Bourne Middle School News

Time seems to be flying as we quickly head into the Holiday season! While there is so much to look forward to over the next few weeks, it can also be a stressful time for many students. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our counselors if you have concerns about your student or need some support at school.

BMS students have been busy training for our upcoming "Turkey Trot" in their PE and Individual Fitness classes.

All BMS families and friends are welcome to come cheer on our runners during our Annual Turkey Trot! The race starts and ends at the track, and our students will be in the bleachers cheering one another on throughout the morning.

Families are asked to please stay on the outside of the fence, as students will be running on the track. Please enter the bleachers on the BMS side, not through the BIS gate. Thank you for your help keeping all students safe during the race.

Race Schedule: (All races start and end at the track)

• Grade 6 Race - 8:15 AM
• Grade 7 Race - 8:45 AM
• Grade 8 Race - 9:15 AM
• Awards - 1:20PM in the BMS Gym - families welcome

Please note that students will be outside for the entire morning. They should dress for the weather!

As a reminder, our school policy is that cell phones should be powered off and in backpacks for the entire day. Classroom phones and the office phone are available to students who need to reach their caregivers.

If students are not feeling well, they should visit the health office. Nurse Kenyon will communicate home and help make a decision about the possible need for a student dismissal. If a student is feeling anxious or stressed, they should seek out their counselor. If your student calls or texts you to pick them up, please remind them to see the counselor or nurse.

We appreciate caregivers helping with this. Too often, teens look to escape a challenging situation or emotion by asking to leave school. Our skilled counselors and nurse can help students work through issues here at school, helping students to build confidence and resiliance!

Our November update offers some big ideas about mental health that can be helpful when talking with children about their wellness.

It’s normal for children to believe that positive mental health means almost always experiencing pleasant emotions (ex. happiness) and very rarely experiencing unpleasant feelings (ex. worry). The impact of this perspective is that something is wrong if they occasionally experience unpleasant emotions.

As we talk with kids about their mental health, it’s important that they understand that positive mental health includes:

• having emotions that generally match the situation we’re in, both in regards to how big the emotion feels (intensity) and how long the feeling lasts (duration) and

• the ability to experience the full range of human emotions (including unpleasant ones).

Although some emotions can feel intensely unpleasant, being able to experience all emotions is really important. For example, although anger can feel intensely unpleasant, it serves to communicate that an outcome did not match our goals and hopes. When channeled, anger can be turned into energy that we can use to impact situations in positive ways (ex. to make change). Because of this, the goal is not to prevent or eliminate emotional experiences, the goal is to manage them so that we can continue to pursue our goals.

Hello families! BMS staff have engaged in taking a portion of the MCAS exam to identify the content and skills necessary for success on the MCAS and the implications for instruction. Teachers are working hard planning lessons and assessments to best prepare your students for success as they move through middle school and into high school and beyond. Please encourage your students to use free resources like Khan Academy and MCAS Practice Tests along with their school IXL accounts for additional practice.

Thank you!

Jessee Clements, Secondary Curriculum Director

Is your family looking to support others in need this holiday season? Does your family need support? Complete the forms below to let us know.

If your family is in need of help this holiday season, fill out our FAMILY IN NEED FORM

Interested in helping? Fill out our ADOPT A CHILD FORM

Please be sure to check out the November PTA News, with information about events at BMS and across the district.

Come and enjoy a Bourne PTA tradition for the entire community! Santa's Workshop has crafts, face painting, snacks, photos with Santa, and more! Plus, shopping for adults and kids alike at our craft fair with 30+ vendors and our special kids-only shopping area. Don't miss it!

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Santa's Workshop - Portugese

Santa's Workshop - Spanish

Santa's Workshop - Urdu

Santa's Workshop - Haitian Creole

Santa's Workshop - Chinese

Teacher Landing Pages have contact information for the teacher, important information for that class, and any assignments that are due. Landing Pages are a good place for students and caregivers to look if they have a question about an assignment.

Find all of our Teacher Landing Pages linked on the Team & Teacher Directory

Tuedsay, November 26 ~ BMS Turkey Trot

Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 ~ NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Saturday, December 7 ~ PTA Santa's Workshop

Monday, December 9 ~ Grade 6 PE Night 6:00 - 7:30PM

Tuesday, December 17 ~ BMS Band Concert 6:00PM

Wednesday, December 18 ~ BMS Chorus Concert 6:00PM

Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 1 ~ NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

Thursday, January 2 ~ Back to School

Admin Team & Main Office Staff

• Mrs. Christine Borning, Principal (cborning@bourneps.org)
• Mr. Dave Lundell, Assistant Principal (dlundell@bourneps.org)

• Mrs. Canterbury (tcanterbury@bourneps.org)
• Mrs. Tarantino (ktarantino@bourneps.org)
• Mrs. Fretschl (lfretschl@bourneps.org)
• Mrs. Shelly Kenyon, Nurse (mkenyon@bourneps.org)

School Counseling Department

• Grade 6 - Mrs. Conlon (kconlon@bourneps.org)
• Grade 7 - Mrs. Feehan (mfeehan2@bourneps.org)
• Grade 8 - Mrs. Burwell (cburwell@bourneps.org)

Please reach out to any of us if we can be of assistance!

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