Narragansett Middle School

Hello, NMS Families & Community!

We apologize for any inconvenience but there have been updates to the platform and some of our information is not formatting correctly. When tech support is available after vacation assist we will reestablish the memo format.

Tuesday, January 2 is a G day, and lunch is Chicken Nuggets.

Please look for The Friday Memo to return next week in its usual format including Important Dates & Reminders, Clubs & Activities and a full lunch menu.

Happy New Year from NMS! We hope all have had a relaxing break and are looking forward to returning to school refreshed and excited for a great week!

Congratulations to our latest group of Students of the Month! Chosen by our faculty and staff for how they exemplify the core values of Be Nice, Work Hard, No Excuses, and Good Choices, these students are celebrated in front of the student body when receiving their certificates. This month the Students of the Month were announced at the 7th grade vs. Staff Volleyball Rally on Thursday, December 21st. Congratulations to (back row, left to right) Vayla Ogden, Dylan MacDonald, Shane Coppolino, Nick Giguere, Azaria Lemieux; (front row, left to right): Olivia Turner, Domanick Dumas, Courtney Iannacone, Antonella Torres.

Thank you to all who participated in Spirit Week dress up days before vacation!  We also enjoyed the time leading up to vacation because of the festive decorations throughout NMS, especially the "Deck The Doors" competition. Check out an example, below, and a whole bunch of photos here!

📣 A reminder that any student who remains on school grounds after dismissal must be scheduled to stay with a teacher, or NMS activity.  For safety and security reasons, students are not permitted to loiter in or around the building when the day is over.  Don't forget that all students riding the late bus are required to have a pass signed by the teacher with whom they stayed after school.

Thank you to all who donated generously to our many charitable drives before vacation!

• 🥫Student Council collected food for the Templeton Food Pantry

• 🧥 Student Council collected outerwear for the coat drive to be donated to charitable organizations locally 

• 🧸 The Leo Club collected for the Toy Drive

🏀Upcoming family fun!  You will not want to miss The World Famous Harlem Wizards when they return to Narragansett in February, 2024!  Last year's event sold out and was a fantastic show--don't miss your window to order tickets!  The Wizards will dazzle the crowd as they play against a team of 'Gansett school community members on Thursday, February 1!  Harlem wizards tickets are on sale here!  

⛷Attention Skiers and Snowboarders!  There is still time to join SKI CLUB!!   Anyone interested in joining the NRSD Ski Club should check out the details here:  Ski Club Information.  This six-week program starts in January, but because space is limited, you need to act NOW if you want to be part of the fun!   Transportation to and from Wachusett Mountain is available but also limited, so don't wait!

NRSD Food Services Department

With cold and flu season fast approaching, please remind your students to wash hands FREQUENTLY, bring a water bottle THAT SEALS to school, and to NOT touch their face and mouth.

NARRAGANSETT COVID PROTOCOLS, AS OF 12/6/2023 (per CDC guidelines):

• Day 0 is the day you develop symptoms OR the day you test positive-  whichever is earlier. 

• Remain isolated through Day 5

• Come out of isolation and return to work on Day 6 with a mask

• If you have access to antigen tests, then with two sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, you may remove your mask sooner than day 10

• Come out of mask on Day 11

Health office FYI- Both viral and bacterial strep has been on the increase recently, so please keep that in mind. Also, please be mindful of our exclusion policy, if anyone has any questions about that, please text/call Nurse McKinnon! 

Narragansett Middle School Nurse:

 Alyssa McKinnon  ●  Email: amckinnon@nrsd.org

Phone:  978-939-2113  ●  Fax 978-939-8634  ● **NEW** Text: 978-939-6326

NRSD Health & Wellness Department

Athletics-related questions?  

Contact the Athletic Director: 

Brad Bond ● gansettathletics@nrsd.org ●  978-939-7325

NMS Athletic Schedule (clickable link)

NRSD Athletic Department

Shared Expectations!  We want to thank all our NMS families for their obvious preparation as students arrived ready to go!   We will be continuing our calibration of school expectations and the return from summer vacation to help students meet the expectations of being back in school socially, behaviorally, and academically. This means reviewing, teaching, and consistently reinforcing behavioral expectations first, so that distractions are minimized and an environment where academic success can flourish is created and maintained.  When asked “Why?” by a student in response to a redirection about voice level, running, or roughhousing, we often need to remind them of the fact “We’re in school.” In an effort to help our students, NMS focuses on four basic shared expectations that our core values are rooted in:

Be Nice, Work Hard, No Excuses, and Good Choices. Teachers have been teaching and reviewing these concepts in preparation for a rigorous academic return to school in order to have a successful year. As students are shown and explore these expectations, they are also learning to acknowledge the consequences of poor choices, including the progressive disciplinary actions that may result. Our goal is to keep families informed, and of how the system works (click here or on the thumbnail).  The chart explaining what to expect, so that we can all work together for the best outcomes, is shown (left). We look forward to working together and having an amazing year!

📲 Did you need to contact someone at NMS?  Click here for our new phone tree!