NMS Tiger Times

Dear NMS Families,

This has been quite the year at NMS. In reflection, we have dealt with some very unexpected challenges. The strength of the NMS community to pull together to support one another cannot be understated. Each year as we collectively work to do better and be better, it is important to stop and acknowledge the growth that has occurred as well. Each year we end stronger than we started. All of the NMS community members contribute to this growth and success.

Our unsung heroes truly keep the NMS afloat. Thank you to the cafeteria crew for serving hundreds of lunches in approximately 10 minutes, three times a day for 180 days! The custodial crew takes great care of this beautiful building that looks almost as new as the day it opened in 1999. Our office staff are able to juggle so many balls to keep us moving forward with a smile.

Thank you to our families for the partnership with all of the NMS educators to ensure your students meet each day with success. Thank you to the educators for believing in the best of our students and finding ways to help the students shine.

Most importantly thank you to the students. You inspire us to be more creative, to think in different ways and to be the best version of ourselves for you. Your accomplishments are our accomplishments. Your success is our success. Your smiles and sense of humor keep us on our toes.

Have a happy, safe and healthy summer!

Dr. Tucker

We are so proud of our 8th grade students who participated in the pilot Youthworks program this year. Youthworks Project is a program designed to empower and engage young individuals in meaningful community service and personal development activities. This exposure to a career track and workforce has served as a positive incentive for students to increase attendance and participate in academics. Our very own NMS students have helped build school play sets, a new sign for the gym entrance, and have helped out at a local farm. Thank you again for all of your hard work this year!

We recognize the students achieving high honors, all A's for the third trimester.

Nasaun Afonso, Giovanni Alves, Maura Anderson, Audriana Andrade, Jack Aucoin, Alexandra Baker, Michael Baldwin, Gia Barbosa, Erik Beaulieu, Zachary Beliveau, Delilah Bennett, Isabella Bennett, Brayden Benson, Ashton Benyue, Lucy Bradford, Mackenzie Bradley, William Bradley, Autumn Branco, Brody Camara, Jaydis Carleton, Leo Carney, Autumn Caron, Andrew Carter, Bryce Churchill, Avery Clifford, Ruby Cole, Mason Contois, Emerson Cormier, Olivia Coronella, Rayce Costa, Eloise Costello, Alexander Cruwys, Chloe Cunha, Kaleigh Dacey, Paul Dasilva, Aaron Davis, Rocco DePaolo, Evelyn Dermott, Thomas Doherty, Alivia Doyle, Rowan Dray, Alyssa Driscoll, Rachel Edwards, Kathleen Ellis, Andersyn Farley, Kelci Ferbert, Charlotte Flaven, Isabella Foley, Caleb Follett, Naomi Gage, Gavin Gallo, Reid Gallo, Haliegh Gamble, Makynzie Gazza, Aria Gentile, Joshua Gerhart, Tyler Giammalvo, Ailyn Gibbons, Connor Gibbons, Sebastian Glaspey, Jaelyn Goff, Steven Gonsalves, Riley Guerra, John Guilfoy, Jacob Gunnison, Chase Hamame, Paige Hamame, Charles Hansen, Brenna Hartman, Eva Hebert, Antone Hetu, Riley Higens, Brooke Holland, Emily Holman, Lily Iwanski, Logan Iwanski, Jacob Jackson, Jaselyn Jacobs, Aubrey Jadotte, Sophia James, Autumn Jean-Francois, Ava Johnston, Henry Jope, Juliana Joyce, Shelby Kelley, Kailey Kelly, Sean Kennedy, Stephenie Kent, Molly Kucinski, Elijah Laferriere, Gabriel Laferriere, Emma LaJoie, Samuel Lane, Jake Langdon, Ashlynn LaPorte, Benjamin Le, Hazel Leandres, Mason Lourenco, Faith Lyerla, Jonathan MacDonald, Noelle MacDonald, Sophia Machado, Allyson Maher, Skyla Mahon, Molly Marcus, Casey McGill, Hannah McKay, Nathan McKay, Sophie McKenna, Lillian McNair, Trot McNealy, Jackson Mello, Olivia Miller, Victoria Miller, Joseph Monteforte, Branden Morris, Liam Morrison, Aubrey Murphy, Skye Murray, Morgan Myers, Patrick Needle, McKinley Norvish, Rafaela Noschang, Vito Paparo, Asher Parker, Ava Pasquarello, Mary Pedersen, Brianna Perkins, Donald Pickering, Logan Pittsley, Emanuel Pomalaza, Gianna Presti, Samantha Presti, Rose Price, Molly Quinn, Alexa Redlon, Olivia Reis, Megan Riley, Austin Robitaille, Tyler Robitaille, Emanuelly Romao, Isla Rowe, Jasmine Rubeski, Kyle Russell, Oliver Ruthwicz, Lucy Ryder, Quinn Sabalewski, Donte Sanders, Emily Scalata, Lana Scanlan, Isra Shah, Connor Sherren, James Shoughrow, Olivia Simmons, Abigail Smith, Harper Smith, Cali Soule, Anthony Spacone, Anderson St. Hilaire, Olivia Stevens, Brooke Sullivan, Ayvah Swensen, Abigail Sylvester, Sy Sypraseuth, Emery Tattersall, Sarah Taylor, Anna Beatriz Teles, Grayson Terrasi, Abigail Tringali, Morgan Tripp, Evan Truelson, Sophia Tuite, Olivia Vallejos, Sophia Vega, Summer Whitney, Nyrah Williams, Damien Woodland, Payton Wright, Liam Youngquist

