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CASTLE NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

An Indiana School of Excellence 2800 Highway 261 * Newburgh, IN * 47630

(812) 853-7347

www.warrickschools.com/castlenorth

John Bertram, Principal jbertram@warrick.k12.in.us

Greg Harris, Assistant Principal

gharris@warrick.k12.in.us

Monday, October 26, 2015

CNMS was fired up for the Castle North vs. Castle

South football games!

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7th & 8th Grade Boys/Girls Basketball Try-Out Schedule

Tues., Oct. 27 Girls 8 Gym A 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Girls 7 Gym B 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Boys 8 Gym A 5:40 PM - 7:05 PM

Wed., Oct. 28 Girls 7 Gym A 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Girls 8 Gym B 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Boys 7 Gym A 4:10 PM - 5:35 PM

Boys 8 Gym A 5:40 PM - 7:05 PM

Thurs., Oct. 29 Girls 7 Gym A 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Girls 8 Gym B 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM (Practice)

Boys 7 Gym A 4:10 PM - 5:35 PM

Boys 8 Gym A 5:40 PM - 7:05 PM

Tues-Thurs., Boys 6 Gym A 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Nov. 3 - 5

Mon. - Wed., Girls 6 Gym A 2:40 PM - 4:05 PM

Nov. 9 - 11

Very Important!

All sports participants MUST

have the 2015– 2016 IHSAA

sports physical on file in the

nurse’s office prior to try-outs!

Coaches for 2015-16

8th boys - Mr. Bennett and Mr. Berry

8th girls - Mr. Woodard and Mrs. Martin

7th boys - Mr. Payne and Mr. Negley

7th girls - Mrs. Reed and Mr. Wilson

6th boys - Mr. Watjen & Mr. Byers

6th girls - Mrs. Lawrence & Mr. Batts

SPIRIT WEEK ~

THE HAUNTED CASTLE

October 26-30, 2015

Now, here is the cool part! If you want to dress

in costume like a character or wear favorite at-

tire from one of these themes, you simply pay

for a sticker pass for that day. Only $1.00!

Costume passes may be purchased EACH DAY

that you participate in spirit week. Give your

dollar to your homeroom teacher and you will

be given a special sticker to show you paid. If

you wish to participate and do not have a dollar,

let your homeroom teacher know and arrange-

ments will be made.

All proceeds will go to benefit families in need

at CNMS!

Monday: Zombie Day

Tuesday: Star Wars Day

Wednesday: Disney Day

Thursday: Superhero Day

Friday: Pirate Day

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Ohio Valley Township Librarians

visit the 8th Grade

Ms. Blue and Mrs. Gersham’s classes were visited on

Tuesday, October 20th by Ms. Jackie Lincoln and Ms.

Susan Melfi, the young adult librarians from OVT Library

on Bell Road in Newburgh. They shared numerous titles

with the eighth grade including All Fall Down by A.

Carter, Dangerous by S. Hale, and Crossover by K. Alex-

ander.

Student were encouraged to visit the library to not only

find their book for an upcoming self-selected literature

project but also the participate in the YA activities the

library has to offer each month. If you would like to know

more about the YA Activities, check out the last page of

this newsletter and follow them on Instagram

@teen_otpls.

Math Academy will begin on Tuesday, November 3.

What is Math Academy? Math Academy is a club de-

signed to train students for “mathletic” competition.

Who can participate? All CNMS students, sixth, sev-

enth, or eighth grades, interested in challenging

math. Anyone who wants to attend is welcome. It is not a

homework or Math tutoring club.

Where does Math Academy meet? In room 201 by

way of Entrance 13.

When does Math Academy meet? From 6:00 PM to

8:00 PM every Tuesday until spring break.

What do students do during Math Academy meet-

ings? Math lessons from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM. Quick

competitions from 6:45 PM to 7:15 PM. Challenge Math

problems from 7:15 PM to 8:00 PM.

Our major competition is the nationally renown MATH-

COUNTS competition which will take place in February.

If you have any questions, contact Ms. Hulse at

mhulse@warrick.k12.in.us.

Friday, October 30, 2015

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Admission is $3.00

Tickets will be sold during lunch prior to

the dance and at the door. Concessions

will be sold as well at the dance.

Costume Contest

Costumes will be judged

on creativity!

Grand Prize: $50

2nd

Place Prize: $25

3rd Place Prize: $15

Drop Off and Pick Up Directions:

6th Grade students are dropped off and picked up at the front entrance of the school.

7th and 8th Grade students are to be dropped off and picked up at the back entrance of the school.

**If you are dropping off or picking up a group of students, follow the directions for the youngest student in your

group. Entrances will open at 7:00 PM. Please be sure to be at the school on time for pick-up! If a student leaves

the event early, he/she will not be able to return.

Monster Mash Bash

Calling al

l ghouls

!

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Picture Retakes

Picture retakes are scheduled for Friday, November

6th. Students wishing to have their pictures retaken must

return their original pictures on that day.

Campaign for Castle North

Last week a letter came home for our single fundraiser

for the year, Campaign for Castle North! We are raising

money through a check writing campaign for three big

projects this year. We plan to polish the gym with an Or-

ange Moon mural to be completed over Christmas break,

the addition of two 50” TV monitors for the main office

and in collaboration with the counseling department, we

are funding a nationally recognized speaker, Chad Hy-

mas, who will address the students on December 3. More

information about Mr. Hymas can be found at

www.chadhymas.com. Please be generous in your finan-

cial contribution in support of our wonderful school.

