December Reflections from Mr. Geoghegan:
Always Looking Forward
This school year like the others has completely flown by. I cannot believe the calendar year is about to change. And I cannot thank our faculty, staff, teachers, parents, and most importantly our students for how great the year has been so far. Here are some my "fav's" of the 2017-2018 School Year:
I always love how during our #1st3Days of School our teachers choose to stress building relationships with their students and making sure they want to come back each and every day after that initial one.
We have continued to build upon the amazing support our 1:1 Chromebook initiative has been to the learning going on in our building. To see our teachers, staff, and students attack their learning through this educational tool is outstanding.
As one of my favorite highlights for me has been seeing our 6th Graders come in and fall right into the routine of being middle schoolers. They always seem to "get it" so much quicker than I can ever imagine.
Our Fall sports participation in soccer for both Boys and Girls has been such a success for our students. Also amazing is our massive group of students running Cross Country for it has become a staple for our students during those first few months of school.
Our Fall Frenzy for 2017 was another huge success. The NMS PTA and the MHS Student Council volunteers make this afternoon such a special event for students in all three grades. It is such a fun, wonderful experience to see and have.
This Fall, we brought in with the support of our NMS PTA, a motivational, powerful speaker in Mr. Randy Pierce. His message of having a vision and seeing it through resonated incredibly with all of our students. It will be something I hope they always will remember and try to achieve.
"Cinderella," our fall/winter musical, showed such immense talent of our students. It was awesome. To see our students get on stage sing, dance, act, and all it takes to know one's part and lines is incredible.
All of the NMS Student Council fundraisers for charities throughout the year display our students' persistent want to help our community and make sure we give back as much as Middleborough gives to us.
And, again, probably one of my favorites from the start of this year has been our greeting our students with #PositiveSignThursdays.
Our First Friday Spirit Days with our grade level T-shirts with our school-wide TIGERS culture-building initiative is also another favorite for me.
In the grand scheme of things, these really aren't many "reflections" other than it has been a tremendous beginning to the school year; we remain steady in working hard to make NMS the best it can be; and we will be relentless in making sure we continue in this direction.
Enjoy the time with family and friends during this upcoming holiday break, and as teachers across the globe love to say (and I do as well) on Friday, the last day before break, “See you next year.”
Have a wonderful, restful, and joyous holidays from everyone here at NMS; see you on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 (Yup, it's going to be 2018 already).
M. R. Geoghegan
