Brunswick Middle School
Winter 2018 Newsletter
Contact Information
Drew Kibler, Assistant Principal
Email: jay.schill@fcps.org
Website: http://education.fcps.org/bms/
Location: 301 Cummings Drive, Brunswick, MD
Phone: (240) 236-5400
Twitter: @schill_jay
Upcoming Important Dates
Guidance News
Current 8th Graders/Rising 9th Graders:
Important Upcoming Dates and Information for High School Registration
1/25 - High school counselors and students visit BMS to talk to 8th graders about high school courses - 8:15-9:15 am BMS cafeteria (Snow Date 1/26)
2/1 - Registration forms distributed to 8th grade students during 7th period
2/1 - Course Registration Night & Electives Fair - 6 pm BHS Auditorium (Snow Date 2/8)
Schedule:
- 6-6:30 Presentation
- 6:30-7:30 Electives Fair
- 7-7:30 Dual Enrollment information
Groups and people who will be in attendance:
- BHS Administration
- BHS School Counselors
- CTC Principal
- PTSA
- Drama Boosters
- Band Boosters
- Department Chairpersons from academic and non-academic departments
- Club Information
- College and Career Readiness Specialist
2/6 - Registration forms due to BMS 1st period teachers (Snow Date 2/9)
Also, if you would like to receive text reminders about important high school registration dates, we encourage you to sign up for Remind. Please click on the link below for instructions on how to set this up. The high school counselor point of contact for Remind text reminders is Maddie Garris.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FtqiLfox9Jf6CWiK_EdMjCk8woaiz0_7/view?usp=sharing
Guidance Department Contacts:
Kelly Mahn, Department Chair, School Counselor 6th & 8th A-K
240-236-5364, Kelly.Mahn@fcps.org
Christine Akagi, School Counselor 7th & 8th L-Z
240-236-5403, Christine.Akagi@fcps.org
Jason Hawk, Student Support Teacher
240-236-5363, Jason.Hawk@fcps.org
From the Health Room
Hearing and Vision Screening will take place on February 12 & 13 for all 8th grade and any new enterers to the Maryland public school system. Maryland State Law mandates this screening. Parents/guardians who have an objection to this screening based on the tenets and/or practice of their church or religion must submit a request for their child to be exempt from screening. All written requests must be submitted to the health room by December 8th. Please make sure if your child wears glasses or contacts that they have them on the screening days.
If you have any questions please contact the health room at 240-236-5359.
Yearbook Sale!
It is that time of year again to order yearbooks! Order forms will be sent home soon. Ordering a yearbook online is also an option! We will be holding a pre-sale from now until February 28th with two options: soft cover yearbooks are $20 and hardcover yearbooks are $25. Starting March 1st, the cost of each book will increase by an additional $5. All orders must be placed by April 23rd to guarantee a copy of the Brunswick Middle School 2018 yearbook. We will have a small amount of yearbooks to sell after they come in the first week of June, but it will be on a first come, first served basis. The cost of each book will increase again by another $5 at that time. Digital name imprints will be an extra $5.
8th Grade ONLY - There will be a section in the yearbook for 8th grade baby pictures. Forms will be sent home with yearbook order forms. Participation in this special opportunity is voluntary and will make the yearbook extra memorable for your child.
In addition, your child’s given name will be listed in the yearbook. If you have a preferred name for your child, you have to make that request by contacting the school. Please email Carrie Clark at carrie.clark@fcps.org or Nicole Innocenti at nicole.innocenti@fcps.org.
When ordering online, please use the link below. All information you need is on the order form. If not ordering online, your child will need to bring in the paper order form with payment to be turned in at lunchtime.
It’s easy to place your order, simply log on to our secure website:
https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/
Here is our school’s order number. Please have it handy when you log in to order.
29301
Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. !
It’s time to get crack a lackin’! That’s right, gather your friends and family and take a trip to Madagascar. If you’ve seen the DreamWorks movie, then you’ll LOVE Brunswick Middle School’s production of Madagascar, A Musical Adventure, Jr. There are songs, dances, and plenty of laughs for everyone. Expose your family to the magic of the theater for a fraction of the cost you’ll find elsewhere.
Join Alex, Gloria, Melman and Marty as they escape from the Central Park Zoo, get captured at the subway station and get washed up on shore on Madagascar. Laugh while they escape the foosas and finally feed Alex! In addition, enjoy the antics of the penquins as they make their way back where they belong!
Fifty Brunswick Middle School students will be preforming the play on Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th at 7:00pm on the stage at Brunswick High School. All tickets are $5 at the door (credit cards cannot be accepted.) Advance sales available January 22th – 25th from 5:00pm – 6:00pm at Brunswick High School.
Snow dates will be the following weekend, February 2nd and 3rd at 7:00 at Brunswick High School.
ENRICHMENT NEWS
AMC8: American Math Contest for middle school students completed the contest November 14th. All participants were invited to an awards celebration Thursday, January 25th.
The awards:
8th Grade: 1st place – Mason Loeffler; 2nd place – Quint Rymes; 3rd place – 5 way tie - Angela Miller, Andrew McGillvay, Jon Mosley, Kara Graves, and Lindsay Aldridge.
