Friday, October 4, 2019

French 8 Families

Attention French 8 students, parents and guardians!

As a capping event for our unit on "La cuisine française," we will join together on Thursday, October 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a community supper.

The event will take place at BMS in the first floor cafeteria.

This will be a chance for students (with help from home) to make and share the dishes they have learned about and to celebrate French culture through its food.

Madame Diop, our new Grade 7 French teacher, will be joining us.

Please know that if you are not able to bring a dish, you are still welcome to attend. I will be making a few dishes myself, so there should be enough for everyone.

Questions? Contact Madame Faria at lfaria@beverlyschools.org.

Kate Allen's Visit

Author Kate Allen visited BMS yesterday from Minneapolis for 2 fantastic assemblies with our 7th and 8th graders. She talked about her book, The Line Tender, which is set locally and involves friends, family -- and sharks!

Mesages from the PTO

The PTO's next meeting will be Thursday, November 14 At 6:30 PM in the BMS library.

Meeting minutes can be found here from the first PTO gathering with Mr. Poska and the School Committee (they come to every meeting). The PTO's meeting minutes can ALSO be found on the PTO website as well.

There is still time to donate to the PTO's Direct Donation Drive via Venmo. Every dollar benefits all students in the Beverly Middle School.

Students with Asthma & Severe Allergies

This is a friendly reminder from the Beverly Middle School Health Office.

If your child has severe asthma or life-threatening allergies, please send in an extra inhaler or EpiPen to be kept in the clinic at school. All medications kept in the health office require a signed parental/guardian medication form and a signed physician medication order by a licensed prescriber.

Students who need to carry their own inhalers or EpiPens must have written self-administration permission from the licensed prescriber and the parent/guardian. 

Attached is the Medication Administration Parent Information, a copy of Beverly Public Schools Physician Medication Order and Parental Consent.

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at (978) 921-6103 Option 7, or email jelder@beverlyschools.org, emoffett@beverlyschools.org or ktobyne@beverlyschools.org.

Thank you!
The BMS Nurses

Indoor Flag Football

New England Sports League is offering indoor flag football. Opening day is November 16 for the Winter 1 season. Registration is open now.

See this flyer for more information or go to https://www.newenglandsportsllc.com/

GSA Meets Thursdays

GSA is going to start meeting Thursdays from 3-3:45 in room 215 (First Neighborhood maker space).

News Club

The BMS News Club has an informational meeting after school on Monday, October 7 in the library from 3-3:45. All who are interested in being involved this year are encouraged to come to this meeting to learn more about what we will be doing.

Direct Donation Drive - Last Day!

Today, Friday, October 4th is the final day of the Direct Donation Drive. Donate NOW to be entered to win fantastic grade-level prizes of $100 each and the grand prize raffle - $500 in cash! If you donate $100 or more, you will be entered to win "A Night out in Beverly".

See the BMS PTO's website for more information on prizes or easy ways to donate!
https://sites.google.com/view/beverly-middle-school-pto/direct-donation-drive

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Cross Country Black Team

Attention all Black Team cross country members, due to the orange team hosting a home meet today, today's practice has been cancelled.

Again, due to the orange team hosting a home meet today, today's black team practice has been cancelled.







GSA Starts Next Thursday

GSA is going to start meeting Thursdays from 3-3:45 in room 215 (First Neighborhood maker space).

Direct Donation Drive - Tomorrow is Final Day

Friday, October 4th is the final day of the Direct Donation Drive. Donate NOW to be entered to win fantastic grade-level prizes of $100 each and the grand prize raffle - $500 in cash! If you donate $100 or more, you will be entered to win "A Night out in Beverly".

See the BMS PTO's website for more information on prizes or easy ways to donate!
https://sites.google.com/view/beverly-middle-school-pto/direct-donation-drive

Flag Football

Flag Football games today (Thursday) are the Packers vs. the Patriots and Florida vs. LSU. Meet on the turf at 3:05! 

Yearbook Club Today

Yearbook Club will have an informational meeting today, Thursday October 3rd at 3pm in the Makerspace 1 on the first floor. All are welcome.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

SEPAC Meeting Tuesday 10/1

There is a SEPAC meeting tonight (Tuesday 10/1) at  6:30 at the McKeown School.

See this flyer for more info.

Direct Donation Drive Final Days

Friday, October 4th is the final day of the Direct Donation Drive. Donate NOW to be entered to win fantastic grade-level prizes of $100 each and the grand prize raffle - $500 in cash! If you donate $100 or more, you will be entered to win "A Night out in Beverly". 

See the BMS PTO's website for more information on prizes or easy ways to donate!
https://sites.google.com/view/beverly-middle-school-pto/direct-donation-drive

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Yearbook Club

Yearbook Club will have an informational meeting on Thursday October 3rd at 3pm in the Makerspace 1 on the first floor. All are welcome.

Flag Football Tuesday

Tuesday's Flag Football games include Boston College vs. Miami and Notre Dame vs. Michigan. Please report to the turf at 3:05!

Over 100 Items In Lost & Found

There are now over 100 items in the lost & found outside the BMS library - jackets, sweaters, shirts, lunchboxes, and more!

Items are tagged regularly with a date and those left for over a month are donated to charity.

Please be sure your child (or you!) check the rack.

Picture Day Oct. 30

Picture Day is coming! - ¡Ya llega el Día de la Foto!

The easiest way to order school pictures is online at mylifetouch.com. Make sure to order before Picture Day Wednesday, October 30.

