Good Morning Pirate Army: Monday November 30, 2009 A Day

 

Lunch Today:

            Ravioli, Green Beans, Bread Sticks, Pineapple, Milk

 

Today’s Meetings:

           

Future Meetings:

            Tuesday- DWA All 7^th and 9^th graders

            Wednesday- DMA All 8^th graders

            Saturday- Saturday School

 

Sports & Events this week:     

            Tuesday- BBB home vs. Victory

            Tuesday- JHGBB @ GFA

            Wednesday- AG Field Trip

            Thursday- GBB @ Rimrock

            Saturday- GBB and BBB @ Jordan Valley

            Saturday- Cheer/Dance Camp @ NHS           

 

School Announcements         

-Congratulations to Kerby, Johnny, and Blake for their participation in the Shrine All Star Football game on Saturday. Even though we lost, the Notus players shined bright. Leading the East Running Backs in total yards Kerby Andersen played a great game behind Johnny and Blake’s blocking. Good job, you represented Notus well.

 

-Varsity boy’s basketball team needs to come to Mr. Haddock’s room immediately after school to get their home jerseys for tomorrow. 

 

-Student Council is taking donations to help Mr. McClain and his family with medical expenses. The donations can be given to Ms. Hatfield and we will be taking them until Friday, December 11.

 

-Chris Were is doing a food drive as part of his Senior Project from November 10^th to November 19^th. There will be a box by the office please leave your non-perishable food items in the box.

 

- Teachers, Parents, and Students it is that time of year again to take the DWA and DMA.

• The DWA is intended for all 7^th and 9^th graders and will be executed on December 1^st B Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 9^th grade DWA will take place in Mrs. Skelton’s room.

            The 7^th grade DWA will take place in Pirate Academy.

• The DMA is intended for all 8^th graders and will be executed on December 2^nd A Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 8^th grade DMA will take place in Mr. Pascal’s room.

 

-Sophomores will be selling Pizza, and having a bake sale during concessions on Tuesday evening. 

 

Big 3 Rules: 1) No Electronic devices 2) Dress appropriately 3) No PDA

Big 3 Goals: 1) Do it again…AYP 2) Keep it clean 3) 100% participation

 

Teacher Duty Schedule

Staff Member	11/30/09
Mrs. Ireland	M.S. Hall
Mrs. Villines	ES outside
Ms. Schoonover	Hub
Mrs. Hiser	HS FOYER
Mrs. Hardcastle	No duty
Mr. Tincher	Lunchroom
Mrs. Coles	Lunchroom
Mrs. Hall	Bus p.m
Mrs. Shelden	Bus a.m

 

Did you know...

... that today is Thriller Music Day? Michael Jackson's
Thriller album, released on November 30, 1982, is the
bestselling album of all time. Trivia buffs: Jackson was
inspired to create an album where "every song was a killer,"
as with Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, and developed Thriller
on that concept.

Looking Ahead

·       12-7-09 H.S. Winter Concert

·       12-8-09 GBB Home vs. Idaho City

·       12-10-09 GBB & BBB @ Gem

·       12-11-09 Centerpoint community Christmas dinner

·       12-12-09 GBB & BBB Home vs. St. Ambrose

 

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

Good Monday Morning Pirate Army.

 

Remember, No School Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

Good Morning Pirate Army: Thursday November 19, 2009 A Day

 

Lunch Today:

            Burrito, Salad, Fruit Crisp, Milk

 

Today’s Meetings:

            Thursday- ASVAB Test

 

Future Meetings:

            Friday- Sophomore Class Meeting

            Saturday- Saturday School

 

Sports & Events this week:     

            Thursday- Jr. H.S. GBB Home vs. Compass

            Thursday- Treasure Valley Honor Choir and Band at NNU

            Saturday- H.S. GBB Away vs. Tri-Valley

School Announcements         

-Chris Were is doing a food drive as part of his Senior Project from November 10^th to November 19^th. There will be a box by the office please leave your non-perishable food items in the box.

 

-The Treasure Valley Honor Choir and Honor Band will be performing at NNU on tonight at 7pm.  Come and support the Notus students who were accepted into this prestigious group- Richard Shelden, Joy Chang, Kaylee Christensen, Lindsey Christensen, Chris Radford and August Sorensen.  Cost is $3 for students, $5 for adults.

 

- Teachers, Parents, and Students it is that time of year again to take the DWA and DMA.

            DWA is the Direct Writing Assessment. All students are given the same prompt, and asked to write a short responsive essay. These essays are all graded at the state level and each are awarded a numeric point value based on a predetermined rubric. Notus teachers will receive the score from each student’s essay, and can then focus on areas to improve individual students’ weakness in terms of writing.

• The DWA is intended for all 7^th and 9^th graders and will be executed on December 1^st B Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 9^th grade DWA will take place in Mrs. Skelton’s room.

            The 7^th grade DWA will take place in Pirate Academy.

            DMA is the Direct Math Assessment, and in many ways is the same as the DWA. Students will each receive the same math questions, and will be asked to answer the questions. These will also be graded at the state level and returned to Notus High teachers for review.

