I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th holiday!

Now that we're in July, this is the first of what will now be weekly summer newsletters that will be sent out on Fridays until school starts. After the school year starts, the Weekly Wildcat will resume. Our Assistant Principal's will be back in the office on Monday.

New NMS families, including rising 6th grade families, will not automatically receive communication from our school until the "roll over" which should happen soon now that summer school is over. Until then, anyone can sign up for our communication using this link - Sign Up - Blackboard (parentlink.net). Please feel free to share this with anyone you know. https://fulton.parentlink.net/main/login/new-account-sign-up

The front office will be open on weekdays from 8:30 am-2:30 pm during the summer.

Please call the front office at 470-254-2870 before coming to school.

A text message will be sent once OSP is active and you can make payments. Until that text is sent, OSP is not set up yet. This should happen early next week.

In July, families will be able to make payments for the student locker fee, student activity fee, and other school related fees (music programs, etc.).

The locker fee is required for all students and will be $15.00 this school year.. This fee covers the hallway locker and PE locker. Students will be required to keep their cell phone in their locker, as well as their backpack. Students will not carry backpacks to classrooms this school year.

The student activity fee is required for all students and will be $5.00 this school year. This fee will help fund our PBIS/Rrroar program. All students benefit from our Rrroar program throughout the school year.

The locker fee and student activity fee should be paid by Thursday, July 30 in order for students to receive their locker on Information Day.

Free & Reduced Meal Applications SY22-23

The Free & Reduced Meal Benefits Program is a part of the National Child Nutrition Program. This program makes Free or Reduced priced meals available to qualifying households. Qualifications are based on the gross income of all household members and the number of persons living in the house. A new application must be completed every school year. If there is an interruption in benefits or the household does not reapply, the household is responsible for payment of meals until the Free and Reduced Application is approved. Free & Reduced Meal Applications are available in the cafeteria and anytime online beginning August 1, 2022. Visit www.fulton.schoollunchapp.com to begin the online application process.

• Tuesday, August 2 - New School Year Meeting with Mr. Peterson (Time TBD)
• Thursday, August 4 - NMS Information Day (12:30-3:30pm)
• Monday, August 8 - First Day of School

During the week of July 25, we will be offering school tours for new students and families. These tours are specifically for families who have recently moved into our attendance zone and will be attending NMS for the first time.

A sign up form will be available on our website by Friday, July 15.

More information will be shared with NMS families before August.

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 continue to offer many clubs and student activities for our students during the 2021-22 school year. Check back often for more information!

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

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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!