September 28-Oct 2, 2009
Dear BCS Parents,
Hope your weekend is going well! If your child will be absent tomorrow for Yom Kippur please e-mail bcsattendance@birmingham.k12.mi.us and let us know.
Thank you!
Autumn is here and school is in full force. The beginning of the year marks a time where classroom teachers, and other educators working with your child, can begin collecting data. This data will be useful throughout the year. Doctors get to know their patients before treating them. Lawyers get to know their clients to defend them, and teachers should get to know their students before teaching them.
To that end, assessing your children is essential, and collecting data is the first step in the assessment cycle. The BCS staff will take the next couple of months to build on what they already know about our students. Gathering information to determine their interests, strengths, and challenges will help us find out how they learn best. This information will prove to be invaluable as we make thoughtful decisions and plan effective instruction throughout the year.
The BCS staff will work together to analyze the data to take the next step in meeting the academic and social needs of your children.
This is a time to reflect on our practice and ask ourselves, “Is our instruction meeting the needs of our students? Do we see progress? What are the next steps?” It will also equip us with significant information for upcoming parent-teacher conferences and/or support team meetings for students with academic and social needs. We encourage both parent and student feedback during this data collection process. As parents you can assist us by encouraging your child to question and monitor their own understanding and progress.
Hal will be writing the W.A.G. next week and will be taking it over every three weeks. We both are hoping that it continues to be a worthwhile communication tool that you look forward to each Sunday evening. Please remember to check our website, check my blog, and visit your child’s teachers’ blogs on a consistent basis as we are trying to make communication here at BCS as strong as possible.
Have a Great Week!
Adam and Hal
WEEK AT A GLANCE – SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2, 2009
(Disclaimer: Please check all your calendars and bcsonline.info in case we missed something)
Monday, September 28
Yom Kippur
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
3:20 – 4:50PM – Boys soccer practice
6-7PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Tennis at Pine Lake Country Club, indoor courts
Tuesday, September 29
DUE: Math Tools order form and payment for optional math calculators, etc.
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
Choice Hour – School store opens today during choice hour
4 PM – 7th grade girls basketball game vs. Detroit Country Day at home; 8th grade immediately following.
4 PM - Boys soccer game vs. Cranbrook at home
Wednesday, September 30
DUE: 5/6 Permission Slip for Camp Copeneconic. Download a permission slip at www.bcsonline.info
DUE: Yearbook Audition packets for 7th & 8th graders interested in Yearbook staff positions
DUE: 3/4 Summer Packet packets
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
4 PM - Boys soccer game vs. Detroit Country Day at home
Popcorn Day – freshly popped popcorn is sold during choice hour for $1 in the main hallway.
3-4PM-Market Day pick-up in the entrance hall
Thursday, October 1
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
8:15 AM – 8th grade Farewell Celebration committee meeting – media center
4 PM – 7th grade girls basketball game vs. Cranbrook at home; 8th grade immediately following
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
5-6:30PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Flag Football for 3rd – 8th graders
6:45PM – 4th Annual Flag raising ceremony with PROUD DADS followed by the PROUD DADS one and only ANNUAL MEETING in the BCS cafeteria. Come hungry because dinner is provided.
Friday, October 2
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
3:20 PM - Girls’ basketball team pictures in the Gym. Forms given to athletes at practice.
3:20 PM - Boys soccer team pictures . Forms were given to athletes at practice.
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
Hot Entrée menu for the week: (subject to change, if necessary)
Available everyday: Salad Bar, Hamburgers, Chicken Patties, Pizza & Cheese Breadsticks
Monday – Baked potato bar, broccoli, cheese
Tuesday – Cream chicken, mixed veggies, over biscuit
Wednesday – Beef burritos, rice, green beans
Thursday – Baked chicken rings, buttered noodles & garden peas or fresh fruit w/yogurt & roll
Friday – Hot dog or chili dog with chips & green beans
To submit an item for next week’s “WAG”, email nb01bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us by FRIDAY 7AM
CONEY BINGO NIGHT for 3/4 Grades
Join in the fun for an evening of bingo and a coney dog dinner. This is one of the popular social events for 3rd and 4th graders and their families and it’s a great way to meet new friends. Advance sign-up in much appreciated…just return a flyer with payment to the office. Flyers were sent home last Thursday with students or can be downloaded on www.bcsonline.info .
