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2024-2025 School Year Winter 2025
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Jan 22: MLK Day: No School
Jan 23: Washington DC Meeting 7pm Cafeteria (Use Door 43 Varsity Gym Doors)
Jan 28: 6:00p.m. information meeting for cultural exchange program
Feb 17: No School/Presidents Day (Unless used as a make-up Day)
Feb 20: 6:00pm 8th Grade Parent Meeting (Cafeteria)
March 24-28: Spring Break
For All Athletic Events please visit the Northwestern Eventlink Page or click here for schedules.
We're excited to announce the following Northwestern Teachers will be joining the Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year.
Derek Alexander
6th Grade Social Studies
Brad Burkhalter
6th Grade Science
Lindsay Holt
6th Grade L.A.
Jared Treadway
7th Grade Math
Katie Smith
6th Grade Math
Feburary Student of the Month
Feburary Student of the Month
Jackson Erb is a 7th grader and our 'Student of the Month' for Feburary. He's a hard worker in class, very polite, and always shows up to school prepared to do well. He willl be honored at our next school board meeting.
Principal's Note:
Hello, last newsletter I reviewed the expectations of distance learning vs. e-Learning. These expectations are also included in each newsletter via the link provided. I'm very proud of how well our students and staff were able to work together online despite the challenges.
Starting this week the Northwestern Middle School academic model is shifting to offer some targeted intervention help during homeroom time. The level of intervention is determined by the teacher after reviewing the student's performance on the i-Learn checkpoint examinations which I covered in our first newsletter this school year. In the future, this will be a targeted two week instruction during homeroom for Math and Language Arts. Students scoring below certain benchmarks on the examination will receive more targeted intervention, but all students can expect to have work aligned to benchmarks.
This Thursday at 7pm in the Cafeteria, we will have our annual Washington D.C. meeting for 7th grade students/families who are interested in attending the Washington D.C. Trip in the fall. I highly suggest you attend if you or your student want to go on the trip. During this year's inauguration ceremony I was astounded to watch events that were occurring in the exact same spots our students and staff stood just a few weeks ago while we toured the Capitol.
Mr. Bishir
N.M.S. Principal
Message from Assistant Principal Mr. Ward:
We're inviting all 8th grade parents to attend our 8th grade parent meeting on Feb 20th in the cafeteria. There have been many changes to graduation requirements in Indiana starting with the 8th grade class and it's important you're aware of those changes.
Please feel free to reach out anytime with questions or concerns involving your child. I can be reached at ryan.ward@nwsc.k12.in.us or my ext.3104.
8th Grade Parent Meeting.pdf
Rachele Temme is our 8th Grade Team Leader. If you have specific questions about 8th grade academics/grades/etc. please email rachele.temme@nwsc.k12.in.us
The field trip to the Indiana Repertory Theater was a success. Thank you for supporting the trip. For many students it was their first live theater experience.
Tuesday, March 11 8th grade will visit IUK and eat lunch at a fast food restaurant.
8th Grade Parent Meeting Feb 20th 6:00pm (High School Scheduling)
From Heather Dubbels: Current 8th graders interested in participating in an immersion experience and cultural exchange in Montevideo, Uruguay in June 2026, there will be an informational meeting in Mrs. Dubbels' classroom in the High School, S-9 Tuesday, January 28 at 6:00 pm. Your family would have the opportunity to host an Uruguayan student for 2 weeks in January, 2026 and your son or daughter would be able to travel to Uruguay to be hosted by this Uruguayan student's family in June, 2026. If you cannot attend the informational meeting, on Tuesday, January 28, please reach out to Mrs. Dubbels at heather.dubbels@nwsc.k12.in.us for more information about this student exchange.
Yearbooks
Yearbooks
Michelle Sinnamon is our 7th Grade Team Leader. If you have questions about 7th grade academics/grades/etc. please email michele.sinnamon@nwsc.k12.in.us
Angie Mast angie.mast@nwsc.k12.in.us (new 7th Grade Math Teacher) would like to request that each student have a 1 or
1 1/2 inch binder with 5 tabs/dividers. This binder will be used to keep notes, bell work, quizzes, tests, & misc. in so that students can use them to review, etc.
