Bronco Times. [BMS site] [BMS PTSA site] [Attendance] Greetings,

Transcription

1 Bronco Times [BMS site] [BMS PTSA site] [Attendance] Greetings, Congratulations to Our lead for "All's Well That Ends Well", 8th Grader, Claire Roberts. She will be representing us at the Shakespeare Recitation Competition this year on February 21st at Wingate at 9:30AM. Also, Congrats to the following students, who will be representing Bailey at the Young Playwrights' for Change and NC Young Playwrights' Festival competitions: The Place I Once Called Home by Sabrina Layman New Girl by Delaynie Blank Montgomery Bus Boycott by Sammy Knight and Ainsley Young Emily and the Three Sisters by Ainsley Young Kudos to the students listed in the Bailey Band section below for their success at district honors band and regional jazz band auditions. HUGE KUDOS to Gustavo Cruz for being the first Bailey Band student ever to simultaneously make both the district honors band and the regional honors jazz band. Finally, I want to congratulate Mrs. Erin Ballentine, 6 th grade Language Arts Teacher, for being selected by our staff as the Bailey Teacher of The Year. Mrs. Ballentine does a tremendous job with our 6 th graders and is always using creative activities to engage students and excite them about literature. We are proud to have her representing Bailey in the Northwest Learning Community and CMS Teacher of the Year selection process. Bailey-Hough School Leadership Team Meeting Once again this year, Bailey Middle and Hough High will host a combined SLT Meeting for parents and school staff to discuss ways to promote social and emotional health with our teenagers. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 12 at 5:30 pm in the Bailey Media Center. As the old saying goes, "Are we preparing kids for an uncertain and bumpy road or are we preparing the road for our kids?" Bailey and Hough staff will talk about programs or initiatives that are being put in place to help our kids navigate the ever-changing world they are facing. In addition, we will provide time for those in attendance share thoughts and strategies that we can promote to other families in our community to improve the social and emotional well-being of our teenagers. We invite parents who would like to be part of the conversation to join us at 5:30 pm in the Bailey Media Center. Create a Great 2019, Chad O. Thomas Principal

2 Attention Bailey Parents! It is time, once again, for our annual "soup"er bowl/chili cook off. We need your help providing soup/chili and fixins' for the staff on Thursday, January 31 to kick off super bowl weekend. This luncheon is a staff favorite and we can't do it without your help. Please click on this link to get details and to sign up. Thanks! Teacher Appreciation Committee Bailey Beautification Day is February 2nd! It's time to spruce up the outside of the school and we need your help! Join us on February 2nd at 9:00 AM to do some much needed mulching, weeding and general TLC. Bring the whole family - many hands make light work and students can earn service hours. Coffee and hot chocolate will be provided. Don't forget your gloves and garden tools! Sign up to help at Counselor's Corner

3

4

5 Mighty Broncobots! Congratulations to our mighty Broncobots who advanced to the State competition for the third consecutive year! At the First LEGO League district qualifier at Olympic High School on

6 Saturday, December 15th, our students won 1st place in Strategy & Innovation for our simple, but very effective approach to robot design. Our big State meet is scheduled for Saturday, February 2nd at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro. It should be a wonderful challenge and a fun day. GO BRONCOBOTS!! Character Award Winners - Caring Thank you so much to those that were able to join us for last week's Character Ed breakfast. We had such a great turnout and we enjoyed celebrating all of December's recipients for the Character trait of Caring with you. We are so proud of your students and once again send a big congrats to the following students:

7 Berry, Molly Bokas, Isadora Brantley, Taylor Cartledge, Kimora Claussner, Sabrina Foster, Elexa Fox, Juliana Frye, Robert Hanna, Eddie Hintzen, Chloe Hixon, Ethan Homoly, Nathan Jansen, Adam Johnson, Christian Klein, Mason Layman, Sabrina Loftis, Lillie Mancini, Eliana McRee, William Mell, Samantha Middelthon, Johan Moore, Abyttan Mottola, Megan Muraira Davila, Patricio Murray, Connor Patel, Pareena Skovira, Cole Steedman, Cameron Taylor, Chelsi Turner, Jahari Valdez, Jashai Vega, Brenda Vezendy, Gavin Wandel, Ethan White, Dallas Upcoming Band Events and Congratulations! SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT HONORS BAND - JANUARY 25 AND 26 STUART W. CRAMER HIGH SCHOOL, BELMONT, NC FREE CONCERT - 2:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 26 Gustavo Cruz - Baritone Saxophone, 1 st Chair - All-District Honors Band - Symphonic Band - Eligible to audition for All-State Honors Band Anderson Shelkey - Tuba, 3 rd Chair - All-District Honors Band - Symphonic Band

