NBMS Peek at The Week

November

4: Fall Picture Retakes

4: Chorus Concert, 7 PM

5: All County Band Auditions, Enka High, 4 to 9 PM

7: Report Cards sent home

11: School Closed for Veteran's Day

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We are excited to welcome back Mrs. Meghan Osborne, our 8th-grade math teacher, who returns after spending the first nine weeks on maternity leave. We’re so glad to have her back with our students and team! We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Melanie Kerr for stepping in during Mrs. Osborne’s leave. Her dedication and support have been greatly appreciated, and we are thankful for the positive impact she made with our 8th-grade students.

Report cards will be sent home this Friday, November 7. We’ve now begun a new grading period, which gives every student a fresh start and the opportunity to set new goals for success. Families are encouraged to log into Infinite Campus each week—or have your child log in and show you—to stay up to date on grades, assignments, and progress throughout the quarter.

It's time for our 2nd Annual Acts of Kindness Fundraiser. We will have our kickoff this Monday, November 3. The fundraiser will run from November 3 to November 25. It's so easy....you raise money through doing acts of kindness!

All students will receive a school spirit shirt, purchased by PTO, for the kickoff on Monday. Thank you, PTO!

Last year, we met our goal of $25,000 and I spent the night on the roof of the gym. This year, our goal is $40,000 and if we reach it I will be back on the roof of the gym!

Each student will receive a BINGO board, seen below. This provides the challenges and rewards. The first step is to REGISTER your child, that completes one tile of the BINGO board!

Register Here. The code is 9 7 1 - 4 4 9

Tennessee Lady Vol and NB Alumni Karlyn Pickens is coming home! Not only that, but she is coming to NBMS with her teammates for Kamp Karlyn's Winter Clinic on December 7. There are a limited number of spots remaining in each session. If your daughter loves softball, they won't want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from Karlyn, other members of the Lady Vols, and Liberty University Flames softball teams - some of the best softball players in the nation! Kamp Karlyn is open

7-11: https://bit.ly/KampKarlyn7-11

12-16: https://bit.ly/KampKarlyn12-16

Did you know that November is Career Development Month?

We will recognize and celebrate this in different ways this month at NBMS. On Tuesday, November 4th, we will sponsor a Career Cafe. As students go to and from lunch, they can visit tables of different careers and talk with workers at each. Student organizations from North Buncombe High School will also be set up in the lobby for students to be introduced to before high school. These organizations include FFA, DECA and HOSA.

On Monday, November 10th, students may sign up for our next "Career Connection" session. This month our speaker is a nurse from Mission Hospital. Sign ups will be at the end of this coming week.

We will sponsor more career conversations throughout the month, stay tuned.

We will be offering Fall RETAKE pictures on November 4th.

This link will allow parents to sign up to receive email updates about their child's school portraits after picture day. These emails are sent to announce important things like when images are ready for viewing online, when novelty items are available for purchase and when new deals and promotions are being offered. When entering student information, parents should be sure to enter the student's name as it is on file at the school.

To order and pay online, Go to strawbridge.net

Click “Order Pictures”
Enter the code "FM496226" and click “Find” to order

New Beta Club members are reminded of this deadline - Please return your permission form and membership dues by November 5th. Click here for other Beta Club updates.

This week we are excited to welcome North Buncombe High School Teacher Cadets to our school! These students are exploring education as a future career and will be visiting classrooms to observe and learn more about the teaching profession. We are proud to partner with NBHS to help inspire the next generation of educators and appreciate our teachers and students for making them feel welcome during their time with us.

Our After School bus will begin this Thursday, November 6th. It will not be making direct door-to-door stops. It will be making community stops. It will leave school each Thursday at 4:20 and stop at the locations listed below, at the times listed below. For questions, email our assistant principal, Dr. Takei.

North Buncombe FFA will be hosting a chapter meeting for middle and high school students on Tuesday November 4 @ 6:30, in Mr Gillespie's class. Additionally the FFA Alumni will be meeting at the same time, parents and community members are invited. Come hungry: spaghetti and salad provided, bring your favorite dessert.

You can subscribe here to our school's YouTube channel and watch these each Monday morning at 7:50 AM.

Fall Sports have wrapped up and Winter Sports (Basketball, Cheerleading, Wrestling) will begin soon.

Before participation in any sport, a student must have an updated physical on file and a parent must have completed Family ID. Winter sports officially begin on November 10.

Girls' Basketball

Coach Robbie Parker

Workouts November 3, 4, 5 and 6 from 3:15 to 5:00. These workouts are open to any girl who is interested in trying out for basketball.

Boys Basketball

Coach Todd Griffin

Workouts November 4 and 6 from 6:30 to 7:30 AM. These workouts are open to any boy who is interested in trying out for basketball.

Cheerleading

Coach Chelsea White

Tryouts for Winter Sports Cheerleading will be November 20 and 21

Wrestling

Coach Brandon Rice

Practice will begin on November 10