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
This Week’s Major Headlines:
- End of Year Information The end of the school year is next Friday, June 5. Assignments will continue until that date. Our Moving Up Ceremony video will be posted on Thursday, June 4 at 7pm. Report cards will be mailed home as normal. Our school year food distribution ends on Wednesday, June 3. Our 8th grade slideshow will be posted on Sunday, May 31.
- Lockers, Materials, & Uniforms The BASD is waiting for Governor Wolf to change Northampton & Lehigh Counties from Red to Yellow on Friday, June 5. Then, our high schools will go first to exchange materials during the next week. Middle schools will follow immediately after the high schools for band uniforms and materials. Locker contents will be distributed as soon as we are able. Please watch for dates & information. We are still waiting for information from the yearbook publisher on delivery dates.
- Need Chromebook or Schoology help? Any BASD students needing Chromebook or Technology Help should fill out this form https://forms.gle/ZJE6SJNaX6RSSd927 Once submitted, a BASD Information Services Department team member will contact you via email (the email will come from “ISD Service Desk”). The Service Desk will then help you resolve the issue at home or direct you to go to Nitschmann to pick up the needed supplies.
- Week 9 Assignments: All new assignments in Core & Encore classes are posted every Monday at 9am. Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, this week they will post on Tuesday at 9am. Don’t forget to encourage your child to complete both sets of assignments, especially in encore classes which provide opportunities to explore and enrich their studies! Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, Week 8 assignments are due on Tuesday at 12pm. Homeroom check-ins will be on Tuesday at 9am. LEAD check-ins will be on Thursday as normal.
- Start of School Information The BASD Administration & Faculty are preparing flexible plans for school for the 2020-2021 school year. As Dr. Roy explained in his video last week, we have designed a flexible schedule to adapt if we will open for all students, have students attend alternating days, or have all students online. It is likely that during outbreaks during the 2020-2021 school year, we will be moving back and forth between these possible scenarios. Dr. Mayes will be hosting a webinar for parents & guardians in early June to answer questions about what this will look like for our Nitschmann Lions.
Parent & Student Weekly Email
Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!
Sunday, May 24, 2020, to Sunday, June 1, 2020
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
2019-2020 School Year
5/25/20 Memorial Day, No School; 6/4/20 Virtual 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony @ 7pm; 6/5/20 Last Day of School
Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 5/25/20 No School Memorial Day
Tuesday, 5/26/20 Online Day; Week 8 Remote Learning Core & Encore Assignments Due 12pm; Week 9 Remote Learning Begins 9am
Wednesday, 5/27/20 Online Day; Food & Supplies Distribution 10am-1pm
Thursday, 5/28/20 Online Day
Friday, 5/29/20 Online Day
Saturday, 5/30/20
Sunday, 5/31/20
Monday, 6/1/20 Online Day; Week 9 Remote Learning Core & Encore Assignments Due 12pm; Week 10 Remote Learning Begins 9am
Tuesday, 6/2/20 Online Day
Wednesday, 6/37/20 Online Day; Food & Supplies Distribution 10am-1pm
Thursday, 6/4/20 Online Day, Moving Up Ceremony Posted at 7pm
Friday, 6/5/20 Last Day of School; Online Day; Week 10 Remote Learning Core & Encore Assignments Due 3pm
2020-2021 School Year (All Dates & Activities are tentative based on BASD directives)
8/3/20 Tentative Schedule Distribution; 8/10/20 First Day of Summer Music Camp; 8/17/20 First Day of Fall Sports Practice; 8/27 Open House Visitation 7pm; 8/31/20 First Day of School; 9/7/20 Labor Day, No School; 9/18 School Picture Day//David Nitschmann’s Birthday; 9/28 Yom Kippur, School Closed;
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Academic Information
Weekly Assignments (Mayes) All students should be working on their weekly core & encore assignments on Schoology. If you have a wifi issue, please email your child’s teacher or guidance counselor (information below).
Kajeets (Mayes) If you are using a Kajeet for wifi access, it will turn off during the summer holiday after June 5.
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School-wide Announcements
BASD E-News (Dr. Roy) This week’s BASD e-News contains a quick tip video from Mr. Wellness on “How to Avoid the Quarantine 15 Pounds” from St. Luke’s University Health Network. We also have our Senior Showcased Student Videos, the Freedom Academic Awards Banquet Virtual Live Video, and the BASD Academic Signing Virtual Live Video with the top 10 ranking students. Did you see the Virtual Live Video of Freedom Theatre Company performing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? It is super incredible! We also have posted some upcoming teaching positions available for next year. Hope you enjoy it! BASD e-News – May 22, 2020 Edition
Student Locker Items (Mayes) BASD Middle Schools will be preparing student locker contents for distribution once the stay-at-home orders are lifted and our custodial staff is permitted to return to school. This may not happen until after school is completed for the year. Announcements will be made through Sunday Emails for the procedures for pick-up when this is permitted.
