From the Principal . . . .

Greetings New Haven Middle School families!

The past few months have been packed with exciting times at NHMS. Your students have perse-

vered, and in some cases, soared. We are looking ahead to our end of the year activities. We have

many successes to celebrate: Our social studies academic Super Bowl team finished first place

and the English team finished in 2nd place in Hamilton earlier this month, our students have con-

sistently performed very well on Beacon and Acuity assessments throughout this school year, and

our athletes have performed very well in our wrestling and track programs. Thank you to the fam-

ilies who joined us for our Family Fun night last month and to the parents who have shared your

time and resources to show your support for our teachers and your students. We hope you’ll con-

tinue to feel welcome and a valued part of our school community.

We still have our final round of ISTEP+ testing to complete. April 28th marks the start of this final

testing window. Mr. Adams, Mrs. Rodgers, and our staff have done a tremendous job of planning

to make this testing experience a positive one. Remember to encourage your student to eat well,

and get plenty of sleep.

Our district continues to celebrate our A status assigned by the state based on attendance, achieve-

ment, and improvement throughout our district. We are continuing to look for ways to improve

our school and district to meet the needs of all our families.

As we look ahead to the end of the year, mark your calendar for the following ceremonies:

May 21 8th Grade Awards and Celebration 6:30 -7:45 p.m. New Haven High School

8th Grade Dance at NHMS, 8:00—10:00 p.m. $2 tickets must be purchased in advance.

Please see details on page 4 regarding attire for the 8th Grade Awards and Celebration Night.

May 22 6th Grade Awards 9 a.m. Park Hill Auditorium

May 22 7th Grade Awards 9 a.m. NHMS cafeteria

Other dates and activities to note:

April 27 & 29, May 2 ,4, 6 and 9 Track Meets

May 5th Choir and Band Concert 7 p.m. Park Hill Auditorium

May 15th Student Cookout (Grade level lunches will be eaten in court yard)

May 19th 8th Grade Indianapolis Children’s Museum Fieldtrip

Finally, as we have for the last five years, we’ll host a school-wide talent show on the last day of

school. This is a fun way to celebrate a year of learning and friendships. Encourage your student

to sign up and audition. Parents are welcomed to join us celebrate the last two hours of the school

year on May 22.

It’s a privilege to serve alongside you as we seek to equip kids for the future!

Doug Pickett

Newsletter

Highlights:

Principal’s letter

Athletics

2015/2016 Supply

Lists

Important Dates

Clinic Notes

Parkview Asthma

Day Camp

Student Council

2015-2016 Registra-

tion

College Preparation

New Haven Middle School

Volume 21 Issue 4

-ATTENTION-

2015 –2016 EACS

Registration

Aug. 3 noon—7 p.m.

Aug. 4 8 a.m.—noon

Letters with more in-

formation will be mailed

to homes in July. You

will need an active

username and password

to complete the online

registration. Contact the

school office if you need

assistance to reset your

password or create a new

account.

Spring 2015 www.eacs.k12.in.us

NHMS Vision: NHMS is the CHOICE for students and families in the New Haven Community

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Important Dates

May 5 Band & Choir Concert @ Park Hill @ 7 p.m. Adults $2 Students $1 5 & under are free

May 11 8th Grade Dance tickets go on sale during lunch time. Tickets must be purchased by May 21.

May 11-13 Practice for cheerleading tryouts

May 14 Cheerleader Tryouts (see page 4)

May 14 7th & 8th Gr. iPad collection

May 15 School-wide Cookout

May 19 8th Gr. Fieldtrip to Indianapolis Children’s Museum

May 20 Collaboration has been cancelled. Students will be in session for the full day—they will not be dismissed a half hour early.

May 21 8th Gr. Awards/Celebration & Dance (see pg. 3)

May 22 6th Gr. Awards @ Park Hill @ 9:00 a.m.

7th Gr Awards @ NHMS Cafeteria @ 9:00 a.m. Talent Show @ Park Hill 1:00—2:50 p.m.

July 28—Aug. 5 Online Registration window open

Aug. 3 * Registration noon—7:00 p.m.

