Happy Friday to everyone in the NMS Community!
👟Grade-level Field Days are coming! Starting on Wednesday, June 5, students will participate in a day-long field day celebration with their classmates according to the following schedule:
Wednesday, June 5: Grade 5
Thursday, June 6: Grade 6
Friday, June 7: Grade 7
Please remember to send your student to school prepared for a day outside with proper clothing, footwear, fully sunscreened, and with a water bottle! Look for emails from the grade-level teams for more information coming soon!
🛣 The Grade 5 and Grade 6 field trips are also coming up, so please pay close attention for any information that comes home from the teams about specifics!
Wednesday, June 5: Grade 6, Canobie Lake Park
Thursday, June 6: Grade 5, Old Sturbridge Village
🚌 Late bus riders: please note that the last day for the late bus will be Thursday, June 6! After that time, transportation after dismissal will be limited to the usual bus runs but will not include a late bus option. Please plan accordingly.
📚 PLEASE CHECK THE LOST AND FOUND! We have an abundance of high-quality items that have been left behind and stored in our lost and found. Coats, jackets, clothing, water bottles, etc., have been accumulating and on display for students all spring. These items will be donated if not retrieved by June 7.
Students in Ms. Cosentino's 6th Grade Literacy in Action completed a project on "Blackout Poetry"! After spending some time completing poetry analyses of traditional poets like Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, students studied free verse and illustrative poetry, acknowledging how the format and imagery can help to emphasize the mood, tone and overall theme of a writing. Given an option of 6 random pages of writing samples from books and articles, students were asked to create an original piece of poetry. Students had to "blackout" any words they did not use for their poem by creating a picture that helped support what words remained, ultimating making "Blackout Poetry" (see samples, here). This process, which is fun for students, is a creative way for students to apply and practice concepts in English Language Arts. Check out the awesome example, left!
🧳 7th Grade Ecology School 🌿 It has been another incredible week at Ecology School! Students have been busy, and will no doubt be tired when they return, but they are having a great time and learning a lot during this annual week-long adventure! Thank you to our faculty, staff, and adult family chaperones for their time and help this week; this trip couldn't happen without your amazing support! Below are just some pictures from the week that we've received so far!
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😁 Getting Involved: NMS Extracurriculars 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 |
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Activity | Advisor / Faculty Leader | Meeting Dates |
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5th and 6th Grade After-school Band | Band is through for the year! | Thank you to all the students for their dedication and to Mr. O'Connor for his leadership! |
Art Club | Mrs. Dupuis (NMS Art teacher) | Thursdays (as announced--next scheduled meeting: May 23) |
Leo Club (Volunteers) | Mrs. Dupuis (NMS Art teacher) | Tuesdays (as announced) |
International Club | Mrs. Medlicott (NMS Spanish teacher) | Thursdays |
Intramurals DODGEBALL IS BACK! New to Intramurals? Click here for the NMS Intramurals Permission slip. All students new to intramurals must submit a signed permission slip before attending. | Ms. Eaton (NMS PE/Health teacher) & Mrs. Caouette (HS PE/Health teacher) | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday INTRAMURALS WILL END ON THURSDAY, MAY 30!! |
Science / STEM Club | Mr. Dufour (NMS PLTW teacher) | Tuesdays SCIENCE CLUB'S LAST MEETING IS TUESDAY, MAY 28!! |
Student Council | Mrs. Wheeler (NMS teacher) Mrs. Parker (NMS 6th grade Math teacher) | 1st and 3rd Thursday (as announced ) |
Theater Guild | Mr. Schlundt (NMS 7th grade Social Studies teacher) | Mondays |
Yearbook | Mrs. Rivard (NMS 6th grade Social Studies teacher) | Mondays (as announced–-watch Yearbook Google Classroom for any updates!) |
📣 Important Dates & Reminders |
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Monday, May 27 | No School--Memorial Day |
Wednesday, June 5 | Field Day for Grade 5 |
Canobie Lake Park Trip for Grade 6 | |
Thursday, June 6 | Field Day for Grade 6 |
Old Sturbridge Village Field Trip for Grade 5 | |
Friday, June 7 | Field Day for Grade 7 |
Thursday, June 13 | **New** Last day of school after 2 snow days (1/16 and 4/4/24) |
Half Day of School--Dismissal at 11:10 a.m. |
🗓️ NMS Next Week: Daily Schedule and Lunch Menu |
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Monday, May 27 | Tuesday, May 28 | Wednesday, May 29 | Thursday, May 30 | Friday, May 31 |
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No School | A Day | B Day | C Day | D Day |
In observance of Memorial Day | Popcorn Chicken Bowl | Build Your Own Burger Bar! | Beefy Mac 'n Cheese | Assorted Pizza |
**Fans of the salad bar, please note: for these last few few weeks of school the Cafeteria will not have the salad bar buffet available due to staffing and product availability issues. However we do have pre-made salads available to staff and students in the coolers near our cashier stations as well as salad as an option for a side with our normal lunches. We apologize for the inconvenience.
NRSD Food Services Department
❤️🩹 Nurse Notes |
From NMS Nursing:
Friendly reminders from the Health Office…
With cold and flu season in full swing, please remind your students to wash hands FREQUENTLY, bring a water bottle THAT SEALS to school, and to NOT touch their face and mouth.
For ALL medical absences (COVID, flu, strep, etc.) we require doctors notes to make absences excused
Please be mindful of the ill exclusion protocol, which can be found in the handbook. If you have any questions, please reach out to us!
Field trip season is here!!! If your student requires any emergency medications (such as an Epipen, inhaler, etc.), PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE drop them off to the health office at your earliest convenience (if you have not done so already).
We now have a Telehealth Cart in the health office, to rule out acute illnesses such as strep throat, ear infections, contagious illnesses, etc.. If the nursing staff deem your student appropriate for a telehealth visit, with your permission, we will get your student seen by our partnering Nurse Practitioner. ANY questions, please contact me.
From Melissa Oshman, Middle School Nurse and NRSD Interim Nurse Leader:
Any questions please call/email Nurse Oshman:
Narragansett Middle School Nurse:
Melissa Oshman ● Email: moshman@nrsd.org
Phone: 978-939-2113 ● Fax 978-939-8634
NRSD Health & Wellness Department
👟 Athletics |
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Athletics-related questions?
Contact the Athletic Director:
Brad Bond ● gansettathletics@nrsd.org ● 978-939-7325