NMS Library Books (Mayes) Library books may be returned to Nitschmann Middle School by going through the Food Distribution lines on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am-1pm.
Band & Cheerleading Uniforms (Mayes) Band & Cheerleading uniforms will be collected once the stay-at-home orders are lifted and our custodial staff is permitted to return to school. Announcements will be made through Sunday Emails for the procedures for pick-up when this is permitted.
2019-2020 Yearbooks (Getz) We are waiting on word from our publisher for the production of the 2019-2020 yearbooks. When they are ready, we will distribute them to students.
ADL- NPFH essay contest (Sierra) With the continued spread of COVID-19, and the school closings that have followed, we have made a few changes to the Anti-Defamation League’s Spring 2020 Student Essay Contest, generously sponsored by TD Bank. First place winners receive a $250 Visa gift card. The ADL created an online submission form for students and parents, which can be found here: https://philadelphia.adl.org/npfh-essay-contest The online form can easily be completed by parents, and a PDF or Word/text file of the essay can be uploaded before submission. All essays must be uploaded by Friday, June 12, 2020. (Information is also found in LEAD classes located in Schoology). Students may have already written an essay in LEAD but couldn’t turn them in for the contest. If they saved the work in their google docs, instructions to make a PDF are found in the LEAD class materials. Yes, there are weekly assignments posted in LEAD classes.
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Teacher Updates
Assistant Principal – Mr. Horlick
Student Services:
Students should continue to work to complete their Naviance Tasks assigned through LEAD class. The assigned tasks are grade specific, and are a part of the state career readiness standard. Naviance can be accessed through Clever. Please email your grade level counselor with questions.
Each grade level school counselor has OFFICE HOURS where they can share concerns or just talk. Please log on to their schoology group for the Zoom Meeting link or email to arrange a time.
Mrs. Hipp / 8th grade: Tuesdays 9:00-10:00am & Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm
Mr. Kehler/ 7th grade: TBA
Ms. Stewart/ 6th grade: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00-10:00am
If you have a concern, or you or someone you know is experiencing cyberbullying, please make a SAFE2SAY referral. If it is an immediate safety matter, please contact the Police first.
Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette Team Leader Mrs. Hackman) It was great seeing everyone on the homeroom and LEAD Zoom calls this week. Remember, we are off this coming Monday, so homeroom check-in will actually be on Tuesday. Only two weeks left of assignments until you can call yourselves 7th graders. Finish strong! Don’t forget to check out Mr. Horlick’s weekly challenge on Schoology for something fun to do. Office hours remain the same.
Mrs. Evancho Tuesday 9-10 AM
Mr. Ortwein Tuesday 10-11 AM
Mrs. Hackman Wednesday 10-11 AM
Mrs. Dugan Wednesday 11AM -12 PM
Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh Team Leader Mrs. Oliver) We really enjoyed seeing each of you during our Homeroom and LEAD Check-ins this past week. For the coming week our Homeroom check-in will be on Tuesday Morning at 9:00 due to Memorial Day being Monday. The theme for Monday will be “Bring your favorite cup/mug.” We look forward to sharing a morning beverage with you!! Our LEAD check-in will be on Thursday morning at 9:00. The question for the morning will be, “Other than seeing your friends, what is one thing you miss about school?’ Look for the links to the check-ins on Schoology.
After Memorial Day, the light at the end of the tunnel is very bright. Finish Strong!!! Stay the course. Work hard. We will get there together!!!
Stay Healthy!!
Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian/Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian Team Leader Mrs. Roufakis)
Hope you are doing well! Please remember to keep checking Schoology for your assignments and announcements.
This week we are continuing Homeroom and LEAD check-ins. Please make sure to see Schoology for the link. It has been great connecting with you during these sessions. Please make sure that your name is correct and that your camera is on.
Office hours continue. If you need help or just want to say hello, please check in with us. If these times do not work, please contact your teacher. Looking forward to seeing you.
