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BJHS Weekly Newsletter for June 5-8 , 2017
UPCOMING BIDWELL EVENTS
June 6 - 8th Grade Dance - Gym - 6:30-8:30pm
June 7 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - MINIMUM DAY (8:10-12:11)
Promotion Practice - Blacktop - 11am - 12:15pm
June 8 - Promotion Ceremony - Blacktop - 8:30am
ATTENTION 8TH GRADE PARENTS
Promotion Ceremonies will be held on Thursday, 8:30 a.m., on the basketball court area. You are responsible to bring your own seating. The weather on Thursday is indicating possible rain. Rain or Shine, the ceremony will be held outside, so I strongly suggest bringing an umbrella. Our gym would not accommodate the size crowd we expect, so therefore, outside it is. Our hope is the weather will hold off, but who knows. We anticipate the whole program will be approximately 1 hour.
--Stephen Piluso, Principal
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
STUDENTS CREATE "OUTSIDERS" PORTRAITS
Eighth grade English classes just wrapped up reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This powerful story led the students to explore ideas about prejudice, stereotyping, judgement, fighting, loyalty, family, and growing up. Stay Gold, Pioneers!
Mrs. Hansen’s Portrait Winners
Sodapop: Nick Ruiz
Johnny: Sage Ernest
Ponyboy: Natalie Chavez
Two-Bit: Tyler Teskey
Marcia- Jasmine Rodriguez
Steve-Zach Ratner
Darry-Ilyse Miller
Cherry-Anajoy Machado
Dally- Maryana Brooks
ART STUDENTS
THE LIGHTNING THIEF COMES TO LIFE!
EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION CEREMONY
Our Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held Thursday, June 8th at 8:30 on the blacktop behind Bidwell. The following is a list of tips that we hope will help you ensure that your students take care of things that need to be done to ensure a happy last week of school.
- If your student has any outstanding debts at school they need to be paid or their certificates will be withheld until they are paid. Debts include textbooks, library books, any other charges for lost or damaged school property and outstanding debts to other schools. A list of those who still have debts will be read at promotion practice on Wednesday, June 7th. Students on this list must resolve their debt to receive their certificates on Thursday.
- Appropriate dress is very important for the promotion ceremony. Formal dress is not allowed. Gentlemen are asked to wear nice pants and a collared shirt. It is certainly OK to wear a tie. Ladies dress in sundresses or something that is of a similar level of formality. High-heeled shoes are not allowed because of safety on the ramp.
- Students need to report for line-up for the ceremony, Thursday, June 8th by 8:00 a.m. The processional will start at 8:30 a.m.
- Students must not carry anything in their hands during the ceremony.
- Parents may not enter the student seating area until after the ceremony.
- Students must not leave their seat until the ceremony is over.
- Promotion takes place on the basketball courts. Chairs for the students will be provided but please bring lawn chairs for your family and guests.
- If possible, please do not bring balloons to the ceremony because they obstruct the views of the audience. If you do bring balloons, please take them to Room 408 and you can pick them up after the ceremony.
STELLAR AR READERS
We had a great year of AR reading at Bidwell! Here are Mrs. Hansen’s top readers. All students who met their AR goal earned a gift certificate coupon to Buffalo Wild Wings. Keep up the reading over the summer, Pioneers!
Period 1:
Carmen Ochoa 309%
Kablia Her 145%
Caidin Sutton 144%
Period 2:
Ilyse Miller 220%
Arika Cunningham 158%
Anajoy Machado 156%
Period 5:
Dominic Mendoza 221%
Austin Needles 168%
Mylynn Phan 158%
YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
If you’d like a way to have your student stay current with their math and reading skills over the summer, but aren’t sure to make that happen, consider having them use iReady. While we’ve focused on using iReady as part of our math and reading intervention program, it also makes a great tool in giving students personalized and targeted lessons in areas they need to work in. They can access the program from home at www.clever.com/in/chicousd and login using their Google login information. They can practice both reading and math, but please keep in mind that research has shown the optimal amount of time students should use the program is only 45 minutes per week per subject, so in this case, less is more! Keeping students’ minds engaged over the summer will help them ease back into school life in August, as well as give you something to answer back with in case they utter the most dreaded phrase of summer: “I’m bored.”
HEY 8TH GRADERS!
PLEASE COME TO THE OFFICE OR CLICK HERE FOR AN APPLICATION!
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