BAM Bear Blast-11/17/23

Click the icon image below to view "The CLIMB", Brambleton's Weekly Academic Newsletter, to review upcoming activities and assessments in your student's classes.

• Monday, November 20: A-Day
• Tuesday, November 21: B-Day
• Wednesday, November 22: Student and Staff Holiday
• Thursday, November 23: Student and Staff Holiday
• Friday, November 24: Student and Staff Holiday
  
  
• Monday, November 27: A-Day
  

We are pleased to announce our CLIMB Award winners for Quarter 1! CLIMB Awards winners were nominated by their teachers and grade level administrative teams for demonstrating characteristics essential to being a Brambleton Bear. These qualities are encompassed into five categories: Create, Lead, Inspire, Motivate and Believe. CLIMB Awards winners were recognized at a ceremony on November 2nd. Congratulations, and continue to CLIMB!

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

We are excited to recognize our Quarter 1 “All A” Honor Roll and “A/B” Honor Roll Students! Congratulations on your hard work and dedication to academic excellence! Please, click on the links below to view a presentation slide deck with student lists.

Honor Roll Certificate

8th Grade

All A Honor Roll

A/B Honor Roll

7th Grade

All A Honor Roll

A/B Honor Roll

6th Grade

All A Honor Roll

A/B Honor Roll

Missing an item? Please check the lost and found tables through out our school. All unclaimed items will be donated to a charitable organization before Thanksgiving Break.

Product Delivery Update

The sales products have been filled, are being organized and shipped from Colorado on November 16. The company estimates a 3-5 day delivery time to the local Virginia frozen warehouse. When the products are received at that warehouse, they will call Mr. O'Brien/BAM to schedule a delivery to Brambleton Middle. We will communicate that pick-up date as soon as we have it from the warehouse. Families will pick up from Brambleton in the afternoon/evening after school dismissal. Thank you for your patience! We were told our overall orders were such high quantity that it took quite a bit of time to fill and organize all orders.

The company shared that online orders where purchasers chose delivery to their home directly are being shipped currently or have already shipped.

Student Prize Update

• Our Prize Day was completed on on Thursday, November 16 during all lunch shifts at BAM and BAMex. For students absent on Thursday, we will be distributing prizes and calling students for make up prize activities during Den Time prior to Thanksgiving break to ensure everyone can participate.
• For students that sold at least five items to qualify for the magic show, that will occur on Tuesday, November 28 beginning at 8:45am. We will communicate this with students via morning announcements and eligible students will be provided a pass to attend. We look forward to this show as well!

For fundraiser questions, feel free to contact Ms. Jen Friedman, Financial Technician, and Mr. O'Brien, Principal.

The Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) is designed to measure student progress and allow educators and families a greater understanding of their foundational knowledge in Reading and Math.

Students will participate in the Winter Reading VGA in their English classes on November 29th and 30th 2023.

Students will participate in the Winter Math VGA (Except High School Math classes) in their Math classes December 5th and 6th 2023

Please ensure that your student brings their LCPS Chromebook fully charged on these testing days.

If you have any questions in regard to these assessments' please reach out to Ms. Corrina Orr, Assistant Principal and School Testing Coordinator, at Corrina.orr@lcps.org,

We are happy to share that Brambleton Middle School has recently been recognized as a 2023 School of Distinction by the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE). The AMLE School of Distinction designation honors schools that represent a commitment to middle grades best practices and chosen through a rigorous application and review process. This year, Brambleton is one of only eleven schools nationally that received the honor. As seen in the seal to the right, AMLE School of Distinction reviews schools based on three pillars of middle grades education: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment; Leadership & Organization; and Culture & Community.

Thank you to all the staff, families and students that participated in the application, review and school visit process last spring. This honor is shared with every staff member, family and student at Brambleton Middle School. Congratulations, BAMily!

See pictures below of Mr. Gray, Ms. Husadzinovic, Ms. Lilly and Mr. O'Brien with our school banners after presenting at the conference and receiving the award from this past weekend. Our school's banners and plaque are now visible in the BAM main lobby.

The AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competition) is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills. The AMC 8 provides an opportunity for middle school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers. Students apply classroom skills to unique problem-solving challenges in a low-stress and friendly environment.

This year's competition will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2024 after school in the BAM Cafeteria. Your child may ride the activity bus home or can be picked up at the conclusion of the test (approximately 4:45pm).

There is a $5 participation fee for this competition, payable through SchoolCash Online. Families can log into their SchoolCash Online account to choose AMC 8 in order to pay.

If your student would like to participate in this year's competition, please do the following:

• complete this registration no later than Friday, December 15 at 3pm. Registrations will NOT be accepted after Dec. 15 at 3pm!
• pay the $5 registration fee through your SchoolCash Online account no later than Friday, December 15 at 3pm. Payment will NOT be accepted after Dec. 15 at 3pm.

Does your student want to participate in the Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition but they are struggling to find a topic? Check out the flyer below for a virtual “Brainstorming Workshop” hosted by SULYC. The workshop will take place on November 14th and December 5th at 7pm. Students do not need to be registered for the competition to attend, and only need to attend once. Both sessions will be the same. At this workshop SULYC will be giving students brainstorming activities, strategies and tools to help develop an idea into a project. Please see the attached flyer for more details.

The Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition presents middle and high school students with an opportunity to identify an issue in their communities and implement a solution as they contribute to the world around them. Students will create a 5-minute team video due February 21, 2024, and then the top 20 teams will present live to judges on March 11, 2024. The Finals and Awards Ceremony will be on March 21, 2024, where the top 10 teams will be invited to present for cash prizes.

Registration for the Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition is now open. You will find information about SULYC and the link for the application at: www.loudounyouth.org under Programs: Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition.

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Department of Teaching & Learning visited eighth-graders at Brambleton Middle School on November 1 and 2 to share information about the various special programs and academies available to rising 9th-grade students. The presentation included information about the Academies of Loudoun, the Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HAMSci) which will be new in 2024-2025, the LCPS Pre-International Baccalaureate (Pre-IB), Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC), and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Students interested in HAMSci, LCPS Pre-IB, and Navy JROTC can show interest in these programs starting on December 1, 2023 in Student Opportunities located in LCPSGo.

For additional information about the various LCPS Special Programs and Academies, visit https://www.lcps.org/specprog.

Click the file link below for this week's PTSA BAMgram!

Website: https://www.lcps.org/BAM
Location: 23070 Learning Circle, Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone: 703-957-4450
Twitter: @BAM_MS_Official