Please click on the link below for important information regarding our return to full in person education.
https://5il.co/ql9h
This is a reminder that we will be releasing information on Friday regarding our plan for a return to full in person education. At that time, we will also post the results of the survey from last week. This information will be posted to the website, twitter, the district Live Feed, and will also be emailed to your email address on file with the district.
Please take a minute to a take our brief survey as we look for parent and community feedback on our plan for a full return to school. For each student you have, please take an individual survey for that student. Survey results and more information regarding any full return to school will be shared with students, parents, and the community late next week.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G9X5NKD
Our new theme for the Crowd Source Yearbook is GET OUTDOORS. All NMS students have received an email from Mr. Luecht with an Google Form attached that allows them to upload up to 10 photos of them doing something outdoors. We encourage all students to help with this.
Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library from March 5 - 12. You can shop online from now until March 13 using this link:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/nippersinkmiddleschool1
NMS is proud of Learner of the Week, Jayson W.
NMS Crowd Source Yearbook/Organized Sports Pictures Follow-up: All students received an e-mail in which a Google Form was shared. Upload pics through the Google Form.
The current theme for the Crowd Sourced Yearbook is Organized Sports/Athletics. Students/staff can upload up to 5 pictures of themselves participating in a organized sports/athletic activity outside of school. Pictures should have been taken between Summer 2020 and now.
Perseverance landed yesterday on Mars and will start its mission to search for signs of prior life. The Perseverance Rover's wheels were made in our backyard, at Scot Forge.
Here is a video for you about this project at Scot Forge:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/513840777
Don't forget to visit the NMS Virtual Calming Room and explore multiple ways to release your daily stress. Click on the MENU tab on the NMS website and then the Virtual Calming Room icon to access the page.
Nippersink Middle School congratulates Remote Learners of the Week from January. Awesome job!
Reminder: Friday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 15 are non-attendance days for Nippersink Dist. 2 students. Hybrid Group A students will resume in-person learning on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The NMS Staff greatly appreciated the Valentine's gifts from the NMS PTO and NMS families.
Camp Duncan is excited to offer Spring and Summer Programs this year. Information can be found on the NMS Webpage by clicking on Menu, Documents, General/Temporary Documents
NMSl will now be having a full day of school on Thursday, February 11. The B group of students will be in attendance on this day. Since it is a full day of school, there will now be after school clubs and activities. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.
Students from Mr. Hepner's class spent the last few minutes of class enjoying the recent snow this afternoon.
We have just been informed that the McHenry County Health Department has assigned Thursday, February 11, as the required date for Nippersink District 2 employees to get their Covid-19 vaccination. In order to successfully allow enough time for the staff to participate, we will be changing our school schedule for that day. On Thursday, February 11 we will be implementing our Early Dismissal Schedule in which the NMS school day ends at 10:50 a.m. The B group of students will be in-person on this day and will participate in a full schedule of shortened classes. The school day will begin at the regular time of 7:45 a.m. and end at 10:50 a.m. There will be no after school activities or clubs on this day. Thank you for understanding!
On February 11, all D2 employees that would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccination will be able to do so. The surrounding school districts have worked with the MCDH to establish two large vaccination clinics capable of vaccinating all school employees throughout the county on February 11-12. This represents one more step forward in our fight against COVID-19.
NMS Students. Be on the look out for an email/Google Form from Mr. Luecht regarding Crowd Sourcing Yearbook Pictures. Our current theme is "Me and my Pet." Even though we are in hybrid schooling, the yearbook is still in need of pictures. Please help out by taking a picture of you and your pet(s) and uploading them to Mr. Luecht through the Google Form.
Don't forget tomorrow, Feb. 2 and Wednesday, Feb. 3 are picture days.