NORTH NEWS
January 21, 2023
CONGRATS TO THE SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR WINNERS!
This Wednesday was NMS' annual Social Studies Fair, and on Thursday evening awards were presented to the winning projects. Congratulations to all of the winners!!!
We look forward to seeing our 1st & 2nd place winners represent NMS at the county competition on February 11th!
NMS SCIENTISTS SCORE WINS AT THE COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR!
In last weekend's county Science fair, four of our NMS students scored big! Congratulations to the Engineering group which won first place, and to one of our individual winners in the Biology A category.
We are SO proud of your accomplishments!
WINTER WONDERLAND SPIRIT WEEK, Jan 23rd - Jan 27th
Next week, the student council has declared it "Winter Wonderland Spirit Week!" We hope all of our students & faculty will get in the winter spirit and join in on our dress up days!
8th GRADE CHROMEBOOK CHECK THIS THURSDAY
On January 26th, the 8th grade class will need to bring a charged Chromebook & their chargers to homeroom and 1st period! We will be conducting a Chromebook check to make sure they are in working order.
Chromebooks should be free from writing or stickers on them. Please make sure you have updated your Chromebook as well and check that your name sticker is still on the back of the Chromebook as well as your charger.
Failure to bring your Chromebook on Thursday may result in a reteach during recess on another day.
NMS BASKETBALL IS ON A WINNING STREAK!
ALL of the NMS basketball teams won their games this week! Tuesday night both the boys & girls teams beat Harpers Ferry and on Thursday night they won against Spring Mills!
This week, come out on Monday night to see the girls team take on South Middle (boys are away at South)! On Thursday, the girls will again be at home against Shepherdstown Middle and the boys will be playing away. Both games start at 6:00pm!
NMS CHEER FUNDRAISER
Eat at Applebee's on January 28th to support the NMS cheerleaders! Make sure you show the flyer below to donate 20% of your bill to the cheerleading program!
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
Save the date for the next student council meeting which will be on February 6th after school. Please have your rides to go home here promptly by 4:00pm!
Student Council will also be hosting the Valentine's Day dance on February 9th from 3:00-4:15pm. Tickets will go on sale Feb 8th during recess for $5.00. Only 75 tickets will be available per grade.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Interested in lacrosse? Panhandle Pride Lacrosse is beginning it's 2023 season. Also, "Girls on the Run" for girls in grades 6-8 is taking place at South Middle School this spring. For more information about either of these community opportunities, scan the QR codes or email the contact person below.
**Neither of these opportunities is operated by Berkeley County Public Schools.
A COOL THING HAPPENED IN CLASS...
During the morning UA classes this Thursday, we celebrated NMS student achievements in the 2nd nine weeks. Each teacher chose students to honor, and the teams gave out grade level awards. We are so proud of the many students who have been working hard during the first semester!
Over 400 students received honor roll or a "B" average (for the first semester) which is 60% of our student population!
Our gym students are in the middle of their Pickleball unit! Coach Butts and Ms. Mangold have been showing students videos to explain the game and have created a Pickleball tournament!
Mr. Hojka's strings class is working on a Scottish bagpipe tune called "Atholl Highlanders." It sounded beautiful lofting through the hallways!
6th Grade Social Studies classes have been taking part in the "Too Good for Drugs Program" with our social worker Mr. Hairston.
Social Studies students from each grade participated in the Social Studies Fair this week! Projects in Geography, Economics, Psychology, US & World History were included. Thank you to all of the community members who served as judges and to Ms. Updike for organizing the event.
Ms. Amavisca's art students completed the continuous line drawing challenge. Students were allowed to draw whatever they wanted, but were instructed to not lift up their marker. So many interesting creations resulted!
MARTINSBURG NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
"Whatever It Takes"
