NUMS Monthly Update

I hope everyone enjoyed their fair break and had a relaxing holiday!!! Last weeks fair was amazing time for our community. I want to take the time to congratulate all of our students who participated in the fair. It was impressive to see all the hard work you put into these animals and projects come to fruition this past week. You and your families should be very proud of what you all accomplished!!!

A few reminders as we get back into the swing of these this month:

1. Reminder that our students should not be on their cell phones at all during the school day. This has not become a major issue, but we are starting to see more of them, so we wanted to get ahead of it and remind everyone of this policy.

2. If your child misses school, please remember to check in with us and let us know when this happens. You can call the school and leave a message or you can use our North Union Local Schools app. The links for the app is done below for both Mac and Google.

3. If you are interested in applying for Free and Reduced Priced School Meals please use this link or the one below to find the application. This expires on Sept. 27th so please fill this out as soon as possible.

4. Students that wish to buy extras at lunch (chips, ice cream, etc.) have to have money in their account in order to purchase anything. Please keep an eye on their accounts by using this link to see balances and/or add funds.

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We are asking for your support in providing positive role-modeling for our student athletes. The involvement of our students in athletics and activities contributes to the development of their values system. Trustworthiness, citizenship, caring, fairness and respect are lifetime values that are taught through interscholastic activities and are principles of good sportsmanship and character. With these principles, the spirit of competition thrives, fueled by honest rivalry, courteous relations and grateful acceptance of the results.

Your support during these events is vital to the overall success of these programs and the young students involved. We love seeing everyone at these events and the individuals taking part thrive off of the passion and support you all show to them. As you cheer on these student athletes, understand that you cheers and support are a major part of the their learning what it means to build character, having good sportsmanship, and being a good teammate. There is enough pressure on athletes to perform as it is. Added to this pressure with your words and your actions is not helping them succeed. Remain positive and help lift them up in order for them to meet their potential.

The following are the expectations of the spectators of our student-athletes:

o Understand the purpose of educational athletics- to build character with the individual student-athlete.

o Understand that interscholastic athletics are about students learning and having fun.

o Be supportive to our athletes, refrain from negativity toward students, officials, coaches, etc.

o Be a positive role model through your own actions.

Expectations of Our Students:

In order to allow all spectators to enjoy the game, we ask the middle school students to also enjoy the game from the stands. Students should not be running around and playing other games while we are enjoying the game. They should not be creating any distractions that draws attention away from those students that have worked very hard to prepare for this event.

We have made a commitment to promote good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators at all athletic events. Profanity, degrading remarks, and intimidating actions directed at officials, competitors, and other fans will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the event site. Thank you for your promotion of good sportsmanship as we build character of our students within the context of interscholastic athletics.

All volunteers who are in the classroom or chaperone field trips must have current BCI and FBI prints on file in the district office. Please use the link below to schedule appointments for the background check. Appointment times will only be as the schedule permits on Tuesdays and Thursdays from

8:00 AM-1:45 PM. If you need a different time than these, you may have prints done elsewhere and send them to North Union Local Schools at 12920 State Route 739 Richwood, Ohio 4334.

A valid BCI and FBI prints must be on file before entering the classroom or going on field trips. The cost for both background checks is $60.00.

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Sept 16 - NU School Board Meeting @ NUMS

Sept 16-20 - School Spirit Week

Sept 24 - Fall School Pictures

Sept 3 - CC @ Fairbanks Inv.

Sept 4 - VB @ London

Sept 5 - VB vs JA

Sept 5 - FB vs JA

Sept 7 - VB @ RV Spikeout

Sept 7 - CC @ Seneca East Inv.

Sept 9 - VB @ Bellefontaine

Sept 10 - VB vs Northwestern

Sept 11 - VB vs Urbana

Sept 12 - FB @ Bellefontaine

Sept 14 - VB @ Tecumseh

Sept 14 - CC @ Triad Inv.

Sept 16 - VB vs Kenton Ridge

Sept 17 - VB vs Indian Lake

Sept 18 - FB @ Shawnee

Sept 21 - VB @ Indian Lake

Sept 21 - CC @ West Lib-Salem Inv.

Sept 23 - VB vs Shawnee

Sept 25 - VB @ Ben Logan

Sept 26 - VB vs Pleasant

Sept 26 - FB vs Graham

Sept 28 - CC at North Union Inv.

Sept 30 - VB vs Graham

• Parents/guardians can access their child's class schedule in ProgressBook. Please contact the MS Office if you have any questions.
• Parents/guardians may pay for your student's school lunches and fees and/or complete a Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application by accessing the PaySchool site.
• ALL student absences must be reported by parent/guardian by calling the MS office or using the district app.
• ALL students arriving after 7:40am must check in to the main office to sign in.
• If you are picking your child up early from the MS, you will need to come into the Main Office to sign them out. You MUST have a State ID to be able to sign them out.

Mrs. Miller showing up to support our students at the fair this week.

• We value all students and their well being. If there are issues that are occurring at school where you suspect potential harassment/bullying or concern for a students welfare there is a system to process this. Please report this to our Public Works system.
• The online reporting system and the 1-866-listen2me phone system are for staff, students and parents to report concerns which may affect the peace of mind of students or jeopardize the safety of people or school facilities. Concerns may include, but are not limited to, bullying, abuse, bomb threats, cyber crimes, discrimination, drugs, health concerns, suspicious behavior, vandalism, fighting, & weapons. Helpline information helps us maintain school environments that are safe and conducive for learning.
  
• The ability to report Bullying and Harassment can be found on our website at the top right corner indicated by the blue hand (see graphic above).
• Once a student, parent, or staff member reports an issue it goes directly to the principal of the building for investigation.
• Administration will coordinate the appropriate investigation and communicate findings and outcomes to those involved.
• Administration will document the investigation and outcome in Public School Works.