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Dear Parents & Guardians,

Attached is our Weekly Sunday Update, which can be found at the link or text below.

Thank you.

Dr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick

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This Week’s Major Headlines

 

 

  • Thank you to everyone for our successful 2019 Walk-A-Thon! We were able to raise together $9000 for our Student Activities where 100% is returned to students each year to assist with activities, field trips, and special events!
  • Please review Winter Sports Information (Basketball & Wrestling) is listed below under Athletics.
  • Picture Make-up Day will be held on Wednesday, 10/30. Picture order forms may be picked up in Student Services or you may order online. Enter school code: NMS19

 

 

Parent & Student Weekly Email

Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!

Sunday, October 27, 2019, to Sunday, November 3, 2019

All of this information can be viewed at our

Nitschmann Middle School Website  under Weekly Announcements (Click Here!)

 

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Links to Review

Schoology Directions for Parents

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Upcoming Dates to Be Proactive!

All dates are listed from our NMS Website, BASD Event Calendar, & BASD Academic Calendar 

; 10/29 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 10/30 End of 1st Quarter/School Photo Make-Up Day; 11/3 Bethlehem Halloween Parade & Daylight Savings Time Ends; 11/5 Election Day/Teacher In-Service/No School; 11/11 Veteran’s Day;11/18 11:30 Dismissal Student Conferences; 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, 10/28/19 Day 1 Chipotle NJHS Fundraiser 5pm-9pm

Tuesday, 10/29/19 Day 2 11:30 Dismissal Teacher In-Service

Wednesday, 10/30/19 Day 3 Photo Makeup Day

Thursday, 10/31/19 Day 4

Friday, 11/1/19 Day 5 Day of the Dead Dance 6pm-8pm

Saturday, 11/2/19 

Sunday, 11/3/19 Daylight Savings Time Begins; Bethlehem Halloween Parade 2pm on Broad St. 

 

Next Week Weekly Schedule & Highlights

Monday, 11/4/19 Day 6

Tuesday, 11/5/19 No School Election Day Teacher In-Service

Wednesday, 11/6/19 Day 1

Thursday, 11/7/19 Day 2

Friday, 11/8/19 Day 3 NIMAS Fall Bingo 6pm 

Saturday, 11/9/19 

Sunday, 11/10/19 

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Important Links

BASD Dining Services Menu & Website 

NMS Staff Email Directory

BASD Volunteer Information

 

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 email Mrs. Falcone at mfalcone@basdschools.org with any questions or concerns. Please note that this is ONLY for sick notes, not for early release or any other questions!

 

Do you need help with BASD Transportation?  Call 610-861-0360!

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School-wide Announcements

 

BASD E-News (Dr. Roy)  This edition of the BASD e-News from Dr. Roy features information on the Freedom vs Liberty football game. To view the BASD e-News, Click Here.

1st Quarter Fall Conferences (Mayes) 1st Quarter Fall Conferences are right around the corner! Monday, November 18, 2019 12pm-3pm & Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5pm-8pm. Please sign up at the link below for your conference with your child at school. All scheduling is done online at https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/NitschmannMS  Please note that you can not just Google the website – you must use the link above! I have included a photo of the website where you register. Once you register on the website above, you will receive an email. In the email is the directions to select your conference times. Make sure to wait for the email! Schedule early and get it on your calendar for November 18 or 19!

Ski & Snowboard Club Sign Ups (Downey) Link to Flyer We welcome all students (Grades 6-8) to join the Nitschmann Middle School Ski/Snowboard Club for our 2020 season. This is a great way for students to get involved and explore a new life-long sport! In addition, this makes a great holiday gift to get your child outside during the winter months! Mr. Downey is our club advisor. You can contact him for more information at cdowney@basdschools.org.  You are responsible to purchase your child’s ticket. You may also choose to purchase transportation, equipment rental, or lessons. You must sign up on the portal website by October 31, 2019, to receive 5 visits for the prices above.  All payments and orders will be done online using the following Blue Mountain Ski Area secure website: https://bit.ly/2Ozoyko 

 

Upcoming Dances (Mayes) Day of the Dead Dance will be held on Friday, November 1 from 6pm-8pm. The rescheduled Alice in Wonderland Dance will be held on Friday, November 22. 

