Good Afternoon Newton Parents and Students. Hope you are as ready as we are for a break from the HEAT!! Have a great and restful weekend!!
IMPORTANT REMINDER
We have recently added fees for many of your children. This includes, but is not limited to, Track (all grades), Musical (cast and crew), Stu Co, Brain Bowl, NJHS, Band (Instruments and books), and PE charges for uniforms and locks. Please pay these when you have a moment as it is imperative to pay for our programs here at Newton so we can continue to provide the clubs, athletics and activities that our children love. The easiest way to pay is to click into the campus parent and then click fees on the left hand side. Thank you!!
Sports Update:
8th Grade Track
This is the last week of Track for our 8th graders. They are heading into the end of the season District Track meet with both the boys and girls record at 2-1. The District Track Meet is on Wednesday at Centennial Stadium. This meet will go later as we will have more heats and more field events, with all four middle schools competing! Good luck this week Track Stars… and more importantly, have a great time!!
7th Grade Track
Monday Sept 23 is the last track meet of the year for our 7th Grade Track team. The meet is at Powell Middle School right around 4:30pm. Good luck and have a ton of fun!!
6th Grade Track Meet
The 6th grade Newton Track Meet is on Wednesday October 2nd. The kids have learned how to run with hurdles, all of the different running and field events. We are super excited to see the kids out there having a great time competing on the
Upcoming Sports seasons
8th Grade Girls Basketball
Attention 8th Grade Lady Knights Basketball Players! Get ready to dribble into a new season! There will be an information meeting for all 8th grade girls interested in joining the basketball team. When: Thursday, September 26th
Where: During 8th grade lunch in the Cafeteria
Join us to learn about being part of an amazing team. We can’t wait to see you there! Let’s make this season unforgettable!
7th Grade Girls Basketball
The information meeting for 7th grade girls basketball will take place during 7th grade lunch on Thursday, October 3rd. Practices will be after school from 3:40 to 4:30 and start on Monday, October 7th.
6th-8th Grade Wrestling
Do you want to compete in a sport that is 15,000 years old? Do you want to become physically and mentally tough? Do you want to stay in shape for your other sport? Do you want to try something new? Join Newton’s district championship wrestling team. First practice/information meeting are after school in the gym on Tuesday, October 1 from 3:30 to 4:40. We look forward to seeing you there! Coach Bloyer and Coach Braun.
Beauty and the Beast Musical (Performers and Tech Crew)
No Updates this week… check back soon!
Brain Bowl
Our next Brain Bowl Club is this week, Tuesday (Sept 24) 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!!
PTO Update
PTO wants to remind you that you can make your donation on the Parent Portal by going into optional fees and choosing the option to make a donation! Our next PTO meeting is on FRIDAY Oct 11 at 11:30am at Newton. We will be sending out information soon about our Halloween plans!
Picture Day, School ID’s and CMAS Scores
You will receive your Picture Packets, School ID’s and CMAS Scores on Wednesday during Homeroom. Picture retake day will be October 11th.
PBIS
We had our first Code Shop this week! Thank you to all of you that made donations! We couldn’t do the Code shop without you, so please know we all appreciate it!!! The kids loved it!!
STUCO
Student Council presents the Newton Skate City GLOW Party Thursday, October 3rd from 6-8PM at Skate City Littleton. It’s just $7 to get in and $5 for skate rentals. See you there! Members, our next meeting is Oct 10th after school in the library.
Also, this week we worked on putting together spirit week ideas and started talking about the week of Halloween. More information to come!!
NJHS
Students are required to be donating their time in some capacity. Please reach out to Ms. Keirns or Ms. Seavall with any questions.
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
Flag Football
There have been many questions and emails about "Flag Football Club". I am excited to announce that the Flag Football Club will be back this year but we won't start until Wednesday October 2nd from 3:30-4:30. There will be late buses available for students. If the fall does not work for your student, I will also be offering a spring season of the club as well. If you have immediate questions or comments please contact Ms. Seavall or visit the Newton Middle School website under the clubs site for more information. I hope to see your students on October 2nd.
Transition to Reading Blocks/Knight Time Classes
This week we started our traditional Reading Blocks and Knight Time. During Reading Blocks on M, T, and Th, students are expected to read in class. If they have homework, then they can also work on assignments. Students are expected to read if they do not have homework. On Friday we have Knight Time. Students chose from the many creative options and are have a class that they can have fun and end the week doing something new! Wednesdays are still Homeroom and we will do PBIS lessons or have an additional Reading block… also while the weather is still nice, teams that only got to play kickball one time, are getting a chance to play again.
High School Visits for current 8th Graders:
Yes… this time has come to start prepping our 8th Graders for High School…
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.
Shadow days will take place on Oct 4, Oct 24, and Nov 12, with options for either a morning or an afternoon session. The capacity for each session is 60 students. Students will only be able to bring a maximum of 1 parent to the shadow day. Feel free to sign up for your shadow days here!
Additionally, our Freshman Showcase will be on October 30th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
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 tour dates are October 1, October 15, October 29, November 12, and 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, September 24, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Wednesday, November 6, 2024- SHOWCASE NIGHT- 6pm, all are welcome, no reservations required!
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, 2024 8:15-10:15am
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 8:15-10:15am
Next week’s schedule:
September is Suicide Prevention Month
Lastly, to piggy back off of the message sent out via LPS Latest this week, we wanted to reiterate that we are here to support our parents and students with this difficult topic. Please reach out to us if you need resources to discuss this with your children and know we are always here to support all of you. For some resources please click here!
Have a great and restful weekend! Please remember to charge your chromebooks!
Best,
Brian Wyckhuyse
Principal
Newton Middle School
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