Dear families,
Following the celebration of Half-way Day, our grade level teams held forums with students to outline expectations as we move into the second half of their grade level experience and start to prep them for their transition to the next grade. Some of the topics we highlighted were positive academic habits and behavioral expectations. Grade Team Leaders emailed families a detailed overview of the forum they facilitated.
Shout Out:
- A special thank you to all our family volunteers who made our February Pizza Day a huge success!
- We are appreciative of families support and partnership as we powered-off on our first Tech-Free Day! Students enjoyed the day by learning through different modalities.
Student Council SOUP-ER Bowl Food Drive
Student Council will run our annual Soup-er Bowl canned food drive from Monday, February 6th - Friday, February 10th. There will be two bins set up in our main lobby, one for Kansas City and the other for Philadelphia. We will be donating all items to Feeding Westchester of Elmsford.
School Visits
Please be advised that our security software is being updated. All visitors are required to show their driver's license or government-issued identification. No exceptions will be made!
Report Cards:
Quarter II Report Cards have been posted to the Parent Portal. As a reminder, the Portal provides up-to-date information on your child's academic progress. This may include assignment due dates, completion, etc.
MAPs (Measure of Academic Progress) Assessment
This coming week, we will administer the Winter MAPS. This will be the second of three installments to assist teachers in measuring students' academic progress and growth.
6th Grade:
- February 6th - Math MAPS administration
- February 7th – ELA MAPS administration
7th Grade:
- February 7th - Math MAPS administration
- February 9th - ELA MAPS administration
8th Grade:
- February 8th - Math MAPS administration
- February 9th - ELA MAPS administration
BMS School-wide Field Trip
In honor of American Heart Month and Kindness Week, on February 14th, Briarcliff Middle School will be taking a field trip to Playland Ice Casino for a day of ice skating sponsored by the PTA. We want our students to learn to live a heart-healthy lifestyle and to practice a day of self-care for the body and soul through skating while building connections within the school community. Students will receive permission slips early next week. Signed permission slips are due on February 9th.
22-23 Yearbooks:
Yearbooks are still available! Want to place an ad for your child? Still haven't bought a yearbook? The school order number is 4196. Click HERE to start your order. The deadline to purchase an ad is March 1st!
Dates to Remember:
Week of February 6th – MAPS Assessments
February 8th – Grade 7 BOCES Visit: Fearsome Predator
February 10th – Last Day of Winter Modified Sports
Week of February 13th – Kindness Week (more information to come!)
February 14th – BMS Ice-Skating Trip, grades 6, 7 and 8
February 16th – Parent Coffee (more information to come!)
February 20th – February 24th – Winter Recess: School Closed
Warm regards,
Amy Gladstone, Principal
Kristen Bonnici, Assistant Principal