One more week til Thanksgiving and a much needed break for everyone! So much coming up this week!!
Kleenex/Tissue
We are almost of out tissue in our building… if you can donate a box of tissue to our school, we are definitely in need! We appreciate any help you can give! Thank you in advance!!
Toys at School
Students are NOT supposed to bring toys to school. We have seen a large increase in mini finger skateboards and other small toys and they are being used in the classroom. Please remind your children that they need to keep them home. Our teachers will be confiscating these items for a parent to pick up at a later time.
LOST AND FOUND IS FULL AGAIN
We are clearing it out this week on Friday!!
Update from STUCO
Thank you to The Original Pancake House for your gift card donations for our Halloween Festival prizes. We appreciate you!
Next week we have our annual school Food Drive for our community. In partnership with NJHS, we ask students and families to make any canned food donations that they are able to give to help support our local Salvation Army, across the street. Donation bins will be available in the grade level pods for collection the week of Nov. 18-22.
Also...come kick off your Thanksgiving Break by watching some of our school club members walk in the Streets of Southglenn Grand Holiday Parade on Friday, November 22nd at 6pm! Get a great seat, bundle up, and support your Knights!
Newton Knight Out
Restaurant Knight at Chipotle this coming, Tuesday, 11/19 from 4-8. 7515 S University Road (Near Arapahoe HS). Online order code is: WG8WVXJ or show THIS flier
CODE CART
We are short of items for our Code Cart this week. Please consider supporting us by purchasing some items from the list. We are asking anyone that can help out to do so this week and deliver to Newton by Wednesday. Please consider helping… Sign up here! sign-up genius link
Beauty and the Beast Musical (Performers and Tech Crew)
We made it! Our last tech rehearsal is tomorrow from 8am-2pm - please don't forget your water bottle, snacks, and homework/entertainment for downtime. We will provide pizza for lunch.
Our first school show on Monday! Please check the schedule for all of the call times. The doors for our shows on Wednesday and Thursday will open at 5:30pm. Seating is general admission and there are no tickets (however we will be accepting donations this year).
Please remember ALL students involved in our production (cast, design/creation crew, and run crew) are welcome to join us on Thursday night for our cast party in the cafeteria. We will start at the conclusion of the show and end around 8:15pm. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to bring something for our potluck.
Our musical is grateful for your support! We are accepting donations in cash at the shows or via paypal at this link which is live from now until the end of our show. Donations will directly support our program to help students with items such as costumes, microphones, paint, wood, etc. We appreciate your help making our amazing productions come to life!
We are so grateful for your support and can't wait for you to be our guest this week!!
From Our Awesome NMS Social Workers!
Mrs. Rotter and Mrs. Verdie put together a mental health newsletter to share some awesome tools and information! Thank you Megan and Jordan!! Click here to read!
Sports Update:
8th grade Boys basketball
The season is getting close. On Monday, December 2 Coach Chad and Mr. Wilmes will be at lunch to hand out information about the season. Our first practice will be Tuesday, December 3 immediately after school. We look forward to everybody that's planning on participating in boys basketball this year!
7th Grade Boys Basketball
The interest meeting for 7th grade basketball is going to be Thursday December 5 and we will start practiceing the week of December 9th. Mr. Marshall is available if you have any questions.
Wrestling update
End of season wrestling pizza party for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Tuesday 11/19 after school in Mr. Braun's room.
8th Grade Girls Basketball
8th grade Girls Basketball is TOMORROW
Tournament at Euclid
B team arrive at 9:30 to play at 10
A team arrive at 11:30 to play at 12
NEW District Chess Tournament
Registration for the district wide CHESS TOURNAMENT is now open! Join us at Newton on Saturday, December 7 for the K-8 chess tournament! Register HERE! Registration ends December 1 or when we get 250 players! See Mrs. Winschuh or Mr. Enterline with questions!
Flag Football
Flag Football is scheduled for this Wednesday after school. Looks like weather is rolling in again… we will let you know if we need to cancel asap!
NEW Battle of the Books Club
Battle of the books club will start after school on December 5th! Come join the fun! I have attached a flyer if you wouldn't mind adding it to the newsletter. See Ms. Moore for questions… Battle of the Books flyer
NO NAME CLUB is Back!!
No Name Club is every Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 in the art room! Create art, play games, and hang out with friends! See Mrs. Winschuh with questions!
Brain Bowl
Our next Brain Bowl Club is Tuesday (Nov 19) after school until 4:40. More information is available on the Newton website and bus riders have a late bus available. Students from 6th, 7th and 8th grade are all welcome to participate! Reach out to Mr. Collins if you have any questions! It’s never too late to join!!
Grading…
Have you had questions about what your kids grades mean? Here is a picture that may help you know a little more about how they are learning…
Yearbook:
If you would like to pre-order the 24-25 yearbook follow this link.
To Order a Yearbook:
Enter “7571” or Search for “Newton Middle School”
Click “Order Yearbook”
Click on “Student/Teacher” for Buy This Item and Enter Students Name
Checkout and Pay, Price is $43.99
ALSO, Students/Parents, please share your summer photos of all your adventures and fun with our yearbook staff! We are in the process of creating some amazing summer pages and would love to put a spotlight on the great things you did this summer. Follow the link in the form posted in your grade-level Google classroom to share photos or submit here Summer Photos
8th Grade Parents, Baby Ad for the yearbook.
Do you want to highlight and recognize your student in the yearbook? Baby ads can be purchased between now and January 31st via this link! Newton Yearbook Baby Ads
Clinic Information:
How Sick is Too Sick for parents seeking guidance for when an ill student should stay home or return to school after an illness. This also has guidance for Covid
High School Visits for current 8th Graders:
Arapahoe High School Info:
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! Arapahoe High School continues to be a leading school in the south Denver Metro area focused on our excellence, tradition and innovation! As your current 8th graders, the Class of 2029, start exploring their high school options we hope they will consider our storied institution to Become A Warrior!
AHS is excited to announce the dates for our popular Shadow Day program. This is an incredible opportunity for current 8th grade students as Shadow Days provide a unique perspective for future warriors to experience the Arapahoe High School culture alongside current Warriors. We continue to encourage parents/guardians to participate in the day with their children. While students are observing classes, parents will have the opportunity to ask questions of our principal, Mrs. Natalie Pramenko, and take a tour of our building.
Due to overwhelming interest, we have added an additional shadow day session for Tuesday, December 10th from 8:00-10:30 am. This is the final shadow day opportunity for this year. I would appreciate it greatly if you can share this information with your 8th grade students as they explore their high school options. Students can sign up HERE. I've also included a slide if you want to include it in your announcements. Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions.
Littleton High School Info:
Littleton High School, home of the Littleton Lions, is delighted to welcome eighth graders from Newton Middle School to visit LHS. Our visits are specially designed with both large- and small-group sessions for parents (with LHS administrators) and 8th grade shadows (with LHS students). There will be ample time to ask questions, get answers, experience our school culture, and tour the campus. Families arrive by 9:15 am and are dismissed by 11:30 am, allowing students to return to school and not miss an entire day. Our last last date is November 19. Sign up on our website here.
Heritage High School Info:
We want the chance to share our love of Heritage High School with your students. We look forward to meeting you and sharing what we think makes Heritage such a special place to be! Go Eagles!
Shadow Calendar & Sign-Up
SHADOW DAYS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 8:15-10:15am
Next week’s schedule:
Have a great and restful weekend! Please remember to charge your chromebooks!
Best,
Brian Wyckhuyse
Principal
Newton Middle School