7th Grade Families: Are you Interested in going on the annual Washington D.C. Trip next year? The meeting is this Thursday at 7pm in the Cafeteria.
Tigers working in class:
Swim lesson information for the Spring:
Swim Lesson 2024 - 2025 Dates.pdfROcky's Corner
ROcky's Corner
Official Spot of our School Support Dog
Friendship is a huge part of middle school life. I'm even sometimes referred to as "man's best friend". So perhaps I'm qualified to offer some advice for keeping positive healthy friendships: Here are some do's and don'ts of friendship:
Do's:
Ask about their day: Show genuine interest in what's going on in their life.
Offer help when needed: Be willing to lend a hand with tasks or just be a listening ear.
Celebrate their successes: Be genuinely happy for their accomplishments.
Be empathetic: Try to understand their perspective and feelings.
Be open-minded: Be willing to hear different viewpoints and consider new ideas.
Give them space: Being around someone all the time can be tiresome. Sitting or talking with other friends should be encouraged.
Don'ts:
Gossip about them: Keep their secrets safe and avoid talking negatively about them to others.
Be judgmental: Accept them for who they are and avoid criticizing them excessively.
Dominate conversations: Give them space to share their thoughts and experiences.
Cancel plans frequently: Be reliable and try to stick to commitments you make.
Ignore their needs: Be aware of their emotional state and respond accordingly.
Be suffocating: Demanding someone only talk to you or sit with you at lunch (for example) can overwhelm a friendship. Most of the time a friend is too afraid to tell you they need some space. If someone isn't sitting with you or inviting you to plans it may just mean they have other friends and that's not a bad thing.
Distance Learning/Elearning
Distance Learning/Elearning
The season for weather delays is approaching. Please review our distance learning page for more information in case of school closure.
The Nurse's Station
The Nurse's Station
Reminder
Contact our School Nurses if you have questions, immunization updates, medication to drop off: ext: 2320
jodi.galbraith@nwsc.k12.in.us ; elizabeth.smith@nwsc.k12.in.us or call the school.
TEXTING HOME SICK
TEXTING HOME SICK
We ask that if your child is not feeling well at school they should ask to see our school nurse. We've had multiple incidents where a parent has come to check out a student for illness and no one has known they weren't feeling well. Students who go home and are not sick will be unexcused. We appreciate your support and understanding.
Northwestern School Corporation/ Chartwells has transitioned to Meal Magic for their food service point of sale system. Meal Magic will be utilized for all your food service payments. To access lunch account balances and to make online payments please visit:
https://northwesternsc.familyportal.cloud
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH THE 'Meal Magic' PORTAL
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Check your account balance
See your child's purchase history
Freeze 'extra items' such as chips/cookies/ice cream from purchase.
Pay Online with credit/debit card.
There are automatic restrictions once your child's lunch balance is $-25.00. They will still receive a lunch.
Breakfast $1.80 Lunch $3.05
After-School Tutoring will be Tuesdays and Thursdays
2:45-3:30 RM S-10
Students who stay for tutoring must stay until 3:30 and be picked up at the HS
Sports
Sports
Check out our Athletics Page for more information about sports, schedules, etc. Make sure you and your athlete are registered on 'Final Forms' and have a physical submitted before your season starts. You can also select sports you're interested in on 'Final Forms' to be notified of try-outs etc..
Additionally: All Northwestern Teams are communicating team info via the SportsYou App.
Questions? Please contact the athletic office secretary:
Questions? Please contact the athletic office secretary:
Christina Kidwell
Christina Kidwell
CHRISTINA.KIDWELL@NWSC.K12.IN.US
(765) 457-8101 EXT. 2600
The Tiger Champions Application is now open! All interested candidates apply at the link provided! https://forms.gle/wbcYgdiK3Cn3mHd87
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