NMS Parent & Family Update

1. Our second Open House, this one for 5th and 6th graders, will be Tuesday this week - please join us at 5:30pm!
2. It's Homecoming Week for NISD! See the flyer below for daily dress up themes!
   
3. Please help us ensure your students are following the dress code, with shirts tucked in and IDs on every day to avoid disciplines.
   
4. Check out the sections below for info about NMS! There is a lot of info in this newsletter, so please take note😃

- Mandy Bryan, Principal

Please consider joining PTA and becoming a volunteer at NMS!

Join us at 5:30 in the cafeteria for an opening session before heading to your child's classrooms to hear all about their education!

When: Saturday, Oct 11th from 9 am - 1:00 pm

Who: Any boy or girl currently enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade

Where: NHS Main Gym. Check in will begin at 8:45am.

Cost: $60.00 pre-register through Sept 26th or late registration $70.00 (Sept 27-Oct 11) (late registration is available, but not guaranteed a t-shirt)

Registration and Payment: Must register and pay online through RevTrak- https://needvilleisd.revtrak.net/needville-high-school/hs-cheer/#/fo/Mini-Jays-CHEER85

What is in it for you: All clinic participates will receive a clinic T-shirt and a personal invitation to perform at the NHS Varsity football game during the 1st quarter the Next home game (Friday OCT 17th Needville VS Brazosport – Pink Out game)

What to Wear: All clinic participants are asked to wear comfortable shorts, shirt, and tennis shoes with hair pulled away from your face. Also bring a water bottle with their name on it.

Contact Information: Jenna White - Cheerleader Coach at email whitej@needvilleisd.com

Show-offs - A viewing for family and friends will begin promptly at 12:45 in the NHS Gym.

Lunch- We will provide a light snack and pizza for lunch. Please make sure that your child has eaten breakfast before arriving. Also, if your child has any food allergies, please add them online.

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Texas law now requires school districts to distribute information to parents and guardians about the safe storage of firearms. The attached information will help you learn about options for, as well as how to talk to your child and others about, the safe storage of firearms.

In 2021, 4,613 Texans experienced gun-related deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services (SHS) reports that 55% of Texas firearms deaths in 2020 were suicides and that 59% of all suicides in Texas were by firearms. Suicide attempts involving firearms have a 90% fatality rate. Restricting access to guns is critical in reducing acts of violence, whether as self-harm or towards others. Acts of mass violence and interpersonal violence often end in suicide.

It is unlawful to store, transport, or abandon an unsecured firearm in a place where children are likely to be and can obtain access to the firearm. Under Texas Penal Code 46.13, a person commits the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child if the child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm, and the person with criminal negligence:

· Failed to secure the firearm; or

· Left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access

The penalty for allowing a child access to a firearm can range from a Class C misdemeanor (punishable by a $500 fine) to a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by a $4000 fine, a year in jail, or a combination of the two). Texas exempts the purchase of firearm safety equipment from Texas Sales and Use Tax.

Remember, a gun should be stored unloaded in a safe or locked container, with ammunition stored elsewhere. You can learn more and find additional resources from the Texas Department of Public Safety at https://safegunstoragetexas.com.

Safe gun storage is critical to preventing suicide, unintentional shootings, and other tragedies.

Sincerely,

Needville Independent School District

Parents, please complete their Medical Service Consent in Skyward ASAP! We would like to be the first campus with a 100% signed!

Any excuses for PE/Pre-athletics: please do not put these in Skyward because they can be missed. We prefer those to be hand delivered to either the nurses office or the front office.

Thank you!

If you are still thinking about signing up for the Spring Break trip to Washington, D.C. It's not too late! Join your friends on this exciting adventure! For more details contact Melanie Jahn or Ashley Couey. Jahnm@needvilleisd.com or Coueya@needvilleisd.com We have packets that contain all of the information you need. Thanks!

https://family.schoolcafe.com/NISD

Please help your Blue Jay maximize their learning by having them at school on time! Students are counted tardy after 7:55am, and parents must exit their vehicle and sign students in starting at 8am.

You are welcome to come to NMS during the week of your Blue Jay's birthday and have lunch with them! Be sure to bring your ID and check in at the office first! Please limit the visitors to 4 adults (no small children, please).

4th Grade Lunch: 11:35-12:05

5th Grade Lunch: 12:25-12:55

6th Grade Lunch: 10:45-11:15

Go to https://classroom.google.com/ to log in. Students will enter their username and password:

Username: 6digitID@needvilleisd.com

Password: 8 digit numeric password

If anyone in the household is already logged into a Google account, be sure to click on the circle icon in the upper right and add another account

Below is the link to order a house shirt if you are interested!

All orders will be shipped directly to the school.

Click HERE for the NMS Dress Code

Each time you visit NMS, you must present a valid ID, whether you are signing in to visit or picking up your child!

All student IDs that were turned in last year have been returned to current students. New NMS students (all of 4th grade, and new 5th & 6th graders) will get their first ID free. If you need to purchase a new ID or an extra, please visit the REVTRAK store link below. If ordered after 10am, your student might not receive until the next school day.

Yes, we will have clubs at NMS again this year! More info will be sent home in September and clubs will kick off in October! Stay tuned...

Needville Middle School

Asst. Principal: Clacie Ciaccio

Asst. Principal: Jamie Valentine

Attendance Clerk: Kasey Bownds

Secretary: Felisha Clack

Link to our NMS Student Handbook

Website: Needville Middle School
Location: 16411 Fritzella Needville, TX 77461

Phone: (979)793-3027