Halsted Middle School

Join us next week as we bring awareness to Red Ribbon Week and Drug Use prevention!

We'd like to say thank you to all who donated on Teacher Book Fair Preview day and to all that purchased books!! We had a successful week celebrating reading at Halsted!

Last week, speaker Cornell Thomas was here at Halsted to talk about resilience and choosing the best path forward! He will be here multiple times throughout the year to talk to both scholars and staff!

Thank you to all the participants in the Spanish Heritage and Multicultural Festival on Friday! We had a blast celebrating our cultures!

Congratulations to the following students and families that placed in the Multicultural Dish Competition:

4th Place: Sebastian Nazaire and his mom and Grandma with Haitian Fritay, Red Rice and Beans, and Pikliz

3rd Place: Rosmeli Asig Maas and her mom with Fresh Tamales

2nd Place: Our alumni, Mariska Sanchez and her mom with Tamales de Veracruz
And

1st Place, Andres Botache and his mom with Bandeja Paisa!

Congratulations to our winners and thank you for sharing your family traditions with us!

Halsted Families , you can shop the Book Fair Online & Save! See links below for details!

English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mFGtqgrESHMz9YN8Aw5RPFWc1SmWFrcw/view?usp=sharing

Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14a7g8YncAMPlERxtWi830Xhd4mZBvTHq/view?usp=sharing

Visit our Book Fair website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/halstedmiddleschool

Student Council is inviting all Halsted staff and students to wear Pink on Friday to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Virtual Book Fair Tour
To preview the books available at the book fair and costs, please follow the following steps:
1. Go to https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/halstedmiddleschool
2. Scroll down to the section called "Book Fair Sneak Peek"
3. Click on the red "PREVIEW THE FAIR" button.

See below for information on Halsted's latest Student Council Fundraiser!

A friendly reminder that the Teacher Book Fair preview will take place on 10/17/25. If you would like to donate an item toward the event, please visit the link below. Items are due by this Thursday, 10/16/25, by 2 PM to the main office.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCRxgQNPbyAN-IbPi58buL81BkCede0hS8fpgANUfhdBp8Hg/viewform

Halsted is hosting a Spanish Heritage and Multicultural Festival TOMORROW from 5-7pm. Get your “passport”, learn a new dance, make your own Alebrije and add your own twist to the chalk mural! See you Friday!

The Newton High School Softball Team is hosting a Bingo & Tricky Tray fundraiser to support their team on Friday October 24th! Doors open at 5:30 and games start at 7.

Follow along and dress accordingly this week as we celebrate our Halsted Week of Respect!

Jersey Mike’s in Newton is hosting another fundraiser for Market Street Mission – Sussex County this year. When you have lunch at Jersey Mike’s on Friday, October 10th, 50% of your sale provides meals, shelter, and hope for homeless men in Sussex County and for men who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. They make a great sandwich! Why not plan lunch or dinner at Jersey Mike’s on Friday, October 10th?! The fundraiser is all day long. In order for Market Street to benefit, you need to present the attached flyer or mention Market Street Mission at checkout.

The Harlem Wizards are back! On October 23rd, the world famous Harlem Wizards will once again be facing off with the staff and teachers from Newton, Andover, and Green Townships! Tickets can be purchased using the link below or QR code on the flyer. All proceeds go to the Newton High School Class of 2027. We hope to see you there at 6:30 (doors open at 5:30) in the Newton High School Gym! Please email htasker@newtonnj.org or bfeeney@newtonnj.org with any questions! Thank you so much for all your support! https://pretix.eu/harlemwizards/newtonnj10-23-25-06-30pm/

Ms. Pucci is currently seeking Parent Donations for our Teacher Book Fair Preview Day on October 16th. Please consider donating and see below to sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCRxgQNPbyAN-IbPi58buL81BkCede0hS8fpgANUfhdBp8Hg/viewform

Book Fair FlipBook - Take a peek at the books that will be available for our Fall 2025 Book Fair! You can shop online as well as at the fair. English: https://registration.scholasticbookfairs.com/flipbooks/?fb=f25-6u-case Spanish: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/dam/fairs/fair-files/Fall-Spanish-Booklist-6UP-Case.pdf Book Fair Website - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/halstedmiddleschool

The book fair is coming to town! To make shopping a bit easier and faster, take a moment to create your child’s Book Fair eWallet.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! Save the dates for October 20th through 24th. More details to come!

We invite all of our Halsted families to join us at Back to School night, tomorrow (September 25th) from 5-8PM! The night begins at 5:00 pm in the Auditorium with a Parent Workshop hosted by NJ4S, on the topic of Executive Functioning and our teens. From 6:30 - 7:50 pm, you will relive middle school by following your child’s schedule. We hope to see you there!