Mrs. Dugan Wednesday 11-12
Ms. Kvacky Wednesday 1-2
Ms. Roufakis Friday 1-2
Mr. Rodenbach Please email
Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown Team Leader Mr. Hess) Team Kutztown Teachers continue to wish all of our students good health and happiness. ELA (Mr. Falteich and Mrs. Gomez) – This week it is time to begin writing your final ELA project for the school year – the “This I Believe” essay. After two weeks of pre-writing activities – choosing important values and watching/reading some sample essays, it’s finally time to begin writing your own! Please ask us if you have any questions. We are looking for 400-500 words. Have fun! MATH (Van Woert) – Make sure you are using ALL the resources given to you in the Weekly folder. Watch the videos THEY WILL HELP YOU. And of Course Email me with questions you have BEFORE you hand in your assignment. Thank you to all students who are trying their best. SOCIAL STUDIES (Mr. Hess) – Virtual Office Hour Wednesday 11-12…take care!!
SCIENCE (Mr. Pearson):
REMOTE LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS – Please make sure that you completed and submitted through Schoology the “Remote Learning Week #8 Assignments” by Tuesday, May 26th at 12 noon. This includes the required LEAD assignment that is posted to your Schoology class page. The “Remote Learning Week #9 Assignments” will be posted to Schoology and activated as of Tuesday, May 26th at 9 AM and are due the following Monday, June 1st at 12 noon. I will post in Schoology an announcement, as well as, a document with specific instructions on how to complete and submit the assignment.
HOMEROOM & LEAD CHECK-IN – I will be checking in with all of my Homeroom students and LEAD students on Zoom each week. The Homeroom check-in will take place on Mondays at 9 AM and the LEAD check-in will take place on Thursdays at 9 AM. This week’s Homeroom check-in will take place on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 AM due to Memorial Day. Access information is posted on each class’s Schoology page.
As always, keep checking Schoology and email regularly for updates and email me if you have any questions, problems, or just want to keep in touch. Stay safe and healthy!
Team Penn State (7th) (Twitter @NMSPennState/Facebook @NMSTeamPennState/ Instagram pennstatenms Team Leader Mrs. Miller) LAST CALL FOR PICTURES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE END OF THE YEAR VIDEO — email them to jgetz@basdschools.org. Thank you! This week we will, again, have a homeroom and LEAD check- in using a zoom link. Make sure your child is checking their email for information. Please continue to email us (through Schoology or district email) with any assignment that needs clarification or any other difficulty you may be experiencing. Please keep us informed….we are here to help! Mr. Kehler meets with our team weekly to review any issues that students may be experiencing. GETZ – Keep up the great work on the “I Believe” essays! Need Math Help? You can stop in anytime during the office hour if you need help. Find the link in the “Read This Before Starting” letter in this week’s Schoology folder. Please make sure that you’re using all the resources in the weekly folder. The lesson and videos will help you understand the material. If you go directly to the graded assignment without preparing, it will be very difficult for you.
Team Penn State Office Hours:
Mrs. McLaughlin – Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30
Mrs. Getz – Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00
Mrs. Lafey – Wednesday 11:30 – 12:30
Mr. Kehler – Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 – 10:00 and by appointment.
Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @nmsteamesu Team Leader Mr. Amen Instagram @nmsteamesu8)
History students: I have posted an OPTIONAL Civil War assignment on Schoology, it covers all the major battles, events and important dates of the Civil War. Honors Students might want to work on this assignment as a basis for AP History. ELA students should check Schoology Monday morning for your weekly Study Sync assignments. Two of the assignments are mandatory and graded and two are optional/enrichment activities.. As always, Mrs. Pogue and Mr. Danyi are available to answer any of your questions. Look for the information onCurrent Events Zoom Meetings on Tuesday afternoons. The format for how you will be submitting math work might be changing. Mr. Vajda and Mrs. Jarosz are looking into other options, such as MathXL, that you are already familiar with and that will help provide you with more feedback. PLEASE UTILIZE OFFICE HOURS for help with math. It is so much easier to show you how to do the work than it is to explain via email. But any contact is welcome when you need help. IF you have ideas as to how to celebrate the end of the year – taking the place of an in-person ceremony, feel free to send ideas to Mr. Amen.
