BFJH Weekly Update
Friday February 2 ,2024
Upcoming Dates
Monday, February 5
- No Activities
Tuesday, February 6
- No Activities
Wednesday, February 7
- No Activities
Thursday, February 8
Boys Basketball
- 8th Grade at Ballard - Away 4:15 PM
- 7th Grade vs. Ballard- Home 4:15 PM
Friday, February 9
- No Activities
New Ticket App
WHAT'S NEW AT HOMETOWN
Hello,
We hope your 2024 athletic season is off to a great start! We wanted to share with you some news coming from HomeTown. We are excited to announce that the new HomeTown Fan Experience is here and ready for your fans! The HomeTown Fan Experience combines the search experience that you and your fans are used to on the Ticket Spicket App, now with a new look. The Fan Experience simplifies the ticket purchase process by providing a single destination where your fans can search, purchase, and manage their tickets and passes in a single experience.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Direct all fans to events.hometownticketing.com when purchasing tickets.
Anyone trying to reach events.ticketspicket.com will be automatically redirected to the new URL.
Fans using the Ticket Spicket App will have until February 28, 2024 to download the new HomeTown Fan App to search for events, purchase tickets, and manage their tickets and passes.
GETTING STARTED
During your fans first login, please encourage them to add their email address to link any previously purchased tickets or passes to their account.
Your fans can now go to events.hometownticketing.com to search for events and manage their tickets and passes on the web.
Your fans can also download the HomeTown Fan App, iOS and Android, to access all of the same features they had within the Ticket Spicket App.
Fans who have not downloaded the HomeTown App will receive a continuous reminder in the app to download the HomeTown Fan App until February 28, 2024. At which time, fans will be directed to download the HomeTown Fan App to continue the ticket purchasing experience.
EXCITING NEW FEATURES
Seamless login: Fans will no longer be required to login with their email address in order to purchase tickets.
Simplified ticket management: Tickets and Passes will be connected through a new authentication solution based on the phone number and/or email address used on their order.
Updated Design: Fans will now be able to use the HomeTown Fan App which has been updated to make your ticket purchase process quicker and easier!
HELPFUL RESOURCES
Here are some resources to help you spread the news to your fans and direct them to download the HomeTown Fan App.
HomeTown Fan App Posters
Social Media Graphics:
Social Media Graphic 1
Social Media Graphic 2
Reach out to your HomeTown representative if you have any questions or want help getting started. You can always contact HomeTown Support at support@hometownticketing.com with any other questions.
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Important Dates
Monday's are early dismissal- 1:45 PM
February 5- Track order due
February 7- End of Hex 3
February 14- Midterm Qtr 3
February 29- Dodgeball Tournament
March 4- Conferences
March 7- Conference /Early out 1:45 PM
March 8- No School
March 11-15 - Spring Break
March 22- End of 3rd Quarter
April 1-5 - ISASP
Please remind your student to charge their Chromebooks at night!
JH-Track Order
How to access your students ISASP Scores
Please use this link to our District's website for information on how to access your student's scores for the Spring 2023 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP), which students completed this past April.
Links and instructions are provided on how to find your student's scores on Infinite Campus, as well as a more complete student report, which can be found at the ISASP website.
Please reach out with any questions.
Lunch Accounts
All lunch account payments can be managed through the Infinite Campus parent portal. If you have questions please email Christy Hahn.
Automatic Payments for School Meals
We'd like to inform you of a convenient way to manage your child's school meals account. Parents and guardians now have the option to set up automatic meal payments through Infinite Campus, our online platform. By enabling this feature, you can ensure that your child's meal account remains funded without the hassle of manual payments. To set up automatic payments, simply log in to your Infinite Campus account and (click here to) follow the instructions.
Thank you for your continued support in providing the best for our students.
Sports Physicals
This is an exciting time for young athletes of all experience levels. To be eligible for participation, the school needs you to:
- Complete the online Activity Registration. Here is the link to the Activity Registration Page.
- Submit a completed Iowa Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Examination form to the MS Office (either electronically or drop off a copy). Physical Form Link
No athlete is allowed to practice or compete until both of these steps have been completed. (The athlete is highly encouraged to attend practice to observe so that they are "up to speed" when they are deemed eligible.)
Questions? Please reach out Cassie Nelson at nelsonc@bfschools.org or 515-957-7970.
Thank you!
GO JAYS!
Booster Club Apparel Store
Our athletics booster club has launched a new online apparel store. This is a 24/7 store with no "closing date" and we're told items typically ship in a week or so. Purchasing Bluejay gear through the boosters directly supports Bondurant-Farrar students and programs.
Lost and Found
NFHS Crisis Line
The NFHS has partnered with Crisis Text Line to encourage mental health support for teens across the country. Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in English and Spanish by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Crisis Text Line promotes mental well-being for individuals, wherever they are. Individuals are encouraged to text the keyword “SHIELD” to 741741 if they are experiencing a mental health crisis – anything from suicidal thoughts or abusive relationships to difficult conversations with parents or anxiety about school workload.
Community Suggestion Box
As a valued member of our school community, your input is wanted and valued. We all have a vested interest in making sure that Bondurant-Farrar Junior High meets the needs of our stakeholders. We want your thoughts on solutions to problems you see from your perspective. Do you see a process that can be improved upon? Do you have a solution to improve current practices? Do you have creative insight into how we can grow in serving all of our students? We want to hear it!
Who Should I Contact?
Attendance, Activities, Announcements/Newsletters, Initial Infinite Campus questions:
Cassie Nelson (nelsonc@bfschools.org)
Main Office # 515-957-7970
Counselors, Social/Emotional Support:
Jen Hurley (hurleyj@bfschools.org)
Madison Pfaffe (pfaffem@bfschools.org)
Matt Hotek (hotekm@bfschools.org)
Main Office #: 515-957-7970
English Language Support:
Lexi Klein (kleina@bfschools.org)
Main Office #: 515-957-7970
Student Health:
Lori Mathis, School Nurse (mathisl@bfschools.org)
Main Office #: 515-957-7970
Student work or general classroom questions:
Contact your child’s teacher
Transportation:
Kami Hausman/Mary Jo Hetrick (transportation@bfschools.org)
District Office # 515-967-7819
Behavior Concerns, General Questions:
Assistant Principal, Shawn Bennett (bennetts@bfschools.org)
Main Office # 515-957-7970
General Assistance, Various Questions or support:
Principal, Jeremiah Ostrem (ostremj@bfschools.org)
Main Office # 515-957-7970
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- Event Code: FE15123
- Secure access code distributed by school