Ms. Woznick is participating in this year's Global Read Aloud with the book Prairie Lotus by Newbery Award-winning author Linda Sue Park. She will be reading it on Google Meet starting on Monday, October 5.
Students who would like to participate would listen in at home 3 times a week as we read the book and times are set to accommodate both Cohort A and Cohort B students. The read aloud is scheduled for times when many, although not all students are scheduled for independent work, lunch, or Global Apps. This is a Global Apps choice and it may also count as an independent reading option for many teachers.
See this presentation for more information about Global Read Aloud and the book. In order to participate, students must enroll in a Google Classroom - the link is in the presentation. (It's not exactly a "class" but this is an easy way to keep things organized and private.) They must enroll from a device logged into the student's school login.
Students do not need to have a copy of the book to participate, but if you would like to purchase one, Copper Dog Books in downtown Beverly is offering us a special 20% off coupon code for this title! Simply search for Prairie Lotus (or go directly to this page) and put the book in your shopping cart. When you have completed your order and go to checkout, put in the coupon code READALOUD. You will have a choice of having the book shipped to your home, or you can also opt for free in-store pickup or home delivery within 5 miles.
For more information, contact the BMS librarian, Ms. Woznick at awoznick@beverlyschools.org.
October 1 is World Postcard Day!
Ms. Woznick has signed up for Postcrossing and has been sending and receiving postcards from all over the world! We are starting to get some students involved in writing some of these cards, or your family may enjoy signing up for their own free membership.
View a blog with the BMS Postcrossing postcards or contact Ms. Woznick if you'd like to know more.
See this presentation for more information about Global Read Aloud and the book. In order to participate, students must enroll in a Google Classroom - the link is in the presentation. (It's not exactly a "class" but this is an easy way to keep things organized and private.) They must enroll from a device logged into the student's school login.
Students do not need to have a copy of the book to participate, but if you would like to purchase one, Copper Dog Books in downtown Beverly is offering us a special 20% off coupon code for this title! Simply search for Prairie Lotus (or go directly to this page) and put the book in your shopping cart. When you have completed your order and go to checkout, put in the coupon code READALOUD. You will have a choice of having the book shipped to your home, or you can also opt for free in-store pickup or home delivery within 5 miles.
For more information, contact the BMS librarian, Ms. Woznick at awoznick@beverlyschools.org.
Beverly Athletics is offering intramural cross country and field hockey (gr 7 & 8 only) leagues this fall at the middle school, giving student athletes an opportunity to participate in a sport right on their own campus.
We want to be sure you don't miss any important emails! Our administrators often send emails from the Aspen system, which allows them to select certain grade levels, for example. Unfortunately, these emails occasionally land in people's spam/junk boxes.
Please check for emails coming from aspen-sysadmin@myfollett.com (triggered from our Aspen student info system) and email@blackboard.com (triggered from our Blackboard communication system).
Check your email settings to sort these correctly so you don't miss any critical messages during this unprecedented school year.
This information was in Homeward Bound yesterday but the link may not have worked for you. Sorry! Let's try this again...
Our grade 7 and 8 Cohort A Students (Mondays & Thursdays), will have their first in-person day on Thursday, October 1st. Cohort B Students (Tuesdays & Fridays) will have their first in-person day on Tuesday, September 29th.
Registration is closed for field hockey. Athletes who have signed up will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays starting on October 5 until November 18.
Click here for the calendar and important information about practice protocols.
Reminder: There is no school (remote or in-person) on Monday, September 28 in observation of Yom Kippur.
Beverly Athletics is offering an intramural league this fall at the Middle School, giving student athletes an opportunity to participate in a sport right on their own campus. Cross Country and Field Hockey (7th & 8th grade only) will look to start their programs the week of October 5th
The first PTO meeting of the year will be on Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 pm via Zoom.
The first PTO meeting of the year will be on Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 pm via Zoom.
The first book in a witty, suspenseful new series about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter.
As of right now Ms. Woznick has four slots available for people who want to write a postcards to someone somewhere in the world through our school Postcrossing account.
What's Postcrossing? Check out this blog with the BMS cards sent and receive, and the Postcrossing website to see more about it.
Student who sign up will be invited, in the order they sign up, to either write a card or to research information about cards we receive. You will get full information and directions from Ms. Woznick at that time, and will have 24-48 hours to respond, after which time the option will be passed to the next person.
Ms. Woznick is also taking donations of postcards at this time. Postcards of Beverly, Boston, other places on the North Shore or in Massachusetts are helpful. We can also use cards that show animals or art or other things that kids might be interested in sending or either children or adults in receiving. Email Ms. Woznick if you have postcards to donate or questions: awoznick@beverlyschools.org
We currently have four spots for postcard writers this week! And I hope we receive some more cards soon. But the more cards we send out the more we can get back.