It was a great first full week at BWMS. We had many events this week and all of them brought out our Eagle Pride - especially our grade-level meetings where we reviewed building expectations and had some fun too.

Fridays in Sunbury in the late summer, early fall are something special. We love to see our Eagle Pride and the greater community come together to support each other. United we will SOAR.

Have a great weekend and Go Eagles,

Mr. Josh Frame

• Staff members will be reviewing STAR assessment results next week in our Data Teams.
  
• There is no school on Monday 9/2/24 due to Labor Day.
• Student Council elections will be happening soon. Have your student attend the meeting with Mrs. Hayhurst and Mrs. Wood if they are interested in this student leadership position.
• STAR reports will be sent home on Friday 9/6/24. This will include information about tier 2 and 3 support in the areas of reading and math which would take place during our advisory.
• The next BWMS PTO Meeting will be on Tuesday 9/10/24 at 7 PM.
• The last day to guarantee a t-shirt from the Big Nut Strut is 9/13/24. See sign up details below to support our BWMS PTO on 10/13/24.
• 7th grade students will have a unique opportunity to visit the "The Wall That Heals," a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica and mobile education center at Havener Park, Liberty Township. The field trip will take place on Thursday 9/12/24 at 10:00am. We have up to 125 spaces reserved for this experience. If you would like for your child to attend please have your child fill out the interest form that will be posted from teachers in Schoology this week by Thursday, August 29th. We look for interested students to attend the trip in which this will be a meaningful and impactful educational experience. Please know that students will miss some regular class time for this trip.
  

Other Opening of School Details

• Although most students at the MS have traditionally selected not to use a locker, we do have some lockers that are available upon request. Please CLICK HERE to request a locker for your student. Please complete the form to request a locker and someone from the office will connect with your student to assign a locker and provide the passcode.
  
• If your child will be absent, please call the school by 8:20 AM on the day of the absence.
• BWMS will have a "Not Seen, Not Heard" policy for cell phones and electronic devices for the 2024-25 school year. Please reference this document for additional details.

BWMS is excited for 6-8th grade art club this year. The purpose of art club is to give students a chance outside of class to work on art. Art club will begin on 9/4 from 2:20 - 3:20. Art Club will meet most Wednesday afternoons. All parts of the application must be filled out to be considered to be a part of the club. A student must also be able to be picked up by a parent/guardian or walk home at 3:20. Please reach out to Mrs. Briant at ericabriant@bwls.net or Mrs. Butler at haleybutler@bwls.net with any questions.

Click Here to Sign Up

Have you registered for the Big Nut Strut 5k?

This fun, family-friendly event helps raise money for all 8 Big Walnut Schools! This was one of the biggest fundraisers in 2023, and we need your help. The more participants from our school, the more money our school gets!

https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Sunbury/BigNutStrut

**Sign up by September 13th to be guaranteed a shirt!

**Not a runner?!? Sign up for the Virtual race, and still get the awesome race shirt!

One of our goals for the school year is for each student to grow a full grade level or more in reading. Specifically, we highlight that first we learn to read, then and for the remainder of our lives, we read to learn. Therefore, BWMS will be encouraging all students and adults to drop everything and read for 15 minutes each Monday after our 15 minute CharacterStrong PBIS lesson in Advisory.

Families, we need your help to reach this goal by sending your child to school with a reading material of their choice (book, magazine, etc.), especially on Mondays. Thank you!

All 7th grade students are required to have an updated Tdap and meningitis vaccine. We would ask that parents provide written proof of immunization or a letter of objection to the school within the first two weeks of school. Please contact our School Nurse at MeganTruax@bwls.net or the office with any questions.

August

16 1st Day with All Students

19 W STAR Assessments (6-8 Reading & Math)

September

2 Labor Day (no school)

6 STAR reports sent Home

10 BWMS PTO Meeting, 7:00

16 Teacher PD Day / Fair Day

20 Grade Update Day

20 7th & 8th Grade Dance 6PM-8PM

24 Picture Day 7:45-2:20

24 Conferences, 3:00-7:00

27 6th Grade Dance 6PM-8PM

30 Art Contest for Yearbook begins

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The SOARing Staff Award and used to recognize a Big Walnut Middle School Staff Member who goes above and beyond to support the mission of BWLS to inspire and guide each student to his or her maximum potential. If you would love to recognize a staff member, please submit their name and reason on the following form... HERE.

Reminder that all athletes should have their final forms complete and hard copy of the physical submitted prior to participation.

All information for BWMS athletics can be found at bigwalnutathletics.net and on Schoology.

Email: JoshFrame@bwls.net
Website: bwls.net
Location: 555 S Old 3C Road, Sunbury, OH, United States
Phone: (740)965-3006
Twitter: @Josh_Frame