Scholastic Bowl information from WLB:
We have our last regular season match on Tuesday at 4pm. Please be at Zion Lutheran in Lincoln by 3:45pm. We have practice on Thursday from 3-4pm.
Important: Our regional tournament will be held on Wednesday, April 29, at Bloomington Cornerstone. I have not been given the bracket with times yet, but the first match has historically been at 4pm. This is a 1:30pm dismissal day at WLB. Players can stay after school, get their homework done if needed, and we will provide pizza and drinks for them until we leave for Bloomington. The bus will leave at 2:45pm.
The day after regionals (Thursday, April 30) will be our parent vs. students night at 4pm in the WLB cafeteria.
Please let Mr. B or me know if you have any questions. Enjoy the sunshine this week!
Notice of Track Practice Cancellation for Today from Greenview:
We have decided to cancel JH Track practice for today 4/7/26. We will send a message out to all parents now letting them know this as well. With multiple meets coming up this week and other events we found it in the best interest for everyone to cancel for today.
Scholastic Bowl Information for this Week:
Tuesday, 4/7: Practice 3-4pm
Wednesday, 4/8: Match at Illini Central (Bus leaves WLB at 3:15pm)
Welcome Back from Spring Break on Monday, April 5th! A couple of items to be aware of for parents and students are below:
1 - Students in 3rd-8th grade will be testing using the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) this week in both reading and math on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please do your best to make sure your student is present, has a good breakfast either at home or school, and comes to school having had a good night's sleep. Thanks so much in advance for your help with this!
2 - Due to our bathroom remodel project/construction, the West Entrance/Exit will be blocked off for the Week of April 6th and the week of April 13th. If you are picking up your student, please pull up behind the bus, and your student will be dismissed directly to you from the main entrance/exit. Thanks in advance for your understanding!
The elementary end of the month reward was a lot of fun! We made smoothies with healthy ingredients and a smoothie bike. Big thanks to Lincoln Memorial Hospital for all the ingredients to make the smoothies and letting us use the bike! We did some spring coloring and parachute games while everyone got a turn on the bike. Congratulations to the winners of the goodie baskets! Keep on reading and working hard! Thanks a bunch to Tremont Bank for donating a goodie basket!
The spelling bee was a success! Thank you to all the participants! Our spelling bee winner is Emily Lawrence! Congratulations to all and you all did a fantastic job!
The 6th Grade STEM Rocketry class has been busy learning about rockets! They have made both straw rockets and stomp rockets. They conducted experiments, collected data, and drew conclusions on fin placement and design. Good job! 🚀
Rocking our math facts in grade 4
Kindergarteners learned about community workers in social studies. Then they drew a picture of the job they would like to do when they grow up. There are future teachers, fire fighters, police officers, veterinarians & artists in the class.
5th and 8th grade students will be taking the Illinois Science Assessment on Monday and Tuesday of this week. If your student is in 5th or 8th grade, please make sure he or she is in attendance, gets a good night's sleep, and eats breakfast either at home or school. Please help us to make sure your student has every advantage to do well!
Kindergarteners are enjoying painting Spring pictures on the first day of Spring!
Kindergarten showing off their master pieces!
NH-M would like to congratulate our March Students of the Month, Cayson Nelson and Eli Johnson. Thank you also to Tremont Bank and Mrs. Coers for your continued support of this program.
Cayson Nelson
The Middle School Student of the Month is Cayson Nelson. Cayson has shown significant growth throughout the year in working with teachers to improve his grades, having more positive interactions with teachers and peers, and showing more confidence in himself and his abilities. We are all proud to see such growth, and are looking forward to seeing him develop his abilities and grow more during his time at NHM. He follows expectations, and has shown himself to be the smart, independent, kind, and hard working student we’ve always known him to be. We are proud to call Cayson Nelson a New Holland-Middletown Mustang!
Eli Johnson
The elementary school Student of the Month is Eli Johnson. He has improved in many areas of kindergarten. He has learned to sit in his seat and complete his work. He has also learned to follow expectations during lessons and class discussions. He is smart, kind, and always has a smile and an interesting fact waiting. We are so proud to call him a New Holland-Middletown Mustang!
4th grade tried making some Leprechaun traps this morning, but Lucky got away. Happy St. Patrick's day 🍀🍀🍀
New Holland-Middletown School District #88 is in session today, Monday March 16th. Please use caution during the morning commute. Late arrivals due to weather conditions will be excused.
Congratulations to Lilah. She is the second winner of Look who Got Caught Reading. We will have one more winner this week.
Reminder message for all parents and students:
Tomorrow 3/13/26 there is no school due to our last two evenings of parent-teacher conferences. Have a great weekend everyone!
3rd grade is studying traits in Science. Today we discussed how being in space can change some traits.
Congratulations to Lilly! She is our first winner of our "Got Caught Reading" challenge and wins $10 toward the book fair! Stay tuned to see who our next winner will be!
4th Quarter Incentive Trip criteria has once again been set by JH teachers today, and will begin tomorrow. It is below!
4th Quarter JH Incentive Trip 2025-2026
In order for the student to be able to attend the 4th quarter incentive trip, they must:
- Have received no disciplinary action as a result of office referrals
- Have all passing grades
- Have no absences which are unexcused
- Have received no more than 2 lunch detentions with teachers across classes for disciplinary reasons
Criteria applies beginning March 10th through May 15th which is the Friday before the trip.
Please note, parents, that if your student has accumulated more than 10 days absent, a doctor's note is required for each absent date over 10 in order to be considered excused.