News of the Week    October 17 - 28, 2016


Picture of the Week
Seniors at The Pearl Theatre!
This Week at ND
Monday, 10/17, Day 2
Winter Uniforms

College Visit: St. Joseph's University

ND MD Club mting., 3 pm, Rm. 202

Running Club Bake Sale

Photography Club  Outing, 3 pm

Volleyball, practice 4-6pm

School Life Mting., 4:30 - 6 pm, Conf. Rm.

Tuesday, 10/18, Day 3A
Anne's Values Assembly

NHS Tag Day

College Visit:Spelman College

Varsity Soccer, practice 3pm

Volleyball ND vs. St. Vincent Ferrer, 4:15pm

Wednesday, 10/19 
Senior Trip  Oct 19 - 21

College Visit Day

PSAT exam

Varsity Soccer ND vs. Cardinal Spellman, 4:30pm

Thursday, 10/20, Day 4
Senior Trip  Oct 19 - 21

Girl Up Mting., 3 pm, Rm. 303

Volleyball ND vs. St. George Academy, 4:15pm

Friday, 10/21, Day 5
Senior Trip  Oct 19 - 21

Varsity Soccer, practice 4pm

Volleyball, practice 4-6pm

Saturday, 10/22
ACT exam

Saturday Academy at ND

Monday, 10/24, Day 6
College Visit: Marist 

Tuesday, 10/25, Day 1
SAT late registration date 

New Teacher Coffee Hour, 10 -11 am, Conf. Rm.

College Visits: James Madison University & Fairfield University

Open House Tour Guide Prep, 1st & 2nd Period

Seniors to the Pearl Theatre

Wednesday, 10/26,  Day 2L

College Visits: Elon University & Adelphi University

Student Council Halloween Festival, 3 pm

Thursday, 10/27, Day 3
Student Council Halloween Festival (Rain Date)

College Visits: University of Maryland, Middlebury, & Syracuse

Friday, 10/28, Day 4
Step Team Tag Day

College Visits: University of Scranton
School Lunch
Monday, 10/17
Crispy Chicken Tenders
Dipping Sauce
Buttermilk Biscuit
Seasoned Wedge Fries

Tuesday, 10/18
Turkey Burger
Deluxe Toppings
Garlicky Green Beans 

Wednesday, 10/19 
Latin Pasta Bowl
Dinner Roll
Cold Bean Salad

Thursday, 10/20
100% NY Beef Cheeseburger
Deluxe Toppings
Cookie Treat
Sweet Potato Wedges

Friday, 10/21
Macaroni & Cheese
Dinner Roll
Spring Mix Salad

Monday, 10/24
Sriracha
Chicken Sliders
Deluxe Toppings
Garlicky Green Beans

Tuesday, 10/25
100% Beef Burger Sliders
Deluxe Toppings
Sweet Potato Wedges

Wednesday, 10/26
Chicken Guisada
Yellow Rice and Beans
Sweet Plaintains

Thursday, 10/27
Jamaican Patty
Cookie Treat
Cold Bean Salad

Friday, 10/28
Macaroni & Cheese
Dinner Roll
Spring Mix Salad

Reminders
Open House, Oct 30, 
2pm - 5pm

NO SCHOOL, 
Oct 31 (Halloween) 
Nov 1 (All Saint's Day)

Anne's Leaders Tag Day, Nov 10

End of the 1st Quarter, Nov 4

Jazz for Young People, Nov 6

SAT Registration Deadline, Nov 3

SAT Exam, Nov 5

Daylight Saving Time Ends, Nov 6

2nd Quarter Begins, Nov 7

NO SCHOOL, Nov 8
Election Day

Professional Development Day, Nov 8

Global Awareness Dinner, Nov 10, 5:30pm

NO SCHOOL, Nov 11
Veteran's Day

If you have news for News of the Week, please email Ms. Castro and Ms. Brilliant by Thursday noon for the Friday News!
Dear Parents and Students,   

This past week teachers posted progress reports and shared them with our counselors.  The counseling department will be arranging for student meetings and parent check-in for students who received multiple progress reports.  Please remember that attending the Extended Day Academic Center is a great way to respond to a progress report.  You can find out more about the Academic Center and its first semester schedule here.  At this first academic milestone of the 2016-17 school year, there is still a good amount of time left for students to improve their study habits and raise their grades.

