Bronco Times IN THIS ISSUE... [ BMS ] [ BMS PTSA ] [ Attendance contact ] February Chad O. Thomas BMS Principal. Create a great day!

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1 Bronco Times [ BMS ] [ BMS PTSA ] [ Attendance contact ] February 2015 IN THIS ISSUE... Final spirit days game and tours Spring fundraiser What the heck is TYFTSW? Ooh la la - it's International Night! Scholastic Book Fair is here Run2Overcome news FREE homework support Golf Squad is back Lax parent meeting Bronco calendar Chad O. Thomas BMS Principal Create a great day!

2 Greetings, Over the past few years, we have made great strides with student performance and student growth, as well as experienced tremendous success with athletics, music, the arts, and beyond. School Report Card grades are being released today for all public schools across the state as part of the annual North Carolina Report Card. This Report Card includes important information about school and student performance, class sizes, attendance, school safety, instructional resources, and teacher quality. There is also information about how our school measured against federal Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) targets and the number of suspensions and expulsions in our school. As with any school, we have a lot to be very proud of, yet we have areas that undoubtedly still need to be strengthened. Our students and staff have a lot of pride in being a Bailey Bronco and know our community supports our continued growth as a school. You can see our school's full Report Card on the NCDPI website. These new school report card grades are calculated using student proficiency and student growth, which are based upon EOG & EOC performance. A weighted formula was also used with 80% for proficiency (percentage of students at or above grade level) and 20% for growth (the rate at which students learned based on projected growth) to determine the overall grade. A 15 point scale is used with an 85 benchmark as the lowest "A", 70 for the lowest "B", and so on. Bailey scored an 82, thus giving us an overall grade of a B for As you can imagine, we believe that we're an "A" school, yet the

3 metrics used placed us just below. However, I am optimistic that the hard work of our students, staff and parents will propel us forward as we look towards continuous improvement here at Bailey. As part of this movement forward, we have been working to create a new vision statement for Bailey over the past few months to align with our "Leader In Me" initiative. Our staff and SLT have selected two statements as our finalists and now it's your turn to vote. Please use this link to access the Survey Monkey which will allow you to vote for one. Please include your Bronco in this decision as they need to be part of the process. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Bailey Middle School Spirit Days 2015 Spirit Days are wrapping up, but there's still time to check us out! We would like to invite our future students and parents to the final basketball game and tour event listed below. Thursday, February 5- Basketball game (vs. James Martin) at Bailey from 5-7 p.m. Cornelius and J.V. Washam families are invited to attend. The Cornelius Elementary Choir and Recorder Ensemble will perform at halftime of the first game (5:30 pm) and the J.V. Washam Jump Rope Team will perform between the boys and girls games (6:00 pm). Our PTSA will provide school tours during the game and the school store will also be open. Ultimately, our goal is to ensure students and parents are well informed about the experience our future middle school students will encounter at Bailey Middle in the coming years. I hope you can join us at our final 'spirit evening' to gain a better understanding of our school and how we can work together to make your child's middle school experience a success. Principal PTSA President Chad O. Thomas Erica Barozzino Spring Fundraiser kickoff Our spring fundraiser kicked off yesterday, and the prizes are better than ever! In addition to the flyer below, we also added: * Pizza Party for the top selling homeroom per grade level

4 * Unlimited candy giveaway one for one item sold * Inclusion of games and prizes during our trip to the skating rink! So go for it, Broncos - you have until Wednesday, February 25th to get those orders in! Questions, comments, or want to help with prizes? Please contact Johnny Nicodeme

5 Take Your Family to School Week! Monday, February 16 through Friday, February 20 BMS PTSA is proud to present the schedule of events: Monday, February 16 Bailey Bowling at George Pappas' Victory Lanes 4:00-7:00 pm $5 per person for 2 games, includes shoe rental! Flyer must be turned in for tickets by Monday, February 9th Bailey Gives Back! Tuesday, February 17 6th and 7th grade students will participate in making inspirational notes and snack bags that will be donated to the Ada Jenkins LEARN Works after-school program. Donations of snacks are needed. Please bring donations to the Bailey PTSA Room. Thank you for your generous support! Snacks needed (snack bag size) are: Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Pretzels, Crackers, Cereal Bars and Pop Tarts Wednesday, February 18 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens/Leader in Me Parent-Student Event 12:00-1:00 pm in the Bailey gym

6 Featuring Jonathan Catherman from the Franklin Covey Co. *Please see attached flyer for more information* **RSVP recommended for planning purposes** International Night at Bailey Middle School Thursday, February 19 6:00-7:30 pm Ask your student what they will receive for showing the completed International Night Passport to his/her Social Studies teacher Visit the Book Fair in the Media Center Thursday, February 19 6:00-7:30 pm Book Fair open during International Night Bailey Gives Back! Friday, February 20 8th grade students will participate in making inspirational notes and snack bags that will be donated to the Ada Jenkins LEARN Works afterschool program. Donations of snacks are needed. Please bring donations to the Bailey PTSA Room. Thank you for your generous support! Snacks needed (snack bag size) are: Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Pretzels, Crackers, Cereal Bars and Pop Tarts. Saturday, February 21 Bailey Davidson basketball Questions, comments, or want to get involved? Please contact Kim Payne

