Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter: Week of 9.15.2024
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.
Welcome, Bienvenido, Bienvenu, Bem-vindo, Willkommen, 歡迎, benvenuto, Hoş geldin,Καλώς ήρθατε Fáilte, Bem-vindo, स्वागत छ, добро пожаловать, ברוך הבא to BMS This year, we would like to celebrate and recognize the various languages spoken at Barrington Middle School. If you would like to include the language spoken in your home, please complete the following link. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Important Dates:
Barrington Public Schools believes accessibility and inclusion benefit everyone. The District is committed to planning accessible events and providing reasonable accommodations to support the full participation of all members of our community. For accommodations, please contact Barrington Middle School at 401.247.3160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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~ 2 Week Look ~
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~ BMS Current and Relevant News ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start with Hello Week: Throughout the week BMS students and staff members are encouraged to perform random acts of kindness and say hi to people you may have never interacted with throughout our BMS learning community.
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BMS Open House: BMS’s Open House is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2024! Below are a few important notes regarding the event:
6th Grade Schedule: 5:30 - 5:55 pm- Auditorium for Informational Canvas/Aspen Presentation 6:00 - 7:16 pm- 6th Grade Cluster/Core Classes 7:20 - 7:28 pm- 6th Grade Allied Arts 7th Grade Schedule: 6:00 - 6:28 pm- 7th Grade Special Classes 6:32 - 7:48 pm- 7th Grade Cluster/Core Classes 7:52 - 8:17 pm- Auditorium for Informational Canvas/Aspen Presentation 8th Grade Schedule: 6:00 - 6:28 pm- 8th Grade Cluster/Core Classes (part 1) 6:32 - 7:00 pm- 8th Grade Special Classes 7:04 - 7:48 pm- 8th Grade Cluster/Core Classes (part 2) 7:52 - 8:17 pm- Auditorium for Informational Canvas/Aspen Presentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Parent Forum: Talking About Belonging and Connection With Young People in Your Life BMS and HMS are excited to partner together and invite you to join us for a special parent forum. Title: Talking About Belonging and Connection With Young People in Your Life Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Place: Barrington Middle School Audience: BMS and HMS Parents/Guardians (Note: child care will be provided for families by BHS students) What does it feel like to have a community where we all belong and feel connected? How do we have conversations with the young people in our lives about belonging and connection, particularly when these conversations happen along with questions of identity? We will explore these questions in interactive learning led by Julia Hendrix and Kayla Lambright, facilitators from the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. Together we will practice and learn strategies for having conversations about connection, belonging and identity in a community. By the end of the evening you will have the following:
To help the facilitators prepare, please take a moment to complete this survey about your expectations for the evening. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Join BMS’s School Improvement Team or Special Education Advisory: BMS is seeking family membership on our School Improvement Team and our Special Education Advisory taskforce. If you are interested in serving on either one of these committees, please complete the form below. Student representatives are needed as well! 2024 - 2025: BMS SIT / Special Education Task Force For planning purposes our first Special Education Advisory meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 23, 2024 from 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm. Our first BMS School Improvement Team meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 3:45 to 4:45 pm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMS Picture Day - Wednesday, September 25, 2024 BMS School Picture Day is on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Picture packages may be purchased online at CoffeePond. We will also have paper order forms in cluster classrooms and the front office (cash or checks accepted). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology Tips From Ms. Slaughter: If you currently have a student at BMS who has a device that they can text from, it is more than likely they are active in at least one group chat. Sometimes a group chat can be a small group of friends that communicate about school related issues. Sometimes a group chat gets very large (over 100 people), contains numbers your student does not know and spirals quickly into negativity. The reports we receive about larger group chats mention that content in a larger group chat may contain inappropriate language, homophobic language, racist language and sexualized language. We recommend that students remove themselves from large group chats so that they do not get caught up in anything inappropriate. Tips:
