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Middle School
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The following are
changes made to the District Calendar.
The high school final exams have been moved from
February 3 & 4 to February 5 & 8. Therefore,
February 3 & 4 will be full days and February 5 & 8
will be half days.
The middle school, elementary school and primary
school will have a full day on February 4 and a half
day on February 5. |
Changes In District Calendar Due
To School Closings
Currently, the last day of school for students is June 24, 2010, due to two snow days already used.
In the event the district has to close schools due to additional inclement weather, the Plumsted Township Board of Education at their January 27, 2010 Regular meeting approved the following modifications to the calendar:
One more snow day - school will be in session on Friday, June 25, 2010 - Last day for students
Two more snow days - school will be in session on Monday, April 5, 2010 (Spring Break)
Three more snow days - school will be in session on Monday, March 29, 2010 (Spring Break)
Four more snow days - school will be in session on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 (Spring Break)
Five more snow days - school will be in session on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 (Spring Break)
Please note: These changes do not apply to delayed openings due to inclement weather.
Directions to Away Games
(PDF
format)
Newsletter
Please click
here to view
the January Newsletter.
SchoolPAX
Rewards Program
With the help of the PTO, New
Egypt Middle School is now enrolled in the SchoolPAX rewards program. When
you shop at SUBWAY, Verizon
Wireless, Foot Locker,
Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot
Locker, Travelocity,
1800flowers.com or
myschooldebitcard.com, these companies will
donate a portion of your purchase to the New Egypt Middle School. All you
have to do is enter our SchoolPAX code: 9S5C and you can help NEMS.
Also, please remember that another easy way to help NEMS is through the
Target Take Charge of Education program. All you need to do is get a
Target REDcard and designate NEMS as your school. Target will donate a
percentage of your purchases to NEMS. |
NEMS Spirit Wear
Order Form
Please click
here for the PTO
Fundraiser order form.
Yearbooks on
Sale!
The NEMS yearbook is now on sale!
The yearbooks are $27 Checks should be made out to "NEMS Student Activities".
Cash is also accepted. Sales end on November 25th. For questions or
concerns, please call or email Christina Westby-Gibson at 609-758-6800 x131 or
Westby-GibsonC@newegypt.us.
Guess the Baby!
Attention all 8th graders! The
yearbook staff wants to see you when you were a baby! Submit a picture to
Ms. W-G in room 801 by November 21st. Your picture will be included in our
"Guess the Baby" yearbook section. Baby pictures require a $10 donation to
the yearbook fund to help insure all students will receive a yearbook.
Checks should be made out to "NEMS Student Activities". Cash is also
accepted. The first 80 pictures will be accepted. Please include
your name and first period on the back of your picture. Sorry, your
pictures may not be returned.
TabletClass.com
Sample Lesson
 Click
on the image to view a demonstration of the type of instruction our students can
view from home. Tutorials are available for most topics from Pre-Algebra through
Algebra 2 on
TabletClass.com.
Reading Around
The World
In an effort to
increase independent reading in grades 6-8, New Egypt Middle School is very
pleased to announce our 2009-2010 Reading Incentive Program, sponsored by The
New Egypt Middle School Student Council called, “Reading Around the World.”
Guidelines and Procedures:
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The program
will officially begin on October 6th and end on April 26th.
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Students
will visit two countries each month (12 countries total) by reading
independently for 20 minutes a day Monday through Friday at home.
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Each
student will receive a reading log (passport) every two weeks from their
homeroom teachers.
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Homeroom
teachers will collect completed passports and submit them to the main office
on the assigned date.
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Parents are
asked to sign their child’s passports to verify completion before
submission.
Incentives:
The names of 3 students who
participate (1 in each grade level) will be drawn every two weeks to
receive a $25 gift card from various businesses:
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Game Stop
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Barnes and Noble
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I-Tunes
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Etc.
Every student who
participates throughout the program will have a chance to win the Grand Prize:
A Notebook Computer!
On April 26th each
student who has submitted all 12 passports throughout the entire program
will receive triple the chance to win by submitting their names 3 times
for each reading log they return!
End of
the Program Celebration:
To celebrate the success and
completion of the program New Egypt Middle School is hoping to have a Hot Air
Balloon Company provide a demonstration while lifting up selected staff members
in May!!
Research has shown a direct
correlation between reading and improved vocabulary and writing skills,
increased comprehension, higher standardized test scores, greater global
awareness and overall academic achievement.
Reading incentive programs are
most effective and successful when parents become involved. Please help support
the “Reading Around the World,” Reading Incentive Program by helping your child
set aside time for them to read independently. We are very excited about this
program and look forward to getting started!
Thank you for your cooperation,
Andrea L. Caldes,
Principal
Jenny Wittmer, Student Council Advisor
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