Tutoring opportunities continue! If your student needs extra help in Math, ELA, Social Studies, or Science they can stay after school until 4pm on the following days:

ELA -- Monday

Math -- Thursday

Social Studies and Science -- Tuesday

Students should be picked up at the Middle School drop-off/pick-up area at 4pm. 

If you do not have a parental code for your 6th-grade student to access Infinite Campus, please let us know so we can get you that code.  Codes were sent home a few Fridays ago. 

Beginning March 2

New Dimensions Charter School is excited to announce a new and healthier lunch program!

Starting March 1, lunches will be prepared by Rubin Booker, a certified chef with Nyan’s House. We are proud to partner with a local organization to provide nutritious meals for our students.

What’s New?

• Healthier, freshly prepared lunch options

• Two-week rotating menu

• Gluten-free option available

• Meals ordered through OrgsOnline

• Prices vary by meal
  
  

March 2- March 13: Lunch Ordering Window for April 1-30

Free & Reduced Lunch

Students who currently receive free or reduced lunch will continue to receive the meal offered each day at no cost.

We are excited about this opportunity and look forward to offering our students delicious, healthy meals!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to begin Unit 4: Imagined Worlds in 6th Grade English Language Arts! In this unit, students will explore the power of imagination and how creativity and wonder are woven into our everyday lives. Throughout our readings and discussions, we will return to our guiding question: How does imagination enrich our lives?

We will lean into one of 6th grade’s favorite questions—“What if?”—as we explore how writers and creators use imagination to build new worlds, solve problems, and tell unforgettable stories.

Students will read a variety of texts and view media selections that highlight imagination and creativity. They will work collaboratively in small groups, as a class, and independently to deepen their understanding and apply what they learn in their own writing.

Our writing focus this unit will be short story composition. Students will write in several genres, including fantasy, mystery, realistic fiction, and action/adventure (building on what we learned earlier in our science fiction unit).

Our Unit 4 reading selections include:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (dramatization by John Glore)

• The Tanuki Kettle by Eugie Foster

• “The Sand Castle” by Alma Luz Villanueva

• Excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

• “Two of a Kind” by Nikki Grimes

• “Dreaming Up the Future” by Francisco X. Alarcón

• Excerpt from The Misadventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

• Excerpt from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

We will also read and analyze these articles and stories from CommonLit:

• “Nature Shows How Dragons Might Breathe Fire” by Bethan Brookshire

• “The Color of Ivy” by Josh Allen

• “Charles” by Shirley Jackson

• “Woolly Mammoth Sparks Debate Over Cloning” by Joyce Grant

Through these readings, students will explore how imagination shapes literature, science, and everyday life—and how their own creativity can bring new worlds to life through writing.

Thank you for your continued support as we encourage our students to read deeply, think critically, and write creatively!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Jarrell

6th Grade ELA Teacher

New Dimensions Charter School