 

NJHS Fundraiser (Wallach/Druckenmiller)  October 28th from 5pm-9pm at Chipotle!! Students will be around with fliers during homeroom. 

 

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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. 

 

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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

 

Schoology Directions for Parents

 

Picking Up Your Child For An Appointment (Falcone): Please make sure to send a parent signed excuse with your child the morning of your child’s appointment.  Your child will bring the excuse to Student Services during Homeroom Period in order to receive a pass to leave class.  This method inturn minimizes the interruption of educational instruction to the entire classroom.  

 

Dropping Off Forgotten Items (Falcone):  We strive to encourage each student to be responsible and organized in preparation for their future high school years.  Recently there has been an increased volume of items that students have forgotten at home and parents have brought into the school for them. This has caused a decrease in class instruction time caused by frequent interruptions.  We understand some items are necessary to conduct a normal school day such as: BASD Chromebooks, eyeglasses and lunch. Items such as clothing, sports equipment and phones do not warrant interruption to the entire class. To prevent interruptions to all our students, we ask that should you decide to drop off an item, you label that item with your child’s name and grade and place the item in the designated area located within the Student Service Office.  Send your child an email at their BASD email account to remind them, please do not text or call your child during the school day, which can lead to their cell phone confiscation. 

 

**************************************************************************** Nitschmann Parent Group (NPG) (Twitter!@NitschmannPG)

nitschmannparentgroup@gmail.com

Executive Committee President Erin Coughlin

PAC Representatives (Erin Coughlin, Therese Gyauch, Amy Wuertel, Cara Pyle)

 

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Academic Team Updates 

Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette Team Leader Mrs. Hackman)  We will be going to Lafayette College on Monday for our team tour.  Please send $5 to school with your child on Monday morning if you haven’t already for their “All You Can Eat” lunch in the college dining hall.  We will be celebrating on Friday with our October Rewards Day. Congratulations to our October Pride of the Lions – Ellis C., Noah M., Gavin B. and Lily S. and all those that qualified for the reward.  We would love to see everyone qualify in November.

 

Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh Team Leader Mrs. Oliver)  This week we celebrated Leadership day on Wednesday by having Sean Covey come to our school to speak and then on Friday we recognized our own Team Lehigh Leaders at our Monthly reward celebration. We would like to congratulate our Pride of the Lions: Robert Leuthardt, Anna Li, and Justin Daoud; our Mountain Hawk Award winners: Michaela Deemer and Violet Mitchell; and of course our Decent Human Beings: Chester Farrington, Rmani Hernandez, Chris Dickerson, Fikire Conway, Gabby Perreault, Jacob Strong, and Ruben Rodriguez.  We are all very proud of our leaders! Our trip to Lehigh University will be on November 7th; please contact us if you have your clearances and are available to chaperone. If you would like to chaperone and do not have your clearances on file please check in with our Student Services office to see how to attain them. Finally the end of the first marking period is this Wednesday. Please check your child’s grades and look for missing assignments on Schoology. If you can not access this from home please contact us for directions.

 

Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian/Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian Team Leader Mrs. Roufakis

The end of the first quarter is quickly approaching. Make sure to check out Schoology for any missing assignments. We had our Moravian Kick-off on Friday with Moravian athletes and coaches.  Students learned about the college and college life. We enjoyed Moravian Sugar Cake and chocolate milk to celebrate the partnership. We look forward to seeing the students again at their campus.

 

Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown Team Leader Mr. Hess) – Team – The end of the first quarter is this coming Wednesday, October 30th.  All homework should be handed in and all tests and quizzes taken by this time. 

Language Arts (Mr. Falteich & Mrs. Gomez) – Students have begun Study Sync Unit 2 – Poetry. This week’s emphasis will be on figures of speech and poetic devices. The first marking period is closing soon. Please make sure that all Study Sync assignments are completed. Mr. Falteich’s business letters are now overdue. Make sure that you have your envelope stamped and are ready to mail your letter. If a grade does not appear for your narrative assignments, the grades will be entered this week. (The grades are being entered as your narrative is read.)  Science (Mr. Pearson) – Students will continue to learn how to measure in the Metric System, specifically how to measure/calculate density and how to convert between temperature scales.  Then, there will be a test on measuring in the metric system the following week of November 4th.

