Isaac Newton Middle School

**Isaac Newton Middle School** is a middle school in San Francisco. The school itself is named after Isaac Newton, a man who got hit by an apple.

## Description

Isaac Newton Middle School appears to be a sixth to eighth grade school that includes hallways, offices, classrooms, a cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, restrooms, and other various maintenance rooms and other areas that are typically found in elementary schools. There is notably no school library, except for a small computer/library room which is donated by Devon Universe. The teacher's lounge is generally off-limits to students, but it is stocked with snacks, coffee, magazines and a television and is furnished with comfortable seating for teachers and staff.

Ms. MacDonald's classroom appears to be typical of many other classrooms in the school. Four desks are arranged in pods, with as many as four desk pods in a single classroom. Other classrooms have the desks separated. The surrounding walls are covered with bulletin boards, chalkboards, and a world map, with large windows on the exterior walls.

Both the boys' bathrooms and the girls' bathrooms have counter sinks and toilet stalls while the boys' bathroom also has urinals. The exterior grounds include a playground and a baseball field. There are also bicycle racks immediately in front of the building for students who ride their bikes to the school.

The rafters on the auditorium were the main gathering place for students, who would use it to chat, study, and observe stars.

In the early books, the interior of the school was shown most often, but the exterior was shown occasionally. The front doors of the school were originally located to the far right and had a half-circle window over the doors. In the cartoon and later books, the school was redesigned, and the front doors were moved to the very center and had a canopy right in front of the doors.

## Athletics

Newton competes in at least six interscholastic sports.

* Soccer
* Baseball
* Track and Field
* Basketball
* Hockey
* Badminton

## Events

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Isaac Newton Middle School has hosted many events and festivals.

* 6th Grade Annual Picnic
* Boo to You Day
* Spring Cleaning Day
* Earth Day Fair
* The Teachers' Charity Carnival

## Activities

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* Isaac Newton Middle School Reader
* Student Council
* Band
* Chorus
* Shop
* Isaac Newton Pride Committee (ceased function)
* Computer Club
* Chess Club

## Trivia

* Caroline Simpson, the author of the original M is for Maddie books, was born on July 15th, 1962, which was also revealed to be the school railing system's installation date in Maddie & Friends: The Movie. The date can be spotted briefly in a scene that shows the kids sleeping in bunk beds and hammocks.
* Classes start at 9:00 am and are released at 3:30 pm daily.
* The school year runs from September to June.
* A school counselor is mentioned by Mr. Campbell in "April 9th," but on many occasions, Ms. Drake seems to fill this role, whether officially or unofficially. Ms. Drake is notably overworked and "shorthanded" in the kitchen, implying that small existing cafeteria staff is either unseen, or new workers are hired by Ms. Davidson at a later point.
	+ Isaac Newton Middle School provides kitchen duty for its students.

* Another extra curricular assignment is to sort mail at the main office.
* In Maddie & Friends: The Movie, the exterior for the Richmond Ballet was used for Isaac Newton Middle School.