Great opening performance by our Norwell Knight Sounds to kick off the Norwell Show Choir Invitational!
NMS scorers table got an upgrade!
Nice story from Fox55 highlighting Norwell's new Precision Machining class in coordination with our Area 18 Career and Technical Education Cooperative.
https://www.wfft.com/news/local/rural-schools-in-northeast-indiana-are-offering-career-based-education/article_f0599b7c-d690-11ee-81ff-576d595c52f4.html
Surf's Up Breakfast Week--March 4 - March 8
Check out our planned events and treats!
ALL SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED - APRIL 8th
Asynchronized eLearning Day - Bear Care and Bobcat Care will also be closed.
Please consider supporting our 7th grade class field trip to Kings Island in May by purchasing some Norwell Hype Socks! All funds generated will go directly to offset costs of the trip. https://norwellmiddleschoolsocks.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Congratulations to Mr. Feldheiser on being honored with the Education Champion Award today at the NHS Lady Knights State Championship! Go Knights!!!
Thank you to our guest speaker, Doug Denney, from Myers Funeral Home for presenting to our College and Career classes. Students learned the importance of career exploration and details on how to run a business!
A big THANK YOU to NWCS Food Services for outfitting the NMS cafeteria with new tables!
Love seeing our LES and OES teachers engaged in a deep dive into the five IDOE-approved ELA curricular adoption options. Our elementary admin team has organized a very detailed review process, and our teachers are working diligently through the process. Great work!
We hope you're able to join us this evening from 3:15 - 7:00 for Parent / Teacher conferences! It will be a sweet stop to celebrate Valentines Day!
NMS Show Choir performed at Carroll on Friday, and the Knight Sounds placed 5th Runner Up! Kahra Rupp earned the distinction of Outstanding Performer!
Thank you to Mr. Clifton this morning for walking Mr. Burnau's 8th graders around his Tool and Die Shop ! Lots of new opportunities for our students as they enter high school!
NMS has a Math opening for the 2024-25 school year! If you know of someone who would be a great addition to Norwell, please have them apply: https://www.applitrack.com/nwcs/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Middle+School+Teaching
We hosted our second ever robotics event Saturday here at Norwell. Team 703A finished 17th of 24 overall. 703E finished 16th of 24. 703B 2nd of 24. Way to go Norwell Robotics!
NMS Band students participated at ISSMA on Saturday, and all Knights participants earn Gold ratings! Brock Martin and Reese Wathen will move to perform at State Solo & Ensemble with our High School Brass Quintet!
Welcome our new Athletic and Guidance Secretary, Courtney Gerbers!
Indiana’s eLearning law is House Bill 1093, which was passed in 2022. The law limits the number of eLearning days school districts can have in which less than half the day includes live instruction from teachers. Under this law, districts are only allowed to have three (3) asynchronous (simply posting assignments, etc.) eLearning days. School districts may have as many synchronous (live instruction) eLearning days as they want, and all will count toward the 180-day student instruction requirement. However, any asynchronous eLearning days (beyond the 3 allowable days) will not count toward the 180-day student instruction requirement. If a school needs to implement more than three (3) asynchronous eLearning days per school year, they are able to apply for a waiver, but it is only supposed to be approved for extraordinary circumstances. In 2022, Norwell Community Schools, in collaboration with building administration and teachers, made the collective decision that ALL eLearning days would be synchronous with live instruction from teachers. It was decided that asynchronous learning (posting assignments, etc.) would only be used in rare circumstances including for teachers who may have had a planned personal leave day or who are too ill to lead live instruction that day.
Unfortunately, there have been no positive developments with the dense fog forecast. Norwell Community Schools will move to eLearning for 1.25.24. Bear Care and Bobcat care will remain open through normal times.
Good participation at last night's strategic planning session. We returned to the small table discussion format which produces better feedback. Groups identified new strengths and affirmed the great accomplishments of the past two years.
