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Newburg News, Issue 4
February 25, 2015
NEWBURG NEWS
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What’s Inside
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Principal’s Message 1, 5-6
Kiddo Kudos
2-6
Happening @ NMS
6-9
ROM
Band, Choir
8-10
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Bobcats
9-10
Cougars
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Jaguars
10-11
Panthers
11-12
Bengals
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Cubs
12-13
Sabertooths
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Achievers
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Leaders
14-15
Scholars
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Serious Virus
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Important Dates
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QR Code
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EOP
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Dear Newburg Families and Friends,!
My hope is that everyone made it through Louisville’s Wicked Winter
Storm of 2015 and came out on top! I’d like to open my principal’s
message with the last sentence from Newburg’s Daily Affirmation because
my focus this month is on academic success:! !
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Principal’s Message
“At Newburg Middle School, excellence is expected every day and
FAILURE is NOT an option!”
As you receive this newsletter, you should also be receiving your student’s
report card. If you have not received your child’s report card, PLEASE
contact the school immediately. I hope that your student did well and
passed all six classes with strong grades to position himself/herself to be
promoted. !
If your child needs some academic support, we offer Weekly Wednesday
Tutoring until 3:30 PM. If your student is not already staying on
Wednesdays with his/her team of teachers, I encourage you to make
arrangements for your child to stay each Wednesday until 3:30 pm. We
will provide snacks, but not transportation. Receiving extra academic
support on a weekly basis from teachers who already know your student is
a great deal. If needed, please take advantage of this weekly opportunity.
We are here to help our Tigers be successful!!
We also have invited a number of students to stay on Wednesdays for
mandatory re-teaching of concepts. Now this group of students were
given letters explaining the mandatory re-teaching classes, met with
administrators, and letters were also mailed home. If your child
received one of these letters, your student will stay until 4:00 pm
with teachers who are specifically re-teaching missed concepts.
Snacks will be provided, but not transportation. !
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Kudos For Our Kiddos
CONGRATULATIONS to all
spelling bee participants, but a special
shout out to Newburg’s top 3!!
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1st Place!
2nd Place!
3rd Place!
Eldin Drljevic!
Amara Terrill!
Sadie Lawrence !
Eldin will go on to represent Newburg Middle School at the District
Spelling Bee. Go Eldin!!
REFLECTIONS
For the first time in Newburg’s history, we have an entry in the Kentucky PTA State Competition. Eldin
Drljevic is now competing at the state level with his music piece. Judging will take place in May.
Congratulations Eldin!!
MARTIN LUTHER KING ESSAY WINNERS
6th Grade
7th Grade
Jayanna Bracken! !
Chinunim Jones Onyiri!
Josef Sutton!
Adam Weihe!
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Madeline Tatum! !
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Kassi Price!
8th Grade
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Richard Ditto!
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Sydney Tucker!
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JeReanna Baird!
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NEWBURG’S ACADEMIC TEAMS
Let’s have a huge shout out to our Academic Teams!
During
regular season play, the Quick Recall (QR) Team finished
8th out of 22 competing middle schools. At the
Governor’s Cup Districts, the QR Team won first, as
Future Problem Solving Team also took first. Here are the
individual medals:!
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Math
Science
Social Studies
1st - Tommy Tran
1st - Alvin Tran
3rd - Trey Murphey
3rd - Kassi Price
2nd - Tommy Tran
Killian Meaney
5th - Brayton Hasselback
5th - Matthew Lynch
Language Arts
Arts & Humanities
3rd - Kassi Price
2nd - Eli Daugherty
4th - Zachary Pearl
5th - Eldin Drljevic
Written Composition
1st tie - Sadie Lawrence &
Logan Bibby
At the Governor’s Cup Regionals, the QR Team took 3rd place, while the Future Problem Solving Team
took 4th place. Tommy Tran, Logan Bibby and Saddie Lawrence all medaled, and they will advance to
State Competition in March.!
MATH
Written Composition
1st - Tommy Tran
1st - Logan Bibby
2nd - Sadie Lawrence
Our Chess Team had a 4 win / 4 loss season.
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Newburg reinvented its Science Fair this year
bringing it back for 8th Grade MST and AP
students. There were many winners in terms of
lessons learned through the educational experience,
but some stood out in the individual categories:!
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Best of Show! !
Keilen Frazier!
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Animal Science
1st Place! !
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Shirley Chen!
Qualifiers! Emujin Zolbayer & Jasmine Hughes!
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Behavioral Sciences
1st Place!!
Amber Garcia!