• The DMA is intended for all 8^th graders and will be executed on December 2^nd A Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 8^th grade DMA will take place in Mr. Pascal’s room.

 

 

 

Big 3 Rules: 1) No Electronic devices 2) Dress appropriately 3) No PDA

Big 3 Goals: 1) Do it again…AYP 2) Keep it clean 3) 100% participation

 

Teacher Duty Schedule

 

Staff Member	11/16/09
Mrs. Ireland	Hub
Mrs. Villines	HS Foyer
Ms. Schoonover	No duty
Mrs. Hiser	M.S. Hall
Mr. Tincher	Lunchroom
Mrs. Coles	Lunchroom
Mrs. Hardcastle	ES outside
Mrs. Hall	Bus p.m
Mrs. Shelden	Bus a.m

 

Looking Ahead

·       11-23-09 H.S. BBB Jamboree at Melba

·       11-24-09 H.S. GBB Home vs. Liberty

·       11-24-09 Jr. H.S. GBB Away vs. Victory

·       Wednesday 11-25 thru Friday 11-27 No School

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

Good Morning Pirate Army: Wednesday November 18, 2009 A Day

 

Lunch Today:

            Chicken Quesadilla, Rice, Carrots, Chocolate Pudding with Graham Crackers, Apple, Milk.

 

Today’s Meetings:

             Wednesday- National Honor Society Meeting following announcements.

 

Future Meetings:

            Thursday- ASVAB Test

            Friday- Sophomore Class Meeting

            Saturday- Saturday School

 

Sports & Events this week:     

            Thursday- Jr. H.S. GBB Home vs. Compass

            Thursday- Treasure Valley Honor Choir and Band at NNU

            Saturday- H.S. GBB Away vs. Tri-Valley

School Announcements         

-Chris Were is doing a food drive as part of his Senior Project from November 10^th to November 19^th. There will be a box by the office please leave your non-perishable food items in the box.

 

-ASVAB testing for all sophomores will be Thursday morning. Location will be announced. If there are any juniors or seniors who have not taken the ASVAB, please let Mrs. Webberley know.

 

-The Treasure Valley Honor Choir and Honor Band will be performing at NNU on Thursday night at 7pm.  Come and support the Notus students who were accepted into this prestigious group- Richard Shelden, Joy Chang, Kaylee Christensen, Lindsey Christensen, Chris Radford and August Sorensen.  Cost is $3 for students, $5 for adults.

 

- Teachers, Parents, and Students it is that time of year again to take the DWA and DMA.

• The DWA is intended for all 7^th and 9^th graders and will be executed on December 1^st B Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 9^th grade DWA will take place in Mrs. Skelton’s room.

            The 7^th grade DWA will take place in Pirate Academy.

 

• The DMA is intended for all 8^th graders and will be executed on December 2^nd A Day at 8:15 and will last exactly 90 minutes give or take.

            The 8^th grade DMA will take place in Mr. Pascal’s room.

 

 

 

Big 3 Rules: 1) No Electronic devices 2) Dress appropriately 3) No PDA

Big 3 Goals: 1) Do it again…AYP 2) Keep it clean 3) 100% participation

 

Teacher Duty Schedule

 

Staff Member	11/16/09
Mrs. Ireland	Hub
Mrs. Villines	HS Foyer
Ms. Schoonover	No duty
Mrs. Hiser	M.S. Hall
Mr. Tincher	Lunchroom
Mrs. Coles	Lunchroom
Mrs. Hardcastle	ES outside
Mrs. Hall	Bus p.m
Mrs. Shelden	Bus a.m

 

Looking Ahead

·       11-23-09 H.S. BBB Jamboree at Melba

·       11-24-09 H.S. GBB Home vs. Liberty

·       11-24-09 Jr. H.S. GBB Away vs. Victory

·       Wednesday 11-25 thru Friday 11-27 No School

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

Good Morning Pirate Army: Friday November 13, 2009 B Day

 

Lunch Today:

            Pizza pockets, Salad, Pineapple, milk  

 

Today’s Meetings:

             Friday- Student Council executive meeting

 

Future Meetings:

           

 

Sports & Events this week:     

            Friday- Boys BB 1^st Practice

            Saturday- Girls BB home vs. Tri-Valley  6:00

 

School Announcements         

-The first boy’s basketball practice is this Friday, the 13^th.  Practice is at 5:30 but they need to be in the locker room and ready at 4:45 to talk about some things.

 

- A reminder to students who eat in the lunchroom:  Please remember you need to have your student ID card with you.  If you do not have it with you, please remember to stay at the back of the line.  You will still get to eat, but will not be holding up the line for everyone else.  Also remember to line up around the back wall so we can get more students in out of the cold. 

 

-A reminder to Junior High students:  When you are in the gym at noon you are not to be up in the bleachers or down by the locker rooms.  If you need to use the restrooms at that time, use the ones in the Junior High wing.

