, photography, and just about every other area! Please consider helping us out by emailing Rhonda Hawthorne rhawthorne@innovationcharter.org. We will be so grateful for your help!
Tickets are on sale for Les Miserables! Please go to this page: https://innovation.booktix.com/index.php and click on “View Performances.” From there you can click on how many tickets you desire. You can “Create Account” which will give you a ticket to bring with you to the performance. We look forward to seeing you there
Who will take home the sword? Seventh grader social studies students made convincing arguments about the ability of their self-designed gladiator to win a battle. Student peers decided which student made the most convincing argument in a bracket-style tournament to be finished on Tuesday when the sword will be awarded.
Embrace Winter & IACS Art Show Friday Jan 31st 7pm-9pm
Entry, games and crafts will all be available at no cost to families.
Hope to see you there
Volunteers needed, please contact Faby: fabykelley@gmail.com – Volunteers need to have a C.O.R.I. form on file
SOCK DRIVE
IACA is running a Sock drive at IACS from now until the end of the month. You can also bring your new, unused sock donations to Embrace Winter where we’ll be collecting them and donating to local shelters.
Do you love College Basketball?
IACA is selling tickets for a UML Basketball game.
Game is Feb 8th at 4:00pm. Tickets are 6.00 plus fees. Click the link below to purchase tickets.
Giving Bean Coffee and Artisan Tea Fundraiser
Giving Bean is a gourmet coffee roaster and provider of freshly roasted whole bean, ground and K-cup coffees, fine tea, gourmet cocoa, chai, and shortbread cookies. We figure that just about everyone enjoys a great cup of coffee (or tea)! Fundraiser will be online and at Embrace Winter .This fundraiser will help support events like 8th grade semi, scholarships and dances. click here to check it out.
Questions? or prefer a paper form? contact Cindi : tel:978-866-8380 cjevner@comcast.net
Innovation Academy Charter School