May brings the final push for excellence at the end of the school year. If you're researching a topic from home, go to the Michigan Electronic Library, http://www.mel.org/ or the District Follett Destiny site, http://destiny.kentisd.org/ for quality research sites.



People who read frequently are better readers. Sign up for a summer reading program at your local Kent District Library and enter a world of knowledge, adventure, and vocabulary building.
Vistit these sites to find books of particular interest to middle school students:
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/middle-school-summer-reading-list/
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=165
http://www.avon.k12.ma.us/librarymedia/100bookstoreadmiddleschool.htm
http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet23#yateens


Next year Newhall Middle School will be Wyoming Junior High School, serving grades 7-9. We will be housed in the current Wyoming Park High School building on Wrenwood SW. Be sure to make the new media center one of your first stops when you return to school!

April Showers.....

 http://www.shutterpoint.com/Photos-ViewPhoto.cfm?id=623358

Are you interested in the unusual weather we've been having? You can view commentary about our local weather written by WOOD TV 8's Bill Steffens. Enjoy his observations at this link:

http://blogs.woodtv.com/category/bills-blog/

Do you know April is National Mathematics Education Month? Good math skills are essential in our modern world. Have some fun learning math on these sites:

http://www.math-play.com/index.html 

http://familyinternet.about.com/od/websitesforkids/a/Math-Websites-for-Middle-School.htm

April is also National Public Health Month. One of the best sites for answers to health questions is the Mayo Clinic. Visit the clinic here:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/

March 2012

March! Can spring be far away? West Elementary School is sponsoring March Madness Reading Month activities at restaurants in Wyoming.  Join them from 5 PM to 7 PM March 1st at Papa Dogs, March 6th at Main Street Pub, March 13th at Frankie V's, March 21st at Skinny's, and March 27 at a to-be-determined site. Phone 530-7590 or 530-7533 for more info.

Please join us for the Newhall Middle School Educational Extravaganza on Tuesday, March 20. Dinner will be served at 5:45, with a program to follow at 6:15. There will be presentations on study habits, organization, time management and bullying. You will also hear from representitives of the language arts, math, science, social studies,and non-core departments. RSVP for this event by March 9.

The next time you're in the building you must stop in the media center and see all of the beautiful student art on display. I've posted a photo to pique your interest. Thank you Mrs. Gransow-Higley and students!

February 2012

February....so much to celebrate in addition to Valentine's Day!
Celebrate the contributions of African-Americans by exploring Black History Month. There are some wonderful resources on the internet. Visit this site to learn about African-American inventors: http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/black-history-inventions-and-discoveries. Where would we be without Nathaniel Alexander's invention; the folding chair?
We celebrate President's Day on the third Monday in February. This year that's February 20th. Visit this site to learn about each and every American president: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents. Why are there 28 days in February anyway? It's because of the Romans. Stop by here: http://www.calendar-origins.com/roman-calendar.html  for a brief explanation.

January 2012

Did you know January is Eye Care Month? Check out how your eye works at this site: 
American Optometric Association



Louis Braille was born on January 4 in 1809. Learn about his life and his important work in creating a way for blind persons to read at this site:
American Foundation for the Blind

We celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in January. Learn about him here:
Biography.com

Visit the Pilgrim Hall Museum online

Have you ever wondered what's fact and what's fiction about the Pilgrims? Visit the Pilgrim Hall Museum site during this Thanksgiving season and learn some interesting history about the people we know as the Pilgrims.
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/plgrmhll.htm

Thank you Target!

A big Thank You to Target on Clyde Park Avenue SW, and First Books for the gift of $500.00 of books for the media center at Newhall. We are thrilled to have so many new books to offer Newhall students!