Knight News

Academic Calendar

• May 6 - 10: Staff Appreciation Week 

• May: AAPI Heritage Month

• May 9-10: 8th Grade Portfolios 

• May 17: School Dance 

• May 24:  No School 

• May 27: Memorial Day 

• May 31: Pillar Awards Ceremony

• May 31 and June 3: Promotion Practice 

• June 3 - 7: All Minimum Days - See Bell Schedule 

• June 6: EOY Trips 

• June 7: Promotion 

Last Chance to Sign Up for Summer Boost  is May 10

Natomas Charter School is holding a Summer Boost program this summer. It is an engaging summer program designed to help students fill in learning gaps in English and Math in order to prepare for advancement to the next grade level. The curriculum will be a STEM and literacy project based and focused on building student confidence in their skills. Afternoon Knight’s Landing may be offered based on community needs.

Where: Blackrock Campus

When:  Mondays-Thursdays June 11 - 27th (no school June 19th)

Time: 8:30-12:30 

To register, please complete the 2024 Middle School Summer Boost form. Space is limited so sign up today! 

8th Grade Student Portfolio Panels  →  May 9 & 10

• • Details:  8th Grade Student Portfolios are a significant milestone at Leading Edge, symbolizing each student's progress and achievements. They also serve as an opportunity for our community members to participate in the educational process. Panel members play a crucial role in this process by asking questions, evaluating student work, and creating an authentic environment.

  • Who can serve on panels? 

• Parents and Guardians (except for those with 8th-grade students)

• Community Members

• Community Leaders

• NCS Staff 

• NCS Board Members 

• What are panelist responsibilities?

  • • Review the Pillar Rubric 

    • Provide an authentic audience 

    • Ask follow-up questions 

    • Score and rank the student with Leading Edge staff

Sign Up Here 

8th Grade Promotion , Brunch, and Trip →  Friday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m.

• Complete 8th Grade Events Form  -   Review and Acknowledge 

All Grades Field Trips  → Thursday, June 6th  

• 6th Grade - Scandia  (Permission Slip)

• 7th Grade - Sun Splash  (Permission Slip)

• 8th Grade - Six Flags (Permission Slip)

Last Week of School 

• Updated Bell Schedule 

Complete Your 2024-25 Registration 

This week registration for the 2024-25 school year was sent to all returning students. Please check our inbox and complete your student's registration ASAP. Your student will not be able to attend any orientations, pick up their class schedule, or begin school in August until registration is complete and all required documents have been submitted. If you are having trouble finding the message, search for "no_reply@natomascharter.org" or the word "infosnap" in your inbox. This email contains a unique link for your student, so it must be accessed to complete registration. Families will continue to receive reminder emails until the form has been submitted.  

If your plans have changed and your student will no longer be attending NCS, please let us know so we can take you off the list and offer your seat to the next person on the waitlist.

NCS Staff Openings for 2024-25 School Year

We are in the midst of staffing teaching vacancies for the coming school year. There is a nationwide shortage of qualified educators and we would appreciate your support in helping us spread the word to interested candidates in your personal and professional networks. All of our openings can be found at https://www.natomascharter.or/joinncs Please feel free to share this post from our NCS Facebook page as well. 

We want to hear from NCS Families!

Families are an integral of the NCS community and our partners in supporting students in reaching success each year. We have used student, family, and staff surveys along with the CA School Dashboard, and local data to create our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The LCAP is a state required process for collaborating with our community to set goals and plan funding priorities for the 2024-2027 school years. We would like to invite you to come out and share feedback on our data and plan. Please join us at one of the following family feedback sessions:

LCAP Family Feedback Sessions - Mark your calendar now!

• April 23rd 6:00-7:00 pm at the Parents United Meeting at Star Academy (4004 Gloster Way)

• May 2nd 6:30-7:00 pm at the ECA, PFAA, and Leading Edge Open House in the library (LMC)  (4600 Blackrock Drive)

• May 7th 10:00-11:00 am at PACT Parent Coffee Session (2920 Advantage Way)

• May 9th 6:00-6:30 pm at the Star Open House in the library  (4004 Gloster Way)

• May 13th 8:30-9:00 am at the Blackrock campus (4600 Blackrock Drive)

• May 17th 8:10-9:00 am at Star Academy Coffee with the Principal  (4004 Gloster Way)