Newcomer Academy

Monday/Wednesday/Friday pickup resumes this week! Walk/drive/bike to any school building or bus stop to pick up a healthy breakfast and lunch. Meal delivery bus stops have been adjusted to the locations listed on the maps below. Full detail available here: https://bit.ly/3cN7EbV

Adjusted Grab & Go Meal pickup schedule this week! Stop by any school building or bus stop to pick up a healthy breakfast and lunch. Meal delivery bus stops will be adjusted to the locations listed on the maps below. Full detail available here: https://bit.ly/3cN7EbV

What's for lunch? March menus & nutritional information have been updated in English & Spanish. Check the ASD website for menus and for the latest updates to meal pick up and the bus delivery schedule. Wear a mask when picking up meals! #MaskUpASD https://bit.ly/2P5n1Pz

Don't forget - stop by any school building or bus stop to pick up a healthy breakfast and lunch. Regular meal service resumes on the M/W/F schedule throughout March. Starting March 1 -- Meal delivery bus stops will be adjusted to the locations listed on the maps below. Full detail available here: https://bit.ly/3cN7EbV

Time is running out - we need to hear from you! Families, fill out the Q4 planning survey ASAP to let us know your preference for the spring. Use your unique 6-digit student ID to make sure everyone is accounted for! https://bit.ly/2XKPilq

Start 2021 off by signing up for text alerts from ASD! How can you sign up? Make sure your school has a current cell number on file in Sapphire. Then text Y to 67587 from any wireless device on which you’d like to receive text updates!

ASD will begin to administer in-person WIDA assessments to students on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The district is required by the federal government to administer these tests in person. If your child needs to be tested, the ESOL Department will contact you to schedule a date/time. Please note all CDC & Department of Health Guidelines will be followed when students are on campus. For more detailed information click here: https://bit.ly/2LBcwrg

ASD is working hard to provide healthy breakfast & lunch to ALL students while learning remote. Be sure to stop by any school building or bus stop this week on M/W/F to get your meals! You must wear a mask & practice social distancing when visiting schools or bus stops. Updated schedule: https://bit.ly/2QPtrWg

Congratulations to Kathleen Gill, ASD's Director of ESL& World Languages who was nominated as the ESL Educator of the Month for January 2021 by the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21! Mrs. Gill also serves as the principal of both Newcomer Academies. Check out this video to learn more about the amazing work our ESL team does under her leadership! https://bit.ly/3rXF13d

Attention Families: Thursday, December 17 will be a Virtual Flex Day for students & staff. Virtual Flex Days count as normal days on the instructional calendar. When ASD students are participating in ASD Virtual Campus Flex Days during inclement weather, student attendance will be accounted for during the school day. School staff will communicate more information to students and families. Buildings will be closed and ASD staff will be working remotely. Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3agCavU