NAMS Soar & Achieve Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Parent conferences for the winter session went very well last night. Our next round of parent conferences will take place on Tuesday from 3:15 to 6:45 PM. If you have not yet signed up for a conference please do so.

8th grade conferences will be scheduled with individual teachers and the link to sign-up for a time slot can be found here.

7th grade. Please click here to sign up for a 7th grade student led conference. All other related arts teachers will hold traditional conferences, please find their conference links here. If you have any questions about Student Led Conferences, please contact Mrs. Spurrier at spurrier.1@napls.us.

I would like to highlight several important events coming up next week:

• Spring Sports Meet & Greet
• Parenting Presentation: Let's Talk Tweens Turning into Tweens
• 2024 - 2025 Course Submissions - Due Feb. 16th
• Yearbook Orders Due Feb. 28th

You can read more details on the events below.
Warmest regards,

Mr. Kevin L. Freeman Sr.

Principal

New Albany Middle School

Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 6:00 in the middle school library for a parent presentation.

Jen McHale is an art therapist and licensed chemical dependency counselor in private practice at Kovacs Counseling located in Columbus, Ohio. Jen has been in practice for 20 years working with all ages in the field of mental health. Her practice focuses on helping individuals develop coping skills to deal with life stressors and life transitions. Creative approaches in therapy can offer individuals a unique approach to help individuals make sense of challenging thoughts and feelings that can otherwise be difficult to express.

Let’s talk tweens turning into teens! Middle school is a transitional time in children’s lives where they are spending more time with their peers unsupervised. Social acceptance, peer pressures, and curiosities about what “older kids are doing” heightens at this impressionable age. Jen will provide an overview of ways parents can protect their child from substance use and misuse. Review “red flags” when mental health concerns need to be more seriously addressed. Jen will share her success as an art therapist in providing creative approaches in empowering children and adolescents to express themselves and strengthen their self-concept.

Early Dismissal Form

Pre Planned Absence Form

Lunch Menu

Final Forms

Pay Schools Central

NAMS Yearbook Sales - Balfour

• February 12 - MS Sports Meet & Greet
  
• February 13 - Parent Teacher Conferences
• February 16 - 2024-2025 NAMS Course Submissions Due
• February 19 - President's Day - No School
• February 20 - Teacher Professional Day - No School
• February 21 - Parent Meeting - Washington DC Class Trip 2024
• February 28 - Last Day to Order NAMS Yearbook

Email: news@napls.us
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Location: 6600 Dublin Granville Road, New Albany, Ohio 43054
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