Aug. 4 * Registration 8:00 a.m.—noon

*Parents of currently enrolled students may

come in to use computers to update information if they do not have online access (bring username and password information with you)

*All parents need to come in to pick up a packet of information/forms

Aug. 6 6th Grade Back-to-School Night, 6:30— 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 11 First day of school

Aug. 13 7th & 8th Gr. Back-to-School Night 6:30—7:30 p.m.

Aug. 25 School pictures

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS

I would like to thank the New Haven Middle School Student Council for another successful year. We’ve had a great time working together. The stu-dents worked very hard on many projects this year. Some of our representatives helped at the New Ha-ven Parks Dept. Breakfast with Santa. Our Valen-tine’s Day Dance was a huge success and A LOT OF FUN! We rented a photobooth for kids to have their pictures taken together as groups, etc. The students LOVED it! We had three book fairs this year. Our book fairs this year were successful --Thank you all for your support! Student Council also had the op-portunity to participate in Paper Gator Recycling to help enrich the community by giving back. We put on a Carnival (& had a dunk tank!) for the school on April 24 – which was a lot of fun! Our Talent Show is on the last day of school, May 22. This is always a fun time and enjoyed by many. I would like to thank all of our Student Council Rep-resentatives for this year: 6th: Olivia Arnos, McKin-zie Hammond, Morgan Hammond, Lauren Harris, Nicholas Knippen. 7th Elizabeth Colin, Crystal Ezell, Olivia Jamili, Aaliyah LeShore, Savannah Reavis, Kaitlin Shuman, Joshua Snyder. 8th: Lexy Bowers, Brittney Graebner, Rachel Kitzmiller, Brianna Pugs-ley, Grace Reutebuch, Hannah Saylor, Allison Vaughan.

Mrs. Fritcha, NHMS Student Council Advisor

New Haven Football 2015 Workouts

Football conditioning started

March 14th and will continue every

Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00

a.m. until school is out. Starting

back up June 1, sessions will be

held two days a week, 5:00 p.m. to

7:00 p.m. on Mondays and

Wednesdays. There will be a

meeting for parents on July 27th. Beginning on July 28,

practices will be held Monday – Thursday with full

days of pad. Practices will be held every day after

school 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. starting August 11, the first day

of school. If you have any questions, please contact

Coach Sexton at 246-7385.

Students new to EACS and enrolling for the first time need to make an appoint-ment with the school office. To schedule an appointment at NHMS, please contact Mrs. Spry at 446-0237 during the hours of 7:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. before June 10 or after July 27.

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Parents, please note: If your child will be in an Intensive Special Education Classroom (Miss Lake

or Miss Dobberstein), you will receive an individualized supply list in the mail.

SIXTH GRADE

1) 3 ring binder—metal rings (1) 5 pack tabbed dividers (4) packages loose leaf notebook paper (48) No. 2 pencils (2) Red Pens (3) Boxes Tissues (1) Bottle hand sanitizer

(2) Containers Clorox Wipes Ear Buds (1) Yellow Hi-Liter (3) 100 ct. 3x5 Lined index cards (1) Package colored pencils (3) Spiral Bound notebooks

(2) Glue sticks (1) pair of scissors (1) basic function calculator

SEVENTH GRADE

3-ring binder– metal rings 10 index dividers with colored plastic tabs (2 packs of 5) Wide-lined (not college lined) loose leaf paper (not spiral bound) Two boxes #2 lead pencils

Ball point pens, black or blue ink & red ink Box of standard length colored pencils 1 box of tissues 2 packs of 3x5 lines index cards 1 package yellow highlighters

2 steno pads 12 oz. bottle of hand sanitizer Basic function calculator Ear buds Two 2-pocket folders for Computer Applications 2 composition books for LA classes

EIGHTH GRADE

3-ring binder (metal rings) 10 index dividers with colored plastic tabs Wide-lined (not college lined) loose leaf paper (not spiral bound) 2 boxes #2 pencils Ball point pens, black or blue ink 4 red pens (1 for Math, 1 for Soc. St. & 2 for Lang. Arts)

1 box of tissues 3 packs of 3x5 lined index cards (2 for Lang. Arts & 1 for Science) 3) 8 1/2 x 11 spiral bound notebooks (Lang. Arts, Algebra & Soc. St.) Ear buds

Two 2-pocket folders (Math & Soc. St.) Two 2-pocket folders for Careers 12 oz. bottle hand sanitizer 1 box colored pencils (Soc. St.) Calculator with square root function

1 bound composition notebook for Lang. Arts

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Gym shoes for P.E. White socks Towel Deodorant NHMS gym uniform (shirt $10/shorts $10)

P.E. students should have the gym uniform within the first week of their scheduled class.

