N ew  H ope  F or  Y our  Information

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tues., 9/30 - Hats On Day Fundraiser

                      Title I Survey Due

Fri., 10/10   - Health Fundraiser: Dinner Sales

Mon., 10/13 - Columbus Day: NHA OPEN

Tues., 10/14 - PTA meeting @ 6:15, MPR

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30^th

HATS ON DAY

FUNDRAISER

Students who donate at least $1 will be able to wear their hats in school tomorrow.  All proceeds will be donated to the Children's Cancer Foundation.

TITLE I SURVEY

VERY IMPORTANT!

Please complete the Title I Survey and return to NHA on Tuesday, September 30.  This survey helps secure funding for tutoring services for students that live in neighborhoods with Title I schools.

FIRST PTA MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14^th 

New Hope PTA will host their first meeting on Tuesday, October 14^th at 6:15 p.m.  The meeting will be held in the MPR.  Babysitting and pizza will be available.

VERIZON EMPLOYEES ALERT!!!

If you are a Verizon employee there is a great Volunteer Incentive Program we'd like to talk with you about that allows you to volunteer hours for the school and Verizon donates up to $750 to NHA each year.  Please contact Mrs. Morrow who will acquaint you with the program.

OCTOBER IN-SERVICE MEETING

FRIDAY, OCTOBER  17^th

NHA CLOSED

New Hope will be closed this day for In-Service training.

ALERT!!! DATE CHANGE

GORGEOUS PRINCE GEORGES DAY

MOVED TO SATURDAY,

OCTOBER   18^th

NHA GROUNDS  &

BEAUTIFICATION DAY

Put this morning on your calendar for coming with your child to help plant bulbs, bushes, trees and plants at New Hope Academy, from 8:00 -11:30 a.m.   This is part of the "Gorgeous Prince George's Day" celebration.  All participants are invited to a follow-up picnic with free music, food, games and entertainment at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park from 12:00-3:00 p.m. If you have them, bring your own work gloves, shovels, wheelbarrows, trowels and watering cans or buckets.  If you have a Roto-tiller to use, call Joy Morrow and let her know.

WARNING: POLICE PRESENCE

The Landover Hills police watch over our property and also try to make sure traffic laws are obeyed.  Several NHA families have been recently ticketed for rolling through stop signs on Varnum St. and not having their children buckled into seat belts.  Please observe these laws and also reduce your speed when entering the parking lot. 

WISH LIST

New Hope classes are looking for a few good items that families may no longer be using, including:

TV's                    VCR's

DVD's                  boom boxes (tapes & CD)

Golf bags            Tennis rackets

Acoustic guitars 

Brass & woodwind instruments

LATE ARRIVALS & ABSENCES

Students that are tardy must sign in at the main office before going to class.  Students should arrive at 8:30.  You are considered late for school at 8:40 a.m.  If a student is tardy five times, a detention will be issued and placed on the students record.  If you do not report to the office you are absent, which will reflect on your records.  If your child is going to be absent or late, please notify the office at 301-459-7311.

DROP-IN EARLY CARE & LATE CARE CHARGES

Please be aware that K-12^th grade students who arrive before 8:15 a.m. will be charged for "drop-in" early care, unless they are signed up for Early Care.  Families who need to use early care or after care regularly, once or twice a week, can arrange to do so for a nominal fee, thus avoiding the higher "drop-in" rate.  Contact the main office to make this arrangement.

HEALTH FUNDRAISER: HOME COOKED DINNERS ON SALE!!!

NHA's Health Department will be selling dinners on Friday, October 10^th after school to raise funds to buy supplies to support the Health class and enhance their curriculum.

PARKING LOT ETIQUETTE

All drivers are reminded that when you enter the parking lot please reduce your speed to 10 mph and follow all rules:

-Do not turn left into the ONE WAY drive (before the islands) as you enter the driveway

-If you wish to park in the slots facing Varnum Street, please drive all the way around the parking lot to enter them.

-Do not leave your vehicle parked unattended in the kiss & ride lane for any reason

-If you need to enter the building for any reason, park in the parking spaces

-Do not leave small children unattended in the vehicle while you enter the building

-Do not park in the drive thru lanes

-Do not allow children to exit vehicles in the drive thru lanes, only in the kiss & ride lane.

-Obey the guidance of the Safety Patrol when they are on duty.

WARM-UP LUNCHES FOR

 K-4TH GRADES

This year we have implemented a new system to assist our younger students with warming up their lunches.  In the morning, the teachers would collect any meals that needs to be warmed and have them sent up to the Multi-purpose room.  The staff on duty warms the lunches for these students so that when they come in for lunch, they can begin eating.  It has been a very successful program and allows the students to have more time to eat.  We are asking that when sending warm up lunches for your child(ren) that you label the container and that the meals have a warming time of 3 minutes or less.  Many students are bringing Lunchables, sandwiches, etc. that require additional prep time.    It is preferred that meals come to school already prepared.