🧠🌟 Academic Team is Back at NIS!
Does your child love trivia, puzzles, strategy, or team challenges? Our Academic Team is back and ready for a great year!
Academic Team is open to students in grades 3–5 and gives students a fun way to build their knowledge, strengthen problem-solving skills, work as a team, and represent NIS in academic competitions.
📚 Who: Students in grades 3–5
📅 When: Tuesdays after school until 4:00 PM
📍 Where: NIS Media Center
⭐ First Meeting: September 29
A flyer and permission information was sent home with students last week. If you missed it, no worries! Scan the QR code on the attached flyer to sign up, or reach out to our Academic Team coaches with questions:
Ms. Harris: Shirley.harris@newport.kyschools.us
Ms. Carter: Susan.carter@newport.kyschools.us
Space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon! We’re excited for a great season of learning, teamwork, and fun! ❤️🧠
Does your child love trivia, puzzles, strategy, or team challenges? Our Academic Team is back and ready for a great year!
Academic Team is open to students in grades 3–5 and gives students a fun way to build their knowledge, strengthen problem-solving skills, work as a team, and represent NIS in academic competitions.
📚 Who: Students in grades 3–5
📅 When: Tuesdays after school until 4:00 PM
📍 Where: NIS Media Center
⭐ First Meeting: September 29
A flyer and permission information was sent home with students last week. If you missed it, no worries! Scan the QR code on the attached flyer to sign up, or reach out to our Academic Team coaches with questions:
Ms. Harris: Shirley.harris@newport.kyschools.us
Ms. Carter: Susan.carter@newport.kyschools.us
Space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon! We’re excited for a great season of learning, teamwork, and fun! ❤️🧠
Picture Day is next Wednesday, September 30!
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTRTQVJ2. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online on mylifetouch.com
Student Data Safety and Security:
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You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTRTQVJ2. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online on mylifetouch.com
Student Data Safety and Security:
As the only SOC 3 compliant partner in school photography, Lifetouch delivers unmatched protection for student and staff information - backed by third‑party verification and trusted by schools nationwide. Learn More.
Strong Roots, Safe Schools – Spirit Day
Good evening, NIS families! We’re ready to finish Safe Schools Spirit Week strong tomorrow with Spirit Day! Students can wear a school shirt, school colors, or school gear. Our safety message is: “Strong roots. Safe choices. Strong school!” Let’s end the week with lots of NIS pride!
Good evening, NIS families! We’re ready to finish Safe Schools Spirit Week strong tomorrow with Spirit Day! Students can wear a school shirt, school colors, or school gear. Our safety message is: “Strong roots. Safe choices. Strong school!” Let’s end the week with lots of NIS pride!
Growing Together – Twin Day/Friendship Day
Good evening, families! Tomorrow is Twin Day/Friendship Day! Students can dress like a friend or plan matching outfits. Our safety message is: “When we stick together, we grow stronger!” We’re excited to see all of the teamwork and friendship around NIS!
Good evening, families! Tomorrow is Twin Day/Friendship Day! Students can dress like a friend or plan matching outfits. Our safety message is: “When we stick together, we grow stronger!” We’re excited to see all of the teamwork and friendship around NIS!
Step Up for Safety – Silly Socks or Crazy Shoes Day
Good evening, NIS families! Get those fun socks and shoes ready because tomorrow is Silly Socks or Crazy Shoes Day! Our safety message is: “Step up, speak up, and make safe choices!” We can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity!
Good evening, NIS families! Get those fun socks and shoes ready because tomorrow is Silly Socks or Crazy Shoes Day! Our safety message is: “Step up, speak up, and make safe choices!” We can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity!
🔎 WANTED: Parents/guardians who care about our school and want to be part of the solution!
As a parent representative on a school-based decision-making council (SBDM), you have a seat at the table, and the opportunity to help shape the future! Reach out to the Family Resource Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinator at your child's school for details.