| ESU Office Hours on Zoom this Week: | |||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Mr. Amen | Memorial Day | HR 9 – 9:15am Bio 2 – 2:30pm
Sci. 2:30 – 3pm |
LEAD 9 – 9:15am
Sci. 2:30 – 3pm |
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| Mrs. Pogue | Eng. 10am – 11am | ||||
| Mrs. Jarosz | Memorial Day | HR 9 – 9:15am
Math 1 – 3pm |
Math 9-11
Math 1-3 |
LEAD 9am – 9:15am
Math 1-3 |
Math 9-11 |
| Mrs. Dugan | 11am – 12pm | ||||
| Mr. Danyi | English *By email appointment for Zoom | ||||
| Mr. Miller | Homeroom: 9am Monday, LEAD 9am Thursday Social Studies *By email appointment for Zoom | ||||
Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS Team Leader Mrs. Hood) History – as per the District Assignment – Week 9’s lesson will focus on creating a Newspaper Front Page for one major battle, an important person, Civil War Medicine or an important location from the United States Civil War. Please see SPECIFIC websites and Techbook pages posted in Schoology to narrrow your focus. There are also several great videos posted on the Civil War to to incorporate into your Newspaper project. Please be sure all components are carefully crafted! Keep being curious about worldly events! Have you checked out the political cartoons lately? If you need any help, just say the word:) In ELA classes (Hinkel and Wallach), we are posting ELA StudySync assignments each Monday morning. There are mandatory/graded assignments as well as extension/enrichment activities. Please look on Schoology for complete updates and directions and email us with any questions and/or concerns. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. If you need any assistance with your ELA work, please use the link provided in the email every Wednesday morning to visit during those office hours. Math students should check Schoology Monday morning for your weekly assignment. I have also posted additional materials to help with the assignment (guided notes / formula sheets, video tutorials, practice worksheets (with answers) and additional Math XL and IXL sections (all optional). In Science, there will be a Kahoot wrapping up the school year with some physics review questions. If anyone is interested in other challenging topics in Science, please email me (Mr Landino). I can give you a username and password for IXL Science. One of Team NCC’s many traditons is the Baby Picture Challenge. Over the course of the year, we asked parents to send in a baby picture of YOU! Let’s see how many of your NCC teammates you can guess correctly! Stay tuned this week for the link!
Team NCC Office Hours:
Miss Fehr – Friday from 1:00 to 2:00
Mrs. Hood – By email appointment for Zoom
Mrs. Wallach – By email appointment for Zoom
Mrs. Hinkel – Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00
Mr. Vajda – By email appointment for Zoom
Mr. Landino – By email appointment for Zoom
Encore (All Grades): There are weekly assignments for ALL Encore classes.
From Mr. Carlstrom. For this week, we will be doing more of an activity. Each student will design and create a keychain. I will print the project out on a 3D printer. The challenge has been getting the project to the students. As of right now, I will ask students individually if they would like me to print it for them. If so, will they be willing to wait until next year to pick it up or would they like me to deliver it to their home? Look for my reply when you turn in your project!
Kocon & Burzynski:
Music (de Vries) (Twitter @ldevriesmusic): Thank you to everyone who participated in our webinar to meet professional actress Victoria Scovens from Hamilton. I hope you enjoyed that very special opportunity. This week’s assignment will challenge you to find a personal connection with the incredible music of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Do you need help with anything? Need to talk? Email me for a Zoom appointment as needed.
Glee Members: Click Here to submit your slide and any other materials you have for the celebration presentation. Materials due by 4PM on Tuesday, May 26.
The Music Olympics have begun! This is a special event for Glee and instrumental students only. Entries are due by 4 PM on May 27. Details on Schoology and in your email. Hop on Flip Grid and cheer on your friends.
Glee Club/Singers: Check Schoology group for Zoom times and information
Spanish (Bouhana & Sierra): Make sure to check Schoology for your weekly assignments. If you have any questions, feel free to message directly on Schoology or email. Email if you want to meet outside of posted zoom times. (If there are no times noted, just send an email- an appointment will be made and the link will be sent to you).
Sierra zoom: Gr 6- 2pm M & F, Gr. 7- 1pm Tu & Th, Gr 8- 1pm W & F — (LEAD 9am or 2pm Thur) *Clubs see schoology
French (Lare): Bonjour à tous et vous me manquez! Hello everyone – I miss you all! Thanks to most of you who are keeping up with the French assignments posted in Schoology. I’m especially impressed with your recorded responses! Hearing your voices really makes me miss seeing you in person! A special message to 8th grade students – letters from France are here! If you’d like to get a letter (or two) from one of the middle school students in France, please let me know via email. (Please don’t request a letter unless you are committed to writing a thoughtful response.) The French students will be thrilled to hear from you!