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Conner Barnes, Lacey Powell & Amsela Hodzic!
Qualifiers!
Chemistry
1st Place!!
Shirley Chen!
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Emujin Zolbayer & Jasmine Hughes!
Qualifiers!
Biochemistry
1st Place!!
Tanishq Malhotra!
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Madison Winspare & Trevor Harry!
Qualifiers!
Cellular
1st Place!!
Conner Lundy!
Computer Science
1st Place!!
Katherine Galloway!
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Eldin Drljevic!
Qualifiers!
Earth Science
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1st Place!!
Lewis Wright!
Energy & Transformation
1st Place!!
Obike Brewer!
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Logan Davis!
Qualifiers!
Engineering - Electrical/Mechanical
1st Place!!
Joshua Lane!
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Noah Brooks & Tucker Skaggs!
Qualifiers!
Engineering - Materials/Bioengineering
1st Place!!
Keilen Frazier!
Qualifiers!
Rachel Roscoe, Cydney Pepper, Paul Nutt &
Crystal Ferrell!
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Environment Sciences/Management
1st Place!!
Erasmus Brown!
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Samuel Stewart!
Qualifiers!
Mathematical Sciences
1st Place!!
Carson Adwell!
Qualifiers!
David Vest & James McFarland!
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Microbiology
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1st Place!!
Chloe Cox!
Medicine & Health
1st Place!!
Sydney Tucker!
Qualifiers!
Peterson!
Emma Watson, Alyssa Gorman & Ben
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Physics
1st Place!!
Madison Gabehart!
Qualifiers!
Kshitiz Dhungyel, Adam Habtemariam, Nyah
Smith & Melanie McCausland!
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Plant Science
1st Place!!
Sydney Pardieu!
Qualifiers!
Nicholas Little, Ben Rehm & Regis Wilson!
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Students & Student-Athlete of The Month
We wish to congratulate the following students for being recognized as as Student of the Month
and Athlete of the Month for October and November. This honor is extended to them because
they stand above in academics and athletics:!
January !
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Student of the Month: Kamille Hayes!!
Athlete of the Month: Devin Perry!
Principal’s Message (continued)
In over two decades as an educator, I’ve yet to meet a child’s family who did not want him/her to do well.
Therefore, I need your support to ensure that if academic help is needed, you make arrangements for
your child to stay on Wednesdays. I work among a number of dedicated NMS ROCKSTARS who are
committed to help your child become successful. Please contact me if you have any questions about these
academic interventions.!
Also, every student and family can take advantage of academic supports Brain Pop, Moby Max and
Edgenuity. For login information, please see Mrs. Wilson in the Library. !
As the school year progresses on, we are less than 50 days away from KPREP Testing. WE ARE
GOING TO PERFORM WELL AS A SCHOOL! Remember, “…failure is NOT an option!” Well,
we ARE NOT going to fail! Newburg’s too capable and too knowledgeable NOT to do well on K-PREP
Testing. As principal, I am excited because my ROCKSTAR colleagues and I are starting to see the
capability and knowledge in SO MANY of our students. Let me explain. !
Since the start of the school year, every 6-8 weeks, all Newburg Tigers are given JCPS’s District
Proficiency Assessments in math, reading, science and social studies. These Proficiency Assessments
(PAs) are aligned to our Common Core Curriculum and reiterate concepts taught in your child’s classes.
Just like results from KPREP, students are scored Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, or Distinguished in all
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four content areas every 6-8 weeks. PLEASE ask you child about their scores on these Proficiency
Assessments so far this year. If they do not know, PLEASE reach out to your student’s teacher(s)
immediately. All 1,065 of my Newburg Tigers should know their scores. !
As a school, we are moving in the right direction with the academic progress on these PAs. To celebrate
students scoring Proficient, Distinguished, or making IMPROVEMENT on these 6-8 week
proficiencies, we have developed the VIP Line. Please speak with your child about Newburg’s VIP
Line! We kicked off the first VIP Line on February 10th and it was VERY successful. Ultimately, I’d love
for all 1,065 Newburg Tigers to go through the VIP Line!!
Again, you should be in receipt of your student’s report card, but if your child needs academic support,
PLEASE reach out to us. We are here to help because, “…failure is NOT an option!”!
Thank you for your continued support,!
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Mrs. Nicole Adell!
Happening at Newburg
Boy Scouts
We have eleven boys in Troop 491 —
Newburg’s (and JCPSs) first ever Middle
School Boy Scout Troop. Our first
meeting as a troop is March 5th.