The students in the Seeker's cluster completed a project researching black bears. The winners of the "knowledge quiz" won a picture with an actual black bear.

The level of artistry our students have shown this year rivals that of the most famous artists. Students completed various interpretations of land, each with a different view and approach. We are so impressed by the talents of our students.

The sixth and seventh grade students participated in a mini-museum brought to the NMS library. Students went on a scavenger hunt through the various exhibits. A highlight was the students being able to touch and wear artifacts.

The Plymouth County Sherriff's Office brought several of their working dogs to the sixth grade. The students learned about the specialized roles each dog has been trained to do. The Officers presented on the disposition of the dog, the training requited to be a therapy dog, drug dog, or to do bite work.

As part of the NMS history students participated in a few rites of passage activities such as recognition ceremony, field day and eighth grade breakfast. Each cluster recognized academic achievement, specialty awards, and Mr. Redpath's homeroom reigned champions over the other homerooms. Students signed one another's yearbook while having a grade level breakfast together.

The President's Education Awards Program is awarded on behalf of the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Education. PEAP was founded in 1983. The purpose of the program is to recognize students in elementary, middle and high school for their educational achievements. These awards acknowledge the students who achieved either honor roll or high honor roll over their entire middle school career.

Gold Achievement

The gold achievement is presented with the highest of academic achievement. These students achieved all As across their entire middle school career. This is an incredible achievement for this group of students.

Isabella Bennett, Luke Bolduc, Emerson Cormier, Andersyn Farley, Connor Gibbons, Jacob Gunnison, Riley Higens, Elijah Laferriere, Jake Langdon, Skye Murray, Donald Pickering, Isra Shah, Harper Smith, Anna Beatriz Teles

Silver Achievement

The silver awards are for students who achieved all A’s and B’s across all of the trimesters in their middle school careers.

Giovanni Alves, Maura Anderson, Ethan Ashe, Ashton Bernard, Brody Camara, Rylee Chandler, Gavin Clifford, Olivia Coronella, Aaron Davis, Jonathan DiCesare, Samuel Dos Anjos, Kelci Ferbert, Ryann Ferreira, Caleb Follett, Kennedy Frawley, Makynzie Gazza, Tyler Geisler, Gavin Gillpatrick, Lennon Haglund, Paige Hamame, Makenzie Healey, Eva Hebert, Brooke Holland, Braeden Jones, Kailey Kelly, Valera LaRue, Jonathan MacDonald, Camryn MacDonald, Jason Mahoney, Lily Marcus, Joseph Monteforte, Ayden Morris, Emerson Morris, Branden Morris, Edward Norton, Ella O'Connell, Asher Parker, Sanvi Patel, Marshall Pickering, Emma Pina-Doherty, Samantha Presti, Molly Quinn, Alexa Redlon, Patrick Reynolds, Mackenzie Roberts, Madison Roderiques, Jasmine Rubeski, Kyle Russell, Lucy Ryder, Laurent Savoie, Connor Sherren, Luke Simpson, Ella Smith, Emery Tattersall, Abbygail Taylor, Morgan Tripp, Olivia Vallejos

The NMS Library has 2 options for summer reading involving the Sora app.

