Pop-Up Used Book Sale at BMS Wed 6/9

Look for details soon about a pop-up used book sale at BMS to be held on Wednesday, June 9!

If you have books you'd like to donate, please contact Ms. Woznick in advance: awoznick@beverlyschools.org.

Gr 8 - iPad Turn-in Info & BHS Laptop Program

iPad Turn-in

The BMS Tech Department will be collecting iPads from 8th graders during the last week of school.

In-person students' iPads will be collected between June 14th and June 16th. The day your child attends the field trip is the day we will be collecting the iPads from them. Please make sure they bring in their iPads to school June 14th to June 16th.

RLA students will turn in their devices before their graduation ceremony. The Tech Department will have a table in the cafeteria.

Please note, if the devices are returned totaled with a cracked screen or water damage etc. there will be a $50.00 fee. The cost to replace an iPad is $300.00 but we charge families $50.00. You will receive an email from the BMS Tech Center letting you know how to make the payment. Also, if the fee is not paid your child will not be able to pick up a leased or loaner laptop at BHS until all obligations have been completed from the middle school. 

If you have any questions, please call the BMS Tech Center at 978-921-6103 ext. 24160 or ext. 24170. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Gr 5-7 iPad Summer Info

Grades 5-7 will take their iPads home over the summer. Please make sure that you take good care of your device by doing the following:

• Make sure that you keep up with Software Updates
• Delete any files, pictures, or movies that you no longer need.
• Never leave your iPad unattended.
• Keep your iPad in its school-issued protective case at all times.
• Carry your iPad with two hands.
• Keep your iPad away from liquids or foods.
• Handle your iPad only when your hands are clean.
• Exercise care when inserting and removing cords and cables from your iPad.
• Never sit on or throw a backpack that contains an iPad.
• Avoid putting pressure on the iPad screen.
• Avoid leaving your iPad in a vehicle.
• Keep your iPad away from extreme temperatures, direct sunlight or ultraviolet light.
• Don’t bring your iPad to the beach.

Parents: feel free to take the device away if you do not want your child to use the iPad until school begins in September.

Not coming back to Beverly Middle School? Please return iPad to the BMS main office from 8:30 am to Noon.

If you have any questions about your iPad over the summer please contact the middle school tech center at: bmstech@beverlyschools.org. Have a wonderful and safe summer vacation!

Encore! Disney on Stage Performed Again!

Congrats to our fabulous BMS performers who put on a reprise performance of Disney on Stage this morning. All our students tuned in to enjoy it! 

Special thanks to Mr. Aaron Swiniuch who has been working with students for months and gone through many different possibilities for staging. Here is a list of the students who performed today:

Sophia Jacobson
Amelia Jewett
Maddy Haley
Adeline Kontos
June Gambale
Grace Earl
Mikayla Whiting
Kennedy Coup
Gianna Gaudette
Sadie Brennan
Braden Wilenbrock
Jireh Chandler
Kelly Flannery
Mia Hanson
Stella Kersker
Giada DiMercurio
Enzo Gois
Matthew Hoffman
Delia Gouker
Lidia Miedema
Jackson Murphy
Ethan Holway
Jordyn Buckley

Beverly Coastal Resilience Projects

The city of Beverly will hold two virtual public forums on June 9 and June 10 to share results of coastal resilience projects at Obear Park and the Beverly Pump Station on Water Street.

See this flyer for details and links.

Memorial Day Weekend

 This Friday, May 28 is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 with a grab and go lunch. 

There is no school on Monday, May 31 in observation of Memorial Day.

Request from Health Office

Following CDC approval of the covid vaccine for children ages 12-15 we anticipate many of our students are getting vaccinated. The health office would like to collect this information. If your child receives the covid vaccine please forward a copy to our office. Please note, we need proof that your student received both doses, so only send along documentation once they receive their second vaccine. Thank you so much! You can email it to the nurses listed below.

Jodi Elder
jelder@beverlyschools.org

Kerrie Guinivan
kguinivan@beverlyschools.org

Disney On Stage - Watch Online Friday Morning

After 2 amazing performances last week for staff, friends and family of performers, we've decided that we wanted to reach more of our community! 

