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:
- Lockers, Books, & Uniforms: Student locker items may be picked up in the gymnasium on Tuesday, June 9 (9 am-12 pm & 3 pm-6 pm) and Thursday, June 11 (9 am-12 pm). Only students will be permitted to enter the building. All students must wear a face mask & maintain social distancing in line to enter the gymnasium. Student lockers have been cleaned out and placed in paper bags with their names on it in the gymnasium. All books & cheerleading uniforms may be returned at this time. Yearbooks have not been delivered and will be distributed when they arrive later this summer. If your child is away during this time, the bags can be picked up during our summer office hours (see below). Lost and found items will be available in the gymnasium.
- Band Uniforms & Materials: Band materials will be collected on Friday, June 12. Please see Mr. Zettlemoyer’s email or the information below for directions.
- 4th Quarter Report Cards: Final report cards for the 2019-2020 school year will be mailed to your homes.
- Offices: The Main & Student Service Offices will be open On Tuesdays & Thursdays starting Thursday, June 11 from 9 am-12 pm. Face masks & social distancing procedures must be followed to enter the building. Enrollment/dis-enrollment requests should be emailed to Mrs. Scott at sscott@basdschools.org.
- Need Chromebook 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.
Parent & Student Weekly Email
Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!
Sunday, June 7, 2020, to Sunday, June 14, 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
Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 6/8/20
Tuesday, 6/9/20 NMS Locker Items Pick-Up 9am-12pm; 3pm-6pm
Wednesday, 6/10/20 FYI Liberty High School Item Collection
Thursday, 6/11/20 NMS Offices Open 9am-12pm; NMS Locker Pick-Up 9am-12pm
Friday, 6/12/20 NMS Instrumental Music Collection 9am-12pm; 4pm-7pm
Saturday, 6/13/20
Sunday, 6/14/20
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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School-wide Announcements
BASD E-News (Dr. Roy) BASD has been super busy with end of year videos. In case you missed any, we tried to highlight them in this week’s edition of the BASD e-News. Look for the BASD Music Teachers video, the Freedom Preschool Graduation video, LHS Guidance Counselors video message, FHS Choir Spring Concert video, and a must see – the Retiree Tribute Video.
We also noted some available teaching positions.
I hope you enjoy this week’s edition.
BASD e-News – June 5, 2020 Edition
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.
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Teacher Updates
Assistant Principal
Student Services:
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)
Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh Team Leader Mrs. Oliver)
Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian/Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian Team Leader Mrs. Roufakis)
Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown Team Leader Mr. Hess) Team Kutztown teachers would like to thank our students for all their hard work on their remote learning assignments and wish everyone a safe and happy Summer! Usually, our School Year in Review slideshow would be running on the hallway TV throughout the last week of school. However, due to these unusual times, this can not be the case this year. Therefore, we are going to post it to each class’s Schoology page, share the link to the slideshow in the Sunday email (this email), and send the link out on Twitter. Below you will find a link to it. When you click on the link, it will take you to the Google Slides presentation. Click “Present”, adjust the settings for your viewing pleasure, and start the show. I hope you enjoy! Here is the link: Team Kutztown Year in Review slideshow
Team Penn State (7th) (Twitter @NMSPennState/Facebook @NMSTeamPennState/ Instagram pennstatenms Team Leader Mrs. Miller)
Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @nmsteamesu Team Leader Mr. Amen Instagram @nmsteamesu8)
Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS Team Leader Mrs. Hood)
Encore (All Grades):
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
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students,
It has been an amazing and crazy year. No one could have predicted this, including Hollywood, as you would have to combine movies to include everything that we have experienced over the past few months. However, that has not stopped the music. We innovatively found ways to continue our programs and deliver instruction.
As we begin our transition to the new school year, we will continue to innovate and adapt to our “new normal.” We have a new instrumental music administrative program that will provide us and you with improved flexibility and transparency as it pertains to your child’s involvement in the music program. Delivery of instruction will expand digitally and include more synchronous learning as situations deem necessary.
