Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter: Week of 12.15.2024
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, vitajte Ласкаво просимо, üdvözlöm, 환영합니다 , স্বাগত, 欢迎, 환영합니다, いらっしゃいませ, ,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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BMS Lost and Found: Be sure to have your student check the lost and found! Items will be donated after break on January 6, 2025. Check out the pictures of the items here: BMS Winter Lost and Found 2024 Thank you to our volunteers for the organization and pictures! | ||||||||||||||||||
Message from Ms. Slaughter: Being on Time! Being on time and ready to learn is important for successful students and classrooms. Beginning Monday, December 9th we will be adhering to the tardy/attendance policy as it is stated in our BMS Handbook. Tardies will start to accumulate for students on Tuesday, December 9th. For tardiness to be excused, the reason must be communicated by the parent or guardian and accepted by the school administration. The main office must receive communication intended to excuse the lardy no later than 8:30am the following morning. Tardies will be excused for the following reasons:
Three unexcused tardies per trimester will result in an assigned office detention and family contact. Excessive tardiness may preclude students from participation in dances, Sports Nights, sports, and extracurricular activities. | ||||||||||||||||||
BMS Proficiencies: At Barrington Middle School, proficiencies are administered in Math, Humanities/ELA (Writing), Humanities/Social Studies (Reading), and Science. Proficiencies measure year-end major concepts and skills for each grade-level. Proficiency data provides teachers with an overview of how well students are doing with grasping grade-level standards/skills. Proficiencies are designed to be completed in one class period and typically do not require students to prepare outside of school. Proficiency data may be used to help determine whether or not a student is recommended for our summer bridge learning program. Please see the following link for more important information about BMS Proficiencies and how to access these important scores. | ||||||||||||||||||
BMS Yearbook: Order your BMS Yearbook today! Only $40.
Absolute last day to order will be April 22, 2025. Click here for more detailed yearbook information. | ||||||||||||||||||
Calling 8th Graders! Baby pictures for yearbook: It’s a tradition at BMS to include baby/toddler pictures in the BMS yearbook during their 8th grade year. Please complete the following form and upload your child's baby photo directly through this form.To avoid confusion, please ensure only one photo is uploaded per student. PLEASE NOTE: You need to be signed into your or your child's gmail account. If not, you will not be able to upload the photo. DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Please contact Mr. Kearns (kearnsb@barringtonschools.org) in room 2221 if you have any questions. Thanks! | ||||||||||||||||||
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~ Spotlight on Learning ~ | ||||||||||||||||||
This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Ariel Perolman. Ariel sat at lunch with a friend who was sitting alone. Now others have joined them. What a fantastic act of kindness and friendship. Great job Ariel! (Nominated by a member of our BMS Learning Community) This week, we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Rebecca Henderson, Lily Dion, Lori Dalessio, Abigail Williams, Brian Fernandes, and Kelsey Carroll for opening their rooms for our most recent family learning walk. Thank you for opening your doors and showing a glimpse of teaching and learning at BMS to our families. In particular, our families were very impressed with the level of student engagement, passion for teaching from our teachers, and seeing our students engage in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. In addition, our families got a good sense of how our students use the building to the fullest! Our 2nd-floor breakout space that day was buzzing with students learning from multiple grades and disciplines. 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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