#BeBCMS
1•5•10 Community Newsletter School Year 19: Issue 8
#FirstNineWeeks
Thank you for another great week at Bryan County Middle School!
It is the last week of the 9 weeks! Progess reports will be out on October 11th. Please remember to use POWERSCHOOL to check you child's progress and grades. If you have questions regarding grades, please reach out to your child's teacher. Remember, Bryan County Schools uses a rolling gradebook, therefore student's are assessed continuously, as mastering the standard(s) is the priority.
Please note that field trip forms have been sent home. If you have any questions regarding field trips, please contact your child's teacher. We are excited to offer these learning expereicences across grade levels this year.
We love our middle level learners!
Sleep Guide for Scholars!
#ThisWeek
Monday- #CelebrateMonday- 9/24
- Athletics, After School (times vary)
- Tennis, AWAY
Tuesday- #TerrificTuesday- 9/25
- Athletics, After School (times vary)
- Softball, AWAY (at RHMS)
Wednesday #WinWednesday-9/26
- Athletics, After School (times vary)
- KONA ICE DAY
- Tennis, AWAY
Thursday-#ThankfulThursday-9/27
- Athletics, After School (times vary)
- Cross Country, AWAY
Friday- #FocusFriday-9/28
- PBIS Day
- Redskin Spirit Day!
- Athletics, After School (times vary)
Upcoming:
Kona Ice- Wednesday September 26th
Scholars of the Month Celebration- Friday September 28th
End of the First Nine Weeks- Friday September 28th
Fall Break: Monday October 1- Friday October 5th
BCMS Hosts the School Board Meeting- October 25th
Fall Athletic Banquet: November 7th
Saturday Spectacular- Beginning January 2019- details coming!
#ReadersAreLeaders (The 5) WIN!
WIN time Works!
How you can support WIN time at home:
We are proud to offer WIN time daily to our scholars to grow a culture of readers!
1. Encourage reading at home!
2. Help your child find a great book
3. Go to the library
4. Get on your iBooks and download samples of some classics! I just downloaded James and the Giant Peach by Ronald Dahl!
5. Do a read aloud together!
We can't wait for you to see our NO STRINGS ATTACHED reading inside our #LittleFreeLibraries
If you have books to donate, please bring them to the main office!
#ReadersAreLeaders
Notes from Ms. Raeburn (The 10)
This is the last week of our first quarter. Our scholars have had a great nine weeks of learning and engagement. The next nine weeks will be focused on continuing that learning and making sure scholars are growing in their reading and their love of reading. We will be gearing up for the mid marker of MAP testing (December) and taking the RI (Reading Inventory) for our scholars who are taking Read 180.
We have been having some discipline issues at our HS Athletic events involoving middle schoolers. For this reason, last week we emphasized our #BeBCMS expectations. If we continue to have issues, we will require supervision by an adult with our middle schoolers for BCHS athletic events. Help support our positive behavior supports by reviewing these expectations with your child!
In January we are going to kick off a new event at BCMS: Our Saturday Spectacular!
We will be offering Math Enrichment and Literacy Enrichment for scholars on Saturday from 9-12 as well as a Parent University from 9-10 to go dissect the Extended Writing piece on GMAS. We are looking forward to offering Saturday opportunities to grow our scholars and to support our families! Stay tuned for more details!
The peeks of the week are listed under our "weekly updates" tab on our website. We hope you are finding this information helpful in keeping up with the day to day of your child and what they are doing at school.
Other #BeBCMS Nuggets:
E+R=O
I hope you have noticed the posters and visual reminders around our school. E+R=O is a simple skill. The E stands for the event (what happened), the R stands for how your responded (your action) and the O stands for the Outcome (what did you get). We are helping our scholars to think about E+R=O in every situation. Our goal is to help our scholars begin to see and understand that the better their R is, the better their O will be!
PLEASE sign up to use Powerschool. PowerSchool is our grading and information communication system. Sign up is EASY! Stop by the front office and we will get you signed up and get you a login. You can use it on your phone and from an app! Never wonder again about missing work, upcoming work, or grades! It's all at your fingertips in Powerschool!
Thank you for being proactive and for supporting our school and our passion work! I am proud to be your principal and would love to hear from you! Please know that if you have a concern or if you hear something that doesn't feel right, contact me! eraeburn@bryan.k12.ga.us or 912-626-5050 or 912.255.0630 (Cell).
ELITE Level Learning Happens HERE!
Looking for some enrichment for your child? Check out Khan Academy!
Your Administration Tribe
- Ms. Liz Raeburn• Principal• 912•255•0650
- Mr. Abram Scott• Assistant Principal
- Mr. Donny Sikes• Assistant Principal/Athletic Director