NBMS Peek at The Week

February

3: 8th Grade Honor Roll Awards, 10:15

3: Nesbitt Discovery Academy Open House, 6 PM

4: 7th Grade Honor Roll Awards, 10:15

4: NBHS Curriculum Night, 5:30 - 7:00

6: Parent Advisory Council, 8:15 AM

10: United Way Community Night, 5 PM

I hope all of our school families are staying safe and warm during the recent snowstorm. While winter weather may cause disruptions to our upcoming school days, we are grateful for your patience and flexibility and look forward to welcoming students back into the building as soon as conditions allow. This newsletter contains several important updates and helpful links, and we appreciate you taking the time to read through the information. Thank you for your continued support and partnership with our school.

We’d love to see pictures of our students enjoying the recent snow days ! Please use the link below to upload your photos to our shared folder. These may be used in an upcoming school newsletter or social media post.

📸 Upload photos here

This week, we are proud to celebrate National School Counseling Week by recognizing our incredible school counselors, Christie Clarke and Jenay Wilson. Ms. Clarke and Mrs. Wilson wear many hats each day, providing unwavering support to both our students and staff. They truly know our students, build strong relationships, and maintain a consistent, positive presence throughout our school. Whether they are offering guidance, encouragement, or a listening ear, their dedication and care make a lasting difference in our school community. We are deeply grateful for their compassion, professionalism, and commitment to helping every student succeed.

Our PTO is sponsoring a "Souper Bowl lunch for staff on Friday, February 6th. Your support with specific items is greatly appreciated. Click this link to support this luncheon!

This is a reminder to parents of students with a DAR (Discretionary Admission Release)...

Please note that the DAR application window opens on February 15th. Because Infinite Campus automatically enrolls students in their zoned school for the upcoming year, it is essential that continued-placement DARs are processed promptly so those students are correctly attached to their current school in the system. The earlier these continued-placement DARs are completed, the smoother the transition will be.

Click here to access the BCS Website for Discretionary Admission/Release Application Info.

NBMS Honor Roll Awards - We are excited to recognize the hard work of our students earning the A or AB Honor Roll for the second quarter.

8th Grade - Tuesday, February 3, 10:15 AM

7th Grade - Wednesday, February 4, 10:15 AM

Triple AAA stands for Academics, Attendance and Attitude. Students who met the requirements within the second nine weeks will be rewarded one day this week, during their advisory time of Power Hour. We had planned on doing this on Monday, but will reschedule since it's a Remote Day.

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

Thank you students for showing GREAT interest in our D-N-D Club! We understand that finding a day afterschool with limited conflicts will be challenging. Please take a moment and fill out the following google form HERE to sign up for the club and vote on your best day to attend! We will do our best to find the day that best accommodates the most students.

For our first meeting, we will meet on February 4th from 3-4pm in the cafeteria! Please plan to join and begin this new adventure.

If you have questions, please contact Cynthia.Roop@bcsemail.org

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!

All families making payments towards their child's DC have a payment due on February 2. If you are making 3 payments, your payment is $220. If you have been making monthly payments, your payment is $100. With no school on Monday, that payment will be due on Tuesday or the next day we are back in the building. This is the most important payment thus far as we will hold roommate sign ups on Tuesday for our boys and Wednesday for our girls. Students who are behind on their payments will not be able to sign up for the roommates of their choice until that payment comes in.

Roommate sign ups will be held on February 3 (boys) and 4 (girls). All students must have made all required payments in order to sign up for roommates. We will hold roommate sign ups on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7:30-7:50 in the Media Center. Your child will come in their group of 4 and sign up. Once they sign up, changes will not be made so please encourage them to choose wisely. Students who do not sign up on Tuesday or Wednesday will gather on Thursday morning to do this.

If you have questions about your child's payment, please reach out to their HR teacher. Other questions about the trip, email Coach Brown.

2026 High School Transition Activities

BCS Alternative High School Options

Click here to see all the many after school clubs we offer, several of these are new for second semester. Students can join at any time. Email Tiffany Wooten if you any questions.

Student Clubs:

Chess Club
National Junior Art Society
Make and Take Club
Robotics Club
S.A.V.E. Club
Math Club
Pickleball Club (NEW)
D & D Club (NEW)
Spin Club (NEW)

Click here to see our different tutoring options. Email Tiffany Wooten if you any questions.

Tutoring and Academic Assistance:

After School Study Lab
Before School Tutoring
7th Grade ELA Tutoring
7th Grade Math Tutoring
8th Grade ELA Study Lab
8th Grade Math Tutoring

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 3rd 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 supper will be provided by the North Buncombe FFA Alumni.

Please help us spread the word that student applications are now being accepted for 2026 Summer Accelerator, sponsored by The Dogwood Health Trust, on July 19 - 24, 2026. Eligible students can attend one week of camp FREE of CHARGE! Students must be rising 7 - 12th grade students and reside in one of the 18 counties served by The Dogwood Health Trust to be eligible: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey and the Qualla Boundary.

The program is competitive. The application deadline is March 13th. Selections will be made and students will be notified before April 1st.

Check out our website for more information, and join us for an information session via Zoom on Tuesday, February 3rd beginning at 6:30 pm. Please use this link to register for the information session. A registration link can also be found on the webpage.

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Basketball - If we are out of school on Monday, we will play the Owen game on 2/4 or 2/5 and the tournament will be pushed to 2/9 and 2/10.

Wrestling Tournament - The tournament on Saturday (January 31) was canceled with the predicted weather. The tournament will now be on February 12th with weigh-ins at Enka MS starting at 2:30pm.