BMS Science Fair

Beverly Middle School's Science Fair is coming on Tuesday, February 26!

Registration is open now. Click here to fill out the registration form so you can tell us about your wonderful self and what you're thinking about for a project (or if you don't know what you want to do yet)!

There will be three after-school mentoring sessions before the Science Fair on January 10, January 23, and February 4. The sessions are open to all students to help you choose a topic and get started. Have fun exploring!!

If you have any questions contact Mrs. Hopkins in room 131A (dhopkins@beverlyschools.org),
Mrs. Fish in room 339A (bfish@beverlyshcools.org) or Ms. Al-Khalili at reyaal67@gmail.com.

Register for Red Cross Babysitting Class - Starts Monday

Register today for the American Red Cross Babysitting Class at the EXPLORE@GUS After School Program... Transportation from Beverly Middle School is available!

This class is designed to help participants develop leadership skills, participants will learn how to keep themselves and others safe, gain useful tools for managing behavior with young children, learn basic child care, and first aid. Facilitated by GUS Faculty: Nancy Hartmann, Director of Auxiliary Programs and Kitty Hunt, School Nurse. Both Nancy and Kitty are certified American Red Cross Health and Safety Instructors. Registration is open, class starts Monday, January 7 and runs for 7 weeks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Open to grades 5 to 8, fee is $165

NEW! Transportation will be available from Beverly Middle School to GUS in Beverly Farms! Upon arrival, middle schoolers will be supervised and do fun activities or have homework time until the start of the Babysitting Class at 4:00 p.m.

Click here for more information and to register.

Red Cross Babysitting Class Starts Monday

Register today for the American Red Cross Babysitting Class at the EXPLORE@GUS After School Program... Transportation from Beverly Middle School is available!

This class is designed to help participants develop leadership skills, participants will learn how to keep themselves and others safe, gain useful tools for managing behavior with young children, learn basic child care, and first aid. Facilitated by GUS Faculty: Nancy Hartmann, Director of Auxiliary Programs and Kitty Hunt, School Nurse. Both Nancy and Kitty are certified American Red Cross Health and Safety Instructors. Registration is open, class starts Monday, January 7 and runs for 7 weeks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Open to grades 5 to 8, fee is $165

NEW! Transportation will be available from Beverly Middle School to GUS in Beverly Farms! Upon arrival, middle schoolers will be supervised and do fun activities or have homework time until the start of the Babysitting Class at 4:00 p.m.

Click here for more information and to register.

Back to School Wednesday

We hope everyone had a fun/relaxing December vacation! Classes start up again tomorrow, Wednesday, January 2 at 8:45 am.

Girls Lacrosse - Registration Open

Registration is now open for Beverly Girls Youth Lacrosse! It's for girls in grades 1-8; practice starts in April. Register online at bevgirlslax.com.

For more information, see this flyer, go to the BGYL website, or email Courtney Melei at mccullochcourtney@yahoo.com.

BMS Spring Musical

Mr. Mark Hecox, the new 7th and 8th grade chorus teacher is putting together a spring musical at BMS this year.  It will be Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim -- stay tuned after the break for more information!

Girls Lacrosse - Sign Up Now

Registration is now open for Beverly Girls Youth Lacrosse! It's for girls in grades 1-8; practice starts in April. Register online at bevgirlslax.com.

For more information, see this flyer, go to the BGYL website, or email Courtney Melei at mccullochcourtney@yahoo.com.

BMS Spring Musical

Mr. Mark Hecox, the new 7th and 8th grade chorus teacher is putting together a spring musical at BMS this year.  It will be Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim -- stay tuned after the break for more information!

School Gets Out at 3pm Today

There is no school from Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1 for December Vacation. Classes resume on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Please note that today, Friday, December 21 is a full day. Students will be released at 3:00 pm.

Social Media & Middle Schoolers

Assistant principal Ms. Norton wants to share a quick article with you: Ten Reasons Middle Schoolers Don't Need Social Media. It's some good ammo for the adults in your family when deciding when it's the right time for your child to access some of the popular online social platforms.

Want to go more in-depth? The article is based on a longer piece in Psychology Today.

Lost & Found Filling Up - Claim Your Items

The BMS Lost and Found was cleared out in early December - only 2 weeks later it has hundreds of dollars of items.

Please ask your child to check the lost and found near the library.

Click here to see what was in there as of Monday.

Flag Football

The final Championship Game for Flag Football takes place today!

Thursday, December 20th:
Patriots vs. Cowboys

Mr. Melanson thanks everyone who participated this year!

Library Closed to Students Friday AM

The BMS Library will be closed to students tomorrow (Friday) morning. Students may visit the library Thursday or Friday after school or during the school day with teacher permission.

Yearbook Club

Due to a delay in receiving school pictures, Yearbook Club will not be meeting today. Keep taking pictures and bring them in after Holiday Break!

Full School Day Tomorrow

There is no school from Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1 for December Vacation. Classes resume on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Please note that tomorrow, Friday, December 21 is a full day. Students will be released at 3:00 pm.

Full Day on Friday

There is no school from Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1 for December Vacation. Classes resume on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Please note that Friday, December 21 is a full day. Students will be released at 3:00 pm.

Tomorrow is Last Day - Discounted New Year's Eve Buttons

Beverly's New Year is a family event on New Year's Eve, December 31, from 3:30 - 7:00 pm. You can buy discounted "early bird" admission buttons through tomorrow, Thursday, December 20. The price goes up after that, and is available in fewer outlets.

Click here for a flyer with a schedule and a list of where to buy your button!

BHS Musical Opportunity for Gr 5-8 - Act Now

Interested students in grades 5-8 may participate one of two ensemble numbers in this year's BHS Musical, Mary Poppins, which will be performed in May.

Click here for more details about the rehearsal schedules.

Interested students should contact Mrs. Pilanen-Kudlik (lpilanen@beverlyschools.org) by today, Wednesday, December 19th, as rehearsals begin after the first of the year.

Flag Football

The Championship Games for Flag Football are taking place this week. There are 2 more games left!

Tuesday, December 18th:
Alabama vs. Auburn

Thursday, December 20th:
Patriots vs. Cowboys

Mr. Melanson thanks everyone who participated this year!

Return/Renew Overdue Library Books

About 200 BMS students have overdue school library books.

Books must be renewed or returned before the holiday break. Students with overdues cannot check books out in January until they clear their library account by returning or renewing books or by paying for lost books.

Please ask your child to return or renews any overdue books immediately. The library is open before school most days starting at 8:15 and after school until 3:45 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. It is open until 3:15 on Wednesday and Friday this week.

Please note that the library will be closed to students before school on Friday.