NEW HAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST

Athletic information for 2015-2016 has not been finalized. Please check our web site frequently for in-

formation regarding summer conditioning and tryouts in August for: football (7th & 8th graders), volleyball (7th

& 8th graders), and cross country (6th, 7th, & 8th graders). Eligibility to participate in NHMS sports includes a

review of 2014/2015 4th quarter grades (for current 6th & 7th graders) and a completed physical form for all ath-

letes. Students with 2 or more F’s in 4th quarter will not be eligible to compete in contests the first 1/3 of

the season in football, volleyball or cross country next fall. For the rest of the school year, athletes will

not be eligible to participate in sports if they have 2 or more F’s on the most recent quarterly grade

card.

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Cheerleader Tryouts

Cheerleading practices will be

held May 11th, 12th, and 13th.

There will be one

day of tryouts on May 14th. Prac-

tices and tryouts will be from

3:00—5:30 p.m. in the west

gym. You will need to have a current physical on file in order

to practice and tryout.

There will be a parent meeting for those who make

the squad on May 18th at 6:00 p.m in the cafeteria. Please

feel free to contact the office with any questions.

College Preparation

People who pursue postsecondary education are likely to earn more and be more fulfilled in

their career choices than those whose learning ends with a high school diploma.

The recent recession reinforced the reasons your child should plan for postsecondary educa-

tion. According to the Wall Street Journal, college graduates were less likely to be laid off dur-

ing the recession. Those who were laid off were hired back more quickly than people without a

college degree.

It’s never too early to start talking to your children about their plans for the future. So why not include college in that conversation,

even for kindergarteners? The earlier those children are exposed to college as a viable option for them, the more likely they are to

factor college into their own plans. Many college graduates share that “it was never an option for me NOT to go to college. . . it was

an expectation of my parents that I would go.” Conversations about college with young children can be as simple as mentioning the different things that people with college de-

grees can do. By middle school, eligible children should be encouraged to sign up to be Twenty-First Century Scholars http://

www.in.gov/21stcenturyscholars and parents can begin to explore college-prep courses.

The Web is filled with college-readiness resources that can help you spark your young child’s interest in college and vocational edu-

cation. Encourage your middle-school child to think about careers and help your high schooler find the right fit and apply for admis-

sion.

You want to do whatever you can to make sure your child succeeds in school and in life. And you know that means getting in-volved in his/her school. But where do you start? We can help with that. Here is a place to start:

www.fscp.org (click on the tab "Information for Parents")

Usted quiere hacer lo que pueda para asegurarse de que su hijo tenga éxito en la escuela y en la vida. Y usted sabe que esto significa el involucrarse en su escuela. ¿Pero dónde comenzar? Nosotros le podemos ayudar con eso. Aquí hay algunos lugares

donde comenzar: www.fscp.org/?lang=es (haga clic en la ficha “Información para Padres”)

8th Grade Awards and Celebration

May 21, 2015

Ceremony at New Haven High School from 6:30 p.m.

Dance at New Haven Middle School from 8:00—10:00 p.m.

Dress code is per the student handbook with the following exceptions/suggestions:

For ladies the following exceptions:

Dresses longer than fingertip

Dresses must have straps - if strapless wear a sweater/cover

Dressy shoes – appropriate for walking on stairs and stage - no flip flops

Ladies - should be appropriately covered

For Gentlemen:

Collared shirt – for example shirt and tie or button

down shirt.

Dress pants

Dress shoes

No shorts or tennis shoes

CLINIC NOTES

End of Year Nurse Notes:

*If your student is missing vaccinations, now is the time to have those done before the end of the school year. Please

turn immunizations records into the clinic.

