A Knight's Tale | November Newsletter
Dear North Side Community School Friends,

Our students have completed their first trimester and will soon be taking a well deserved winter break. Over the past year we have invested in tools and resources to aid students in recovering from pandemic learning loss. We are pleased with the results of our internal fall assessments and are seeing our students make strides towards positive academic growth.

While our students have been hard at work we have made time for play with a literacy fair, Halloween celebrations, and educational field trips. Speaking of celebrations, save the date for our annual gala - May 5th, 2023!

Below you will find information on Giving Tuesday and a Holiday Gift Drive to support our students. Thank you for your continued support of North Side, we are so grateful. We hope you enjoy a restful holiday with friends and family.


Warm regards,

Doug Thaman (Dr. T)
Executive Director
NWEA Test Scores
North Side conducts internal testing three times a year to monitor student growth and provide additional support to students.

The Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) is a standardized score. Student scores are converted to NCEs to ensure that all of the assessment scores are on a common scale across years, grades, and subjects compared to all test takers in the United States. 

A couple takeaways -
  1. Nice above average growth from last Fall to this Fall, making very nice progress towards recovering the pre-pandemic Fall 2019 achievement levels.
  2. Don’t be fooled by the relatively high fall 2020 data. This data was higher than normal and higher than expected across national populations of students, particularly in lower grade levels with the likelihood that students had help completing the tests as students and family were adjusting to virtual instruction.
Math
Language
Reading
*NOTE: There was no testing in Spring 2019/20 due to the pandemic.
Fun at North Side
We had a wonderful time celebrating halloween at the early childhood center and elementary school! The middle school students enjoyed a dress down day. There were also activities for students who do not celebrate.

Out students have also participated in several field trips this year, including the World Bird Sanctuary, Braeutigam Farms, Julia Davis Library, and the Magic House!
Topgolf Fundraising Event: Recap
Thank you to our sponsors and attendees for supporting North Side at the Topgolf Fundraiser on Oct. 27th. $24,460 was raised to support the school!

Weren't able to attend but interested in getting involved at North Side? Complete the form below!
GivingTuesday is November 29th

Mark your calendar for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving!

GivingTuesday is a global movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world! Please consider supporting education this #GivingTuesday by giving to North Side! Learn more about GivingTuesday here.
Holiday Gift Drive
Save The Date | Magic of Childhood Gala