8th GRADE FAREWELL CELEBRATION
All 8th grade parents are welcome to join in the planning of the end of the year celebration for the 8th grade class. It is hard to believe the end of our 6 years at BCS is near! The kickoff planning meeting is Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 8:15am in the Media Center.
TUESDAY MORNING BAGELS
Hip Hip Hooray Tuesday Morning Bagel Sales Are On Their Way. The PTSA 8th grade Celebration Committee will begin selling bagels on Tuesday, October 13th. Bagels can be purchased each week for $1.00 (cream cheese .25 cents) or can be pre-purchased for the year for $30. To pre-purchase, please download a form at www.bcsonline.info .
BCS YEARBOOK
Yearbook Choice Hour will begin on Monday October 5th and will be on Mondays and Thursday for the rest of the school year. Yearbook staff members must commit to attending the Yearbook class at least once per week. Creative, fun and hardworking 7th and 8th graders are invited to audition to become staff members of the yearbook. Returning yearbook staff members do not need to audition. Audition packets can be picked up in the main office beginning Monday September 21st and will be due by Wednesday September 30th. Thank you! Allison Macksood, Yearbook Advisor.
Coming soon…….yearbook order forms.
SEASONAL FLU CLINIC
BCS Community Ed, in collaboration with the Oakland Visiting Nurses Association, is sponsoring a seasonal flu clinic in our cafeteria on Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Flu shots are $25, Flu mist for healthy people between 2 and 49 years is $30 and Pneumonia shots are $50. No appointments needed.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wordle of the Week
This Wordle represents the National Educational Technology Standards for students
Send me a Wordle and it may be chosen for the Wordle of the Week!
Go to www.wordle.net to create a Wordle
You are NOT ordinary
Hal and I are at a workshop today at the Oakland County School District. The premise of the workshop is wrapped around the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (http://www.amazon.com/reader/0316017922?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib%5Fdp%5Fpt#reader)
Our discussion of the book has prompted me to share some thoughts with you regarding our charge at BCS.
You have heard us this past few weeks continue to invite all of you to participate in one way or another in our PTSA, Proud Dad's, or other programs at BCS to maintain our positive and progressive environment. With the one and only Proud Dad's meeting coming up on Thursday, October 1st at 6:45 p.m., I wanted to give one more push to all of you (dads and moms) to be a part of something special. It is essential for us this year to build a new community of parents among the 3rd and 4th grade parents while sustaining the community we already have with our 5th - 8th grade parents. This will allow us to have continuity throughout the years and will only make our school the best place to be!
You are NOT ordinary...you hold a talent, a skill, knowledge, or the benefit of time to make a difference in your child's success! I have linked a video that sends a message that any of us can make a difference...no matter what the barriers.
We are ordinary people doing extraordinary things!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXdmTSajnY
Our discussion of the book has prompted me to share some thoughts with you regarding our charge at BCS.
You have heard us this past few weeks continue to invite all of you to participate in one way or another in our PTSA, Proud Dad's, or other programs at BCS to maintain our positive and progressive environment. With the one and only Proud Dad's meeting coming up on Thursday, October 1st at 6:45 p.m., I wanted to give one more push to all of you (dads and moms) to be a part of something special. It is essential for us this year to build a new community of parents among the 3rd and 4th grade parents while sustaining the community we already have with our 5th - 8th grade parents. This will allow us to have continuity throughout the years and will only make our school the best place to be!
You are NOT ordinary...you hold a talent, a skill, knowledge, or the benefit of time to make a difference in your child's success! I have linked a video that sends a message that any of us can make a difference...no matter what the barriers.
We are ordinary people doing extraordinary things!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXdmTSajnY
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Some Fun Events...
Buddy Walk
Saturday October 3rd, 2009
9:00 am – Registration & Team Photos
10:00 am - Walk Starts (1 mile)
11:00am - 1:00pm…BRING A PICNIC LUNCH and join us for family fun with music, moonwalks, carnival games, and clowns!!
