Bobcat News

Friday night's Bobcat Bash and Movie night was so much fun! Thank you to everyone who came out as part of our Bobcat Community! THANK YOU to PTSA and ASB, specifically Meera Navarro and Heidi Moreno, for all their work to make this such a fun and successful event. We raised over $3000 for BHMS PTSA and the BHMS Performing Arts Boosters and fun was had by all!

Do you have old costumes laying around your house that don't fit you or that you don’t wear? Well the Halloween Costume Drive is your solution! Leadership Crew is hosting a Halloween Drive where we collect costumes and donate them to underprivileged youth and families. There are many people that don’t have the luxury of buying costumes and celebrating Halloween, so come and help!

• New or gently used, clean costumes

• Costumes are for all ages (infant to adult)

• Costumes must be school appropriate

• Please no weapons, even if they are fake

• If there are accessories, please put in a bag together with the costume so it doesn’t get mixed up with other donations

• Students can bring them to their bobcat class during the following days → Monday 10/9 to Friday 10/20

Thank you for your donation! Happy Haunting!

Hello Bobcat Community,

We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health and high spirits. Our BHMS Purple Star Committee is reaching out to share an exciting opportunity for our school community.

We are currently applying to receive a Purple Star Designation for our school through the California Purple Star School Designation Program. This program aims to provide support and resources to military-connected students and their families, ensuring a smooth transition and a welcoming environment for all.

To achieve this designation, we need the support and involvement of dedicated parents like you. We would like to invite you to join our Purple Star Designation Committee, where we will work together to meet the requirements and implement initiatives that will benefit our military-connected students.

As a committee member, you will have the opportunity to contribute your ideas, expertise, and time to create a supportive and inclusive environment for our military families. Your involvement could include attending meetings, participating in discussions, and helping organize events and activities.

Currently, some of the initiatives we are planning include:

• Welcome Bobcat Care Package

• The establishment of a military-connected Student Club

• Family Military Month Celebrations (Week of Veteran's Day)

• Yearbook spread showcasing stories and pictures of our military families

• Training for Staff to better support our military connected students.

Your contributions and insights will be invaluable in making these initiatives successful and ensuring that our school receives the Purple Star Designation. Together, we can create a positive and nurturing environment for our military-connected students and their families.

If you are interested in joining the committee or would like more information, please let us know by filling out this PURPLE STAR COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER FORM. We would be delighted to provide you with further details and answer any questions you may have.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our military-connected students. Your support means the world to us.

MILITARY SERVICE FORM - Please fill out this form if you or one of your children are active or retired from the military.

We are continuing to see various violations of California driving laws during pick up and drop off time which is a danger to both our students and the local community. Please demonstrate PRIDE and kindness as you interact with all members in our BHMS community. We have over 1500 students so pick up and drop off will be busy and all need to remember to be patient during this busy time.

Please:

1 - Do not make a U-turn in the middle of Calle Pueblito

2 - Do not double park on Paseo Lucido

3 - Do not drop your student off in the middle of the street.

In addition, there is no stopping (parking) on Via Machena from 7am-4pm.

Parents can donate directly to their child’s classroom teacher(s), department, grade level or school using the donation website Classroom Supplies Online Donation (CSOLD). The website sponsored by the Poway Federation of Teachers (PFT), PUSD Foundation and the District was designed to provide parents with an easy and convenient way to make donations.

Some of the benefits of utilizing the CSOLD are:

• Parents have the option of donating directly to their child’s teacher(s), program, department, grade level, or the school site’s.

• Credit card donations are deposited directly to the site’s donation account and teachers access their donations the same way they access their site supply budget account.

• Teachers receive an email confirmation when the donation is made, and parents receive a tax deduction and email confirmation when donating.

Please use the website for Classroom Supplies Online Donations by going to http://www.pusddonate.org. It is safe, transparent, and efficient.

For website questions, please contact Kelly Hamm at our PUSD Foundation, kehamm@powayusd.com or Patrick Keough at the Poway Federation of Teachers, pkeough@powayteachers.org.

Join us in celebrating Latin and Hispanic authors, creators, and trailblazers whose stories are redefining identity and shaping today’s culture, from music to politics and everything in between.

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Additional Book/Fun Events

San Diego Public Library 2023 Nuestra Cultura Heritage Month Events

Our Inventor’s Club will be returning to Tuesday afternoons starting next week so we wanted to make sure everyone knows about this adjustment. The announcement is as follows: “ASES Inventor’s Club Announcement: The ASES Inventor's Club will be holding their meetings on Tuesday afternoons, beginning on 10/10 in the MPR from 2:30 – 3:15 pm. We anticipate this being the weekly date going forward, and we appreciate your understanding as we transition back into our regularly scheduled date of Tuesday afternoons. We hope to see you there!”