Currently we are selling Camp Cards for
$5.00 each to raise money for summer
camp. These cards contain discounts to
many local businesses, including Kentucky
Kingdom & Hurricane Bay, DQ, Kroger,
Zaxby’s, Bass Pro Shops, Ken Towery’s,
Interstate Batteries, Hucks, Quest
Outdoors, Louisville Bats, Hardees, Sonic
and White Castle. You will realize your $5
cost immediately at any one of these
locations! Support Troop 491 and buy a
2015 Camp Card from any of our Scouts,
or at the Bashford Manor Kroger as they
have agreed to let us sell the cards at their
store. !
Boxtops
We continue to receive funds from your
simple act of clipping boxtops and sending
them in with your student. This money is
spent directly on the students and we
thank you! Please continue to collect and
turn your boxtops in to Newburg. They
can be found on many, many items. !
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Clubs-Teams-Activities
Art Club ~ Band ~ Baseball ~ Basketball ~
BETA Club ~ Cheer ~ Chess Club ~ Choir
~ Cross Country ~ Dance ~ Engineering
Club ~ Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA) ~ Football ~ Future Problem Solvers
~ Gardening Club ~ I Love Animals Club ~
Math Counts ~ Orchestra ~ Poetry Cafe ~
Quick Recall ~ Science Club ~ Soccer ~
Softball ~ Tennis ~ Track ~ Volleyball!
Library News
In February, the school Library has begun
a Nook Book Group! Students signed up
and Nook books assigned!!
Congratulations to Trey Murphy for
correctly guessing how many books are in
our school library. There are 7089 to be
exact!!
Great job to Sydney Tucker, Terri Fugett
and Aaron Meredith for winning the I
Love My Library contest. Great job
students!!
Teen Tech Week is March 8th - 14th. !
Download an eBook or autiobook from
your Library * Find out if your Library has
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a mobile app for your phone or tablet *
Visit your library’s webpage * Blog about a
library book or program * Try out a bookfocused site like GoodReads,
LibraryThing or Shelfari * Create a
soundtrack or book trailer for your
favorite book * Ask your Librarian to
recommend a nonfiction book on an area
of technology that interests you * Add
something to an article on Wikipedia * Set
up a podcast for a group or club your
belong to * eMail, Tweet or FB a young
adult author * Create an Avatar on Yahoo!
Avatars * Create a YouTube or Animoto
video about your favorite library or book *
Download a newspaper article from the
day your were born from an electronic
database * Learn how to DJ music or
record music with a computer * Learn
how to use some new software * Take a
class on graphic design or digital
photography * Create a database of
something you want to organize * Start a
Twitter, Tumblr or Flickr account as a way
to share content about a topic of interest
to you. !
Rockstar of the Month!
I remember the first time I met Mrs. Lisa Fossett.
It was early August
2013. We sat in my
office and during our
conversation, I asked
Mrs. Fossett, “Why
Newburg?” Mrs.
Fossett went on to
explain that she had
remained at Newburg
for 16 years because of
the LOVE she held
for Newburg. Mrs.
Fossett spoke of the
early years of
Newburg’s orchestra
program and how it had evolved into a
Distinguished Ensemble. Right then and there, I
was impressed by Mrs. Fossett’s dedication and
commitment to BUILD one of the BEST
PROGRAMS at Newburg Middle School and
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within our district. When she spoke of how she
works to develop eager students into musicians,
she had a smile on her face the entire time. I
knew right then, Mrs. Lisa Fossett was a
ROCKSTAR. I knew right then that she was in
this profession for the RIGHT reasons – our
students!!
When you enter Mrs. Fossett’s classroom,
NEVER do you find her sitting down (unless she’s
accompanying students on the piano). Mrs.
Fossett is up and moving, has a lot of energy, holds
high expectations for all of her students, and is
fair and consistent. There is no instructional time
wasted in Mrs. Fossett’s classroom. The
atmosphere is also one of mutual respect between
teacher and students. Having an inviting
atmosphere is vital and Mrs. Fossett makes sure
that’s the case in her classroom. One student
recently described Mrs. Fossett as, “A teacher who
knows her stuff. I mean, she makes us play ALL
the time, but that’s not a bad thing, she just wants
us to get better!”!
Another attribute of ROCKSTAR Fossett’s life
that’s worth celebrating is that she’s a loving wife
and mother. The mere mention of her son Noah,
makes her day! Noah is also loved by the
Newburg Family and recently performed with the
Newburg Orchestra during the 2014 Winter
Concert. !