Location:
Kensington Metropark
East Boat Launch – Shelter A
I-96 to exit 153, Kent Lake Rd.
Milford, MI 48380
Link to Lukes Tyrrell's Team Page::
http://buddywalk.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=315915&lis=1&kntae315915=A45B25846F5546388D3AE064767EC4FF&team=3498215
The Buddy Walk was established by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to promote awareness and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. It is a wonderful, heart-warming event in which thousands of people from coast to coast and around the world participate each year!
The goal of the walk is to promote understanding and acceptance of people with Down syndrome. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does or just want to show your support, come and join the walk. Anyone can be a Buddy!
Please call or email Amy Tyrrell if you are interested in volunteering or participating at the Buddy Walk – amy@zeal-us.com (248) 594-2225.
3/4 Coney Bingo Night
Who: 3/4 BCS Students and family
When: October 9, 2009 6:30- 8 PM
Where: BCS Cafeteria
Please join us for an evening of fun!
Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included!
No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Harley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net
Saturday October 3rd, 2009
9:00 am – Registration & Team Photos
10:00 am - Walk Starts (1 mile)
11:00am - 1:00pm…BRING A PICNIC LUNCH and join us for family fun with music, moonwalks, carnival games, and clowns!!
Location:
Kensington Metropark
East Boat Launch – Shelter A
I-96 to exit 153, Kent Lake Rd.
Milford, MI 48380
Link to Lukes Tyrrell's Team Page::
http://buddywalk.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=315915&lis=1&kntae315915=A45B25846F5546388D3AE064767EC4FF&team=3498215
The Buddy Walk was established by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to promote awareness and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. It is a wonderful, heart-warming event in which thousands of people from coast to coast and around the world participate each year!
The goal of the walk is to promote understanding and acceptance of people with Down syndrome. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does or just want to show your support, come and join the walk. Anyone can be a Buddy!
Please call or email Amy Tyrrell if you are interested in volunteering or participating at the Buddy Walk – amy@zeal-us.com (248) 594-2225.
3/4 Coney Bingo Night
Who: 3/4 BCS Students and family
When: October 9, 2009 6:30- 8 PM
Where: BCS Cafeteria
Please join us for an evening of fun!
Price: $5.50 per person includes Coney Dog, chips, drink and a cookie. Extra Coney Dog $1.50. Bingo Fun & Candy prizes included!
No family would ever be excluded for financial reasons. Please contact Adam Harley if you need assistance at ah07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
Questions: contact Dawn Walton 248-855-1910 or dawnanderic@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sept. 21-25, 2009 WAG
September 21-25, 2009
Dear BCS Families,
I would like to first wish everyone celebrating Eid-Al-Fitr or Rosh Hashanah a peaceful holiday.
The last two weeks have gone by quickly which is exactly how the rest of this year will go. I mentioned at the 3rd and 4th grade parent night that before we know it, our 3rd and 4th graders will be walking across the stage at 8th grade graduation. I invited everyone to have some sort of ownership in their child’s education. You have read letters from me and I am sure you have heard from your child’s classroom teacher on how it is important to be a part of the school experience as parents. BCS parents are not shy and have proven to be an amazing part of the success here. This WAG is not intended to continue to harp on parents to volunteer their time and it is certainly not meant to guilt any of you in calling us on Monday to ask what you can do for BCS. It is simply meant to provide some information as to why we, as educators, need to continue to encourage and welcome parents to be an integral piece to each child’s time at BCS.
I have recently read an article in the September edition of Principal Magazine that discusses research on parent involvement. The article, written by John H. Wherry, president of the Parent Institute, shows that there are connections between parent involvement and student achievement. I will be using this article to spark a discussion with the BCS staff as it relates to our efforts to improve on our MEAP scores, district test scores, and overall achievement. Two barriers listed in the article caught my attention as a building principal advocating for a great start to the year. These barriers point to parents that do not feel that the school welcomes, invites, or encourages their involvement and parents that do not believe they have the ability or knowledge to help their child. This is important as we continuously ask for you to be a part of our mission.
