NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL BULLETIN
January 23rd, A Day
All Students
Good Luck to our lady Titans BB Teams:
8th grade HOME vs. Bennington - Please dismiss at 3:20 pm
7th grade Travel to Bennington - Please dismiss at 1:15
All 7th grade players need to eat 1st Lunch - no recess.
Any student interested in being equipment manager for the Norris Girls Soccer Team, please contact Coach Talero in the High School, room M8.
~~~~~~~Change Wars is coming… January 22nd - February 9th~~~~~~~~~
Coins count positively for your Advisory - Bills count negatively
Students can add coins or bills to any Advisory’s jar but only before or after school. Jars will be counted weekly. Two Advisories that win will earn $50 to spend on their Advisory. Three Advisories with lowest total money collected: teacher and all Student Council representatives will get PIED IN THE FACE!
Library
- New book beginning in February for 7th grade book club. Check with Mrs Weaver to join!
- Valentine book recommendations from the Library! For 50 cents you can buy a valentine with candy and a book recommendation for you or a friend. Coming this February.
- Chess tournament begins in February and it is open to everyone in school! Sign up here
Passes are still for sale - if you are not playing a sport this year they are $30. If playing a sport they are $50 with your Sports Fee.
Stop in the MS Office to make that purchase. Passes are good for
Only HOME (Non-Tournament) Games
Mr. Korinek’s Dungeons & Dragons + Board Games Club: If you’re interested in joining, fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/NMSGamingClub
HAL
Chess lessons and practice rounds for the chess tournament. All HAL students are invited to WIN this week to prep for the tournament.
Lunch
Classic Cafe:
Grab & Go: Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap, Chicken Caesar Salad
Diner:
Thought for the Day
Positive Affirmations - do you use them? Creating and reciting affirmations is a powerful way to use words in a positive way! Who talks to you the most? YOU!! Start by telling yourself positive affirmations! Affirmations are statements that you say to yourself in order to help you reach your goals.
- I become more positive each day.
- I am happy, confident, and see the best in others.
- I am positive and I want positive people in my life.
You can use affirmations that reinforce your power of positive thinking towards a specific goal in your life.
- I have all the qualities I need to be a successful student.
- I am going to try my best to earn the best grades I can this quarter.
- I am going to turn my assignments in on time.
- Every day I move closer to my goal of ……(fill in the blank.).
Just remember…. to keep the language positive and leave out negative words or criticism. Give positive affirmations a try!