Goal: A Smooth Transition to Middle School

Moving from 5th Grade to 6th Grade

In trying to ensure a smooth transition from elementary school to middle school, Mr. Geoghegan, Ms. Rae, Mr. Thomas, the guidance department, and 6th grade teachers have worked together to put on multiple programs to help in this endeavor.

On Wednesday evening, June 8, Mr. Geoghegan, Ms. Rae, and Mr. Thomas held a question and answer introductory meeting for 5th parents at the HBB Auditorium.  The night was well-received with over 80 parents present.

During the presentation, Mr. Geoghegan showed this video, which was produced by NMS Tiger TV Club.


Transitioning to 6th Grade at the Nichols Middle School from MET on Vimeo.

Then on Friday, June 10, both the MKG and HBB sent their 5th Grade Students to the Nichols for our annual 6th Grade Tour.

Fifth graders were guided by current 6th Grade students as they walked around the building attempting to see and learn all about the building.  Many questions were asked and many more were answered.

In the auditorium, Mr. Geoghegan, Ms. Buron, and Ms. Creditor introduced the in-coming sixth grade students to the building, watched the video above, and helped to try to explain that this experience will be a positive one for our new Tigers.

Then on Monday, June 13, Mr. Geoghegan and our 30 6th Grade Guides went to the MKG and HBB 5th Grade Classrooms so the in-coming students had a smaller setting to try to ask and answer any of their questions.  They peppered our guides with questions on the schedule, classes, courses, homework, tests/quizzes, sports, after-school activities, clubs, lunch, gym classes, and many, many more.

Here are some pictures of our NMS Guides doing such a fabulous job.  Awesome job, Tigers!

The transition to middle school is a big one.  One we take great pride in making as smooth as possible for our in-coming sixth grade students as well as their parents/guardians.  We know and understand it is not just the students making this big step forward.

We are looking forward to September, and also our 6th Grade Open House / Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, August 30, at 6:30 PM in the NMS Auditorium.  (More Info to Come Home to You.)

2016 8th Grade Whale Watch Field Trip

Great Whale Sightings by 8th Grade Students

8th Grade Field Trip on Friday, June 10

On Friday, June 10, many of our 8th Grade students went on a whale watch with Captain John's Whale Watch out of Plymouth Harbor.

Students and chaperones all had a great time.  (2 of the best pictures above.)

It was a nice sunny start to the day and there was much success in seeing whales.  It ended up being a little chilly on the water, but the sun-drenched of all told of a beautiful day overall.

Fun, fun experience for all.

A special thank you to all the eighth grade teachers and staff who helped to make this trip possible, whether they stayed behind with the students who chose not to go or those that chaperoned or just helping with the organization of the day.

Thank you to the NMS PTA for paying for the bus transportation.

Thank you to our parent volunteers who also came on the trip.

Thank you to Mrs. Tricia Flaherty, Mr. Scott Redpath, and Ms. Beth Evans for pretty much organizing and running the event.

Thank you to Mr. Thomas and Ms. Rae for their pictures below.

ROAR Award Winners Posted for May 2016

May 2016 ROAR Awards Handed Out

A couple of years ago, NMS began 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,  (displaying a 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.

This year we have also connected the ROAR program with our TIGERS culture-building protocol.  We are specifically looking for students who are Trustworthy, have Integrity, are Generous, are Empathetic, are Responsible, and show Strength. 

Award winners receive a certificate, a coupon for a free book at the book fair, bumper stickers for their parents’ cars, and their individual picture displayed in the Main Office for the month.

The May award winners received their certificates from Mr. Geoghegan, Ms. Rae, and Mr. Thomas in a brief ceremony.

The ROAR Award winners for May 2016 for each team were:

Grade 6 Adventurers:  Emily Dos Anjos

Grade 6 Challengers:  Noah DeGrazia

Grade 7 Explorers:  Kamea Provenzano

Grade 7 Beacons:  Danielle Mackiewicz

Grade 8 Apollos:  Avery Thomas

Grade 8 Comets:  Maxwell Dargie
Unified Arts:  Elia Velez (8th Grade)

Congratulations to all!  Thank you for all your efforts; you are ROARing to the end of an excellent school year!

From NMS Media Center: Tech-Inspired Summer Reading

From Mrs. Walgreen in the NMS Media Center

From the Media Center

Spring/Summer 2016

Mrs. Walgreen

   Library Ext. 3599

  Voice Mail 3600

dwalgreen@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Reading Apps and Websites for Summer Reading

ereader apps: iBooks, Nook, or Kindle

Sites that support reading for fun: Harry Potter Reading Club, LitPick, Newsela

Essential Books for Kids and Teens

Check out ebooks here        Students login with username ##lastfirstmiddleinitial & Password mps#####

Get in the Game READ! Middleboro Public Library 2016 Summer Reading Challenge Register: June 18 - August 18 6 Grand Prize Winners! Read What you like, log your reading time, earn prizes. Prize Pack Reading Raffle $50 Amazon Raffle Contact: Christine Dargelis cdargeli@sailsinc.org 508-946-2470

NMS Summer Reading! Incoming Grade 6: Free Choice Incoming Grade 7: The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm Incoming Grade 8: The Other Wes Moore