Start of School Assistance (SOSA) is an EducateNKY volunteer initiative that helps students in Covington and Newport start the school year feeling welcomed, supported, and ready to learn. Volunteers will serve during the first three days of school, supporting arrival, classrooms, lunch, recess, or departure based on each school’s needs.
Scan the QR code or click HERE to sign up!
🎓 6th Grade Graduation Celebration 🎓
Please join us as we celebrate our 6th graders and their academic success!
Graduation will be held on WEDNESDAY, May 20th, in the Newport Intermediate School gym.
6th grade students need to arrive at 4:30 p.m. so they can get placed, dressed in their gowns, and ready for the ceremony.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Doors will close and be locked at that time, so please plan to arrive early.
There is no limit to the number of guests each student may bring.
We are excited to celebrate this special moment with our students, families, and community!
We are sorry to announce that our last Muffins in the Morning scheduled for Friday, May 8th will be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
We apologize for the inconvenience but look forward to bringing this event back in the fall when we start the 2026-27 school year. Thank you for your support and attendance this spring and we hope to see you at our next event!
Join us tomorrow, April 24th at 7:00am in the NIS GYM for a Muffins in the Morning breakfast with families! We would love to see you there to enjoy a morning with your family a NIS staff members!
Newport MIddle School Football will be holding Workout and Skill Training for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders:
Dates: Tuesday, April 21, Wednesday, April 22, and Thursday, April 23
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Newport High School
For more information, contact Coach Marcus Graham.
marcus.graham@newport.kyschools.us
If you would like to donate so all students can buy a book, please use the following link: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=898c410c-0811-428b-9d07-cb217586cd5c
🌼 Join us for a fun, family-friendly evening at Newport Intermediate! 🌼
We’re excited to invite you to Spring Into Action: Healthy Minds, Healthy Homes on Thursday, April 16 from 5:30–7:00 PM.
This event is packed with interactive activities for students and families, including:
• Vocabulary Relay Races
• Garden Talk with Dr. Watkins
• Human Slot Machine
• Book Fair
• KSA Hype Zone
• Sensory Station
There’s something for everyone, and it’s a great chance to connect, learn, and have fun together.
Scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to sign up—we hope to see you there!
Come learn more about how dads, grandpas, uncles, stepdads, brothers, mentors, coaches, and family friends can get involved at school and make a positive impact on our students. WATCH D.O.G.S. is all about supporting students through positive male role models.
Adults who are interested in participating are welcome to come to school, sign in through the front office, and get information about what it takes to be part of the program.
We hope to see you there.
Attention 5th Grade Parents:
As students prepare to enter 6th grade, Kentucky state policy requires:
• A school physical
• Two vaccines required for 6th grade entry
These can be completed as soon as your child turns 11.
If you signed the HealthPoint form, the nurse will be contacting you to schedule a time for your student to be seen at school.
If you choose to go to an outside doctor, please return the completed physical and vaccination forms to the nurse’s office as soon as possible.
⚠️ These requirements must be completed before the first day of 6th grade.
If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse at 859-291-6910.
Spirit Week Themes:
-Monday: Green Eggs & Ham (wear green)
-Tuesday: The Cat in the Hat (wear red, black, white, or stripes)
-Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (wear mismatched clothes or wear your clothes backwards)
-Thursday: Snoozy Thursday (wear pajamas)
-Friday: Oh, the Places You’ll Go (wear a college t-shirt or a school spirit shirt)
Thank you for helping us build excitement around reading and school spirit. Please make sure outfits still follow our school dress code.
Our Special Areas team has been working on something super exciting for the Winter Olympics. Students have been screen-printing their own t-shirts in Art, practicing hockey in Gym, researching Italy in Library, and rehearsing “This Land is Your Land” in Music.
All of this will lead to our Newport Intermediate School Olympics next week. Families are welcome to join us during your child’s Special Areas time.
Schedule of Events
-Monday, February 23rd: Opening Ceremonies where students will perform “This Land is Your Land” and help create a collaborative mural.
-Tuesday, February 24th: Hockey Tournament Round 1
-Wednesday, February 25th: Hockey Tournament Round 2
-Thursday, February 26th: Championship Game (winners from Tuesday and Wednesday will play)
Special Areas Times
-6th Grade:** 9:30–10:15
-4th Grade:** 10:15–11:00
-5th Grade:** 11:05–11:50
-3rd Grade:** 1:10–1:55
All NIS families are invited to attend the event and watch their student participate. If you do plan to attend, please arrive about 10 minutes BEFORE your child's special area time (listed above), bring a photo ID, and check in at the front office when you arrive.
