NORTH NEWS
Friday, September 23, 2022
CHROMEBOOK CHECK: BRING YOUR COMPUTER & CHARGER TO SCHOOL!
SEVENTH GRADERS - September 27th
EIGHTH GRADERS - September 28th
BRING YOUR CHROMBOOK & CHARGERS TO SCHOOL! We will be doing a Chromebook check!
Tips for Proper Chromebook Care:
1. Do NOT place stickers on school devices.
2. Do NOT write on school devices with marker or pencil.
3. DO carry school Chromebooks in protective cases or inside a backpack (do not then throw your backpack around with a device inside).
4. REPORT any damages or lost devices/ chargers to Mrs. Deavers, our Technology Integration Specialist, the SAME DAY if possible. Ms. Deavers is available at ALL student lunch periods (8th - in library, 6th & 7th - in the cafeteria).
5. CHARGE the school's device EVERY NIGHT so you are prepared for class the next school day.
Students who have multiple or large unpaid technology invoices for past devices will not be allowed to bring their devices home each night to protect them from incurring more charges. Please contact Ms. Deavers, 304-267-3540, if you have questions about an invoice or charge.

ARMED SERVICES ACADEMY DAYS

LSIC (Local School Improvement Council)
Tuesday, Sep. 27th, 3-4pm
250 East Road
Martinsburg, WV

STUDENT GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS DUE WEDNESDAY!

ATTENDANCE COMPETITION
CELL PHONE POLICY At North Middle, cell phones are OFF and AWAY except during lunch/ recess and bus call at the end of the day. 1st Offense: Student will receive a warning. 2nd Offense: Student can pick up their phone at the end of the day in the office and parents will be notified. 3rd & 4th Offenses: Parent or Guardian must pick up the device from the office. 5th Offense: The school reserves the right to require the student to check-in their phone at the main office or homeroom every day. Please help us instruct our students how and when to use their devices responsibly, while keeping them from being distracted during their studies. | PARKING INFORMATION Parents, in order to control the flow of traffic and keep students safe, we ask that you DO NOT ENTER THE PARKING LOTS at North Middle during BUS ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL (7:00-7:30am and 2:35-3:00pm). Parents & Guardians wishing to drop their students off in the morning or pick them up in the afternoon should enter using the access road between the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Rec Center and our school. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER OUR PARKING LOTS FROM ATHLETIC STREET except teachers & staff arriving to work. This allows us to control the flow of traffic to keep students safe. Parents MAY drop off or pick up their students in front of the building/ main entrance after 7:30 am and before bus dismissal in the afternoon. | VISITOR POLICYAll visitors to North Middle School will need to present identification at the camera inside the first set of doors and state their reason for visiting. Visitors will need to remain in the vestibule (waiting area). Parents/Guardians who are signing their student in or out will use the iPad provided in the waiting area. If you have an appointment, please remain in the waiting area until a school member arrives to escort you to your destination. |
CELL PHONE POLICY
1st Offense: Student will receive a warning.
2nd Offense: Student can pick up their phone at the end of the day in the office and parents will be notified.
3rd & 4th Offenses: Parent or Guardian must pick up the device from the office.
5th Offense: The school reserves the right to require the student to check-in their phone at the main office or homeroom every day.
Please help us instruct our students how and when to use their devices responsibly, while keeping them from being distracted during their studies.
PARKING INFORMATION
Parents & Guardians wishing to drop their students off in the morning or pick them up in the afternoon should enter using the access road between the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Rec Center and our school. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER OUR PARKING LOTS FROM ATHLETIC STREET except teachers & staff arriving to work. This allows us to control the flow of traffic to keep students safe.
Parents MAY drop off or pick up their students in front of the building/ main entrance after 7:30 am and before bus dismissal in the afternoon.
VISITOR POLICY
All visitors to North Middle School will need to present identification at the camera inside the first set of doors and state their reason for visiting. Visitors will need to remain in the vestibule (waiting area).
Parents/Guardians who are signing their student in or out will use the iPad provided in the waiting area. If you have an appointment, please remain in the waiting area until a school member arrives to escort you to your destination.
NMS SHOW CHOIR's FIRST PERFORMANCE

ANOTHER GREAT SHOWING FOR NMS CROSS COUNTRY
North's top runners at Thursday's meet were the following:
Boys: 5th Jaxon Maraugha 4th Brayden Allnut, 3rd Liam Kradel, 2nd Brady "the Machine" Steen, and 1st place Kam Forberger
Girls: 5th place Jasmine Waldron, 4th place Alexis Simmons, 3rd place Bri Gutierrez, 2nd Place Riley Martirano, and 1st place Melissa Gutierrez
We hope to see you next Wednesday, September 28th at 5:30 for our next meet at Spring Mills High School versus Spring Mills and Mountain Ridge!

GIRLS BASKETBALL CONDITIONING
*On Monday, October 10th there is no school & therefore no conditioning.

A COOL THING HAPPENED IN THE CLASSROOM...
This is the section of the newsletter that peeks into the classroom to find exciting activities our students are doing!
In Ms. Kyker & Ms. Dusing's 8th grade Social Studies classes this week, students began creating 3D West Virginia geographic regions (see picture below of students working on their projects). Ms. Kyker's students also created video commercials to advertise the many natural wonders of our state!
In Ms. Springer's 6th grade ELA class students explored the meaning of heroism by reading stories from September 11, 2001 and thinking about the heroes in their own lives.
Great things are happening at NMS!

