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C.L.I.M.B. Together

January 26, 2024 Edition
The CLIMB - BAM's Weekly Academic Newsletter
Click the icon image below to view "The CLIMB", Brambleton's Weekly Academic Newsletter, to review upcoming activities and assessments in your student's classes.
New & Updated Bear Blast Items
Upcoming Calendar
- Monday, January 29: B-Day
- Tuesday, January 30: A-Day
- Wednesday, January 31: B-Day
- Thursday, February 1: A-Day
- Rising 7th & 8th Grade Course Information Night
- Friday, February 2 : B-Day
BAM BINGO EVENT
Tonight is BINGO! We hope to see you there for our annual PTSA Bingo event. See the details below.
BAM Course Selection Information Night
THIS WEEK! Preparations are already underway for the 2024-25 School Year at Brambleton Middle! Rising 7th and 8th Grade Families (current 6th and 7th Grade), please join us on Thursday, February 1st beginning at 6:30pm in the BAM Auditorium to learn about the course offerings available to your students for next year as 7th and 8th Graders. Families will begin the evening with a short presentation in the auditorium from school administrative and school counseling teams. Then, families will have the opportunity to visit the "Course Fair" in the gym at their own pace to learn about course offerings from our department leaders and teachers!
"We are BAMily" Multicultural Event
Get your passports ready to “Travel Around the World” at Brambleton Middle School. This year Brambleton Middle School will host it's first multicultural event. The multicultural event will take place on Friday, April 12th. Please fill out this form to ensure every country is represented in our flag display as well as to indicate whether you would like to showcase your culture at the event.
We will unveil our flag display in the cafeteria and want to include every country represented in our community. This event will educate our students, parents and school staff about different cultures, foods, music, customs and special performances. Guests will be given the opportunity to learn and travel around the world in one night.
Please contact Jocelyn Jones at jocelyn.jones@lcps.org if you have any questions.
Special thanks to our families, PTSA and school team working to prepare and plan this event.
Repeat Bear Blast Items
LCPS SHINE Recognition
Families, students, community members and staff can nominate a deserving BAM teacher/staff member for an LCPS SHINE recognition and we encourage you to nominate anyone that you feel goes above and beyond to make our school great for students. Thanks in advance for your support!
Click THIS LINK to read more about SHINE.
Click THIS LINK for the SHINE nomination form.
BAM Counseling Corner
LCPS Special Programs for Rising 9th Graders
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Department of Teaching & Learning visited eighth-graders at Brambleton Middle School on November 1 and 2 to share information about the various special programs and academies available to rising 9th-grade students. The presentation included information about the Academies of Loudoun, the Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HAMSci) which will be new in 2024-2025, the LCPS Pre-International Baccalaureate (Pre-IB), Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC), and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Students interested in HAMSci, LCPS Pre-IB, and Navy JROTC can show interest in these programs starting on December 1, 2023 in Student Opportunities located in LCPSGo.
For additional information about the various LCPS Special Programs and Academies, visit https://www.lcps.org/specprog.
BAM PTSA Partnership
Brambleton Middle School
Website: https://www.lcps.org/BAM
Location: 23070 Learning Circle, Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone: 703-957-4450
Twitter: @BAM_MS_Official
Brambleton Middle School
Loudoun County Public Schools