NBMS Peek at The Week

January

19: MLK, Jr. Holiday - No School

20: Workday for Staff, School Closed for Students

20: SIT Meeting, 1:30

21: 2nd Semester Begins (2nd semester exploratory classes)

27: Community Night

28: Report Cards sent home

30: PBIS Dance, 3 to 5 PM

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Dear Parents and Family,

We are writing to inform you of an important update to our late work policy for all 8th grade students. Beginning the second semester, students will have 10 school days from the original due date to submit late assignments for credit. After this 10-day window, late work will no longer be accepted. Late assignments may be penalized and not receive full credit. Previously, work was accepted throughout the entire nine weeks.

This change is intended to help students develop stronger time-management, organization, and responsibility skills. As students prepare to transition to high school, it is important that they learn to manage deadlines and understand the expectations that will be placed on them in future academic and career settings.

We appreciate your support in encouraging your child to keep up with assignments, communicate with teachers when challenges arise, and use available resources such as after school study labs, after/before school tutoring, community nights, and in school advisory time. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teachers.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting student success.

Sincerely,

The 8th Grade Team

We’re excited to explore the launch of two new student clubs: a Pickleball Club and a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Club! If your student is interested in staying active on the court or diving into creativity, teamwork, and storytelling, I’d love to hear from them.
Students who are interested should email Principal Honeycutt with their name and the club(s) they’d like to join - nicholas.honeycutt@bcsemail.org.

Reset routines: Help your child establish consistent sleep, morning, and homework routines to support focus and readiness for learning.
Check organization weekly: Encourage your child to review assignments, grades, and materials to stay on track and avoid last-minute stress.
Promote attendance and punctuality: Being present and on time every day is one of the strongest predictors of student success.
Encourage communication: Remind students to ask questions, advocate for themselves, and communicate with teachers when they need support.
Stay connected: Talk regularly with your child about what’s going well at school and where they may need help.
Support goal setting: Help your child set small, achievable goals for the semester and celebrate progress along the way.
Monitor technology use: Balance screen time to ensure devices support learning and healthy habits.
Reach out early: If concerns arise—academic, behavioral, attendance, or emotional—partner with the school early so we can work together.
Emphasize effort over perfection: Remind students that growth comes from persistence, learning from mistakes, and not giving up.

Encourage balance: Support involvement in activities, friendships, and time to recharge, which all contribute to overall well-being.

We want our students to know they are supported—academically and emotionally. If your child is feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, or simply needs someone to talk to, free after-school counseling is available. Sessions are provided by our school counselors, along with counselors from other North Buncombe district schools, in a safe and supportive setting. If you are interested in this opportunity for your child, please complete this google form.