We are seeing some concerning behavior by our students on E-Bikes. Please make sure they are:

1 - Wearing a helmet

2 - Riding solo - no passengers

3 - Riding in the bike lane/on the road - not on our sidewalks or in the middle of traffic.

Please help us to keep our students safe and talk to your student about the appropriate way to ride an E-Bike. Thank you!

Sponsored by Kaminski’s BBQ & Sports Lounge in Poway, San Diego, we at InteractiveMathTutor will be offering The Math Homework Helper Program during the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic school year (September to December) to K-12 students in the Poway School District. During scheduled weekly office hours, students from Bernardo Heights Middle School will have the opportunity to enter our Zoom classrooms to receive help in all levels of math and statistics from highly qualified instructors at InteractiveMathTutor.

Students at Bernardo Heights Middle School should click the link below and fill out the necessary contact information for FREE membership to the program:

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http://www.interactivemathtutor.com/homework-helper-program/

InteractiveMathTutor was formed in New York City in 1999 and has established a strong reputation on a national level for providing superior online tutoring services in all levels of mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, and actuarial science.

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Over the years, Bernardo Heights Middle School has received many unique and thoughtful gifts from students and families. The kindness and generosity have always been greatly appreciated each year.

As we continue to build on family connections and a culture of belonging for our home away from home, we are working on redesigning our Family Waiting Room (located in the Administration building) as a comfortable hub of information that will highlight student achievements, share PTSA information, BHMS and PUSD information.

When purchasing an item for our Family Waiting Room, your name will be included on a one-of-a-kind sponsorship plaque to show our Bobcat Appreciation for your donation to Bernardo Heights Middle School. This plaque will be hung in the BHMS Family waiting room.

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Thank you again for your continued partnership to BHMS!!

Dear Parents,

We hope this message finds you well!

As you may know, our counseling department works hard to support the social/emotional and mental well-being of our students. As part of our efforts to provide a supportive environment, we are looking for your help in providing snacks for our students who utilize the counseling center throughout the day.

We kindly request that parents bring in individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, trail mix, chips, crackers, fruit snacks, and bottled water. Your contributions will make a difference in helping us support the needs of our students and we appreciate any donations you can provide. Snacks will be dropped off at the main office, and we will make sure they are delivered to the counseling department.

Thank you for your continued support!

The BHMS Counseling Team

Although all students now receive school breakfast and lunch at no charge, families are still encouraged to complete the Free and Reduced Price Meal Application. Families may qualify for assistance in a variety of other ways beyond breakfast and lunch. Even though all students receive free breakfast and lunch at BHMS and throughout PUSD, if you think you may qualify, please click the link to apply.

More Than a Meal

Our district receives additional funding based on the percentages of students who qualify through this process. Please help BHMS by applying.

Portions of our parking lot will be closed for the first two weeks of October. During this time, the drop off lane along the sidewalk will be open for drop off and pick up. The front circle will be open as well. There will still be limited parking for visitors and please leave extra time if you are picking up your student early.

Grab your BHMS yearbook today! We will sell out and you don't want to miss out!

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Calling all Bobcat artists and creators! You are all invited to create and submit original works of art in the areas of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts, in a nationwide contest. The theme this year is “I Am Hopeful Because…” See Link for more information on what PTA Reflections is.

Where to start: If you have artists, musicians, creators, writers, dancers, etc. at home, they can take this theme and start planning their interpretation of it.

When finished: Submit to this ENTRY FORM

Please email Heidi Moreno at hmoreno@rsf.k12.ca.us for more information. The deadline is Friday, October 13th and then all submissions will be judged for our school competition and winning entries will then go off to the next level of competition in San Diego County.

Google Forms: Sign-in

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The PTSA’s core mission is to bridge the gap between school and home by offering and supporting programs and activities aimed to enrich each child’s learning and social experiences at BHMS.

Our goal this year is to build community among the parents, teachers, and students by offering and supporting programs and activities that will make positive memories.

The PTSA met this past Summer to develop a plan for carrying out its mission and goals and we are super excited for this year. From Bobcat Bash, Bookfair, Science Lab, Science Olympiad, Welcome Back Teacher Breakfast, Teacher Appreciation Week, Adopt-a-Family, ASB, Assemblies, Math Olympiad, Reflections, Spelling Bee, 8th Grade Promotion, and more. We truly hope that you will take advantage of these offerings designed to create positive, loving memories between families, the students and the school.

The PTSA is able to build community and positive memories through the programs and activities because we have your support. We encourage you to become a member for just $14.00 and donate to the cause.

• Everyone who joins by September 15 will be entered into a raffle to receive two tickets to Get Air.
• The Bobcat class with the most members by September 15 will receive an ice cream party.
• Everyone who donates $100 by September 15, will be entered into a raffle to receive a two night stay at a Las Vegas Resort (deadline to make reservation is 12-31-2023)

We look forward to seeing you around campus and partnering with you to make this an awesome year!

Join and donate at the link here.

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