Again, there are some educators who are in the
wrong profession, Lisa Fossett is NOT one of
those educators. She loves our students, she is a
team player, and she is dedicated to Newburg
Middle School. I am GRATEFUL to call Mrs.
Fossett my colleague and friend. It is with
HONOR that I acknowledge Mrs. Lisa Fossett as
Newburg’s ROCKSTAR of the Month for March
2015! Congratulations!!!!!
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Hello! I want to send home a schedule,
because the band has a LOT going on this
spring! Here is what we have on the
calendar so far:!
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Feb. 26 – Chamber Recital at 7 pm for
all students participating in Solo &
Ensemble. !
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Feb. 28 – Solo & Ensemble at
Atherton HS (You should have gotten
a note with details about this that I
sent home the first week of February.)!
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March 12 – 6th grade all county
auditions at Newburg. Students have
had the music for over two weeks, and
I will send home a note with more
info at the beginning of March.!
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March 17th – KMEA prep concert at
Seneca HS, evening, time TBA
(Mandatory for Symphonic Band
members)!
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March 26th – KMEA large ensemble
performance assessment at Atherton
HS. Daytime field trip, chaperones
needed, Symphonic Band only!
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Week of March 30-April 3 – 6th and 7th
grade students complete annual
Newburg auditions, and 8th graders
complete juries.!
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Monday, April 13 – 6th grade all county
section practice, 6-8 pm!
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Thursday, April 16 – 6th grade all
county day rehearsal and evening
concert.!
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Spring concert date – May, date TBA.
I’m waiting until after February to set
the date, because in the last few years,
we have had to move the date
repeatedly to accommodate snow day
makeups and testing.!
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Spring awards night at Gattiland –
April or May, date TBA.!
I’m looking forward to an exciting spring
filled with student achievement! Each
week as you listen to your student
practice, ask them what they’re working
on, and praise their efforts!!
Choir
We have been preparing for KMEA in 6th and 7th
grade Ladies Chorus. We have almost finished
scenes and songs 1 - 3 in our Spring Musical. As
we continue working on our musical, please be
aware that our flashlight song is coming up and to
make sure your child has a flashlight so that she
can practice! We will also be decorating t-shirts
for our musical. We are proud of the students
who will participate in Solo and Ensemble in April
and for all the hard work they are putting in. We
need your help! If you have a talent for sewing,
we have many dresses that need to be hemmed for
our KMEA Performance. We are also still in need
of chaperones on March 11th to attend our field
trip with our 6th and 7th grade ladies in periods 4
and 5. !
Date
Event
Mar 11
KMEA
May 6
Spring Concert
Orchestra
Advanced Orchestra students finished book 2 and
started high-school level book 3! They are now
working towards KMEA Assessment for large and
small ensemble which will take place in February
and March. Beginning and Intermediate
Orchestra classes are working on Spring Concert
music. We are proud of improvements in 6th
grade Smart Music scores! !
We need your help with chaperoning for KMEA
Assessment (Periods 2 & 4). Please contact Ms.
Fossett for more information. !
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Date
Event
May 5th, 7 PM
Spring Concert
May 17th (2nd & 4th period
Advanced Orchestra
KMEA
Assessment
From the Athletic
Department . . .
Please congratulate the boys ad girls on the
basketball team. All of our teams represented us
exceptionally well. Although none of our teams
won their tournaments, our boys and girls varsity
teams are South District CHAMPIONS! The
boys defeated Moore and the girls defeated
Ramsey to earn their victories. !
Thanks to all parents, families and other
supporters who came and watched the games.
your support means so much. A huge thank you
also to the staff members who worked our games.
We could to do it without you. !
Thank you also to our cheerleaders who worked
so hard and performed so well during the games.
Good luck to our Dance Team as they participate
in the State Competition on February 28th in
Frankfort.!
Spring sports are getting under way. Baseball and
softball are conditioning and soccer will be having
tryouts very shortly. Parents, your student must
have a sports physical to condition or try out. If
your child makes the team, there is an additional
$15 fee for insurance. There may be other
equipment or res required by the coach. Check
the daily announcements for dates and times. !
6th Grade Teams
Bobcats Language Arts
Mr. Nolden
Math
Ms. Stallings
Science
Mr. Dunn
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Social Studies
Mr. Dunn, Mr. Nolden, Ms.
Stallings
Bobcat Team Leaders
Allison Hicks Jayla Robles Ben Kinser Michael Navarette
In Language Arts we analyzed and formulated
arguments and claims. We have also written
several claims, arguments and argumentative ondemands. In addition, all of this has been
supplemented with continuous reading and
grammar practice. We will continue to prepare
ourselves and strive for reading proficiency. We
are proud of our students who have increased
their proficiency level this cycle and we look
forward to showcasing these improvements.
