This document provides information about the upcoming week at Northridge Middle School, including the daily school lunch menus, extracurricular activities schedule, tutoring times, book fair dates, and more. It announces parent-teacher conference dates and times, progress report dates, and athletic game schedules. Important contact details and reminders are also included.

1. HAVE
A
GREAT
WEEK

2.  BREAKFAST:
 CINNAMON ROLL/ORANGE WEDGES/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
 MAIN DISH:
 BEEFY MAC W/CHEESE/GREEN BEANS/TOSSED SALAD W/DRESSING/APPLE
WEDGES/MILK
 2ND LINE:
 CHICKEN SANDWICH/LETTUCE, TOMATO, PICKLE/CARROT STICKS
W/DIP/CHIPS/FRUIT/MILK
 SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
 FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
 *CEREAL OFFERED DAILY

3.  BREAKFAST:
 BREAKFAST BURRITO/APPLESAUCE/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
 MAIN DISH:
 CHICKEN SANDWICH/LETTUCE, TOMATO, PICKLES/POTATO
WEDGES/ORANGE WEDGES/MILK
 2ND LINE:
 BEEF & CHEESE NACHOS/CORN/SALSA/FRUIT/MILK
 SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
 FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
 *CEREAL OFFERED DAILY

4.  BREAKFAST:
 CEREAL & TOAST/APPLE WEDGES/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
 MAIN DISH:
 MEAT LOAF/MASHED POTATO/GREEN BEANS/PINEAPPLE/HOT ROLL/MILK
 2ND LINE:
 CHICKEN NUGGETS/MASHED POTATOES W/GRAVY/GREEN BEANS/HOT
ROLL/FRUIT/MILK
 SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
 FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE
 *CEREAL OFFERED DAILY

5.  BREAKFAST:
 SUPER DONUT/FRUIT JUICE/BANANA/MILK
 MAIN DISH:
 NACHO’S W/MEAT/LETTUCE, TOMATO/CHEESE SAUCE/BLACK
BEANS/APPLESAUCE/MILK
 2ND LINE:
 HOT DOG/FRENCH FRIES/CARROT STICKS W/DIP/FRUIT/MILK
 SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
 FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
 *CEREAL OFFERED DAILY

6.  BREAKFAST:
 BISCUIT & GRAVY/MIXED FRUIT/FRUIT JUICE/MILK
 MAIN DISH:
 CHEESE PIZZA/STEAMED BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER/TOSSED SALAD/MIXED
FRUIT/MILK
 2ND LINE:
 SANDWICH WRAP/PORK-N-BEANS/LETTUCE, TOMATO, PICKLES/FRUIT/MILK
 SALAD BAR (EVERY DAY)
 FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.
 *CEREAL OFFERED DAILY

7. LUNCH TIMES
6TH GRADE: 12:08 – 12:44
7th GRADE: 12:44 – 1:18
8th GRADE: 11:28 – 12:04

9. LUNCH
If you qualify for free or reduced
meals, you also qualify for free or
reduced breakfast. Breakfast begins @
7:20 a.m.

10. CAR RIDER DROP OFF AND PICK UP
ALL CAR RIDERS WILL BE DROPPED
OFF AND PICKED UP IN THE FRONT
OF THE BUILDING

11. BUS RIDERS
ALL BUSES WILL PICK UP AND DROP
OFF AT THE BACK OF NMS.

12. BUS ARRANGEMENTS
IF YOU NEED BUS INFORMATION
SUCH AS TIMES AND BUS NUMBERS
PLEASE CONTACT THE BUS GARAGE
AT (479) 471 – 3140 (ROGER BATES)

13.  SCHOOL SUPPLIES
 5 – 3 PRONG FOLDERS WITH POCKETS
 COLORED PENCILS
 #2 PENCILS
 LOOSE LEAF PAPER – WIDE RULED
 PENCIL POUCH
 KLEENEX
 1 PACKAGE OF 3 X 3 POST ITS
 5 COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS
 2 GLUE STICK
 7TH AND 8TH GRADE BAND ONLY – 1 INCH BINDER

14. BELLS
FIRST BELL: 7:50 A.M.
TARDY BELL: 8:00 A.M.
END OF DAY: 3:00 P.M.

15. REMINDER
NO STUDENT PICK UP AFTER 2:45
P.M.

16. NMS CONTACT INFORMATION:
120 NORTHRIDGE DRIVE
(479) 471 - 3126

17. NMS TSHIRT FUNDRAISER
TSHIRTS
$12.00
NOW TAKING ORDERS. ORDER
FORMS IN OFFICE AND LIBRARY
*Sponsored by NMS Cheer & Dance
Teams

18. PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
MEMBERSHIP & T-SHIRT: $15.00
MEMBERSHIP ONLY: $5.00
TSHIRT ONLY: $12.00
NOW TAKING ORDERS

19. Attention Northridge Parents:
Please make sure you have provided
the school with written proof of any
updated immunization records or
appointment for your student. The
deadline for providing this information
is October 1, 2014. Thank you for
your cooperation!!

20. EZ School Pay:
EZ School Pay has been moved to
MyPayments Plus. It is located @
www.vbsd.us on the front page, lower
left side of the website.

21.  Before school choir will begin for all interested
students beginning Tuesday, September 2 @ 7:30
a.m. in the choir room. Although this is primarily for
6th grade students, all students in all grades are
welcome to be a part of this choir. 7TH & 8TH grade
students may still join choir. 7th grade choir meets
1st period and 5th period. 8th grade choir meets 5th
period and 8th period. Come join and get in on the
fun.

22. PE CLASSES
Don’t forget appropriate
clothing for PE classes

23. Parent Teacher Conference
Sign-up
Parent teacher conference
sign-up forms went home last
week. Please return those to
your homeroom teachers

24. H.A.C.
 Logins are available for Northridge
Middle School H.A.C (Home Access
Center) Grade Viewer. To get your
students login information come by
the office this week or they will be
available at Parent Teacher
conferences September 18.

25. 5K Literacy Walk/Run
 There will be a Kappa Delta Pi “Literacy
Alive!” 5K Fun Run and Family Walk on
Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 a.m. @
UAFS . The school with the most
participants will be presented with a
percentage of the proceeds for their school
library. So come and run/walk and
represent Northridge Middle School!
Registration forms can be found on our
website @ www.vbsd.us/nrms

26.  Tutoring begins Monday, September 15. Tutoring
is open to ALL students. It is a drop in service
and does not require anyone to sign up.Tutoring
will be Monday - Thursday. There will be
morning and afternoon times available:
 7:15 - 7:45: 6th & 7th Grade Math
 Mondays & Tuesday: Little (w203)
 Wednesday & Thursday: Goodman's (e104)
 7:15 - 7:45: 8th Grade Math & Algebra
 Monday - Thursday: Pixley (Library)
 7:15 - 7:45: All Grades Literacy
 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: Mrs. Lindsey
(e201)
 Monday - Thursday: Mrs. Dunn's (e210)
 3:05 - 3:35: All Grades Math
 Monday & Tuesday: McDaniel
(w210)
 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday:
Watkins (e107)
 Tuesday & Thursday: Baxter
(e106)
 3:05 - 3:35: All Grades
Literacy
 Monday: Lindsey (e201)
 Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday: Maxwell (e111)

27. BOOKFAIR IN LIBRARY
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
 8:00 – 3:00
STUDENTS WILL VISIT DURING THEIR
LITERACY CLASS
WILL BE OPEN DURING CONFERENCES
ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

28. NMS VOLLEYBALL GAME
SEPTEMBER 15
8a, 8b
4:00
@ ACADEMY

29. NMS FOOTBALL GAME
SEPTEMBER 15
7th GRADE ONLY
5:30
BLAKEMORE FIELD

30. PTA FAMILY NIGHT @ GENO’S PIZZA
SEPTEMBER 15
4:00 – 8:00
BUFFET FROM 5:00 – 7:00
10% OF PROCEEDS GO TO PTA

31. 7TH & 8TH GRADE QUIZ BOWL
TRYOUTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
3:00 – 4:30
MRS. FINCHER’S ROOM

32. PROGRESS REPORTS
SEPTEMBER 17

33. NMS FOOTBALL GAME
SEPTEMBER 18
8th GRADE ONLY
4:30
@ BENTONVILLE (LINCOLN)

34. PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
SEPTEMBER 18
3:00 – 9:00

35. STUDENT COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS
SEPTEMBER 19

36.  There will be a Kappa Delta Pi “Literacy
Alive!” 5K Fun Run and Family Walk on
Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 a.m. @
UAFS . The school with the most
participants will be presented with a
percentage of the proceeds for their
school library. So come and run/walk
and represent Northridge Middle School!
Registration forms can be found on our
website @ www.vbsd.us/nrms

37. SEPTEMBER 5TH: LISA MONTGOMERY
SEPTEMBER 10TH: ANDREA DONELSON
SEPTEMBER 17: JENNIFER FEENY
SEPTEMBER 25TH: DOUG OLIENYK