7 Bailey Middle School International Night Thursday, February 19th 6:00-7:30 pm This outstanding event brings together Bailey Middle School families to share the many cultures represented in our school. Plan to take the entire family on a trip around the world to: Brazil, Canada, Dominica, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Venezuela and Vietnam. There are lots of fun events planned for the celebration, including: Country displays Arts and crafts Music International food donated by Bailey families Spring Book Fair evening event "Book Fair Under the Sea" in the Media Center Entertainment by Bailey Drama, Dance, Chorus, Band & Orchestra Hough International Club students will be in the Gym for any 8th grader interested in joining. Delegation from the Polish School of Charlotte Passports for all students will be handed out in the lobby. Students will get their passport stamped as they visit different countries. Any student who brings in their stamped passport to school on Friday will get extra credit for Social Studies! Please come join us for a fun night. The students have been working hard on their performances and exhibits. Our Bailey families are looking forward to sharing their cultures with you. Thank you to all the students, families, teachers and PTSA volunteers who are helping with this event. Please contact Gina Wells with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there! BMS Scholastic Book Fair starts soon The book fair will kick off on Thursday night, February 19 during International Night from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Then, our Book Fair opens to all students on Friday, February 20 through Thursday, February 26 from 8:45am - 4:00 p.m. The book fair ends on Friday, February 27 at 9:30 a.m.

8 Parents, can't make it to the school during the Book Fair? Visit our online book fair by clicking HERE. At the Bailey Book Fair, students can enter to win several different prizes! Purchase a Book during the Book Fair and enter a drawing for a Big Prize! Guess how many fish in the jar! Top winner gets the jar of candy fish & a book. Check your locker each morning to see if you've won the Locker Lottery for a FREE poster! Donate $1 or more to the All for Books program and be entered in a drawing for a prize basket! During our evening event on February 19th, each purchase enters you into a drawing for a prize that will be drawn that night! Visit our book fair website for information on featured book titles, book fair hours, and more. Be sure to check out all the wonderful books and goodies the fair has to offer! Don't miss this opportunity to do some shopping for summer reading! We hope to see you there! Ready, set, Run TOO Bailey has joined other Lake Norman area schools in an effort to raise awareness and funding for school based special needs programs. The 7th annual Run TOO (Together Overcoming Obstacles) Overcome is a local 10k, 5k, & kids fun run/walk that will be held on May 9th, 2015 in historic downtown Davidson, NC at 4pm. Bailey along with the many area schools will host this event to support the local special needs population. Check out this awesome video about RTO! This event is an effort to create a sense of community and raise awareness regarding children with special needs in the North Learning Community. It is our goal this year to register over 1,000 runners to support the 2015 Run TOO Overcome! The proceeds from this event will go directly to the local

9 participating schools Exceptional Children Departments. This is a fundraiser that will directly impact the children and families in this community! Registration for the 2015 Run TOO Overcome is currently open. Click HERE for more information or to register. Please join all the other runners from Bailey for this year's event. Proceeds are directly representative of the number of participants from Bailey. Please consider making time to commit to this worthy cause and participate in this community event for our school! Stuck on homework? Find help at your library! Tutor.com can help you get your homework done, write your paper or study for your test so that you can get back to doing the things you love. Don't get frustrated and don't stay stuck. Instead, log on to Tutor.com through Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to get the help you need, right when you need it. Tutors are available 4:00pm - midnight. Students (and parents!) can get help for any kind of academic question in math, science, English, social studies and writing. The tutors work with students in kindergarten through 12th grade and as well as AP level class work and intro-level college coursework. Connecting with a tutor is easy. You just need a library card and a computer or mobile device with internet access. Just point your browser to Char-Meck libraries, and find the blue Tutor.com box on the right hand side of the page. Connect. Learn. Go. Still have questions? Stop by your local branch (Davidson, Cornelius or North County - Huntersville) and we will be happy to help. Broncos, let's swing those clubs Golf Squad Spring at Bailey Middle is for both new and continuing students and provides weekly opportunities for your child to learn social skills required to enjoy golf, the clubs, and golf course (vocabulary, etiquette, rules, history, etc.) all under the instruction of a PGA Professional.

10 Golf is a great social sport, and can be played for a lifetime! So start early and start now...boys and girls! Even if your child already plays, it is great to get weekly, convenient lessons from the pro! Registration for Spring Classes going on now! Click HERE for more information or to register. Bronco's Lax met with overwhelming response With a tremendous showing of interest for the Bronco's lacrosse club, there will be a parent meeting this Sunday 2/8 at 9820 Northcross Center Ct in Huntersville (Behind Lowes and Harris Teeter) from 6-7pm. This is to understand who is interested and to determine if there will need to be a tryout and how to best serve the BMS population. If you are interest to learn more, feel free to attend. This meeting is for the boys BMS lacrosse team Also, if there are any girls interested in a girls lax team for BMS, please coach Mott to get a better feel for the interest level. Bronco Calendar Thur, Feb 5 Fri, Feb 6 Fri, Feb 13 Mon, Feb 16 Feb Thur, Feb 19 Thur, Feb Feb Wed, Feb 25 Thur, Feb 26 School tour and Bronco basketball, 5-7 pm *Cornelius and JV Washam Elementary invited and featured! Character Ed program NO SCHOOL / teacher workday NO SCHOOL / President's day Take Your Family To School Week! International Night, 6-7:30 pm Scholastic Book fair Spring sports tryouts Turn-in day for spring fundraising Honor roll celebrations Click HERE for winter sports schedules and permission slips. Go Broncos! asd