We are down to our last week of school. All classroom assignments and assessments should have been completed today. Next week is about celebrating our students and their accomplishments this school year.

Principal's Student Advisory Council - The following students were chosen from many applicants. Congratulations!!

8th grade

Lyla Elliott

Channing Redmon

Piper O'Neil

Kara Bridges

7th Grade

William Drye

Megan Long

Ananya Solanki

Monday Funday - please make sure your student wears comfortable clothes and shoes on Monday. Rain or shine, it will be a fun day with lots of activities and special treats for students. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers for your preparation and hard work.

Students who ordered a yearbook will receive it on Monday during homeroom. We have 6 NMS Yearbooks available for purchase. Make sure you get yours before Monday Funday!

To Purchase, go to https://northwesternpto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/182837

Questions? Email nmsyearbookmiltonga@gmail.com

There are a lot of summer activities for students in our NMS Clubs and Student Activities section near the bottom of the newsletter. Some new, some old, but plenty of opportunity for students to be active and involved this summer.

Students enrolled in a high school level course need to email nmsendofyear@fultonschools.org by May 22nd with a decision to accept or decline the credit.

I hope all of our families have a wonderful weekend. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to email me at petersonj1@fultonschools.org.

I can't wait to see our students again on Monday!

• Monday, May 22 - Monday Funday
  
• Wednesday, May 24 - 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony at Milton HS gymnasium (2:00pm)
• Thursday, May 25 - Last day of school!
• Friday, May 26 - They're all yours!

• Friday, July 28 - 6th Grade Locker Day (12:30-2:30 pm)
• Thursday, August 3 - Information Day (12:00-3:00 pm)
  
• Friday, August 4 - School Open For All Students (12:30-2:30 pm)

More information will be shared in June & July newsletters!

NMS Wildcats PTO is excited to announce Victoria Tucker and Tracy Lynn Drye as the new PTO Co-Presidents starting next school year! These ladies are one awesome duo and will be amazing! 🎉

Current Open PTO Committee Positions Listed Below

Website/Membership Toolkit

Student Enrichment

Red Ribbon Week

Campus Beautification

PTO Memberships

Business Partners

Yearbook

Any questions about these committee positions, please reach out to Susie Uhlich @ 404.731.1553 or email susieuhlich@gmail.com.

As the school year winds down, we request that you plan to pick up any medication or supplies your child may have in the school clinic. All medications (prescription and over-the-counter), must be picked up by May 25th. Any medications not picked up by May 25th will be discarded as we cannot keep medications over the summer.

In the event your child requires medications for next school year, please remember to fill out a Medication Authorization Form. Provide the Medication Authorization Form and medication to the school clinic when school begins in August.

Please Note: All prescription medications MUST have a Doctor’s signature in order for the clinic staff to administer the medication. All medications MUST be in an original labeled container with a current expiration date.

Please notify the clinic if your child is planning to attend summer school and will require medication or has healthcare needs such as diabetes, asthma, seizures, allergies. Medication forms and/or health care plans are required during summer school.

Northwestern Middle School is hiring Instructional Paraprofessionals for next school year.

Do you want a full time position on your kid's school schedule? Including summers off!

Do you want to make a difference for kids?

Do you want to work in a dynamic and supportive environment?

Are you awesome and want to work with awesome people?

Eleven out of ten people say Northwestern is an amazing place to work!

Please consider one of these positions at Northwestern Middle School:

Categorical Special Education Paraprofessional

In-School Suspension Paraprofessional

Email Mr. Peterson at petersonj1@fultonschools.org if you want to learn more about our opportunities for next school year.

Each grade level has an assessment calendar located on our school website. These calendars can be located on the Northwestern site under Academics Home or the links are below.

The link below includes the weekly study/help sessions available for every teacher at NMS.

At Northwestern Middle School, we believe effective and timely communication is essential to our mission. NMS staff, students, and parents/guardians should maintain open, honest, and respectful lines of communication. Working together is the best way to help each student achieve success!

Parents/guardians have the ability to "turn off" attendance notifications in their Parent Portal. Click on the Silhouette on the top right and select Settings. Unclick the box for the Attendance emails.

The Curriculum Hub provides a variety of resources to assist parents in supporting their student's learning in the areas of English Language Arts/Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies including:

• A year-at-a-glance for each course with the standards taught in each unit
• Unit plans detailing the specific learning targets to be mastered
• Parent resources to preview or review concepts and skills taught in each unit

Our School Governance Council has discussed the need to do more as a school community to better understand our student's use of social media and cell phones, and provide education for students and families around this issue. This school year, our students will engage in more discussions with staff around safe and responsible use of cell phones.

Representatives from Bark presented at one of our previous PTO meetings. As a company, Bark provides monitoring service and resources for families. I will be sharing information from Bark and other sources weekly in our newsletter.

There is also a Facebook group that is a great resource: Parenting in a Tech World

Parenting in a Tech World | Facebook

Northwestern will offer many clubs and student activities for our students during the 2022-23 school year. Check back often for more information!

The NMS Student Garden was established in 2011 as a permaculture and wildlife garden. It has gone through many iterations. Its most recent additions (2023) are a no-till section (which is affiliated with the Rodale Institute for Organic Research) and five new fruit trees (planted in celebration of Earth Day). If you would like to contribute (monetarily) to the maintenance of this site and its research, then you can use the link below. If you have any other questions about the site, please free to contact Dr. Bartlett at: bartlettj@fultonschools.org. Thank you for your continued support of Northwestern MS 🙂

FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) meetings are back to normal at Northwestern and will continue take place on Thursdays in the gym from 8am - 8:45am. We will let you know when we will have another opportunity to join the Milton High School crew.

Students are encouraged to bring friends to the Thursday morning meetings.

The FCA at Northwestern is also hoping that some volunteers may be willing to become more active and attend FCA meetings on Thursday mornings or help with things such as picking up food, small group leading, or even character coaching. Not much is required other than attendance for one hour a week. FCA is also looking for part-time and full- time employees. If you are interested in volunteering and/or employment, please contact Denton Carter (FCA leader) via email (dentoncarter@fca.org).

Students interested in joining the NMS Newspaper Staff should contact Ms. Denna Warrayat at warrayatd@fultonschools.org.

Thank you to our PTO for having breakfast for our bus drivers this morning! They keep our kids safe on the roads and we appreciate them so much!

The NMS PTO would like to give a BIG THANKS to our 2022-2023 Business Partners

When you see these businesses, please acknowledge their sponsorship for the school & dedication to the academic achievement of our youth!

Home of the Wildcats!

Email: nmsfrontdesk@fultonschools.org
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/northwesternms
Location: 12805 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA, USA
Phone: (470) 254-2870
Twitter: @TheNMSWildcats

Thank you for your continued support of Northwestern Middle School!

Sincerely,

Joel - Principal

Northwestern Middle School: Teach Hard, Love Harder - The Wildcat Way!