BMS PARENT NEWSLETTER
November 2 - December 8
Weekly Reminders
- MISTLETOE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL is coming next Monday, December 4 from 6-9. So, after you cheer your girls on at the basketball game or enjoy the Bullard Christmas Parade, slide on by the new gym to shop local vendors. Refreshments will be available and entertainment will be provided by our talented Pom Squad and Choir. There will be a parent meeting at 7:00 -7:30 in the BMS Cafeteria.
- If you did not turn in your RSVP to eat on December 4th (@ Mistletoe at the Middle School), please call the office and let us know how many will attend.
- Please stay up-to-date with what's going on in your student's classrooms. You can do this by registering for the teacher's Remind Account.
To Know:
- Bleachers are in the process of being installed! We can't wait to play basketball in our own gym and brand new bleachers!
- Please help keep our bleachers new! We are asking that you only bring water and no food or other drinks into the gym. Thank you!
- Your students are still working towards their exemptions from Fall Exams.
Exam Exemption Criteria:
90-99 - 3 absences
80-89 - 2 absences
70-79 - 1 absence
This is based on a class by class basis. Only medical excuses & school related absences are allowed. Es and Us count against your student.
If your student is exempt, they still must attend school. Any student who does not show up for exams will receive an unexcused.
If your student has to take a final and does not attend class, he or she will receive a zero for the final grade and an unexcused absence.
- 2nd 9 Weeks Checkpoints will be December 12, 13, and 14. Please see the calendar below for specific dates of subjects tested.
Upcoming Events
November 27
- Builder’s Club Bell Ringing
- 4:30 Basketball vs Kilgore (Boys Home, Girls Away)
November 28
- Builder’s Club Bell Ringing
- Builder’s Club Bell Ringing
- MS attending HS Willie Wonka Performance
- Builder’s Club Bell Ringing
- Brownsboro Basketball Tourney (Boys & Girls “A” Teams)
- 7:30 Builder’s Club Meeting
- Brownsboro Girls BB Tournament (“A” Team only)
- Brownsboro Girls & Boys BB Tournament (“A”Team only)
- Tennis in Jacksonville
- 4:30 Basketball vs Gilmer (Boy Away, Girls Home)
- 6:00-9:00 Mistletoe @ The MS (New Gym)
- Cheerleaders Buying Cards
- MS All Region Band Tryouts @ Rusk HS
- Boys BB Tournament @ Lindale
- Girls BB Tournament @ All Saints
- 4:30 Basketball vs Spring Hill (Boys Home, Girls Away)
- Writing Checkpoint
- 7:00 MS Band Concert at BHS Auditorium
- Math & History Checkpoints
- Reading & Science Checkpoints
- Progress Reports Go Home
- Builder's Club Shopping
- Choir Christmas Caroling in Tyler
- 6-8 Builder's Club Christmas Party @ MS
- 7:00 Choir Christmas Concert @ Bullard Methodist Church
- Early Release (Please See Schedule)
- Exams 2, 4, 6, & 8
- Early Release (Please See Schedule)
- Exams 1, 3, 5, & 9
- 2nd 9 Weeks Ends
- No School
- School Holiday!
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!