BWMS Family Update
12/20/23
Wrapping Up 2023!
BWMS Families,
Thank you for helping make the first half of the 2023-24 school year go so well. We have much to still accomplish, but we can rest well over the break knowing that we have given great effort in 2023. May the winter break provide much rest and relaxation. Enjoy time with your family and friends. We look forward to great things in 2024.
Mr. Josh Frame
BWMS Activities - Iconic Duos Spirit Day
BWMS Activities
Important Updates
- STAR reports and Eagle Profile reports will be mailed home on Friday 12/15/23.
- Attention 8th grade families - Registration for the D.C. trip will NOT be accepted after December 31, 2023 (no exceptions). Please see the DC Packet here.
- End of the 2nd Quarter is Wednesday 12/20/23 with winter break from 12/21/23 through 1/3/24.
- Students return from winter break on Thursday 1/4/24.
- 8th grade students will participate in a budgeting simulation on Friday 1/5/24 called Real Money, Real World. Please see below for how parents can sign up to help.
- 2nd quarter report cards will be live in PowerSchool on Thursday 1/11/24.
- Monday 1/15/24 is Martin Luther King Jr Day and we will not have school. Special thanks to our 7th and 8th grade social studies teachers who are planning activities around this monumental influencer in connection with the Youth Service America - MLK Day of Service.
Attention 8th Grade parents - BWMS Needs Your Help on Friday, Jan 5th
On Friday January 5th, 8th grade students will participate in a hands-on budget management and decision-making spending simulation in which we need your help. Real Money. Real World. (RMRW) is a financial literacy program for youth from Ohio State University Extension. This curriculum helps students connect college and career planning with budgeting principles within schools. Volunteers are needed to help run the following stations for students to see all of the factors that contribute to a healthy budget: Chance, Child Care, Clothing, Communications, Contributions, Credit and College Loan, Entertainment, Food, Housing, Insurance, Transportation, Utilities.
Sign Up for a time commitment HERE!
BWMS National Junior Honor Society
We are excited to announce that Big Walnut Middle School will be starting a chapter of National Junior Honor Society. Any student who qualifies, based on their grade point average, will be notified in January and given the opportunity to complete the application process. At the core of National Junior Honor Society are the pillars of Scholarship, Character, Leadership, Service and Citizenship, which guide the acceptance of members and the activities in which students will participate. A special thank you to BWMS PTO for making this possible by funding our initial chapter fees.
BWMS WIN (What I Need) Day
Counselor Corner
Parents:
* OWjL Camp is now open for students in the state of Ohio to apply!!
* Applications are available online beginning December 1st and ending NO LATER THAN January 31st.
OWjL is a week-long residential summer camp for gifted and talented students currently (at time of application) in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. It is held in June on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Click this link, or go to the website - http://owu.edu/owjl.
The OWjL website provides expanded information on curriculum, camp programs and activities as well as camp dates, deadlines, scholarships, and fees. Camper applications must be submitted online. If this is an issue for a family, please let the Owjl staff know.
Important BWMS Dates
December
20 End 2nd quarter
12/21- 1/2 Winter Break
January
3 No Students - Teacher Work day
4 Students return from Winter break
5 Real Money Real World Simulation for 8th Graders
11 Report Cards Posted 8am
15 M.L.K., Jr. Day (no school)
22 Student Groups and Candid Picture Day Yearbook
26 SOAR cart
26 - Feb 23 Yearbook Sale
Month View Calendar Link
iCalendar Link
BWMS Athletic Information
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.
BWMS SOARing Staff Member Award
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.
Scholarship, Ownership, Awareness, Respect
Mr. Josh Frame
Email: JoshFrame@bwls.net
Website: bwls.net
Location: 555 S Old 3C Road, Sunbury, OH, United States
Phone: (740)965-3006
Twitter: @Josh_Frame