🐻 4/28 - 5/2 Spring Recess🐻5/5-5/9 Teacher Appreciation Week🐻5/7-5/9 7th SAS Testing🐻5/8 Great Bear Dinner🐻5/10 Select Band & Chorus trip - PSU🐻
Vision
Newfound Memorial Middle School guides students to become positive contributors to the community. Together, we provide a safe and supportive environment that fosters the Core Values and promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills, empowering every student to achieve their goals.
Inaugural Huskies Invitational Cheerleading Competition
March 8, 2025
3.08.25 Cheer Xplosion VideoMessages from the Principal
4/24/25
7th & 8th Grade Summer Enrichment Opportunity
There is an opportunity for current 7th and 8th-grade students to participate in a low-cost summer enrichment program. The enrichment offers exposure to eight different career paths. The program runs from July 7-11, from 8:30-2. The cost of the program is only $50.
4/22/25
7th grade SAS testing
On Wednesday, May 7 7th-grade students will be starting their SAS testing. Testing will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
If you are unfamiliar with SAS testing, the NH SAS measures your child's growth compared to the SAS from last year. In addition to reading and math, the NH SAS also assesses student writing.
For more information, visit NHDOE's website.
Your child's teachers have been prepping your child for this exam through not only our curriculum, but also assessing NWEA data, altering pacing, and providing alternative curriculum for students needing to develop remedial skills. Additionally, 7th-graders are going through a math "boot camp" this week to review the materials covered over the last year.
For your child, having the right mindset is often as much a factor for success as their knowledge and skills. To get your child into the right mindset, we are going to run a slightly different schedule next week. Testing will occur in one of two blocks: an early morning block starting around 8:30 a.m. and a late morning block starting around 10:30. Students will have input on their preferred testing time.
Additionally, the 7th-grade team will also be cooking breakfast for your child on SAS testing days. Thanks to a number of generous community donations, the 7th-grade team will be able to provide breakfast for all three days of testing. They will be coming in early to make every seventh grader a homemade breakfast.
Wednesday: Chocolate chip pancakes and sausage or bacon
Thursday: Egg sandwiches, with sausage and bacon on the side
Friday: Bagels, muffins, and cereal
Of course, your child is also welcome to get breakfast from the cafeteria.
If I could make a few requests of you:
Your child will be well served by getting a good night's sleep free of electronic distractions
Students should charge their Chromebooks and bring them and their chargers to school all week
Continue to encourage them to do their best and push themselves academically
4/21/25
Upcoming Events
SAS testing
Our return from Spring break marks the beginning of SAS testing. Students and families from each grade will receive a separate email, providing detailed information on SAS testing. However, below is the schedule for each grade's SAS testing:
7th-grade: May 7th-9th (testing reading, writing, and math)
6th-grade: May 12th-14th (testing reading, writing, and math)
8th-grade: May 19th-22nd (testing reading, writing, math, and science)
Lost and Found
We have a number of sweatshirts, jackets, and water bottles that were left behind over the winter. Please have your child check the lost and found before the end of the week. Items left over will be donated to Bristol Community Services.
Locker Clean Out
In the same vein, we will have students clean out their lockers this week. Please remind your child to bring home extra clothes, glass bottles, and food containers, as well as return library books.
Summer School
For students who need additional time to complete their coursework in Literacy, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Summer School will run from July 7th to July 31st, tentatively from 8:30-11:30. As we get closer to the end of the school year, students, parents, and guardians will be notified if their child is invited to summer school. In the meantime, now is a great time to check your child's grades on Infinite Campus.
Sports Schedule
This week's sports schedule is posted at the bottom of the homepage
3/31/25 - 4/04/25
Career Day: request for presenters
We are excited to announce that our Career Day is scheduled for June 12th, and we would love to invite you to be a part of this exciting event! If you have experience in a particular field or career and would be interested in sharing your knowledge with our students, we would be thrilled to have you as a presenter. We are looking for volunteers who can commit to presenting for either a half-day or the full day, and we encourage presentations that are interactive, engaging, and designed to spark students' interest in your profession.
As a presenter, you'll have the opportunity to inspire and educate students about different career paths, offering them valuable insights into the world of work. If you are interested in participating, please let us know by May 9th, including the time commitment you can offer. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to have various careers represented on Career Day!
Interested? Contact Ms. Jenkins.
Course Selection for our Rising 9th Graders
On April 17th, the Director of School Counseling, Paula Chausse, worked with students in their Social Studies classes to pick classes for their Freshman Year.
The focus of freshman year is completing courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, and completing general education requirements. This sets the stage for students taking classes in their 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade years that are focused on personal interests, as well as college and career goals.
8th-grade teachers are in the process of providing recommendations for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies courses. These recommendations are based on grades, classroom performance, and NWEA scores.
Many Freshmen focus on the following General Education requirements in their freshman year: Technical Skills for Life (with a possible test-out option), Physical Education, Health Education, Information and Communication Technologies, and Arts Education.
For some of these requirements, NRHS offers multiple options. I would encourage Parents and Guardians to review the Program of Studies with their children. Of note is page vii, which has graduation requirements and course offerings starting on page 16.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Director of School Counseling, Paula Chausse.
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