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Barrington Free Flu Clinics: Has everyone in your family had their flu vaccine? Barrington is hosting two FREE flu clinics this fall. Sowams School Wednesday, 10/23/2024 364 Sowams Road 3:30-7 p.m. Barrington, RI 02806 In the multi-purpose room Barrington High School Tuesday, 11/12/2024 220 Lincoln Avenue 4-7:30 p.m. Barrington, RI 02806 In the cafeteria COVID-19 vaccine will also be available. Here’s some important information about the FREE flu vaccine clinic: • Register online at schoolflu.com to schedule an appointment. • Online registration is required to ensure the availability of the vaccine, walk-ins will be limited. • Insurance information will be collected, but the vaccine is FREE whether you have insurance or not. The flu is a serious, highly contagious, and sometimes deadly disease. Catching the flu means missing days of work and school. You might even have to spend time in the hospital. Don’t take the risk — the flu vaccine is your best protection against the flu. For more information, visit health.ri.gov/flu/, or call the Department of Health’s information line at 401-222-5960. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
News from the BMS Library: We are holding a public library card drive for September. We have paper applications available in the library. Families can fill out applications and get them back to the school library. We will deliver the applications to the public library and pass out library cards in early October. With a public library card, patrons have access to:
Additionally, the public library's eZone can be added to Sora so that you can see all of your options when searching for a title. Ms. Tanya, the BPL Teen Librarian, will have a table in the front hallway at the BMS Open House to remind caregivers of this valuable asset. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BMS Science Olympiad Club: Join Us Science Olympiad is a state and national team competition which covers all domains of science. If your student is interested in participating, they must sign up using this link by October 2, 2024. There will be a placement test to make a spot in the team. Important dates: Sign up deadline:October 2 First Meeting and Placement Test:Wednesday October 2, 2024 in the 6th grade breakout space If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at mottanas@barringtonschools.org. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMS Fall Tennis: BMS Fall tennis has started! Tennis will be occurring Monday-Wednesday right after school. All abilities and grade levels may sign up for any day but please limit your student's sign up to one day per week. We will be offering five weeks of tennis and each week will focus on a different set of skills culminating in some games between classmates (HERE is the sign-up for week 3). There is no cost to participate! There will be a new Sign-Up Genius in the Connected Newsletter each week so keep an eye out for that. Please reach out to Riley Spillane (spillaner@barringtonschools.org) with any questions. Please sign up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49AAAE2EAAF9CE9-51406674-bmsfall Thanks! -Riley Spillane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMS Fall Enrichment is live for families to register on myschoolbucks.com. Classes with spots remaining are listed below. If you are having trouble with your myschoolbucks.com account please email Christine Francis at francisc@barringtonschools.org Phone: 401-245-5000 ext 335. If you have questions about programming, email bmsenrichment@barringtonschools.org 1. Monday 7:20-8:20 AM (15 students) Badminton with Ms. Gower Overview: In this enrichment class students will apply skills and knowledge to further understand the etiquette, scoring, and concepts of badminton. Students will use individual and cooperative learning to demonstrate the game of badminton. Students will continue to strengthen their basic badminton skills (serving, forehand, backhand, underhand shots). They’ll look to improve their serve during this class as well as an introduction and practice with the drive, smash, clear, and drop shots. Along with working on their skills, they should begin to understand the strategy/rules of the game of badminton. September 23, 30 October 7, 21, 28 November 4, 18, 25 2. Tuesday: 3:20Pm-4:20PM (15 Students) Chinese Language Class with Ms. Mei Sun from Barrington High School Welcome to the Chinese language and culture enrichment class at BMS. Students in this class will explore the Chinese language and culture with sun laoshi in the next 8 weeks. Do you know how to count the numbers from 1–100 in Chinese? Do you know how to write Chinese words like your names in Chinese? Do you know how to say colors in Chinese? Do you know how to sing Chinese songs and dance in China? Do you know that there are a lot of activities you already know about that are also played by Chinese kids in their ways? Do you know the ways that Chinese people celebrate Western’s Thanksgiving and New Year? Do you know that