October 13th, 2023

 Good Evening Parents, Students and Guardians:

BUY A YEARBOOK?
Good News!! 295 Newton Student have purchased their 2024 yearbook. Bad News!! That means almost 2/3 of Newton students don't have a yearbook reserved for 2024 yet. All Newton yearbooks will be purchased directly from our publisher and will be delivered to students at school in May.  Yearbooks are $40, and there is a $3.99 processing fee, for a total book cost of $43.99.  To order, click on this link or visit yearbookordercenter.com and enter "7571" for your school code or search for “Newton Middle School".

The Yearbook Needs Your Photos:
Parents and Students!!  The yearbook staff needs your photos to help us tell your stories this year.  We particularly need photos from 6th and 7th grade students. We are looking for photo submissions for the following topics: Summer Trips, Summer Sports, Summer Camps, Summer Life. To share your photos with us, follow this link  or go to www.hjeshare.com and enter the code "nms2024" and follow the prompts. Thanks for sharing your stories and pictures with us! 

Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be at Newton Middle School, Monday, October 30th thru Friday, November 3rd We will have some great books for sale. Please come to our book fair and grab all your books for fall and holiday reading! Proceeds from the fair help to buy books for our library!! Take advantage of the new cashless and convenient eWallet payment system by visiting our online store. Thank you for supporting the Newton Library!

Traffic Light Update
Last Friday, Mr. Wyckhuyse met with the City Traffic Engineers at the City of Centennial and after three years, we have been able to get them to agree to turn off the "Do not turn" signs.  It was agreed upon that we would remind our parents that this change would still require drivers to come to a complete stop on Red lights before proceeding.  Additionally, they are extending the left turn lane length by 5 seconds in the morning to allow more opportunities to turn left into our parking lot from the west, to alleviate the line backing up to Colorado. Winter weather is coming and with that, we will see up to a 50% increase in parents dropping off their children on snowy days.  We ask that you remain cautious, patient and vigilant to keep our students and staff safe in the cross walks.

OCTOBER CODE CART REQUESTS:
We need your assistance! Here is the link for the sign up genius for the CODE shop for students and teachers  If items could please be dropped off in the office by Monday, Oct 23 that would be helpful.  The next CODE Shop for students will be Thursday, Oct 26th.  Thank you very much!!

PTO Information:
Mici's Restaurant Knight is coming up on Tuesday, October 24th. One note regarding Mici's: 

** Online orders MUST be placed using the QR code in order to be counted!!**

Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Greetings Newton community! PLEASE READ:  Key dates and other info from NEWTON PTO:

STAFF APPRECIATION SUPPORT NEEDED
NMS PTO is coordinating two Staff Appreciation Events and would love assistance from our Newton families: October Conference Night Potluck Dinner for the Teachers, and Bus Driver Thank You gift bags. Here is a signup genius for both events. Thank you in advance for helping take care of our amazing teachers & staff members. 

As the holidays are quickly approaching we have a great opportunity to receive 25,000 bonus points for families that would like to take part in the Holiday Parade at Southglenn. Participants have many options to be a part of the Parade this year. Registration is Open till October 1st. Please follow this link and let's show how Newton Families love to celebrate the Holidays! 

PTO ANNUAL FUND
The PTO ANNUAL FUND supports our Newton teachers and school by contributing to the PTO Annual FundDrive. Donations this year will help support replacing the computers in the computer lab! 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.

Join us at The 2023 Stride!
The Stride is a fun, festive, family 5K/10K and Wellness Expo that raises funds for the Health and Wellness programs in Littleton Public Schools.  It also helps with the LPS Foundation's mission to "support each LPS student's unique path to success."  Stridesters of all ages and abilities are welcome! This year's Stride is on Sunday, 10/29/23. Find more information here.

Have a great weekend.

James O’Tremba
Principal, Newton Middle School