Dear BCS Families,
Driving back from Flushing today down I-75 was a much needed reminder spring is coming and the sun is starting to shine! We lost an hour of sleep but it was well worth it after seeing two Robins playing a game of tag this morning. Those of you deciding to bring out your motorcycles today, thank you! It is always a reminder warmer days are ahead.
Next weekend, iBlast will take place on Sunday and the excitement is in the air! If you have not already “liked” the BCS facebook page, check it out to see what iBlast items are available to bid on. The Blast is not just for BCS families. Please spread the word to family and friends as we are gearing up for the most important event of the year here at BCS.
I would like to thank our parents and staff for their efforts and positive attitude to make this year’s iBlast one of the best fundraisers in BCS history! We are excited to bring former families, present families, and incoming families together for one great cause!
See you on Sunday, March 18th from 3:30-7:30 p.m. here at BCS!
G.E.E.K.ed about the iBlast,
Adam
BCS facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BCS/181749138514777
+WEEK AT A GLANCE – Week of March 12-16, 2012 SPIRIT WEEK
(Disclaimer: Please check all your calendars and bcsonline.info in case we missed something)
Monday, March 12-
• PAJAMA DAY
• 3-6 CONFERENCE SIGN UP OUTSIDE YOUR CHILD’S CLASS
• Quarter 4 Choice Hour Books posted online at bcsonline.info
• 4:15-5:30 PM-7 th Grade VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE
• 3:15-5 PM- 7TH 8TH Grade BOYS SWIM TEAM PRACTICE--6TH ARE WELCOME
Tuesday, March 13
• SPORTS/COLLEGE TEAM DAY
• 3-6 CONFERENCE SIGN UP OUTSIDE YOUR CHILD’S CLASS
• 6:35-8 AM- ONLY 7TH 8TH Grade BOYS SWIM TEAM PRACTICE
• 8 AM BAGELS for Sale- for $1.25 (cream cheese .25 cents)in front of the Media Center
• 3:15 PM-SCHOOL STORE OPEN-BAKE SALE FOR 8TH GRADE CELEBRATION
• 6 PM- parent information meeting for BCS PLay
• 7 PM-SEAHOLM 8th Grade Parent Orientation-Little Theater-Parents only
Wednesday, March 14
• CRAZY DAY (HAIR, HAT, CLOTHES)
• 3-6 CONFERENCE SIGN UP OUTSIDE YOUR CHILD’S CLASS
• 7-8 AM-7 th Grade VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE
• Delicious Popcorn sold during Choice Hour-only $ 1
• 4 PM-7/8 GIRLS VOLLYBALL -AWAY v. BERKSHIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• 5:30PM-BOYS LEAGUE MEET-@ANDOVER High School visit highschoolsports.net
• 6:30 PM- Technology Committee-Media Center
Thursday, March 15
• TWIN DAY (FIND A FRIEND & MATCH)
• 3-6 CONFERENCE SIGN UP OUTSIDE YOUR CHILD’S CLASS
• 11:50 AM- Junior Great Books
• 4:30 PM-7/8 GIRLS VOLLYBALL -HOME v. HAZEL PARK JUNIOR HIGH
• 6:30 PM Technology Committee Meeting
• 7 PM-Cyber Safety Presentation-Groves Cafeteria
Friday, March 16
• GRADE COLOR DAY:3RD=WHITE, 4TH=RED, 5TH=GREEN, 6TH=BLUE, 7TH=YELLOW, 8TH=BLACK, STAFF=ORANGE
• 3-6 CONFERENCE SIGN UP OUTSIDE YOUR CHILD’S CLASS
• DUE-CHOICE HOUR SELECTION SHEETS-4 PM
• 3:30-5:00-iBLAST Auction Preview-Media Center
• 4:00 PM-7/8 GIRLS VOLLYBALL AWAY v. HAZEL PARK JUNIOR HIGH
Sunday, March 18 3:30-7:30 PM -iBLAST
Hot Entrée menu for the week: (subject to change, if necessary)
- Available everyday: Gourmet Salad Bar, Hamburgers, Chicken Patties, Pizza & Cheese Breadsticks
Monday – Pancakes,French Toast or Oatmeal, Turkey Sausage, Hash brown Patty, Zesty Burrito
Tuesday – Meatballs and gravey, Mashed Potatoes, Small Garden Salad, Spicy Chicken Buffalo Wrap
Wednesday –Baked Chicken Nuggets, Steamed Vegetables, Baked Onion Ringa, Chicken Gyro w/ Tzatziki Sauce
Thursday –Home-style Cheese Lasagna, Garlic Breadstick, Steamed Corn, Italian Sub on Wheat
Friday- Leprechaun Breakfast--- Fish Sandwich on Wheat Bun, Steamed Green Vegetables, Potato Rounds, Chicken Fajita Pizza
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 FOUNDTwo sets of car keys-SAAB with a house key attached, CHRYSLER MINI VAN,pink brocade handle found in the gym after the superbowl party.