As a parent representative on a school-based decision-making council (SBDM), you have a seat at the table, and the opportunity to help shape the future! Reach out to the Family Resource Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinator at your child's school for details.
🍎 Muffins in the Morning – September 18! 🧁
NIS families, please join us for our next Muffins in the Morning on Friday, September 18 from 7:00–7:30 a.m. in the NIS Gym!
Enjoy a muffin with us while learning more about Title I funding and how Newport Intermediate School is using federal funds to support our students, staff, and school programs. This is also a great opportunity to connect with school staff, ask questions, and learn more about what is happening at NIS.
📅 September 18
⏰ 7:00–7:30 a.m.
📍 NIS Gym
We hope to see you there! ❤️🐾
NIS families, please join us for our next Muffins in the Morning on Friday, September 18 from 7:00–7:30 a.m. in the NIS Gym!
Enjoy a muffin with us while learning more about Title I funding and how Newport Intermediate School is using federal funds to support our students, staff, and school programs. This is also a great opportunity to connect with school staff, ask questions, and learn more about what is happening at NIS.
📅 September 18
⏰ 7:00–7:30 a.m.
📍 NIS Gym
We hope to see you there! ❤️🐾
Rooted in Respect – Team Up for Respect Day
Good evening, families! Tomorrow is Team Up for Respect Day! Students can wear a favorite sports or team jersey/shirt. Our safety message is: “Respect is what keeps our school strong!” We’re looking forward to another fun day of Safe Schools Spirit Week!
Plant the Seeds of Safety – Green Day
Good evening, NIS families! We’re excited to kick off Safe Schools Spirit Week tomorrow! Students are invited to wear green or something with plants or flowers. Our safety message for the day is: “Plant the seeds of kindness and safety!” We can’t wait to see everyone join in!
It was another great week at NIS! Please click the link below for our school-wide newsletter, that comes out twice per month, with a lot of great information about what is happening in our building!
Link Here: https://app.smore.com/n/k2dst
NIS Families!
Next week, Newport Intermediate will celebrate Kentucky Safe Schools Week with our Strong Roots. Safe Schools. Spirit Week!
Each day will include a fun dress-up theme connected to important messages about kindness, respect, friendship, and making safe choices. We encourage all students and staff to join in as we work together to build a safe, welcoming school community where everyone can learn and grow.
Next week, Newport Intermediate will celebrate Kentucky Safe Schools Week with our Strong Roots. Safe Schools. Spirit Week!
Each day will include a fun dress-up theme connected to important messages about kindness, respect, friendship, and making safe choices. We encourage all students and staff to join in as we work together to build a safe, welcoming school community where everyone can learn and grow.
NIS Families, we are excited to celebrate High Attendance Day tomorrow, September 9th! After enjoying 4 days off school, we want every student at NIS to be here and ready to learn!
If we reach 98% attendance school-wide, every student will get to throw a water balloon at a member of the administration on September 11th! Homerooms with 100% attendance will earn a pizza party, and if NIS has the highest attendance of all Newport schools, every student will receive $15 in Cats Cash!
Help us make September 9th a great day for attendance. Be here, be you, be Newport!
If we reach 98% attendance school-wide, every student will get to throw a water balloon at a member of the administration on September 11th! Homerooms with 100% attendance will earn a pizza party, and if NIS has the highest attendance of all Newport schools, every student will receive $15 in Cats Cash!
Help us make September 9th a great day for attendance. Be here, be you, be Newport!
Newport Intermediate Families,
The second edition of the Wildcat Weekly is here! Be sure to take a few minutes to check it out and see what’s happening at Newport Intermediate!
https://app.smore.com/n/9fcha
The second edition of the Wildcat Weekly is here! Be sure to take a few minutes to check it out and see what’s happening at Newport Intermediate!
https://app.smore.com/n/9fcha
NIS Families,
Car line has improved significantly since the start of school, and we are excited to keep seeing it get better each day. Today, our car line dismissal was exactly 10 minutes!