 

Team Penn State (7th) (Twitter @NMSPennState/Facebook @NMSTeamPennState/ Instagram pennstatenms Team Leader Mrs. Miller) THE MARKING PERIOD ENDS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. Please ensure that all work is turned it. Students passing all academic classes for the first quarter will celebrate on Friday, Nov. 1,  with a “make your own sundae” after lunch. If there are any issues with allergies, please contact Mrs. Miller.English We have started Unit #2 (Highs and Lows). This unit begins with an emphasis on poetry. We have discussed imagery and figurative language. Social Studies: Schoology folder for SW America is due MONDAY, OCT 28 at 8 am. Science: Creature picture designed from Greek and Latin word parts due Monday. We will be going back to science court this week to understand of ALL the characteristics which comprise a living thing.  Math: Students in periods 2, 3, and 9 are working with proportional relationships.  Periods 6 and 8 have their second unit test on Tuesday. Their next unit will be about percents.

 

Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @@nmsteamesu Team Leader Mr. Amen Instagram @nmsteamesu8 All 3 book reports for English classes are due on October 28.  English classes will begin Unit 2 with a focus on poetry. History classes will conclude our study of Unit 1, Colonization, with a Unit test on Friday November 1st. Please check grades on Monday or Tuesday, as the marking period ends on Wednesday. 

 

Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS Team Leader Mrs. Hood) History classes focus will be investigating the Middle colonies with a focus on the PA Frame of Government and Benjamin Franklin’s impact in this region.  In Science class  will be reviewing the Periodic Table  and having a quiz on Thursday. In English class (Hinkel and Wallach) students finished and submitted their mystery narratives. This is their major writing piece of the marking period and 20% of their grade. Students also completed the Unit 1 test. Please be sure your child has completed both of these major assignments. We will begin StudySync Unit 2 on Monday where we will explore who we are through a series of poems and short stories. Please be sure students have their own set of earbuds so they can listen to the text online and watch the content-related videos!   Please encourage your child to check Schoology for grades, assignments and future events. It is their responsibility to communicate with teachers for clarification and if an absence occurs.  There are only 7 school days left in the 1st Quarter!

 

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Team Pitt (Health and PE/FCS) (Twitter @NMSTeamPitt )

Ms. Weinert’s classes will be in health 10/28-11/4. Mr. Villani’s  and Mrs. Long’s classes will be in the gym. Please be prepared to go outside on the turf.

 

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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. WallachOur next meeting is November 11 in room 104. Please bring your drawings and books to the meeting. We will vote on our favorite drawings and the winners will receive prizes!

 

Art Club (Advisors Mrs. Kozero/Mrs. Lund) Art Club will begin on Monday, October 21, 2019 from 3:15 to 4:15pm. If you have returned the completed and signed Art Club form, come to the art room 011 afterschool on Monday.

  

Artsmart @ Banana Factory (Advisor Mrs. Lare)  There will be no Tuesday Art Smart classes at the Banana Factory this week due to the half day.  Thursday Art Smart classes will meet as scheduled. Parents should pick up their children at 6 p.m. sharp at Nitschmann’s main entrance. Thank you.

 

Dance Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Practice: Wednesdays from 3:05-5 in the cafeteria and day 1 pd 1 in the auditorium- Team members are in schoology group: NMS Dance. Calendar has practice days- any updates/announcements will be on Schoology.  Check your schoology groups for updates and calendar for information-$10 for shirt due ASAP. Students who miss 3 practices are in jeopardy of being dismissed from the team.

 

German Club (Advisor Mrs. Sofka) German club meets every day 1 during 1st period in Mrs. Sofka’s room 313. Our next meeting is Monday, 10/28. German club is currently full. Please see Frau Sofka if you are still interested in joining.  

 

Heart & Sole Club (Advisor TBA) None at this time.

 

Fitness Club ( Advisor Mrs. Oliver)  Fitness club this week will be on Wednesday and Thursday until 4pm

 

FCS/DIY Club (Advisor Mrs. Hoffman) None at this time.

 

French Club (Advisor Mrs. Lare)  French Club tee shirts are on sale for $9.00 each. Please initial your son or daughter’s order form when sending in your payment. We need an order of at least 24, so we really need every student to buy a shirt!  Merci! – French Club has been celebrating all things pink during the month of October. Students have learned about the city of Toulouse, called “la ville rose” because of all the buildings made in rose colored bricks. They have also learned about “les vitraux de rose,” the beautiful rose-shaped stained glass windows found in many French cathedrals. They have made puffy French poodles while enjoying pink treats (thank you, families, for providing baked goods!). Finally, they will get a glimpse of The Pink Panther and hear one of France’s most famous songs, “La vie en rose”,  as we close out the month of October.