PE REMINDER-MARCH 12
Butzin,Frishman,Davis,Seley,Parkin,Wallington will SWIM --Harvath and Maliszewski will be in the GYM
DELAYED START INFORMATION-Our next delayed start is Thursday, 3/29. All schools start time delayed 90 minutes for teachers’ professional development. Registration Form is at bcsonline.info. Due date is Monday, 3/26
ATHLETICS UPDATES -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.Remember all forms and fees must be submitted before tryouts Thank You
2012 BCS PLAY NEWS-FOR 6TH,7TH AND 8TH GRADES- AUDITIONS for Dear Edwina, Jr -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.
The BIG EVENT we've been waiting for all school year is finally almost here! BCS iBlast! 2012!
The Blast team has been working hard all year to make this the best and most successful Blast ever. We have some incredible Silent Auction items this year and 4 really cool Raffle items. We have the usual hallway games and inflatables for the kids to enjoy throughout the day.
Some of the Blast Packets went out late due to a shortage of Raffle Tickets. Everyone should have theirs by now. Because of this we are extending our deadline for Family Patrons to Monday, March 12th. The deadline for pre-ordering Chicken Dinners is Wednesday. Don't be late and miss out on these delicious meals. Get your order forms in NOW!
Last week your student should have brought home a bakery box to make it easier for you to donate baked goods for the Cake Walk. Cakes, Cookies, Brownies and Large Candy Bars are the kid's choice. Please contribute.
The Auction Booklet will be online again this year for your viewing, printing or downloading. There will also be a Check List of items you have an interest in to make it easier once you attend the Silent Auction. Please visit the Blast page under the PTSA tab at www.bcsonline.info for valuable information on BCS iBlast! 2012.
Help us make BCS iBlast! 2012 a success for our school and our children.
Please join us on Friday, March 16th, from 3:30 - 5:00pm for the Silent Auction Preview. Several items will have the "Buy Now" option.
BCS iBlast! 2012 is Sunday, March 18th, from 3:30 - 7:30pm. You won't want to miss this outstanding event at BCS.
See you there!
ATTENTION BCS FAMILIES! LAST WEEK FOR CLOSET CLEAN OUT DONATIONS!
Thanks so much to those of you who have already generously donated to the Closet Clean Out. If you are still looking to make some space in your closets we will be accepting donations through the end of the school day on Friday, March 16th.
You can bring your items to the “Closet Clean Out” bin placed just inside the office 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.
We are still 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 2012 Blast committee thanks you!
SPIRIT WEEK MARCH 12-16
Get ready for the BLAST and raise $$ for BCS Hunger Initiative Donate $1/day (or $5 for whole week)
MONDAY - Pajama Day
TUESDAY - Sports/College Team Day
WEDNESDAY - Crazy Day (hair, hat, clothes) THURSDAY - Twin Day (find a friend & match) FRIDAY - Grade Color Day:
3rd=White, 4th=Red, 5th=Green, 6th=Blue, 7th=Yellow, 8th=Black, Staff=Orange
As a school, if we raise $1000 - Certain staff members will dye their hair funky colors! If we raise our ultimate goal of $2000 - Certain staff members will shave their head!!!
SPRING BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! If you love books and have 2 hours to spare, please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D48AAA728A75-bcsbook to sign up to help with the upcoming Spring Book Fair or contact Shiva Motlagh (skmotlagh481@gmail.com)
If you have an upper class high school student who needs community service hours, we would welcome their help too!
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!!
Band Parents: Music Scholarships Available
The Birmingham Concert band has just announced that they will again be offering partial scholarships for summer music camps through the Birmingham Concert Band Scholarship Program. Eligible students must be currently enrolled in the BCS band program and plan to attend a summer music camp or school. Scholarship applications are available from Mr. Rodgerson and must be received by the Birmingham Concert Band by March 19.
CHOICE HOUR INFORMATION
4th Quarter 2011 -2012 Choice Hour selection sheets will be going home the week of March 12th, 2012. QIV Choice hour begins Monday April 16 and ends Friday June 15. Selections can be viewed online at www.bsconline.info . Choice Hour selections are due back no later than Monday March 19th at 4:00PM. Students who do not turn in a selection sheet will not be placed in any Choice Hour classes. Students who do not turn in a selection sheet with payment by the deadline will not be allowed to make a change in their schedule.