 

Rake up Notus will happen this Saturday. Meet at City Hall at 9am with rakes and gloves. This activity, sponsored by Partner’s Club, is open to any jr or sr high student. Let’s take this opportunity to give back to our community! 

 

-Seniors: your senior pic, baby pics and quotes are due to Ms. Hatfield by November 15.

 

-Chris Were is doing a food drive as part of his Senior Project from November 10^th to November 19^th. There will be a box by the office please leave your non-perishable food items in the box.

 

-ASVAB testing for all sophomores will be next Thursday morning. Location will be announced next week. If there are any juniors or seniors who have not taken the ASVAB, please let Mrs. Webberley know.

 

Big 3 Rules: 1) No Electronic devices 2) Dress appropriately 3) No PDA

Big 3 Goals: 1) Do it again…AYP 2) Keep it clean 3) 100% participation

 

Teacher Duty Schedule

 

Staff Member	11/9/09
Mrs. Ireland	HS Foyer
Mrs. Villines	No duty
Ms. Schoonover	M.S. Hall
Mrs. Hiser	ES outside
Mr. Tincher	Lunchroom
Mrs. Coles	Lunchroom
Mrs. Hardcastle	Hub
Mrs. Hall	Bus p.m
Mrs. Shelden	Bus a.m

 

Looking Ahead

·       11-17-09 JHGBB Home Greenleaf 3:30.

·       11-19-09 JHGBB Home Compass 3:30.

·       11-19-09 ASVAB Test 8:30

·       11-20-09 2^nd Quarter Midterm Break

·       11-21-09 GBB @ Tri-Valley 6:00

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

Good Morning Pirate Army: Thursday November 12, 2009 A  Day

 

Lunch Today:

            Hamburger, Fries, Pickles, Applesauce, Milk  

 

Today’s Meetings:

             

 

Future Meetings:

            Friday- Student Council executive meeting

 

Sports & Events this week:     

            Thursday- JH Girls BB @ Adrian

            Friday- Boys BB 1^st Practice

            Saturday- Girls BB home vs. Tri-Valley  6:00

 

School Announcements         

- Thank you Coach Dranginis, Mrs. Shelden, and Mrs. Ireland for putting on a wonderful fall sports banquet.

 

- There will be a PTO meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12^th at 6 PM in the Elem. library. 

 

-The first boy’s basketball practice is this Friday, the 13^th.  Practice is at 5:30 but they need to be in the locker room and ready at 4:45 to talk about some things.

 

- A reminder to students who eat in the lunchroom:  Please remember you need to have your student ID card with you.  If you do not have it with you, please remember to stay at the back of the line.  You will still get to eat, but will not be holding up the line for everyone else.  Also remember to line up around the back wall so we can get more students in out of the cold. 

 

-A reminder to Junior High students:  When you are in the gym at noon you are not to be up in the bleachers or down by the locker rooms.  If you need to use the restrooms at that time, use the ones in the Junior High wing.

 

Rake up Notus will happen this Saturday. Meet at City Hall at 9am with rakes and gloves. This activity, sponsored by Partner’s Club, is open to any jr or sr high student. Let’s take this opportunity to give back to our community! 

 

Partner’s club is sponsoring a Mix It Up lunch on Thursday to promote taking a new seat in the cafeteria and making a new friend. Staff and students are invited to join in the fun.

 

-Seniors: your senior pic, baby pics and quotes are due to Ms. Hatfield by November 15.

 

-Parents please continue to log on to Parent Portal to view student performance. If you have any troubles logging in, with your username or password, please contact the high school. Currently at the secondary school, 45.4% of parents have accessed parent portal to view their student’s grades. Also, 18 parents have also programmed Parent portal to email students grades automatically each week.

 

-All H.S. and Jr. H.S. Football players. At the awards banquet tomorrow night, you need to bring a dessert. Tell you parents today, so they have time to prepare. Also, you must dress appropriately for this banquet. That means no shorts/t-shirts. Wear a Collared shirt and pants.

 

-Chris Were is doing a food drive as part of his Senior Project from November 10^th to November 19^th. There will be a box by the office please leave your non-perishable food items in the box.

 

Big 3 Rules: 1) No Electronic devices 2) Dress appropriately 3) No PDA

Big 3 Goals: 1) Do it again…AYP 2) Keep it clean 3) 100% participation

 

 

Benjamin Merrill

Notus Jr. Sr. H.S. Principal

208-459-4663

IDLA Principal

208-590-4524

merrillb@nsd135.org

 

State Quarterfinal Information

Congratulations to the boys for a great regular season. We travel to Oakley to play in the State Quarterfinals on Saturday November 7th. The game is officially at 12:00. The paper had listed the game at 1, which is a mistake.

The boys and girls will leave Notus at 6:00 a.m. and travel to Twin Falls for Breakfast @ 8:30. Immediately following breakfast, the bus will travel to Oakley. Following the game, the team will have a team dinner on the return trip. The school will pay for both meals. The team will only need money for snacks along the trip.

We hope to see you all at the game.

GO PIRATE ARMY!