 

Intramurals (Advisor Mr. Ortwein

 

Leadership Council (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) The Walk a Thon will be held on Friday, October 25th. Students were given the pledge forms on October 8th. Our goal is for every student to raise $15. The pledge form is attached to this email. This fundraiser offsets the costs of our field trips and student activities. Homerooms with 100% participation will earn an ice cream party. All students who raise more than $5 are eligible to enter for great prizes. 

 

Lion Service Club (Advisor Mrs. McLaughlin) Lion Service Club has started and has been busy planning upcoming events they want to organize or be part of. The club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3-4. Since There are 5 Thursdays in October we will be next on Thursday, October 31. We will NOT be meeting on November 7th, but will then meet again on November 14th and 21st.

 

Lion’s Pride (online school newspaper)  (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) We will meet during activity Period 1 and Wednesday after school. 

 

Mathcounts (Advisor Ms. Novatnak) We have a great group of kids, but new students are still welcome to join.  Just come to room 213 after school on Thursday! In the fall, MathCounts is an enrichment activity.  Students will be working together and helping each other. We meet every Thursday from 3:05 – 4:00, and everyone is welcome.  We will hold our school level competition soon after the holiday break to determine which students will be representing Nitschmann at the Lehigh Valley Chapter Competition on Saturday, February 8th at Trexler Middle School in Allentown.  Students who don’t qualify can still come to practices to get stronger for next year.  We will be holding officer elections during this week’s meeting. Students are reminded to bring the completed information form to next week’s meeting or complete it online here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrKefvKFSc8UwmxEZCy3MAFxlmT8On08ezfc_wvBENFm5mhw/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

National Junior Honor Society  (Advisors Mrs. Wallach/Mrs. Druckenmiller) (Twitter-@Njhs_Nitschmann; Instagram- @Njhs_Nistchmann ) Please listen for updates via announcements and Schoology. Our next meeting is November 6 both before and after school. All members must attend ONE of these meetings. We are hoping to come up with a service learning project for the fall/winter. Let’s get some ideas started:)

 

Nitschmann Dramatics (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak)  Monday House & officers, Tuesday no rehearsal, Wednesday principal characters & understudies, Thursday crew, Friday cast.  Check Mrs. Hriniak’s website for updates, calendar, and information.

 

Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) (Advisor Mr. Amen)  PJAS students are to come after school whenever they need help on their projects.  Students are encouraged to use pjas.net. Please review your email and bring in all documentation so experimentation can begin.

 

Reading Olympics (Advisor – Mrs. Nonnemacher) This year the competition is on Thursday,  April 16th, 2020. We have begun meeting this past Wednesday to read, discuss, and write questions about the books to help us prepare for the competition. We will be meeting every Wednesday after school until 4 P.M. through the end of February. March and April we will meet until 5 P.M. up until the competition. A schedule will be sent home for the last few weeks. We look forward to another fabulous year!   If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Nonnemacher or Mr. Pearson. 

 

Riding for Focus (Advisors Mr. Miller & Mr. Hess) None at this time.

 

The Lion’s Den School Store  (Advisors Ms. Roufakis & Mrs. Evancho

Application for 6th graders

Online order form….click here.  Orders will not be processed until payment is received!

 

Save the Sea Turtles Club (Advisor Mrs. Oliver)  Thanks to a group of very ambitious 7th graders we are continuing our Save the Sea Turtles Club this year!  We will meet Fridays after school until 4pm in room 307. Guess what? Nitschmann Middle School adopted a sea turtle this summer.  His name is Gerry and he is a resident sea turtle that lives in South Padre Island, Texas. We will have the opportunity to do a virtual field trip and check in on Gerry and the other resident sea turtles.  This club is open to grades 6, 7, & 8. We look forward to a great year full of lots of ideas and putting things in action to do our part in saving sea turtles!!

