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:
- Parent Information/Q&A Session Webinar: Did you miss Dr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick’s presentation on Wednesday evening? You can watch the recording at this link. If you still have questions, please email Dr. Mayes at pmayes@basdschools.org and he will speak with you by phone or Zoom!
- Offices: The Main & Student Service Offices will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 9 am-1 pm. Face masks & social distancing procedures must be followed to enter the building. Enrollment/disenrollment, address changes, and phone changes should be emailed immediately to Mrs. Scott at sscott@basdschools.org. Chromebooks must be returned before disenrollment may occur.
- 2020-21 Schedule Distribution: Academic schedules will be handed out IN-PERSON the first week of August (they will also be mailed). Please see the schedule & locations below. We hope to see you this week so your child can find out what team they are on!
- Yearbooks: If you did not pick up your yearbook, you can pick them up during office hours 9am-1pm or during schedule pick-ups this week.
- Fall Sports: Due to the EPC decision to delay contact sports, all BASD middle school sports will be delayed until mid-September. The season will then begin and have games scheduled.
- 2020-2021 School Supply List: Please see the 2020-2021 NMS School Supply List at this link. Please contact your child’s guidance counselor if you have a specific need! Please make sure your child has a comfortable mask to wear for the school day.
- 6th Grade & New Student Orientation: Please watch our Sunday emails for information about our orientation activities in August. Dates and times will be announced.
- e-Learning & Cyber options: We do recommend that students return to Nitschmann under the hybrid schedule as explained in our webinar. However, if you are interested in the other options, you can read about them at the BASD Website at https://www.basdschools.org/reopening. If you have questions about these options and how they differ from the normal schedule, email Mr. Horlick at bhorlick@basdschools.org and he will speak with you by phone or by Zoom! If you signed up and want to change your decision, email Mr. Horlick ASAP.
Parent & Student Weekly Email
Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!
Sunday, August 2, 2020, to Sunday, August 9, 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, 8/3/20 Schedule Distribution @ Rose Garden Park 6pm-8pm (Mask Required)
Tuesday, 8/4/20 Schedule Distribution @ Clearview Park 6pm-8pm (Mask Required)
Wednesday, 8/5/20 Schedule Distribution @ Parkridge 6pm-8pm (Mask Required)
Thursday, 8/6/20 Schedule Distribution @ Hanover Community Center 6pm-8pm (Mask Required)
Friday, 8/720 Schedule Distribution @ Nitschmann MS 6pm-8pm (Mask Required)
Saturday, 8/8/20
Sunday, 8/9/20
Monday, 8/10/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Tuesday, 8/11/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Wednesday, 8/12/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Thursday, 8/13/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Friday, 8/14/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Saturday, 8/15/20
Sunday, 8/16/20
Monday, 8/17/20 All Office Hours return to normal 8am-3:30pm, Mask Required; Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Tuesday, 8/18/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Wednesday, 8/19/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Thursday, 8/20/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Friday, 8/21/20 Virtual Music Camp (See NIMAS website)
Saturday, 8/22/20
Sunday, 8/23/20
Monday, 8/24/20
Tuesday, 8/25/20
Wednesday, 8/26/20 First Day for Teachers (K-12); Teacher In-Service
Thursday, 8/27/20 Teacher In-Service
Friday, 8/28/20 Teacher In-Service
Saturday, 8/29/20
Sunday, 8/30/20
Monday, 8/31/20 Teachers Report to School/First Student “At Home” School Day
Tuesday, 9/1/20 Day 1 (A-L @ School, M-Z @ Home) First Day of School (A-L); Chromebook Distribution
Wednesday, 9/2/20 Day 1 (A-L @ Home, M-Z @ School) First Day of School (M-Z); Chromebook Distribution
Thursday, 9/3/20 Day 2 (A-L @ School, M-Z @ Home)
Friday, 9/4/20 Day 2 (A-L @ Home, M-Z @ School)
Saturday, 9/5/20
Sunday, 9/6/20
2020-2021 School Year (All Dates & Activities are tentative based on BASD directives)
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
School Supply List (Mayes) Please see the 2020-2021 NMS School Supply List at this link. Please contact your child’s guidance counselor if you have a specific need!
BASD Chromebooks (Mayes) All students should keep their Chromebooks until the fall, unless you are disenrolling your child from the Bethlehem Area School District. Then, they would be returned at disenrollment to Mrs. Scott in Guidance. A reminder that Go Guardian is still active on all student accounts & laptops. Students will exchange their laptops on the first day of school when at school (September 1 or 2)
2020-2021 Interscholastic Sports (Ortwein) The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) has delayed practices until September. Practices and games will be delayed until then. BASD Physical Forms must be completed. Please submit completed forms to the Student Services Office. The forms are available at this link.
Academic Schedule Distribution Dates/Locations:
Day | Location | Start Time | End Time | Proximity School |
Monday 8/3 | Rose Garden Playground | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Calypso |
Tuesday 8/4 | Clearview Park Pavillion | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Buchanon/Clearview |
Wednesday 8/5 | Parkridge Community Center | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Clearview/Calypso |
Thursday 8/6 | Hanover Twp Park Pavillion | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Asa Packer/Hanover |
Friday 8/7 | Nitschmann Middle School FB Field | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ALL/Anyone else |
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Teacher Updates
Nitschmann Band:
Attention 6th grade students!. If you are interested in joining the Nitschmann band as a majorette, flag, rifle, or member of the honor guard, click this link (https://forms.gle/fx9capDJwA1bxGo97) to request information.
Here is a video that describes each section: https://youtu.be/Cy4kzkstGQU
Assistant Principal None at this time.
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.
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