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BCMS prepares to wrap up another year! |
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March 31, 2017 |
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| BCMS science students have been
doing some really cool experiments! |
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By Principal David Miles II
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| Art
students whipped up a wonderful feast,
all ceramic! |
BCMS is gearing up for the end of the year
already. The final quarter of school will begin
as we return from spring break. This time is
frantic for many as activities become more
immediate, grades become more important, and
hopefully the weather becomes nice making it
hard for many to focus.
One parent is already actively planning for the
eighth Promotion Dance and had this letter to
send to the public:
Dear Parents/Family ,
As you know, 8th grade graduation is around the
corner! Mr. Miles asked the students if they
wanted a dance this year and they said, “Yes!”
This means, we have some planning and getting
together to do. If you are interested in being a
part of it in any way, please let me know by
email, text, or phone call as soon as possible.
I’ll set a date for our first meeting after
hearing from you, as I know we are all busy with
the Spring sports season and other
extracurricular activities going on. I look
forward to working with you serving our youth!
Thank you,
Alethia Ussher (parent volunteer), 267-4647
home, 530-417-0433 call or text,
alethiaussher@gmail.com
Another note to parents:
As we come upon the end of the year, there are
several activities planned for students. As
always, these activities are privileges and
students who have good behavior and acceptable
grades will be allowed to attend and participate
in those activities. Examples of some of the
activities include 8th grade trip to Silverwood,
Promotion ceremony and dance, 7th grade boat
races, 6th grade field day, and others. Please
take a moment to remind your children of these
opportunities and how they can earn them.
Another thing to consider at this point in the
year is grades. Moving to the next grade level
must also be earned by earning the appropriate
number of credits per year. Credits are counted
each semester and a student must earn 11
credits, including at least 1 in English, Math,
and Science. Please take time to discuss grades
with your child to make sure they are on track
to be promoted. If you have questions, please
call the office. Contacting the school and
teachers to check on your child is a great
method of being proactive.
On another note, while we are all enjoying our
spring break hopefully somewhere warm, the bands
will be heading to frigid Edmonton for their
spring band trip. I know they will be enjoying
their time together and learning more about
music and chance to play.
BCMS will be hosting Miss Idaho on Monday April
10! She will be speaking to each grade level
from 11:48 a.m. to 1:18 p.m. in the band room
about social media awareness and then again to
our Leadership Class from 3 to 4 p.m. about
obstacles of being a leader. We are excited for
this opportunity!
ISAT testing will begin on April 17 for majority
of our students. Again, the State of Idaho
mandates that our students participate in this
yearly testing in order to measure growth of our
students and the effectiveness of our schools
and teachers. We are confident we will continue
to show growth on our scores.
Our first away track meet will be in Clark Fork
on April 17. We have around 60 participants in
track and can’t wait to see how our team
competes against others.
More importantly, our ONLY home track meet will
be April 21 starting at 3 p.m. If you don’t want
to travel, this will be your only opportunity to
see our athletes compete. Please come support
our students and their athletic performance.
BCMS pictures for the track team and spring
individual pictures will be April 25. Please be
ready to look your best.
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| Mr. Mile's
office was draped in black to mark his
40th birthday! |
BCMS is proud of our teachers and we will
celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week during the
week of May 1-4. We would appreciate any kudos
you could give or appreciation you wish to give
during that time as well. Of course, you can
always tell them you appreciate them any time
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Students and parents interested in exploring
advanced opportunities this summer or next year
please call our counseling office. A
presentation was recently given to all students
explaining this opportunity to earn advanced
credits and potentially a college degree by the
time a student leaves high school.
BCMS has also been very active leading up to
spring break.
We had a March Madness door decorating contest,
art classes created a ceramic feast of food, we
were able to watch a marimba band play, science
class conducted cool experiments and then showed
them off during lunch time, we had a used book
sale, and students surprised me on my 40th
birthday with a black decorated room and black
clothing school-wide!
BCMS is always up to something and I love every
minute of it. Enjoy the break!
GO BADGERS! |
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