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News & Notes from BMS for October 30th, 2020
Spirit Day:
Wrestling: Anyone interested in joining the Wrestling team. Practice begins Monday November 2. Practice will begin at 2:15 and will end at 4:30 each day. Anyone who has not had a physical, must have one on file with the Athletic Department before they can practice. Any questions, contact Mr. Hendershott at shendershott@brandon.k12.mi.us or 248-627-1830 ext.1349 Suicide Prevention: Help make our community suicide-safer. Objectives for this virtual training include reviewing facts about mental health and suicide, learning warning signs of suicide, and sharing basic techniques to have conversations about suicide. Participants will also receive a list Oakland County mental health resources. Please read the attached flyer for more details. Enrichment Classes: Safe Home Alone/Babysitter safety is being offered both in-person and virtually. This class is great for our students who may be at home part of the day by themselves and for all students who babysit younger siblings or family friends. Students will be certified in CPR & first aid when they complete the course and will have their babysitter certification. This is for anyone age 9 and older. Challenge Island is a STEAM program for grades K-8 that has been popular with our students when they met in-person. Super Star Island will focus on 8 "superstars" including Leonardo da Vinci, The Beatles, Walt Disney, and more. Virtual classes are being offered for Grades K-5 and Grades 6-8 Student At-Home Screening Checklist: Please read the attached document below from The Oakland County Health Department. They have updated their screening procedures. Please take some time to read the attached flyer. Food Service: The United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) has made the announcement they are extending FREE meals through the June 2021. This will allow school nutrition programs to continue to feed children through the pandemic. ALL children 18 years of age and younger (including young siblings) will be provided breakfast and lunch at no cost to families. Brandon Learn from Home or Summit Virtual families can pick up food every week by filling out the pre order form that is on the district website or the link below. Meal Order Form Winter Weather: Teachers are bringing their students outside for mask breaks. We will follow the same recess rules as Harvey-Swanson and Oakwood. Your student does not have to go outside. However, if they chose to go outside please remind them to dress appropriately. 7th Grade Parents: If your student attends Brandon Middle School Face to Face, they will receive information on November 16, 2020 about the trip in school. There will then be an in person Parent Meeting November 18, at 7:00 Pm in the Upstairs KIVA at Brandon Middle School. Those who cannot attend, there will be a ZOOM Meeting on Thursday November 19th, at 7:00 PM. Zoom Link Meeting ID: 849 2240 8985 Passcode: Washington Parents whose student attends Brandon Summit Virtual Academy (Learn From Home), may attend either meeting to have questions answered and get sign up information for the trip. The trip is scheduled for October 20-25, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Hendershott at shendershott@brandon.k12.mi.us or 248-627-1830 ext. 1349. 8th Grade Parents: If you have not signed up for our Washington D.C. trip which will take place May 5-10, 2021, time is running out. Currently there are 81 people signed up and the trip will be capped at 90 total people. If you are thinking about it and have questions, contact Steve Hendershott at shendershott@brandon.12.mi.us or 248-627-1830 ext. 1349. There are two easy ways to register: 1.www.worldstrides.com/signup and use trip #182910 2. Call 1-800-468-5899 and again use trip #182910 Thank You: Everyone at BMS would like to say a big thank you to our entire community! Everyone has been so flexible and understanding with our new policies and procedures. This has been and always be greatly appreciated at BMS! Have a great Halloween weekend and GO BLACKHAWKS!! Michael Tucker Principal Brandon Middle School |
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