Newport Intermediate School

10/23/2026

🍂🎃 What an AMAZING night at NIS! 🎃🍁

Our Fall Fest was a HUGE success! We welcomed over 125 families for an evening filled with fun, laughter, and fall memories!

Families enjoyed playing games, capturing memories at our fall photo stations, and participating in our pumpkin carving competition, which was definitely a highlight of the night! 🎃🏆

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible staff, volunteers, and families who helped make this event possible! We love seeing our school community come together, and nights like these remind us just how special our NIS family truly is! 🧡

📝 We Want Your Feedback!
If you attended Fall Fest, please take a few minutes to complete our feedback form! Your input helps us continue improving our family engagement events and planning even better experiences for our NIS families!

👉 Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/o4QNMouVrAk7WCx86

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable Fall Fest!

10/22/2026

❤️🖤 NIS Red Ribbon Week Spirit Week! ❤️🖤

Get ready, Wildcats! 🐾 Next week, October 26–30, NIS will celebrate Red Ribbon Week with five fun dress-up days as we encourage our students to make healthy choices and live drug-free lives!

🎉 Spirit Week Dress-Up Days:

🦸 Monday, October 26 – Superhero Day
Make a difference, be a hero! Dress like your favorite superhero!

🏈 Tuesday, October 27 – Favorite Sports Team Day
Team up against drugs! Wear your favorite team gear!

🏰 Wednesday, October 28 – Disney Character Day
A drug-free life is magical! Dress as your favorite Disney Character!

❤️ Thursday, October 29 – Wear Red Day
Show courage to stand against drugs! Wear all red, everything!

🎃 Friday, October 30 – Halloween Dress-Up Day
Dress up and make the pledge for a drug-free life! Wear your best halloween gear!

⚠️ Important Costume Reminder for Friday: Students are welcome to wear Halloween costumes to school! However, hats, hoods, and face coverings are NOT permitted. Please make sure costumes are school-appropriate and allow students to participate safely in their regular school activities.

We can't wait to see our Wildcats show their school spirit all week long while celebrating the importance of making positive, healthy choices!

❤️🖤 Go Wildcats! 🐾

10/22/2026

🍁🎃 TODAY IS THE DAY! NIS FALL FEST! 🎃🍁

Join us TONIGHT, October 22nd, from 5:00–7:00 PM at Newport Intermediate School for an evening of fall fun with our NIS families! ❤️🖤

We've got LOTS of fun activities planned, including:

🍕 FREE Pizza & Witches' Brew
🦈 Newport Aquarium Shark Meet & Greet (5:30–6:30 PM)
🎃 Trunk or Treat & Pumpkin Walk
📸 Fall Family Photos
🎯 Games & Activities
📚 Bookmark Making
🥬 Fresh Produce Giveaway
🤝 Community Partners & Resources

📍 Important Reminder: Please enter through the front of the school. The 9th Street playground entrance will be closed. Be sure to check in at the front when you arrive to receive your food and drink tickets!

We can't wait to see everyone tonight for an evening of fun, family, and community! 🍂

❤️🖤 GO WILDCATS! 🐾

10/20/2026

🎃✨ NIS is Ready to GLAM-O-WEEN! ❤️🖤

Newport Intermediate School will have a float in this year's Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 23rd, and ALL NIS students are invited to join us! 🐾

Whether you want to walk or ride with us, we would love to have you represent NIS and show your Wildcat pride!

📅 Friday, October 23rd

📍 Meeting Location: NIS Parking Lot

⏰ Arrival Time: No later than 4:45 PM

🚀 Parade Begins: 5:00 PM

🏈 Parade Ends: Newport High School, where we'll celebrate with a tailgate before the Wildcats take on Dayton!

✨ This year's theme is "GLAM-O-WEEN!" ✨

So dress your best, bring your Wildcat spirit, and get ready to SHOW UP and SHOW OUT! We can't wait to see our NIS Wildcats representing our school and community! ❤️🖤

GO WILDCATS! 🐾

10/12/2026

🎃 October Fun in Newport! 🎃

October is full of exciting events at NPS, NIS, NHS, and throughout our Newport community! Check out what's coming up!

NIS Fall Fest & Pumpkin Walk
-Thursday, October 22 | 5:00–7:00 PM | Newport Intermediate School

Homecoming Parade
-Friday, October 23 | 5:00 PM | Starting at NIS, ending at NHS
-The parade will take place before the Wildcats' Homecoming football game against Dayton! NIS will be participating in the parade and theme, and more information about how students and families can participate will be shared soon!

Monsters in Newport Costume Parade
-Sunday, October 25 | 1:00 PM | Meet at Newport Intermediate School

Halloween Decoration Contest
-Now through Saturday, October 31 | Citywide

Pumpkin Carving Contest
-Wednesday, October 21 | 5:30–6:30 PM | Newport Primary School

We hope to see our NIS families at these events! Please see the attached flyers for additional details.

Go Wildcats! ❤️🖤

10/09/2026

🧁 Muffins in the Morning!

NIS families, join us for our next Muffins in the Morning on Friday, October 16th, from 7:00–7:35 AM in the NIS Gym!

This month's topic is Family Friendly Schools Certification. Come enjoy a muffin while learning more about how we can continue building strong partnerships between our school and families! If you have ideas or thoughts about how we can improve family and school partnerships, please join us on Friday, we are always looking for feedback!

We hope to see you there!

09/30/2026

NIS Families,

Please click the link below for our 4th Edition of the Wildcat Weekly - Family Edition. There is a lot of good information about what is going on in our school during the month of October!

Please remember that there is no school on October 2nd for Family Engagement Day and next week is fall break. There is no school from October 2nd-11th. We will see you back on Monday, October 12th!

The Wildcat Weekly for Families

09/29/2026

NIS Families,

This is a friendly reminder that picture day is TOMORROW Wednesday September 30th starting at 8am! We can't wait to see everyone here, looking and feeling their best!

09/28/2026

📚 Family Engagement Day & Parent-Teacher Conferences are Coming Up THIS WEEK! 📚

We are excited to welcome our NIS families for Family Engagement Day & Parent-Teacher Conferences on:

Wednesday, October 1 | 3:00–5:00 PM
Thursday, October 2 | 8:00 AM–3:00 PM

Teachers sent home conference information last week and have also shared messages through the Newport App and emails with a link to sign up for a conference time.

If you have not already signed up, please take a few minutes to select a time for each of your children. If you need help finding the sign-up link or scheduling a conference, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

In addition to conferences, we’ll have Family Engagement activities, resources, and opportunities available throughout the day. We look forward to seeing our families, celebrating your child’s progress, and working together to support a great school year! ❤️

We’ll see you October 1 & 2 at Newport Intermediate!