| What's New This Week! |
**Conference Sign Ups Open!** Teacher Conferences will be held April 12 and 13, which will be half days (for students) to accommodate afternoon conference sessions. The conference windows are 11:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (the last appointment is 2:15 p.m.each day -- please note there are no evening Spring conferences). Conference sign ups 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!
Mrs. Dupuis' Art students have been hard at work and their Google Doodles have been entertaining passersby outside the NMS main office for the past few weeks. If you're in the building, check them out! You can see more examples of these neat artworks here.
💻 MCAS testing STARTS MONDAY! 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.
Our wonderful Student Council students regularly share positive affirmations with their fellow students and with the faculty and staff at NMS. These consist of encouraging or affirming statements posted on the wall and intended to support and inspire others. Below are a few examples, and more can be found here.
| In Case You Missed It...Here's the Recap! |
🗓 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.
📆 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!
⚾️ Narragansett Area Youth Baseball information is available on our webpage. Click here or visit www.nrsd.org.
🌎 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 4/3 | TUESDAY 4/4 | WEDNESDAY 4/5 | THURSDAY 4/6 | FRIDAY 4/7 |
| G Day | A Day | B Day | C Day | No School |
| Tangerine Chicken & Steamed Rice Seasoned Fries Fresh Fruit Choice of milk | Chicken Nuggets Fresh Fruit Choice of milk | Pulled Pork Sandwich Baked Beans Fresh Fruit Tossed Salad Choice of milk | American Chop Suey Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit Choice of Milk | In Observance of Good Friday |
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.
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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
Brad Bond, Athletic Director: 978-939-7325
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Wednesday, April 12
👟 Middle School Girls & Boys Outdoor Track @ Murdock, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 13
⚾️ Middle School Baseball @ Murdock, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25
⚾️ Middle School Baseball vs. Ayer Shirley, 4:00 p.m.
🥎 Middle School Softball vs. Ayer Shirley, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 27
👟 Middle School Girls & Boys Outdoor Track @ Oakmont, 3:30 p.m.
🥎 Middle School Softball vs. Bromfield, 4:00 p.m.
⚾️ Middle School Baseball vs. Bromfield, 4:00 p.m.
Click here to visit the Athletics Page
Click here to visit the NMS Calendar Page
| Friday, March 31 | Teacher Conference Sign-ups OPEN! See above for details. |
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) |