NMS Family Newsletter

Dear NMS families,

I want to inform you about an important update to our attendance notification process, starting Monday, December 9th.

To better support communication between school and home, we will implement an automated phone and text messaging system to notify parents and guardians of student absences. Notifications will be sent at 9:50 AM and 1:40 PM for students marked absent during the day.

This system is designed to:

1. Promptly inform parents/guardians when their child is absent.
2. Encourage timely communication with the office to report absences.
3. Assist our office staff in maintaining accurate attendance records.

If you receive a notification and have already informed the school of your child’s absence, there is no further action needed. If you have not yet reported the absence, please contact our office as soon as possible to provide the necessary information.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work to ensure the safety and accountability of all our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the school office.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our school community!

-Brandon Creason

Principal, NMS

Starting in January we will be offering a CPR/First Aid club. Google surveys will be sent out to

students soon and I will reach out to parents regarding day/times, and fees. The course will run

about 3-4 hours, broken up over 2 days, or the full time on a Saturday. Based on student interest

we will offer this class multiple times. If you have interest in your student becoming American

Heart Association CPR/first aid certified, please speak to them about signing up or reach out to

me with any questions.

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s Heart saver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or

no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory

(e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an

emergency in any setting.

What does this course teach?

● First aid basics

● Medical emergencies

● Injury emergencies

● Environmental emergencies

● Preventing illness and injury

● Adult CPR and AED use

● Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

● Optional Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies

December 9 - 7th Grade Boys Basketball vs Johnsburg MS 4:00 (SGE)

December 9 - 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Johnsburg MS 4:00 (NMS)

December 13 - Early Dismissal 10:55 am

December 23-January 5 - Winter Break

January 6 - School Resumes

January 10 - End of 2nd Quarter

2024 - 2025 Athletic Information HERE

December Lunch Menu

NMS Website

2024-2025 Parent - Student Handbook

24-25 Bell Schedule

NMS Safety Concern

24-25 School Calendar

NMS Spirit Blankets will be on sale during Parent Teacher Conferences in the Office. $25 each. Cash or check only.

Safety for our students and staff is something we take very seriously here at NMS. Please talk to your children about the seriousness of making threatening comments regarding students, staff, or the school. No comments will be handled as a joke here at Nippersink Middle School and law enforcement will be contacted if comments are made or shared on social media. Please contact the office or use our website if you have a safety concern. Safety concerns can be submitted on the website HERE

Substitute Teachers! The application form for working as a District 2 substitute teacher can be found here