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BEDNARCIK'S ART CLASS NEEDS YOUR HELP!The Art Class is looking for the following items:
| ATTENTION 7TH GRADERSAre you ready to see the nation's capital and all the sights and sounds DC has to offer with a bunch of your friends! The March 2023 Washington DC trip is open for registration. We are limiting the trip to 95 travelers. Registration doesn't close for a while, but the best price is available now. See attached flyer for details. Email oswegotodc@gmail.com with any questions. | SCIENCE TRIP TO FLORIDA - 2023 FOR 2023 SPRING BREAK, there is an opportunity for Students to participate in a Science Trip to Florida. Learn more about the Splash Into Science Trip for upcoming 8th grade students at the following website: https://worldstrides.com/itineraries/florida-splash-into-science/ Here is a link to the registration form: https://worldstrides.com/custom/oswego-8grade-florida-splash-200769/ There is a virtual informational parent meeting on April 28, see info below and a link to contact the district coordinator for the trip, Mr. Paradise. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER |
BEDNARCIK'S ART CLASS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The Art Class is looking for the following items:
- Cardboard tubes from Tin Foil Rolls (paper towel and toilet paper are too large)
- Narrow/Small rectangular boxes (I'm thinking from cosmetics and products like Neosporin)
- Newspaper...I can always use more.
- Items can be dropped off in the front office.
ATTENTION 7TH GRADERS
Are you ready to see the nation's capital and all the sights and sounds DC has to offer with a bunch of your friends! The March 2023 Washington DC trip is open for registration.
We are limiting the trip to 95 travelers. Registration doesn't close for a while, but the best price is available now. See attached flyer for details. Email oswegotodc@gmail.com with any questions.
SCIENCE TRIP TO FLORIDA - 2023
Learn more about the Splash Into Science Trip for upcoming 8th grade students at the following website: https://worldstrides.com/itineraries/florida-splash-into-science/
Here is a link to the registration form: https://worldstrides.com/custom/oswego-8grade-florida-splash-200769/
There is a virtual informational parent meeting on April 28, see info below and a link to contact the district coordinator for the trip, Mr. Paradise. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER
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8th Grade Dance - May 13th The Bednarcik PTO will be hosting an 8th Grade Dance on Friday, May 13th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm in the cafeteria. Please enter the dance through Door # 4. This will be a fun filled night of dancing, games, eating and socializing. We hope to see you all there! | 8th Grade Promotion - May 25thWEDNESDAY AM: Students will have an opportunity to be together and celebrate during the AM on Wednesday, May 25. Together, students will eat breakfast, watch a slide show of their three years at Bednarcik, and take part in an awards ceremony. The ceremony will be recorded and shared with all 8th grade families. Keeping with past traditions, students will also receive their Yearbooks at that time and have some time to just be together as a class prior to moving on to various high schools. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Families will have the opportunity to come to Bednarcik and celebrate together. This year, we will not have individual family sign up times and families can come anytime between 5:30 - 7:30. We encourage friends and families to coordinate with others if they want to have time together to take pictures and be together. We will have some photo opportunities both inside and outside Bednarcik as well as the slideshow playing in the gym. Students will receive their certificate and bulldog pin along with a gift at the night event. *Additional information will be shared as we approach the day of events. | 8th Grade Essay/Speaker Contest Would you like to speak at your 8th Grade Celebration? If so, here’s your opportunity! Write an essay/reflection/poem on your experience(s) in junior high school. Your essay should be about a page in length. Here are a few ideas: ❖ “My Years at Bednarcik Junior High” ❖ “Most Memorable Moments at Bednarcik” ❖ “Lessons Learned in Junior High” ❖ “As We Move on to High School…” Of course, you can come up with your own title! Entries are due to your ELA teacher NO LATER than Friday, May 6th . One student will be selected to read/recite their writing at the 8th Grade Celebration. Good luck! |
8th Grade Dance - May 13th
8th Grade Promotion - May 25th
WEDNESDAY AM: Students will have an opportunity to be together and celebrate during the AM on Wednesday, May 25. Together, students will eat breakfast, watch a slide show of their three years at Bednarcik, and take part in an awards ceremony. The ceremony will be recorded and shared with all 8th grade families. Keeping with past traditions, students will also receive their Yearbooks at that time and have some time to just be together as a class prior to moving on to various high schools.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Families will have the opportunity to come to Bednarcik and celebrate together. This year, we will not have individual family sign up times and families can come anytime between 5:30 - 7:30. We encourage friends and families to coordinate with others if they want to have time together to take pictures and be together. We will have some photo opportunities both inside and outside Bednarcik as well as the slideshow playing in the gym. Students will receive their certificate and bulldog pin along with a gift at the night event.
