Dear Parents & Guardians,
Attached is our Weekly Sunday Update, which can be found at the link or text below.
Thank you.
Mr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick
This Week’s Major Headlines
- Fall Sports try-outs & practice begins Monday, August 12, 2019. See information below.
- The Open House Walkthrough will be held next Thursday, August 22 at 7pm in the Auditorium.
- Start of School information has been posted to our website. See information below.
- The first day of school is Monday, August 26, 2019 (8:05am for 6th graders, 11:05am for 7th/8th).
Parent & Student Weekly Email
Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!
Sunday, August 11, 2019, to Sunday, August 18, 2019
All of this information can be viewed at our
Nitschmann Middle School Website under Weekly Announcements (Click Here!)
Attachments to Review
None
Upcoming Dates to Be Proactive!
All dates are listed from our NMS Website, BASD Event Calendar, & BASD Academic Calendar
8/12 Start of Fall Sports Try-Outs & Practice; 8/22 Open House & Summer Walkthrough 7pm Auditorium; 8/26 First Day of School (6th grade @ 8:05am, 7th/8th @ 11:05am); 9/2 Labor Day/No School; 9/16 NMS Back to School Night 6pm; 9/19 School Photo Day; 9/23 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 10/9 Yom Kippur/No School; 10/14 Teacher In-Service/No School; 10/15-18 BASD Education Week 10/29 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 10/30 End of 1st Quarter/School Photo Make-Up Day; 11/3 Daylight Savings Time Ends; 11/5 Election Day/Teacher In-Service/No School; 11/18 11:30 Dismissal Student Conferences; 11/11 Veteran’s Day; 11/19 11:30 Dismissal Student Conferences; 11/27-12/2 Thanksgiving Holiday/No School; 12/23-1/3/20 Christmas/Winter Break/No School; 1/20 MLK Day/No School; 1/23 End of 2nd Quarter; 2/14 Teacher In-Service/No School; 2/17 Presidents’ Day/No School; 3/8 Daylight Savings Time Begins; 3/11 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 3/27 End of 3rd Quarter; 4/7 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 4/8 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service;4/9-4/13 Easter/Spring Break/No School; 5/TBA Primary Election Day/No School 5/25 Memorial Day/No School; 5/29 8th Grade Dance 6pm @ Ice House; 6/4 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 6pm; 6/8 8th Grade HersheyPark Trip; 6/9 Last Day of School/End of 4th Quarter
Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 8/12/19 Summer Band Camp Continues, Fall Sports Tryouts Begins, Fall Sport Parent Meeting 6:30pm
Tuesday, 8/13/19
Wednesday, 8/14/19
Thursday, 8/15/19
Friday, 8/16/19
Saturday, 8/17/19
Sunday, 8/18/19
Next Week Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 8/19/19
Tuesday, 8/20/19
Wednesday, 8/21/19 Teacher In-Service, Offices begin normal hours 7:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, 8/22/19 Teacher In-Service, Open House Walkthrough 7pm for all students
Friday, 8/23/19 Teacher In-Service
Saturday, 8/24/19
Sunday, 8/25/19
Important Links
BASD Dining Services Menu & Website
PE/Health Schedule (Villani, Long, Weinert)
Recent Nitschmann News! (Always posted on our Social Media sites too!)
Twitter @NitschmannMS; Facebook @NitschmannMiddleSchool; Instagram@BASDNitschmannMS; NMS School Website; YouTube
Is your child sick? You can submit your child’s sick note by email to ni-attendance@basdschools.org, as long as the email on your child’s account matches the email address. Please note: If you are submitting a written or doctor’s note do not submit an email. It should be one or the other. Please keep your email address up-to-date by emailing our Student Services Guidance Secretary Mrs. Scott at sscott@basdschools.org! Please note that this is ONLY for sick notes, not for early release or any other questions!
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School-wide Announcements
BASD E-News (Dr. Roy) None at this time.
Calendar (Mayes) Please double-check our NMS calendar links above to stay ahead of events coming up as school begins.
Open House Walkthrough (Mayes) Please join us on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium with your child to walk around Nitschmann Middle School with your child’s schedule to orientate yourself with the school. This is a great opportunity to make sure you have all of your questions answered for the first day of school!
First Day of School (Mayes) The 2019-2020 school year begins on Monday, August 26, 2019. 6th graders will report at 8:05 am for orientation. 7th & 8th graders will report at 11:05 am.
Bus Transportation (Mayes) Bus passes & transportation information is mailed directly to you at your home. This often will often be delivered on Friday or Saturday before school begins. Questions about transportation should be directed to the BASD Transportation Department at 610-861-0360.
School Supply List (Mayes) The 2019-2020 school supply list has been posted on our NMS website at http://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/nitschmann/parent-resources/.
Student Dress Code (Horlick) The 2019-2020 NMS dress code has been posted at http://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/nitschmann/parent-resources/.
Nitschmann Parent Group (NPG) (Twitter!@NitschmannPG)
nitschmannparentgroup@gmail.com
Executive Committee
PAC Representatives
Academic Team Updates
Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette Team Leader Mrs. Hackman) None at this time.
Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh Team Leader Mrs. Oliver) None at this time.
Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian/Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian Team Leader Mrs. Roufakis) None at this time.
Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown Team Leader Mr. Hess) None at this time.
Team Penn State (7th) (Twitter @NMSPennState/Facebook @NMSTeamPennState/ Instagram pennstatenms Team Leader Mrs. Miller) None at this time.
Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @NMSTeamESU Team Leader Mr. Amen) None at this time.
Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS Team Leader Mrs. Hood) None at this time.
Counseling Corner (Stewart, Kehler, Hipp)
Contact your child’s counselor by email: 6th Grade Mrs. Stewart; 7th Grade Mr. Kehler; 8th Grade Mrs. Hipp
None at this time.
Student Services Updates (Mr. Horlick)
Contact Members of the Student Services Team by email: Mr. Horlick, Assistant Principal; Mrs. Scott, SSC Guidance Secretary; Mrs. Falcone, SSC Attendance Secretary
None at this time.
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Extracurricular Activities
Is your child interested in an after-school club or activity? Email the advisor for more information!
AM Basketball Open Field/ Gym (TBA) None at this time.
Anime Club (Advisors Ms. Fehr/Mrs. Wallach) None at this time.
Art Club (Advisors Mrs. Kozero/Mrs. Lund) None at this time.
Artsmart @ Banana Factory (Advisor Mrs. Lare) None at this time.
Dance Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) None at this time.
German Club (Advisor Ms. Schwartz) None at this time
Heart & Sole Club (Advisor TBA) None at this time.
Fitness Club ( Advisor Mrs. Oliver) None at this time.
FCS/DIY Club (Advisor Mrs. Hoffman) None at this time.
French Club (Advisor Mrs. Lare) None at this time.
Intramurals (Advisor Mr. Ortwein) None at this time
Leadership Council (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) None at this time.
Lion Service Club (Advisor Mrs. McLaughlin) None at this time.
Lion’s Pride (online school newspaper) (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) None at this time.
Mathcounts (Advisor Ms. Novatnak) None at this time.
National Junior Honor Society (Advisors Mrs. Wallach/Mrs. Druckenmiller) (Twitter-@Njhs_Nitschmann; Instagram- @Njhs_Nistchmann ) None at this time.
Nitschmann Dramatics (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak) None at this time
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) (Advisor Mr. Amen) None at this time.
Reading Olympics (Advisor – Mrs. Nonnemacher) None at this time.
Riding for Focus (Advisors Mr. Miller & Mr. Hess) None at this time.
The Lion’s Den School Store (Advisors Ms. Roufakis & Mrs. Evancho)
Online order form….click here. Orders will not be processed until payment is received!
Ski Club (Advisors Mr. Downey) None at this time.
Spanish Club (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) None at this time.
Step Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) None at this time.
Strategy Club (Advisor Mr. Kehler) None at this time.
Yearbook (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) None at this time.
Nitschmann Middle School Performing Arts Department Updates
Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music Website (Click Here!)
Mr. Dan Zettlemoyer, Instrumental Music
Choral Music (Twitter @ldevriesmusic)
Mrs. Linda de Vries, Choral Music Director
Mrs. Jody Parris, Choral Music Director
Lions/Lady Lions Athletics Updates (Twitter @NMS_Athletics)
Mr. Jon Ortwein, NMS Athletic Director
Fall Interscholastic Sports begins Monday, August 12, 2019.
Sports Physicals (Ortwein) Please make sure your child has their physical completed before Monday, August 12, 2019. This can be dropped off at the Nitschmann Student Services Office for the St. Luke’s Trainer. Always keep a personal copy of this document! The form can be found on our NMS website at http://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/nitschmann/athletics-general-information/.
Fall Sports Student & Parent Meeting (Ortwein) There will be a meeting with all students & parents for the fall sports season on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 6:30pm.
Year-long
Cheerleading (Head Coach Mrs. Long kllong@basdschools.org)
Fall
Boys Football (Head Coach Mr. Villiani mvillani@basdschools.org)
Practice begins on Monday, August 12 on the turf field from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Practices continue on this schedule until Tuesday, August 20, 2019, then return to the normal school year schedule. See the NMS Calendar for details.
Co-Ed Cross Country (Head Coach Miss Schwartz lschwartz@basdschools.org)
Practice begins on Monday, August 12 outside the gymnasium entrance from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Practices continue on this schedule until Tuesday, August 20, 2019, then return to the normal school year schedule. See the NMS Calendar for details.
Girls Volleyball (Head Coach Mrs. Hinkel ahinkel@basdschools.org)
Practice begins on Monday, August 12 in the gymnasium from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Practices continue on this schedule until Tuesday, August 20, 2019, then return to the normal school year schedule. See the NMS Calendar for details.
Girls Field Hockey (Mr. Burzynski bburzynski@basdschools.org)
Practice begins on Monday, August 12 on the turf field from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Practices continue on this schedule until Tuesday, August 20, 2019, then return to the normal school year schedule. See the NMS Calendar for details.
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