BHMS EBlast
September 1, 2017
Clarification
In last week's EBlast it was not clear where to find teacher websites. The staff directory is on our website under "About Us". Sorry for the confusion.
- Most teachers have individual teacher websites or use “Schoology” for consistent communication with families and students.These links are linked to the staff directory under "About Us" of our BHMS website and will provide a variety of information and resources depending on the teacher’s content area.
- Here is a direct link:
Reach for the Height Fundraiser
BHMS Spirit Wear-Ordering Deadline 9/4
Get your Spirit Wear now! Please see the attached flyer for all of your BHMS Spirit Wear info. This is only offered a few times a year so get yours now. Deadline for ordering is September 4 so don’t delay.
BHMS Socks are now being sold in the Student Store. Get a pair today! $15.00
PEN-Parent Engagement Network
Picture Day-Sept. 12
Retakes will be Oct. 17
ATTENDANCE
The attendance office needs to be notified of ALL absences. If we don’t receive an attendance email or phone call, your student will be marked Unexcused for that day. While we understand there are unavoidable appointments, we do ask that you please refrain from making them during the school day. We do our best to keep classroom interruptions to a minimum for the benefit of all of our students. If you absolutely need to pick up your student during the school day, we appreciate an early phone call so we can deliver a pass ahead of time. Please report all absences via email at http://bhm.bvsd.org/parents/Pages/Report-Absence.aspx or call 720-561-8402.
HOMEWORK CLUB
Homework Club has begun! This is open to everyone and is a supervised time to do school work. If your student comes to Homework Club, they must have work to do, otherwise they will be asked to go back outside until the bell rings. The hours are 7:45 to 8:25 AM on Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 8:45 to 9:20 AM on Wednesday.
TAG/Enrichment:
TAG Families: Thank you all for your participation in your students Advanced Learning Plan! If you haven’t set up a meeting time with me yet, please check your email for a Doodle Poll with meeting times. If that email has disappeared, please reach out and I will send you another link. Don’t forget to keep scrolling to the right if you can’t find an open time slot, there are plenty in September and October!
If you would like to get a better idea of what we will go over during the meeting, click through this presentation. Some of it will be different this year, but the main ideas are the same! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TIwbijMawjcBzd_iWBuk9Lmq15CcL6pPu9JwfeB0SQ4/edit?usp=sharing
TAG Weekly Meetings:
Wednesdays after school from 3:45-4:45pm. Students met for the first time this past week and decided the topic for the next meeting with be: Writing workshop, Cubelets play/coding time, and a “tech activity” involving light bulbs and bananas! Location will vary between room 204 and the Innovation space depending on activity. All are welcome!
Destination Imagination:
Interest is high this year for DI! If you want to know more about the program, click here: https://www.dicolorado.com/
We will have an informational meeting about DI at BHMS on Wednesday Sept. 9th at 5pm in the Innovation Space. I will discuss logistics, cost, the program itself and try to answer any and all questions! All are welcome!
Brain Bowl:
Brain bowl had its first meeting this week! The information for this years tournament has not been put out yet, but here is a link to last years page http://www.optimistbrainbowl.org/
We will practice every Friday from 8am-8:30am in the Maker Space! All are welcome!
Battle of the Books and Spelling Bee:
Stay tuned for more updates! We are in the planning phase!
CU Wizards! http://www.colorado.edu/cuwizards/cu-wizards-annual-schedule-info-page
For over three decades, the CU Wizards program has presented FREE monthly shows that entertain and inform children about the wonders of science. Under the direction of Professor David Nesbitt, these interactive shows are presented once a month from September through June. They are hosted by renowned University of Colorado, Boulder professors and provide a perfect start to a fun-filled weekend. The shows are geared toward children and young adults, but all are welcome! Each program lasts about an hour and includes several lively demonstration experiments.
No reservations required. All shows are on Saturday mornings and begin at 9:30 a.m.
Video Announcements
A FRIENDLY LUNCH REMINDER
Students may bring a sack lunch or purchase a lunch in the cafeteria. If your student brings a sack lunch, it is the expectation that the lunch comes with the student at the beginning of the school day, and not be delivered in the middle of the day. If your student forgets their sack lunch at home and it gets brought in after school starts, please note that we will not be interrupting classes to deliver those. Your student will need to know to come to the office to pick it up. Again, it is the expectation that there are no lunch deliveries during the school day. Thank you!
BUILDING HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Homework Club - 7:45 AM to 8:25 AM
Breakfast - 8:15 AM
First bell - 8:33 AM
School begins - 8:40 AM
Wednesday
Homework Club - 8:45 AM to 9:20 AM
Breakfast - 9:15 AM
First bell - 9:28 AM
School begins - 9:35 AM
Sports Information
Sports registration link: https://broomfieldheights.revtrak.net/Athletics/
Athletic Calendar: You can view the athletic calendar on the BHMS website home page. If you have a Gmail account, you can also save our school/sports calendars to your account.
Upcoming Sports:
· Wednesday, 9/14 – 6th/7th Grade Boys Basketball
o Information/First Practice 3:50 to 5 PM
o Sports physical recommended but not required
o Registration deadline 9/13 at 10 PM
· Friday, 9/22 – 8th Grade Girls Volleyball
o Information/First Practice 3:45 to 5:30 PM
o Sports physical required to participate
o Registration deadline 9/14 at 10 PM
Informational meeting for Interscholastic volleyball for any 8th grade girl interested. September 7th at 345 in room 201. See Miss O'Hayre if you have any questions.
Full sports information regarding practice times, games, meets, etc. will be given to students at the first practice.
In order to help with our athletic buses this year, we will be implementing new registration deadlines. Please pay close attention to the athletic or public calendar for these important registration deadlines!
SCREENAGERS
Just Released! Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Broomfield Heights PEN in conjunction with Aspen Creek K-8 and Broomfield High School will be showing the documentary, Screenagers at the Broomfield High School Auditorium. This is the link you will need to buy tickets to the documentary Screen Agers. iflw.co/PEN
Tickets prices are $10/$3 adult/student. There are a limited number of scholarship tickets available. If you need assistance with ticket prices, please contact Mr. Lopez at robert.lopez@bvsd.org
This is a great documentary you will want to see with your tweens/teens, so don't delay, tickets are expected to sellout.
Other helpful info:
WEBSITE:
https://www.screenagersmovie.com/
MOVIE TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg
SYNOPSIS:
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.
In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can
empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
WEATHER POLICY
While it's very early in the school year, we want to make sure everyone is aware of our cold weather policy. Our students will be outdoors until the bell rings every day, unless the weather drops below 20 degrees or it's significantly raining/snowing. Only in these instances will we open up the cafeteria and allow students to enter the building before the first bell.