I am excited and yes, a bit anxious, to begin in-person instruction. We all crave the personal interaction that is an inherent part of the music educational process. It will look and feel different, but we will adapt so we can provide meaningful musical experiences again.
I want to thank all of you for your patience, assistance and cooperation during the last few months. I look forward to working alongside you and your children in summer music camp. Until then, be safe and stay healthy.
Sincerely,
Mr. Zettlemoyer
2020 Videos
2020 Year in Review 2020 Instrumental Music Awards Music Olympics
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- Check your email for the Boston trip refund request.
- NIMAS general membershipZOOM meeting – Monday, June 8, 7pm.
- 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. share this with your friends and family. Go here for more information: http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/
UNIFORM & INSTRUMENT COLLECTION
Please read the entire document carefully
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope this correspondence finds you and your family healthy and safe. As we wrap up the school year, we are collecting uniforms (all) and school-owned instruments (ONLY for 8th grader/non-returning-students) on Friday, June 12 from 9 am-12 pm and 4 pm-7 pm. We will accomplish this using a drive-thru station-by-station process in the Nitschmann parking lot.
The items that must be returned for jazz, orchestra, band, and small ensembles are listed below. Take a few moments to collect all your items and keep them together in one place for their return.
Students who left items in their INSTRUMENTAL LOCKER will receive those items when they arrive at drop off.
Masks are required at the drop-off site. Wear your mask at all times during the drop off even though you will be in your vehicle.
Social distancing will be enforced during the collection process.
Sincerely,
Mr. Zettlemoyer
- All students, grades 6,7, & 8, must return the uniform parts listed in my previous email and postings on June 12.
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R_xRw4oDfTW2cF5IuuYbb1kdQP41CX7H4et1BEtHnm4/edit?usp=sharing
- Grade 8 students, and non-returning students who are in possession of a school instrument are to return it on June 12.
- All tenor saxes must be returned to on June 12.
- All school owned drums and cases must be returned on June 12.
- Grade 6 & 7 students who have a school instrument and are returning do not return it. They need it to practice over the summer.
SMALL ENSEMBLE items to return
- Any original copies of music you have
- Holiday books that you may have forgotten to return
JAZZ BAND items to return
- Blue jazz band music folder if you have one at home.
- Blue bow tie that was given to you at the Northeast jazz festival
- Patch cord for electric bass (if you have the school one at home)
- Tenor saxes from school and home (ALL TENOR SAXES GET RETURNED)
ORCHESTRA items to return
- Green orchestra music folder – if you have one at home
- 8th graders school-owned instrument
- Non-returning students school-owned instrument (if you are not doing orchestra next year and have a school instrument at home)
CLICK HERE TO SEE YOUR UNIFORM NUMBERS
BAND items to return
- Blue concert band music folder – if you have one at home
COLOR GUARD items to return
- Color Guard hat
- Black hanger issued with your uniform
- Uniform jacket
- Uniform skirt or uniform pants
- White hanging drop (if given one)
- Color guard equipment (8th graders and member not returning)
INSTRUMENTALISTS items to return
- Band hat in the black hat box (label the hatbox with your name)
- Black hanger issued with your uniform
- Uniform jacket
- Uniform pants
- White hanging drop
- School owned instruments (8th graders and member not returning)
- All marching drums and harnesses
Process for returning items
All items will be collected in the Nitschmann parking lot and driveway. This will be a drive-thru, station-by-station process. You will only need to get out of your vehicle to return a large instrument. You will not pick up any items at this time.
If you are walking, enter the school property on the sidewalk on 9th Ave and follow the sidewalk around the driveway to the stations.
Masks are required at the drop-off site.
Social distancing will be enforced during the collection process.
THE ROUTE:
- Cars enter at 9th Ave by the stadium.
- You will cross over Genoa.
- TURN LEFT into the parking lot at the DO NOT ENTER sign (opposite the normal route).
- Drive down the parking lot (parallel to Genoa).
- Follow the loop up the side closest to the school heading toward the stadium.
- Exit the parking lot by TURNING LEFT into the driveway.
- Follow the driveway to the exit at Genoa and 10th Ave.
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