Thank you in advance, Mrs. Renschler, PTO President

Castle North Parents Rock!

Thank you to all the parents, CNMS teachers and staff

who helped out with the Tailgate Party last week. We

had beautiful weather and an amazing time hanging out

after school before the football games. I heard many

compliments on how great our students are at Castle

North and how polite and patient they were going through

the pizza line. A big thank you to all the parents for rais-

ing respectful kids!

We need your help! The PTO is looking for volunteers

the day and night of the event to set-up after school,

chaperone or run a game and/or clean-up. Also, we are

taking donations for prizes along with raffle items. If

you are interested in donating an item or your time,

please contact Mrs. Renschler at francieren-

schler@icloud.com.

CNMS Fall Fling

Hooray for Hollywood! November 20, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM

CNMS Biennial School Trip to Washington D.C.

Don’t let your student miss this exciting chance to visit

our nation’s capital! The early registration deadline is fat

approaching! If a student registers by Monday, Novem-

ber 2, 2015, they will receive a discounted price to travel.

Travel dates are October 14-17, 2016 (Fall Break).

There are three ways to register:

Online ~ go to www.worldstrides.com/signup. Trip ID:

124573

By phone ~ contact WorldStrides’ Customer Service

team at 1-800-468-5899.

By mail ~ send in blue registration form using the envel-

op in your registration packet.

National Wreaths Across America Day - Get the Word Out!!

National Wreaths Across America Day to honor fallen heroes in our community is coming Saturday, December 12,

2015. Rose Hill Cemetery is the resting place for 530 veterans. These veterans represent all wars with American in-

volvement since the War of 1812. generationON is joining Rose Hill Cemetery in partnering with Wreaths Across Amer-

ica with the hope of decorating each of our veterans’ graves with a beautiful, live balsam Christmas wreath during the

remembrance ceremony which is scheduled for 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 12, to coincide with the national cer-

emony at Arlington.

What can you do?

~ Send in a donation for one or more wreaths to Rose Hill Cemetery P.O. Box 463 Newburgh, Indiana or drop it by

the cemetery office by November 15, 2015. Wreaths cost $15.00 each.

~ Volunteer to place wreaths on the graves of veterans. Contact a generationON member or one of

the sponsors. Say YES if they ask you! Sign up starts November 4, 2015 at our next meeting!

Mrs. Schaperjohn, Mrs. Short & Mrs. Gresham, genOn Sponsors

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Ohio Valley Township Library Activities for

Young Adults

Make-A-Mask

Saturday, October 31st from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM and

1:00 PM- 4:00 PM. Drop in and decorate a mask for Hal-

loween or to hang up in your room.

Book Bingo

Thursday, November 5th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. This

event is for everyone 3rd grade to adult. Play BINGO! And

win books!

Fall Into Autumn

Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM and

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Come and make Fall crafts and edible

goodies.

LEGO Lock-In

Friday, November 13th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Come,

build with LEGOS, make a LEGO craft, enter the LEGO

contest, and watch The LEGO Movie.

Make Seasonal Gifts

Saturday, November 28th from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Get

a head start on your holiday gifts or make some for your-

self.

Nightmare Before Christmas Movie

Sunday, November 29th from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM. Come,

watch the movie, and make a Jack Skellington ornament.

Holiday at Hogwarts

Tuesday, December 29th from 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM.

Come, watch the first and second Harry Potter movies.

There will be Harry Potter crafts, games, and food. Come

for part or stay for it all!

Even Readmore

has Squire Spirit!

The CNMS generationON Toy-Raiser was a huge suc-

cess. Thanks to the efforts of our club members and

generosity of our community, toys valued at more than

$3500 will be donated to organizations that serve chil-

dren in the Tri-state area. Approximately 150 toys and

games will go to Lampion Center, Ark Crisis Center,

Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Tri-cap Head Start, and

Holly's House.

The toys will be distributed to most of the organizations

on Wednesday, October 28. A representative from Hol-

ly's House plans to come to CNMS to pick up their toys

and games at 2:30pm. We will be making deliveries to

Lampion Center, Ark Crisis Center, and Tri-cap Head

Start from 3:00pm until 5:00pm. Students who partici-

pated in the Toy-Raiser are encouraged to join the fun

of sharing the toys. The director at Ark Crisis Center has

even offered to take our students on a tour of the facili-

ty. We will travel by school bus to the organizations re-

questing delivery.

The permission slip (attachment) is due to Mrs. Short by

the noon on Wednesday, October 28.

Personal orders went out last week. If you have not re-

ceived an order or have a question about an order,

please contact Mrs. Short. (dshort@warrick.k12.in.us)

Allison Silletto, our Discovery Toys consultant, did an

awesome job of guiding us through the process. On top

of that, Allison donated 10% of our sales back to our

club. That's $350 for our club to use toward future pro-

jects! Contact Allison at alli-

sons.discoverytoys@gmail.com if you have toy needs in

the future. She is eager to help with additional toy-

raisers/fundraisers for other organizations or help with

personal home parties.

Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schaperjohn, Mrs. Gresham,

GenOn Sponsors

generationOn Toy Raiser