REMINDER - We are doing Crisis Drills this week. We will be practicing Lockdown, Intruder, Fire Drill, Shelter in Place, etc. Please send up a prayer that we never have to use any of these drills.
It's homecoming week! Don't forget to participate in our spirit week as well as the dance on Friday!
BMS Rada Fundraiser - School Fundraiser with Rada Cutlery. All proceeds will go entirely to activities and field trips for our kids. The funding that allowed us to do these things the past couple of years has been cut. This is a great product. I have had some pieces for over 30 years! Please help us!
Zac Jenkins from the HATS program was at school today to talk about the program and hand out applications. This is a great program that provides so many opportunities for students not just in middle school but all the way through high school! Please ask your student about their interest. Students were able to pick up applications - those can be returned to Mrs. Hensley, and she will turn them in. If a student did not receive a paper application, you can also access it through the QR code on the handout attached to this post!
Students will be bringing this paper home today. It explains how our county uses the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS/WVTSS) to help all students succeed. While every student receives core instruction, those needing extra help are provided targeted or intensive support in academics or behavior. Progress is closely monitored, and if growth is not seen, further evaluations may be considered. Parents are important partners in this process and can request meetings or evaluations at any time.
Homecoming is next week! See attached information about Spirit Week and the Homecoming Dance.
As part of our "All Day, Every Day" attendance campaign, Buffalo Middle School students have been participating in our “Strive for Five” campaign. Students who are present & on time for all five school days are entered into a drawing at the end of the week. Our first winners are Charli Nelson, Kendall VanZandt, and Taylin Meade!! Thank you to Amazon for the donation of gift cards!!
We hope everyone had an amazing long weekend! We are looking forward to another week starting back tomorrow. Attached is the school counselor's monthly newsletter along with the breakfast and lunch menus for the month.
Happy Labor Day
Our First To 10 Homeroom Competition is heating up! Who will win?! https://youtu.be/AuQjg9iOEIg?feature=shared
Clubs are beginning! If your student is interested in becoming part of the Student Leadership Council, they must fill out the survey on their Schoology group page by the end of the day tomorrow. If they are interested in joining Robotics, there are paper applications they can pick up at school. If they want to join BETA, there is a link to a form to complete on Schoology as well. Robotics and BETA applications are due by end of the day on September 5th!
Parent Community Liaison
Please see the attached photos with information about an upcoming webinar opportunity for parents/guardians. This is hosted by Homeland Security Investigations and will include important information about the threats children and teens face online and how their trusted adults can help. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rV97ADXURkOvOSbmpD355A#/registration
Please see the attached information about the annual Academy Days. If your student is interested in possibly joining the military after high school, this is a great event to expose them to the opportunities available! The closest one is on September 20th at South Charleston High School.
We would love to have every child at school every day, but we know kids get sick and emergencies come up. If they do, please use our form to submit your excuses!! https://bms.wayn.k12.wv.us/o/bm/forms/19043
We are still in need of volunteers for events coming up in October. There are 2 programs we run with 7th and 8th grade students that teach them financial education through a budget simulation (Reality Store & Get a Life) as well as our Annual Career Day which will be on Friday, October 24th this year. If you are able to volunteer at any of these events, please use the QR codes on the pictures to sign up! Thanks in advance for all willingness to volunteer - our students look forward to these events each year, and we could not do them without you!
Tomorrow is a day full of fun on Buffalo Creek! Come out for a yard sale at the school from 9-1 and then movie night at the football field at 6 pm!
We are so excited to share that we have had AMAZING attendance the last two days of school! Today, we had 99.2% attendance. One of our schoolwide goals this year is our attendance rate, and we are off to a great start! Let's keep this up!! Attached to this post is some information about attendance, our attendance rewards, and a newsletter from the school counselor for the month.
Students are bringing home a stack of paperwork this evening. Please go through it together and return what needs to be returned. Attached is a graphic that lists all the paperwork and the details about each one. Also, we collect a fee for our lockers and agendas each year - this fee goes towards our annual locker maintenance and the printing of our agendas. This can be sent to school any time this week using cash or a check written out to Buffalo Middle School. We had an amazing first day, and we are so excited for this school year!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone in the morning! Drop off starts at 7:05 in the gravel lot, and the tardy bell rings at 7:25. We're excited for a new school year together!