I would like to make sure you are always invited to participate and we value any skills, resources, or time that you may have. As I stated in the two previous parent nights, and will again discuss with the parents attending the 5th/6th grade parent night this Thursday, BCS is committed to utilizing any parent help we receive. This may be in the form of time, donations, and/or sharing your knowledge in a variety of areas. Please do not ever think we do not want or could not use your expertise, it may be just what we need to achieve greater things!
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Adam and Hal
Attendance at BCS
At the beginning of this year we sent out BCS magnets with important contact information. One of the reasons for doing this was to make sure all of you had the email address in order to email your child’s attendance. With our office staff down one person this year, our phone lines have been ringing off of the hook. It has made the attendance procedures much better to handle when we receive emails explaining the absences rather than phone calls. If at all possible, please email your child’s absences. If you do not have access to a computer, then of course call it in! Thank you for your help!
WEEK AT A GLANCE – SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2009
(Disclaimer: Please check all your calendars and bcsonline.info in case we missed something)
Monday, September 21
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
3:20 – 4:50PM – Boys soccer practice
6-7PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Tennis at Pine Lake Country Club, indoor courts
Tuesday, September 22
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
4 PM – 7th grade girls basketball game vs. West Hills Middle School at home; 8th grade immediately following. Please visit highschoolsports.net for directions or pick-up a “Maps to Away Athletic Contests” packet in the office.
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
Wednesday, September 23
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
E-bugle published today!
Popcorn Day – freshly popped popcorn is sold during choice hour for $1 in the main hallway.
3:20 – 4:50PM – Boys soccer practice
7:00 p.m.- Proud Dad's Executive Board Meeting -BCS
Thursday, September 24
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
4 PM – 7th grade girl’s basketball game @ East Hills Middle School; 8th grade immediately following. Please visit highschoolsports.net for directions or pick-up a “Maps to Away Athletic Contests” packet in the office.
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
5-6:30PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Flag Football for 3rd – 8th graders
5/6 Curriculum Night Back To School Night for parents of 3rd and 4th grade students
6-6:30PM Refreshments provided by the PTSA Clearinghouse
6:30PM Teacher presentations begin-5th grade parents go to Math; 6th grade parents go
to Language Arts
7:25-7:45PM Co-Curricular Teacher and BCS Principal presentations
Market Day internet orders due by midnight. If you are unable to complete your order online, please contact Lori Croad at 248-348-4390.
Friday, September 25
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
Hot Entrée menu for the week: (subject to change, if necessary)
Monday – Salad Bar OR Meatballs & gravy, noodles, green beans
Tuesday – Salad Bar OR Rib-B-Ques, rice, california blend
Wednesday – Salad Bar OR Italian Subs, minestrone soup
Thursday – Salad Bar OR Taco Day with the fixings
Friday – Salad Bar OR Chicken Patty Sandwich, buttered noodles
To submit an item for next week’s “WAG”, email nb01bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us by FRIDAY 7AM
BCS YEARBOOK
Yearbook Choice Hour will begin on Monday October 5th and will be on Mondays and Thursday for the rest of the school year. Yearbook staff members must commit to attending the Yearbook class at least once per week. Creative, fun and hardworking 7th and 8th graders are invited to audition to become staff members of the yearbook. Returning yearbook staff members do not need to audition. Audition packets can be picked up in the main office beginning Monday September 21st and will be due by Wednesday September 30th.
Thank you! Allison Macksood, Yearbook Advisor.
Coming soon…….yearbook order forms.
BCS OFFICE PROCEDURES – some important changes for you to read about
Early Sign-out of students: If you are picking up your child early to attend an appointment or other commitment, please arrive 5- 10 minutes earlier than your needed departure time. The Reception Desk parent volunteers will be happy to call your child down to meet you in the office once you arrive. Due to budget cuts, the BCS office staff is no longer able to take calls for early sign outs. Please be patient as we all adjust to the new school year……the BCS office is a busy place.
Bus Notes: If your child will be going home on the bus with a friend, please send in a dated and signed note that is clear on who your child is riding home with. The note needs to be signed by the office staff (principals or secretary) and copied. Your child will then take the signed note to the bus driver as his/her “pass” to get on the bus.
