Beckwith Bulletin
February 17, 2023
Enjoy February Break 2/20-2/24!
Photos From the Week
School Reminders:
1) Cell phones must be off and away during the school day
2) No airpods during the school day unless explicit permission from teacher/staff
3) No gum
4) Chromebooks need to come to school daily and be fully charged
Your help with these items is greatly appreciated
Absence Procedure and Absence Notification System for Families and New Email Address
Please call into the 24/7 Absence Line by the start of the school day (8:15 a.m.) to report your student's absence. Leave a message that states the name of your child and why they will be absent. To reach the absence line call 508-252-5080 and press 1. Alternatively, you may also email the Main Office at bmsattendance@drregional.org by 8:15 a.m. This email address can be used to report your student's absence as well as to report a tardy or dismissal.
Families of students who are marked as having an unexcused absence and who do not call the Absence Line or email the aforementioned email address by 8:15 a.m. will receive a phone call, text message, and email notification from the District to inform them of the student absence. The message will prompt families to call the Main Office to confirm the absence as soon as possible. The timing of the notification will be 9:15 a.m.
Please note that "Absences shall be considered excessive when students accumulate more than seven (7) full day unexcused absences or fourteen (14) half-day unexcused absences in a period of six (6) months. Students with excessive absences, please see page 13 and 14 of the Student Handbook.
Absences with a doctor's note are considered excused absences. Please arrange for these doctor's notes to be sent to the Main Office via Fax Number at 508-252-5082 or via email at svincelette@drregional.org
Portrait of a Graduate
In order to define success in our District, we need to update our Mission and Vision. These Strategic Planning documents will chart the course for the future. The first step in that process is to establish a Portrait of a D-R graduate. To be able to shape that vision, we need your feedback.
We are hosting virtual Focus Groups in late February and early March. There are four options to join. While two of them are labeled as families, feel free to join the community sessions or vice versa. Please see the flyer below which has live links to each session.
We hope you’ll join us at one of them as we need your input! If you have any questions, please contact mblackburn@drregional.org.
A WORD FROM PE
Library Card
CLICK HERE for a Blanding Library Card Application to download and bring the completed application to Blanding. Students may also get a paper copy in our library. Please email our Librarian, Jill Fernandes, if you'd like an application sent home: jfernandes@drregional.org. Happy reading!!!
Spirit Days
February 28th - Hat Day (Student Council sponsored - Donate $1 to wear a hat - Proceeds go to the Rehoboth Animal Shelter)
Please Click Here for Family Portal FAQ
Spring Picture Day
MCAS Test Schedule
CALENDARS FOR THE COLOR DAY FOR RELATED ARTS
WEATHER ALERTS REMINDER
This is a reminder that the Dighton Rehoboth schools will use the Apptegy alerts system for weather-related messages. It is not our plan to use local media outlets. All messages will be sent through Apptegy via text, RoboCall, and email. Apptegy uses the contact information in Aspen. To modify your contact information, please contact the Main Office.
IN THE NEWS - FROM THE REPORTER TODAY
Beckwith Term 2 High Honor Roll - February 10, 2023
Beckwith Term 2 Honor Roll - February 10, 2023
Beckwith News - January 5, 2023
Beckwith Soccer Teams -December 6, 2022
Beckwith Chronicle - December 6, 2022
Beckwith Term 1 High Honor Roll - December 4, 2022
FEBRUARY LUNCH MENU
MARCH LUNCH MENU
MYSCHOOLBUCKS INFORMATION
Account payments can be made through MySchoolBucks.com using a debit/credit card or checks at all cafeteria registers. Please make checks payable to “Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District” and include your student’s full name in the memo line.
School meals, both breakfast and lunch, are once again free (see below); however, all students must use the point of sale system to obtain a free lunch. Please encourage your child to remember their lunch pin number because it helps to move along the lunch lines. If a student forgets their pin, then the cafeteria workers need to look it up and this stalls the lunch line.
Students will need to pay for snacks not included with the free meal and this is the reason why a parent would want to put money on their child's account.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 18-26 - Winter Recess
February 27 - Return from Winter Recess
February 28 - Spirit Day - Student Council Sponsored Hat Day (Donate $1 to wear a hat - Proceeds go to the Rehoboth Animal Shelter)
March 1 - For 6th, 7th, and 8th graders - Deadline for the statewide Fire Safety Poster Contest
March 6 - PTSA USA Skates 6:00-8:30 $6 admission (see below)
March 6-10 (not March 8) - Book Fair (will run during lunch and study in Room 112) - March 3rd is the Preview Day
March 9 - PTSA Meeting
March 17 - 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade St. Patrick's Day Dance (see below)
March 20-21 - Safety and MCAS Training Presentations to students
March 22 - School Council (3:00 p.m.)
Click the Rehoboth PTSA banner below for news and information from the PTSA
UNIFIED BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
March 15 - Jamboree at Rehoboth
March 22 - Rehoboth at Somerset
March 29 - Seekonk at Rehoboth
April 5 - Rehoboth at Seekonk
OTHER SCHEDULES
April 28 - Debate Team Meet at Bridgewater/Raynham Middle School
May 5 & 6 - SEMSBA Music Festival
BASEBALL / SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
April 6 - Raynham at Rehoboth
April 11 - Somerset at Rehoboth
April 13 - Rehoboth at Seekonk
April 25 - Rehoboth at Swansea
April 27 - Middleboro at Rehoboth
May 2 - Seekonk at Rehoboth
May 9 - Rehoboth at Norton
May 11 - Berkley at Rehoboth
May 16 - Dighton at Rehoboth
May 23 - Rehoboth at Somerset
May 25 - Rehoboth at Bridgewater
May 30 - Swansea at Rehoboth
June 1 - Rehoboth at Westport
*Tryouts will be in March. Stay tuned for more information.
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Dorothy L. Beckwith Middle School
The mission of the Dighton-Rehoboth middle schools, in collaboration with parents and the community, is to develop the whole child and to provide students with the knowledge, skills, global education, technology, and social responsibility to become contributing citizens and life-long learners in our ever-changing world.
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Email: bmsattendance@drregional.org
Website: bms.drregional.org
Location: 330r Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA, USA
Phone: 508-252-5080