6th Grade Open House = Sweet Success

A Sweet Evening for Incoming 6th Grade Students

On Monday, August 25, evening NMS hosted our 6th Grade Open House/Ice Cream Social.  Our incoming sixth grade students were able to meet their teachers and their teacher team while being introduced to the Nichols Middle School building.

It was a tremendous evening to help alleviate the anxiety and fear of our incoming students, as well as their parents.

The end of the night culminated in an ice cream social provided for by our Nichols Middle School PTA as bowls of ice cream were scooped by PTA President Rose Borges, Art Teacher Extraordinaire Jeriann Tucker, Challenger Team Science Teacher Karen Curtin, Mom and ASD Coordinator Kim Redlon, Assistant Principal Tim McLaughlin, and Principal Marty Geoghegan.

Thank you to all who helped in the evening's events and to all our parents and students who came; you made the night a sweet success.

Reminder: 1st Day, Wednesday, August 27 for All Students

First Day of School -- Wednesday, August 27

Welcome back!  Just a reminder that the first day of school for all students in grades 6, 7, and 8 for NMS is Wednesday, August 27.

To start the day, students will be directed to their Homerooms in seventh and eighth grade; students in grade six will meet in the Auditorium for their opening meeting with Mr. Geoghegan and Mr. McLaughlin.

Later in the day, Mr. G and Mr. McL will meet the 7th and 8th grade students to have their opening meetings.

We are all very excited to get the 2014-2015 School Year started!  See you Wednesday morning!

Homeroom Assignments Will Be Posted at 9 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Homeroom & Teacher Team Assignments Posted at 9 AM on August 20

This is just a reminder to let all parents know that Homeroom and Teacher Team Assignments will be posted outside the Main Entrance of the Nichols on Wednesday, August 20, by 9 AM.

There is no rush to come and see them in the morning, for they will be up through the first day of school on Wednesday, August 27.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Thank you.

School Supplies List on NMS Website

Recommended School Supplies List 2014-2015

The recommended School Supplies List for each of the three grades has been posted on the NMS website off the MPS site.

This is the link to the page: Click Here to Get to School Supplies Lists

Please note that these are "recommended" school supplies.  There may be needed supplies during the school year and these supplies may not be completely utilized.

It is getting closer ...

Enjoy the sunshine.

Almost August 27th ...

Welcome Back! ... Soon Enough

Long time, no hear . . . I know.

It has been a busy summer wrapping up the 2013-2014 school year, taking some time off, going to conferences, coaching lots of little league baseball, and trying to piece together all the things we need to get done so we are ready for the start of our new school year beginning on Wednesday, August 27.

Just a short reminder:  Please pass on to new 6th Grade Parents how they should register for an email update whenever this blog is updated.  Entering their email address to the right. 
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I hope everyone has had an enjoyable, restful, and relaxing summer.  There is still time left to enjoy it; though, if you watch TV, all the "back to school" ads are in full swing.  

But I do need to tell you about some of the news we have to start the school year off right:  

Our plan is on Wednesday, August 20, we will be posting Homeroom Assignments on the windows of the school for students in all grades and parents to see which team their child is on.  I will send out an AlertNow message to confirm this around the 20th.

Grade 6 Open House/Orientation will be held at the Nichols Middle School on Monday, August 25, 2014, at 6 PM.  This will be 6th Grade parents' opportunity with your child to see the school and meet his/her teachers.  We look forward to seeing you there.  At this event, we will be introducing Mr. Tim McLaughlin, our assistant principal, our sixth grade teachers, other important personnel, and myself.  We will start the evening at 6 PM in the Auditorium, and then you will be led to your child’s teacher team for introductions there on the sixth grade floor, to finish in the cafeteria for an ice cream social, sponsored by our NMS PTA.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2014, we have our first day of school for all students.

We have a new Nichols Middle School Twitter account, which I will use to post reminders and other short news items, which I can do in 140 characters or less.  If you would like to follow the account, it is @JTNicholsMS, which I have a feed provided to the right as well.  But if you use Twitter, please click the Follow button to follow us at @JTNicholsMS.

There will be more to come, but please, again, remind all parents to follow this blog and get the email updates, and also start to follow NMS on Twitter.

Thanks; talk soon; enjoy the rest of the summer,
M. R. Geoghegan

ROAR-ing to a Finish

May and June 2014 ROAR Award Winners

This year NMS faculty, and specifically Mr. McLaughlin, has begun a new program, which recognizes student achievement each month.  The ROAR award is given by each cluster, and Unified Arts, to acknowledge students who have been Respectful, On-time, (positive) Attitude, and Responsible.  The goal is to recognize students who not only take care of basic expectations in class but are good citizens and role models in our community.

Award winners receive a certificate, bumper stickers for their parents’ cars, and their individual picture displayed in the school for the month.

The May award winners received their certificates from Mr. McLaughlin in a brief ceremony at the beginning of June.

The ROAR Award winners for May 2014 for each team were:

Grade 6 Challengers:  Sam Rantz

Grade 6 Adventurers: Sam Marshall

Grade 7 Explorers: Jailyn Peebles

Grade 7 Beacons: Desiree Pelletier

Grade 8 Apollos: Cody Soderlund

Grade 8 Comets: Ben Faith

Unified Arts: Hannah Eugenio (Grade 8)

The June award winners received their certificates from Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Geoghegan in a brief ceremony on the last day of school.

The ROAR Award winners for June 2014 for each team were:

Grade 6 Challengers:  Liberty Beasley

Grade 6 Adventurers: Ella Ferrigno and Jade Almodovar

Grade 7 Explorers: Dylan Joyce

Grade 7 Beacons: Tim Reed

Grade 8 Apollos: Jack Gerrior

Grade 8 Comets: Elizabeth Coots

Unified Arts: Carissa Chane (Grade 6)

Congratulations to all our 2014 ROAR Winners!  Great job during this whole year as you ROAR your way through a sensational year!  Have a great summer!

Final Report Cards -- Have a Great Summer!

Third Trimester and Final Grades Report Cards

This afternoon all Nichols' households will be receiving an Alert-Now message reminding everyone that Final Report Cards were handed out to the students and will come home today.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Main Office.  

I also wanted to take the time to thank everyone in the Nichols' community for all your support as we traversed another year here at NMS which had many changes.  

It has been a wonderful year and it has been because of the students, teachers, staff, parents, and overall community.  

Thank you so much for all that you have done to support the work we have done with your child.  

Thank you, again, for an incredible year, good luck to our 8th graders next year, and have a wonderful, safe, and relaxing summer vacation. 

We will see you on August 27 for the start of another fantastic year.