Choice Hour ONLY Absense: If your child is leaving at 3:15 and is registered for a choice hour class that day, the absence MUST be reported. You may report the absence by: signing your child out in the Student Sign IN/Out Book in the office, OR email the absence to Linda Stone at ls06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us, OR call the absence into the Choice Hour Line – 248.203.4625.
Forgotten Lunches : – If your child has forgotten their lunch and their lunch account has little or no balance, the cafeteria will provided them with a lunch that meets minimum nutritious standards. The BCS office is no longer issuing Lunch IOUs. To increase your child’s lunch account balance, checks can be made payable to BPS Lunch Program and put into the Turn-In Basket in the office. Coming soon …..you will be able to check your child’s lunch balance on the internet and add money with your credit card. Please watch for a letter from BCS within the next two weeks.
Do you have other questions that you would like answered in future WAGs? Email your questions to nb01bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us and watch future WAG’s.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
BCS Community Education, in cooperation with the Oakland County Visiting Nurses’ Association, is sponsoring a Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic here in the BCS cafeteria on Thursday, October 22 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. School age children and adults are welcome. Flu shots are $25 and flu mist for healthy individuals between 2 and 49 years is $30. Pneumonia shots are $50. Cash or checks please. No H1N1 shots available. Questions? Please contact Sue Reepmeyer at 248-203-4449.
BASCC (Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council) has two fundraisers underway to help underwrite programs and services for senior citizens in our community. One involves the purchase of gift cards from America’s favorite retailers and the other is a sale of bulbs for your garden. For more information on either of these opportunities to make purchases which support BASCC, please contact the BASCC office in the Midvale Center at 248-203-5270.
Birmingham’s Historical Museum is currently sponsoring an exhibit on the History of Vernor’s Ginger Ale, which runs until October 17, 2009. The museum is open for public tours Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for seniors, students and members. For an extra $2, ice cream floats will be available on Saturday, September 26 between 1 and 3 p.m. A free public lecture about James Vernor and his Ginger Ale will take place on September 22 at 7:00 p.m. at Baldwin Public Library.
BASCC GARAGE SALE, September 26 9-3PM, 2121 Midvale Road, BirminghamVolunteer hours are available as follows: - anytime Thursday, September 24 from 1:30 pm to 10 pm - anytime Friday, September 25th from 9:30 am to 10 pm - Saturday, September 26th either 7:30 am to 12:30 OR noon to 4:30.To volunteer, please email the chairperson at sbricio@hotmail.com
Dear BCS Families,
I would like to first wish everyone celebrating Eid-Al-Fitr or Rosh Hashanah a peaceful holiday.
The last two weeks have gone by quickly which is exactly how the rest of this year will go. I mentioned at the 3rd and 4th grade parent night that before we know it, our 3rd and 4th graders will be walking across the stage at 8th grade graduation. I invited everyone to have some sort of ownership in their child’s education. You have read letters from me and I am sure you have heard from your child’s classroom teacher on how it is important to be a part of the school experience as parents. BCS parents are not shy and have proven to be an amazing part of the success here. This WAG is not intended to continue to harp on parents to volunteer their time and it is certainly not meant to guilt any of you in calling us on Monday to ask what you can do for BCS. It is simply meant to provide some information as to why we, as educators, need to continue to encourage and welcome parents to be an integral piece to each child’s time at BCS.
I have recently read an article in the September edition of Principal Magazine that discusses research on parent involvement. The article, written by John H. Wherry, president of the Parent Institute, shows that there are connections between parent involvement and student achievement. I will be using this article to spark a discussion with the BCS staff as it relates to our efforts to improve on our MEAP scores, district test scores, and overall achievement. Two barriers listed in the article caught my attention as a building principal advocating for a great start to the year. These barriers point to parents that do not feel that the school welcomes, invites, or encourages their involvement and parents that do not believe they have the ability or knowledge to help their child. This is important as we continuously ask for you to be a part of our mission.
