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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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Revisions Made to 2009-2010 School Calendar--Please
click
here to see
a revised 2009-2010 school year calendar, which was approved by the Bethel
Park Board of School Directors at its February 25, 2010 meeting to make up
cancelled school days the week of February 8-12, 2010. The changes to
the calendar include:
- Students/Staff will make up Monday, February 8 on Thursday,
April 1.
- Students/Staff will make up Tuesday, February 9 on Monday,
April 5.
- Students/Staff will make up Wednesday, February 10 on Tuesday,
May 18. (The Teacher Inservice Day will now be Wednesday,
June 9.)
- Staff will make up Thursday, February 11 with an Inservice Day on
Tuesday, June 8.
- Staff will make up Friday, February 12 with an Inservice Day on
Thursday,
June 10.
The last day of school remains Friday, June 4 and
graduation will still be held on Saturday, June 5. |
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• Attention, Sixth
Grade Parents--If
your child will be attending Independence Middle
School next fall as a seventh grader, you are
invited to attend a Parent Orientation on
Wednesday, March 10 at 7 PM in the IMS
auditorium.
We hope you can attend this informative evening! |
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• Camp Invention
Returns to NAMS in June--Neil
Armstrong will again host Invent Now Kids' Camp
Invention, June 21-25 for students entering
grades 1-6. Please click
here
to learn more about this year's program! |
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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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• 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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Neil
Armstrong Earns Keystone Achievement Award!
Neil Armstrong Middle School
has been awarded the Keystone Achievement
Award by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education for making Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) on the PSSA Exams for two
consecutive years. This year's award
is for PSSA Scores in 2007-2008 and
2008-2009 and is the fourth time NAMS has received this award. Congratulations to our
fifth and sixth graders and their
teachers for their outstanding work on these
tests and keep up the good work! To
see the district's PSSA scores for
2008-2009, please click
here. |
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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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Friday, March
5 -- Internet Safety for Sixth Grade Health Classes
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Friday, March
5 -- Popcorn Sale during Lunch
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Wednesday,
March 10 -- Sixth to Seventh Grade Parent Orientation at Independence
Middle School at 7 PM
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Friday, March
12 -- Bullying Day
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Friday, March
12 -- Wonder of Wonders for Sixth Grade Health Classes
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Tuesday,
March 16 -- PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
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Wednesday,
March 17 -- Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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Friday, March
19 -- Popcorn Sale during Lunch
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Monday-Friday, March 22-26 -- Book Fair
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Tuesday,
March 23 -- BPSD Woodwind Day at the High School from 3:30 to 7:30 PM
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Friday, March
26 -- Third Grading Period Ends
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Friday, March
26 -- Tobacco Free Schools for Sixth Grade Health Classes
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Monday, March
29 -- Fifth Grade Chorus Field Trip to Washington Elementary at 9 AM
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Wednesday,
March 31 -- Chorus Concert at 7:30 PM in the auditorium
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