Bailey Buccaneer News

Happy Black History Month Bailey Parents,

I hope all of our students had a wonderful and restful long weekend. We are back to a fast paced 4-day week as we continue to move towards STAAR. There are 33 Instructional Days away from STAAR. Beginning on Friday, 2/23/24 through 2/28/24 , we will give our district benchmarks. This benchmark assessment will be a measure of all that our students have learned and guide our focus for content review in the next few weeks. Due to the benchmarks being pushed up, 8th grade Super Day shutdown on 2/20/24 has been postponed. Beginning the week of March 4th, we will begin school day pull-outs during elective classes to continue to support their growth for STAAR.

As we have maintained during the entire school year, electronic devices are to be kept in students' backpack during the day so that the focus is on instruction. Electronic devices are not allowed to be in usage during the school day. Students can call parents from the office if necessary. Any student caught using electronic devices and recording other students during the instructional day, will have the devices confiscated and parents contacted. Thank you in advance for supporting our school/district policies that keep the focus on instruction.

There are several ways that we are preparing for the STAAR test in April.:

• Online STAAR Practice at https://www.texasassessment.gov/

• We have created 1 Super Day each Month through March to help our 8th graders get additional instructional hours in Science & Social Studies content areas.
• Structured After School Tutorials will only occur on Tuesday this week. If you are interested in your student attending, contact Ms. Elijah, Instructional Specialist, at celijah@springisd.org.
• Super Saturday learning, (this Saturday, 2/24/24), once a month to close the gaps in learning and accelerate learning for students.
• Writing Wednesday. In Science, Social Studies, and English classes, students will be writing!! The pneumonic that we use for writing is CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). The more evidence a student cites, the better.
• Daily intervention using APEX learning during 11th period.

You will receive individual communication about about any special learning events that your child will participate in over the next couple of weeks.

With all of the STAAR preparation happening, we can't forget to continue to celebrate Black History Month. Our culminating campus event will be on Thursday evening at 6pm with a Tribute to H-Town!!! Come out and see our students celebrate the rich culture of Houston and the contribution of it's black residents. Friday will also be 70's Day or Go Texas! We look forward to seeing our students and teachers dressed up!

Thank you for your ongoing support.

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Attendance-

Please help us in making sure our Buccaneers are at school everyday and are NOT TARDY to any classes. Our goal is 95% attendance. We want on time attendance in every class, every day.

Bus Transportation with Route Tracker

Although we begin dismissing busses at 4:25PM, we have busses that arrive later due to multiple routes. You can monitor your child bus route each day to see when it arrives by clicking here. When a bus arrives, the route will appear. When it leaves, the route turns green.

Please contact the transportation department with any questions or concerns about bus routes and pick-up times. 281-891-6490. http://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=SI3EP1SK4WO

Should you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Our school's doors are always open to you.

Warm regards,

Dr. Veonda Emholtz

Principal, The Bailey Middle School for Performing & Visual Arts

Website: https://www.springisd.org/bailey2
Location: Bailey Middle School, James C Leo, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 891- 8000
Twitter: @BaileyBucs

Athletics Weekly Schedule :

Click the link above to access the Athletic Weekly Schedule. We welcome the support of family and friends of our athletes.

• Students must be present with their ID and with a parent.

Spectators are reminded that the players and coaches have worked extremely hard to prepare for tonight’s game and we want everyone to enjoy the game and to show respect to all players, coaches, officials, and fans. Failure to display good sportsmanship will result in being removed from

• *Tickets to Spring ISD Sport Events must be purchased online. Patrons will not be able to pay cash at the gate. https://gofan.co/app/school/TX76047

$3.00 Adult

$2.00 Student

We are proud of the PBIS points that students are earning. In order to redeem their points, they must be wearing their ID badge. See the chart below to help your child plan for their Thursday Reward.

Upcoming Major Grades:

Writing Wednesday, Every Wednesday

Online STAAR Practice at https://www.texasassessment.gov/

2/20-Progress Report Distributed

2/21- 8th Grade S.S. Assessment

2/20- 8th Grade Super Day- POSTPONED

2/22- 7th Grade Math Assessment

2/23- ELA Benchmark (All Grade Levels/ Campus Shut Down)

2/24- Super Hero Saturday Learning Event

2/26- Science Benchmark (8th Grade Only)

2/27-Math Benchmark (All Grade Levels/ Campus Shut Down)

2/28-SS Benchmark (8th Grade Only)

Spring Break March 11 - 15

• English Graphic

• Spanish Graphic

We are excited to announce that our ExxonMobil Foundation Teen Engineering and Tech Center application is now LIVE!

Students can get more information and apply at www.tetc.org.

Please consider joining and supporting our Bailey PTO. The PTO is an organization that strictly gives to students. This year, the PTO is raising money for the grade level field trips after STAAR testing and an 8th Grade Prom. Please get more information at https://baileyms.ptboard.com/annlist?group=&ann=Xrk0F5PcTw6HwbEwa0Wbpgfof__-c6XACME=.

Our first big Spirit Night will be held at the widely popular Urban Air! See the flyer below for more details.

Thank you for your ongoing support and involvement in your child's education.

Hello Bailey Buccaneers!

In a couple of weeks, student's course request for next school year will be sent home for you to review. You will have an opportunity to request changes before schedules are created for next year. Be on the look out for more information.

8th Grade Parents, it is time to prepare for your student's future graduation. You are required to go online and approve the graduation plan for your 8th grader. Please approve the plan or contact Ms. Veal with questions by 2/24/24. See the directions below in English and Spanish for instructions.

Reach out to your child's counselor or our Lead Counselor, Ms. Veal with questions.

We'd like to give one last congratulations to our 8th Grade Boys A Team on winning a District Championship. Our powerful team is lead by Coach Sever and Coach Harris. Special shout out to Lawrence McGowan, Damarion Beck, Quintin Moss, Miguel Esparza, Caden Lindsey, Alan Simpson, Tab Williams, Donovan Grant and Isaiah Hall for all of their hard work and winning a banner! Definitely well earned! Great season BUCS!

Also, Buen Trabajo to our Spanish Spelling Bee Winners. Our scholars worked hard to make it to the be the top spellers on campus. Felicidades!

1st place: Melany Gonzalez Moreno

2nd place: Maria Aguilar Ricardo