I would like to make sure you are always invited to participate and we value any skills, resources, or time that you may have. As I stated in the two previous parent nights, and will again discuss with the parents attending the 5th/6th grade parent night this Thursday, BCS is committed to utilizing any parent help we receive. This may be in the form of time, donations, and/or sharing your knowledge in a variety of areas. Please do not ever think we do not want or could not use your expertise, it may be just what we need to achieve greater things!
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Adam and Hal
Attendance at BCS
At the beginning of this year we sent out BCS magnets with important contact information. One of the reasons for doing this was to make sure all of you had the email address in order to email your child’s attendance. With our office staff down one person this year, our phone lines have been ringing off of the hook. It has made the attendance procedures much better to handle when we receive emails explaining the absences rather than phone calls. If at all possible, please email your child’s absences. If you do not have access to a computer, then of course call it in! Thank you for your help!
WEEK AT A GLANCE – SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2009
(Disclaimer: Please check all your calendars and bcsonline.info in case we missed something)
Monday, September 21
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
3:20 – 4:50PM – Boys soccer practice
6-7PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Tennis at Pine Lake Country Club, indoor courts
Tuesday, September 22
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
4 PM – 7th grade girls basketball game vs. West Hills Middle School at home; 8th grade immediately following. Please visit highschoolsports.net for directions or pick-up a “Maps to Away Athletic Contests” packet in the office.
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
Wednesday, September 23
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
E-bugle published today!
Popcorn Day – freshly popped popcorn is sold during choice hour for $1 in the main hallway.
3:20 – 4:50PM – Boys soccer practice
7:00 p.m.- Proud Dad's Executive Board Meeting -BCS
Thursday, September 24
7-8AM – Proud Dads 5th & 6th grade girls basketball
4 PM – 7th grade girl’s basketball game @ East Hills Middle School; 8th grade immediately following. Please visit highschoolsports.net for directions or pick-up a “Maps to Away Athletic Contests” packet in the office.
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
5-6:30PM – Proud Dads Co-ed Flag Football for 3rd – 8th graders
5/6 Curriculum Night Back To School Night for parents of 3rd and 4th grade students
6-6:30PM Refreshments provided by the PTSA Clearinghouse
6:30PM Teacher presentations begin-5th grade parents go to Math; 6th grade parents go
to Language Arts
7:25-7:45PM Co-Curricular Teacher and BCS Principal presentations
Market Day internet orders due by midnight. If you are unable to complete your order online, please contact Lori Croad at 248-348-4390.
Friday, September 25
6:45AM – 7th & 8th grade girls basketball practice
4:05 – 5:35PM – Boys soccer practice
Hot Entrée menu for the week: (subject to change, if necessary)
Monday – Salad Bar OR Meatballs & gravy, noodles, green beans
Tuesday – Salad Bar OR Rib-B-Ques, rice, california blend
Wednesday – Salad Bar OR Italian Subs, minestrone soup
Thursday – Salad Bar OR Taco Day with the fixings
Friday – Salad Bar OR Chicken Patty Sandwich, buttered noodles
To submit an item for next week’s “WAG”, email nb01bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us by FRIDAY 7AM
BCS YEARBOOK
Yearbook Choice Hour will begin on Monday October 5th and will be on Mondays and Thursday for the rest of the school year. Yearbook staff members must commit to attending the Yearbook class at least once per week. Creative, fun and hardworking 7th and 8th graders are invited to audition to become staff members of the yearbook. Returning yearbook staff members do not need to audition. Audition packets can be picked up in the main office beginning Monday September 21st and will be due by Wednesday September 30th.
Thank you! Allison Macksood, Yearbook Advisor.
Coming soon…….yearbook order forms.
BCS OFFICE PROCEDURES – some important changes for you to read about
Early Sign-out of students: If you are picking up your child early to attend an appointment or other commitment, please arrive 5- 10 minutes earlier than your needed departure time. The Reception Desk parent volunteers will be happy to call your child down to meet you in the office once you arrive. Due to budget cuts, the BCS office staff is no longer able to take calls for early sign outs. Please be patient as we all adjust to the new school year……the BCS office is a busy place.
