October 19th, 2022

 Good Evening Parents/Guardians and Students:

Halloween:

This year for Halloween students will be able to dress in costume for the day. Our Newton dress code needs to be followed. Students can wear makeup, however no masks covering their faces are allowed, we need to be able to identify all students. 

Students are also not allowed to bring any weapon facsimiles. If you have any questions regarding a costume please feel free to contact any administrator.

Please note we are not hosting a Halloween Dance.

The Yearbook Needs Your Photos:

Parents and Students!!  The yearbook staff needs your photos to help us tell your stories this year.  We are looking for photo submissions for the following topics: Summer and Sports Outside of School

To share your photos with us, go to the following website: https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/#!/?code=newton2023 or go to www.hjeshare.com and enter the code "newton2023" and follow the prompts.

Thanks for sharing your stories and pictures with us!!

Heritage High School Information:

Please see the attached flyers regarding pertinent incoming freshman information at Heritage High School including shadow days etc. Please contact Heritage High School with any questions.

PTO INFORMATION:

Book Fair:

The Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be at Newton Middle School, Monday, October 31st thru Friday, November 4th.  All are welcome!  We will have some great books for sale.  Please come to our book fair and grab all your books for this fall! Proceeds from the fair help to buy books for our library!!

The online fair will begin on 10/31/22 and go thru 11/13/22.

Take advantage of the new cashless and convenient eWallet payment system by visiting our online store at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/newtonmiddlecentennial.

Finally a big thank you to all of the volunteers who have signed up to help, especially our coordinator, Eva Seal, for working with Ms. Lawler to bring back this fun event. 

Teacher Appreciation:

Another round of gratitude goes to the many volunteers who got busy making soup and salad for the conference day teacher potluck. We are so grateful to all who stepped up, especially our wonderful coordinators, Tracy Duhig and Betsy Brouillette. Thanks for making our teachers feel appreciated!

The PTO Annual Fund:

It's not too late to help Newton PTO support our teachers and school by contributing to the PTO Annual FundDrive. Donations this year help support funding for the additional full time school psychologist, teacher appreciation, Reading Counts, CODE cart awards, teacher grants and out-of-pocket reimbursements and more.

From your phone, just go into your Infinite Campus app (where you check your student's grades) click on the three bars in the left corner > Fees > Optional Payments > Add to cart. It defaults to $150, but you can change it on the payment page. Just click the amount box next to the red x and type in whatever amount you decide. Then Submit Payment and you're done. It's that easy! EVERY GIFT COUNTS! 

Check the Newton website for monthly updates on reaching our goal. Thank you!

For additional information and how you can contribute please check out this link.

Run The Stride 

Join us for the 27th annual Stride supporting the Littleton Public Schools Foundation! 

Last year, Newton won an award for the largest participation gain from the previous year in the middle school category!  This brought $1,000 directly back to Newton. Run or walk again with us this year to benefit Newton and all LPS schools!

Date: Sunday, October 30th - costumes welcome (and gift cards for best elementary, middle, and high school costumes)

Register at RuntheStride.com

Reach out to your Newton Stride captain with any questions and stop by the Newton tent on race day for a participant gift card drawing!  1 entry for participating, 2 if you wear Newton gear or a costume. 

Stride Captain:
Leslie Suh: lesliesuh@me.com

Students: Please have a great four day weekend and we will see again on Monday the 24th.

James O’Tremba

Principal, Newton Middle School