Parents, please continue to structure your
students at home. !
In Science, we have studied what the earth is
really made of — inner core, outer core, etc. —
and how our landscape and rocks are formed. Did
you know you can’t really dig to China? We will
now move on to studying the weather and
weather systems. Is Punxsutawney Phil correct
that there will be 6 more weeks of winter???
Math AP students learned operations of
integers. Comprehensive math students learned
about fractions, decimals, precent conversions as
well as writing and evaluating algebraic
expressions. We are going to continue our study
of algebra. We will be writing and solving one
step, two step and multi-step equations. We are
proud of students keeping up with the pace and
maintaining good academic grades. !
In Social Studies, we have navigated Northern
and Southern Europe as well as West Central
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Europe. Students have learned about the history,
culture and physical characteristics of each region
as well as the benefits of the European Union. We
will continue our study of Europe navigating
through Eastern Europe and Russia, studying how
past conflict has influenced current conditions as
well as the affect of changes in the economic
systems. We are proud of the students who are
remaining focused and achieving at high levels
even as the content becomes more challenging. !
European Union. We will now begin studying the
countries of Southwest and Central Asia. !
Parents, please continue to monitor and make
Parents, we are proud of our trip to the Ali
sure your students are held accountable for their
assignments and study skills. Make sure that their
home work is complete and that both their
homework and classwork is turned in on time.!
Cougars!
Language Arts
Ms. Slone
Math
Ms. Karnes
Science
Ms. Karnes
Social Studies
Ms. Slone
Cougar Team Leaders
Jacob Boyer In Math, we have learned about solving algebraic
equations and inequalities. We have also learned
about graphing both. Next, we will begin rapping
rational numbers and learning about integers. !
In Science, we have learned about rocks and the
rock cycle. We will now move on to learn about
the atmosphere, weather and space. !
Center and a play at the Center for the Arts. We
are also very proud that so many of our students
received their VIP card — ask them about it. We
look forward to our trip to Black Acre Nature
Preserve for the opportunity it presents to study
rocks. We are equally excited for our trip to
Shawnee High School to visit the Challenger
Learning Center to simulate blasting off into
space! Can you imagine?!?!? We could certainly
use your help as chaperones, parents!!
Jaguars!
Language Arts
Ms. Hill
Math
Ms. Rumsey
Science
Mr. Bertucci
Social Studies
Ms.Phelps
Faith Rogers Ryan Gumm Myah Nelson
In Language Arts, we’ve focused on
supporting claims with evidence. We’ve written a
practice on-demand and a persuasive essay about
football. We will now revisit and revise our
portfolio pieces to polish and complete them. !
Jaguar Team Leaders
Andrew Bennett Kamara Henderson Darren Miller Daniel Castro
In Social Studies, we covered all of the
regions of Europe and learned about the
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Language Arts Jaguar students have improved
their district scores on the Reading Diagnostic
Assessment this past 6 weeks! We will now focus
on completing our portfolios by the end of the
fifth and sixth weeks. We are proud of several
students from each LA section scoring 100% on
the RDA multiple choice test! !
This grading period in Science, we‘ve learned
some awesome new things about the rock cycle.
Next, we will learn about Earth’s role in the solar
system as we begin studying space science. We
are proud of our hard work the the results
showing up in our test scores! We look forward to
studying asteroid impacts on planets! Parents,
please make sure your students are coming to
school with pencils. Pens and markers do not
work as well as you cannot erase. !
In Social Studies we have been moving fast
through European countries, learning about their
history, culture geography and what it is like
today. We will continue to work on completing
ALL assignments and NOT having any missing
work. I am so proud of so many students who
focus every single day and complete their work in
a top-notch way! Hard work = SUCCESS! In
light of this, Parents, please keep checking your
student’s agendas and the parent portal to make
sure that your child is staying current with ALL of
their assignments. !
Math students have worked through solving
equations and inequalities. We continue to stay
fresh on our previous topics of fractions, decimals
and percents. We are Jaguar proud that we are on
track to be prepared for 7th grade. We have
preserved through our math content together and
have found success through our productive
struggle. !
Parents, please continue to check your student’s
Agenda and Parent Portal to make sure that all
work is being completed and turned in. We are
providing extra help after school on Wednesdays
from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. Also, please make sure that
your students come ready for class with the
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supplies that they need, such as pencils. Pens are
not very helpful as they do not allow you to erase
your mistakes. If you need help with this, please
contact our Youth Service Center. !
