WELCOME!

Welcome to the Northridge Middle School PTSA blog! Your PTSA will share news and other timely information about school and PTSA activities to help keep our parents, teachers, and community informed about events important to our students and our school. Parents/guardians are encouraged to Subscribe to this blog so that you will receive email notification when new information is posted.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW

The yearbook store is live now!  Go ahead and purchase your yearbook for the 2021-22 school year.  Go to balfour.com and search for our school or this link will take you directly to the school site to purchase.

The yearbook can be purchased for $40 until Labor Day but will increase to $45 after Labor Day.  For an additional $6, you may have the yearbook personalized with your student’s name.

Have questions about the yearbook?  Email Ashleigh Kruse (akruse@tusc.k12.al.us)

 

Connect with NMS

Afraid you are going to miss buying a yearbook because your student never remembers to tell you?  Can’t remember when the next holiday is?  There are so many ways to get information from Northridge Middle School!  Various forms of social media are used, along with two email options.  Choose which works for you!

  1. Follow Mr. Hill to get his “Weekly Updates” by scrolling to the bottom of the Smore newsletter and clicking on “Follow William Hill.”  Register with your name and email.  Find them posted on NMS social media.
  2. Follow NMS on social media:
    • Facebook:  Northridge Middle School
    • Twitter:  @nmsjags
    • Instagram:  nmsjags
  3. Follow NMS PTSA and Booster media accounts.
    • Facebook:  Northridge Middle School PTSA – Tuscaloosa, Nms Booster Club
    • Instagram:  northridgemsptsa, nmsjagsboosterclub
    • Twitter:  @northridgemspta
    • PTSA Edublog:  https://northridgemsptsa.edublogs.org/
  4. Use Schoology parent code to follow your student’s classes.  Watch for these codes to be sent home via homerooms.  

Connect with NMS

Afraid you are going to miss buying a yearbook because your student never remembers to tell you?  Can’t remember when the next holiday is?  There are so many ways to get information from Northridge Middle School!  Various forms of social media are used, along with two email options.  Choose which works for you!

  1. Follow Mr. Hill to get his “Weekly Updates” by scrolling to the bottom of the Smore newsletter and clicking on “Follow William Hill.”  Register with your name and email.  Find them posted on NMS social media.
  2. Follow NMS on social media:
    • Facebook:  Northridge Middle School
    • Twitter:  @nmsjags
    • Instagram:  nmsjags
  3. Follow NMS PTSA and Booster media accounts.
    • Facebook:  Northridge Middle School PTSA – Tuscaloosa, Nms Booster Club
    • Instagram:  northridgemsptsa, nmsjagsboosterclub
    • Twitter:  @northridgemspta
    • PTSA Edublog:  https://northridgemsptsa.edublogs.org/
  4. Use Schoology parent code to follow your student’s classes.  Watch for these codes to be sent home via homerooms.  

Use Venmo for Invest!

Use Venmo to skip a line at schedule pickup!  The Invest fee of $130 is the main fundraiser that helps supplement many areas of the school.  It also includes your PTSA membership.  One Invest per student requested but any amount is appreciated.  Please put the following in the comments area of your Venmo payment:

  • your name
  • student name
  • grade level
  • your email

Thank you so much for supporting our school!  

Important Dates and Information!

Important dates and information!  

Lots of information came out on Mr. Hill’s weekly update Friday afternoon.  Make sure you have these dates in your calendar!

  • Tuesday, July 27:  Schedule pickup from 12-5 pm.  6th graders will pick up in the front lobby and be able to tour the building.  7th & 8th graders will go to the gym, where they may pay fines and pick up schedules.  Only students new to NMS or 7th graders who were completely virtual as 6th graders may tour the building.  All parents may use this opportunity to join the PTSA through the INVEST program, make class donations, support the Booster Club, purchase t-shirts, bring school supplies or blue cards, if needed.
  • Monday, August 9:  Parent Meetings
    • 5:30-6:30 pm:  6th grade, Gym.  Discussion of all things NMS.  Pick up schedule if you missed July 27.
    • 7:00-8:00 pm:  7th & 8th grade, Gym.  Discussion of all things NMS.  Pick up schedule if you missed July 27.

Transportation cards are being mailed out August 2!  If you don’t receive yours by August 5, please contact NMS.