Linked below are the updates from all grade levels, including their Creative Arts Classes.
We are super excited to welcome all BSMS families on the night of Thursday, April 3rd for an open house. Regardless if you plan to conference with a teacher or not, all families are welcome to walk through the middle school with their student. We encourage students to show their families what a day looks like for them.
In the gym, Pickleball will be set up! Students are welcome to challenge their families and teach them the fundamentals of this fun game!
Our Creative Arts area will have 4 different activity stations for families to work though. Mr. Morning will have a station where families can come and code different robots. Mr. Gosnell plans to have families build catapults using the plans designed by the 8th grade STEAM students. Mrs. Malinak is inviting you to design eagles using different drawing styles. Lastly, Mrs. Wileman is challenging families to solve a mystery by answering cooking related questions.
The music department will be open for families to come and visit. Miss Grosskopf will have GarageBand, ukuleles, and keyboards available for students to show off their music skills that they are learning in general music class and piano class. Mrs. Danielson plan to have photos and videos of the year so far on her classroom TV. If no conferences are occurring, 8th grade guitar students can come in and show their families what they have learned on their guitar.
Classroom teachers will have work posted outside of the classroom and we will have a photo booth available for families to enjoy. More information about our Open House will be shared closer to the event. Please make a note on your calendar to pop in!
MARCH
3/17- Parent Teacher Conferences Open for Registrations at myconferencetime.com/bsms
3/28 - Half Day Early Dismissal (11:10am)- Teacher Professional Development
APRIL
4/3 - 2hr Early Dismissal - Parent Teacher Conferences
4/4 - No School - Teacher Professional Development/ Parent Teacher Conferences
4/15 - Mobile Dentist
4/17 - Snow Make Up Day- Remote Asynchronous Learning Day
4/18-4/21 - No School Holiday Break
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Breakfast - Free
Lunch - Free
Deposit Forms - Used to add money to a student's account for Ala carte items.
Absences
Regular attendance at school is essential to maintain a good academic standing. Excused absences include: illness, family emergencies, prearranged doctor and dental appointments, and pre approved trips and school activities. Other absences are unexcused unless prior approval is given through the main office. Prior approval should be requested by the parent or guardian in writing prior to the day of absence. After three unexcused absences, a notice of Illegal Absences will be issued. After a 1st Notice of Illegal Absences has been issued, a parent meeting will be scheduled in a attempt to support the family and student with attendance. Future illegal absences may result in the school presenting the attendance issue before the local magistrate. This can be monitored in your Sapphire Parent Portal.
Tardies
This year we will again closely monitoring student tardiness. For each accumulation of 65 unexcused minutes, the student will receive what will equal to a 1/2 day unexcused absence.
Excuses
Please provide the school with written documentation for all tardies and absences. Absences will be marked as unexcused until an excuse is provided. Upon returning to school after an absence, students must report to the office with written documentation signed by their parent/guardian. All written excuses must be provided with five school days of the absence.
There are numerous options for providing an excuse/note for your students' absence(s). Any of the following are acceptable methods to submit this documentation. As always, if possible please provide medical documentation.
Complete the electronic form at this link English or Spanish
Email a note/excuse to Mrs. Clouser at kclouser@bermudian.org at the middle school.
Send in a written note/excuse directly to the office with the student.
Excused Family Trips
A total accumulation of 10 excused family trip days for the school year is the limit allowed per student. Any additional days will not be approved. Please provide a weeks notice prior to the trip.
This form is available to request permission for your child's absence from school to participate in an educational trip. All trips must have prior approval. Please fill this form out and submit to your child's building secretary/principal for approval.
Educational Trip-Parent Request Form 2024-2025
Parent Drop Off
Parents should use the 2nd loop that circles the parking lot when dropping off students. Please pull all the way up to the end of the walkway to provide enough room for all cars dropping off. The school doors open at 7:25am for student entry. Students are expected to be in their homerooms by 7:40 each day. When exciting the parking lot in the morning, a reminder that all traffic must turn right at the top of the middle school drive in order to maintain traffic flow during high school arrival.
Parent Pick Up
Parents that wish to pick up their students should park along the parent pick up loop, with the first car pulling forward to the end of the walkway. In addition, please do not block the entrance to the bus loop so that busses can pull forward into the loop. Students being picked up will be dismissed at 2:38pm daily.