BHMS Principal's Update 5/17/21
COVID Restrictions, WTHS Sports, 2021 Survey on Grades.
Dear Bulldog Families,
Hope this newsletter finds you well. With a few weeks left, we continue to have important information to convey. An important email you received last week was to garner your viewpoint on grading and assessment so that your voice can help define how WTPS begins grading reform in the district based on the current research in the field. The survey results will provide a road map as to how administration can support families and teachers in this endeavor. Moreover, we need to discuss the latest COVID/Mask opinion as reported by the CDC and what does that mean for public schools. There's lots of information we need to dissect as we head to the final weeks of the school year.
In this Newsletter:
- Grading and Assessment Survey...IMPORTANT
- Updating Power School Notifications
- National School Folders
- 5th to 6th Grade Transition Information
- 8th Grade Information for High School Sports
- Building Better Bulldogs Mission and Vision
- Coronavirus Weekly Update (Informs families of our recent reports of COVID-19)
- Navigating new CDC Recommendations
- PTO Updates
- Seeking Teachers out for Academic Support
- Academic Reminders
- Clubs, Activities, and Support
- Links to Past Newsletters and Correspondence
New and Important Information
- May 20...3:15 PM...Middle School Field Hockey...OVMS Fields
- May 21...3:45 PM...BHMS Boys Basketball Last Home Game...Parents/Guardians of athletes only.
- May 27...3:15 PM...Middle School Fields Hockey...OVMS Fields
- May 28-May 31...Memorial Day Weekend (No School)
- June 2...Honors and Leadership Awards (BHMS Fields). Honors (5:30 PM)/Leadership 6:30PM...By Invite Only
- June 3...Rain Date for Honors and Leadership Awards
- June 14-17...Early Dismissal...Bell Schedule TBA
- June 16...Rain Date for 8th Grade Recognition 9:00 AM
- June 17...8th Grade Recognition (BHMS Fields) 9:00 AM
- June 17...Last Day of School
Keeping Up with What is Going on at the Hill!!!
VERY IMPORTANT: SEE BELOW
Help Support BHMS Provide Folders for Each Student
Click the Button Above to Access Important Information for the In-coming 6th Grade Class
- Sign up for Notifications and Social Media
- Video of Information Session from 4/29/21
- Presentation Slides from 4/29/21
- Interactive Map
- Athletic Information
- Clubs and Activities
Building Better Bulldogs (3Bs) Mission and Vision
This pandemic has created so many questions and concerns for students that are well beyond academics. We are committed to providing a safe environment where students can express themselves as they question the ebb and flow of their world around them. Please see below our affirmations about Buidling Better Bulldogs and the people we as Bulldogs aim to be.
Also included is below is correspondence from Mr. Bollendorf regarding the district stance to how to help students navigate this time.
Information in Addition to the Tracker
BHMS had 3 cases reported while on spring break with a verification that no transmission to another individual occurred. As a result:
- 41 since Sept 2020
- Includes Staff and Students
Most Recent Report of an Individual Who Tested Positive for COVID-19
- April 19, 2021
Number of In-School Transmissions (Person transmitting to another while in the building)
- 2
Get Involved by Joining a Club...Families Please Review this Information with Your Children
Bunker Hill Middle School: Home of the Bulldogs
Email: ddijohn@wtps.org
Website: https://www.wtps.org/bunkerhill
Location: 372 Pitman Downer Road, Sewell, NJ, USA
Phone: 856 881 7007
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Twitter: @Official_BHMS