February 26, 2012
Dear BCS Families,
Welcome back from a week off of school but hopefully not a week off from learning! I am including a link to a short video we will be showing our students during our town hall meetings tomorrow. Our 3 E’s, Education, Each Other, and Environment provide the foundation of our efforts to provide rigorous and relevant opportunities for our learners. Respecting each other and the environment in which we learn have been our main focus the past few weeks. Focusing in on the “hotspots” of peer mistreatment, which may include hallways, lunchroom, playground, and online social networks, we will be asking every student to write their own sentence and hang it on their lockers to remind us of our purpose and our goals.
Making goals at BCS is nothing new to our students or staff. We are looking forward to bringing our learners back and working with the BCS families to improve each and every day. I have included the video on our parent wiki page along with a discussion page for you to watch the short video and share your own sentence.
Welcome back to a great place to be!
G.E.E.K.ed about Learning,
Adam
BCS Parent Wiki (What’s your sentence page)
WEEK AT A GLANCE – Week of February 27-March 2
(Disclaimer: Please check all your calendars and bcsonline.info in case we missed something)
Monday, February 27
- 6:45-8 AM-8th Grade VOLLYBALL PRACTICE
- 3:15-5PM- 6,7,8TH Grade BOYS SWIM TEAM PRACTICE
- 4:15-5:45 PM-7 th Grade VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE
Tuesday, February 28
- 6:35-8 AM- 6,7,8TH Grade BOYS SWIM TEAM PRACTICE
- 3:15 PM-SCHOOL STORE OPEN-BAKED SALE FOR 8TH GRADE CELEBRATION
- 3:30 PM-BCS SNOW CLUB MAKE UP DAY
- 4 PM-7/8 GIRLS VOLLYBALL -AWAY v. ORCHARD LAKE M S- visit highschoolsports.net for map to away games
Wednesday, February 29
- Hearing Screening-4th grade
- 6:45-8 AM-8th Grade VOLLYBALL PRACTICE
- 2:45-3:45-PM Market Day pick up-entrance hall
- Delicious Popcorn sold during Choice Hour-only $ 1
- 4:15-5:30 PM-7 th Grade VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE
- 4:15PM- BOYS SWIM MEET-HOME v. BLOOMFIELD HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Thursday, March 1
- Hearing Screening-4th grade
- 6:45--8 AM-8th Grade VOLLYBALL PRACTICE
- 11:50 AM- Junior Great Books
- 3:15-4:05-7 th Grade VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE-Please confirm time with your coach
- 4:15PM- BOYS SWIM MEET-away v. BERKSHIRE M S
- 7 PM-Friends of Different Learners-Staff Development Rm.
Friday, March 2
- BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!!!-see schedule below
- 6:35-8 AM- 6,7,8TH Grade BOYS SWIM TEAM PRACTICE
- 4 PM-7/8 GIRLS VOLLYBALL -@ HOME v. ABBOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hot Entrée menu for the week: (subject to change, if necessary)
- Available everyday: Salad Bar, Hamburgers, Chicken Patties, Pizza & Cheese Breadsticks
Monday –Whole Grain Pancakes, Turkey Sausage, Hash Brown Patty, Mexican Pizza
Tuesday – Chicken Parmesan, Breadstick, Steamed Broccoli, Chicken Qesadilla
Wednesday –Chicken Fajitas, Corn and Peppers, Refried Beans, Hawaiin Pizza
Thursday – check with Cafeteria for March menu
Friday – check with Cafeteria for March menu
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR IMPORTANT FAMILY, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Messages to Students From Home
We are asking parent cooperation in minimizing the number of messages to be delivered to students during the school day. We recognize, of course, that there are situations where you must get a message to your child.
IN THE EVENT YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING A MESSAGE TO YOUR CHILD, PLEASE DIAL 248-203-4426 for the school receptionist or 248-203-4474 for the parent volunteer at the reception desk. Please be patient and do not leave a message in voice mail but rather call back until you reach a person. We will deliver emergency messages to students if they are received before 2:45 pm. We appreciate the message called in as soon as possible.
Please be sure your child is aware of unusual transportation or pickup arrangements BEFORE leaving for school in the morning. A successful strategy used by parents is to write transportation arrangements or other important information in your child’s planner.
Our very busy office staff thanks you!!
BATTLE FAMILIES-SCROLL DOWN FOR IMPORTANT BATTLE UPDATE FROM MRS CLARK
ATHLETICS UPDATES
Winter 2 season sports are well on their way! Our spring sports will begin at the end of March. Please watch the WAG for more information to come about boys tennis, track, and girls soccer.
IMPORTANT REMINDER
Please ensure that your student has and USES a lock on their GYM locker and that all valuables are secured there. Some students have lost valuable items. Locking them is the best protection for everyone
LOST AND FOUND
Two sets of car keys-SAAB with a house key attached, CHRYSLER MINI VAN,pink brocade handle found in the gym after the superbowl party.
