Barrington Middle School BMS Connected learning Newsletter 9.24.2018 The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Succeed! Upcoming Events: (Note: Please review the dates as dates are subjected to change due to a number of factors from one newsletter to the next).
Note from Dr. Anderson Mrs. Bulk and I would like to thank all of the parents who attended this year’s open house. Mrs. Bulk and I very much enjoy walking the hallways and speaking with parents. There certainly was a great positive energy in the air for teaching and learning at Barrington Middle School. In addition, there was a great deal of excitement for our new building. Thank you for making this event such a special night. BMS Spotlight on Learning This week we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. Dalessio. A few students have reported that they have been enjoying their ELA class, especially during her grammar lessons, due to Mrs. Dalessio's enthusiasm and her love for music. Mrs. Dalessio kicks off each grammar lesson with a song. Well done Mrs. Dalessio! BMS News you can Use BMS Building Update: The new building construction is well underway. To help with communication, each week I have been releasing the BMS Building Project Blog. You can access the blog by visiting the BMS Building Project Homepage or the direct link to the BMS Building Project Blog. In addition, each Tuesday morning we will have a student volunteer give updates to our student body during morning announcements. BMS Book Fair: Mrs. Bulk and I would like to thank our PTO for organizing this year’s book fair. We certainly appreciate and acknowledge the amount of time and effort that go into this event. We know that the teachers and students enjoy seeing their front lobby turn into a book store each school year. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers that made this year’s book fair a success. BMS PTO Meeting: Our first PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00pm in the school’s library. During this PTO meeting I will be providing an update on the district’s strategic improvement plan. In addition, Mr. Blanchet (BMS Math Curriculum Chair), Dr. Dillon (Assistant Superintendent), and I will be providing an overview of BMS’s math curriculum and scope and sequences. Start with Hello Week: Social isolation is the overwhelming feeling of being left out, lonely or treated like you are invisible. It is a growing epidemic in the United States and within our schools. As a result, many further pull away from society, struggle with learning and social development and/or choose to hurt themselves or others. During the week of September 24 - 28, along with hundreds of schools and youth organization from across the United States, Barrington Middle School will participate in Sandy Hook Promise’s third annual Start With Hello Week. Start With Hello Week brings attention to the growing epidemic of social isolation in our schools and communities and empowers young people to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school or youth organization.
Remind App: If you have not done so already, please join our Remind App. Please simply click the following link: https://www.remind.com/join/bmsfam If you no longer would like to receive messages, simply send a reply text of “@LEAVE”. This will take you out of the BMS Remind text messages. Chromebook Insurance Reminder: Registration for Chromebook insurance is open until Friday, September 28th. For more information on pricing and registration please visit: http://bps1-1.weebly.com/insurance.html Message from our Student Assistance Counselor: Barrington Middle School is continuing to implement the Student Assistance Program, Project SUCCESS, this year. The goal of the program is to prevent and reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and is provided by the Rhode Island Student Assistance Services, the RI Department of Behavioral Health and the school and the school department. Please click on this link for more information about the program or how to contact the Student Assistance Counselor. Picture Day: Mark your calendar! Picture Day is Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Look for more information on your child's Picture Day Flyer/Order Form (to be sent home in a week or two) or visit mylifetouch.com to place your order. The job # needed is PC038036Q0. For Customer Support, please call 401-828-5220. Flu Clinics: The fall community flu clinics have been scheduled for Barrington, open to all Tuesday, October 16th @ BHS from 4-6:30 Wednesday, November 7th @ Sowams from 4-6:60 Teachable Moment:
As many of you are aware, at Barrington Middle School, we use Aspen as our student information system. Aspen provides families with an opportunity to review your child’s grades on a regular basis, see your child’s teachers ‘pages’ to learn about homework and upcoming assignments, as well as see your child’s assessment data. From time to time, we receive phone calls regarding how parents can retrieve Aspen accounts and emails. Please see the following link to help with retrieving/resetting Aspen accounts. http://www.barringtonschools.org/aspen-faq.html
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Barrington Middle School BMS Connected learning Newsletter 9.17.2018 The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Succeed! Upcoming Events: (Note: Please review the dates as dates are subjected to change due to a number of factors from one newsletter to the next).