Panthers
Language Arts
Ms. P. Brown
Math
Mr. King
Science
Ms. Mould
Social Studies
Mr. Robinson
Panther Team Leaders
Adria Frazier Eric Sims Latrinity Mohamed KeOntae Pinchback
Language Arts we have been enjoying the
book The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963 for
the past several weeks as well as working hard on
our writing portfolios. Our writing focus has
been on argument and persuasive writing. We will
continue with our grammar reviews, completing
the portfolios and look forward to improving
grades. We had a great time at the Kentucky
Center for the Arts where we saw the play about
Mohammad Ali. !
In Science, we just finished Earth Systems.
Please help keep this info fresh as it helps your
child lead into the next section. We will now
begin a unit on Earth in Space. Help your student
start tracking the moon phases. Our next Science
Proficiency is the 3rd week in March. Please
involve your child in conversations about the
earth, its layers, surface and rock cycle because
these topics will be covered. !
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In Math, we have solved one and two step
inequalities and equations. We also graphed the
solutions to the inequalities and applied them to
real world situations. We will begin working
geometry concepts involving two-dimensional and
three-dimensional figures. We are proud of the 45
students who showed improvement or received a
distinguished or proficient score on math
proficiency test 2. 75% of our MST class received
a proficient or distinguished on proficiency 1 or 2.
We look forward to all students reaching
proficiency or higher on math proficiency test #3.
Parents, we need your help in encouraging focus,
effort and study skills. Please make sure that your
students are doing their homework which is
assigned Monday through Thursday. !
In Social Studies, we are learning about
Europe and have taken Social Studies Diagnostic
#3. We are using these results to get ready for
Proficiency #3. We will now begin our unit on
Africa and our goal is to be proficient or better!!
Parents, please make sure that your student
comes to school with the materials necessary to
be successful — pencils, paper and notebooks.
Help them practice vocabulary and study for all
content areas. Ask your child what they are
learning in class and make sure they are doing
their homework.!
7th Grade Teams
Bengals
Language Arts
Ms. Dehr
Math
Ms. Moore
Science
Ms. Brunswick
Social Studies
Ms. Heckstall
Language Arts students are finishing up our
last portfolio piece. Parents, please ask your
child if he/she has turned in all of their pieces.
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Bengal Team Leaders
Kya Clay Alijah Sickles Kaylyn Lane Seantez Cobb
This is a requirement to move on to the 8th
grade. !
In Math we are finishing with equations and are
moving on to rations and proportions. Parents,
please make sure that your child turns in his/her
homework each week.!
Bengal Scientists are learning all things
ecosystem. We created our own aquatic terrestrial
ecosystems and learned about milkweed bugs. We
recently experienced School At The Zoo. We will
continue studying life science, starting with
milkweed bug reproductive rates. We are proud
of our awesome scores on our SPA #2. We are
also proud of our stellar observation skills!
Cubs!
Language Arts
Ms. Hagen
Math
Ms. Rowland
Science
Ms. B. Brown
Social Studies
Mr. Porter
Language Arts students have been reading
Lois Lowry’s The Giver and connecting themes to
our lives. We will be completing argument emails
as well as working on more strategies to improve
our reading. We our proud of our poems,
improving our fluency skills and increasing our
critical thinking skills. We look forward to
completing our writing portfolios. Parents,
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students should be reading EVERYDAY for at
Saber Tooth Team Leaders
Cub Team Leaders
Chinunim Onyiri!
Josh Anderson!
Adam Weihe!
Johanna Ramirez!
Jasmine Moody!
Jackson Huse!
Cameron Taylor!
Jacob Shears!
least 20 minutes. Please encourage this.
Math students focused on ratios and
proportions. We will use proportional
relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent
problems such as simple interest, tax and
markups. During this 6 weeks, the students may
use a basic calculator for their homework. !
Cub Scientists have successfully built and
sustained organisms in aquatic and terrestrial
habitats. We observed changes within
populations and are learning more about the life
cycles of such organisms, food webs and energy in
an ecosystem. !
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Saber Tooth Tigers
Language Arts
Ms. Gandenberger
Math
Ms. Duffield
Science
Ms. Duffield
Social Studies
Ms. Gandenberger
Saber Tooth Tigers have been busy since
our return from winter break. Here are a
few of the highlights! Chinunim Onyiri,
Adam Weihe and Kassi Price took 1st, 2nd
and 3rd place respectively in the Martin
Luther King, Jr. essay contest.
