Halsted Middle School

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!

On Thursday, Timothy Shoemaker from the Tigger Stavola Foundation came to Halsted and gave a very meaningful and engaging presentation on Raising Resilience! He will be back on October 24th to bring awareness to Vaping Prevention.

🛍️ 50+ vendors • 🎓 NHS Clubs • 🎟️ 50/50 raffles 📅 Sat, Sept 20 ⏰ 9–3 📍 Newton High School (indoors!) Every buy = 💙 scholarships & grants for our students. Don’t miss it—see you Saturday #NewtonPride #NPEF #CraftFair #Community

Our 5th graders are already becoming pros at time management! This week, they learned how to fill out their daily agendas. Parents, be on the lookout for those agendas. We are a community of CAN-DOers!

Our 5th graders dove into their first days of school, putting their phonics knowledge to the test! It’s been a great start to the year

Thanks to Mrs Dominguez our 8th grade scientists kicked off the school year with hands-on activities, focusing on communication as a key element for success in science and life!

Scholars and staff were ready bright and early this morning to start the year off right! Happy first day Halsted!

There will be a field hockey meeting on Friday, September 5th from 12-12:30 in the Halsted auditorium. Important season information will be distributed. Please reach out to Mrs. Roe with any questions.