New Hampton Community Schools

The Middle School will have these dress-up days for holiday fun!!

All Elementary parents: Please fill this form out in the event that we MAY have to go virtual again sometime this school year and will need to send home devices for all students. These devices will have apps on them that will help the students with work completion and attendance according to the state virtual learning guidelines. All students PK-4th grade will be sent home with devices (regardless if you have home devices). Reminder: this is only IF we go virtual for all school. Also that MS/HS have you do this at registration process because they do 1:1 all year. Thank you for your cooperation. You have rocked this school year with all the changes and we thank you for cooperation as this is all new to us. As always please call the school if you have further questions. #NHTribe https://forms.gle/WmJ6poA7zMM7DoeC6 Mrs. Brenda Lansing 641-394-2134 b_lansing@new-hampton.k12.ia.us

Dear Elementary parents, Friday, November 20th we were notified of our first positive cases of Covid for elementary students. We had two students test positive on today and school was notified after hours. The students were not in school today however were in school on Thursday. Because of the precautions we have in place, we are only quarantining their direct classrooms due to the lunchtime without masks and together longer than 15 minutes. Parents have been contacted in both of these classrooms as of Friday night. Students will return again on December 3rd. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter and understanding. #weareinthistogether #NHTribe Mrs. Brenda Lansing- Elementary Principal New Hampton Community Schools b_lansing@new-hampton.k12.ia.us Phone (641) 394-2134 Fax (641) 394-2662

After setting norms, Mrs. Bercik’s Freshman move to areas of the room indicating whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree w/ statements like “It’s okay to be different.” Then they support their opinions as they get to know each other #NHTribe

ilding vocabulary is crucial to higher level thinking. Mr. Meisner hands out vocabulary quizzes, based on the novel they are reading, to his English 10 students. #NHtribe

Biology students plan out their cell project with instructor Mrs. Ohrt. Each class will have a cell displayed on the ceiling tile. #NHtribe @jlquass

Learning to read the fine print, economics students in Mr. Olson‘s class learn about credit card percentages. #NHtribe @nhgolfteam

Starting literacy with a discussion and then moving into citing sources for Holocaust research, Patricia ten Hoeve’s eighth graders move forward on their speeches. #NHtribe

A few weeks ago, before the threat of snow and colder weather, Transportation Director Christy Roethler focused on Bus Safety. Students practice bus evacuations in the high school parking lot. #NHtribe @acroethler

Middle school band instructor, Jenny Adam, has to get creative this year as she uses the middle school foyer for drumming practice. #NHtribe @nhbands

The Lettermen‘s annual food drive begins. Drop off points in each of the buildings. All items will help stock the local food pantry for the holiday season. #NHtribe

5th grade ELP students working on coding their @Unruly_Studios Splats for the Fall Fitness Challenge. New Hampton Elementary has also been participating in Computer Science and after week 1 they had the Most Virtual Splat Stomps! Headed into the final week of Jumping Jacks, Crunches and Toe Touches! #fallfitnesschallenge

A thank you from these little one for the elem cooks. We hung it up on our wall.

Kindergarten hands out of the kiln ready to glaze. So nice to be doing a normal traditional thing that we do every year. #NHtribe

Mrs. Quirk’s science students are proving whether or not certain liquids test positive for fat. They have done a great job of being flexible during COVID by having lab in the hallway.

MS Parents, Please see that Junior High activities have been suspended through December 10th. There will be no practices/events of any kind during this period to fall in line with the Governor's Proclamation she issued. We will keep you posted if more information develops. Link: https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Summary%20of%20Enhanced%20Public%20Health%20Measures_final.pdf Thank you

Mrs. Schmitt has a new Housing & Interior Design class. In groups, the students drew different housing styles (such as A-frame, Colonial, Federal, Tudor, etc) and put them together using recycled materials. Enjoy these pictures of their creations!

A short message from Mr. Jurrens addressing our current school model, process for possible changes, and a plea for help from the community to keep everyone safe. t.ly/6pqD

There will be a brief football banquet for the varsity football players, managers, and coaches on Monday, November 16th at 7:30 p.m. in the new cafeteria. We will supply some individually packaged pizza and a bottle of power ade for those in attendance. Letters and awards will be handed out following the pizza party. Everyone is expected to wear a mask and practice social distancing. The entire event should last approximately 30 minutes. Thank you. Coach Frerichs

Some of the 8th grade students in Mrs. Ward's Spanish class were practicing animal vocabulary with a game of Pato, Pato, Ganso. They may remember those two animals for a long time to come!