Sunday, September 28, 2008

Red Ribbon Week Plans!

Parents,
Red Ribbon week is only two weeks away. Please join NOMS and NOMS PTSA as we celebrate making healthy choices during Red Ribbon Week!!

Monday, Oct. 27~“Too Smart to Start!! “Which students will have the lucky numbers on their “Drug Free” pencils to win prizes given through out the day??

Tuesday, Oct.28~ “Don’t get STUCK on Drugs!!” Sign the drug free pledge and guess how many SMARTies candies are in the jar and win a jar of glue sticks for your target teacher!! (And SMARTies for the student!) Every guess will be entered in a drawing for prizes through out the day!

Wednesday, Oct. 29~ “We CAN be Drug Free!” How many CANNED goods CAN we collect for our community Harvest Food Bank or Dare to Care! Please have your son or daughter bring in a CANNED food item to contribute to the food drive. Every participant will be entered in prize drawings through out the day~ AND do something good for our community!

Thursday, Oct. 30~“ Our Lungs Are MINT for Breathing!” Correctly guess the number of Mints and win them for your Target class! All participants will be entered into drawings through out the day for additional prizes!

Friday, Oct. 31~Red Ribbon Ceremony~ Students and Staff are all invited to wear RED!! There will be entertainment and the winners of the team door-decorating contest will be announced at the assembly~


This is an important week to remind students not only to be DRUG FREE, SMOKE FREE, and ALCOHOL FREE!! But also NOT TO GIVE IN TO PEER PRESSURE, DON'T DO IT!!! As parents we are sometimes timid to approach these subjects, this is an opportunity to speak freely with your child and empower them to not enter into the temptations. Come up with a plan of what to say.

Encourage all students to participate this week and to talk about MAKING GOOD CHOICES -
AVOIDING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL!!!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

The Purpose of the PTSA

The Purposes of PTSA

· To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship
· To raise standards of home life
· To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth
· To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may
cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
· To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for
all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.

NOMS day at JAVA

For any of you that enjoy of cup of hot coffee or hot chocolate, the last Wednesday of every month is NOMS Education Day at Java Brewing Co. in Prospect.

Be sure to mention NOMS when you place your order and 20% of the sales will be donated to NOMS PTSA.

See you at Java's!
Question? call Holly Ansman 228-9694

Fall Fundraiser

Hi Parents and guardians,

We have just started this year's Fall Fundriaser. The money earned from this fundraiser will be used to help offset the cost of the bathroom renovations and to fund the school needs for the remainder of the year.

We know not everyone likes to do fundraising, so if that's the case we understand, donations are also excepted. Please make checks payable to NOMS PTSA.

The kids have a long list of available prizes they can earn from selling various amounts of product. The prizes are listed on the green sheet that came home with the cataglog along with a "Lockerful of Prizes" booklet. Some of the most exciting prizes are:
  • Hamburger phone
  • stuPENdous Prize (pen filled with money)
  • Money and candy scramble for selling 15 items or more
  • Deal or NO deal where they can win up to $100
  • Top Selling Class gets a Pizza Party

Money is due at the time of the order. Orders are due at NOMS by 10/8.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jenny Stegeman at 614-6043

Friday, September 26, 2008

Red Ribbon Week

RED RIBBON WEEK is coming up soon.
Please mark your calendar for October 13 -17 as Red Ribbon Week. At NOMS we hope this is a special time for you to talk with your middle school child(ren) about making good life decisions.
More information on Red Ribbon Week to come. Be looking for it.

Reflections Contest

Dear NOMS families,

Today is the last day to turn in a Reflections Piece. If you forgot to get your parent's signature, it's not too late. Turn your piece in on Monday in the front office at NOMS.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kellie Harrison at harrisgk@bellsouth.net or at 553-5184.

Thanks for all your support.

Winners will be announce after October Break.

Kentucky Kids Day at NOMS



Look at some of the SUPERSTARS at NOMS!



Kentucky Kids’ Day was celebrated at North Oldham Middle School on September 23, 2008. This special day was set aside for students to send the message to each child that he or she is a special and unique individual who is respected and loved.
At North Oldham Middle School our theme for the day was “You’re a Star”. Before school, students were invited to walk the red carpet. Paparazzi (parents) were on hand to take photos and get autographs from all our stars.
During lunch students enjoyed a video set to music. Stars of the video were our very own North Oldham Middle School students.

Thursday's Assembly



Mr. Griffen say, "Go For it!"


Mr. Arterburn and Mr. Fiorini - WELL DONE!


Mr. Smith puts his money where his mouth is -


And the hair is gone!


NOMS became alive with excitement at 2:00 p.m. this past Thursday. For the PTSA it was the kick off of their biggest fundraiser of the year, the Paragon Fall Fundraiser. Kids should have come home with a clear plastic envelope filled with all the details and informatin you need. The exciting thing this year ... is ... if they sell three items by Monday and bring in the orange sheet signed by you - they get a cool security camera immediately. At the assembly the kids were shown other rewards for support the program...the money pen, the money scramble, and the "Deal or NO Deal" opportunity. They really seemed excited. Robb Smith, Jeff Griffin, Jenny Stegeman and Betsy Lowe were the lucky contestants to participate in the mock "Money Candy Scramble." Betsy came away with four candy bars and four dollars, Mr. Smith only walked away with a dollar (but later on he received a free haircut so I think we're even), Ms. Stegeman came away with approximately the same winnings as Betsy, but the clear winner was Jeff Griffin - something like eight candy bars and lots of dollar bills. At least I got chocolate.

For the school it was the assembly to give honor where honor was due.

Three teachers were honored:
Ms. Jennifer Terry was selected to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching (PAEMST)
Ms. Loretta Smith received her doctorate Ed. D - she is now Dr. Loretta Shake!
Ms. Keely Green was selected as the National History Teacher of the year.

Presentation of the award!
Then the scores for the school were announced ... drum roll please ... 111.3 - they beat their goal.
What you have to know is that last year at this same assembly, Mr. Smith promised to get a mohawk hair cut if the kids met their goal ... and guess what ... he did along with several others.
It was the highlight of the assembly. See above photos!

I wish you all could have been there to see the kids cheer on their teachers in receiving recognition for their excellent work. I personally was moved to tears to see Ms. Green receive her award with all of her family there to see it. It was a great sight. Even WLKY came to do a story on the school's success.

Meet your President


Hello,


My name is Betsy Lowe; I've lived in Oldham County six years. I am currently serving as the PTSA president at NOMS. This is my third year as president. Most people think I'm crazy to be that involved, but in all honesty - I love it. I love being around the kids and I love supporting the school they attend. I also enjoy serving with the wonderful group of men and women that serve on the PTSA Board. I have the greatest respect for our schools administration and staff. They work everyday for the development and growth of our children.
Please feel free to contact me via email at betsy4kids@aol.com with any questions regarding the NOMS PTSA.
Thanks, and have a great day! GO MUSTANGS!

Welcome to the All New PTSA BLOG!

I am so excited to welcome you to the new PTSA WEB PAGE design in BLOG form. All PTSA information is now available in this blog form. You can access the PTSA roster, calendar, minutes of board meetings, budget, upcoming events, contest results, etc. Since a blog is interactive please feel free to comment on anything that you think will help improve our venture into the blogging world.