Congratulations Carter Johnson! Good luck today!
The 5th graders are working on their long division skills today!
Building a tower out of notecards was harder then they thought. Luckily Hudson came to give some good advice on building.
Free Children's Orthopedic Clinic returns - see the flyer for details.
The New Holland-Middletown School District would like to congratulate our September Students of the Month! Thank you also to Tremont Bank for your continual support of our student of the month program and our students!
Layla Schreiner
The student of the month for the elementary is Layla Schreiner. Layla has embraced third grade with eagerness, enthusiasm, and a genuine joy for learning. She approaches each day with a positive attitude and is always willing to give her best effort, no matter what she is asked to do. She works hard to understand challenging tasks and perseveres until she figures things out. She has also shown tremendous growth in her writing. She continues to push herself to write more fully and express her ideas with greater detail. Her determination and willingness to challenge herself are truly admirable. Most importantly, she brings so much joy and positivity to our classroom. Her enthusiasm, hard work, and bright spirit make her a wonderful classmate and an important part of our classroom community. She is a fantastic example of what it means to approach school with a positive attitude and a love for learning. We are so proud to call Layla Schreiner a New Holland-Middletown Mustang!
Ellis Lewis
The middle school student of the month at NH-M for September is Ellis Lewis. Ellis embodies the school’s motto of respect, responsibility, and safety. He goes out of his way to help others and participate in the classroom. Elllis demonstrates a positive attitude, a willingness to challenge himself, and an excitement for learning. We are proud to call Ellis Lewis a New Holland-Middletown Mustang!
Kindergarten and first hard at work during math and computer time!
The 7th and 8th grade Forensic Science class solved the "Mystery of Who Dognapped Toto?!?"They made DNA profiles for each of the suspects: Tin Man, Scarecrow, Oz, and the Lion. Then they matched the profile to the suspect's DNA! The Tin man did it!
As a reminder, our intruder/lockdown drill is today at approximately 2:30 p.m. If you did not return an opt out form for the drill to the office today, but would still like to opt your child out, please call the office this morning. Thank so much!
Today we had 2nd grade to help with STEM. Together students attempted to build a bus that rolls at least 24 inches.
Kindergarten and 1st grade reading their books to the class.
Reminder to parents and students: Today Wednesday 9/16 is a 1:30 dismissal. See you in a bit!
4th grade learned about the famous French painter, George Seurat, and the style of painting he developed called Pointillism - a technique of painting in which small dots of color are used in patterns to make an image! These student artists really have a...point!
Asher and Roman having fun with Mrs. Thompson's new games.
This was a great article that popped up in Eye on Education this week: https://apnews.com/article/critical-thinking-independence-technology-parenting-b760652431b50f08ee7b034994a9ee18
It speaks to the idea of allowing students to struggle a bit to get to answers and solutions. In the age of AI, Google, and instant answers, struggle at their level allows young people opportunity for growth as long as we take into account the individual young person and what he or she can reasonably handle.
Reminder to Parents and Students:
Tomorrow, Thursday September 10, 2026 is Fall Picture Day. Pictures will begin approximately 8:30 am and will conclude by approximately 10 am. If you would like to place orders or contact the picture company for any reason, please use the following link:
The 8th graders learned about The Pythagorean Theorem today!
Stretch your SNAP benefits - see the flyer for more information!
Let's hand it to our 4th graders! They made models of how the joints in our fingers work! 😎
Could your child benefit from the Free Orthopedic Clinic? See information in the flyer for dates and times!
Criteria for the 1st Quarter JH incentive trip has been set by JH staff today. We can't wait to celebrate.
To attend, JH students must have received no office referrals resulting in a consequence, have had fewer than 10 missing assignments across all classes for the quarter, have had no more than 2 unexcused absences, and no more than 3 lunch detentions with a teacher for any reason.