Under the direction of Mrs. Holly Vogtmann, our music/physical education teacher, we will continue with our student council this year. On Tuesday October 31, the candidates for student council had a very spirited and lively debate. We truly have a number of young politicians in training at New Beginnings Academy. A final debate will take place within classrooms on Friday November 3^rd. Many thanks to Ms. Barton, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Crout, and Ms. L. Barton for organizing the great debate. Elections will be held Tuesday November 7^th. Please encourage you child to vote. 

The purpose of student council is to give students a voice in improving their school community. They will help recommend activities that will create a positive image for their school and their community. 

We are very excited to introduce our first school wide reading program. The program will begin November 6^th and run through May 2007. Students will be encouraged to read at home daily for specified periods based on grade level. As part of the incentive for students to get excited about reading, prizes will be handed out every two weeks to lucky recipients. Students who complete their reading sheet every two weeks will be given a ticket to be placed in a drawing. The ticket will be drawn every two weeks at morning assembly. Before the end of the program, every child will receive at least one special gift in the form of a reading buddy…it’s a surprise! At the end of the program a grand prize will be presented based on a drawing from the tickets students will earn every two weeks. Therefore, please encourage you child to read daily and return the forms every two weeks with parent/guardian signature.

The grand prize for the school wide reading program will be a brand new bicycle.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Confidence 

Each month we focus on a different virtue. For November, the virtue is confidence. Teachers do special activities focusing on this virtue, and we recognize students who are demonstrating this virtue in a special way. Please help us in promoting this activity by reminding your children of the importance of character development. 

DONATIONS ACCEPTED 

To help with our indoor dismissal procedure we are looking for donations of new or slightly used walkie talkies with rechargeable bases. Our current indoor dismissal procedure requires Mr. Green to communicate the name of students to a teacher in the front entrance of the school. We hope to continue and improve this process with the aid of walkie talkies. Please make donation to main office. Thanks! 

Zap –A-Snack Pick-Up Date 

FACT Family will distribute orders placed with the recent Zap-A-Snack fund raiser on Monday November 13, 2006. All orders will be sent home with students.

ATTENDANCE AWARDS  Awards will be given each month to students who have perfect attendance. To earn such an award, the student must: Not miss any school for any reason that month (not even a half day). Not be tardy more than three (3) times for the entire trimester. If a student is tardy more than three times in one trimester, he/she cannot earn a perfect attendance award for any month in that trimester. Students who have earned the perfect attendance award for October are:
Ms. Deska’s Class  Ryan Brown Nathan Chadwick Macari Ellington Hayley Johnson Shawn Stafford   Mr. Parks’ Class  Bernard Bonner Jr. Cameron Bow Elizabeth Bryant London Carrington Isley Coleman LaDonna Hawthorne Keanna Hughes Tiyia James Amanda Lominac Michael Ransome Erin Reid Kheldan Thompson Honoré Washington   Ms. Burton’s Class  Sesley Barden Beyoncé Bonner Maniya McGill Keyantae Mellon Tailyah Morgan Sydney Nash Asia Parsons Jerá Wicker Brianna Henderson Ms. Barton’s Class Jaylen Boone Bre’Onna Baylis-Washington Courtney Bow Dillon Carrington Julius Davis Teresa DeBacker Gregory Harrell Sydney Jefferson Aidan Reid Krischan Thurmond Markeisha Wilson Sky Smith   Ms. Crout’s Class  Savia Barden Michael Bellard Tyler Finley Tyler Harrison Charis Henderson Arius Richmond Kourtney Thomas Aziah Whitfield     Mrs. Brooks’ Class  Katherine Acosta Amariah Carter Robert Ducharme Shelby Finley Michael Freeman Evan Howell Kerry Jones James Spitler Matthew Stafford   Mr. Kojiro’s Class  Dorian Cooper Cameron Howell Devon Miller Matthew Ransome Sterling Robinson DeAsia Wooten   Mrs. Smith’s Class  Guy Brent Joselyn Carter Mignon Finley Jocelyn Harris Alexis Macklin Kendrick Purifoy-Cummings Kamryn Thomas
DATES TO REMEMBER
Thursday, November 10................... Monday, November 13................... Friday, November 17................... Wednesday, November 22................... Thursday, November 23 &  Friday, November 24... Monday, November 27................... Wednesday, November 29...................	Casual Dress Day & Picture Retake Day  Zap-A-Snack Pick-Up  Hearing & Vision Re-Screening First Trimester Ends Thanksgiving Break – No School School Resumes Summary Reports Sent Home