Barrington Middle School
BMS Connected Learning Newsletter 3.18.2019 The BMS Learning Community is Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Succeed! Upcoming Events: (Note: Please review the dates as dates are subjected to change due to a number of factors from one newsletter to the next).
Note from Dr. Anderson: On Thursday, March 21, 2019, we will be rolling out the family feedback from the Studder satisfaction survey. All parents are invited to attend as your feedback is invaluable to our learning community. .Please see a link to the data set that will be reviewed. Looking forward to a positive and constructive conversation. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BSw2IAd1ZO-OGvuGeHKS0-jaxJ2iLUn_WwMEOW0GpWc/edit?usp=sharing BMS Spotlight on Learning: This week we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. Eileen Croke. Each morning, Mrs. Croke waits outside welcoming the students coming into school. She is quick to offer a smile, say hello, and make conversation with the students. Thank you Eileen for greeting the students with a warm welcome each morning. Well done! This week, we would also like to shine our BMS Spoltight on the cast and crew of Barrington Middle School’s High School Musical Jr. This past weekend they played to a pact house. Great work students. BMS News you can Use: BMS Building Update: The new building construction is well underway. To help with communication, each week I have been releasing the BMS Building Project Blog. You can access the blog by visiting the BMS Building Project Homepage or the direct link to the BMS Building Project Blog. In addition, each Tuesday morning we will have a student volunteer give updates to our student body during morning announcements. Deeper Learning Family Visit: (Note: There are a few more spots available! On March, 28 2019, Barrington Middle School will be hosting a family Deeper Learning visit where families can see elements of Deeper Learning in action from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. The first part will be an overview of deeper learning and how it looks at Barrington Middle School, then classroom visits, and finally a debrief. We will be visiting a few allied art classrooms as well as core classrooms. Please note that families may/may not be visiting the classrooms of their children. If you are interesting in participating, please complete the following form by Tuesday, March 26, 2019. We will only be able to take 15 total visitors (first come first serve). If there is an interest of more than 15, we will be sure to schedule additional visits. Thank you in advance for considering. https://goo.gl/forms/NqbILzZxNgWFb7sL2 Parent Survey Works Golden Ticket Incentive: BMS’s Survey Work portal will be open from March 11, 2019 to March 22, 2019. Our goal this year is to shatter our family response rate of last year’s only 104 responses from families. As an incentive to complete the survey, we are offering 3 “golden tickets” for students/family to be the first ones to take a tour of the new middle school. Each “golden ticket” winner will be able to invite two of his/her friends, as well as invite two family members. Please see the following link for additional information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BszCr9VKq3jyvjROh0f-90wMA46X0Y41viSwq92yOlc/edit?usp=sharing’ Parent Survey Works Information: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride Access Code for BMS - 01108family BMS Responds to Parent Feedback: Over the past year, Our School’s BMS Leadership Council, School Improvement Team, and Administration have carefully reviewed parent feedback based on how satisfied they are with Barrington Middle School. We are proud to acknowledge that our Parent Satisfaction Data from the Studer Survey a few months back increased from 3.60 to 3.84. One of the biggest jumps in the district! Based on your feedback we have put the following items in motion to best meet the needs of our families:
Vaping: Over the past few weeks, a few parents have reached out regarding information their children reported to them at home about middle school students vaping. It was important for Mrs. Bulk and I to provide parents with information regarding vaping. Please review the linked presentation, and I encourage you to review it with your child to open up discussion/conversation. Vaping 101 What Parents Need to Know Slide Presentation Vaping 101 What Parents Need to Know VLOG BMS Career Day: BMS Career Day- Friday, March 22nd 15 Parent volunteers needed to chaperone students in classrooms where BMS Career Day speakers will be presenting Chaperone volunteers will meet in the library at 9:00am for a brief overview. Career Day is over at 12:00pm. Please consider joining us for this great event! Sign-up on My School Anywhere or email [email protected] BMS School Improvement Plan Working Draft: I encourage you to periodically review the below link of our BMS Working School Improvement Plan. (note: Student Success Goals have been finalized and presented to our School Committee). BMS SMART Template 2018 - 2019 (Working Draft) Barrington Middle School Parent Newsletter
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