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Students of the Month!
Congratulations to the most recent Students of the Month, named on Friday, February 17! This month, faculty and staff selected Dakota LeBlanc (inset), Dan Dean, Domanick Dumas, Natalya DeMarco, Isabella Marshall, Elijah DesBois, Nick Herk, Ellison Ambrogi, and Shannon Iannacone!
NMS Musicians Participate in Regional Music Festival!
On Thursday, February 16, eleven NMS student musicians traveled to Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge, MA to participate in the prestigious Quabbin Valley Music Festival. Thank you to Mr. Salvadore, NMS Band Director, for organizing and accompanying the NMS contingent, as well as the following students for sharing their skill and dedication with other schools’ musicians: (back row, left to right) Sarah Littlewood, Jillian Cutler-Johnson, Charlotte Adams, Aine Thornton, Sophia Snyder; (front row, left to right) Connor Johnson, Casidie Kliskey, Morgan Habel, andAnastasia Croteau.
Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game!
On Friday, February 17, NMS students were treated to a competitive match up as players from the Girls and Boys NMS Basketball teams challenged members of the NMS Staff to a game. Thank you to all NMS players and staff for putting on a great show. Thank you to Mr. Deacon and Mr. Dufour for organizing and setting up this event!
Please consider donating to Cradles to Crayons and support our local Project 351 selectees!
Two former Narragansett Middle School students, and current NMHS 8th graders William Maguy (Phillipston) and Kelly Taylor (Templeton), are representatives of Narragansett’s member towns to the annual “Project 351”, a campaign begun in 2011 by former governor Deval Patrick to promote and encourage students to participate in acts of community service to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday. An 8th grade student from each of the 351 Massachusetts cities and towns is chosen by their respective local schools to participate in a day of city-wide service, leadership development, and community building. After an opening ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston on January 14, students participated in one of several valuable community service projects in the Boston area and then attended a wrap-up meeting. Additionally, Kelly and Will had the chance to meet many students from across the state, an opportunity that was fun, important, and unique. The program continues throughout the year, students will complete projects to promote civic responsibility and community-minded service as the year progresses, and we’re supporting that by asking for our school community to donate to Cradles to Crayons, an organization that works to fight children’s clothing insecurity. Please drop your donations in the Cradles to Crayons box in the NMS or NRHS lobby. Check out the Project 351 Facebook page and click here to read a short letter about the service project from NRSD Project 351 Ambassador, Kelly Taylor!
Project 351 attendees show their love in this "35OneLove" group photo, above (from the Project 351 Facebook page).
COVID Vaccine Clinic Update
Due to significantly decreased numbers of people wishing to sign up for COVID Vaccination during the past 2 clinics, NRSD will not be holding any more clinics for the remainder of this 2022-2023 School Year.
If you are looking for a vaccine in March, here is information about a local clinic in Gardner:
COVID Vaccine Clinic
Monday March 13, 2023
12:00PM-5:00PM
Gardner Senior Center
294 Pleasant St. Gardner
Call 978-630-4067 to Reserve Your Vaccination
Walk-Ins Welcome
In Case You Missed It...Here's the Recap! |
Please note the change to the school calendar with our FIFTH snow day of the year! Day 180 is now on Wednesday, June 21st (no school on Monday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth). Check out Important Dates & Reminders!
Narragansett Area Youth Baseball information is available on our webpage. Click here or visit www.nrsd.org.
MCAS testing will begin in April and go through mid-May. All grades, 5-7 will take two sessions of ELA and math, and 5th grade will also take two sessions of the Science exam. Please be mindful of unnecessary absences during this six-week time, as the windows assigned by the state are limited in what make up time we have. All test dates have been finalized and can be found in Important Dates & Reminders. Any changes will be updated.
The 2022-2023 Winter Walking Program is up and running! Narragansett Middle School will be open for walking to all Templeton and Phillipston residents and their guests, on Monday through Thursday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. through March 23, 2023. Walking will not take place on holidays, school vacations, or if school is canceled. Enter at the Middle School entrance, complete a Registration Form, and, wear an ID tag, provided. Student walkers must be accompanied by an adult. Questions? Call Central Office – 978-939-5661.
