We made it!! Just a HUGE heartfelt THANK YOU for all of your support to our school this semester! Whether you supported our school via the Annual Fund Raiser, the PTO dinners, the musical fundraiser, helped out with our library the last few weeks, sent an email to us when we were grieving the loss of our student, or just by showing up every day for your own children… just know that we feel all of it and we are extremely thankful!
Please enjoy your holiday break with your families and we are looking forward to the second half of this school year!
School is back in Session on Jan 7 (No school Monday Jan 6)
Most of the students have 1 to 2 new electives starting on Jan 7, including all of our 6th graders. We come back on Tuesday, Jan 7 to an EVEN DAY! Take a look in Parent Portal for the schedule changes!
New Club starts Friday Jan 10
Join us for You Gotta Have Faith—a new student-led club where students come together to celebrate their Christian beliefs and embrace the love of God! Everyone is welcome—no matter who you are or where you’re from! Students will share a brief message from fellow kids, pray together, and lift each other up with support and encouragement. Come as you are and experience the joy of community and faith! Friday mornings in room 0527 (Mr. Wood’s room), 7:55-8:15 AM.
Upcoming Dates for 8th graders:
Jan 21 and Jan 23, we will be taking our 8th graders to the Epic Campus to learn more about what they will have access to when they go to High School, from roughly 9:20-11:20.
Additionally, we have Arapahoe HS coming to Newton on Jan 28 to discuss student registration with the students that are aligned to Arapahoe at 10am-11:15.
We are negotiating time for Littleton HS to also come over as well and we will have that planned here soon.
I share this with you so that you can plan ahead with ortho/doctor/dentist appointments, as well as to encourage your children to be here those days.
Locker Reminder
A reminder that students have access to the day lockers. Please remind them that they are designed for a day and we will be cleaning them out weekly moving forward. Thank you!
Student Council:
Skate City has shared free Skate Passes for our Winter Break if your student/family would like to enjoy an activity during break! See the flyer attached for details.
Climate, Safety, and Wellness Survey for Families
Thank you to all of you that took the survey this week! We had a large jump in participation… if you are feeling like “Oh No! I missed out!” Don’t worry… you have today to still do so! 🙂
The survey will be open through December 20, 2024. Please visit the LPS website for more detailed information about the survey content.
Please complete the Climate, Safety and Wellness Survey for Families.
Safe Talk at Epic coming up Jan 16…
SafeTALK is a 3 ½ hour training in suicide alertness. This training helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.
To register, click HERE to provide contact information and to reserve your space. Registration is limited to 30 participants and then names will be collected for a waitlist.
When: January 16th, 2025 from 5-8:30pm
Location: EPIC Campus
Address: 190 E Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO 80121
Hosted by: LPS Middle Schools
If you have any questions, please contact Therese at: tbhustis@gmail.com
To register: click HERE
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!
Flag Football
Weather pending… we will start Flag Football back up on Wednesday January 15… lets hope for good weather!
NEW Battle of the Books Club
Our next Battle of the books club will be coming in January… we will make sure we send out the date asap! Come join the fun! See Ms. Moore for questions… Battle of the Books flyer
Brain Bowl
Our next Brain Bowl Club is next Tuesday (Jan 7) 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!!
NO NAME CLUB!!
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 or Mrs. Andrews with questions! Just a few more to pay fees… please pay them as they go towards the snacks and the fees to pay our staff to stay!
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! Check back for more information at a later date.
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 shadow days are done for this year.
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, 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 week! Please remember to charge your chromebooks!
Best,
Brian Wyckhuyse
Principal
Newton Middle School
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