Linked below are the updates from all grade levels, including their Creative Arts Classes.
This week has been dedicated to working with our students on our behaviors expectations at BSMS. Our 5th grade students are quickly learning what our PBIS framework is all about. They have been going through lessons on what each of our RISE characteristics mean and look like all throughout the building. Students that earn a RISE scan will be eligible for rewards, and an email will be sent home so that you are aware of the great things your student is doing at school. If you receive an email, be sure to ask your student what good behavior they got "caught" doing. Our 6th through 8th graders have been going through our RISE refresher course since they are not new to the building. Reminders about what behaviors we should be seeing in the classroom, cafeteria, bathroom, bus, recess, and hallway are always important as a new school year begins.
We are excited about some new incentives students can earn on a weekly basis including access to our ping pong tables, sitting in a "comfy" chair for the day, "hat" days, and much more. We will also be having our monthly incentives as well. If your student receives at least one scan and does not have a major office referral, they will be eligible to participate in grade level rewards and be entered for a chance at building-wide rewards. We are always accepting donations to our PBIS framework to use as incentives for the students, so if you are interested in donating, please reach out to Mr. Jenkins. In addition, if you are interested in being a parent volunteer for our PBIS committee or during one of our grade-level or building-wide rewards, let us know. Let's keep showing those RISE characteristics each and every day.
Eagle up Berm Middle!
NURSE’S NOTE
Medications: *** New this year***
If your child must take medication during the school day, please make an appointment with the school nurse ahead of time, as inventory must be taken, and a parent signature is required in the presence of a school nurse for drop-off/pick up. Please provide medication in the originally labeled container with dosage instructions written per a signed physician's order (see link below for form). Students are not permitted to carry any medication with them during school.
- Permission to use and/or carry an asthma inhaler and/or an Epi-pen requires a
physician’s order. The authorization form must be completed by the physician, parent
and/or student and returned to the nurse. Please note above rules as it applies to
medication drop-off/pick-up for students not permitted to carry with them.
- If you are permitting your child to use/carry cough drops, a signed parent note is required
and must be given to the school nurse.
The nurse may provide specific over-the-counter-medications if needed, only if the parent has
completed the emergency card sent home during the first week of school and/or completed online in the Sapphire portal.
The state of Pennsylvania requires 6th Grade Physicals/Immunizations and 7th Grade Dental
Exams. These forms/records should be returned to the school nurse before December 31, 2024. The above forms can be found at https://www.bermudian.org/services/health-services/health-
forms.
Dates to Remember:
- Immunizations must be up to date per state guidelines.
- Growth screenings for all students and hearing screenings for all 7 th graders will start in September.
- Vision Screenings will begin after Christmas break in January; students must have their glasses/contacts with them.
- Mobile Dentist is coming March 7, 2024.
Smiles,
Julie Nelson, RN, BSN, CEN, CSN, M. Ed.
Middle School Nurse
Phone: 717-528-4113 x3740
Fax: 717-528-0034
We are excited to announce our middle school musical for November of 2024, Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.! All students in grades 5-8 for the 2024/25 school year are eligible to audition for our show. Students can audition for lead roles, the ensemble, and apply to be stage crew members. It's going to "so totally rock"!
Please follow the link below for more information on the middle school musical audition process. The password is Eagles (case sensitive). The website must be password protected to ensure the security of the copyrighted material and the student schedule. Please do not share the site and password on social media.
https://jgrosskopf2.wixsite.com/bsmsperformingarts
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Thank you,
JoAnne Grosskopf
David Morning
As we gear up for the school year, we wanted to remind parents of our arrival and dismissal process in our car rider loop.
Parent Drop Off
Parents should use the 2nd loop that circles the parking lot when dropping off students. Please pull all the way up to the end of the walkway to provide enough room for all cars dropping off. The school doors open at 7:25am for student entry. Students are expected to be in their homerooms by 7:40 each day. When exciting the parking lot in the morning, a reminder that all traffic must turn right at the top of the middle school drive in order to maintain traffic flow during high school arrival.
Parent Pick Up
Parents that wish to pick up their students should park along the parent pick up loop, with the first car pulling forward to the end of the walkway. In addition, please do not block the entrance to the bus loop so that busses can pull forward into the loop. Students being picked up will be dismissed at 2:38pm daily.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Breakfast - Free
Lunch - Free
Deposit Forms - Used to add money to a student's account for Ala carte items.
Absences
Regular attendance at school is essential to maintain a good academic standing. Excused absences include: illness, family emergencies, prearranged doctor and dental appointments, and pre approved trips and school activities. Other absences are unexcused unless prior approval is given through the main office. Prior approval should be requested by the parent or guardian in writing prior to the day of absence. After three unexcused absences, a notice of Illegal Absences will be issued. After a 1st Notice of Illegal Absences has been issued, a parent meeting will be scheduled in a attempt to support the family and student with attendance. Future illegal absences may result in the school presenting the attendance issue before the local magistrate. This can be monitored in your Sapphire Parent Portal.
Tardies
This year we will again closely monitoring student tardiness. For each accumulation of 65 unexcused minutes, the student will receive what will equal to a 1/2 day unexcused absence.
Excuses
Please provide the school with written documentation for all tardies and absences. Absences will be marked as unexcused until an excuse is provided. Upon returning to school after an absence, students must report to the office with written documentation signed by their parent/guardian. All written excuses must be provided with five school days of the absence.
There are numerous options for providing an excuse/note for your students' absence(s). Any of the following are acceptable methods to submit this documentation. As always, if possible please provide medical documentation.
Complete the electronic form at this link English or Spanish
Email a note/excuse to Mrs. Clouser at kclouser@bermudian.org at the middle school.
Send in a written note/excuse directly to the office with the student.
Excused Family Trips
A total accumulation of 10 excused family trip days for the school year is the limit allowed per student. Any additional days will not be approved. Please provide a weeks notice prior to the trip.
This form is available to request permission for your child's absence from school to participate in an educational trip. All trips must have prior approval. Please fill this form out and submit to your child's building secretary/principal for approval.
Educational Trip-Parent Request Form 2024-2025
The Media Center is ready and anxious to welcome students back! All 5th grade students may check out two books at a time and 6th, 7th and 8th graders, three books. All checked-out books need to be returned within two weeks. Checking out books can be done in the media center or by using our online book check-out form.
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Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade bookworms interested in being library helpers, please see Mrs. Smith during the first two weeks of school.
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Our Scholastic Book Fair will be held in October. Look for more information in next month's newsletter.
Welcome back to books!
Mrs. Smith, Library Aide
