Bumpus Weekly Bulletin
September 19, 2019
WORD OF THE WEEK
HOPE FOR AUTUMN FOUNDATION
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
COLOR RUN - SEPT 27 - DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
Don't forget...parents and other adult Bumpus supporters can also come out and walk, run, jog or slog to the finish line!
PTO NOTES
PTO News
Color Run 2019: We really need volunteers for the Color Run on September 27th! There are several volunteer slots that need to be filled. We need pick-up trucks/drivers, volunteers to help set up/take down the course, course enthusiasts, volunteers to watch student's belongings and a cleanup crew! Please go to the following link and sign up today:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945AEA92CAB9-bumpus5
Spirit Night:
Please make plans to join us at Culver’s (located in Stadium Trace Village) for dinner on Tuesday, October 1st. Bumpus will receive a percentage of all sales from 5pm-8pm that night!
Spirit Shirts:
Spirit shirts are still available for purchase online. Please visit https://secure4.myschoolfees.com/ and order your shirt today!!
LIBRARY NEWS
Library Account Emails will begin Tuesday, the 24th at 5:00 P.M. These emails will update parents and students about what is checked out to students and if there are any overdue books or late charges.
http://bit.ly/2019BumpusLibrary
The Bumpus Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair. There are 2 ways to participate, in-school, and online. The In-school fair will begin Monday, Sept. 30th through Tuesday, October 8th. The Online fair will begin Wednesday, Sept. 25th through Tuesday, October 8th. All online orders will ship home. For payment options please click on the link.
A NOTE FROM OUR COUNSELORS
Hello Parents/Guardians,
School counseling services are addressed through the three major domains of the American School Counselor Association- Academic, Career, and Personal/Social. We would like to enlist your help with planning our Counseling Program for the school year. Please take a minute to fill out this short survey at the following link https://tinyurl.com/BumpusSurvey
Parent/Guardian opinion and feedback are vital to our counseling program. Thank you in advance!
Ms. Brennita Keith, Ms. Mary Ann DiMarco and Mrs. Catherine Bruno
Drug Awareness and Prevention Breakfasts
The Hoover City Schools Foundation is hosting three Drug Awareness and Prevention Breakfasts for parents, focused on vaping and marijuana use amongst our teens. Parents are encouraged to attend any of the three events to learn about trends, risks, and consequences from law enforcement officers, District Attorneys, prevention specialists, and treatment specialists. The programs will cover everything from prevention to signs and symptoms and how you can intervene appropriately. 8:15-915 am
October 3 - Simmons Middle School
October 8 - Bumpus Middle School
October 22 - Berry Middle School
ATHLETICS
- FOOTBALL
Sept. 26th - Football vs Berry @ HHS (home game)
- VOLLEYBALL
Sept 25th - Volleyball vs Simmons (home)
- CROSS COUNTRY
Sept. 21st - CC - TCBY Invitational @ Sokol Park
Sept. 28th - CC - Oak Mtn. Invitational @ Heardmont Park
- BUMPUS BUCS BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Boys Basketball tryouts will be October 21-22 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm. You must have a AHSAA physical and Hoover consent form on file to participate. Please have rides for pickup on time. Any questions contact Coach Jeffries at cjeffries@hoover.k12.al.us or 439-2235.
- INDOOR TRACK will start on Monday, Nov. 4th.
There will be a mandatory Indoor Track Meeting Tuesday, Oct 22nd at 6pm in the Bumpus Cafeteria Contact Coach James if you have questions: cjames@hoover.k12.al.us
- GIRLS GOLF
Email - gheard@hoover.k12.al.us
- GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLUB NEWS
EARTHSAVERS CLUB
The next EarthSavers Club meeting will be Wednesday, October 2nd from 3:15-4:15 in room A216. EarthSavers is open to ALL students who are interested in helping to protect our environment. Come have fun while we work to do our part to save the planet! Please see Mrs. Salvant or Mrs. Caudill for more information, or join our Google Classroom. The code is yjvsr36.
KINDNESS CLUB
Calling all 7th graders!
If you are interested in helping others, cultivating KINDNESS at Bumpus, and making new friends; come talk to Mrs. DiMarco and join the Kind Club! We will meet during lunch once a week!
BUCS COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB
The BUCS Community Service Club is gearing up to get started! Our goal is to make a difference here on campus and locally. If you are interested in joining, meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of the month in Room A110. Join Google Classroom code s3x4js.
Where: Room A110 Google Classroom code: yjvsr36
RFBMS BUCS SPIRIT CLUB
You’re invited become a member of the RFBMS BUCS SPIRIT CLUB! We are looking for students who would like to promote school spirit and cultivate positive energy throughout RFBMS. If you’re interested, join our Classroom. Google Classroom Code: im36ld
LOST AND FOUND
YEARBOOKS
Bumpus Middle School
Email: bumpuspr@hoover.k12.al.us
Website: https://www.hoovercityschools.net/bumpus
Location: 6055 Flemming Parkway, Birmingham, AL, USA
Phone: 205-439-2200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BUMPUSMS/
Twitter: @RFBumpus