BCMS Friday Rewind
Week of February 12, 2018
The Techy Teacher / Rethinking Grading - Catlin Tucker
At first, the prospect of shifting to a standards-based grading system was terrifying. I worried that students would not do the work if it wasn't "worth something." However, the more I learned about standards-based grading, the more convinced I became that it would shift the focus from the accumulation of points to the quality of learning. Instead of averaging assessment scores, participation, and effort as in a traditional model, standards-based grading aligns assessments to specific standards, and the most recent assessment scores count toward a student's grade. This approach values the development of skills over the accumulation of points and seeks to measure mastery of those skills.
The BCMS Yearbook needs YOU!!
Our theme is VINTAGE and all the ways we recycle trends, as well as a throwback type theme. We are creating some pages with pictures of teachers and staff when they were in middle school. We need photos from all of you from middle school. The kids are super excited about this and it would be so fun for them to see we were awkward too. Take a photo of the photo and email or text it to Natasha!! Making sure you know that we will join in the embarrassment, here is some pics from admin team:)
Thanks
Matt
Matt Lubben - Grade 6
John Hayden - Grade 9
Katie Gohl - HS Marching Band
6th Grade 2018 Ski Trip to Powder Ridge
UPCOMING EVENTS AT BCMS
- Monday, February 19 - No School - President's Day
- Tuesday, February 20 - TLLC Meeting - 8:00 am - Conference room 100
- Tuesday, February 20 - Jazzin' it Up - 7th and 8th Jazz Band Concert - 7:30 BHS PAC
- Wednesday, February 21 - Literacy Meeting - 8:00 am - Media Center
- Tuesday, February 27 - CAMPUS open for mid-term grades
Buffalo Community Middle School
"Doing What's Best for Kids!"
Email: mlubben@bhmschools.org
Website: http://www.bhmschools.org/schools/buffalo-middle
Location: 1300 Minnesota 25, Buffalo, MN, United States
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