Bus Notes: If your child will be going home on the bus with a friend, please send in a dated and signed note that is clear on who your child is riding home with. The note needs to be signed by the office staff (principals or secretary) and copied. Your child will then take the signed note to the bus driver as his/her “pass” to get on the bus.
Choice Hour ONLY Absense: If your child is leaving at 3:15 and is registered for a choice hour class that day, the absence MUST be reported. You may report the absence by: signing your child out in the Student Sign IN/Out Book in the office, OR email the absence to Linda Stone at ls06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us, OR call the absence into the Choice Hour Line – 248.203.4625.
Forgotten Lunches : – If your child has forgotten their lunch and their lunch account has little or no balance, the cafeteria will provided them with a lunch that meets minimum nutritious standards. The BCS office is no longer issuing Lunch IOUs. To increase your child’s lunch account balance, checks can be made payable to BPS Lunch Program and put into the Turn-In Basket in the office. Coming soon …..you will be able to check your child’s lunch balance on the internet and add money with your credit card. Please watch for a letter from BCS within the next two weeks.
Do you have other questions that you would like answered in future WAGs? Email your questions to nb01bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us and watch future WAG’s.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
BCS Community Education, in cooperation with the Oakland County Visiting Nurses’ Association, is sponsoring a Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic here in the BCS cafeteria on Thursday, October 22 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. School age children and adults are welcome. Flu shots are $25 and flu mist for healthy individuals between 2 and 49 years is $30. Pneumonia shots are $50. Cash or checks please. No H1N1 shots available. Questions? Please contact Sue Reepmeyer at 248-203-4449.
BASCC (Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council) has two fundraisers underway to help underwrite programs and services for senior citizens in our community. One involves the purchase of gift cards from America’s favorite retailers and the other is a sale of bulbs for your garden. For more information on either of these opportunities to make purchases which support BASCC, please contact the BASCC office in the Midvale Center at 248-203-5270.
Birmingham’s Historical Museum is currently sponsoring an exhibit on the History of Vernor’s Ginger Ale, which runs until October 17, 2009. The museum is open for public tours Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for seniors, students and members. For an extra $2, ice cream floats will be available on Saturday, September 26 between 1 and 3 p.m. A free public lecture about James Vernor and his Ginger Ale will take place on September 22 at 7:00 p.m. at Baldwin Public Library.
BASCC GARAGE SALE, September 26 9-3PM, 2121 Midvale Road, BirminghamVolunteer hours are available as follows: - anytime Thursday, September 24 from 1:30 pm to 10 pm - anytime Friday, September 25th from 9:30 am to 10 pm - Saturday, September 26th either 7:30 am to 12:30 OR noon to 4:30.To volunteer, please email the chairperson at sbricio@hotmail.com
Lunch with the Principal
Lunch with the Principal was a great time to sit down and talk about how BCS will meet your child’s needs. I appreciate the questions that were brought to the forefront and the enthusiasm all of you have in educating our future leaders! If you missed the Lunch with the Principal here are some of the topics that were discussed:
Parking Lot
This continues to be a frustration that we all feel. Two main points were brought up that I feel needs to be communicated with all of our families.
1. We have people parking or standing in the handicap accessible spaces when they are not needing a handicap space. This is not only keeping people with handicap stickers from parking, but could be keeping us from modeling respectable behavior for our students. Please do not use the handicap spaces unless you have the proper registration.
2. Do NOT park in the turnaround. This is a safety issue for our students and for you. Use the turnaround, especially at the beginning and the end of the day to drop/pick up only. The lineup is extending into Quarton Rd. which will result in both accidents and tickets from the police.
Finally, please be patient! I know that each year the beginning of the school year brings to light the things we must revisit each year. The parking lot will get better…if we all do our part.
BCS – A Model of a Greener School
www.climatechangeconnection.org
Idling…
sends a confusing message to students about vehicle safety
affects local air quality
contributes to climate change
is a waste of money
As you can see the Lunch with the Principal provides a time to sit and chat in a comfortable atmosphere. Please take advantage of this time and join us (information coming soon!). I am looking forward to seeing you and remember…bring a friend!
Parking Lot
This continues to be a frustration that we all feel. Two main points were brought up that I feel needs to be communicated with all of our families.
