Bumpus Bulletin
October 17, 2019
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
WORD OF THE WEEK
PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
VISITOR SIGN-IN
Parents, you may sign in at the front desk if you have scheduled a meeting with teachers, or other personnel. Once your meeting is over, and you want to visit someone else, you must call for an appointment. Please sign out when your single visit is over.
Parents,
As we close out the 1st nine weeks grading period and our early Fall sports - volleyball, football and cross country - I want to express my gratitude for the way you support us in all that we do here at Bumpus. Each day I see dozens of parents throughout the building lending their support to various school events. The upcoming musical, High School Musical Jr., is another excellent example of our collaborative effort to achieve a common goal.
The Bumpus faculty and staff want to be equally supportive of you and our students. Please continue to let us know how we can be of assistance. You can expect emails to be returned within 24-48 hours and conference requests to be scheduled within a week. A scheduled time to sit down allows us all to make sure we can maximize the conference time by having the necessary documents and data. Your administrative team is here to assist the students, parents and teachers where needed or requested.
We can accomplish great things when we work together. It’s the Bumpus Way!
SOCTOBER
Socks are needed for the homeless in the winter, but they’re one of the least commonly donated items. Help the BUCS Community Service Club by donating a spare pair of socks for our SOCTOBER event at Bumpus. All you need to do to participate is get your hands on a pair of socks (used is perfectly fine, as long as they’re clean and without holes!) and deposit them in the bin on your hall. Just about everyone has a spare pair laying around, and every sock counts!
SOLES4SOULS
SAVE THE DATES
MATH TEAM COMP @ UAB - Saturday, Oct. 19th
SCHOLARS' BOWL vs Liberty Park (home) - Tuesday, Oct. 22.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, JR. - Friday & Saturday, Oct. 25th & 26th @ 6:30 pm in the Competition gym. Please come out and support our Theatre Dept.! Tickets are $5.00.
PINK OUT DAY - Friday, Oct. 25th - We encourage everyone to wear pink in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
BUMPUS NEWS!
OCTOBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
SCARE AWAY HUNGER FOOD DRIVE
COOKIE DOUGH
SCHOOL PICTURES - View online
Make-up pictures were taken yesterday and should be on their website soon.
REPORT CARDS
Report cards were sent home yesterday! Parents, please sign the extra copy and have your child return it to their homeroom teacher.
ATTENDANCE
LIBRARY INFORMATION
Weekly library account updates will be emailed to students on Tuesdays at 5:00 P.M. Parents/guardians will receive student library account updates the last school week of each month. The emails are sent to help students avoid overdue books and late fees. If you have any questions please email dmims@hoover.k12.al.us
New Online Reading Program - MyOn
Hoover City Schools has acquired a new reading and ebook program called MyOn. This program is for k-8th grade levels and has approximately 6,000 electronic books. Students may access the program through the Clever App available online under HCS Student Bookmarks on their Chromebooks. If students are logging in for the first time they will be given an interest inventory and then a reading assessment. Once that is completed students can begin to check out the online books. There are many wonderful features offered through this new software program. Encourage your students to check it out.
HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TRYOUTS - BOYS
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - New Players from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Hoover High School Soccer Field
** Bring cleats and shin guards**
Please be sure you have a physical and consent form on file.
GIRLS IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DAY
YEARBOOKS
If you click on the green box that says "Optional Fees" on MySchoolFees (it looks like a heading but you can click on it), it brings up a page of optional fees. The yearbook is at the bottom of the list.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
ATHLETICS
- FOOTBALL
Oct. 17 - Thursday - Metro Football Playoff - 8th gr. @ HHS @ 6 pm
- WRESTLING
- SOFTBALL
- 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
(Note: Enter the school on the backside by the cafeteria for the meeting.)
Join the Bumpus Track Google Classroom Page: lkbyj0 - Get paperwork from Coach James in Room A207 or email Coach James with questions: cjames@hoover.k12.al.us
- GIRLS GOLF
Email - gheard@hoover.k12.al.us
PTO NEWS
Our next Bumpus Spirit Night will be Monday, November 4th at the Chick-fil-A in Patton Creek! Chick-fil-A will donate a portion of the proceeds raised from 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm that night to our school! We hope to see everyone there!
Box Tops:
Don’t let your Box Tops expire! Please turn in paper Box Tops by Wednesday, October 23rd! Please keep scanning your store receipts that contain Box Tops products as well! This is an easy way to earn money for our school!
Publix Partners:
Turn your grocery money into donations for Bumpus Middle School! Create an account on Publix.com, choose Bumpus Middle School as the school you support, then make sure you enter your telephone number at checkout each time you shop at Publix!
Planet Fundraiser:
Have you downloaded the Planet Fundraiser app? It’s FREE! Download the app, select Bumpus Middle School (6th, 7th or 8th grade), shop at participating merchants and then scan your receipts. Tired of scanning receipts? You can link your credit/debit card to the app so that eligible purchases are automatically detected. No receipts, no paper, no hassle!
Pink Topps Organization:
Bumpus Middle School is supporting the Pink Topps Organization in their fight against Breast Cancer! Pink Topps is a non profit organization that is focused on the early detection of breast cancer in women and men under the age of 35. This organization was founded by Raquel Smith, a Bumpus parent!
To support this organization, we are collecting empty, plastic water bottles to recycle. All money earned will go directly to the Pink Topps Organization.
Hoover RISE Mentoring Program:
Have you ever thought about becoming a mentor to a student? Check out the Hoover RISE Mentoring Program Hoover RISE Mentoring Program
Spirit Shirts:
Spirit shirts are still available for purchase online. Please visit https://secure4.myschoolfees.com/ and order your shirt today!!