Northfield Community Middle School Middle School Office - (609) 407-4008 Principal - Ms. Maria Caiafa
Fifth Grade		Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade		Eighth Grade
World Languages		Health / Phys. Ed.
MD		LRP / Basic Skills
Media Center		Creative Arts
Technology		School Nurse

What's New!

	Storytown login information for 5th grade ILA As part of our new Storytown ILA series, students have access to their book as well as other resources online.  To access your child's Storytown account, visit https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/. Then choose your state, district, and school. The username AND password have the following convention: 06ncsXXXX  where XXXX is your child's 4 digit student ID number.  If your child only has a 1 or 2 digit student ID, then use leading zeros to make it 4 digits.  Please note: Your child's username and password are the same.
	Advanced ILA Summer Reading Assignment Your advanced ILA Summer Reading Assignments and Activities are below.  Your books are in the Middle School Office to borrow.  Mrs. Donovan's 6th Grade Assignment (for incoming 6th graders in 2009-2010) Mrs. Harris's 7th Grade Assignment (for incoming 7th graders in 2009-2010) Mrs. McDermott's 8th Grade Assignment (for incoming 8th graders in 2009-2010)
	Congratulations to the new inductees into the National Junior Honor Society for the 2009-2010 school year! Morgan Bell, Martin Brenner, Kara Brown, Rachel Dyrek, Joelle Feshuk, Dylan Gano, Samantha Hickey, Hunter Hurst, Olivia Josephsen, Henry Jungels, Bridget Keough, Kieran Lawlor, Jacob Leavy, Alexis Leeds, Melissa Morrison, Elise Nachtigall, Danielle Peck, Nicholas Rabey, Jackson Warley
	Congratulations!  Northfield Middle School has been selected to receive the 2009 Community of Caring Outstanding Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring, University of Utah.  Additionally, Dr. Carol Ferguson has been selected to receive the 2009 Community of Caring Outstanding Administrator Award.  We are receiving this award in honor of modeling the core principles and values of the Community of Caring Program.
	Northfield Middle School has been selected as a 2009 New Jersey School of Character for our outstanding character education programs and is a candidate for the 2009 National Schools of Character Award.  Congratulations to our administration, teachers and students!
	The iWalk was a great success!  Wednesday, October 8 was a beautiful, sunny day and almost all of our students K-8 walked to school to recognize International Walk to School Day.  The iWalk was the first Community of Caring Tribal Challenge for the Northfield Middle School.  The challenge was to see how many MS students and staff can walk or ride their bikes to school.  The team with the most students and staff walking/riding wins the challenge!  The homeroom teacher with the most students (and themselves) walking wins a pizza party and the teacher wins a $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. The result: 410/475 students or 86% of students present at school today participated 5th grade had 80% participation and Sue Reid's homeroom had 100% 6th grade had 81% participation and Devine and Polak's homerooms tied for most participants 7th grade were the BIG winners with 95% participation and 4 homerooms having 100% participation - Supp, Tobiasen, McClay and Vain 8th grade had 87% participation and Fields' and Petitigout both had 100% participation No count for teachers but there were a lot!
	TBird Times -  Our online Newspaper sponsored by Northfield Education Foundation.  Check out the latest edition is here!!!
	The middle school physical education teachers are excited about endorsing the Active Lifestyle program presented through the President’s Physical Fitness Challenge, which is designed to increase everyone’s activity level. This activity is being incorporated into our curriculum and will be 10% of the Physical Education grade. Each middle school student will be given an activity log to be completed over two six-week periods. Students are required to hand in the logs as a completed assignment. Click here for flyer and log.
	New!  Our K-8 2008 Math Curriculum is online!  Click here for your grade level!
	Community of Caring character education program is now being implemented in the Middle School!  Please watch an introductory video here.  Also, click here for the Community of Caring websiite. Video citations: Tube, You (2008). Tiger Woods Foundation Videos. Retrieved September 15, 2008, from Tiger Woods Start Something Interview Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=WOcWhJldlkA   Tube, You (2008). Tiger Woods Foundation Videos. Retrieved September 15, 2008, from Tiger Woods Start Something Interview Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=FfCAczezq90
	Middle School Student Handbook

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Interims distributed: Friday 10-16-09 Report cards distributed to students: Friday, 11/20/09	Interims distributed: Friday 1-8-10 Report cards distributed to students: Friday 2-5-10	Interims distributed: Friday 3-12-10 Report cards distributed to students: Friday 4-23-10	Interims distributed: Friday 5-21-10 Report cards distributed to students: Friday 6-18-10

Staff Member of the Month

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