NBMS Peek at The Week

February

9: Triple AAA "Choose Your Crunch" Reward

10: PTO Meeting, 8 AM

10: 7th grade math NC Check-In Test

10: After School Spin Club Begins, 3 PM

10: United Way Community Night, 5 PM

11: D-N-D Club Begins, 3 PM

12: Full School Day, NO early release

13: Full School Day, NOT a teacher workday

12: 8th Grade Honor Roll Awards, 10:15

13: No One Eats Alone Day

16 - 20: "Love The Bus Week"

17: SIT Meeting, 3:30

18: AIG/Advanced Learner Parent Meeting, 8:15

Winter weather certainly had other plans for us over the last two weeks! Thank you for your flexibility and continued support as we adjusted schedules and transitioned to remote learning most days. As shared by the district’s Communications Department, to help make up for lost instructional time, next Thursday, previously scheduled as an early release day, will now be a full school day, and Friday, which was planned as a workday, will also be a full school day for students. I know schedule changes can be challenging, and I appreciate your understanding as we work to meet the state's instructional requirements.

If you have concerns related to attendance or special circumstances (especially with these recent calendar changes), please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. Our school is committed to working closely with families to support the well-being and success of every student.

As you know, students have 5 days to submit remote learning day assignments. The submission of these assignments is also important because it counts for student attendance. As a reminder, here are the due dates for the 3 most recent remote learning days.

• remote day 2/2/26 - work due 2/10/26
• remote day 2/3/26 - work due 2/11/26
• remote day 2/4/26 - work due 2/12/26

Thank you for your continued support and for being such a strong partner in your child’s education.

-Nicholas

On Friday, January 30, BCS sponsored the annual Math Counts Competition. Student standouts from that competition include:

• Quinn Carmody - Outstanding Performance

• Leo DeMatteis - Outstanding Performance

• Tilly Lennell - Outstanding Performance

• Carlina Niehus - Outstanding Performance

• Tilly Lenell, Caralina Niehus, Arturo Santoyo-Vaca, Dylan Zlab - 3rd Place Team Scorers

On Saturday, February 7, our Math Counts team finished in FOURTH place out of 13 teams at the Regional Competition, just behind Rugby Middle, Owen Middle and Asheville Homeschool. Two students, Tilly Lenell and Dylan Zlab, made the podium with individual standouts, out of about 150. Carlina Niehus, Arturo Santoya-Vaca and Daxton Plimpton were just ONE point away, tying for 13th. All 12 competing students from NBMS finished in the top half of the competitors -- amazing! We are proud of you!

We are proud to recognize three outstanding NBMS students who were selected to represent our school at the All-District Band Clinic at Western Carolina University on Friday, February 6. This is a wonderful honor and reflects their dedication, talent, and hard work in music. We are proud of you for representing NBMS!

7th Grade
• Booker Terry
• Tyler Paul

8th Grade
• Zeke Johnson

Triple AAA stands for Academics, Attendance and Attitude. Students who met the requirements within the second nine weeks will be rewarded on Monday, during their advisory time of Power Hour.

Requirements

• Academics - 75 or higher in every class
  
• Attendance - No more than 4 absences in the grading period
  
• Attitude - Can only have one major referral and no OSS
  

While winter weather forced us to cancel the PBIS Snowball Dance, the fun isn’t canceled! Our PBIS team is working to reschedule the dance and will share the new date soon—stay tuned!

Interested 8th graders were given information about a special opportunity to travel to Greensboro to visit "Shouldn't Take Off Her Boots", NC's only memorial to women in the Holocaust, and the International Museum of Civil Rights. We only have 40 spots available!

Additional permission slips are available from Coach Brown.

Want to learn how 7th-12th grade students can earn scholarship dollars that can be used for education as well as personal projects and have students engaged in learning opportunities? The North Buncombe FFA and agriculture education department will be hosting the spring informational and planning meeting on Tuesday, February 10th, at 6:30 in Mr Gillespie's classroom at NBHS to share the 2026 opportunities for students. Students and families are encouraged to come learn more. Come hungry because supper will be provided by the North Buncombe FFA Alumni.

Love the Bus Week, celebrated February 16–20, is coming soon! This special week gives us the opportunity to recognize and thank our dedicated bus drivers for the important role they play in our school community. Each day, they help ensure our students arrive at school safely and start and end their day with a friendly face. If your child is a bus rider, please begin thinking about a small note, drawing, or gesture to help recognize and thank their bus driver during this special week. We look forward to celebrating and showing our appreciation for all they do for our students and families.

We are excited to sponsor the "February Reading Challenge: Winter Olympics Edition" in our school media center. Every time a student finishes a book that completes one of this month's challenges, stop by the library, answer a question about your book, and get a prize!

If you complete 3 or more challenges by February 28, you will receive a bigger reward!

Monday, February 9

Basketball at Owen, 4:30

Wrestling at Home vs. Owen and Enka, 4:30

Tuesday, February 10

Basketball Tournament Games - TBD

Thursday, February 12

Wrestling Tournament at Enka, 2:30 PM

You can subscribe here to our school's YouTube channel and watch these each Monday morning at 7:50 AM. We did not record livestream announcements last week due to our remote learning days.

Email: nicholas.honeycutt@bcsemail.org
Website: NBMS

Location: 51 N. Buncombe School Road, Weaverville NC 28787
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