German (Sofka u. Schwarz): Guten Tag alle and Welcome to the wonderful world of Disney…. Oh wait…They cut off the evil step-sisters what?!?! Ever wonder where the stories of Cinderella and Snow White originated??? This week’s lesson welcomes us to the gruesome world of German fairytales! Don’t believe me? Check out the original story of Cinderella. It’s not the romantic fairy tale told by Disney! You also get to create your own fairy tale comic strip this week and we are really looking forward to reading your creative German fairy tale comic strips. As always check Schoology for announcements from us. If you have any questions, feel free to message us on Schoology or email us. Zoom meetings are available by email! Vielen Dank and keep up the great work!!
Team PITT (Hoffman/Villani/Long/Weinert):
Library (Pohlidal) You may keep your library books at home until we return to school or you may return them to NMS through the Food Distribution lines on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am-1pm. I’ve added some more “INNOVATION HOUR” activities which can be found on the library web page. They include engineering, coding, and mindfulness activities. Have fun and keep on reading!
ESL (Bartolacci)
Art (Lund/Kozero) Check Schoology every Monday for your weekly Art assignment. Fun at-home projects!! Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself with the Enrichment Extensions!! Check out the Nitschmann Virtual Art Show #2 highlighting student work at https://vimeo.com/412714439 and Nitschmann Virtual Art Show #3 https://vimeo.com/415925579 We are already putting together a 4th show!
Gifted Seminar ( Sukanick/Kozero) Make sure to keep up with assignments on Schoology. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact us by email or on Schoology. Stay well.
Nitschmann Middle School Athletics Department Updates
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Nitschmann Athletics (Ortwein) We are proceeding as though the Fall sports seasons will go on as normal, unless we find out otherwise in the upcoming weeks or months. First day of tryouts would be August 17, 2020. Thank you to all 6th and 7th graders for completing the survey regarding Fall sports interests. Look for information in your email from our fall coaches letting you know some things to think about. Our fall coaches will be listed with their email addresses below. Feel free to reach out to any of them with questions. Opportunities for wrestling and boys volleyball will be at the end of the fall season and information will be out for those after the school year begins.
Cheer- Mrs. Long kllong@basdschools.org
Cross Country– Miss Schwartz lschwartz@basdschools.org
Field Hockey– Mr. Burzynski bburzynski@basdschools.org
Football– Mr. Villani mvillani@basdschools.org
Girls Volleyball– Mrs. Hinkel ahinkel@basdschools.org
Athletic Director– Mr. Ortwein jortwein@basdschools.org
Nitschmann Middle School Performing Arts Department Updates
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Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music Website (Click Here!)
Mr. Daniel Zettlemoyer, Instrumental Music
- Parent links and resources are posted on WWW.NMSIM.ORG
Details for participation are located here.
Entries are due by 4pm on May 27.
Instrumental Music Recruitment Video
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Entries for the Music Olympics are due on Wednesday, May 27
8th GRADE MUSIC AND DRAMA TRIP UPDATE
*UPDATE
We have sent out refunds to those who submitted a refund request. If you submitted a request, but have not received your refund email Mr. Zettlemoyer.
Complete details are on the website at http://www.nmsim.org/8th-grade-trip/
FUNDRAISERS
- 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/
SPRING TRIP TO BOSTON
We will be receiving a full refund for the Boston trip. We anticipate receiving the physical check the first week of July. I will send out information regarding the process of requesting your refund so we can immediately issue refunds when we receive the check.
Complete details of the trip are on the website at http://www.nmsim.org/spring-trip/
COLOR GUARD: Check out our color guard video! https://youtu.be/TwRGfLVcLfo
PRACTICE INFORMATION
- Each week your child receives an email via Schoology with the assignments for the week. I will mirror that email to parents through our NIMAS parent email account.
We are all experiencing a substantial disruption in our lives. The assignments are created to provide your child with a basic level of instruction to keep them engaged and to help them maintain their performance level. Encourage your child to practice and complete the worksheets. If they are getting upset because they have hit a performance roadblock, send me an email and I will do what I can to help them. I am working on additional resources to assist your child.
ONLINE LISTENING
- Jazz for Kids – Featuring Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
- Army Field Band Virtual Concerts – The US Army Field Band will program daily content, to include live, interactive performances..
- List of live virtual concerts during the Coronavirus shutdown.
- Jazz at Lincoln Center – Schedule of weekly online events and performances
NEWS OF NOTE:
- 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.
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:
ALL DATES ARE TENTATIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
May 29 Music Olympics Awards Presentation – Time TBD
August 10-14 Summer Music Camp
August 17-21 Summer Music Camp
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