7th Grade: 1st place – Brandon Boyer; 2nd place – 3 way tie - Sarina Robinson, Deacon Withers, Andrew Eckenrode; 3rd place – Nina Yurovsky
6th Grade: 1st place – a tie! Ben Crowell and Elon Corgan; 2nd place – Zoe Razunguzwa; 3rd place – 3 way tie – Lilyann Castillio, Matt Kraemer, and Karan Trasi
Overall for BMS: 1st place – Mason Loeffler; 2nd place – 3 way tie – Quint Rymes, Ben Crowell, Elon Corgan; and 3rd place – Brandon Boyer.
Congratulations to everyone!
MathCounts:
Our 24 member competition team has been working after school since the second week of school solving all levels of math problems. 18 students competed at the Frederick County Open at GTJMS on Saturday, January 6. At that competition 8th grade student Mason Loeffler placed 12th out of 134 participants.
Since then the mathletes have been working hard at solving more math problems. 10 of our mathletes will compete at the Regional Competition at GTJMS on Saturday, February 10th. Wish them luck!
Congratulations to our BMS Young Authors Contest Winners:
6th grade
Zoe Razunguzwa- Short Story 1st place- Mrs. Mills
7th grade
Joseph Ford- Short Story 1st place- Mrs. Baughman
Jason Gnanha- Short Story 2nd place- Mrs. Baughman
Lynn Fogg- Poetry- 1st place- Mrs. Baughman
8th grade
Maggie Williams- Short Story-1st place- Mrs. Rowley
Alexandra Myers- Poetry- 1st place- Mrs. Remsburg
Annie Davies- Poetry- 2nd place- Mrs. Rowley
Emma Smith- Poetry- 3rd place- Mrs. Rowley
Alexandra Myers won the poetry division of the Frederick County Young Author's contest with her poem "Why Me?" Way to go Alexandra!
Tech Fair: Competing on Feb. 26 for Food Science/Lab 21 will be: Team 1- Alex Bobofchak & Avery Jacobson Team 2- Kiera McDonald & Avery Petrakos
The 2018 Frederick County Secondary Science & Engineering Fair will be held at Tuscarora High School on Saturday, March 24.
Registration for the fair will open January 2 and close March 4.
For details please visit https://education.fcps.org/sciencesec/sciencefair
Find out where STEM Can Take You on April 5, 2018 in Washington D.C. at the 5th X-STEM Symposium, a special conference for kids featuring presentations and workshops from some of our nation's leading STEM innovators!
Space is limited and advance registration is required to attend. Register NOW to reserve your seats before we sell out! View the event agenda, speaker bios and access the registration form at https://usasciencefestival.org/attend/xstem-symposium/register/ !
When: Thursday, April 5, 2018, 9:30am to 3:00pm
Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.
What: The 2018 X-STEM Extreme STEM Symposium is a unique conference for kids where some of our nation's most respected professionals in science and engineering will speak to middle through high school students in a TED-style format.
Who Should Attend: Middle and high school level students (grades 6-12) with a strong interest in STEM, educators and parents.
Classroom News
Image: Student artwork from Mr. Groff's classes.
Save your Box Tops!
Join the BMS PTO
Visit the PTO Website:
PTO News
President’s message
- The next PTO meeting will be Wednesday, January 31st at 7pm in the Media Center. Please join us! We will be discussing upcoming events and fundraisers. Additionally, we will be discussing new start times for Frederick County Public Schools with a local Board of Education committee representative.
- Are you the parent of an 8th grader? The meetings to organize the 8th grade dance will be: February 5 and 20, March 14 and 26, and April 10 and 26. All meetings will start at 7PM in the Media Center. Contact Tammy Ambrose for more information.
- Please don't forget to send in your Box Tops! The BMS PTO has the potential to earn a great deal of money from this program, which is in turn used to fund teacher projects, events like the play and school dances.
- Would you like to volunteer for a couple of hours once or twice a month? Please consider the school store as a great way to give back to Brunswick Middle School! The store is open each Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. It’s a fun and rewarding volunteer opportunity, and a great way to interact with students and BMS staff. If interested, please contact Trisha Caruso at 703.507.6563 or trishacaruso4@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
- Brunswick Middle is looking for a parent volunteer to help transport food on Fridays. Please contact brunswickmspto@gmail.com for more information.
Teen Leadership Opportunity with Frederick County Parks & Recreation
The Frederick County Parks & Recreation department has a new Teen Leadership Committee (TLC) open to students in grades 6-12.
Meeting Dates: 4th Tuesday of every month, 6:00-7:30p
Where: 355 Montevue Lane, Suite 100, Frederick, MD 21702
2018 TLC dates : 1/23, 2/27, 3/27, 4/24, 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25, 10/30, 11/27, *no December meeting
ABOUT “TLC”
(Grades 6th-12th) TLC aims to bring together talented, motivated, and conscientious teen leaders from all over Frederick County to develop leadership skills, earn service learning hours, meet new friends, and connect with and contribute to the community while building skills to serve as a strong foundation for college and the workplace.
TLC members let their voice be heard to as they help influence and plan activities in the community by creating events for teens, organizing community service projects, and learning to become better leaders in the process.
From the Media Center
If you have questions about our media program, contact media specialist Jennifer Bean: jennifer.bean@fcps.org. Happy Reading!