1. We have people parking or standing in the handicap accessible spaces when they are not needing a handicap space. This is not only keeping people with handicap stickers from parking, but could be keeping us from modeling respectable behavior for our students. Please do not use the handicap spaces unless you have the proper registration.
2. Do NOT park in the turnaround. This is a safety issue for our students and for you. Use the turnaround, especially at the beginning and the end of the day to drop/pick up only. The lineup is extending into Quarton Rd. which will result in both accidents and tickets from the police.
Finally, please be patient! I know that each year the beginning of the school year brings to light the things we must revisit each year. The parking lot will get better…if we all do our part.
BCS – A Model of a Greener School
We discussed the donation of the wind turbine and what that will look like for our engineering technology classes. Part of this discussion was focused on other ways to be a model school in helping save our environment. Julie Wagner shared an idea that many of us do not think about as we drive and park our cars, becoming an idle free school. This sparked many parents’ interest and made us think about the impact that so many of us have on the environment when we allow our car to run while we wait. The negative impact of our own cars idling, along with the school buses, delivery trucks, and other vehicles that travel to and from BCS, could be improved by educating our community on this topic. Julie Wagner was kind enough to send me information on this as we begin to research what we can do as a BCS community. I have included the links below
From the Idle Free Utah site www.idlefree.utah.gov
Idling for 10 seconds uses the same amount of gas as restarting your car.
They typical amount of vehicle starts per day is estimated at between 5 and 10.
Increasing the number of vehicle starts by 6-10 a day probably would not increase operating costs.
In order to balance the cost of starter maintenance with the benefits of idling reduction, the study suggested turning the vehicle off after 30-45 seconds of idling.
http://www.summitgreen.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/carsfuelsummitantiidling.ppt
There is a PowerPoint presentation created by or for a high school in New Jersey.
www.climatechangeconnection.org
Idling…
sends a confusing message to students about vehicle safety
affects local air quality
contributes to climate change
is a waste of money
As you can see the Lunch with the Principal provides a time to sit and chat in a comfortable atmosphere. Please take advantage of this time and join us (information coming soon!). I am looking forward to seeing you and remember…bring a friend!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Parent Nights
Good Afternoon!
I wanted to thank the parents that attended the curriculum night last Thursday for the 7th and 8th grade team. Please see the dates below for 3rd /4th and 5th / 6th. I hope to see all of you there! I wanted to let you know that your BCS team has worked hard in making these nights as useful as possible. It is refreshing to see everyone work together so that you walk away with a good idea of what is expected from both you and your child.
I would like to especially commend the staff of their hard work to make sure that all of the teachers, including our co-curricular staff, have an opportunity to introduce themselves to you. There have been many discussions behind the scenes to make this happen.
Please excuse any co-curricular team member that may not be here the evening of your child’s parent night. Many of our teachers are shared with other schools and they have to pick and choose which curriculum nights they will attend.
If you do not meet a certain teacher during the evening, please feel free to make an appointment and they will be happy to talk with you about what their class has to offer. I look forward to seeing you on:
3rd / 4th Thursday, September 17th 6:30 p.m.
5th / 6th Thursday, September 24th 6:30 p.m.
I wanted to thank the parents that attended the curriculum night last Thursday for the 7th and 8th grade team. Please see the dates below for 3rd /4th and 5th / 6th. I hope to see all of you there! I wanted to let you know that your BCS team has worked hard in making these nights as useful as possible. It is refreshing to see everyone work together so that you walk away with a good idea of what is expected from both you and your child.
I would like to especially commend the staff of their hard work to make sure that all of the teachers, including our co-curricular staff, have an opportunity to introduce themselves to you. There have been many discussions behind the scenes to make this happen.
Please excuse any co-curricular team member that may not be here the evening of your child’s parent night. Many of our teachers are shared with other schools and they have to pick and choose which curriculum nights they will attend.
If you do not meet a certain teacher during the evening, please feel free to make an appointment and they will be happy to talk with you about what their class has to offer. I look forward to seeing you on:
3rd / 4th Thursday, September 17th 6:30 p.m.
5th / 6th Thursday, September 24th 6:30 p.m.
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