The office has many pairs of glasses. If you are missing any please come and look. A Casio watch was turned in also.
Also please check the lost and found near the cafeteria for lunch boxes and clothing items.
DIVERISTY COMMITTEE NEWS
Our BCS diversity committee is thinking about doing something in the future to celebrate our diversity and would like to get the input of our community. We put together a quick survey monkey that we could use to determine if and how much interest is out there amongst the BCS parents and students. Please complete the survey below. Thank you.
2012 BCS PLAY NEWS-FOR 6TH,7TH AND 8TH GRADES
AUDITIONS for the 2012 BCS PLAY, Dear Edwina, Jr., will be held on March 27th after school. There will be a parent information meeting on March 13 at 6 pm in the media center for parents to meet the director and ask questions. A pre-audition workshop for interested cast members will be on Tuesday, March 20th after school.
Additional information and audition forms can be found on the BCS website on the home page.
The play will include a Q4 Tuesday/Thursday choice hour this year - don't forget to sign up!If you have any questions, please contact Julie Fream at BCSDearEdwinaJr@gmail.com or 248 631 9449.
DISTRICT-WIDE PARENT CYBER SAFETY NIGHT
Our district-wide Parent Cyber Safety Night presentation will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 pm in the Groves Cafeteria. The presenter will cover many areas of interest to parents of all ages of children, from elementary through high school. Topics covered include social networking, cyberbullying, online predators and ways to ensure online safety.
HOGWARTS DANCE FUN Dear 7/8 Parents,
If you would like to see a video about the last dance, A Night at Hogwarts (thank you to parent Rob Lawrence for making and sharing this!), pictures from the same dance, and pictures from the first dance, Cobra Shore, please visit Senora Toth’s page. Thanks for viewing! :)
iBLAST is coming-- Sunday, March 18th, 3:30pm - 7:30pm.
We will be having an iBlast! meeting on Tuesday, March 7th, at 7:00pm in the Media Center. Anyone interested in attending is welcome. We are still hoping to find 2 parents that might be interested in co-chairing the Blast for 2013.
The Blast is the biggest event of the year at BCS. We still need your help with donations to make the Blast successful. Some of the more popular donations include:
Local Sports Team Tickets: Wings, Pistons, Tigers, Lions, U of M and MSU
Local Arts & Entertainment: Fox Theater, Fisher Theater, Birmingham Village Players, DTE Energy Music Theater, Meadow Brook Music Theater
Vacation Rentals: Northern Michigan, Florida, Arizona, etc...
Donation forms are on the Blast page of the BCS website under PTSA or contact Melinda Stone at mctaggartstone@yahoo.com
We also have 4 exciting raffle prizes this year including a HDTV package, Camera package, iPad and iTouch package and Netbook package.
The Blast is less than a month away, so mark your calenders for Sunday, March 18th, 3:30pm - 7:30pm. The silent auction preview will be held on Friday, March 16th from 3:30pm - 5:00pm in the Media Center.
ATTENTION ALL BCS FAMILIES, THE BLAST NEEDS YOU TO
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS!!
The Blast Prize Room Committee is currently looking for any unopened games, gadgets, toys or trinkets that you would like to get rid of for our BCS Blast prize room. Maybe you have a stash of never opened toys or "just in case" gifts or gift cards taking up way too much space in your closet. What a great way to do some house cleaning! Kids will be able to "purchase" these items in the prize room with the tickets they win at the BCS Blast.
The Blast Prize Room Committee is currently looking for any unopened games, gadgets, toys or trinkets that you would like to get rid of for our BCS Blast prize room. Maybe you have a stash of never opened toys or "just in case" gifts or gift cards taking up way too much space in your closet. What a great way to do some house cleaning! Kids will be able to "purchase" these items in the prize room with the tickets they win at the BCS Blast.
Please bring your items to the “Closet Clean Out” bin placed just inside the office starting this Monday, February 6th and we will collect and distribute them to the BCS Blast prize room. Anything we do not use will be delivered to a local children's charity.
The 2012 Blast Prize Room Committee
SPRING BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
If you love books and have 2 hours to spare, please contact Shiva Motlagh (skmotlagh481@gmail.com) to volunteer for the upcoming Spring Book Fair!
If you have an upper class high school student who needs community service hours, we would welcome their help too!
2 hour shifts are available during the following times:
Monday, March 19 - book fair set up - please e-mail Shiva at skmotlagh481@gmail.com for the hours
Tuesday, March 20 - student preview times - 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Weds. & Thurs. March 21 & 22 - student preview/public sale - 8:30 am to 8:00 pm
Thursday March 22 - book fair pack up - 7:50 pm to 9:00 pm
Helping at the Fair is lots of fun and 25% of the proceeds go directly to the Media Center to buy books, audio books, ipods, cameras, subscriptions, materials, and furnishings!!
Helping at the Fair is lots of fun and 25% of the proceeds go directly to the Media Center to buy books, audio books, ipods, cameras, subscriptions, materials, and furnishings!!
