Wednesday, September 28, 2016

NMS Debate Team -- Open to All Students

It's Time to Debate

The Nichols Middle School Debate Team is looking for you.
This Club/Team is open to any interested 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Students.
Do you like to voice your thoughts and opinions about current topics in our world? Do you want to learn how to best get those ideas across?
If so, Debate Team may be for you. The NMS Debate Team will be starting soon.

Debate teaches students critical thinking, public speaking, and supporting an argument. It can help students build curiosity and confidence. When one thinks of a 21st Century skill debate is a prominent one.


If you are interested in joining the debate team, please stop by and see Ms. Conant in B302.

Our debate team is limited to 12 students.

We will have an informational meeting and tryouts after school on Monday, October 3rd, and Wednesday, October 5th.

Come, debate! Go Tigers!
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Reminder: NMS Picture Day is Wednesday, September 28



NMS Picture Day

Wednesday, September 28, is picture day for all of our NMS students.


Reminder from Lifetouch:

John T Nichols Jr Middle School Picture Day: Wednesday, September 30
Picture Day ID: MV036281Q0

Picture Day flyers have been distributed. 

If you don't get one or your child may have misplaced it, please just check with the Main Office; we have extras.
Simplify Picture Day by ordering online at mylifetouch.com. No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you order online
  • See more options available online
  • Use credit card or PayPal on our secure site

Satisfaction guarantee: Love your portrait or Lifetouch will retake it (or refund it).
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NMS Going for Gold on Friday, September 30

Let's Be a Hero Like Dylan.
Wear Gold, Wear a Hat, Bring a Dollar
to End Cancer
Friday, September 30



Go for Gold
Team Dylan and NMS are Raising Awareness and Donations in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer.


Wear Gold, Wear a Hat, & Bring in a Dollar to help fight Cancer.

Watch this great video on Dylan:


 Dylan’s Story
  • Dylan is now 8-½ years old at the MKG.
  • He was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 3-1/2 on June 10, 2011.
  • He has been through two brain surgeries and five protocols of chemotherapy.
  • Dylan has lost 50% of his vision due to one of the tumors behind his eye that is inoperable.
  • Surgery is currently not an option for Dylan.

Go for Gold
  • We have joined The GOLD WORLD Project in their mission to do everything we can to help increase Childhood Cancer Awareness. It would mean the world to so many families to see NMS go for Gold.
  • Wear as much gold clothing as you can on Friday, September 30, to raise awareness of childhood cancer.
  • All donations will go toward fighting childhood cancer and will be given in Dylan’s honor.
  • Every dollar counts!
  • Anyone donating a dollar or more can wear a hat all day to show support.

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Monday, September 26, 2016

NMS Fall Intramural Flag Football


NMS Intramural Flag Football Open to All

 NMS Intramural Flag Football starts on Monday, October 3.

 Please turn in completed intramural forms and $25 money order to Mr. Thompson to play.  Forms are available in the Main Office as well as from Mr. Thompson in Gym.

All players will meet in the gym on Monday, October 3.  Late bus passes will be provided if needed.

 Intramurals will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays after-school from 2:25 to 3:30 PM.

Questions, please contact Mr. Thompson at tthompso@middleboro.k12.ma.us

 Have fun.
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NMS Builders Club -- Open to All Students

Building a Better World Together
The Nichols Middle School Builders Club will be holding their first meeting on Tuesday, September 27th in Mr. Redpath’s room A100 after-school.
Builders club is a community service club dedicated to improving our world, our community and ourselves.
If you want to work on some great projects to improve your town, your school and yourself, then this is the club for you!  

ALL grades are welcome! We will be taking nominations for club officers at this meeting as well as giving out information about the club. Come and check us out!
Any questions, please contact Mr. Redpath at sredpath@middleboro.k12.ma.us.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

NMS School Council, 1st Meeting, Wed September 28




2016-2017 John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School Council

Are you interested in getting involved with your child’s education in another way besides PTA or fundraising?

Would you like to be more involved in the academic aspects and decision making of your child's education here at Nichols?
If you are, then seriously consider whether you would be interested in joining the Nichols Middle School Council (also called a School Improvement Council).  By law, every school in the country has to have a School Council.  

The law outlines four major areas of responsibility for councils.  School councils are to assist principals in:  
  1. Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards; 
  2. Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school; 
  3. Reviewing the annual school building budget; and 
  4. Formulating a school improvement plan.

Over the past four years, our School Improvement Plan and School Council have been instrumental in helping us to change our bell schedule, adding back a second assistant principal, obtaining a consistent math program throughout the building, affecting change in all areas of our curricula, securing more technology to where we will be 1-to-1 very soon, to just name a few.
We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except where specified below – starting Wednesday, September 28, for about an hour, beginning at 3:00 PM and ending around 4 PM, in the NMS Media Center to discuss such items as our School Improvement Plan, parent involvement, how we are working with MCAS/PARCC data, what we are doing to improve teaching and learning, different curricular ideas, courses, etc.  In all, the group is not like the “PTA”; it is more a group of people who are looking into school improvement and how we can get the improvement we are looking for.
The group is made up of parents, teachers, and at least one community member.  If you are interested or would just like to come and check it out, please come to the first meeting, Wednesday, September 28, at 3 PM, in the Media Center at NMS or email me at mgeoghegan@middleboro.k12.ma.us.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  Thank you.

2016 – 2017 NMS School Council Meetings
October 26, 2016
November 30, 2016**
December 21, 2016**
January 25, 2017
February 15, 2017**
March 29, 2017**
April 26, 2017
May 24, 2017


** All dates are the 4th Wednesday of each month – except where specified


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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

NMS Picture Day is Wednesday, September 28



NMS Picture Day
Wednesday, September 28, is picture day for all of our NMS students.


Reminder from Lifetouch:

John T Nichols Jr Middle School Picture Day: Wednesday, September 30
Picture Day ID: MV036281Q0

Picture Day flyers have been distributed. 

If you don't get one or your child may have misplaced it, please just check with the Main Office; we have extras.
Simplify Picture Day by ordering online at mylifetouch.com. No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you order online
  • See more options available online
  • Use credit card or PayPal on our secure site

Satisfaction guarantee: Love your portrait or Lifetouch will retake it (or refund it).
Smile.
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