Nissitissit News

October 11, 2024

Hello NMS Families,

Trimester 1 report cards are being sent home today and are also available to view in Aspen. Report cards are an important tool for understanding your child’s progress, strengths, and areas for growth. Teacher comments provide valuable insights into your child’s performance, effort, and engagement in the classroom.

We encourage you to take time to review the report card with your child, celebrate their achievements, and set meaningful goals for the next trimester. This is a great opportunity to have a positive, open conversation about their learning and how they can continue to grow.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher. They’re happy to partner with you to support your child’s success.

We are looking forward to meeting with parents and caregivers next week for conferences. A reminder that dismissal will be at 11:05 both next Monday and Tuesday. There is no school on Wednesday, November 27.

We wish you and yours a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving. We are thankful that you share your children with us each day.

Warm regards,

Lauren Young and Evan Worth

Important Dates

November 22- Trimester 1 Report Cards

November 22- Final performance of 13 Jr. at 7 p.m.

November 25 & 26- Early Release (11:05), Caregiver Conferences

November 27-29- No School, Thanksgiving Recess

December 3,4,5 Basketball Tryouts (see below)

December 4- Picture Retake Day

December 18- PTO Fundraiser at the Texas Roadhouse

December 23 - January 1- Winter Break, No School

Bravo to the Cast and Crew of 13 Jr.

What an incredible show! Our talented cast and hardworking crew have truly outdone themselves, putting on an amazing performance of 13 Jr.. Their dedication, teamwork, and passion for the arts have been shining brightly on stage!

A huge thank you to Mrs. McKenzie, Ms. LaFosse, and Mr. Pineda for their guidance, support, and countless hours of preparation to make this production such a success. We are so grateful for your commitment to our students and the performing arts!

If you haven’t seen the show yet, there’s still one more chance to catch this fantastic performance! Join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. for the final show—you won’t want to miss it! 🎶✨

Fossil Fun!

This week, our sixth graders had an amazing opportunity to observe and identify different types of fossils! 🦖🪨 They carefully handled real specimens, analyzing their unique features and learning how to classify them. Watching their curiosity come alive as they uncovered the stories of the past was incredible!

A big shoutout to our science team for bringing this interactive learning experience to life. 🧪✨

#NMSLearns #FossilFun #HandsOnScience #PatriotPride

The Egg Drop!

🚀 Egg Drop Challenge Success! 🥚💡

Our seventh graders recently took on the Egg Drop Challenge as part of a unit on air resistance and energy conversions between potential and kinetic energy. They had a blast designing creative contraptions to protect their eggs, including boxes, parachutes, stuffed animals, and even a toilet paper roll!

The excitement peaked as they dropped their creations from three stories high in the stairwell, testing their designs in action. 🏗️✨ Way to go, 7 Blue – your creativity and engineering skills were truly egg-cellent!

#EggDropChallenge #STEMFun #CreativeMinds #NMSPride

Pepperell Dog Tag Winner

A huge thank you to our amazing students and community for coming together to vote on this year’s dog tag design! 🐾 Your enthusiasm made this such a fun and meaningful experience.

We’d also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Town Clerk, Brynn Durno, for involving us in this special decision and giving our students the opportunity to make their voices heard. It's moments like these that highlight the strong bond between our school and the community.

Grade 8 Yearbook

A MESSAGE FROM THE YEARBOOK COMMITTEE

BABY PICTURES

Baby pictures are due before January 3! Please email a digital copy in JPEG format of the baby picture of you with your students full name as the name of the file. Each picture will be in the yearbook. Please email pictures to Mrs. Larochelle at mlarochelle@nmrsd.org

BUDDY PICTURES

The yearbook will be taking “Buddy Pictures” as a way to raise money to reduce the overall cost of the yearbook. If you want a buddy picture taken with your friends, please fill out the form located on Mrs. Larochelle’s bulletin board outside room 243. Return the form and money to Mrs. Larochelle by Friday, January 10. The cost is $1.00 per person per picture, and you may be in more than one picture. You will be notified with a time to have your picture taken.

PARENT MESSAGES

Please take this opportunity to personalize your child’s yearbook by including a special, brief message from yourself, grandparents, and/or siblings. The cost for each message is $5.00 that will help reduce the overall cost of the yearbook for the students. You can pay by cash or check, payable to Nissitissit Middle School. Message and money should be returned in an envelope labeled to Mrs. Larochelle. Last day for messages is January 10, 2025! DON’T WAIT! You can email the message to mlarochelle@nmrsd.org.