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER CAMPAIGN- a $ 500 opportunity
Dear BCS Families!
We have an opportunity to raise up to $500 for Our Kids Against Hunger campaign that is EXTREMELY EASY and requires only a click of your mouse. In addition, while helping our students with their fundraising efforts, you'll be able to take advantage of great local deals! It's a win-win! DEADLINE IS MARCH 9
We have an opportunity to raise up to $500 for Our Kids Against Hunger campaign that is EXTREMELY EASY and requires only a click of your mouse. In addition, while helping our students with their fundraising efforts, you'll be able to take advantage of great local deals! It's a win-win! DEADLINE IS MARCH 9
GO TO bcsonline.info and click the link to enroll THE KIDS THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
TO BCS BAND STUDENTS ATTENDING SEAHOLM NEXT YEAR:
TO BCS BAND STUDENTS ATTENDING SEAHOLM NEXT YEAR:
If you are planning on participating with the Seaholm band program during your high school years we invite you to go to www.seaholmbands.com for current band information. Please note two important dates:
***Band camp will be held July 29th thru August 3rd
***Band trip will be to Hawaii February break 2013, see the link on the opening page of our web site for trip details and costs. Current students are committing deposits this month but incoming students will have the opportunity to participate during late sign up September 2012. You may also commit to the trip today, just send your deposit and form to Director, Tim Cibor, at Seaholm.
We look forward to your participation in the band program and encourage you to join us in enhancing your student's high school experience! Please contact us if you have any questions, would like more information or are interested in volunteering.
Janet Ames, Band Booster President
janames@mac.com, 248-703-1138
Beth O'Rourke, Incoming Booster President
248-602-7325
Battle Update Week of Feb 27, 2012
Parents of 4th & 5th Grade Battlers:
Friday, March 2, 2012 is BATTLE DAY!
(We begin "March is Reading Month" celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of 4th & 5th Grade Battlers!)
Battle Week Schedule is below.
1. Monday Feb. 27, 2012- Final Book Clubs are at lunch times below:
a. 5th –Stumptown Kid (Media Center) and Mostly True Adventures of Home P. Figg ( Mr. Joseph’s Room)
b. 4th –Stumptown Kid (Mr. Wallington’s Room) and Museum of Thieves ( Media Center)
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012- Practice Battle is during 4th and 5th grade lunch. Students
should come to the Media Center as soon as they finish lunch. Practice the “20 second &
40 second Battle question time“ with your teammates before the big Battle Day!
Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012- Parent Table Coach Meeting 8:30-9:00 in the Media Center
Battle Castle.
Friday, March 2, 2012- Battle Day, , 8:30-12:30 ( see Schedule below)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012-Winning Battle Teams from each district-wide Battle attend Battle After/Glow reception and is presented to the Board at the Board of Education Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
2. Please remind your Battler to finish their Battle posters with team mates and post their Battle pictures to their shields before Friday. Pictures and posters are the Media Center circulation desk. We have colored markers for them. Don’t forget to leave space for your Team Crest on your poster.
4. Battle study materials are on the Battle Web site: How to Be an Expert, Lucky Seven Study Tips, Character Ed Traits, and Core Democratic Values
BCS BATTLE MARCH 2, 2012
BATTLE AGENDA
BATTLE AGENDA
8:15 Parent Table Coaches report to assigned tables.
8:30 Teachers bring Battlers to the Media Center. Battle Ambassadors greet
parents and direct them to parent seating area.
Parent Table Coaches meet with teams to determine scribe, team presentations, and finish Battle Poster
Judges Meet Battle Ambassadors and review duties and Judges 'Packet
Judges Meet Battle Ambassadors and review duties and Judges 'Packet
8:50 Welcome and introduction of Judges. Media Center Parade of Battle Teams. Stand for singing of Battle song.
9:20 Let the Battle Begin
10:40 Rest Room / Lunch Break
10:50 Lunch (Students called by Battle Teams)
11:30 AWARD Presentation and Photos
12:30 Battle Ends
March 2 & 3, 9 & 10
Seaholm musical Guys and Dolls
Tickets are now on sale for the Seaholm spring musical, "Guys and Dolls." Performance are Fridays and Saturdays, March 2 and 3, 9 and 10. Tickets are $12 adults; $10 for students and seniors. They are available in the Seaholm AP office, as well as at various evening activities and sporting events at Seaholm. Don’t miss this great performance!
BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION- B E F
Generosity from parents, businesses and over 500 BPS staff members has allowed the Birmingham Education Foundation to reach their goal of $70,000 for the 2011-12 Annual Fund Campaign, now they hope to reach their stretch goal of $80,000 or $10 per student by the end of the school year. Over $97,000 has been granted to our schools this year, but there are many grants waiting approval. If you haven't given to the campaign it is not too late, please join us in supporting our schools by visiting www.supportbef.org
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