8 Henry Jung - Clarinet, 4 th Chair - All-District Honors Band - Concert Band NC WESTERN REGION JAZZ BAND - FEBRUARY 1 AND 2 ASHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ASHEVILLE, NC FREE CONCERT - FEBRUARY 2 Gustavo Cruz - Tenor Sax, 1 st Chair - Western Region Honors Jazz Band - A Band Eligible to audition for All-State Honors Jazz Band Mia Raymond - Trumpet, 1 st Chair - Western Region Honors Jazz Band - A Band Eligible to audition for All-State Honors Jazz Band Congratulations! Gustavo Cruzis the first band student to simultaneously make both the district honors band and the regional honors jazz band.

9 4th Annual 7th & 8th Grade Semi Formal Dance HELP NEEDED! We are STILL currently looking to fill several parent volunteer positions for our upcoming 7th & 8th Grade Semi Formal Dance that will be held on Friday, March 8th from 7:00pm-9:30pm in the BMS Gymnasium. We are in need of chair/co-chair, advertising, decorating, refreshment committee positions, chaperones, and more! We cannot pull off this event without your help, so please consider volunteering! PLEASE COMPLETE THE GOOGLE FORM LINK BELOW BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ndif you are able to help make this another wonderful event for our students: Thank you in advance, The Performing Arts Booster Club Department (Chorus, Dance, Drama) Family Involvement Week Bailey Middle School PTSA Presents: FAMILY INVOLVEMENT WEEK Tuesday, February 19 Schedule of Events Bailey Fundraiser Night at Davidson College Men's Basketball Game Davidson v. Dayton 6:00 pm, Belk Arena Tickets $10 (Must be purchased by February 5 th for this price) Dayton-HvaUvKPv 50% of every ticket goes to the Bailey PTSA to purchase a sun shade for the area outside of the cafeteria. Wednesday,February 20 Bailey Gives Back Community Service Project All students will participate in the snack program that will be donated to the Ada Jenkins LEARN Works after-school program. Donations of snacks are needed. Please sign up to bring donations to the Bailey PTSA Room by Tuesday, February 19th. Thank you! Thursday, February 21 International Night 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Bailey Middle School Interested in hosting a booth for a country? Please contact Gina Wells at tgwells@carolina.rr.com. Friday, February 22 Black History Program 3:00 pm, Bailey Middle School Gym

10 Various student groups will perform. Parents are invited to attend. Family Involvement Week Community Service Project As part of Family Involvement Week, all Bailey Middle School students will be taking part in a snack service project for the Ada Jenkins Center's LEARN Works program. The LEARN Works program is a well-respected, positive and productive program for students with academic needs who attend Davidson Elementary, Cornelius Elementary and Bailey Middle

11 Schools. The purpose of the LEARN Works program is to partner with families, schools, and volunteers to support the academic progress of students and to advance family engagement. We need your help to make this service project a success! Please consider donating packages (individual snack bag size) of the following snacks: applesauce, fruit cups, pretzels, popcorn, Chex mix, trail mix, animal crackers, Goldfish crackers and apple juice boxes. Please click on this link to sign up to bring in items. Please bring your donations to the Bailey PTSA Room (located beside the office) by Tuesday, February 19, Thank you for your support! International Night Bailey Middle School's annual "International Night" is scheduled for Thursday evening, February 21st. This annual event showcases and celebrates the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the families at our school. This event is a great way to introduce Bailey students and their families to customs and traditions from all over the world. Every year the event gets bigger and better! We are looking for parents and students to volunteer as ambassadors for their country/region by decorating a booth, dressing in traditional clothing, and sharing art, food, music, games, etc. Bailey will provide the tables for the booths. As an incentive to volunteer, students that participate with their families by setting up a booth will receive extra credit (bonus points) in their choice of subject. Students that attend the event and get their passport stamped will receive extra credit in Social Studies. Contact Gina Wells for more information and to sign up for a booth, click here. BRONCO CALENDAR Click HERE to see the BMS Master Calendar for Please note some dates are subject to change January 22nd January 22nd January 26th January 29th February 2nd February 12th February 18th School IN Session - Make Up "B" Day First Semester Ends Atrium Mental Health Training - 8 am - 4:30 pm Ben and Jerry's Fundraiser - Bailey Band 5-7 pm Beautification Day - see sign up above SLT Meeting - 5:30 pm - Bailey Media Center School IN Session - Make Up "B" Day

12 February 21st February 23rd International Night CMS CTE Fair - 11 am- 3 pm - Charlotte Convention Center Bronco athletes and fans unite! Please click HERE for Bailey sports news, schedules and permission slips.