NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMAY 12 – MAY 16
HAVE
A
GREAT WEEK
WORD OF THE MONTHWORD OF THE MONTH:
FAIRNESS Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be
open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly • Treat all people fairly -
Win or lose, do it fairly.— Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (1888-1931) -
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUMONDAY, MAY 12
BREAKFAST:
CEREAL/TOAST/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
MAIN DISH:
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH/FRENCH FRIES/TOSSED SALAD/ORANGES/MILK
2ND LINE:
PIZZA/SALAD/FRUIT/MILK
SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
*CEREAL OFFERED DAILY
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUTUESDAY, MAY 13
BREAKFAST:
BREAKFAST BURRITO/APPLESAUCE/MILK
MAIN DISH:
CHILI WITH BEANS/CELERY & CARROTS/WOW BUTTER SANDWICH/FRUIT/MILK
2ND LINE:
Soft Taco/Beans/Shredded Lettuce/Diced Tomato/Fruit/Milk
SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
*CEREAL OFFERED DAILY
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUWEDNESDAY, MAY 14
BREAKFAST:
FLAPSTICKS W/SYRUP/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
MAIN DISH:
BEEFY MAC/GREEN BEANS/TOSSED SALAD WITH DRESSING/FRUIT/HOT ROLL/MILK
2ND LINE:
Chicken Nuggets/Green Beans/Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy/Fruit/Milk
SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE
*CEREAL OFFERED DAILY
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUTHURSDAY, MAY 15
BREAKFAST:
EGG & CHEESE BISCUIT/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
MAIN DISH:
SLOPPY JOE ON BUN/BAKED BEANS/CELERY STICKS/ORANGE SMILES/MILK
2ND LINE:
HOT DOG OR CORN DOG/FRENCH FRIES/TOSSED SALAD//FRUIT/MILK
SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
*CEREAL OFFERED DAILY
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUFRIDAY, MAY 16
BREAKFAST:
BISCUIT W/GRAVY/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
MAIN DISH:
CHEESE QUESADILLA/SALSA & SPANISH RICE/BUTTER CORN/FRUIT/WOW BUTTER COOKIE/MILK
2ND LINE:
GRILLED CHEESE/PORK N BEANS/BABY CARROTS/FRUIT/MILK
SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
*CEREAL OFFERED DAILY
ANNOUNCEMENTSLUNCH TIMES
6TH GRADE: 12:04 – 12:40
7th GRADE: 12:42 – 1:18
8th GRADE: 11:28 – 12:04
ANNOUNCEMENTSLUNCH COSTS
SALAD BAR: $2.50
HOT TRAY: $2.50
ANNOUNCEMENTSLUNCH
If you qualify for free or reduced meals, you also qualify for free or
reduced breakfast. Breakfast begins @ 7:20 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTSCAR RIDER DROP OFF AND PICK UP
ALL CAR RIDERS WILL BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP IN THE FRONT
OF THE BUILDING
ANNOUNCEMENTSBUS ARRANGEMENTS
IF YOU NEED BUS INFORMATION SUCH AS TIMES AND BUS NUMBERS PLEASE CONTACT THE BUS GARAGE AT (479) 471 – 3140 (ROGER BATES)
ANNOUNCEMENTS SCHOOL SUPPLIES
6 – 3 PRONG FOLDERS WITH POCKETS
COLORED PENCILS
#2 PENCILS
LOOSE LEAF PAPER – WIDE RULED
7TH AND 8TH GRADE BAND ONLY – 1 INCH BINDER
PENCIL POUCH
KLEENEX
1 PACKAGE OF 3 X 3 POST ITS
5 COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS
ANNOUNCEMENTSBELLS
FIRST BELL: 7:50 A.M.
TARDY BELL: 8:00 A.M.
END OF DAY: 3:00 P.M.
ANNOUNCEMENTSREMINDER
NO STUDENT PICK UP AFTER 2:45 P.M.
ANNOUNCEMENTSNMS CONTACT INFORMATION:
120 NORTHRIDGE DRIVE
(479) 471 - 3126
ANNOUNCEMENTS Ways to keep up with the Northridge Band:
WEB: http://www.tinyurl.com/nmsbands
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: Search for “Northridge Middle School Band”
Twitter: @NMSbands Remind 101:
Text messaging service for parents and students. Send message”@nmsb” to (469)502-7969
ANNOUNCEMENTSYEARBOOK ORDERS
If you have any pictures to share for the yearbook, please send them to
ANNOUNCEMENTSIn an effort to make our school safer, the Van Buren School District has added an electronic entry system to the front entrance of Northridge Middle School.
Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29th, the front entrance at Northridge Middle School will be locked at 8:15 a.m. and all students and visitors will be required to “buzz-in” using the intercom system located on the wall next to the left set of entrance doors.
This system has been put in place to help ensure the safety of our students. I appreciate all your effort in helping make Northridge Middle School safer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don’t forget!!!!! We serve breakfast from 7:20 to 7:50. Cost is $1.35 for students or Reduced for .30 or Free if you qualify.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Directions for How To Use Parent Viewer can be found on our website at www.vbsd.us/nrms
ANNOUNCEMENTS The Van Buren High School Project
Graduation 2014 Miss Baby, Miss Petite, Miss Tiny, Miss Little, and Miss Junior Van Buren Pageant has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 10 @ 10:00 a.m. at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center. The Miss Junior category is for students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
ANNOUNCEMENTSDear Parents and Guardians,
As you may have heard, Arkansas is a leading state in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). As a member state, Arkansas educators are helping to develop next-generation, computer-based tests in math, reading, and writing that will measure students’ knowledge and skills, such as their ability to think critically, solve problems and use information from what they read to write well-developed essays.
