May 19th, 2023

 Good Evening Parents Guardians and Students:

LAST WEEK of SCHOOL CALENDAR:

Please access this link for the last week of school calendar for students. On Monday the 22nd of May we will be having an all school assembly beginning at 3:00 pm. Due to the assembly we will not be able to conduct any early release for students after 3:00 pm unless the request was pre arranged and we pull the student to the main office before the assembly begins.

A reminder to eighth graders that you will need to line up at 1:30 pm on Thursday the 25th for continuation. Students should enter through the athletic entrance. We will open the athletic entrance doors at 1:30 pm for parents and eighth grade students. Eighth graders will need to report immediately to the cafeteria to line up. If you need the use of the elevator we will have someone attending the elevator in order to assist.

Parking will be tight, please arrive early or on time and try to carpool if possible. The ceremony will begin promptly at 2:00 pm with the students entering into the gym. The ceremony will be done in two segments, the first segment will be our regular recognition and awards ceremony, then we will transition to our continuation which will include students' names being called and recognized individually, all students will receive a continuation certificate.

Our student council will be sponsoring Spirit Week beginning Monday. The themes for the week are as follows:

Monday:  School spirit day for our eighth grade dodgeball game against the staff

Tuesday: Hat Day

Wednesday: Pink out Day

Thursday: Decades day for sixth and seventh graders, eighth grade report at 1:30 for continuation lineup

Friday: Hawaiian Day, eighth grade will be off for the summer

Further details are posted in your grade level classrooms.

All library books are due now.

Sixth and seventh graders–will not be allowed to attend continuation unless you have a sibling in eighth grade, your parents will need to call and request a pass for you to attend.

Chromebook and Charger Return:

All NMS Chromebooks and chargers are due on May 22 and May 23.  All chargers must be in working condition and must have been issued by LPS.  We do not accept 3rd party chargers due to warranty issues.  If your student is missing their LPS charger there will be a $40 fee. Please have them come into the library with any issues they have.  Thank you. 

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION:

Attention Newton:

Yearbooks will be distributed next week.  8th Graders will receive yearbooks next Wednesday during their homerooms and 6th and 7th graders will receive their yearbooks on Friday during their lunches.  After yearbooks are distributed to each grade there will be a limited number of yearbooks available for students to purchase who did not pre-order a book.  Yearbooks will be $40 cash and cannot be reserved ahead of time.

If your student will not be at their yearbook distribution day, please contact Mr. Atherton or Mrs. Mater to arrange pickup for your students book.  Students who get their books early will get them at the end of their last day at school or can pick them up from the office before the office closes for the summer.

FALL SHADES OF BLUE & LPS ENGINEERING ORIENTATION/EXPLORATION:

Littleton Public Schools and the Littleton High School STEM Certificate Program want to let students in Grades 6-11 know about an upcoming engineering exploration/overview workshop sponsored by our STEM partner, "Shades of Blue," and myriad local engineering-related organizations. It is open to 6th through 11th grade students, but space is limited to the first 125 registrants. Please see the  flier for more information, and  register for the workshop by May 26 ! 

SKATE CITY:

As the countdown to the end of the year is now in full swing, it's that time again for summer skating and the Skate City Summer Membership Card Program! With costs continuing to rise in all aspects of our daily lives, we want to be able to see the students and families within our communities be able to enjoy a fun, healthy, and safe activity to enjoy throughout the summer months at a discounted rate. With a $5 summer membership card, anybody can skate all summer long for just $1 admission, AND your school earns back $2 for each card sold!

Over 22,000 summer cards were sold just last year, and already seeing families ask about them again this year…

Attached is the PDF e-flyer for the summer membership cards. 

PTO Volunteer Opportunities:

It's not too late to get involved with PTO for the 2023-24 school year. We now have 2 open positions -- treasurer & secretary. If you are interested, please click here. For more information, visit our web pages here.

Have a great weekend. One more week to go.

James O’Tremba

Principal, Newton Middle School