Pioneer Post
BJHS Weekly Newsletter for October 24-30 , 2016
Upcoming Bidwell Events
Monday, October 24 – Friday, October 28 – Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday, October 25 – World Café (Club Live) – MPR - 8:00-11:00am
Girls Basketball vs. PCMS at Bidwell - Gym - 7th at 5:45/8th at 6:45
Thursday, October 27 - Girls Baskeball Tournament - Durham
Friday, October 28 - Fall Dance - Gym - 6:30-8:30pm
Girls Baskeball Tournament - Durham
Saturday, October 29 - Girls Baskeball Tournament - Durham
Monday, October 31st – November 4th – Spirit Week
Monday, October 31st - Bidwell Band Performs at Treat Street - 3:00-5:00pm
Monday, October 31st - BLAST Fall Carnival - MPR - 3:10-4:30pm
Friday, November 4th – Rally Schedule
Wednesday, November 9 - Cookie Dough Distribution - After School - MPR
Friday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day Holiday - No School
Monday, November 14 - PTA Meeting - Library - 6:00pm
Thursday, November 17 - 6th Annual Turkey Feast - MPR - Both lunches
Friday, November 18 - Progress Reports go home
Coffee with the Principal - Library - 8:30am
November 21-25 - Thanksgiving Vacation - No School
December 12 - PTA Meeting, - Library - 6:00pm
Coffee with the Principal - Library - 8:30am
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Girls basketball game this Tuesday Oct 25th against PCMS at Bidwell, 7th at 5:45 and 8th at 6:45. Durham tournament for both teams Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Player of the week ending 10/21 was Kennedy Seeman!
MS. COPPAGE'S HOME EC CLASSES GETTING SPOOKY MAKING PRETZLES AND MUMMY HEADS!
6TH ANNUAL TURKEY FEAST!
coffee with the principal
Our second coffee with the principal was a HUGE success! If you missed it, check out the next one and enjoy some coffee, pastries, and discussion with Mr. Lopez on Friday, November 18th at 8:30am in the library!
CHECK OUT THE GREAT THINGS BEING DONE AROUND CUSD!
HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP
We want to encourage students to wear their costumes and show their school and holiday spirit, but we also want to make sure they are safe and appropriate. In addition to meeting school dress code requirements, Halloween costumes must conform to other certain guidelines:
No provocative or suggestive costumes allowed
No masks or head coverings that obstruct vision (Face paint is OK)
No weapons (real or fake) of any kind
No costumes deemed offensive
Colored hairspray MUST be applied at home only - Hairspray brought to school will be confiscated
Staff members will have the final say on the appropriateness of costumes. Students who fail to meet the guidelines will be required to wear alternative attire until clothes are brought from home.
STUDENT PICK UP
COOKIE DOUGH DISTRIBUTION
CHEERLEADING
Bidwell Cheer is holding tryouts the first week in November. If you are not on the Cheer’s email list, please email chapmanx5@comcast.net so that you can receive all of the latest information!
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM IN ACTION!
Our Instructional Leadership Team meets monthly to discuss the best practices to take place in Bidwell's classrooms. The purpose of the ILT is to develop a framework that moves BJHS to be a school that is defined by:
Ø Best instructional practices are consistently implemented
Ø Lessons are rigorous and are Common Core aligned
Ø High levels of student engagement is consistent
Ø High levels of student learning and academic success
OFF CAMPUS PERMITS
If you need to pick your child up during school hours, your student will need an off campus permit from the attendance office prior to leaving campus. To re-ceive this:
1. Preferred method: Send your child with a note that they can take to the attendance office. Please state your student’s first & last name, the reason, the time & your name.
2. Call the attendance office at (891-3080, ext 146).
3. Stop by the attendance office. Please allow as much time as possible prior to the appointment. Your child could be in a class, like P.E., which might delay contacting him/her and his/her being ready to leave school.
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iReady
Dear Pioneer Parents,
Last year, the faculty and staff at Bidwell spoke about a desire to better service students—regardless of their grades-- in order to prepare them for high school. We want to know we did all we could for them during their time here and iReady is the program we believe is the most beneficial.
What is iReady?
iReady is a computer based program which measures your student's math and reading levels. The program started in early September, when students took a diagnostic test to determine what level they were at. iReady is an adaptive program, meaning the difficulty of the questions change based on previous answers. This allows a lot of fine-tuning when it comes to accurately pinpointing where your student is at, as well as finding out exactly what their gaps are when it comes to learning in math and reading.
Who is in iReady classes?
If your son or daughter is in an iReady class, they are in good company. Approximately 2/3 of our school population is in an iReady course. Some are straight A students who need just a little bit of help to get them where they should be, while others need more intervention. The point is that the diagnostic exam revealed some gaps in their learning and iReady gives us the ability to address those shortcomings individually for each student with customized lessons target just for them.
Why should my student do this?
Speaking from personal experience, I had gaps in my math ability starting in 6th grade that were never addressed. Those gaps affected my confidence in school, my grades, and ultimately the time I had to spend in college because it took me longer to get through math courses (sometimes having to repeat them because the concepts were harder to grasp at an older age!). When I think about iReady, I think about students having the opportunity to get their shortcomings addressed NOW, instead of wondering why they’re struggling later.
How will this affect their school day?
Students will do their iReady lessons during Primetime, which is already built into their school day four days a week. They are not missing out on any of their other classes in order to have this targeted instruction.
We will have another diagnostic test at the end of January/beginning of February, which will determine if students have improved. If they've reached grade level, they will be moved into an AR class.
We are excited and hopeful as we launch this new program and we truly hope it will help students excel!
Thank you,
Kelley Gecik
iReady Coordinator/English 8 Teacher
DRINK REMINDER
As stated in our planners, the general rule is if you cannot buy it at school, you should not bring it to school. This includes energy drinks and soda. If you bring Dutch Bros or similar drinks to school in the morning, remember that they must be disposed of by the time the first bell rings.
Boxtops for Education
Help us fund the student store by collecting and turning in BoxTops! Have your student bring in thier boxtops this month and keep the Gold Nuggest store alive and well!
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Bidwell Junior High School
Email: lgizzi@chicousd.org
Website: http://bjhs.chicousd.org/
Location: 2376 North Avenue, Chico, CA 95926, United States
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