Upcoming Events

---

Welcome Back!

October:
22: Finance Meeting @ 5:30pm
24: Board Meeting @ 5:30pm
25: Fall Into Fitness / Lights On After School program
26: Elementary Picture Day
30: Middle School Picture Day
​

November:
9: Middle School Dance
12: Veterans Day - School Closed
12: Finance Meeting @ 5:30pm
14: Board Meeting @ 5:30pm
​16: Staff Professional Dev - School Closed
​19-23: Thanksgiving Recess - School Closed
​

December:
​​7: Vision Plan / Report Card Conferences - School Closed
10: Finance Meeting @ 5:30pm
12: Board Meeting @ 5:30pm
19-1/1/19: Winter Recess - School Closed

Latest News

---

Encourage Your Scholar to Get Involved After School
The 21st Century Grant Afterschool Program has afforded us the opportunity to fund 10+ free afterschool programs for our elementary and middle school scholars. We now have an activity bus to offer transportation support for all students that participate. 

After School Activities 
The following clubs are being offered for the first trimester:

• Drama Club with Ms. Lafferty (Monday & Wednesday)
• Co-ed Soccer with Mr. Kostoff (Monday & Tuesday)
• Chess Club with Mr. Wade (Monday & Wednesday)
• 6th, 7th, and 8th grade co-ed Intramural football with Mr. Wade (Tuesday & Thursday)
• 5th grade co-ed JV flag football with Mr. Atoh (Tuesday & Thursday)
• Volleyball with Ms. Conforti (Tuesday & Thursday)
• Also, if you want to be a Girl Scout, see Mrs. Moody (Tuesday in October)
• Robotics with Ms. Conforti
• Sci-Fi book and movie club with Mr. Keefe (Tuesday)

Please join us at the Middle School for the Fall Into Fitness program to learn more about After School Programming.

Funding for this 21st Century Community Learning Center program is provided by the US Department of Education and administered by the Delaware Department of Education.

CSNC Fall Into Fitness - [View flyer]
​Back by popular demand. We will host our 3rd annual family fitness event on Thursday, October 25th at the Middle School from 5:45-7:30. The event is sponsored the CSNC 21st Century Learning Center After School program, which provides a vast array of academic, athletic and fun programs for CSNC kids after school 4 days per week. [Funding for this 21st Century Community Learning Center program is provided by the US Department of Education and administered by the Delaware Department of Education.] The Central Family YMCA will be present to discuss all of the programs they have to offer, and we will have three fitness classes for families to participate in. Please see the [attached flyer].

8th Grade News
80% of the CSNC graduating class of 2017-2018 has been accepted into high performing schools throughout the state of Delaware and the region ... to name a few: Girard College, St. Mark’s, Salesianum, St. Elizabeth, MOT Charter, Odyssey Charter, Mt. Pleasant International Baccalaureate, as well as all four selective vocational high schools!  Jaguar Scholars flat getting it done !

Hope Trust for Kids
​It has been suggested that Delaware has underinvested in its children, particularly those who grow up at or near the poverty line.  And now the State finds itself with $55 million in unanticipated revenues.  We believe this money should be spread out over four years in a “Hope Trust for Kids”, rather than spent all at once. This money should be dedicated entirely to programs that will benefit Delaware’s children, particularly those living in poverty.   The use of the funds in this proposed fashion will support funding for programs that we at  Charter School of New Castle consistently struggle to come by as we seek to best serve the children in our school.
 
Matt Denn, Delaware's Attorney General, and a passionate supporter of education and other services for low income kids, has endorsed this idea; and has asked us to share the following information with you.
  
Please note the specific mention of EastSide Charter School in the article (link below) from the Coalition for Delaware’s Kids, suggesting sound reasons for this use of the unanticipated State revenues.
 
http://bit.ly/2CMqXz6
 
We also ask for you to lend your support to this idea by signing the Petition of Support (link below).
 
http://bit.ly/2BGkiHt
 
We appreciate your interest in supporting the children of Delaware –they are the future of our State.
 
Best wishes for a joyful and memorable Holiday Season,
_____________________________________________________
Thomas C. Humphrey, Board Chair
Charles S. McDowell, Esquire, Immediate past Board Chair

CSNC Proud
​Charter School of New Castle was a big winner at the Delaware Charter Schools Network IDEA Awards event held last night in Newark.   CSNC is making a difference and was recognized with awards to:

• Rachel Valentin, Elementary Principal,  and LaRetha Odumosu PhD, Middle Principal  - “Inches and Miles” Award
• Christine Labaze, 4th Grade Teacher - Elementary Dedication Award
• Nicholas Medaglio, Managing Director of Finance and Operations - Delaware Homeland Security Compliance Award

 
And, CSNC’s Elementary School Choir, led by Music Teacher Bethany Leydic (nee Cheek), opened the Awards Ceremony.
 
Our school would not be as successful as it is without the members of our community working together - in the “it takes a village” tradition.
 
Congratulations to all the winners.  Thank you for hard work !  Job well done!  And … thank you to the Delaware Charter Schools Network.

Fans of the Jags!
Click the blue Clubs / Sports Schedules button on the homepage, or use the Athletics navigation tab above, to see the latest information on the sports exploits of the CSNC Jags.  Check back often to keep up with scheduling updates.

Please make an appointment
We encourage our parents to volunteer or to visit the Middle School and our staff and teachers. Please make an appointment ahead of time to do so with either your child/ren’s teacher or our School Climate Team.

New FaceBook page for the new CSNC
Please take a moment to visit and ​<Like the Charter School of New Castle FaceBook page!  In FB, simply search "Charter School of New Castle" and scroll down until you see the familiar Jaguar logo near the bottom of the page and merely click the FaceBook logo at the bottom of the page.

School Start Times
Elementary School Students must report to school by 8:30 AM, after which students are considered late. Optional breakfast will be served between 8:00-8:30 AM.

Middle School Students must report to school by 8:00 AM. After 8:00 AM students are considered late. Optional breakfast will be served between 7:40-8:00 AM.  All students are eligible to eat breakfast.  We encourage them to eat!

School Bus Schedules

Meals Program

---

All CSNC students receive free meals. We encourage families to take advantage of this special program. Our meals: contain no pork products, use only whole grains, come with 1% chocolate and white milk, fruit with every meal and juices with every breakfast.

We have created a custom site for our CSNC food service department. You will find it to be an all-inclusive user friendly Nutrition website for students, parents and staff. Please click the School Meals button to access the new food portal and the Food Menus button to view the monthly meal menus.

School Meals

Food Menus