| What's New This Week! |
🖼 NMS 6th Graders traveled to the Worcester Art Museum on Friday, March 17! Grants obtained from the Templeton and Phillipston Cultural Councils enabled Mrs.Dupuis, NMS Art Teacher and the 6th grade team to collaborate and create this field trip opportunity for all sixth grade students. Everyone had an exciting day creating artwork in the museum studios and touring artworks spanning 3000 years to the present! Many thanks to the the Local Cultural Councils and the Mass Cultural Council for making this trip possible. Thank you to all of our volunteer chaperones who helped make this field trip a success! Thanks, too, to the 6th Grade Team and Mrs. Dupuis for their work in organizing this exciting opportunity! See a group picture below and click here to see pictures from the day!
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Templeton & Phillipston Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
While the 6th Grade was there, they got to see NMS Student Work Featured at the Worcester Art Museum! The Worcester Art Museum is celebrating Youth Art Month with a show of artwork from students throughout Massachusetts. This year, the work of four Narragansett Middle School students was chosen to represent our school. Be sure to congratulate these talented students: 7th grader Lydia Draleau, 6th graders Chloe Gagne & Caliana Cosentino, and 5th grader Ava Enright. This Youth Art Month Exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum is free and open to the public through April 2nd.
In Case You Missed It...Here's the Recap! |
📆 Please note the change to the school calendar with our EIGHTH snow day of the year! Day 180 of the school year, the last day of school, is now on Monday, June 26th (no school on Monday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth). Check out Important Dates & Reminders below!
👉 Teacher Conferences will be held April 12 and 13, which will be half days (for students) to accommodate afternoon conference sessions. You are encouraged to make an appointment during the conference window, 11:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (the last appointment is 2:15 p.m.--please note there are no evening Spring conferences). Conference sign ups will be available starting on March 31, and will close at midnight on Sunday, April 10. Instructions and a link to make an appointment for a teacher conference can be found here. Because report cards will NOT be out before conferences because of the snow day pushback (Term 3 closing a week later), please be sure you are keeping on top of student progress in the School Brains platform!
💻 MCAS testing is almost here! MCAS will begin on April 3 and go through mid-May. All grades, 5-7 will take two sessions each of ELA and math, and 5th grade only will also take two sessions of science. Please be especially 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 on the calendar below. Any changes will be updated.
🗓 Term 3 dates have been amended and it will now close on April 6, to allow instruction missed for the snow days that fell during the quarter to be made up. Report cards will now be available in the School Brains portal after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13.
⚾️ Narragansett Area Youth Baseball information is available on our webpage. Click here or visit www.nrsd.org.
💻 MCAS testing is coming! MCAS will begin on April 3 and go through mid-May. All grades, 5-7 will take two sessions each of ELA and math, and 5th grade only will also take two sessions of the science exam. Please be especially 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 ENDS next Thursday, March 23! 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. 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 Field Trip 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. Mrs. Jen Chagnon, 7th Grade ELA teacher is the trip coordinator, and ALL 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.
| MONDAY 3/27 | TUESDAY 3/28 | WEDNESDAY 3/29 | THURSDAY 3/30 | FRIDAY 3/31 |
| C Day | D Day | E Day | F Day | A Day Half Day |
| Chicken Nuggets Seasoned Fries Fresh Fruit Choice of milk | BBQ Rib Sandwich Baked Beans Tossed Salad Fruit Choice of milk | Mozzarella Sticks & Popcorn Chicken Tossed Salad Choice of milk | Penne & Meatballs Tossed Salad Choice of Milk | No lunch Half Day Dismissal @ 11:10 |
Click here to visit the Food Services Page (Lunch Menus)
Please note you can select "This Week", "Next Week", or "All" from the dropdown menu on the right side of the Food Service menu page to see ahead for what's coming up in the school lunch menu!
The menu page for the district (M/HS and TES) is accessible through the "Food Services" link on the district navigational menu and for the M/HS from the NMS web page by clicking the blue "Food Services" icon under the page video banner.
5th Grade vision screenings will be happening this month. Stay tuned for more information as the schedule is finalized!
- Students should be reminded to bring glasses with them/wear their contacts for the screening, if they need them.
- Parents will be notified by myself if a student needs to be referred for a follow up exam with an eye doctor and available resources if needed.
- If any parent would like to opt out their student, or if their student's vision screen was already completed, please have their student bring in a letter to the nursing office, email amckinnon@nrsd.org, or have that information faxed to 978-939-8634.
- Questions have the parent/guardian reach out to me at 978-939-2113 or amckinnon@nrsd.org
🖥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 Clinic Information
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
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Narragansett Middle School Health Office
Alyssa McKinnon, School Nurse
978-939-2113
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Click here to visit the Health & Wellness Page
REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR MS SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL
OUTDOOR TRACK REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MARCH 25!
⚾️ Narragansett Area Youth Baseball information is available on our webpage.
Click here or visit www.nrsd.org.
Click here to visit the Athletics Page
Click here to visit the NMS Calendar Page
| Thursday, March 30 | F Day / Activity Day! Students of the Month Assembly! |
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 |
| Term 3 grades close (updated!) | |
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 & 13 | Half Days of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (Afternoon Conferences) |
| Thursday, April 13 | Term 3 Report Cards posted in School Brains after 3:00 p.m. (updated!) |
Friday, April 14 | Half Day of School for Students—Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. (afternoon PD for staff) |
April 17 – 21 | Patriots Day & 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 15 | MCAS: 5th Grade Math Session I |
Tuesday, May 16 | 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, June 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! |
**NEW** Monday, June 26 | 180th scheduled (last) day of school (after EIGHT snow days: 12/16, 1/6, 1/20, 1/23, 1/24, 3/1, 3/14, 3/15) |