Our school will conduct a field test this spring. Two 8th grade classrooms and two 7th grade classrooms will be participating. This is a chance to make sure the tablets, laptops and desktop computers work well with the test. Students will not get scores back based on the results, but they will get a chance to engage in sample math or English problems and writing exercises. By taking part in the field test, our teachers and students will play an important role in developing Arkansas’s future tests.
Our teachers and principals are looking forward to this opportunity to become more familiar with the exams, which align to Arkansas’s educational standards.
Thank you for all you do on behalf of your children. Please contact your child’s teacher or school principal if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Lonnie Mitchell
ANNOUNCEMENTS Please ask your child for the informational
hand out regarding new immunizations sent home today. ALL students, grades 6 - 8, must have a Tdap vaccine and 2 Varicella vaccines. In addition, ALL 7th graders must have a Meningococcal vaccine. These are both due upon entry into the 2014 - 2015 school year. If your child does not make it home with the letter, the information will be posted on our website @www.vbsd.us/nrms. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to call.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Student Council is sponsoring a pet food drive that
will run from April 28 – May 12. Students are being asked to bring dog food and cat food (canned or dry) to their homeroom classes. We will have a student council member pick up the food each day. There will be a class competition with the winning grade level will win an extra 30 minute recess.
Student Council members are being asked to participate. Please bring your one item to Mrs. Pixley or Mrs. Little by May 12.
ANNOUNCEMENTS STATE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY WINNERS( THESE STUDENTS WILL
ADVANCE TO NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON D.C. THIS SUMMER
Aidan Doss: 1ST in Documentary
Megan McGinnis: 1ST in Web Design
Jenna Wheeler, Jentry Myers and Emily Phomsopha: 2nd in Group Web Design.
David Harper, Devin Yocum, Ethan Rauser, Emilee Rotter, Gabby Vatthanatham, Zachary Garrett, Megan McGinnis, Andrew Henry, Shelby Dahlem and Layne Bolton also attended the state National History Day competition. Zachary and Gabby placed 3rd in Performance. Please congratulate these students when you see them. Thank you to everyone who has supported them through this process! They have all worked so hard!
ANNOUNCEMENTSPLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE @
www.vbsd.us/nrms AND COMPLETE THE NMS PARENT SURVEY.
ANNOUNCEMENTSBAND CAMP
Enroll now for band camp @http://tinyurl.com/bandcampregistration. Camp will be held on June 16 – June 20 @ Butterfield Trail Middle School from 8:30 – 2:30. More information can be found on our website.
ANNOUNCEMENTS If you are interested in
participating in the Variety Show, pick up your application in the
library or office. Applications are due by Friday, May 16. Auditions will be the week of May 19 – May 23. The Variety Show will be held
on Friday, May 30.
ANNOUNCEMENTS MONDAY, MAY 12 -THURSDAY, MAY 15 PERFORMANCE WEEK FOR XANADU JR. @ VAN BUREN FINE ARTS
CENTER
ALL PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCES WILL BE AT THE VAN BUREN FINE ARTS CENTER
MAY 12: COMPLETE RUN THROUGH ON STAGE (8:00 – 11:00)(all cast members may go straight to the FAC or bus will bring them from NMS @ 8:00)
MAY 13: TECH REHEARSAL (12:00 – 2:30)(all cast members will eat lunch during 8th grade time)
MAY 14: DRESS REHEARSAL (8:00 – 2:30)
MAY 15: PERFORMANCE @ 8:15 – 9:45 (6TH & 8TH GRADE)(all cast members report to FAC @ 7:30 a.m.)
MAY 15: PERFORMANCE @ 10:15 – 11:45 (7TH GRADE)
MAY 15: PERFORMANCE @ 1:00 – 2:30
MAY 15: EVENING PERFORMANCE @ 7:00 P.M.
Cast members will eat lunch @ FAC Wednesday & Thursday)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTSMAY 13 & 14
END OF COURSE ALGEBRA I EXAM
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, MAY 16
JLA MEETING
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, MAY 16
LAST DAY TO CHECK OUT BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, MAY 16
VARIETY SHOW APPLICATIONS DUE IN LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENTSSATURDAY, MAY 17
CHOIR TRIP TO TULSA
ANNOUNCEMENTSMONDAY, MAY 19 – FRIDAY, MAY
23
VARIETY SHOW AUDITIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTSTUESDAY, MAY 20
5TH GRADE VISIT TO NMS
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, MAY 23
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE
ANNOUNCEMENTSWEDNESDAY, MAY 28
8TH GRADE ALL A’S PARTY IN LIBRARY @ 1:00 – 2:00
ANNOUNCEMENTSTHURSDAY, MAY 29
AWARDS ASSEMBLIES:
6th Grade- 8:15-9:15
7th Grade- 10:00 -11:00
8th Grade- 12:15-1:15
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, MAY 30
VARIETY SHOW
ANNOUNCEMENTSFRIDAY, JUNE 6
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
REPORT CARDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS JUNE 16 – JUNE 20
BAND CAMP
BUTTERFIELD
8:30 - 2:30
$10.00
REGISTER @ http://tinyurl.com/bandcampregistration
MAY BIRTHDAYS!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Emily McDaniel: May 15
Vivian Owen: May 16
Randy Graham: May 18
Taylor Gilbert: May 20
Tim Landers: May 20
Sacha Fincher: May 23
Let’s Have a Great Week!GO POINTERS!!!