We hope this is a fun way to learn about a current event while building community and school pride. A flyer will go home with students this week. We cannot wait to celebrate our students’ creativity, teamwork, and school spirit with you!
Come out tomorrow, Saturday February 14th, to support our Newport Intermediate Athletes at their basketball games! Listed below are the grade levels, times, and locations of the games this week!
We hope to see you there! Good Luck Wildcats! 🏀 🏆 ⭐
⛹️♂️ Boys Basketball:
-3rd Grade Boys / 12pm / Lincoln Elementary
-5th Grade Boys / 9am / Dayton High School
⛹️♀️ Girls Basketball:
-4th Grade Girls / 9am / Lincoln Elementary
-5th Grade Girls / 12pm / Dayton High School
Join us tomorrow morning (Friday, February 13) for a warm and welcoming time of family connection at Newport Intermediate School!
🧁 Muffins in the Morning: 7:00–7:30 AM
Come enjoy muffins, connect with other families, and start the day in a positive, inclusive school environment.
📣 Title I Parent Feedback Meeting: 7:30–8:00 AM
Right after muffins, parents/guardians are invited to stay and share ideas to help guide decisions that support student success.
We hope to see you there for a meaningful morning of connection, collaboration, and community! 💛
🏀 Huge shoutout to our 6th & 7th grade girls basketball team for an amazing win last night! They brought the energy and earned a 28–10 victory over RA Jones Middle School. We are SO proud of the way they worked together, played with confidence, and represented our school!
🎶 Music class has been buzzing too! Students have been playing instruments more and more this week. Students in 4th grade learned to play Hot Cross Buns on the xylophone and 6th grade band on brass instruments. It has been so fun to see them learning new skills and making music together in class!
🌟 We also wrapped up the week by celebrating our Student of the Month and Staff of the Month! We recognized them here at school AND had the honor of celebrating them again at our board meeting. Their leadership, positivity, and hard work make a big difference every day.
We love seeing our students shine in so many ways! 💙👏
✅ Shout out to our students who are working hard to meet their classroom behavior goals. When students set a goal and stick with it, it shows real growth, and we are proud of the progress happening every day.
➗ Fifth grade has been on a roll! Students have had a productive week practicing math facts, learning through interactive games in music class, and completing their first Socratic Seminar in social studies. They used evidence and respectful discussion to share their perspectives on settlers coming to America.
🏀 And a big shout out to our 6th grade girls and boys for representing us in their basketball game this week! Keep working hard and supporting each other.
We love seeing our students learning, growing, and showing pride in themselves and our school! #WildcatPride ⭐️
This week we’ve been celebrating learning, growth, and community in the best ways:
🎄 The Grinch stopped by to spread some holiday fun and smiles for our students.
🏆 We hosted a PBIS Reward Day, and our students showed exactly why they earned it—great choices and great attitudes!
🤝 Our Adopt-a-Class community partners visited classrooms to teach students about different careers and inspire big dreams.
🌟 A huge congratulations to Mrs. Childers, who was recognized as Teacher of the Week on Channel 12—so well-deserved!
📌 We also welcomed central office visitors who spent time with students goal setting and talking about what it takes to grow.
📈 And speaking of growth… we’re proud to share positive i-Ready growth in both reading and math across every grade level!
🧪 Our 6th graders have been hard at work, too, creating parachutes for an egg drop experiment, using creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.
👏 And a huge THANK YOU to all of our parent volunteers who came in to help this week! Your time, support, and partnership make a real difference for our students and staff—we appreciate you so much.
We are so proud of our students and grateful for our staff, families, and community partners who make Newport Intermediate such a special place. Great things are happening here every single day! ❤️🖤🐾
We want to continue to keep open lines of communication at Newport Intermediate School. The best way to do this is through our Newport Independent App. This app includes the ability to message and receive notifications instantly from your child's teacher.
Please use the links below to learn more about downloading and accessing the app. If you need help getting this set up, you are more than welcome to come to the school and someone will be happy to help you!
1. https://info.apptegy.com/for-parents-and-guardians
2. https://www.newportwildcats.org/o/nis/page/rooms-support
Thank you,
NIS Admin & Staff