 

Ski & Snowboard Club (Advisors Mr. DowneyYou must sign up on the portal website by October 31, 2019, to receive 5 visits for the prices above.We welcome all students (Grades 6-8) to join the Nitschmann Middle School Ski/Snowboard Club for our 2020 season. This is a great way for students to get involved and explore a new life-long sport! In addition, this makes a great holiday gift to get your child outside during the winter months! Mr. Downey is our club advisor. You can contact him for more information at cdowney@basdschools.orgYou are responsible to purchase your child’s ticket. You may also choose to purchase transportation, equipment rental, or lessons.  All payments and orders will be done online using the following Blue Mountain Ski Area secure website: https://bit.ly/2Ozoyko 

 

Spanish Club (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) All members must attend Tuesday after school in room 207. We will finalize our list of food items for Day of the Dead Café. If you haven’t already, please sign up on the following link Food sign up form

 

Step Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra)   Practice 3:05-5 in the cafeteria on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Team members are in schoology group: NMS Step. Calendar has practice days- any updates/announcements will be on Schoology. Check your schoology groups for updates and calendar for information-$10 for shirt due ASAP. Students who miss 3 practices are in jeopardy of being dismissed from the team. 

 

Strategy Club (Advisor Mr. Kehler) UPDATE: CANCELED  for Monday 10/21, due to School Board meeting event that will be using the space.  The 3D printer is here and printing! Search for Gaming related designs online and maybe we can try them out!  Hours continue to be Mondays from 3:00 to 5:00 so plan accordingly and make necessary travel arrangements. Tuesday’s Strategy Club will remain from 3:00 to 4:00.  Yes, I’m still working on making an e-Sports type league thing happen… more to follow. Gaining lots of support from elsewhere in the district.

 

Yearbook (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) None at this time.

 

Nitschmann Middle School Performing Arts Department Updates

 

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Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music Website (Click Here!)

Mr. Daniel Zettlemoyer, Instrumental Music 

 

 

Rehearsal Schedule:

10/28      MONDAY Early morning band 7:15am (doors open at 7am) 

10/29      TUESDAY Early morning orchestra 7:15am (doors open at 7am)

10/30      WEDNESDAY Early morning jazz band 7:15 am (doors open at 7 am)

6-9 PM Band rehearsal at Liberty High School

10/31      THURSDAY Early morning band 7:15am (doors open at 7am) 

11/1        FRIDAY Early morning orchestra 7:15am (doors open at 7am)

11/2 SATURDAY NOTHING

11/3 SUNDAY Bethlehem Halloween Parade 1:00 PM Report to Nitschmann

 

 School Instrumental Lesson Information

The lesson groups and schedule information is located HERE.  

 

 Fundraising – http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/

  • Gertrude Hawk Candy Boxes 
  • Wawa Shortie Hoagie Coupons
  • Weis gift cards
  • ShopRite gift cards
  • Giant gift cards

 

News of Note

  • Take a look at all the fundraising opportunities we currently have going on HERE
  • Stay up to date on the latest by following the instrumental music groups on Twitter.  @NMSBandOrch

 Do not forget to check the Instrumental Music Website www.nmsim.org for everything dealing with instrumental music.

  • The Nitschmann Instrumental Music Association is now part of the Amazon Smile program.  Now you can shop at Amazon, get great deals and support the Nitschmann Instrumental Music Association all at the same time.   Please share this with your friends and family. Go here for more information: http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/

 

Color Guard: Early morning rehearsal on Monday and Thursday at 7:15am.

 See the email updates from Mr. Z for specific details and reminders. 

 

Upcoming Events

November 3  Bethlehem Halloween Parade RAIN DATE              12:00 PM BAND

November 8 NIMAS fall bingo     6-9 pm

November 13   Lehigh University Education Day     BAND 

November 30 Santa Comes to Wind Creek 2:15pm – 3:45 pm  BAND VOLUNTEERS

 

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Choral Music (Twitter @ldevriesmusicMrs. Linda de Vries, Choral Music Director    

Mrs. Jody Parris, Choral Music Director

 

Choral Rehearsal Schedule:

10/28 MONDAY No Rehearsal

10/29 TUESDAY 7:15 AM Glee and Singers rehearsal for all members not in orchestra