One of the newsletters is for the Mass Teen Choice Book Award which grades 7 and 8 may participate in. The other option is the Sora Summer Sweet Reads Program which all grades may participate in.

Summer Reads link

https://secure.smore.com/n/zgsp8

Mass Teen Choice Award Link

https://secure.smore.com/n/udx86

Seeking volunteers for the 24-25 school year! Please sign up on the NMS Volunteer Google Form.

Dear Parent or Guardian:

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires districts to annually notify parents/guardians of students who attend Title I schools that they may request information regarding certain professional qualifications of the student's classroom teacher(s):

Whether your child's teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach

Whether your child's teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver

The college degree and major of your child's teacher

Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications

In Middleborough, the MECC, HBB. MKG and Nichols receive Title I funds. All classroom teachers in the Middleborough Public Schools, including our Title I Schools, have Massachusetts teaching licenses and certification appropriate to their grade level and teaching assignment, and are highly qualified according to federal standards for teacher quality.

If you have any questions, please contact Terri Marculitis at tmarculitis@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Sincerely,

Dr. Marculitis

HBB Report Card 2023; MKG Report Card 2023; MECC Report Card 2023; Nichols Report Card

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Summer Reading and Events

June 14th : Last Day of School

August 14th &15th: Start STRONG

Mark your calendars with the Middleboro Stay Strong event happening on August 14th and 15th. The StartSTRONG program provides students with information, guidance, and confidence for their transition as 8th grades at NMS to 9th grades at MHS. Discover what it means to be a Sachem!

Athletics

Band

Orchestra

The late bus is available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This is a great option for students to access to participate in some of the afterschool activities. The late bus is also provided for students who remain after school for prearranged assistance from a teacher or for after school detention. All students must have a pass. Students are not allowed to leave school grounds and return for the bus.

There are four late buses. In the cafeteria, where students gather prior to boarding, there are four books with addresses. Each book tells the students which bus they board based on their address. The bus passes given to the driver has your student's address. This allows the driver to make sure students are able to make it home appropriately.

The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) supports important programming for our students and staff through fundraising. The PTA assists with funding field trips, teacher appreciation events, and family nights.

The PTA meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM at the NMS Media Center.

Below are three easy ways to help contribute to the NMS PTA while shopping:

1. NMSPTA.ShutterflyStorefront.com - the PTA gets 8% of all items purchased

2. Use your phone to scan your grocery receipts: Hannaford, Walmart, Shaws, Trucchi's etc., via the Box Tops App

3. Baystate Textile Bin - located near the gym doors

https://www.baystatetextiles.com/

Phone Number: 508-946-2020

Fax Number: 508-946-2019

Office Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday-Friday

Check out the NMS Guidance Department smore! Here you will find information and resources for students to utilize. Our team works directly with students to assist with problems and help them work towards their goals. Please us the link below to see the department's newsletter. Guidance Department Smore

Please use this link to see the Communication Guide outlines what families can expect for communications about events and important information from the schools.

Late Busses are available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Five Star Bus Company

(Regular Bus and Late Bus)

Contact: Terry Carvalho

Phone: (508) 657-2205

Email: tcarvalho@ridesta.com

Mini-Bus/Van Transportation

Department Head: Joan Hall
Title: Specialized Transportation Supervisor
Location: Memorial Early Childhood Center - 3rd Floor
Address: 219 North Main Street, Middleborough, MA 02346
Phone: 508-946-2000 x2121
Email: jhall@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Dispatcher: Kristina Stuart

Location: Memorial Early Childhood Center - 3rd Floor
Address: 219 North Main Street, Middleborough, MA 02346
Phone: 508-946-2000 x2120
Email: kstuart@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Please use this link to access the inclement weather smore.

Nichols Middle School services 6th, 7th and 8th graders and the total enrollment is about 705 students.

Website: https://www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/NMS
Location: 112 Tiger Drive, Middleborough, MA, USA
Phone: 508-946-2020
Twitter: @JTNicholsMS