There are two things that will help us continue improving:
- Pull as far forward as possible whenever there is a gap between your vehicle and the car in front of you.
- Most importantly, do not merge until you reach the orange cone. Even after I enter your car number, please stay in your lane until you get to the cone.
Keeping two lanes open as long as possible allows us to get more cars into the parking lot and keeps cars from backing up onto the street.
At the orange cone, the two lanes should merge using a zipper pattern: one car from the right lane, then one car from the left lane, then right, then left.
Thank you for continuing to follow the process and work with us. We have made huge progress in just a few days!
Families,
Great job again today! We maintained our car line dismissal time at 11 minutes. Our goal is 10 minutes or less, and we will keep working together to get there!
You can help us reach our goal by:
Being on time for dismissal.
Pulling forward completely whenever the car in front of you moves.
Waiting to merge until you reach the orange cone.
Having your car tag visible and ready to go.
Thank you for continuing to work with us and make this new process a success. We are so close to our goal!
Great job again today! We maintained our car line dismissal time at 11 minutes. Our goal is 10 minutes or less, and we will keep working together to get there!
You can help us reach our goal by:
Being on time for dismissal.
Pulling forward completely whenever the car in front of you moves.
Waiting to merge until you reach the orange cone.
Having your car tag visible and ready to go.
Thank you for continuing to work with us and make this new process a success. We are so close to our goal!
🥞 Muffins in the Morning! 🧁
Join us this Friday, August 21st, from 7:00–7:30 AM in the NIS Gym for Muffins in the Morning!
Grab a muffin and learn more about two important tools for staying connected with Newport Intermediate:
📱 Infinite Campus
Check your child’s grades
Find assignments
View class schedules
Check attendance
🐾 Newport App
School news
Events
Important documents
And more!
We hope you can stop by before the school day begins. We look forward to seeing our Wildcat families Friday morning! ❤️🐾
Join us this Friday, August 21st, from 7:00–7:30 AM in the NIS Gym for Muffins in the Morning!
Grab a muffin and learn more about two important tools for staying connected with Newport Intermediate:
📱 Infinite Campus
Check your child’s grades
Find assignments
View class schedules
Check attendance
🐾 Newport App
School news
Events
Important documents
And more!
We hope you can stop by before the school day begins. We look forward to seeing our Wildcat families Friday morning! ❤️🐾
Families,
Another great day of improvement with dismissal! We shaved another four minutes off our car line today, bringing us down to about 11 minutes. Our goal is 10 minutes or less, and we are almost there!
Our bus riders are getting out of the building much quicker, and our walkers are doing a great job with their routine as well. It has been exciting to see all three parts of dismissal get smoother each day.
One reminder for our car line:
If the vehicle in front of you moves forward or leaves, please pull your vehicle up as far as possible. Keeping the line moving forward allows us to get more cars into the loading area and helps everyone get through the line as quickly as possible.
I am really proud of our Newport Intermediate families for taking on this new procedure and sticking with us as we worked through the challenges of the first few days. Your patience, flexibility, and willingness to follow the process have made a huge difference.
It is only going to get better from here. Thank you, Wildcats!
Another great day of improvement with dismissal! We shaved another four minutes off our car line today, bringing us down to about 11 minutes. Our goal is 10 minutes or less, and we are almost there!
Our bus riders are getting out of the building much quicker, and our walkers are doing a great job with their routine as well. It has been exciting to see all three parts of dismissal get smoother each day.
One reminder for our car line:
If the vehicle in front of you moves forward or leaves, please pull your vehicle up as far as possible. Keeping the line moving forward allows us to get more cars into the loading area and helps everyone get through the line as quickly as possible.
I am really proud of our Newport Intermediate families for taking on this new procedure and sticking with us as we worked through the challenges of the first few days. Your patience, flexibility, and willingness to follow the process have made a huge difference.
It is only going to get better from here. Thank you, Wildcats!
