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School begins on Tuesday, September 3. Your BAMS staff is ready and waiting to kick off an amazing new school year. Relax, have a great weekend and we will see you Tuesday.

Students may enter BAMS starting at 7:45 a.m. Buses will begin unloading from the circle in front of the school at that time. If you wish to drop your child off, you may do so between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. from either the upper parking lot by the tennis courts or the lower parking lot closest to Homestead/Wakefield.

Cars cannot enter the bus loop until all buses have arrived and unloaded.

At the end of the school day, buses will begin pulling out at approximately 2:55 p.m. Once the buses pull out, cars will be able to pull down into the bus loop for parent pickup.

If your child won’t be able to arrive in homeroom by 8:05 a.m., please have them stop by the main office to sign in. Signing in will prevent them from being marked absent.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 HCPS School Year! We are excited to see you September 3. 2024, for the first day of school. There is a wealth of important Back to School information available on hcps.org. Please read the HCPS 2024-2025 Handbook/Calendar before the school year starts. Stay up to date on Board of Education of Harford County meetings, discussions, decisions on the Board page of hcps.org. There you can also see all HCPS Board policies, including topics like portable device use, attendance, and dress codes.

In addition to providing links to required, and optional forms, the Back-to-School webpage includes the attached checklist and provides links to important systemwide information like the calendar and permission forms. Payment options like MySchoolBucks for school meals, GoFan for athletic event tickets, and School Cash Online for all other payments can be found on hcps.org. Bus stops and routes are scheduled to be released August 19, 2024, and will be available on hcps.org.

If you haven’t completed the application to determine eligibility for free and reduced-cost meals, you can find the link on the Back-to-School webpage. A copy of the application is also attached and is required to qualify for free and reduced-cost meals. *Eligible students may also be eligible for a free device protection plan, which covers damage to devices and chargers.

Click on the link below to visit the Back To School Checklist or see all resources at www.hcps.org .

Please bookmark our school website and remember this is a great place to find out information about everything "BAMS related".

https://bams.ss18.sharpschool.com/

Bel Air Middle School will host Back to School Nights for parents as follows:

Grade 6 - September 11 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Grades 7 and 8 - September 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

September 3 - First Day of School

September 11 - Back To School Night for Grade 6 Parents - 6:00 - 8:00

September 12 - Back To School Night for Grade 7 and 8 Parents - 6:00 - 8:00

October 24 - BAMS Family Engagement Night for all families - 6:00- 8:00