In a word... WOW!
The response from the Bethlehem community to supporting our "Awake for a Cure" event coming next weekend has been overwhelming! I know I speak for the 100+ volunteers and all of our students when I express our gratitude at how grateful we all are.
We created this website to share more information and answer parents and students questions:
https://sites.google.com/site/awakeforacurebcms/
Parents and students can find the following on the site above:
- Itinerary of events (it's changing daily so check back often)
- What To & Not To Bring
- Attendance Rules (like "8th graders are not required to stay through the night")
- and more...
I will formally thank our sponsors after our event but I also want to thank the many small business owners who have stepped up in a huge way with thousands of dollars in donations.
We are so excited for next weekend's event!
Have a great weekend on behalf of all of our BCMS staff!
Mr. Klugman
End of Week Notes
Annual Statewide Emergency Preparedness GO-HOME-EARLY Drill
Next Friday, October 9th, all students will be dismissed at 2:31 (buses will roll out at 2:38). This Drill is mandated for all public schools in New York State in an effort to ensure that all students and schools have a routine in place for a severe emergency. ALL STUDENTS (including students who normally walk) will take buses home.
IMPORTANT - Please read carefully...
We ask that NO PARENTS PICK UP their children on this date. In the event of a real emergency students have to know this procedure and as such the only students who will be allowed to leave at dismissal with parents are those who have to attend medical appointments or previously scheduled commitments. We appreciate parents' cooperation with us to prepare students for an eventuality that we all hope never occurs!
Farm to You Festival Week
BCMS under the facilitation and leadership and support from our District-Wide Green Team (led by BCMS Assistant Principal Mark Warford, Science & Technology Supervisor Jen Gonyea, and Operations and Maintenance Director Gregg Nolte), and our Healthy Kids Committee celebrates local farmers who provide our Bethlehem community so much. Next week features daily trivia about New York's harvest, a Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin contest, and culminates on Friday with our Salads for Kids day. All the ingredients (other than dressing) come from our very own, 100% organic middle school gardens!
FASS - Friday After School Support
Every Friday we have FASS, which is an opportunity for any student to stick around to get work done in our library from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. I supervise this and I enjoy assisting students with any work they need help with but we often have math and ELA teachers present to assist students also. A reminder that there is no late bus on Friday so if students want to stay they have to do the following:
1. they have to make sure parents know they are staying
2. they have to have their own transportation home
Some students may be 'assigned' FASS by their teams if they fall behind in their homework completion. At each FASS we routinely have about a 50:50 mix of students who have to attend with those who opt to attend
The Week Ahead
Monday, October 5
- No Late Buses
- 6th grade Mohawk picture day
- 7th & 8th grade students that have PE Picture Day
Tuesday, September 6
- Late buses
- OPEN PTO Meeting 7:00 PM
Wed, October 7
- Late Buses
- Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin Contest
Thurs, Oct 8
- Tailgate for BCMS football 2:46
- Late Buses
- Salads for Kids Day (during lunches)
- NO FASS this week due to Go Home Early Drill
- Q1 5 week period ends
