Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter: March 28, 2021
The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Excel!
Mission:
Barrington Middle School’s Mission is to empower all students to excel in character, citizenship, collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking, so that they may positively impact the future.
BMS Upcoming Events:
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Week of March 28, 2021:
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BMS Spotlight on Learning: This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Keta Douglas. Keta is such an amazing student! In math class, Keta has been working on an enrichment project of building a house. She created an amazing model of house with everything to scale and proportional! She also created an amazingly detailed blueprint of her house! Go Keta! (Submitted by Razz Cluster Math Teacher Mrs. Boyle). Do you know of a BMS Faculty/Staff member that is shining bright! If you do, please complete the form below and we can include the nomination in an upcoming newsletter. | ||||||||||||
BMS Spirit Week: March 29 - April 1 This week we will be having a BMS Spirit Week. Below is the link to the theme for each day. We hope that you will participate and encourage your students to participate. Students who submit a picture using the form below will be entered into a raffle for a gift card. | ||||||||||||
Eagle Gazette Volume 3 Issue 3: Please see a link to our most recent issue of our Eagle Gazette | ||||||||||||
Best Buddies: We will be having our March Best Buddies event on Wednesday, March 31st. This month we will be doing an indoor scavenger hunt. If you are interested in signing up please complete the form below. A zoom link will be sent to all students that sign up at 3:00pm on Wednesday, March 31st. | ||||||||||||
Book Fair:
The Scholastic Book Fair is here! We are running a virtual book fair this year, meaning all sales will be conducted through the BMS Scholastic Book Fair page and the books will be shipped directly to your home. We’ll have over 6,000 titles from which to choose, including books for younger children. For book-only orders totaling $25 or more, shipping is free! Click here for the BMS Book Fair Online Link to set up your family’s e-wallet. The fair is open from March 22-April 4. Any questions? Please contact Book Fair Parent Chair, Jodi Multer, at JodiHelman@gmail.com or text at 917-623-7652. Help support BMS with a purchase at the book fair! | ||||||||||||
2021 SurveyWorks:
This is a gentle reminder of the 2021 SurveyWorks. We are asking all families to take some time to complete SurveyWorks. The survey is open until March 30th. We greatly value your feedback as this helps us to identify steps for continuous improvement. If you have questions please email Rebecca Silveira: silveirar@barringtonschools.org Please use the link below to complete the survey. | ||||||||||||
State Assessment Information:
Below you will find a link to some important information regarding our upcoming State Assessments: Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and the Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) for our 8th grade students. | ||||||||||||
BMS Yearbook: We will still be producing a yearbook this year! For ordering information and how to upload your student’s picture, please click here! | ||||||||||||
News from our BMS Media Center: BMS Weekly Trivia: Book Bites: Need a book to read? Our awesome BMS Media Center staff recommends 6 books each week! The recommended book list is available through blog form at http://www.mrsmelanieroy.com/ and also at our virtual bookshelf form: https://bit.ly/3lW9Q5e BMS Media Center Newsletter: Click here for the monthly BMS Media Center newsletter! | ||||||||||||
Stay Connected with BMS! https://www.barringtonschools.org/o/middle-school Twitter: @bms_ri #bmsshines |