China has so many dynasties? Are you proud of yourself if you can tell your body parts in Chinese to others? A lot more you might want to know…. Come join our class, you will find the answers with Sun laoshi and have a lot of fun. September 24 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November 12, 19 3. Wednesday 7:20-8:20 AM (15 students) Badminton with Ms. Gower Overview: In this enrichment class students will apply skills and knowledge to further understand the etiquette, scoring, and concepts of badminton. Students will use individual and cooperative learning to demonstrate the game of badminton. Students will continue to strengthen their basic badminton skills (serving, forehand, backhand, underhand shots). They’ll look to improve their serve during this class as well as an introduction and practice with the drive, smash, clear, and drop shots. Along with working on their skills, they should begin to understand the strategy/rules of the game of badminton. September 25 October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMS Unified Theater: Students and students with intellectual disabilities come together to create, write, produce, and perform a theater production that includes everyone involved with the show. Everyone is invited to join! Sign up for Unified Theater here! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mark Aubin, Traci Taglione, Jenn Scott, Kayla Sawyer, and Steph Nary for their preparedness in a recent family meeting. In particular, the team did an amazing job reviewing student accommodations and getting a good handle on the student in the last few weeks before the meeting. The family felt heard, valued, and supported. Great work, LIme! Do you know of a BMS Faculty/Staff/Student member who is shining bright? If you do, please complete the form below and we can include the nomination in an upcoming newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America): EXPERIENCE THE FUN & ADVENTURE OF SCOUTING! Scouting features outdoor and family activities, adventure, fun, hands-on learning, friendship and strong values! Welcoming Boys and Girls ~ Ages 11-17 years old Troop 46 Barrington (boy troop) Meet us on 9/17/24 or 10/15/24 at 7:00PM Barrington Congregational Church 461 County Rd, Barrington RI Questions? Ask, Dara - drcolacc@gmail.com Troop 55 Riverside (girl troop) Meet us on 9/16/24 or 10/21/24 at 6:30PM St. Andrew’s Lodge 18 Turner Ave, East Providence, RI Questions? Ask, Sheila - committeechair@troop55riverside.org JOIN THE FUN AND FIND YOUR ADVENTURE AT ncbsa.org/join Register between August 1 - September 21, 2024, and use code Scout2024 to unlock a $25 discount on your membership fee. Don't miss this limited-time offer to join the adventure and fun with the Scouting community! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lions International Peace Poster Contest: For peace to be anything more than a possibility, we need to make it a priority. This year, we’re asking our young students to create a poster that speaks to our world’s infinite potential for kindness once we commit to pursuing the idea of peace without limits. Sponsored by the Barrington Lions Club Contest Guidelines: The contest is open to children who will be 11, 12, or 13 on November 15, 2024. Children must be residents of Barrington, RI. All artwork must be the child's original creation. Duplications are not accepted. Only one entry per child. All art media are accepted. Three-dimensional entries are not accepted: Nothing may be glued, stapled or attached to the artwork. Artwork has size restrictions: check BarringtonRILionsClub.org for details. The use of lettering or numbering on the front of the poster, in any language, is not allowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrington Youth Basketball Association REGISTRATION OPEN! Visit www.bybahoops.com to REGISTER! Recreational League Program: The Recreational League Program allows youth who are both new to the game and experienced and are interested in learning the fundamentals, to continue to learn new skills, while participating in a fun atmosphere. This commitment is optimal for families who travel on weekends during the winter months, but whose child is still interested in playing the sport of basketball. Playing time will be equal among all players. The season will begin the week of November 25th and end with a one day tournament on February 8 th . Divisions in the recreational league program will be divided by grades (3/4), (5/6), (7/8). Each team will have a one hour practice during the week and a game on Saturday. Scholarships are available upon request REGISTRATION ENDS ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 st ! Coaching Opportunities Available! Please register on the league website for consideration! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrington Education Foundation (BEF) Duck Race: The annual BEF Duck Race is happening again this year on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 2-4pm at the Town Hall Gazebo. There will be a raffle basket, popcorn, Del's lemonade, games, balloons, music and much more! Click here for more information. |