BWMS Family Update
9/1/23
Welcoming September!
It was a great week at BWMS.
Our teacher teams all participated in Data Teams this week to review STAR and Assessment marks. We also discuss classroom supports and corresponding interventions that reinforce our vision to Personalize Instruction, Engage Students and Grow Minds. We will be sharing these STAR reports soon as they will be mailed to your home.
I hope you have heard great stories at home about your child's school experience. There have been interactive Project Based Learning, bell ringers, discussion chats, lab experiments, small group reading and many more activities to inspire and guide our students to their maximum potential.
Have a great long weekend and Go Eagles!
Sincerely,
Mr. Josh Frame
BWMS Activities
8th Grade Math Activity - Infinite Bites Cafe
Important Updates
- Staff members reviewed STAR assessment results this week in our Data Teams. STAR Reports will be mailed home on Friday 9/1/23. As a reminder, BWLSD uses the STAR Assessment as the Universal Screener. Our teachers review this information to provide targeted instruction and supports at BWMS. We offer Tier 2 instruction twice per week with computer-adapted programs (Reading-Achieve 3000 and Math-iXL) during Advisory. In addition, BWMS offers Tier 3 supports daily for students in Reading and Math Lab courses. Please contact our student's school counselors or your content-area teacher if you have any questions.
- There is no school on Monday 9/4/23 due to Labor Day.
- Student Council elections will be happening soon. Have your student attend the meeting with Mrs. Hayhurst and Mrs. Wood if they are interested in this student leadership position.
- The last day to guarantee a t-shirt from the Big Nut Strut is 9/13/23. See sign up details below to support our BWMS PTO on 10/8/23.
- Mid point of the 1st quarter is Friday 9/15/23. We call these Grade Update Days and we encourage all parents to log into PowerSchool to check the progress of their student's performance. We will share out the link to sign up for the first Parent Teacher Conference Night soon.
- Fair Day / Teacher PD Waiver Day is Monday 9/18/23. Students do not have school.
Parent Information via PowerSchool and Schoology
PowerSchool is the main system of communication for the middle school about Attendance, Grades and Assignments. Teachers use PowerTeacher to communicate upcoming and missing assignments about each course. You will see that our staff will add an assignment in the gradebook when it is assigned in class, with a future date indicating when it is due. Please note that teachers will also add comments when appropriate and identify any missing work accordingly.
Parents also have view access into each Schoology Page as before. The primary use of Schoology is to serve as a learning management system which supports communication from the teacher to each student about learning and assignments. In general, think of Schoology as the main means that teachers communicate assignments to students while PowerSchool serves to communicate progress and marks to families.
Support BWMS at the Big Nut Strut - 10/8/23
Have you registered for the Big Nut Strut 5k?
This fun, family-friendly event helps raise money for all 8 Big Walnut Schools! This was one of the biggest fundraisers in 2022, and we need your help. The more participants from our school, the more money our school gets!
https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Sunbury/BigNutStrut
**Sign up by September 13th to be guaranteed a shirt!
**Not a runner?!? Sign up for the Virtual race, and still get the awesome race shirt!
Reminder for 7th Grade Families
All 7th grade students are required to have an updated Tdap and meningitis vaccine. We would ask that parents provide written proof of immunization or a letter of objection to the school within the first two weeks of school. Please contact our School Nurse at MeganTruax@bwls.net or the office with any questions.
Important BWMS Dates
September
4 Labor Day (no school)
5-8 Student Council/SOAR Elections
8 STAR reports sent Home
15 Grade Update Day
18 Teacher PD Day / Fair Day
19-22 Spirit Week
22 Homecoming
26 Picture Day 7:45-2:20
26 Conferences, 3:30-7:30
29 SOAR cart
October
5 Conferences, 3:30-7:30
5 DC Parent Meeting 7:30 pm in Auditorium
10-13 STOMP out Bullying Week
12 Spirit Day - Stomp Out Bullying Day
11 End of 1st quarter
13 No School Conf Comp Day
19 Report Cards Posted 8am
20 Back to School Dance 6:00-8:00
27 SOAR cart
Month View Calendar Link
iCalendar Link
BWMS Athletic Information
Reminder that all athletes should have their final forms complete and hard copy of the physical submitted prior to participation.
All information for BWMS athletics can be found at bigwalnutathletics.net and on Schoology.
BWMS SOARing Staff Member Award
The SOARing Staff Award and used to recognize a Big Walnut Middle School Staff Member who goes above and beyond to support the mission of BWLS to inspire and guide each student to his or her maximum potential. If you would love to recognize a staff member, please submit their name and reason on the following form... HERE.
Military-Connected Families
We are committed to seeking out our military connected families and assisting those families as needed. Should an immediate family member currently be serving in the military, please complete this form.
Scholarship, Ownership, Awareness, Respect
Mr. Josh Frame
Email: JoshFrame@bwls.net
Website: bwls.net
Location: 555 S Old 3C Road, Sunbury, OH, United States
Phone: (740)965-3006
Twitter: @Josh_Frame