*Additional information will be shared as we approach the day of events.
8th Grade Essay/Speaker Contest
Here are a few ideas: ❖ “My Years at Bednarcik Junior High” ❖ “Most Memorable Moments at Bednarcik” ❖ “Lessons Learned in Junior High” ❖ “As We Move on to High School…”
Of course, you can come up with your own title! Entries are due to your ELA teacher NO LATER than Friday, May 6th . One student will be selected to read/recite their writing at the 8th Grade Celebration. Good luck!
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8th Grade Program Design Contest Would you like to design the cover of your 8th Grade Celebration program? Design a cover on the right side of this paper. This is the exact size that the cover will need to be. Your design must include the following phrases (double-check your spelling!): 8th GRADE CELEBRATION Wednesday, May 25, 2022 BEDNARCIK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Please design your cover using only black and white colors so that it will copy easily. Entries are due to your ELA teacher NO LATER than Friday, May 6. GOOD LUCK! | 8TH GRADE YARD SIGNS AVAILABLE If you have an 8th grader here at Bednarcik and want to purchase a Yard sign to congratulate your student, order your sign here. |
8th Grade Program Design Contest
Your design must include the following phrases (double-check your spelling!):
8th GRADE CELEBRATION Wednesday, May 25, 2022 BEDNARCIK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Please design your cover using only black and white colors so that it will copy easily. Entries are due to your ELA teacher NO LATER than Friday, May 6. GOOD LUCK!
8TH GRADE YARD SIGNS AVAILABLE
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SCHEDULE YOUR NEXT PHYSICAL!Now is a great time to call your Doctor's office to schedule your student's next physical exam! If it has been a year and your child needs a physical, an exam now will meet requirements for the next school year and can be turned in now. Offices tend to be less busy at this time of year, use this to your advantage! | TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19? FOLLOW THESE STEPS 1. If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please call the attendance line at 630-636-2502 and report the absence. 2. THEN, click this link to report it to SD308's health department. | REMOTE LEARNING ~ ONLY FOR STUDENTS ON QUARANTINE While it is great that some students/families are trying to access learning while not in school, Remote Learning (Google Meets) is only intended for students quarantined by 308. Students that are on vacation or out sick (other than COVID) may stay engaged by looking in Google Classrooms. However, they are not able to Remote into classes. |
SCHEDULE YOUR NEXT PHYSICAL!
Now is a great time to call your Doctor's office to schedule your student's next physical exam! If it has been a year and your child needs a physical, an exam now will meet requirements for the next school year and can be turned in now. Offices tend to be less busy at this time of year, use this to your advantage!
TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19? FOLLOW THESE STEPS
2. THEN, click this link to report it to SD308's health department.
REMOTE LEARNING ~ ONLY FOR STUDENTS ON QUARANTINE
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CELL PHONE REMINDERSSince the start of the year we have had the expectation for phones to not be used within the building unless students ask staff for a specific reason. We need to revisit this expectation as a community and bring more attention to cell phones in bathrooms and locker rooms. Both areas are private and students need to feel safe while in those locations. We have to protect the privacy for all students and it cannot be up for interpretation by staff to determine what a student was doing on their phone. Therefore, if a student is found on their phone in the bathroom or locker rooms the following consequences will be enforced: First time: Phone turned into the office and the student can pick it up at the end of the day. Second Time: Phone will be turned into the office and a family member will need to pick it up when available. Third time +: Phone will be turned into the office and family will have a meeting with staff. *Student taking pictures/video or open cameras will receive additional consequences. | WE HAVE AN ACTIVITY BUS..SEE BELOW!Starting Thursday, September 9 we will have an Activity Bus that picks students up from Bednarcik @ 4:30. Students can meet the bus @ Door 4. This Activity Bus will run every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The idea behind this is to open up more after school opportunities for students who may not have a ride home. The bus drops off students at 6 locations so students still may need to walk a little from the drop off to home. Students do not need to sign up for the bus. They can expect to find it @ Door 4 when they leave their club/activity. Students who play sports will be able to communicate to their coach and be excused from practice if/when they need to use the Activity Bus. | MUSLIM PRAYER TIME We have set up two areas in our office for any student who needs to complete the Dhuhr and Asr prayer at school. Please reach out to your child's counselor if your child is in need of this space to pray. We will help make this happen and communicate with any staff member who needs to be aware of this accommodation. |
CELL PHONE REMINDERS
Since the start of the year we have had the expectation for phones to not be used within the building unless students ask staff for a specific reason. We need to revisit this expectation as a community and bring more attention to cell phones in bathrooms and locker rooms. Both areas are private and students need to feel safe while in those locations. We have to protect the privacy for all students and it cannot be up for interpretation by staff to determine what a student was doing on their phone. Therefore, if a student is found on their phone in the bathroom or locker rooms the following consequences will be enforced:
First time: Phone turned into the office and the student can pick it up at the end of the day.
Second Time: Phone will be turned into the office and a family member will need to pick it up when available.
Third time +: Phone will be turned into the office and family will have a meeting with staff.
*Student taking pictures/video or open cameras will receive additional consequences.
WE HAVE AN ACTIVITY BUS..SEE BELOW!
Starting Thursday, September 9 we will have an Activity Bus that picks students up from Bednarcik @ 4:30. Students can meet the bus @ Door 4. This Activity Bus will run every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The idea behind this is to open up more after school opportunities for students who may not have a ride home. The bus drops off students at 6 locations so students still may need to walk a little from the drop off to home.
Students do not need to sign up for the bus. They can expect to find it @ Door 4 when they leave their club/activity. Students who play sports will be able to communicate to their coach and be excused from practice if/when they need to use the Activity Bus.
MUSLIM PRAYER TIME
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WHAT TO WEAR We encourage students to show their style, but undergarments & midriff should be covered. Messages should be positive and legal. Students will have to sit on the floor at times, so dress for several activities. | IN-PERSON EXPECTATIONS Click here to view In-Person Expectations. It would be great to review these with your child prior to next Wednesday. We will be reviewing this with all students throughout the first few days. |
WHAT TO WEAR
IN-PERSON EXPECTATIONS
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ENCOURAGE BEDNARCIK STAFFERS Bednarcik Families - Is there a Bednarcik staff member who is making the jr. high experience that much better for your child, by going above and beyond, or just doing things a little differently? Give that Bednarcik staffer a little encouragement by clicking on the link and letting us know about it! | YOUR INPUT MATTERS TO US! Please take the opportunity to share your comments about our firsts week of school. We'd love to hear from you! Click here to tell us. |
ENCOURAGE BEDNARCIK STAFFERS
YOUR INPUT MATTERS TO US!
Bednarcik Junior High School Contact Information
Erica Deren-Principal Secretary
Push Coin, School Lunch and School Fees
ederen@sd308.org (630) 636-2509
Melissa Kiliszewski-Attendance Secretary
Attendance
Automated Attendance Line (630) 636-2501
Mkiliszewski@sd308.org (630) 636-2516
Uzma Rahman-Registrar
Registration, Withdrawals, Change of Address
urahman@sd308.org (630) 636-2517
Laura DeCapua-Nurse
Ldecapua@sd308.org (630)636-2502
Mary Konken-Counselor A-LE
Academics
mkonken@sd308.org (630)636-2523
Steve Haynes-Counselor LH-Z
Academics
shaynes@sd308.org 630-636-2514
