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Welcome to
Neil Armstrong
Middle School
5800 Murray Avenue
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 854-8751
Fax: (412) 833-5029
District Voice Mail: (412) 833-5005
School Hours: 8:05 AM to 3:05 PM
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 School Contact |
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Ms. Janet O'Rourke, Principal
Mr. Michael Brookie, Assistant Principal
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About Our School |
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Our program, based on middle school philosophy, has been enhanced and refined to address the needs of its learners by providing a variety of educational experiences. Our administrative, teaching, and support staff have created a nurturing yet challenging learning environment that encourages success and self-development. Together, our staff, learners, and parents make Neil Armstrong a very special part of the Bethel Park School District.
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Latest News |
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When Halloween Is Over, What Will You Do with Your
Leftover Costumes and Candy? During the month of November, Girl Scout Cadette Troop 50678
is collecting new and gently used Halloween costumes to be donated to
the South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM) for distribution next
Halloween. Please click
here for more information. Thanks for your help! |
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The Allegheny County Health
Department is offering free H1N1 vaccines to all students in
Allegheny County on Saturday, November 21 from 10 AM to 4 PM at Chartiers
Valley High School, McKeesport High School, North Allegheny High School and
the former Reizenstein Middle School (now Schenley High School). All
students must be accompanied by an adult. No appointment is necessary.
The vaccine will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
No additional mass immunization clinic is planned at this time.
Additional vaccination opportunities will be planned based on demand and
vaccine availability. For more information, please call 412-687-ACHD
(412-687-2243). |
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• Cafeteria Earns 10
Black Diamonds--The Allegheny County
Health Department awarded the Neil Armstrong Cafeteria 10 Black Diamond
Awards during its fall inspection of the facility. Diamonds are the
highest award bestowed by the ACHD and are awarded for Exceptional
Practices. Congratulations! |
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Parents, We Need Your Input! We
are asking all Bethel Park Parents who have children in grades K-6 to take a
few minutes to complete a brief survey that will provide us with valuable
feedback regarding the effectiveness of the HALT! Bully Prevention Program,
which is being used in all elementary schools as well as Neil Armstrong
Middle School. Please click
here to be connected to the survey.
Please respond by Wednesday, November 25. Thank you for your
help. Your input is very important to the program's success. |
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| Attention NAMS Parents--The
Neil Armstrong Middle School Student Directory is being finalized. If
you have not filled in a Student Directory Form for your child, please go to
www.namspto.org, and under the PTO Forms tab, print a
directory form and send it in with your child in an envelope marked "PTO
Mailbox" or email your information to Kristen Normile at
kdznormile@comcast.net. If you have any questions, please
email Kristen or call her at 412-854-0333. Thank you! |
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• H1N1 Update--On October 14, the school
district was notified of two test-confirmed cases of H1N1 at Bethel Park
High School and confirmed cases have also been reported at Neil Armstrong
Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School, Memorial Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School. There have also been several
students throughout the district who have exhibited flu-like symptoms and
have been diagnosed by their doctors as having H1N1 or H1N1-like symptoms,
but their conditions were not officially confirmed via laboratory testing.
Please click
here to read a letter to all Bethel Park families from Dr. Knight, that
outlines what parents can do to help keep their children from
getting/spreading H1N1 or other viruses. If you or any member of your
family experience flu-like symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your
family physician. As always, the best defense against communicable
disease is proper hand washing. We ask parents to keep their children
home if they are exhibiting symptoms or do not feel well. Please
click
here to
learn more about H1N1/Flu Tips. Please click
here to go to the Bethel Park Health Services web
page. |
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• Parents Can Monitor
Their Child's Cafeteria Purchases via PayForIt.net--All Bethel Park cafeterias
are using the QSP point of sale
system. With this new system,
parents will able to log on
to see what your child is eating, how much money is in your account and to
set up email reminders to let you know when your account is running low.
For more information, please go to the
BPSD Food Services
web page. |
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• District to
use ALERTNOW Notification Service as an additional communication tool
between the school district and parents--Please
click
here to
learn how you can stay up to date with what is going on in your child's
school electronically via ALERT NOW. |
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Edline
Now Available for Neil Armstrong Parents—Neil
Armstrong parents
now have electronic
access to their child’s academic progress through Edline. Parents are
encouraged to go to
www.edline.net and activate their child’s account to see their child’s interim grades posted for the 2nd, 4th,
6th and 8th weeks each quarter for assignments, tests
and quizzes, as well as attendance and final report card grades. Parents
who have difficulty accessing Edline can contact
LuAnn Sautel (412-854-8756) or
Nita Wright (412-854-8751). Parents who do not have access to the Internet can do so at the
Bethel Park Library. Librarians are available to assist. |
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| Read more about the latest Neil Armstrong Middle School news here... |
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Upcoming Events |
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Thursday, November 5 --
Hat Day
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Friday, November 6 --
Backwards Day
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Friday, November 6 --
School Store and Popcorn Sale
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Friday, November 6 --
"Ghost in the Head" all day in the auditorium
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Tuesday, November 10 --
GATE Field Trip
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Wednesday, November 11 --
No Bullying Day
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Thursday, November 12 --
Teacher Inservice Day--NO SCHOOL
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Friday, November 13 --
Teacher Inservice Day--NO SCHOOL
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Monday, November 16 --
Battle of the Books Information Meeting at 7 PM
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Tuesday, November 17 --
PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
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Friday, November 20 --
School Store and Popcorn Sale
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Tuesday, November 24 --
Limo Lunch Ride
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Thursday-Monday, November
26-30 -- Fall Recess--NO SCHOOL
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