Weekly Update 1/27

Dear NCHS Family,
Grades
Hopefully the new semester has started on a positive note.  Grades will be available to view at
6pm on Monday evening.  If you have any concerns about grades, please contact your teacher directly.  
Program of Studies
The course registration process will begin soon.   It is important that students familiarize themselves with our Program of Studies.   The 2017-2018 Program of Studies will be available for viewing the first week in February.  
Lockdown
Today at 8am, we conducted a modified lockdown. The lockdown was performed by school administration and our school resource officer. All students and staff followed procedures appropriately. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 203-594-4686.


Therapy Dogs
During exams, our National Honor Society had Therapy Dogs visit NCHS. Students had an opportunity to meet the dogs and spend some quality time for stress relief in between exam times. Some of the pictures are below.
Best,
Bill Egan
Principal
Upcoming Events:

2/7 Band/choir/Orchestra Concert 7p.m.
2/8 Guidance Sophomore Program 8-9:30a.m
Pictures From Around NCHS this week:
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Department Updates:
Social Studies Department News:  
Teachers and students have been busy in Social Studies taking and reviewing exams and gearing up for the new semester. Many new sections of Junior/Senior semester electives are excited to start up in Psychology, Civics, Economics and Law.
As the new semester begins, AP European History students have many opportunities to broaden their academic studies by engaging in various extra credit options to enhance their learning.  The five students who are part of the Model UN delegation to the conference in the Netherlands can return with information they learn as they visit museums.  Other students can visit the new exhibit on Impressionism at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, and/or attend the lecture at the Ferguson library by an expert on Brexit; and/or watch the film on Les Miserables­ and summarize the ways in which it reflects the themes we are studying.  It is always an option to visit other museums and make similar connections.
A delegation from the Model United Nations Club is headed to the Hague to participate in THIMUN at the World Forum Convention Center this weekend, and two more delegations head to conferences at Boston University and Georgetown over the next few weeks. Our best goes out to all three delegations. Have great travels and a great experience!


Science Department News:  The NCHS Science Department is excited to get the second semester start.  While most students just completed midterms, some of our students completed their final exams in their semester long electives class and now will be starting new courses in Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Marine Science and Astronomy this week.


During the exam week, Mr. Haag, our Astronomy teacher welcome some budding astronomers to the planetarium between exams.  Students from Toddlertime Preschool ventured to the high school during the exam week to visit the planetarium and teach Mr. Haag a thing about celestial bodies and the protective equipment that is necessary to survive outside of Earth’s Atmosphere.  As the pictures show,  a great time was had by all.


Math Department News:  
M3 Geometry classes did an index card activity to discover the altitude on hypotenuse theorems.  M2 Algebra 2 classes completed a radian investigation using paper plates and pipe cleaners.  See the pictures below!!
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The American Mathematics Competition will take place on Tuesday, February 9, 2017 in the NCHS Auxiliary Gym.  The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are both 25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice examinations in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.


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