Newport Mill Weekly Update

Newport Mill was excited to host our inaugural Hispanic Heritage Family night! There were well over 200 people in attendance, including special visitors from our cluster schools, MCPS central office and many of our own Newport Tiger families! This was a great opportunity to celebrate and enhance international mindedness for our entire community. This event allowed us to showcase the Hispanic Culture of the students and families that are a part of our Newport Community.

We can't say thank you enough to the amazing students, families, grandparents etc who helped prepare and serve delicious food from their home country! Mouths were watering with all the homemade goodies like quesadillas salvadorenas, dulce de leche, tres leches baladas, chichamora - and so much more!! The country tables were magnificent!! There were beautiful traditional clothing, flags, posters, and delicious food throughout the room!

We also had 3 dance troops perform including couples dances from Einstein's Titanes Salseros who danced 2 couples dances and then spent time working with willing audience members to learn a few steps of their own! And then, one of our newest staff additions, Ms. Baran-Gonzalez, danced with 2 traditional companies - GRUFOLPAWA and Bailes y Tradiciones Panamenas USA!

This year, we've also welcomed our new Parent Community Coordinator - Ms. Leticia Schoenthal - who was the energy behind hosting the fabulous La Loteria table! Students and families alike were vying for a coveted chair at LaLoteria!! With fun trinkets and prizes for so many - it was certainly an event highlight!!

Newport Mill students came through with over 150 student volunteers to help prepare crafting items for the craft tables, decorating over 18 doors, creating informational posters and country posters, and volunteering at the event! Whether it was cutting 1000s of yards of yarn, gluing hundreds of popsicle sticks, bundling flowers and feathers or cutting out intricate decorations for FABULOUS doors - our kids were the ones who made this whole event and month long celebration possible!

Special thank you as well to our teachers, staff, building services team, Parent Community Coordinator, PTSA and administration who supported the evening with their time, talents, resources and direction! Without their support and encouragement to all of the students - none of this could have happened.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE speak with your children about the 1 chip challenge and its dangers. Encourage them to also intervene if friends want to try it. It is dangerous.

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Come out and cheer on your fellow Tigers on Thursday October 6th, as the Girls Softball team and the Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams compete! The PTSA will be providing free drinks and snacks to those who come out. The activity bus will be available for transportation home afterward. Tiger Pride Rocks!

The school website has undergone some much needed updates! The website now has quick and easy links to request free tutoring at Newport, a calendar with school specific events and reminders, and will have updated information throughout. It is a work in progress, so please don't hesitate to reach out if there is something you would like to see on the website, or if there is outdated information that was missed.

Maestra Shrubb has been teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language for 19 years in Mexico, Florida, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Her daughter is half-Mexican and has friends and family in countries around the world, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Japan and Germany. Maestra Shrubb has a passion for languages, cultures and religions. She is excited to have joined our Tiger family this year and was one of the very strong catalysts behind the energy and success of last nights inaugural Hispanic Heritage Night!