NIS Families,
Another great improvement with dismissal today! We shaved another five minutes off our dismissal time and are now down to about 15 minutes. Our goal is 10 minutes, and it feels like we are on track to get there!
We also want to give a big shoutout to our walkers, car riders and bus riders; all three groups have been doing an excellent job with the small adjustments we’ve made. With each day, everyone is getting more comfortable with the process, and it’s really showing in how smoothly dismissal is running.
A few reminders from today that will help us keep improving:
-Families enter the front lot from 9th Street and need to form two lanes. This helps us get cars off the street and into the lot more quickly so numbers can be entered and students can head out quickly.
-Please do not merge the two lanes until you reach the orange cone with the merge sign.
-Please remain in your vehicle at all times.
-As you move toward the loading zone, always pull as far forward as possible before stopping.
Thank you for continuing to follow the process and adjust with us. Each day is getting smoother, faster, and more efficient, and we really appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation as we work toward that 10-minute goal!
NIS Families,
A “Your Right to Know” notice was sent home in Friday Folders yesterday. This is an annual notification required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and explains families’ rights to request information about required student assessments and teacher or paraeducator qualifications.
No action is required. This notice is simply provided to make families aware of these rights.
Questions about testing can be directed to Autumn Slankard at 859-292-3092 or autumn.slankard@newport.kyschools.us. Questions about educator qualifications can be directed to Dr. Melissa Hemmerle at 859-292-3092 or melissa.hemmerle@newport.kyschools.us.
Thank you for your continued partnership with Newport Intermediate School.
A “Your Right to Know” notice was sent home in Friday Folders yesterday. This is an annual notification required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and explains families’ rights to request information about required student assessments and teacher or paraeducator qualifications.
No action is required. This notice is simply provided to make families aware of these rights.
Questions about testing can be directed to Autumn Slankard at 859-292-3092 or autumn.slankard@newport.kyschools.us. Questions about educator qualifications can be directed to Dr. Melissa Hemmerle at 859-292-3092 or melissa.hemmerle@newport.kyschools.us.
Thank you for your continued partnership with Newport Intermediate School.
Families,
Thank you for a great first day! As we continue settling into our routines, we want to make sure everyone has clear information about dismissal.
At Newport Intermediate, we use three dismissal methods: bus riders, walkers, and car riders. We will not use the term "parent pick up" because it can mean different things. Please use the definitions below when identifying how your child will go home.
Bus Riders -
Bus riders are called for dismissal at 2:40.
A bus rider is any student who rides a school bus home. Students will report to their assigned bus and will be checked before boarding.
Please make sure your child knows their bus number. If you do not know your child's bus number, please call the school before 12pm tomorrow and we can help.
Walkers -
Walkers are dismissed at 2:42.
Your child is considered a walker if:
* They walk home on their own or with a sibling.
* You walk to school to meet them.
* You park off campus and walk onto school property to meet them.
If you are getting out of your vehicle and walking to meet your child, your child is a walker, not a car rider.
Adults meeting walkers should go to the blacktop area of the playground. Students will be dismissed from the double doors that lead to the blacktop to meet you.
Students who need to meet a younger or older sibling will wait along the curb of the blacktop under the trees so siblings have a consistent place to find one another.
Car Riders -
Car riders are dismissed at 2:42.
Your child is a car rider only if you are driving through the school car line and remaining in your vehicle.
Please:
* Have your school-issued car tag visible.
* Remain in your vehicle throughout the car line.
* Follow the directions of staff as you move through the loading area.
Students will be called from their classrooms and organized into groups before being sent to their vehicles. This allows us to load several cars safely and efficiently at one time.
If you arrive without a car tag, you will be directed to park and come into the front office. You can sign up for a car tag and take your child with you after completing that process.
Thank you for helping us keep dismissal safe, organized, and consistent. The more we all use the same three terms and follow the same procedures, the smoother dismissal will be for everyone.
We appreciate your patience and partnership as our students learn these routines which are new for all of us!