7th Grade Ecology School Reminder! Seventh grade students are still able to register for Ecology School, which will be this spring during the week of June 5th – 9th! To register a student, go to the Ecology School website, click on School Programs, and select Overnight Programs. Follow the prompts, during which you’ll be asked to create an account; the group ID for NMS is Narragansett23. The first $100 payment was due February 1, but this was not mandatory. ALL payments will be made through Mrs. Jen Chagnon, 7th Grade ELA teacher and trip coordinator, and checks should be made out to NMS (please put child’s name in the memo line). If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Chagnon at jchagnon@nrsd.org.
Intramurals! Please contact Mrs. Lauren Caouette, lcaouette@nrsd.org if you have any questions! Here's the intramurals schedule:
Week of | Monday | Tuesday | Thursday |
February 20 | February Vacation | February Vacation | February Vacation |
February 27 | Matball | Matball | Matball |
March 6 | Crazy Soccer | Crazy Soccer | Crazy Soccer |
For the Week After Vacation:
| MONDAY 2/27 | TUESDAY 2/28 | WEDNESDAY 3/1 | THURSDAY 3/2 | FRIDAY 3/3 |
| E Day | F Day | G Day | A Day | B Day |
Click here to visit the Food Services Page (Lunch Menus)
Narragansett Middle and Regional High School continues to partner with Heywood Healthcare by bringing school based services to our students. These services include behavioral health, medical, and community resources. We encourage you to sign up your child in advance by completing Heywood’s School Based Services Enrollment packet by simply clicking here. For any additional information, please email sbtelehealth@heywood.org.
COVID Vaccine Clinic Update
Due to significantly decreased numbers of people wishing to sign up for COVID Vaccination during the past 2 clinics, NRSD will not be holding any more clinics for the remainder of this 2022-2023 School Year.
If you are looking for a vaccine in March, here is information about a local clinic in Gardner:
COVID Vaccine Clinic
Monday March 13, 2023
12:00PM-5:00PM
Gardner Senior Center
294 Pleasant St. Gardner
Call 978-630-4067 to Reserve Your Vaccination
Walk-Ins Welcome
Click here to visit the Health & Wellness Page
Spring Sports Registration IS OPEN! CLICK HERE!
Click here to visit the Athletics Page
Click here to visit the NMS Calendar Page
February 20-24 | February Vacation |
Wednesday, March 8 | E Day / Activity Day! |
Friday, March 10 | Half Day of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (afternoon PD for staff) |
| Tuesday, March 21 | F Day / Activity Day! Students of the Month Assembly! |
Thursday, March 30 | F Day / Activity Day! |
Friday, March 31 | Half Day of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (afternoon PD for staff) |
Monday, April 3 | MCAS: 6th Grade ELA Session I |
Tuesday, April 4 | MCAS: 6th Grade ELA Session II |
Wednesday, April 5 | MCAS: 5th Grade ELA Session I |
Thursday, April 6 | MCAS: 5th Grade ELA Session II |
Friday, April 7 | No School – Good Friday |
Monday, April 10 | MCAS: 7th Grade ELA Session I |
Tuesday, April 11 | MCAS: 7th Grade ELA Session II |
April 12 & April 13 | Half Days of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (Afternoon Conferences) |
Friday, April 14 | Half Day of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (afternoon PD for staff) |
April 17 – 21 | April Vacation |
| Wednesday, April 26 | A Day / Activity Day! Students of the Month Assembly! |
Thursday, May 4 | MCAS: 6th Grade Math Session I |
Friday, May 5 | MCAS: 6th Grade Math Session II |
Monday, May 8 | MCAS: 5th Grade Science Session I |
Tuesday, May 9 | MCAS: 5th Grade Science Session II |
Wednesday, May 10 | MCAS: 7th Grade Math Session I |
Thursday, May 11 | MCAS: 7th Grade Math Session II |
Monday, May 15th | MCAS: 5th Grade Math Session I |
Tuesday, May 16th | MCAS: 5th Grade Math Session II |
Wednesday, May 17 | B Day / Activity Day! Students of the Month Assembly! |
Friday, May 19 | Half Day of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (afternoon PD for staff) |
Monday, May 29 | No School—Memorial Day |
Monday June 5-Friday 9 | 7th Grade Ecology School Trip (contact Mrs. Chagnon for details: jchagnon@nrsd.org) |
| Monday, June 12 | D Day / Activity Day! Students of the Month Assembly! |
Wednesday, June 21 | 180th Scheduled Day of School (after FIVE snow days: 12/16, 1/6, 1/20, 1/23, 1/24) |