Beverly Middle School
Picture Day is Wednesday, October 30
Picture Day ID: MV509255Q0

La manera más fácil de encargar las fotos escolares es en línea en mylifetouch.com
¡Asegúrate de encargar antes del Día de la Foto!

ORDER NOW - this link has the picture day ID embedded.

Cross Country - Meet Postponed

We just received word this morning that tomorrow's Orange team meet in Peabody has been postponed until Thursday. Please let us know if your child can't attend because of the last-minute schedule change. There will be no practice tomorrow.

BMS XC teams are pleased to be hosting the 7th annual Marc Burns Invitational "Friendship Meet" on Thursday, October 17th at our home course. Coach Arsnow has been coordinating with Saints Academy and Salem Middle School, who will be joining us for this community event. This is an optional meet, but we do hope for a strong turnout to support the family and to remember Marc. Please see the attached flyer for more details. We hope you will consider encouraging your kids to participate!

Also, the annual Jim Munn Invitational Meet will be held at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester one week later, on Thursday, October 24th. This is also an optional meet. Note: This is not part of our meet schedule and there will be no transportation. It is 100% voluntary and requires parents to organize and drive if their children are interested. See this flyer for more information.

The league NEC meet date is still TBD, and will be held at Stage Fort Park Gloucester. Last year we were limited in the number of runners who were eligible for this meet, so stay tuned.

Orange team Dates:
10/3: Meet @ Peabody
10/10: Home vs. Winthrop
10/16: Meet @ Salem
10/17: Marc Burns Friendship Meet (optional)
10/23: Meet @Gloucester
10/24 Jim Munn Meet (optional/no transportation @Gloucester)
??? NECs

Babysitting Training Workshop

Beverly Recreation Department is offering an American Red Cross babysitter training workshop all day on Saturday, October 19 from 9am to 4:30 pm at Camp Paradise.


Robotics Club

The Robotics Club will meet today (Tuesday) after school in room 316. If you'd like to find out more stop on by from 3:05-3:45. Open to all grades.

Direct Donation Drive - Donate Now!

There is still time to donate to our Direct Donation Drive! Yesterday, we announced the early bird winners! 
 
Congratulations to Dylana Abell, Cal McCay and Leela Sweetser!! Make sure you stop at the front office to pick up your $50 Amazon gift card!

Our fundraiser ends on Friday, October 4th. Make sure to get your donations in by the end of the day so you can be entered to win more fabulous prizes including $500 cash!!

Monday, September 30, 2019

Public Library Happenings for Kids

There's lots happening at the Beverly Public Library!

Summer Reading Art Gallery Opening - Open to all!
Thursday, October 3 from 6:30 to 8 PM - Sohier Room, Main Library
Beverly Middle School and Beverly High School will host an art display in the Sohier Room of the Beverly Public Library that brings the reading experiences of Beverly teens to life. The students read a wide range of books, from the heart-pounding Dread Nation, to the adventurous Metropolitans, to the gripping Monday’s Not Coming. Students produced creative responses to the books they read, including drawings, posters, paintings, dioramas, and more. Beverly native Kate Allen will be a guest at this event, reading from her book, The Line Tender, which was featured on the middle school list this year. Celebrate the opening of the art exhibit and enjoy some light refreshments! This event is open to patrons of all ages.

Pizza & A Movie: Captain Marvel (for grades 6-12)
Thursday, October 24 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM - Beverly Public Library: Sohier Room
Join us for Captain Marvel on the big screen…with free pizza!

Graphic Novel Book Club (For grades 3-6)
Wednesday, October 9 at 4 PM
Registration required
Join us for the first meeting of the year! We will have an activity and attendees will receive a copy of our first book, 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel.

Science Squad (For grades 1-5)
Thursday, October 17 at 3:30 PM
Take our engineering challenge!
Build a tower as tall as you can that can hold a large marshmallow on top using spaghetti, small marshmallows, and masking tape. Can you do it?

Flag Football Today

For the morning - Flag Football starts today! The Patriots take on the Rams and Alabama faces off against Auburn. Students should report to the back turf at 3:05!

Tomorrow's Flag Football games are Boston College versus Miami and Notre Dame verse Michigan!

Honors Choir

Honors choir rehearsal is today (Monday) from 3-4pm in room 155

Robotics Club

Robotics Club will meet tomorrow from 3:05-3:45 in room 316. We will be joining the First Lego League to do challenges and competitions with the lego mindstorm Ev3 robots. If you are interested in finding out more, then stop on by.

Writers' Club Tuesday

Creative Minds Unite! Writers' Club is meeting on Tuesday from 3:00-3:45 in Room 441. Feel free to stop by and check it out!

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Cross Country - Black Team

Monday's cross country Black Team practice has been cancelled.

All-City Jazz Band

Congrats to the students who have been admitted to All-City Jazz Band for the 2019-2020 school year! Click here to see the roster.

The first rehearsal is on Thursday, October 3 from 3:15-4:45. See Mr. Krafka with questions.

Flag Football Starts Tomorrow

The 2019 Flag Football Intramural League is just around the corner! The rosters and Master Schedule have been posted around the school and are here through Homeward Bound.

Please find your team and review the game schedule. Only show up for the dates your team has been scheduled. 

If you would like to still join, please see Mr. Melanson in room 222 and he will add you to the waitlist. Thank you!

Master Schedule
This week's games:
Monday, September 30th:Patriots vs. Rams
Alabama vs. Auburn 
Tuesday, October 1st:Boston College v. Miami
Notre Dame vs. Michigan 
Thursday, October 3rdPackers vs. Patriots
Florida vs. LSU