• Nominate Blair for $$$💵💰💵
• PTA Meeting
• PTC Day
• Congrats to Ms. Krepper
• Amazing student learning experiences
• Spirit Week - 10/14/18
• Clubs - updated form for easier access
• Information about our 1st Dance
• We need chaperones!
• Sign up to be a volunteer
• Rising 6th grade and 9th grade students - Specialty Program Night
• Observer role in Canvas

Our school counselors are reaching out to families now based on teacher recommendations for October 14, PTC Day. We already started to schedule meetings, and will continue this week. If we are not able to schedule for October 14, we will provide a link to schedule a PTC at a convenient time. If you need to request a meeting for October 14, please email Dr. Doyle and we will follow up with you.

Blair can win up to $10,000 simply by clicking on the link today and nominating Blair. We need teachers, staff members, parents, family members to go to this site today!

https://cooperhurley.com/vote-for-a-school/

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! This month, the Champion for Students belt has been awarded to Ms. Krepper. Recognized by Mr. Austin, she has consistently gone above and beyond for both her students and colleagues.

Ms. Krepper is an incredible math teacher, and her dedication is evident in everything she does. Whether it’s supporting her fellow teachers or ensuring her students succeed, she always gives 110%. Her efforts with our mentor-mentee program are nothing short of extraordinary, and her dependable nature has made a lasting impact on everyone she works with.

As you know, the Champion for Students award celebrates individuals who are true advocates for all students, actively promoting their best interests and ensuring they receive the best possible education. Ms. Krepper embodies this spirit completely, and we are incredibly lucky to have her on our team.

Please join us in congratulating Ms. Krepper for her outstanding contributions!

Our custodians are the backbone of our school, working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure our environment is clean, safe, and welcoming for students and staff alike. Their efforts often go unnoticed, but the impact they make is undeniable. Every classroom, hallway, and common area reflects their dedication to creating a positive space for learning and growth.

We went on an exploratory walk of local, preserved ecosystems to observe the nature surrounding our immediate school environment. Future lessons will be planned around the walk, with a focus on the practical applications of functions and slopes as two-dimensional concepts that allow us to quantify and understand relationships between figures in the world beyond the classroom walls.

Fun facts:

Altogether, students in 7th grade algebra walked 4.5 miles to Plum Point Park and back along the Elizabeth River Trail.

Students were cooperative and engaged in the environmental study, while maintaining respect for their surroundings.

Students are doing test trials with straw rockets in the cafeteria. Next week they will start the competition.

Our students in PreAlg 7 did so well on their latest Division Wide Test/ assessment, we had to reward them.

We made an adjustment for you to access the form and sign up for a club. We appreciate your feedback. We hope the changes make it easier for you sign up for a club. Please take a moment to sign up for club, they will be starting this week.

We are pleased to announce our variety of clubs and grateful for the staff members that are sponsoring these clubs for our students. Activities offered by clubs enable students to learn valuable skills and many of the activities offered by clubs help students to extend and elaborate on the more formal knowledge learned in school.
Times and dates will be shared with you after you sign up by the club sponsor. If you have any questions, please contact the club sponsor. Most clubs will start soon. Clubs will be held on Tuesday or Thursday because we can provide bus transportation (5:07 departure) for students that meet the requirements; club sponsor will let you know if the clubs meets on a different day. A form will be sent home to students when clubs start that give permission for students to stay after school. Students must use this form and sign a permission form to stay back.

Parents, do still need to order pictures? The NEW Code Lookup Tool is now available. They can simply scan the QR code and follow the directions to access their child's picture ordering gallery. No need to contact Customer Service for an access code! *Student last name and Student ID number will be required for data security.

Volunteers are needed for our dance. Click the button below to sign up. You must be an approved NPS volunteer to be able to chaperone the dance. The volunteer form is at the bottom of this newsletter.

We wore green today in solidarity with Mental Health awareness month. We asked staff and students to empower themselves and others by wearing green and sparking meaningful conversations about mental health.

Our students love earning rewards for positive behavior! Please consider donating to our Amazon wish list to put items on the Blair Buck cart for our students to purchase this school year.

September

2 - No School

3 - Fall Growth Tests start

17 - PTA Meeting @ 7pm

19 - End of Interim 1

23 - Picture Day

30 - Interim Reports go home with students

- Wear Green

October

8 - clubs and after school programs start

14 - Parent-Teacher Conference Day

Website: https://www.npsk12.com/bms
Location: 730 Spotswood Avenue, Norfolk, VA, USA
Phone: 7576282400
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