Nautilus Middle School 4301 North Michigan Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140 PH: (305)532-3481 / FX: (305)532-89061 http://nautilus.dadeschools.net/

March 2016

2015-26 Miami-Dade County Middle School District Champions

Nautilus Girls Sharks successfully defended their title by winning the Miami-Dade County Middle School District Championship on

December 12th. The defending champion Boys also had a strong showing and finished in third place out of 10 schools. The Girl Sharks were

led by strong individual performances by Kassandra Vega, Nina Pederzoli , Lily McLeod, and Laura Illodi-Davalo, Jacqueline Lesentier

and Kaya Martin. The relay teams of Stephanie Deybach, Chloe Gonzalez, Juliet Pizano, Camila Gomez and Oriana Reta also had

outstanding performances. The boys team was led by Antonio Alves-De-Souza, Luca Lesentier, Liam Halloran, and Nicolas Bruna and

Sebastian Duque.

Eric Marshall - Coach

On February 2nd, 2016 Ms. Rosen and twenty six of her students went on a

field trip to see Shakespeare’s First Folio at Florida International University.

The First Folio was published in 1623 by two of Shakespeare’s friends who

wanted to preserve his writings for posterity. It took them seven years to

collect and publish the 900 pages of the Folio (that’s 36 plays!) because of

the laborious printing process at the time where every single letter had to be

individually stamped on a sheet of paper. However, without their hard work

and dedication to preserving Shakespeare’s brilliance, we would not have some of Shakespeare’s most

infamous masterpieces, such as, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, and The Taming of the Shrew. While

on this fieldtrip, the students were able to see a book and a piece of history that was already over 150 years

old when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Additionally, some of our brave Nautilus Middle School

thespians brilliantly acted out Hamlet (Shakespeare’s longest play) in thirty two seconds!

Andie Rosen - Director

SHARKS ONLINE

The Shark Post - our student newspaper @ http://thesharkpost.weebly.com/

Creative Writing Website @ http://nmsliterary.weebly.com/

Facebook @ www.facebook.com/NMSMediaHighlights

Nautilus Middle School 4301 North Michigan Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140 PH: (305)532-3481 / FX: (305)532-89061 http://nautilus.dadeschools.net/

SCHOOL HOURS: 9:10 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Nautilus Middle School is a mandatory uniform School. Tops: Red or White Tops Bottoms: Black or Khaki Pants or Shorts. Shoes: Closed-Toe Shoes Uniform Violations: tights, yoga pants, athletic shorts, striped, plaid or embellished clothing, headgear

SHARKS & TRACK AND FIELD Congratulations from Coach Strachan and Coach Vazquez to the following students who Qualified for the Track and Field finals: Lilly McCleod in the Varsity 1600 meter run and high jump, Max Garcia in the Varsity high jump and Miracle Williams in Shotput!. Only the top 8 in each category qualified for the championship! At The Track and Field Championships Lily McCleod received a 2nd place medal for the high jump with a distance of

Congratulations to Theatre Troupe 89320 for their amazing performances at The Florida State Theatre Festival. Receiving Excellent medals were Jaxon Pfrogner for his Set Design on MacBeth, Asya Lobanova and Melanie Lagos for Improvisation, and a Superior Medal was brought home by Asya Lobanova for her Pantomime entitled Departures.

Yamile Vazquez - Director

FSA Writing Assessment

Parent Conferences: Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 8:30am - 9:00am - By Appointment

Important Dates:

FSA Writing Assessment & Makeups: March 1st - 11th March 1 – School Tour @ 10am March 5 – Saturday Academy March 12 – Saturday Academy March 13 – Daylight Savings Begins March 15 - Elections March 17 – Early Release & PTSA No Uniform Day

**********SPRING BREAK********** March 21st - 25th

SHARKS & KNITTING Ms. Deju and Ms. Laurence started a knitting club on

Thursdays after school in classroom 231. It

involves a lot of fun, art and math! Students

purchase their own yarn and needles. Ms. Deju

provides the patterns and skills. Ms. Laurence

assists students with technique. Students have

already begun making phone cases and

headbands. The Knitting Club is free, really fun and

open to all students!

Elizabeth Deju & Abigail Laurence -Sponsors

62nd South Florida Regional Science &

Engineering Fair Awards Winners

Jordan Umlas, 7th grade- 1st Place-Superior Diego Marques, 6th grade- 1st Place – Superior Anneka Heras, 7th grade – 2nd Place- Excellent Jonathan Gaynor, 6th grade- 2nd Place – Excellent Liam Berko, 6th grade- 2nd Place – Excellent Daneille Gomez , 6th grade - 2nd Place – Excellent Abril Valdes, 6th grade - 2nd Place – Excellent Aidan Johnston, 6th grade - 2nd Place – Excellent Jaid Faidl, 6th grade - 2nd Place – Excellent Alexander DeMarco, 6th grade – 3rd Place with

Honorable Mention

Bridges Category – Maximilian Garcia, 8th grade - 3rd Place Isaiah Nielsen, 8th Grade – Honorable Mention

SECME Olympiad Essay

Isabel Perlman, 8th grade - 1st Place Trophy & Medal