BMS Newsletter - 10/12/2017 - Barrington Middle School

BMS Newsletter - 10/12/2017

10/12/2017

The BMS learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Succeed!

Upcoming Dates:
Friday, 10/13 - Sports Night; 7:00 pm; BMS Gymnasium
Tuesday, 10/17- Screenagers; 7:00 pm; https://www.screenagersmovie.com/
Wednesday, 10/18 - BMS Family Book Club; https://goo.gl/8wRwZ5
Note from Dr. Anderson:
We hope this update finds you well. In this newsletter, you will find information about our BMS Activities and Athletics web page; volunteer and coaching opportunities; our first Sport’s Night of the school year; PTO sponsored event: Screenagers; and a message from four technology department. As always, please see the right hand column for upcoming dates!

BMS Activities and Athletics Web Page:
We encourage families to visit our BMS Activities and Athletics web page on our school’s website. The BMS Activities and Athletic’s page will provide students and families regarding upcoming information/dates regarding the many activities and athletic offerings at BMS. In addition to a monthly calendar, you will also see a message board on the home screen, and individual drop down pages for each offering with specific information (advisor/coach’s name, description of activity, and individual message boards). https://sites.google.com/view/bmsathletics/home

Volunteer and Coaching Opportunities:
Barrington Middle School is seeking coaches for the following positions:
Robotics Coach: www.schoolspring.com; (ID: 2856226)
Science Olympiad Coach: www.schoolspring.com; (ID: 2856228)
(If you, or someone you know, is interested in the position please feel free to contact me at
andersona@barringtonschools.org or access the schoolspring link to apply).
Barrington Middle School is seeking volunteer coaches/advisors for the following:
Science Fair Coordinator
Variety Show Coordinator
(If you, or someone you know, is interested in the position please feel free to contact me at andersona@barringtonschools.org)

Penny War Winners!:
Great work to all of our students for generating $1,425.22 for the hurricane relief efforts. Congratulations to our 6th graders who won the hat day! Hat day will be Friday, October 13, 2017!

Sport’s Night!:
This Friday, October 13, 2017, will be our first Sport’s Night of the year! Please review the following tips on how to make this event enjoyable for all!

Doors open at 7:00 pm.
Students will be dismissed at 9:00 pm.
Students will not be allowed to go home with another adult between 7:00 pm and 8:59 pm.
Students are allowed to go home with another adult at 9:00 pm (per parent permission).
Please encourage your child to have exact change ($5.00) to be admitted into the door.
Students are encouraged to bring extra money for snacks.
All school rules apply once inside the door.
Cell phone use is prohibited at all times (unless under the supervision of a chaperone).
Students must be in school that day to attend.
Only Barrington Middle School students may attend.
Please coordinate a pick up spot with your child (front circle or side parking lot).

Screenagers:
Award-winning SCREENAGERS probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, depicting messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists, solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world.
Appropriate for ages 11 and up ~ Hosted by the BMS PTO
Watch together. Contemplate. Discuss as a family. Join us for a panel discussion on 11/8.
https://www.screenagersmovie.com/
Technology Tip:
We have noticed a few students that downloaded extensions that appear to be a regular app like calculator or camera that causes changes to their search engine or the way the keys work. Please have your child come down to the STAT room before school, at fast , or lunch so we can disable those extensions and restore their account if they are having those issues.
2017 - 2018 Big Focus:

Big Focus 1: Standards Based Instruction
Big Focus 2: Deeper Learning/Project Based Learning/Experiential Learning (PK - 12 Focus)
Big Focus 3: Co-Teaching

Big Focus 1: Standards Based Instruction- Student Portfolios
Beginning, Tuesday, October 10, 2017, parents may request student portfolios. Please see the guidance below regarding Student Portfolios:

Parents will request portfolios to be sent home for review via email to child’s teacher.
Students will maintain and update portfolios regularly per teacher instruction and return portfolios the next school day when taken home for parent review.
Teachers will maintain portfolios with standards-based student work and make it known to parents that portfolios are available at any time to be sent home.
Administrators will make it known to parents that portfolios are available to be taken home.

Community Bulletin Board - Family & Student Engagement
Community events’ information may be found here to keep up with what’s happening near you.
http://www.barringtonschools.org/family-fliers.html