Volume III Issue 8
Northbridge Middle School
Newsletter February 2020

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DECEMBER
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

On January 24, 2019. Northbridge Middle School celebrated the December Students of the Month. We wish to congratulate the students and their families.

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MCAS
Many parents have asked what they can do to assist their child in preparing for the MCAS. Eliminating fear of the test certainly has to be on top of that list. To alleviate that anxiety, try practicing the test:




ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
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This message is to update parents and guardians on the many events taking place this spring 2020 for NMS 8th Graders .

NHS Guidance Staff will make a presentation to NMS 8th Graders on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 to explain the course selection process for 9th grade. The Guidance Staff will return to NMS on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 to meet with each student to help them select courses for 9th grade.
Parents will receive information from the NHS Guidance about this process the week before their visit to NMS.  

Lip Sync will take place on Thursday, April 16, 202 0 beginning at 7:00pm.  
Tickets for the Lip Sync performance will be on sale the week prior to the event.

The Grade 8 Dinner Dance will take place on Friday , May 15, 2020 from 6:30-9:30pm . 

The Grade 8 Field Trip will take place on Friday , June 12, 2020 .

*The Grade 8 Awards Assembly will take place on Monday , June 15, 2020 from 9:00-10:00am .

*The Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday , June 16, 2020 from 9:00-10:30am .

CoBots at WPI
On a cold Wednesday in January, a group of 7th and 8th grade students attended the first of eight Robotics sessions at WPI. The program is focusing on Collaborative Robots and how they are used in real world manufacturing. The “CoBots” focus will give students practice in group work and the design process. In these WPI sessions, they work closely with WPI faculty and student instructors to learn how to program, setup, and use some of the newest robots in industry today. The Northbridge students along with their teacher, Mrs. Gogolinski, look forward to working in WPI’s state of the art manufacturing laboratories. Each week, we will be exposed to tools such as 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, and Precision Computer Controlled Machines to make cool stuff to take home.