There will be an in-school live stream performance of Disney on Stage this Friday at 9:15 a.m., giving a chance for all students and staff to view the performance before the long weekend! 

Students in the show will be performing live, while all other students and staff will be able to watch the performance from their classrooms -- and anyone who would like can also watch from home!

It will be streamed starting at 9:15am on Friday, May 28. Please note that due to copyright restrictions, it is ONLY available live, and may not be recorded to post later. But if you are free during this time, you can tune in and watch!

Use this link: https://youtu.be/J5cfDVZXLxc

Special thanks to Mr. Aaron Swiniuch who has been working with students for months and gone through many different possibilities for staging. Kudos!

Honor a Teacher! Deadline June 1

Beverly Patch recently ran an article about the Beverly Education Foundation's Annual Honor A Teacher Appeal and Teacher Appreciation Week. This is one of the best ways you can show your appreciation to an educator in Beverly!

Kindly have your donation in no later than June 1, 2021. Acknowledgements & certificates will be distributed by June 14, 2021. All donations are tax deductible.Make your donation today:  https://www.bevedfoundation.org/honor-a-teacher/

Memorial Day Weekend

This Friday, May 28 is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 with a grab and go lunch. 

There is no school on Monday, May 31 in observation of Memorial Day.

Grade 7 MCAS Thursday

 Math MCAS for Grade 7 will be on Thursday.

Here is the complete MCAS Testing Schedule

Community Forum on Race and Equity Tuesday 5/25

The virtual Community Forum on Race takes place on Tuesday, May 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and will feature a discussion facilitated by Lauren Swayne Barthold, Program Developer at the Heathmere Center for Cultural Engagement. The discussion will focus on race and equity, identify challenges and successes and explore the steps the district is taking to address the findings of its recently completed equity audit.

Click here to access the livestream. or find out more here. 

Vaccine Clinics This Week

There will be mobile vaccination sites this week at the Middle School (first dose - 5/26/21) and High School (first dose - 5/27/21). Clinics will be run at the school from 9:00-1:00. The two-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination series is now approved for our students ages 12 and up. We are extending this opportunity to vaccinate any Beverly student or BPS staff member and their families who are age-eligible for the vaccine. 

Please see this flyer for a vaccine schedule and information on how to register.

Disney On Stage - Extra Show Added Friday Morning

After an amazing performance on both Thursday for some school staff and Friday for friends and family of performers, we've decided that we wanted to reach more of our community! 

There will be an in-school live stream performance of Disney on Stage this Friday at 9:15 a.m., giving a chance for all students and staff to view the performance before the long weekend! 

Students in the show will be performing live, while all other students and staff will be able to watch the performance from their classrooms -- and anyone who would like can also watch from home!

It will be streamed starting at 9:15am on Friday, May 28. Please note that due to copyright restrictions, it is ONLY available live, and may not be recorded to post later. But if you are free during this time, you can tune in and watch!

Use this link: https://youtu.be/J5cfDVZXLxc

Special thanks to Mr. Aaron Swiniuch who has been working with students for months and gone through many different possibilities for staging. Kudos!

MCAS Testing This Week

 In-person students have the following MCAS testing schedule this week

• Grade 6 Math - Tuesday, May 25
• Grade 7 Math - Thursday, May 27

Grade 6 RLA students have math MCAS on Tuesday, May 25.

Here is the link to all MCAS testing dates, grades 5-8

The BMS Tech Center recommends the steps in this document to make sure that everyone's iPad is running properly for MCAS (and for school!) We appreciate parents/guardians checking in with their children to make sure this happens or if they need assistance.

• Check storage - you should have 2GB available!
• Delete any unused photos, videos, apps.
• Make sure automatic updates are turned on
• Install updates manually if need be
• Soft restart the day of testing
• Make sure TestNav app is installed on iPad (if not, download from Self Service)
• Fully charged

8th grade students, please make sure you back up any pictures, movies, etc. since you will be turning in your iPad in June.

Please note, these steps can be followed throughout the school year to ensure your device is always running optimally!