Congratulations to all Saber Tooth
students who submitted an essay, but
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special compliments to our team and
grade level winners!!
Saber Tooth parents and grandparents are
the best! We appreciate all those who
volunteered for our recent trip to the
Muhammad Ali Center and Kentucky
Center for the Arts to see “And In This
Corner … Cassius Clay,” in the Stage One
Family Theatre. All Saber Tooth students
are competing in the Newburg essay
writing contest based on the 6 principles
to greatness that Muhammad Ali
espouses.!
Not for one minute was School at the Zoo
Week hindered by frigid temperatures.
Students learned about many ecosystems
through fun activities and hands-on
lessons. Additionally, they observed or
met face-to-face with animals, studied
about their structures, habitats and
adaptations. Once again, we send a big
shoot out to all of the parents who spent a
day or three chaperoning at the Zoo.
Special thanks to Mrs. Marsha Duffield
(Ms. Molly Duffield’s mother) who is our
volunteer extraordinaire!!
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8th Grade Teams
Achievers
Language Arts
Mr. Johnson
Math
Ms. Jackman
Science
Mr. Hart
Social Studies
Ms. Cornell
February 25, 2015
assortment of things. Students have
learned how to correctly make a thesis
statement and how to use it to write
power paragraphs and complete our
informational piece for our portfolio.
Next grading period, students will learn
about persuasive techniques used in
writing and how to write speeches using
the persuasive techniques that they have
learned. Students will set goals to do a
work on their Reading Proficiency
Assessments. We are proud of the work
ethic displayed in the classroom in our
journal writing. !
Leaders
Achiever Team Leaders
Samantha Colvin!
Noah Garmon!
David Young!
Kristian Mayes!
In Social Studies, we have done some
wonderful work in improving our writing.
We have ben working on the CER (claim,
evidence, reasoning) Method. We know
this will help improve our overall test
scores when it comes to essay/ERQ type
questions. We will continue working on
US History from the 1820s up to the start
of the Civil War. We are proud of the
great job students have done in improving
their accuracy in answering multiple
choice type questions. We work on this
everyday in our warm ups. Parents,
please assure that your students study
their Social Studies warm ups every day.
They will have a 5-question quiz every
Friday over the warm up questions from
that week. !
This grading period in Language Arts,
students have accomplished an
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Language Arts
Ms. Jones
Math
Mr. Tedtman
Science
Ms. Ward
Social Studies
Mr. Welch
Leader Team Leaders
Jamiah McWhorter!
Mallory Glowatz!
Aurora Cruz!
Justin Brizendine!
Coreii Truss!
Language Arts students have focused
primarily on comparing multiple texts
regarding the same topic. Students have
read an article, diary entry, and act from a
play about Anne Frank. They have also
discussed the historical aspects of her
story and looked for primary sources of
information. In the near future, we will
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continue our analysis of multiple texts and
connect language-arts skills with skills
necessary in Social Studies as we
explore the Westward Expansion and
Manifest Destiny.!
In Math, we have shown our skills in
solving multi-step equations and systems
of equations.We will be working with
roots, irrational numbers and master the
Pythagorean Theorem. We are proud of
the 61 students that achieved proficient or
distinguished on MPA 2 as well as the
students who raised their performance
one level; and we look forward to being a
VIP on MPA 3! Parents, as spring
arrives and the outdoors calls our name,
we need your help and encouragement to
remain focused on completing the 8th
grade year academically strong. !
Leader Scientists have completed the
Science Fair, earth history and the
ecosystem review. We have also
implemented the use of technology into
almost all lessons! We will continue the
integration of technology and microscopes
to improve our learning. We are proud of
our knowledge of earth history and our
growing achievements of life science. We
look forward to the growth of our
butterflies. Parents, please check
Infinite Campus and student Agendas
regularly to make sure that your child is
completing all work. As 8thgradeitis sets
in, students sometimes lose focus and
need extra encouragement. We look
forward to seeing you on conference days!
Please email
heather.jones@jefferson.kyschools.us. !
Scholars
Language Arts Ms. Peevey
Math
Ms. Clayton
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Science
Mr. Baker-Noren
Social Studies
Ms. Thompson
The Scholars team is now on the
Technology Rotation! Every Scholar
student will have Technology class
Monday - Thursday through the end of
the school year with Ms. Couden.
Scholar Team Leaders
Osman Sall!
Nolin Gatewood!
Emma Watson!
Lacey Powell
Students will be learning computer skills
including Excel, PowerPoint and Internet
Safety. The class culminates with the 21st
Century Skills Test, which may exempt
students from a similar Technology class
in High School.!
