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A Message From Bear Branch JH
Week 16
Week 15 (12/4 - 12/8) Recap
Classroom Visits & Learning Celebrations!
In week 15, we had another great week of instruction, learning, and extra curricular activities, capped off with snow. See below to see what our students were learning and doing this week.
History and Science
Our history and science classes used our technology and flexible learning spaces to learn about the U.S. Constitution and Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams.
Let it Snow!
Our students took a break to build a snowman!
Girls and Boys Basketball
Our girls and boys basketball teams played hard on Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
Ursavus (our school robot mascot) got his first glimpse of snow...
Week 17 (12/11 - 12/15) at a Glance
Monday, December 11
- Choir Christmas Concert at Magnolia HS
- MISD School Board Meeting at MISD Educational Support Center
Tuesday, December 12
- Band Winter Concert at Magnolia HS
Thursday, December 14
- Band's Elementary School Tour
- Girls Basketball at BBJH
- Boys Basketball at Creekside Park JH
Friday, December 15
- Band's Elementary School Tour
- Spanish Common Assessment
- English Common Assessment Day 1 (8th grade only)
- Winter Dance at BBJH: 7 - 9:30 PM. Tickets will go on sale this week during lunches. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door the day of the dance.
Important Information
Winter Dance - December 15
Our Winter Dance will be Friday, December 15 from 7 to 9:30 PM. This dance is for 7th and 8th graders. Tickets will be sold in advance for $10.
Attire must meet the standards of the BBJH dress code.
Trip to New Zealand and Australia
- There will be an informational parent meeting in the BBJH library at 6 PM on Thursday, December 14, about the opportunity for students to travel to New Zealand and Australia in 2019.
Common Assessments
- Friday, December 15: ELA Day 1 (8th grade only) and Spanish
- Monday, December 18: ELA Day 2 (8th grade only) and 7th grade ELA
- Tuesday, December 19: History
- Wednesday, December 20: Math Day 1 and Science
- Thursday, December 21: Math Day 2
Early Release - December 22
Friday, December 22 will be an early release day. The day will end at 11:30 AM.
Winter Break - December 25 - January 8
- Winter Break will be from December 25 (Christmas Day) to January 8.
Calendar of Events
For an updated calendar of events, please click HERE. We do our best to stay on schedule. If there are changes or cancellations, we will update the calendar.
Ben King, Ed.D., Principal, Bear Branch JH
Email: cking@magnoliaisd.org
Website: https://dr-kingbbjh.blogspot.com/
Location: 31010 FM2978, Magnolia, TX, United States
Phone: 281-356-6088
Twitter: @DrKing_BBJH
Bear Branch Junior High
Website: http://bbjh.magnoliaisd.org/
Location: 31010 FM2978, Magnolia, TX, United States
Phone: 281-356-6088
Twitter: @BBJHBears