*Beginning the final week of school Monday, May 18th, medication/inhalers/epi-pens that are stored in the clinic will be sent home with students if permission has been given by parents/guardians to do so. Otherwise, they will either need

to be picked up or permission given to be sent home. The final day to pick up medication/inhalers/epi-pens will be on Thursday, May 21st, unless arrangements have been made. Otherwise any medication left in the clinic will be disposed

of.

*To students with Chronic Illness that require Care Plans (asthma, allergies, diabetes, epilepsy, ect.): The nurse will be mailing out paperwork for 2015-2016 school year. This allows families the opportunity to have paperwork filled out

during the summer and ready to turn in for the fall.

Mrs. Tasha Tumbleson, RN

See your physician for needed immunizations or you may go to:

The Allen County Department of Health, located at 4813 New Haven Avenue, at the corner of New Haven

and Meyer Road. Children under age 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (with appro-

priate consent). Children eligible under the Vaccines for Children program may qualify

for free vaccine. For all others, there is a $9 administration fee per vaccine in addition

to the cost of the vaccine. Cash, debit or credit cards accepted. Call 449-7514 to schedule an appointment or for

additional information.

Super Shot also offer s immunizations at var ious locations throughout Allen County. There is an $8 fee

per shot; Medicaid is accepted. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. Y our child’s shot record is

required and he/she must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Call 424-7468 for additional infor-

mation.

If you have questions, call your physician or your school nurse.

IMMUNIZATION RECORDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO REGISTRATION

OR DELIVERED TO YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL

PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL

3 to 5 years old

(Pre-kindergarten)

3 Hep B (Hepatitis B)

4 DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis)

3 Polio (Inactivated Polio)

1 MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella)

1 Varicella (Chicken Pox)

Kindergarten

3 Hep B

5 DTaP

4 Polio

2 MMR

2 Varicella

2 Hep A (Hepatitis A)

Grades 1 to 5

3 Hep B

5 DTaP

4 Polio

2 MMR

2 Varicella

Grades 6 to 11

3 Hep B

5 DTaP

4 Polio

2 MMR

2 Varicella

1 Tdap (Tetanus & Pertussis)

1 MVC4 (Meningococcal con-

jugate)

Grades 12

3 Hep B

5 DTaP

4 Polio

2 MMR

2 Varicella

1 Tdap

2 MVC4

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Our Transportation Department is looking for people to train to be substitute bus driv-

ers and to replace retiring bus drivers. We will be training throughout the summer. If you are interested in this great part time job, please call the EACS Human Resources Depart-

ment at 446-0100 for information to apply.

Parkview Asthma Day Camp

Would it surprise you to know that asthma affects nearly 7 million children nationwide? Asthma is a chronic

disease that can affect your child’s health and well-being. But, with a little understanding of asthma and its

treatment, your child can live a healthy and active life.

That’s why Parkview Community Nursing is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of America to host the

annual Parkview Asthma Day Camp for youngsters who have asthma. The camp is a free education event

where your child can participate in fun-filled and engaging activities, while learning about asthma and its

treatment, including:

Understanding asthma and breathing

Early-warning signs of an asthma episode

Recognizing and controlling triggers

Asthma-control medicines and delivery devices

Identifying and tracking symptoms

Using a written asthma action plan

Who: Children ages 9 to 11

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Time: 10 a.m.—4 p.m.

Where: Boys & Gir ls Club of America @ 2609 Fair field Ave., For t Wayne, IN 46807

Cost: Free

Registration

Space is limited, so register today!

For more information about the Parkview Asthma Day Camp, contact Deb at Deb.Lulling@parkview.com or

call (260) 266-2471.

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Parents, if you are interested in helping to raise money for your child’s school, here are a few suggestions for

participation:

Target—Take Charge of Education

Box Tops for Education (collect and have your child turn them into their 1st period teacher)

Recycle ink cartridges (collect and bring to the NHMS office)

Recycle newspapers and magazines (drop in the Paper Gator in the New Haven Middle School parking lot)