The Boeckman Buzz

BMS Families,

We are looking forward to our fall conferences on October 10th from 1:30–7:00 pm and October 15th from 3:30–7:00 pm. Earlier this week, you should have received an email from your child's TC teacher with a link to sign up. Conferences will be conducted by the TC teacher and will be 15 minutes in length. Each learner will complete a reflection that focuses on what is going well, areas for growth, and goals for the school year.

In addition to scheduled conferences, there will also be time for drop-ins. The schedule for the night can be found here.

If you have not received an email from your child's TC teacher, please reach out to them to get the sign-up link. We strongly encourage families to sign up by Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

As a reminder, Thursday, October 10th, is a two-hour early release to accommodate conferences.

October 8th is the final day of our Step It Up Fundraiser. We have had a great response, and we want to finish strong! If you have any pledge sheet cash or checks, please turn them into the office in a sealed envelope by Tuesday, October 8th. If you still want to donate, it’s not too late. Click on the link below, register, and click "Donate Now." Every dollar helps! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the families who have donated!

To help, go to: www.stepitupkids.com/Boeckman55024

Our first Parent Ambassador meeting will be on October 29th at 5:00 pm in the main office. You can enter through door 2. We will be discussing the year so far, our strategic framework, and plans to celebrate staff throughout the year.

Thank you so much for your support and commitment to BMS!

-Joe Sage, Principal

Here are the Tiger Stripe Winners for the Week! We are proud of these learners for being recognized for demonstrating the BMS core values! #WeAre192 #BMSPride

It is Custodian Appreciation Week and this incredible team is our BMS Staff members of the week! We want to give a huge shout-out to Tim, Ron, Veronica, and Cindy—our incredible custodial team at Boeckman Middle School!

Every day, they work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our building clean, safe, and welcoming for our students, staff, and community. Their dedication and hard work ensure that BMS runs smoothly, and we are so grateful for everything they do!

Thank you, Tim, Ron, Veronica, and Cindy, for your commitment and for making BMS a place we can all be proud of! #WeAre192 #BMSPride

BMS New Staff Highlight!

Name: Bobby Griffiths

What is your position at BMS: Media Specialist

What is your hometown: Milwaukee, WI

What information would you like to share about yourself (family, interests/hobbies, college, etc.): I love going on road trips with my family. I have a passion for photography (nature, family, street)

What is something people are surprised to learn about you: I played drums in a horrible rock band.

What excites you the most to work at BMS: Working with the super kind and wonderful students and staff.

What is your favorite memory from Middle School: My 7th grade science teacher took a crew of us to Quetico nature area in Canada. That trip really cemented my love of the outdoors.

What is one big goal you have for this school year: Collaborate with classes on fun projects incorporating technology. I also want to continue the growth of the print/digital book collections so every student has books to checkout that they are excited to read.

BMS New Staff Highlight!

Name: Alesia Arlandson

What is your position at BMS: 8th grade Physical Science teacher

What is your hometown: New Ulm, MN

What information would you like to share about yourself (family, interests/hobbies, college, etc.): I’ve enjoyed teaching elementary, middle and high school for the past 25 years. There are benefits to all levels, but I love the quirkiness of middle school most. My husband and I have two kids ages 16 and 18. I enjoy the outdoors, especially going for power walks with friends and hikes with my family.

What is something people are surprised to learn about you: People are surprised to learn how passionate I am about learning new topics in science and STEM. I even flew a plane in Dayton, Ohio this past summer as I was learning more about the physics of flight.

What excites you the most to work at BMS: I am most excited to be surrounded by the positive culture and student-centered ways at BMS.

What is your favorite memory from Middle School: My favorite memories of middle school are laughing and collaborating during group projects and roller skating with friends on Friday nights and then walking to Happy Joe’s for pizza.

What is one big goal you have for this school year: Try lots of new engaging activities with my 8th graders and enjoy the moments with them.

The Boeckman Book Fair is going on from October 8th to October 15th. The Book Fair will be open during conferences. Students will also be coming down during the school day in their LA classes if they would like to purchase books. Students can pay for books in cash or use their ‘e-wallet’ for cashless purchases. Please visit our Book Fair website to put money in your student’s e-wallet account or to make an online purchase.

Farmington Community,

We are looking for family and community volunteers to be present at Boeckman Middle School through our BMS Friendly Presence Program. We are excited to offer this volunteer opportunity and welcome the larger Farmington community into BMS. We are hoping many of you take this opportunity to be involved in our learners’ experience. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this google form.

We want to create opportunities for you to support our youth here at Boeckman Middle School. The time commitment is very flexible and we are only building the volunteer bank at this time. Please consider joining us on a regular basis or a couple of times a year to be part of the BMS Friendly Presence Program.

When volunteering for Friendly Presence you might do any of the following.

• Be in the halls between and during classes

• Eat lunch with learners

• Assist teachers in providing learning opportunities

• Helping learners with coursework and/or time management

• Help create positive messages around the building

• Learner and staff appreciation events

You will be able to pick your times and share with us the activities you would be interested in and comfortable with while being a presence in our building. We want to find volunteer opportunities that fit your schedule and talents. If you have ideas or talents to share with Friendly Presence, let us know and we’ll work on creating that opportunity for you.

All volunteers will attend a short meeting to introduce Friendly Presence and complete our district’s background check. We will offer training multiple times at the beginning of the year and throughout the year.

We can’t wait to continue to build our community partnerships and have you in the building. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at 651-460-1400.

We will begin the program and trainings for this after the MEA break.

Joe Sage, Principal

Dan Thompson, Assistant Principal

Tuesday, October 8...............................Step It Up Fundraiser Final Turn in Day

Thursday, October 10...........................Student Conferences - 2 Hour Early Release

Monday, October 14..............................Steel Drum Concert

Tuesday, October 15.............................Student Conferences

Thursday, October 17...........................NO SCHOOL

Friday, October 18.................................NO SCHOOL

Friday, October 25.................................End of Quinmester 1

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Farmington Area Public Schools has partnered with TEACHERS ON CALL for the hiring of our substitute teachers and paraprofessionals.

If you would like to sign up to sub as a teacher or paraprofessional for the Farmington Schools you will have to apply through TOC. Please email or call TOC directly to sign up as we will no longer be filling these positions through Farmington Schools. TOC also offers many benefits including, weekly paychecks, ability to easily sub at multiple districts and many insurance benefit options.

To Apply: teachersoncall.com

For more information contact Teachers On Call (TOC): 800-713-4439

Email: Jsage@farmington.k12.mn.us
Website: https://bms.farmington.k12.mn.us/
Location: 800 Denmark Avenue, Farmington, MN, USA
Phone: 651-460-1400
Facebook: facebook.com/boeckmantigers
Twitter: @BoeckmanTigers