Social Studies students will be
learning about the Manifest Destiny and
Westward Expansion during this 6 weeks. !
Serious Virus
Parents! Please be aware of a serious virus
which is attacking the minds of 8th grades
students!
This virus is called
Eightgradeitis! It attacks the brain cells
of some 8 th grade students and causes
them to think that school is over months
before it really is! The results of not
addressing this virus can be devastating!
In order to cure or prevent this virus, it is
important for students to remember that
they must maintain their academic focus
and exhibit excellent behavior until the
end of the school year.!
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Coming up in March, several high schools
will be coming to Newburg to schedule
students which live in their reside area.
C o u n s e l o r s f r o m Fe r n C r e e k ,
Je f f e r s o n t o w n , Mo o r e , S e n e c a a n d
Southern will work with students to
create a schedule for their freshman year.
Copies of the schedules will be sent home
with the students for parents to review. If
your child has been accepted into another
high school other than their resides,
please turn in a copy of their acceptance
letter into the 8th grade office ASAP.
Thanks!!!
We are beginning plans for our 8th Grade
B r u n c h a n d Aw a r d s / Pr o m o t i o n a l
Ceremony at the Galt House Hotel. This
will be a time to celebrate our wonderful
8th g r a d e s t u d e n t s a n d a l l o f t h e
accomplishment that they have earned
this year. It is important to note that
students must maintain academic and
behavioral focus to be eligible for the
Aw a r d s / Pr o m o t i o n a l C e r e m o n y. A
Student Agreement form outlining
expectations, cost, date, time, etc. will be
coming home around the 1st week of
March.!
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Important Dates
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Mar 10 & 11, 3 - 6 PM
Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 18
Spring Pictures
April 6 - 10
Spring Break
May 5
Spring Orchestra Concert
May 6
Spring Choir Concert
May 19
Election Day
May 25
Memorial Day
Late May date TBD
Spring Band Concert
What is a QR Code?
A QR Code (Quick Response Code) is a mobile phone readable
barcode, which contains information about the item to which it is
attached. It works through your smartphone or tablet’s camera.
This QR Code will take you directly to Newburg Middle School’s
website. Simply download a QR Code Reader to your smartphone
or tablet and then scan this code.
There you go!
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J E F F E R S O N
February 25, 2015
C O U N T Y
P U B L I C
S C H O O L S
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Employees/Applicants
The Jefferson County Public School District
shall not discriminate in recruitment or employment on the basis of age, color, creed, disability,
marital or parental status, national origin, race,
sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, religion,
or political opinion or affiliation. The District shall
promote equal opportunities through a vigorous
affirmative action program as an integral part of
personnel policy and practice in the employment,
development, advancement, and treatment of employees of the Jefferson County Public Schools.
In the Event of Questions
Employees or applicants, report to immediate superior, appropriate personnel administrator,
the Compliance and Investigations Office, or the
appropriate enforcement agency if you believe
you have experienced harassment/discrimination.
Equal Educational Opportunity
Students/Parents or Guardians
No student shall be denied equal educational
opportunity for any reason by the Jefferson
County Board of Education because of his or
her age, color, disability, parental status, marital
status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or
veteran status.
Harassment/Discrimination of any type is
not permitted. A student has the right to attend
school free from harassment and should not
be subjected to discrimination for any reason.
Schools will strive to ensure that these rights are
protected and that appropriate consequences are
provided to offenders.
In the Event of Questions
Students and parents/guardians, report
to principal, the Compliance and Investigations
Office, or the appropriate government agency if
you believe you have experienced harassment/
discrimination.
Noncompliance with the above policy and
procedures may result in disciplinary action.
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Discrimination Grievance Procedure
The Jefferson County Public Schools
Discrimination Grievance Procedure is available
at local schools, on the Jefferson County Public
Schools Web site at www.jcpsky.net, or in
the Compliance and Investigations Office, C.
B. Young Jr. Service Center, 3001 Crittenden
Drive, Louisville, KY 40209. Contact Cheryl
Walker, Compliance and Investigations director,
at 485-3341, or call or write one of the following
enforcement agencies:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Place, Suite 268
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 582-6082
www.eeoc.gov
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil
Rights
Wanamaker Building, Suite 515
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 656-8541
www.ed.gov
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
The Heyburn Building, Suite 700
332 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 595-4024
http://kchr.ky.gov
Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission
410 West Chestnut Street, Suite 300A
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-3631
www.louisvilleky.gov/HumanRelations
www.jcpsky.net
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Offering Equal Educational Opportunities
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