                                            No afternoon Nitschmann Singers due to early dismissal

             Singers, please come to AM rehearsal if you aren’t in orchestra

10/30 WEDNESDAY 7:15 AM rehearsal for all Glee and Singers not in jazz band 

                                            Wear navy blue ID shirt and jeans for leadership assembly performance

10/31 THURSDAY 7:15 AM Glee rehearsal for members not in band 

                                           3:05-4:00 PM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal                                

11/1 FRIDAY No rehearsal

Important Dates

November 1      $50 non-refundable deposit due for optional music and drama trip to NYC

November 13    9:00 AM Glee/Singers  sing at Lehigh University Education Day

December 18    7:00 PM Glee/Singers Winter Choral Concert at Nitschmann

April 8               8th Grade optional music and drama trip to NYC $140

May 6                7:00 PM Glee/Singers Spring Choral Concert at Nitschmann

May 8-9             Music Department Spring Trip to Boston for Nitschmann Singers $310

May 27              7:00 PM Nitschmann Talent Show for Glee and Singers 

 

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Lions/Lady Lions Athletics Updates (Twitter @NMS_Athletics)

Mr. Jon Ortwein, NMS Athletic Director

 

A reminder for all students who participate in athletics that keeping your grades up is a requirement of participating at Nitschmann Middle School and Liberty High School. Students should be in good academic standing at the end of the 1st Quarter prior to try-outs in November. Grades are check bi-weekly by Student Services. 

 

Year-long

Cheerleading (Head Coach Mrs. Long kllong@basdschools.org)

 

Winter

Boys MS Basketball (Head Coach Mr. Wills/Asst. Coach Mr. Rodenbach srodenbach@basdschools.org)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for basketball. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for basketball. 

 

Tryouts will be held differently this year. All 8th grade boys are eligible first to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Basketball Team on Monday, 11/18 and Tuesday, 11/19. Times will be posted on next week’s Sunday email. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade boys are eligible to try out for the Nitschmann Middle School Basketball Team. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, 11/20 and Thursday, 11/21 in the gymnasium with Coach Wills and Coach Rodenbach. A limited number of students will be assigned to the team for the year. 

 

Practice will begin for the NMS team on Friday, 11/22. 

 

Girls MS Basketball(Head Coach Mr. Ortwein jortwein@basdschools.org)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for basketball. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for basketball. 

 

Tryouts will be held differently this year. All 8th grade girls are first eligible to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Basketball Team on Monday, 11/18 and Tuesday, 11/19. Times will be posted on next week’s Sunday email. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade girls are eligible to try out for the Nitschmann Middle School Basketball Team. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, 11/20 and Thursday, 11/21 in the gymnasium with Coach Ortwein. A limited number of students will be assigned to the team for the year. 

 

Practice will begin for the NMS team on Friday, 11/22.

 

Boys & Girls LHS HS Wrestling (Head Coach Mr. Hall)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for wrestling. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for wrestling. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade boys and girls are eligible to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Wrestling Team. We encourage students who may be interested to try out wrestling with Mr. Horlick’s Wrestling intramurals, starting this week. Transportation is provided at the end of the school day for all students who wish to participate in Freshman Wrestling. Information about tryout dates will be posted here in next week’s Sunday email. 

 

Fall

Boys Football (Head Coach Mr. Villiani mvillani@basdschools.org)

 

Co-Ed Cross Country (Head Coach Miss Schwartz lschwartz@basdschools.org)

 

Girls Volleyball (Head Coach Mrs. Hinkel ahinkel@basdschools.org)

All CLEAN uniforms are due to Mrs. Hinkel by Friday, Nov. 1! 

 

Girls Field Hockey (Mr. Burzynski bburzynski@basdschools.org)

 

Intramurals

Fall Intramural Season is Starting! (Mayes) During the session between fall and winter sports, we host three opportunities for students to participate and try new activities. Check out the information below or contact the faculty member for more information.

 

Boys & Girls Lacrosse (Weinert) Boys & Girls Grades 6-7-8 Link to NMS Website for more information

Boys & Girls Wrestling (Horlick)Boys & Girls Grades 6-7-8 Link to NMS Website for more information

Boys Volleyball (Kocon) Boys Grades 6-7-8 Link to NMS Website for more information

 

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Nitschmann Middle School

A LEAD School, partnering with The Leader in Me

“Lions Lead the Way!”

 

Our Collective Vision Nitschmann Middle School is committed to cultivating a respectful community of innovative learners who are socially competent citizens ready to meet the challenges of their future.

 

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