Biddeford Intermediate News
April 13, 2022
Message from the Principal
Happy Wednesday BIS families,
Biddeford Intermediate School would like to wish you a wonderful spring break! When we return, we will be in our final stretch of the school year. We have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks.
College and Career Week is coming up at the end of April! This annual district-wide week is a fun-filled time of career conversations, goal setting, and self-exploration designed to help inspire and set up our students to meet their potential! To wrap up the week, on April 29th, over 25 volunteers will be teaching Junior Achievement programs, Our City and Our Region unit at Biddeford Intermediate School. By delivering hands-on and interactive lessons, volunteers encourage students to open their eyes to opportunities like being an entrepreneur, preparing for the workforce, solving problems, and being a leader. Junior Achievement volunteer-led programming fosters work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills, and uses experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential.
Date Reminders:
- April 14-22 - Spring break: No school
- April 25-29 - College & Career Week
- May 2-6 - National Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 4 - Early Release
- May 12 - Save the Date: Middle School Parent Night (Rising 5th Grade)
Sincerely,
Lindsey Nadeau
Biddeford Intermediate School Principal
BIS Student Places in Red Ribbon T-Shirt Contest
Congratulations to Biddeford Intermediate School third-grader Kalleigh Jones on winning second place in the K-5 division of the T-Shirt Design Contest held by the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club’s Red Ribbon Committee. As the second-place winner, she won a cash prize of $100. In 2016, Biddeford Saco Rotary Club’s Red Ribbon Committee was formed to focus efforts on preventing young people from slipping into the devastating grip of substance misuse and addiction.
Their goal is to mobilize communities, educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities as every $1 spent on effective, school-based prevention programs can save $18 in costs related to problems later in life. During the week of April 25th, school-based, age-appropriate education surrounding substance misuse and the importance of healthy habits will take place coinciding with thousands of t-shirts given to every K-12 student in Biddeford, Dayton, Old Orchard Beach, and Saco.
Sea Dogs Most Improved Students
BIS had the opportunity to nominate students as a NEXTGEN 529 Most Improved Student. Each of the students below received a certificate and a complimentary game ticket. On the day of the game, students will be honored on the field in a special pre-game ceremony (weather permitting) where each student’s name will appear on the center-field message board.
Grade 3 Winners: Rexx Ready (Mrs. Husser), Cody Braxton (Ms. Goodwin), Devlyn McCarthy (Mrs. Rood), Aliana Acevedo (Mrs. Husser), Graham Tremblay (Ms. Tierney), & Gavin Parsons (Ms. Leclerc)
Grade 4 Winners: Tessa Matherne (Mrs. Jones), Axton Guillerm (Ms. Keimach), Daniel Dibiase (Mrs. Palladino), Marcus Paquette (Mrs. Levecque), Jason Mbele (Mrs. Flynn), Zayde Alaboudi (Ms. Kalagias), & Jocelynn Hutchins (Mrs. Heidrich)
Message from the Counselor
In 2015, Maine passed a law making it a requirement that all public schools implement Sexual Abuse and Prevention education in grades pre-k through five. Our BIS school counselor will be delivering our annual lesson on body safety and safe touch in your child’s classroom as part of our Sexual Abuse Prevention and Education unit in the coming weeks. At our grade level, we utilize age-appropriate language to discuss the basics of body safety, body boundaries, online safety, and identifying trusted adults.
This lesson encourages empowerment through awareness of unsafe situations, by speaking up and reaching out to a trusted adult for help. Statistics from the Office of Child and Family Services reveal that there are thousands of referrals for child protective services for intervention in York County each year. Many more children suffer in silence as their abuse remains unreported. Although the information can be difficult to deliver and for students to receive, we feel it is a vital addition to school curriculums. Students learn to speak up and be advocates for themselves, as well as others.
We encourage you to have an open dialogue with your child about this information both prior to the lesson and after. It is our hope that children who are experiencing abuse can break the silence and receive the help and support that they deserve. If you have any questions, please call or email our School Counselor, Ally Guay, at 282-5957 x 1106 or at aguay@biddefordschools.me.
Rising 5th Grade Parent Night
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 05:00 PM
Biddeford Middle School, Tiger Drive, Biddeford, ME, USA
Additional Free, Rapid, At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Youth Full Maine & CHCC Partnership for YOU!
Pre-K and Kindergarten - Register Early for Fall Screening!
If you have a child turning the age of four (4) for Pre-K or five (5) for Kindergarten before October 15, 2022, please pre-register them as soon as possible via this link. A projection of our enrollment for next year will allow us to plan more effectively and be better prepared for your children when they come to school in September. Tours will be made available in the coming months and additional paperwork may be required. Please note returning student registration will be open in early August.
Contact Us
Email: lnadeau@biddefordschools.me
Website: https://biddefordme.sites.thrillshare.com/o/bis
Location: 335 Hill Street, Biddeford, ME, USA
Phone: 207-282-5957
Facebook: facebook.com/biddefordintermediate