Norris Middle School

NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL BULLETIN

Nov. 2nd, B Day


All Students

  • GOOD LUCK NORRIS TITAN BB TEAMS

8th Boys- HOME - Blair - 4:00

7th Boys @ Blair - 4:15 - Dismissal @ 2:00


  • All Students - Please stop by Lost ‘n Found - Many items were left behind.  Lunch sacks and jackets, Sweatshirts etc.  The weather is changing and you are going to want that sweatshirt.


  • Passes are still for sale - if you are not playing a sport this year they are $30.  If playing a sport they are $50 with your Sports Fee.

Stop in the MS Office to make that purchase.  Passes are good for

Only HOME (Non-Tournament) Games.

                                                                                                                                                                

  • Halloween Candy Buy Back - Family 1st Dental & Friends

11-2-23     /  3:30 pm - 6:00 pm


  • NMS Quiz Bowl begins practicing for the 2024 Season on Thursday! Any interested parties are welcome to come to the meeting after school on Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30. 


  • NMS Party & Dance - Friday, November 10th! Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door or before school November 6th-10th. Concessions (pizza, candy, pop) will be sold. Each event will have a Dodgeball Tournament and Open Gym.

*Note: Except Student Council,

only 6th graders allowed at the Party;
only 7th & 8th graders allowed at the Dance

Lunch

Classic Cafe:  Toasted Italian Cheese Sandwich, Tomato Soup

Grab & Go: Honey Mustard Ham Wrap, Craving Chicken Salad

Diner:  Cheese, or Pepperoni Pizza

 

Learning to focus on strengths, assets, or “bright spots” in an extensively researched approach in psychology and neuroscience.

 

The researchers in these fields agree that focusing on the positive not only feels good but also works when you’re trying to change or you want others to change.  Finding the strengths/assets/successes of yourself and others is another key habit in building resilience.

 

Focusing on what’s right in your world does not mean you’re blind to life’s challenges.   Instead, a strengths-based approach works because:

  • We look at our strengths and what is going well

  • We gain confidence in ourselves

  • We can harness our positive feelings

  • And then we can direct that energy to areas where we are struggle