Also, please include proper payment if you are signing your child up for a 4th and/or 5th day of Choice Hour. Do not include payment for classes with materials fees or pay to play fees. A separate billing will be made once students have been placed in their Choice Hour classes.
Important information regarding 4th quarter:
Information regarding Dear Edwina Junior, BCS Play, is included with the selection sheets going home with 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Additional information can be found online. This is a Tuesday/Thursday class offering.
6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls interested in participating in the BCS track team program are encouraged to sign up for the Monday track team Choice Hour class.
Water Polo will be offered on Thursday for grades 5-8 and it will be taught by students from Groves High School who are members of the Groves Water Polo team.
Math Pentathlon classes will not be offered during QIV.
Mr. Hemming, proud dad of BCS, is offering a Fly Fishing class on Mondays to 7th and 8th graders.
Mrs. Levine, proud mom of BCS, is offering a Vinyasa Yoga class on Thursdays to students in grades 5-8.
Choice Hour reminders – please call (248-203-4625), send in a note, or email Linda Stone at ls06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us if your child is going to be absent from Choice Hour for any reason! Students that do not have Choice Hour on any given day need to be picked up by 3:20 PM. Students that do not have a Choice Hour class and are not picked up by 3:30 PM will be charged a $5.00 fee.Thank you for always supporting the Choice Hour program!
ART ALIVE STUDENT SHOW
Many BCS students entered the Art Alive raffle for art canvases. Names entered were drawn last week during grade-level lunch periods, and 100 canvases were distributed to 3-8 graders. Each student who received a canvas has the opportunity to create a painting or multi-media piece of art to be part of the BCS annual Art Alive student show. All BCS students are invited to participate, even if they did not receive a canvas. Students may choose their own theme and medium in which to work. All artwork for the spring show will be on display during conferences. Finished artwork will be collected during morning drop off on March 19 & 20 (8 - 8:30am) outside of school office. Work will be on display through April and returned to students in May. Please email questions to Amy Gamble
CARTOON CLASS PLANNED FOR HALF DAY MARCH 21:
Please watch for the bright green flyer sent home the week of March 5 announcing Neal Levin’s Cartooning Class on half day March 21.
This popular class, for grades 3-8, runs from noon until 1:30 p.m. Cost is $17, including lunchtime supervision. Students bring bag lunches.
See the flyer on bcsonline.info. Register online only, following instructions on the flyer.
Join us for a Lucky Leprechaun Breakfast!
Date: Friday, March 16th Time: 7:00 a.m. –7:45 a.m.
Location: BCS Cafeteria
Our St. Patrick’s Day breakfast menu will include items such as:
Green Eggs & Ham
Sausage links
Bacon Strips
Hash brown Patties
Assorted Bagels
Variety of Juices
Variety of Fruit
Lucky breakfast includes 4 items from the list above and
can be purchased for $3.25 per person
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,Booster President janames@mac.com, 248-703-1138Beth O'Rourke, Incoming President beorourke@gmail.com 248-602-7325
SPRING RECESS CAMPS PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY EDUCATION APRIL 2 – 5, MONDAY – THURSDAY
High Touch High Tech – Science Made Fun at Covington, 7:30am-5:30pm (Kids Club is available)
Alpha Wolf Basketball Camp at West Maple, 9am -3pm (no Kids Club available)
Zon, Learn Chinese Camp at Covington, 9am-12pm (no Kids Club available)
Register at www.communityed.net or call 248-203-3800 for details.
Summer Camp Guide is now available on-line at www.communityed.net
Check out the wide variety of youth enrichment and recreation camps!
GROVES FOOTBALL
Groves football is planning to have an open house/football orientation for incoming freshmen on Sunday, 3/18/12 from 1:00-2:00 PM. The meeting will introduce the staff, talk about Groves HS and the football program, and inform parents about upcoming events and dates. Please join us at Groves on 3/18 at 1:00 PM.
SUMMER SCHOOL
This is a friendly reminder that online registration for ACADEMIC SUMMER SCHOOL HAS BEGUN!! Summer school is a great opportunity to replace undesirable grades, credit recovery, or to earn new credits! Some classes fill quickly and there are discounts for registering early!
Registration opened to BPS residents on Thursday on March 1, 2012 and are accepted online only at www.communityed.net* If you need assistance with the registration process, please call Birmingham Community Education at (248) 203-3800.
*Classes will not appear on the website until 12:01 AM on March 1st. If you would like to preview a list of class offerings or get more information, a link to the complete high school brochure is shown below. To paste into your browser
http://birmingham.augusoft.net/customers/birminghamps/files/SUMMER%20SCHOOL%20BROCHURE(1).pdf
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