From the Middle: Back to School

Welcome Back: 

School is back in session for New Hampton Middle School students with some major changes!  We have now begun classes in our new building and students and staff are finding new ways to use the space!  Students are enjoying the extra room to do activities and collaborate.  School began with an assembly in the Foyer and all students fit into the area!

Students Entering the First Day:

Staff all greeted and welcomed students as they entered the building on the first day.  Mr. Jurrens also helped to greet students and help the first day of drop off and pickup at the new school.  All parents are encouraged to continue to pull up as far as possible to allow parents behind to pull into the parking lot.  Parents are asked to drive in the west entrance and leave out the east by the high school. 

New Security to Protect Students:

When parents enter the new school, there are different procedures designed to help protect students.  All doors will be locked when school begins and the only way to enter the building will be to pass through the office and check in.  This year we have a new system called LOBBYGUARD that parents will need to sign in to come into school.  It asks for who you are and uses your drivers license to verify your identity. If you forget your license, it will ask a series of questions to confirm your identity.   When done, it will print off a badge for you to wear.  If someone tries to enter the school that shouldn't be there, it will notify the police and start the lock down process to protect our students and staff.  It may take more time to check in, but it will allow us to be safer with our kids. 

Building in Action:

Here are some pictures of the students in the building and classrooms from week one:

Back at NHHS

Student Board Member

Congratulations to Evan Rosonke for being sworn in as our student board member for the 2019-20 school year.  At his first meeting Evan told us that his first goal has already been established through the work in the student parking lot.  We look forward to hearing more of Evan's feedback at NHCSD.

PBIS Team Hosts Kick Off

On day 2 of the school year, the PBIS team hosted relationship building and expectation review through a rotation of games based on The Price Is Right. In addition there were games that NHHS students have noted as their favorites.  For two hours students worked through expectations building wide and took time to play with their homerooms to increase community.

Classes in Full Swing

The first week of classes brought lots of new work, new faces, and new technology.  Our 9th graders are transitioning from iPads to Chromebooks and using both schoology and Google classroom.  Mrs. Bercik took on the challenge in getting all students connected in English 9.

Students also quickly began working cooperatively and sharing their thoughts and learning.  Mr. McDonald used new music by Taylor Swift to drive conversations about political change, using your voice, and honoring others' opinions in government class.

Activities are in full swing with all three athletic groups in action this week.  The volleyball team swept two games on Tuesday, cross country was at Newman Catholic on Thursday and the football team opens on Friday at Aplington-Parkersburg.