Note from Dr. Anderson This Thursday, September 20, 2018 will be our BMS Open House from 6:30 pm to 8:12 pm. Each year we have nearly 90% of our parents attend this very informative night. Mrs. Bulk and I enjoy meeting new parents, as well as saying hello to our “veteran” parents. By Thursday, your child will bring home a schedule for you to follow during the evening. If perhaps your child does not give you a schedule, we will have an extra copy in the main office. Looking forward to a great night! BMS Spotlight on Learning This week we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. August, Mrs. Nary, Ms. Sleboda, and Mrs. Canario for their leadership and facilitation during this past week’s professional development day. Earlier in the morning, Mrs. August did a phenomenal job bringing relevance and coherence to Universal Design for Learning as it can be applied to the middle school setting. In the afternoon, Mrs. Nary, Mrs. Sleboda, and Mrs. Canario introduced their experience and excitement with RULER, a social emotional program out of Yale University. This past week was a great example of distributed leadership where teachers learned from teachers! Great work team! This week would also like to shine our BMS Spotlight back on Mrs. August. Through an anonymous recommendation, Mrs. August has been observed showing and demonstrating empathy to one of our students who has had a difficult time navigating his locker. Dawn August has really worked hard with him to find success with this task over the last week. She has worked with him several times a day to open his locker, making sure he persists to find success. Additionally, she has highlighted the numbers on his locker for him so they would be easier to find. Sometimes small acts of kindness can mean the most to kids. BMS News you can Use BMS Building Update: The new building construction is well underway. To help with communication, each week I have been releasing the BMS Building Project Blog. You can access the blog by visiting the BMS Building Project Homepage or the direct link to the BMS Building Project Blog. In addition, each Tuesday morning we will have a student volunteer give updates to our student body during morning announcements. BMS Book Fair: Started today Monday the 17th and will run until Friday the 21st. If you have time please think of volunteering- go on myschoolanywhere and sign up. New digital payment option for students: eWallet! If you don't want to send your child in with cash, there is a safe and secure way for them to still enjoy going to the book fair and to purchase books. Click on the link below to see how it works- https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=barringtonmiddleschool1 Shop Online:Don't have time to shop in person at the book fair? Click on the link below and shop online-
Shop at the BMS Open House (Thursday September 20th): The book fair will be open from 6.00pm-8.30pm at Open House. Come shop before or after you see your child's teachers. Hope to see you there! BMS Open House: The BMS Open House is this Thursday, September 20 from 6:30 pm to 8:12 pm. In addition to information tables from Barrington Education Foundation, The BAY Team and the Barrington Farm School, our technology resource will be available to answer questions about ASPEN and Chromebooks. If you need help with your ASPEN login, please make sure you have id with you. BMS PTO Meeting: Our first PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00pm in the school’s library. During this PTO meeting I will be providing an update on the district’s strategic improvement plan. In addition, Mr. Blanchet (BMS Math Curriculum Chair), Dr. Dillon (Assistant Superintendent), and I will be providing an overview of BMS’s math curriculum and scope and sequences. Start with Hello Week: What is Start with Hello? Social isolation is the overwhelming feeling of being left out, lonely or treated like you are invisible. It is a growing epidemic in the United States and within our schools. Excessive feelings of isolation can be associated with violent and young people who are isolated can become victims of bullying, violence and/or depression. As a result, many further pull away from society, struggle with learning and social development and/or choose to hurt themselves or others. Start With Hello teaches students, grades 2 - 12, the skills they need to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with chronic social isolation and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school or youth organization. What is Start with Hello Week? During the week of September 24 - 28, hundreds of schools and youth organization from across the United States will participate in Sandy Hook Promise’s third annual Start With Hello Week. Start With Hello Week brings attention to the growing epidemic of social isolation in our schools and communities and empowers young people to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school or youth organization. Monday, September 24: Start With a Hello Teachers will greet students in hallways and at main entrances and homeroom door with a “HELLO…!” Tuesday, September 25: Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness “Tear Off” idea sheets will be posted throughout the building to encourage students and faculty to conduct random acts of kindness throughout the day! Wednesday, September 26: Wear Green Day Wear green to show support for the Sandy Hook Community and honor lives lost to gun violence. Thursday, September 27: Thank a Teacher Thursday Students are encouraged to visit the “Thank A Teacher Table” during lunch. Paper will be provided to write a quick note to a teacher or staff member that students would like to thank! Students can drop their note in the mailbox provided and we will take care of delivering later that day. Friday, September 28: Flexible Friday Today will be a great way to sit with different friends at lunch. Students will have the opportunity to mingle at lunch and play “ Scavenger Hunt Bingo.” Big Focus Updates Teachable Moment:
Morning Announcements: Every morning and afternoon, our office secretaries make announcements regarding after announcements/updates, as well as various opportunities for students to be involved in after school activities. Knowing the middle school age child may not always remember specifics, this past week, we added an announcement section to our school’s website. By clicking on the link, it will bring you to a rolling data based of past and present announcements sorted by club/activity. We believe this format will be effective to our families as they will be able to see the progression of announcements. Feedback on this feature will be greatly appreciated as we are always trying to improve our home-to-school communication. http://www.barringtonmiddle.org/ Barrington Middle School BMS Connected learning Newsletter 9.11.2018 The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Succeed! Upcoming Events: (Note: Please review the dates as dates are subjected to change due to a number of factors from one newsletter to the next).
Note from Dr. Anderson This past Friday, Mrs. Bulk and I had an opportunity to meet with the students during our town hall meetings. At the meeting, we covered a lot of BMS related topics. In particular, during the meeting we stressed the importance for each student to identify one adult in school that they would consider as their Trusted Adult. We asked the students that if they see a peer who is not safe, supported, or cared for to let their Trusted Adult in school know, and if they are feeling unsafe, not supported, or cared for to also let their Trusted Adult know. Every adult at BMS is ready and willing to be a Trusted Adult. They know the importance of making time, listening empathetically, giving sound advice, and informing administration if a student is in danger. Please ask your child who his/her Trusted Adult is and encourage him/her to speak to them if there is something on their mind. Lastly, we informed the students that their number one advocate and Trusted Adult is always their parents and they are always encouraged to let their parents know as well. BMS Spotlight on Learning This week we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on our 7th grade math PLC. Ms. Abbruzzi, Mr. Aubin, and Mrs. Orrall met in CPT the other day and revised their assessment reflection form. In addition to keeping the areas of improvement section, the team included a component that focuses on student success. This added emphasis is in line with our school’s focus on Grit and Growth Mindset. Well done team! BMS News you can Use BMS Building Update: The new building construction is well underway. To help with communication, each week I have been releasing the BMS Building Project Blog. You can access the blog by visiting the BMS Building Project Homepage or the direct link to the BMS Building Project Blog. In addition, each Tuesday morning we will have a student volunteer give updates to our student body during morning announcements. BMS Town Hall Meeting 9/5/2018: This past Friday, Mrs. Bulk and I had an opportunity to meet with the students during our Town Hall meetings. Please see a link to the slide deck that was used. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/143-k3RDA3y39zoSwhfkjPMgQA67GTNVyEYAElZAcpjM/edit?usp=sharing Below are some highlights that were covered: GRIT:
BMS Cell Phones Guidelines:
BMS Student Technology Protocols:
Bike Safety:
BMS School Improvement Team and/or BPS Health and Wellness Parent Membership: Mrs. Bulk and I would like to thank everyone who indicated an interest in becoming a member of the BMS School Improvement Team and district’s Health and Wellness Team. This week, Mrs. Bulk and I will be contacting individuals privately. BMS PTO Meeting: Our first PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00pm in the school’s library. During this PTO meeting I will be providing an update on the district’s strategic improvement plan. In addition, Mr. Blanchet (BMS Math Curriculum Chair), Dr. Dillon (Assistant Superintendent), and I will be providing an overview of BMS’s math curriculum and scope and sequences.
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