In an effort to continue to increase the security of zoom meetings for students, NPS is now giving teachers the ability to require students to use their NPS accounts when logging into a zoom meeting with their teachers/classmates.

Once a teacher activates this feature on their account, students MUST “Sign-in with Google” and use their NPS Gmail account and password to access a zoom meeting with their teacher/class from now on.

Though we aren’t exactly sure when we will be able to allow students into the building to retrieve their belongings, we do need to plan for the important end of year tasks of both returning books, etc. and emptying lockers.

There is a team of staff from Newton South and the District who are beginning to plan for these efforts. A few minutes of your time will greatly aid our planning activities. Please have your child(ren) complete this form as soon as possible:  https://forms.gle/kVRbGzPPNCEE2u9A9  Thank you!

Typically, we would be hosting college reps to Newton South’s campus to meet juniors and share information about their institutions. This year, as we know, we need to do things differently.

Virtual College Rep Meet and Greet is here.  Our first virtual meeting is with George Washington University this Monday, May 4 at 1-1:30PM.   Meet/Greet every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until June 17, college admissions representatives will be meeting with juniors at 11am and 1pm. 

If you are interested in attending, join the meeting at this link: https://gwu.webex.com/meet/lkskeens

Monday  5/11    11am         Emerson College

Monday 5/11       1pm         U Colorado, Boulder

Tuesday 5/12     11am        Simmons University

Tuesday 5/12       1pm        Syracuse University

Wednesday 5/13     11am    Bryant University

Wednesday 5/13      1pm     Bard College

Any questions, please contact me.
Best,
Ms. Sabet
[email protected]

As we all continue to cope with our new normal during this unprecedented time of school closure, we would like to come together virtually to say “THANK YOU” to all of our Newton South teachers & faculty.

Consider making a video or submit a photo to show your appreciation.  Please submit your mp4 format video (up to 10 seconds) and/or .jpg ‘thank you” photo of poster/card to newtontogether@newtonsouthptso.org by May 8.  Please specify your Grade in the Subject.  Thank you!

Go South, Go Lions!

The Newton COVID-19 Care Fund helps families and individuals who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The GELF offers life-changing, need-based scholarships to students participating in Newton North & South travel programs. Support both causes with a special cooking class on May 9! Proceeds will be split between the two organizations. This year, GELF made many financial scholarship commitments for travel that it was unable to recover and was additionally unable to hold its annual fundraiser, so you can help in a big way by joining the fun online!

Join Newton North parent and chef extraordinaire Katya Salkever for a unique Zoom DIY cooking broadcast. Chef Katya will show guests how to prepare some of her most popular dishes from GELF Benefit Dinners over the last 11 years so that you can enjoy GELF cooking at home! The menu, Zoom link, and a list of ingredients will be sent out to all registered participants one week prior to the event date. 

Event Details:

LIVE Virtual Cooking Event with Chef Katya Salkever via ZOOM

Learn to Cook Top GELF Dinner Hits!

Saturday, May 9

3-5:30PM

Ticket Price: $50 Minimum Donation to Join

REGISTER HERE!

The event is limited to 100 members, so reserve your spot today!

Don’t want to cook but still want to donate to the Fund? Head here to make your donation today. 

BONUS: We’ll also feature a specialty cocktail recipe called “The Globetrotter!” to help celebrate this fun event. 

All proceeds of the event will go to support the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund and The Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF), and its ongoing efforts to ensure that no students are left out of these experiences, regardless of their financial means. 

Hope you’ll join us on May 9!

Next week we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!

Please join us to say thank you to all NPS teachers by submitting a thank you card, photo or video. Use this form to submit your creation and look for it on our social media channels next week!  https://forms.gle/65Wao2kNJHcShX6F7

Most of the inventory is inaccessible in the school, but Ms. Woodruff happens to have lots of Newton South socks (orange and blue with a lion – $12), baseball hats (trucker hats are $20 or canvas hats are $15), and lanyards at her house.  She does have one box with a few pairs each of T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, jogger pants, 1/4 zip pullovers, and sweatshirt blankets.  If you want to place an order, email the details of your order to Wendy Woodruff at [email protected], and she can let you know if she has it.