2014-2015 BJH September Calendar of Events Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 No School-Student Holiday 2 3 8th Grade iPad Distribution 4 School Dance 6-8 JH Gym 7th Grade iPad Distribution 5 6th Grade iPad Distribution Leo Club Meeting 2:45 in the Gym 6 7 8 JH VB-Henrietta @ Bowie (BBAA)4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 9 10 11 Pep Rally Schedule: 6th Lunch 11:05-11:40/ 7th & 8th Lunch 11:55-12:25 JH Pep Rally 3:00 @ JH Gym JH FB-Henrietta @ Bowie 7th 5:00/8th 6:00 12 13 14 15 JH FB Pictures JH VB-Bowie @ Boyd (BBAA)4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 16 17 18 JH FB-Bowie @ Pottsboro 7th 4:30/8th 6:00 19 20 7th & 8th “A” Team Tourney @ NCTC (Gainesville) JH CC @ Holliday Invitational (Wichita Falls Kiwanis Park) 21 22 JH VB Pictures JH VB-Paradise @ Bowie (BBAA)4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 23 24 25 JH FB-Bowie @ Gunter 7th 4:30/8th 5:30 Combo 4:00 26 End of 1st Six Weeks 27 JH CC @ Jacksboro Invitational 28 29 2nd Six Weeks Begins JH VB-Bowie @ Jacksboro (BBAA)4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 30 Other Information • Regular Lunch: Lunch A (6th): 11:30-12:00Lunch B (7th/8th): 12:20-12:50 • Announcements daily for students at 10:30am • Snacks allowed from 10:30-10:40am (Bottled water only) • Snacks all other times of the day is up to the teacher. • 1st Six Weeks begins August 25th and ends on September 26th. Report Cards will be mailed only for the 1st and last six weeks. Students will be given report cards to take home during the 2nd through the 5th six weeks. Please ask your child to see their report cards. (The school will not be mailing this information home due to the high costs of paper, printing, and mailing.) We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but is a good opportunity to teach our kids about responsibility. • No school Monday, September 1st and is a student holiday. • Thursday, September 11th, 2013 Jr. High Pep Rally at 3:00pm in the Jr. High Gym. • Parents please note that in times of bad weather conditions that once we start a bad weather evacuation we will be in lock down mode. We will not release students to parents at that time. If you arrive to get your child once lock down has begun you will not be able to get your child because all doors will be locked. You can however stay at the Junior High Basement with your child if you arrive before the lock down. Please be aware of this procedure and know that will be updating you consistently during an event such as a lock down or bad weather evacuation via email and our automated system. Students will also be able to use their phones to contact you as well with updates. We understand that lock down and bad weather evacuations can be a stressful time but please follow our procedures to ensure the safety of our students and staff. We want to be able to maintain calm conditions and not add to the stress of the situation. I appreciate your cooperation and consideration. • Lunch Detention for Library Fines and overdue materials starts October 1, 2014. Students have a week grace period before getting lunch detention. • Please make sure Mrs. Bassett our PEIMS secretary has all your registration forms and information correct. You can call or come by the school to make any changes. • Attendance is taken every period and five parent notes are allowed then we must have doctor’s notes to excuse any absences. • Check Parent Portal for grades. If you have any questions or need any help please call Mrs. Bassett at 689-2951. • If you would like your child to check out a Textbook for a core class please have them go to the office and fill out a check out form. The student needs to keep textbooks at home until the end of the school year when the books should be returned. Students have class sets of textbooks in each of their classes. Principal (Mrs. Amy Murphey) • EPIC at Bowie Junior High is a positive behavior program that began at the 1st of the school year. EPIC stands for E=Excellence, P=Positive, I=Integrity, C=Compassion. Students that exhibit these character values will be rewarded by teachers with tickets that can be redeemed for a t-shirt. Winners of Student of the Month will receive an EPIC award and free t-shirt each month. A male and female student from each grade level will be chosen each month. Our goal is for every student to earn an EPIC t-shirt by the end of the school year! Any parents interested in getting involved in this exciting program should contact Amy Murphey at [email protected] or 689-2952. • Bullying Prevention Program (Stand for the Silent) is a program to help our students feel safe in our school and report bullying in an anonymous way. This program will aim to empower students with information, skills, and strategies to prevent and stand up to bullying, as well as, help bullies to stop being cruel and instead be kind. 1) Student bullying surveys 2) Teacher bullying surveys 3) Parent bullying surveys 4) Leadership classes are making anonymous bullying reporting boxes to be placed all around the school 5) Leadership classes have made anti-bullying posters and placed them around the school 6) Assembly in the works • Bowie Lions Club: “Leo Club” is a community service program that 7th and 8th graders may participate in and meet every other Friday during 8th period in Mr. Graham’s Classroom. • Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) is a father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering. Bowie Junior High will begin this program late October or Early November. One of the initiatives this year at Bowie Junior High School will be our participation in the Watch DOGS program. Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) is a father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering. Who are Watch DOGS? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the principal. We will be having a conference call meeting with the national office on Tuesday and we’ll be launching the program in late October or early November. Look for more information in the weeks to come. Principal’s Message for the Week The second week of school ended very well with students receiving iPads. If a student did not receive their iPad it was typically due to missing paperwork. As soon as the paperwork is turned in then they will be able to receive their iPad. We are excited for the students to be able to utilize technology in a learning environment that will help prepare them for the future. BJH plans on having more information coming to parents in the next few weeks regarding use of technology devices at school. Please stay tuned for more information on that! Our first school dance was a complete success! Many students turned out to dance and have fun with friends. We are thankful to our cheerleaders, their sponsor Mrs. Kutie, and all the parents and teachers that attended to help chaperone. Have a great weekend! Go Jackrabbits! Amy Murphey Principal Bowie Junior High School
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:34:05 +0000
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