Hopeful,

Jackie Brilliant
Principal
Announcements

  • ND MD: Medical Club will be holding its introductory meeting on Monday, Oct. 17th in Room 202. The meeting will not take much longer than 30 minutes and it will be a chance to introduce the mission of ND MD and to get to know the members.  
  • Girl Up holds its first meeting on Thurs., Oct. 20th, 3 pm, Rm. 303.  New members welcome!
  • Are you looking for a space to collaborate with other NYC educators on teaching for social justice? Come to the NYC Social Justice Curriculum Fair at City-as-School on October 29th!  You are invited to sign up to share curriculum you have created, or simply to attend and get resources to bring back to your classroom.  Please RSVP HERE as soon as possible to let us know you're coming. 
  • Girls Who Code meets every Tuesday in the Computer Lab from 3 - 4:30pm.
  • Calendar Update:  Seniors' second trip to the Pearl Theater will be on Tues., Oct. 25th instead of on Wed., Oct. 26th.  Please note the change, and remember that Pearl Theater presentations are considered part of the senior year English curriculum and required for all students.  Plays begin at 2 pm, and we leave school at noon in order to allow time for lunch.  Plays dismiss by 5:30 pm at the site of the theater.  Please do not schedule other commitments on Pearl play afternoons.  Thanks, and enjoy the shows!
  • Save the date and spread the word! The Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in NY is pleased to announce the date for the 9th annual College Fair & Workshops! Saturday, 11/19 @ Fordham Univ. Rose Hill Campus. click here for more information
  • Meet A Designer, Be A Designer!
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is hosting its 11th annual FREE Teen Design Fair, where teens talk with top designers working in the fields of fashion, product design, architecture, graphic design, and more on 10/18. Please REGISTER HERE
  • Writopia Lab is offering creative writing, film-making, college essay writing, play-writing & performance, and photojournalism workshops. Sign up at click here. New location at Park Slope.
  • Students will begin wearing their winter uniforms on October 17th.  Please make extra sure skirts are the proper length--no more than 4 inches above the knee.  Detentions will be issued to students in violation of the uniform requirements, noted on pp. 17-18 of the Parent/Student Handbook.  
  • Calendar Change (Back!):  Registration Day is now moved back to Wed., Mar. 1st, with a noon dismissal for students, as originally noted on the school calendar. 
  • Notre Dame families are invited to attend a "Raising Resilient Girls" seminar, presented by Girls Leadership.  Speaker Ashley Hamilton will share how to help girls practice assertive self-expression, emotional intelligence, and healthy relationships.  The talk will be on Oct. 27th, from 7 - 8:30 pm at the Academy of St. Joseph, 111 Washington Place.  Tickets are $25, and you can  register here  by Oct. 19th.  For more info email  Janine Zeccardi .
  • Teen Opportunities at The Metropolitan Museum of Art!:  For information about free programs, click here.  Why not attend "Teens Take the Met!" on Oct. 28th, from 5 - 8pm.  For more info about this event, click here.  Students in grades 10 - 12 are eligible to apply for paid internships at the Met.  Click here for more info.
  • Influenza Season begins in early fall and can last through May. Please Click here for more information.
  • The Photography Club will be having its first outing to Battery Park on Mon, 10/17 @ 3pm. All students welcome to participate. Please contact Isabella Frasca for more information.
  • Film and Production Club is having their first meeting on Oct. 17 in room 203 @ 3pm. The first viewing will be "Selena", the biographical drama film based on the life of singer Selena Quintanilla.
  • Amazon Smile! If you do, you can support Notre Dame with each purchase! Visit smile.amazon.com, select "Notre Dame School of Manhattan" as your charity and continue to shop as usual! Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Notre Dame.
     
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