Friday, May 15, 2020

Gr 5 - Arbor Day Seedlings TOMORROW

The City of Beverly is celebrating Arbor Day with seedlings for our 5th grade students! 

5th grade families are invited to come to Ayers, BHS, Centerville or Lynch Park TOMORROW - Saturday morning May 16 between 9 and 11am and take just one plant per fifth grader.

Remember: observe social distancing, do not attend if you're sick, maintain a six foot distance from others, and wear a face covering. 

After 11AM plants not collected by Beverly fifth grade families are available to anyone until they're gone!
 

Book of the Day: New Kid

New Kid by Jerry Craft



A graphic novel perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.  He soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?

BMS Librarian Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. The ebook of New Kid is available from Hoopla or from Overdrive (use the Libby app) with a Beverly Public Library Card. Want a physical book? Check with Copper Dog Books or the Book Shop of Beverly Farms.

Make sure you sign up for #BeverlyKeepsReading and help us get to 5,000 books read! Prize drawings are held each Friday.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

5th Gr - Arbor Day Seedlings on Saturday

The City of Beverly is celebrating Arbor Day with seedlings for our 5th grade students! 

5th grade families are invited to come to Ayers, BHS, Centerville or Lynch Park on Saturday morning May 16 between 9 and 11am and take just one plant per fifth grader.

Remember: observe social distancing, do not attend if you're sick, maintain a six foot distance from others, and wear a face covering. 

After 11AM plants not collected by Beverly fifth grade families are available to anyone until they're gone!
 

You Can Still Order a Yearbook

Before our extended break, the Yearbook club put the final touches on this year's issue and are excited to share it with the BMS community. Don't miss out on your chance to secure your copy now! Questions? Contact Mrs. Vanderslice at kvanderslice@beverlyschools.org.

Ordering deadline extended to
Friday May 29, 2020

Book of the Day: Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Aru Shah

The first book in an adventure series about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them!

BMS Librarian Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. The ebook of Aru Shah is available from Hoopla with a Beverly Public Library card and you can also get the ebook or the eaudio from Overdrive through the library (use the Libby app). Want a physical book? Check with Copper Dog Books or the Book Shop of Beverly Farms.

Make sure you sign up for #BeverlyKeepsReading and help us get to 5,000 books read! Prize drawings are held each Friday. This week's prize: a $25 gift card from Crave!

Honor a Teacher Deadline June 1

The Beverly Education Foundation's Honor A Teacher Campaign for 2020 will be dedicated to our teachers, staff and administrators who are working tirelessly to provide quality online and remote learning to our students during this global health crisis. Your gift will provide critical support and bolster the work of the Beverly Education Foundation's mission of enhancing and enriching public education during this difficult time. All Honor a Teacher funds are earmarked to fund teacher grants each year.

The Beverly Education Foundation's Annual Honor A Teacher drive promotes the honoring of "teachers" to include all exemplary educators who have made a positive difference in the life of a Beverly public school student. Funds raised go directly to fund teacher/parent grants, which are awarded each spring. "Honor a Teacher" who made a difference in your life.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Book of the Day: House Arrest

House Arrest by K.A. Holt


Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word-something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, he is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, and keep a journal for an entire year. And mostly, he has to stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family, staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be. By turns touching and funny, and always original, House Arrest is a middlegrade novel in verse about one boy's path to redemption as he navigates life with a sick brother, a grieving mother, and one tough probation officer. (Description from publisher)

BMS Librarian Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. The ebook and eaudio of House Arrest is available through Overdrive through the library (use the Libby app) or you can also find the eaudio of House Arrest is available from Hoopla with a Beverly Public Library Card. Want a physical book? Check with Copper Dog Books or the Book Shop of Beverly Farms.

Make sure you sign up for #BeverlyKeepsReading and help us get to 5,000 books read! Prize drawings are held each Friday. This week's prize: a $25 gift card from Crave!

5th Gr - Arbor Day Seedings on Saturday

The City of Beverly is celebrating Arbor Day with seedlings for our 5th grade students! 

5th grade families are invited to come to Ayers, BHS, Centerville or Lynch Park on Saturday morning May 16 between 9 and 11am and take just one plant per fifth grader.

Remember: observe social distancing, do not attend if you're sick, maintain a six foot distance from others, and wear a face covering. 

After 11AM plants not collected by Beverly fifth grade families are available to anyone until they're gone!
 

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Yearbook Ordering Deadline Extended

Before our extended break, the Yearbook club put the final touches on this year's issue and are excited to share it with the BMS community. Don't miss out on your chance to secure your copy now! Questions? Contact Mrs. Vanderslice at kvanderslice@beverlyschools.org.

Ordering deadline extended to
Friday May 29, 2020

Book of the Day: Village of Scoundrels

Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus 

Village of Scoundrels

A 2020 release, based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance and a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught: A policeman is sent to keep an eye on them, German soldiers reside in a local hotel, and eventually the Gestapo arrives, armed with guns and a list of names. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against time to bring their friends to safety.

Margi Preus is the author of West of the Moon, Shadow on the Mountain, and Heart of a Samurai, which was a Newbery Honor book.

Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. Village of Scoundrels can be downloaded from Hoopla with a Beverly Public Library Card.

Make sure you sign up for #BeverlyKeepsReading and help us get to 5,000 books read! Prize drawings are held each Friday. This week's prize: a $25 gift card from Crave!

Monday, May 11, 2020

Global Apps - Week of May 11


Remember -- each day you should:
  1. Choose at least ONE Mind & Body Fitness activity
  2. Then, choose at least ONE more Global App activity
  3. Finally, fill out ONE GOOGLE FORM to provide evidence of your work and receive credit.
We also would LOVE to see and hear your work! So, you may also CHOOSE to post your work on this optional BMS Keeps Learning in Global Apps Padlet page!

Check the BMS Beverly Keeps Reading Global Apps page for more details.

Get in Shape and Get a Laugh

From our homes to yours - the BMS Aerobic All Stars! Here's a great 6-minute video workout for your body -- and your laugh reflex. 

Join BMS staff as they join the 1988 Aerobics All-Stars. See if you can have as much fun as they did creating this video. Special shout-out to Mr. Melanson for organizing and to everyone willing to step out with some great aerobics moves!


Check this page for all the videos from the BMS community!