Barbara Morgan S.T.E.M. Academy

August

27 - PTO Red Robin Night - See PTO Newsletter below

29 - Family Science of Flight Night- Back to School Night

September

2 - NO SCHOOL All Grades - Labor Day

9 - PTO Stella's Ice Cream Night

18- NO SCHOOL All Grades - Professional Learning/Collaboration for Teachers

26 - Picture Day

October

2 - Walk & Stroll to School - Tully Park 8:30 AM

9 - K-12 Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences

10 - NO SCHOOL Grades K-8 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

11 - NO SCHOOL - All Grades - End of First Quarter Grades K-12

Please note the earliest drop off time on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday is 8:45am. On Wednesday earliest arrival is 9am. There is no supervision on the playground before this time.

Bell Schedule

Elementary

8:45-9:05 - Student Drop Off (No students on campus before 8:45am)

9:10 - Tardy Bell

3:55pm - Students dismissed

Wednesday - LATE START Schedule

9:00 - 9:20 - Student Drop Off (No students on campus before 9:00am)

9:25 - Tardy Bell

3:55 - Students Dismissed

Come stargazing on the back field from 8 to 10 pm. Bring a blanket, chairs, and a telescope if you have one. Limit any flashlight use unless it's a red one that wont interfere with night vision.

Please take a minute to review this information with your student. QR codes to the acknowledgement will be available in the building during Back-to-School night.

Your child will begin bringing library books home in the next few weeks. We will be talking about the careful treatment and use of books during their library time, but I wanted to share our expectations with you as well.

This year all students have the option of checking out two to three library books (depending on grade level) each time they visit the library. I do ask that students check out at least one book. Students may keep the book for up to 21 school days but can certainly return the books sooner.

Guidelines for caring for our books:

• Please keep your library books in your backpack or school provided book bag (grades K & 1 only) when you are not actively reading them.
• Please make sure water bottles are kept separately from your books.
• Please do not let baby brothers, sisters or household pets have access to your library books.
• Please do not stand or sit on your books.
• Please do not write in or tear your books. Stickers should not be added to your library books either.
• Please do not eat or drink when you are reading your books. Please make sure your hands are clean before reading your books.
• Please DO use your imagination when reading!
• Please DO read your books to family members and talk about them.
  

Sometimes, in spite of our best efforts, accidents do happen. Should a book become lost or damaged, please have your student come and talk to the librarian about it as soon as possible. All reasonable efforts will be made to salvage or repair a book.

In the event that a book cannot be repaired or becomes lost during its loan period to your student, you may be liable for the full replacement cost of the book. Books are automatically marked lost once they are more than 30 days overdue, and emails will automatically be generated and sent home. If you receive an email about your student’s books, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Hansen via email to make an action plan for resolving any issues.

Thank you,
Mrs. Amy Hansen, Librarian
Barbara Morgan STEM Academy
hansen.amy@westada.org

Please remember that tennis shoes are required for PE class. Remember to have students wear them on their PE days. Thanks!

We NEED help one hour per day to help supervise children during the lunch hour. This is a paid position. If you or a family member are interested in helping BMSA in this way, please contact Mrs. Brown at brown.sarah@westada.org and apply by clicking the link below:

Crossing or Noon Duty Applications

Mrs. Brown our Safe School Assistant, went over recess expectations with all grade levels this week. All students need to be safe and kind on our playground.

Mr. Holden's & Mrs. Norton's 4th graders took on the one paper chain challenge! Each group was given only 1 piece if construction paper, 1 glue stick and 1 pair of scissors. Working as a team they had to build the longest linked paper chain. They used collaboration, problem solving, and measuring skills.

Our BMSA school garden grew veggies and flowers that won at the Western Idaho Fair! Thank you garden helpers and students who planted and tended our garden

Stay in the Know and Join BMSA's PTO!

If you are new to BMSA or a long-time family member, you know we love supporting our students, staff and community. We do so by embracing and celebrating individual strengths, networking to share resources, and organizing amazing events and activities that help unite our entire BMSA family. We are stronger when working together and we invite you to join our Facebook group, participate in PTO meetings, volunteer time, or simply engage in the activities we help to provide.

If you would like to help out with items, please comment here or email us at ptobmsa@gmail.com so we can arrange to get them from you.

Please contact us at: ptobmsa@gmail.com

Principal Ms. Mittleider- mittleider.katie@westada.org

Secretary Mrs. Wilson - wilson.aida@westada.org

Safe School Assistant Mrs. Brown - brown.sarah@westada.org

Counselor Emma: braley.emma@westada.org

Website: https://www.westada.org/Domain/9

Location: 1825 West Chateau Drive, Meridian, ID, USA
Phone: 208-855-4430
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraMorganSTEMacademy