BBJH Back to School
Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year
A Message from Dr. Venghaus
We are so excited to begin another school year with our returning students, as well as welcome our new kiddos to the BBJH Family! This newsletter is full of information to ensure you are prepared for back to school.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email or phone, 281-356-6088.
I look forward to working with all of you to make this the best school year yet!
Proud to be your student's principal,
Julia
Meet the BBJH Leadership Team
From left to right:
Josh Jacobs - 7th Grade Assistant Principal
Patrick Hollier - 8th Grade Assistant Principal
Julia Venghaus - Principal
Jennifer Ward - Academic Coordinator
Meet the BBJH Counselor Team
From left to right:
Majorie Gibson - SEL Counselor
Katie Simon - 8th Grade Counselor
Gay Sherley - 7th Grade Counselor
BBJH Parent Volunteer Group
We are looking for parent volunteers to join our Parent Volunteer Group. This group is led by one of our parents and offers opportunities to help with staff luncheons and BBJH dances. If you are interested in receiving emails with volunteer opportunities, please submit your contact information at this link:
I would like to receive emails with volunteer opportunities
There are two ways you can volunteer:
1. By sending donations when we help with events
or
2. Helping out on campus when we help with events.
If this is something you would like to do, please register to be an MISD Volunteer.
Returning Students Must Complete Annual Enrollment Verification
Parents/Guardians of returning students will need to verify student enrollment through the Frontline Parent Portal. This process is to make sure the district has updated information for your student prior to the start of the school year.
If you are a new student at Magnolia ISD and you already completed these forms, you do not need to complete this verification.
For students returning to MISD for the 2022-23 school year, please log in to Frontline Parent Portal and follow the verification process below:
Instructions for Enrollment Verification for Returning Students
Magnolia ISD 2022-2023 Back-to-School Information
Bear Express: Thursday, August 4, 2022
Texas Back-to-School Tax-free weekend: August 5 - 7, 2022
First Day of School for Magnolia ISD: Thursday, August 11, 2022
BBJH Meet the Teacher: Thursday, September 1, 2022
Free and Reduced Meal Applications for 2022-2023
This fall, student meal rates return to all of our campuses.
- Student Breakfast: $1.25
- Adult Breakfast: $2.75
- Student Lunch: $2.45
- Adult Lunch: $4.25
Free and reduced meal applications are available online at www.heartlandapps.com. Paper applications are available at BBJH.
If you have questions, please contact the Child Nutrition Office at 281-252-2231.
Incoming 7th Graders Must Submit Shot Records
Incoming 7th grade students are required to meet the state's two immunization requirements, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), along with their completed childhood immunizations prior to beginning school in August.
Shot records must be signed by the facility or a doctor. Parent portal records will not be accepted without a signature.
Shot records can be turned in to the front office at BBJH or emailed to our nurse, Kari Haynes, at khaynes@magnoliaisd.org
Any student without an updated shot record on file will not be permitted to attend class until official documentation is submitted to the school.
Dropping off or sending in these records early will help parents and students avoid having to wait in line to turn them in on the first day of school on August 11.
For more information about Texas vaccination requirements, click HERE.
Let's Get Started!
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
Doors Open
6:15 AM
Students report to the cafeteria
Car and bus drop-off
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Car drop-off in the front and bus drop-off in the back
Tardy Bell
7:15 AM
All students arriving to school after the 7:15 bell must stop at the front desk to pick up a tardy slip.
Academic Hours
7:15 AM - 2:25 PM
Backpacks
All students need a backpack to carry materials
Breakfast/Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase each day from our cafeteria
- Student Breakfast: $1.25
- Adult Breakfast: $2.75
- Student Lunch: $2.45
- Adult Lunch: $4.25
Lunch Deliveries
Parents may drop off lunches for students in the front office. Lunches will be delivered to students during their assigned lunchtime. BBJH DOES NOT accept lunch deliveries from businesses, i.e. Door Dash or pizza delivery services.
Lunch
If you are coming to eat lunch with your child, we will be allowing this starting Monday, August 22nd. Our parent dining area is in the front conference room or on our back porch at the picnic tables.
Drinks (No glass!)
Dress Code
Please remember to follow the MISD dress code which can be found at http://www.magnoliaisd.org. Some highlights include:
- Hair color . . . No brightly dyed hair; Natural colors only (red, black, brown, blonde)
- Accessories. . . Have no visible body piercings other than earrings
- Shorts, Dresses and Skirts . . . Must be mid-thigh or longer when standing
- Shirts . . . Must cover the midriff in a normal standing, sitting, or moving position
- Leggings . . . Must have an accompanying garment that is mid-thigh in length
Label Your Belongings
Please label your student's backpack, lunch kit, jackets, etc. BBJH has a lost and found in the front office.
Visitors
All visitors to campus must check in at the front office and wear the nametag given at all times. We want to know who is with us always, so please remember to keep your nametag on and visible.
Transportation information for 2022-2023
Visit our website to learn more about how to login on beginning August 4 to view your bus route and information and how to download the Versatrans MyStop app.
In order to view your child's bus route, please review the instructions here.
Login information is as follows:
Username: student ID
Password: student birthday (example: October 1, 2005 = 10012005)
Versatrans e-Link:
To access the e-link to view your child's bus information, click here.
New Transportation App
The District is excited to announce the implementation of a new application called Versatrans My Stop® which will allow parents to track their students’ bus locations and arrival times, as well as receive notifications on delays. Parents can use a mobile device, tablet, or desktop to view this information through a web browser. This feature will start on August 12th with the new school year.
The app is available in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Once you download the app, parents will need to select Magnolia ISD. Username is the student ID and the password is the student's birthday with the four-digit year (example October 1, 2005 - 10012005).
Car Rider Line Drop-Off and Pick-Up
Car Rider Line Directions
Morning Drop-Off
To keep the flow of traffic moving, students should begin exiting vehicles in the area with the median in the front of the building. Students in the inside lane may exit vehicles and enter the school. Students in the outside lane should exit vehicles, walk up to the crosswalk, and wait for staff to allow for crossing. Please DO NOT allow students to cross traffic to enter the building.
Afternoon Pick-Up
Parents should pull all the way forward to pick up students. Staff will allow students to load cars who are in the area with the median. Students are not allowed to walk down to load cars. Parents are not permitted to walk up to pick-up students.
BBJH Bell Schedule
We will begin options for morning tutorials the first full week of school. These should be pre-arranged with the teacher as students must have a pass to attend.
Please note the DATE CHANGE for Meet the Teacher
Bear Branch Junior High
Email: jvenghaus@magnoliaisd.org
Website: bbjh.magnoliaisd.org
Location: Bear Branch Junior High School, Farm to Market Road 2978, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 281-356-6088
Twitter: @BBJHBears