
We had great success in Mrs. Schmitt's Foods II Grain lab today. They learned about all of the kinds of grain from quinoa to milet and more kinds of pasta than I can mention! The students learned about how to store and prepare pasta and rice. What do you mean whole wheat flour should be stored in the refrigerator? Yes, it should be. The high school students are working on a Norman Borlaug presentation too! They are becoming quite the good chefs!





Mrs. Schmitt's Advanced Foods students sent wonderful smells of stir-fry throughout the halls this week. The students mastered the skills and steps of creating a stir-fry in a wok. There is a lot more to it than you would think! This unit also included the casseroles with vocabulary and their history. "Way to go Advanced Foods students and keep up the great wok!"





Parents:
Please be watching your mail for conference sign up letters. They were mailed out Wednesday March 3. We are asking that you sign up your student yourself using the information provided in the letter so that the Zoom link for your child's conference will be sent directly to you. Please do at your earliest convenience so you are able to get a time that works for you and your family. If you did not receive your letter by Wednesday March 10, please contact the office. If you have any questions, please contact the office for assistance.

Attention MS Musical cast and parents:
There will be 7th/8th grade musical rehearsal after school on March 5th in the Auditorium until 5:30 for lead characters and officers. Thank You.

The 8th graders are learning about the human body. Bones, muscles, and organs were drawn, colored, and cut out to make there own person.



Elementary Book Fair!
It is book fair time! We are having a book fair this Spring. The books are at school. Your child will be bringing a wishlist home. These are the books they thought they would like. If you would like to purchase books for your child you can send:
-A check made out to New Hampton Schools
-Cash
-eWallet (info on wishlist sheet)
-Email me s_throndson@new-hampton.k12.ia.us and we can set up a curbside delivery time.
Parents are not allowed to come into the school at this point so this is the best option we have. The funds from the book fair are our main source of supplying our school library with books.
If you have any questions, please contact me at s_throndson@new-hampton.k12.ia.us.
Thank you for your support!!
-Mrs. Throndson, District Librarian

It is Book Fair time again!! The book fair for the MS/HS is all set up and ready to go!
Book Fair: March 4th- 19th
Purchasing times : 7:45-11:45/12:45-3:45
Students will create a wishlist and bring paper home. Students can purchase books during school hours.
Here is the link for the book fair also: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/newhamptonhighschool1

NH School Driver Education Registration - Spring 2021
There will be an opportunity on Tuesday, March 16, at 5:45 PM in the NEW school cafeteria to discuss the upcoming Driver Education session.
This meeting will be informational and last approximately 30 minutes. Please wear your mask and practice social distancing.
Date of Course: April 2 – May 29 (Could be longer/shorter, depending on number of students)
Tentative classroom days and times: Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings: 6:00 – 7:50 AM
Driving times: Monday – Friday: 5:50 a.m - 7:50 a.m./3:15p.m. – 5:15p.m./Saturdays from 9:00 – 5:00
Driving times will be scheduled during the first few classes, and students must be available during all of the above-stated times for the duration of the course. If you have any questions, please call Mr. Kuennen at 641-394-2134. The first classroom session will be Friday, April 2, in Mrs. Schmitt’s room (the old cafeteria.)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eT51cfWXh4Kfpy9PYa6WUMevjH-MSScU/view?ts=603fbe8f

2021 Chickasaw Soccer Fans --Online ordering is ready to go https://nhsoccerfan-com.itemorder.com/

Twelve 4th grade students have advanced on to the Keystone/NICC Science and Engineering Fair for their great work on their inventions. These 12 students will be meeting with the judges virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, March 9. The students will be sharing their inventions, the invention process they followed, and what problems they solved with their invention. Way to go 4th graders!


Without the carnival fundraiser this year, the elementary is excited to still continue with the raffle due to the generosity of our local and area businesses as well as individual prize donors! Seek out a family with an elementary student starting Tuesday, March 2, to buy raffle tickets. The Facebook LIVE raffle drawing will be held on Tuesday, March 30, starting at 3:45. Keep updated on the New Hampton School app and Facebook page for possible prizes, including half hogs with processing, area business gift certificates or merchandise, pool pass and CWC year membership, and more!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16v_GTalfiBLlB3nWK53LMmpLifZcbMXR/view?usp=sharing

Congratulations to Taryn Smith and Quin Mahoney for being crowned the Sweetheart Dance Queen and King. The students did a great job at the dance and had a lot of fun.



Congratulations to all of the Individual Speech students who competed in New Hampton on Saturday, February 27th. All of the events received Division 1 ratings and will compete in the state competition at Postville.

The Construction Equipment Operator Mobile Simulator visited New Hampton High School February 26. Roughly 40 students had the opportunity to learn about construction trades in partnership with JB Holland, Roger Solberg-EOT Consultant/Trainer and NICC. Jordan Anderson with Croell, Inc was also on-site to share information on construction trades from a local perspective. To learn more about construction trades through NICC, click: www.NICC.edu/construction. Be in demand!





Here is a link to order Girls' Track & Field Apparel online:
https://chickasawtf.itemorder.com/sale

Middle School (7th/8th) Strength & Conditioning starts next week! Join us in the weight room on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:45 am - 7:30 am. Grab a friend and wear your mask. Students will shower in the locker rooms after weights. See you next week! - Coach M. Paulus

Congratulations Abigail Holschlag! Abigail's piece was accepted into the "Structure, Invention and Surprise/Explorations of Pattern by Secondary Students: The Elena Diane Curris Biennial Design Exhibition" at UNI and it's a virtual art show! Ms. Nelson is so very proud of her, and her work and the link to the show is below. Please help her in celebrating her student’s wonderful work, and congratulating her on her work in this show.
https://gallery.uni.edu/structure-invention-and-surprise-explorations-pattern-secondary-students-elena-diane-curris-biennial

Congratulations Abigail Holschlag! Abigail's piece was accepted into the "Structure, Invention and Surprise / Explorations of Pattern by Secondary Students: The Elena Diane Curris Biennial Design Exhibition" at UNI and it's a virtual art show! We are so very proud of her, and her work. Please help us in celebrating her wonderful work, and congratulating her on her work in this show. -Ms. Nelson
https://gallery.uni.edu/structure-invention-and-surprise-explorations-pattern-secondary-students-elena-diane-curris-biennial

Miss Bredman’s preschool class has been reading Dr. Seuss books. They then made predictions, and found out what things will sink or float with Oobleck.





Congratulations to our February TRIBE students of the month at NHE!
