March 2015 - Berlin Intermediate School

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Our n ew PARCC t est i n g i s qui ck ly appr oachi n g. The st uden t s an d st af f have been
wor k i n g ver y har d t o pr epar e f or t hese i m por t an t assessm en t s. The m on t h of M ar ch i s
packed f ull of t est i n g dat es so please m ake ever y ef f or t t o have your chi ld i n school
dur i n g t hese days. Con t i n ue t o en cour age your chi ld t o do t hei r ver y best .
Our f i r st an n ual ?Passpor t t o L ear n i n g N i ght ? i s scheduled i n con j un ct i on wi t h our
Soup Bowl Pr oj ect on Apr i l 16 f r om 4:30 ? 7:30 p.m . Please com e out an d j oi n us f or t hi s
f un f i lled even i n g. Our st uden t s an d st af f wi ll show you f i r st han d how our st uden t s ar e
becom i n g college an d car eer r eady!
Please n ot e t hat our n ext PTA/ Con f er en ce N i ght i s scheduled f or M ar ch 25t h f r om
5:0 0 ? 7:0 0 p.m . Please m ake ever y ef f or t t o at t en d, as t hi s gi ves you t he oppor t un i t y f or
open com m un i cat i on wi t h your chi ld?s t eacher s.
Sessi on t hr ee of our BI S an d Beyon d Af t er School Academ i es begi n s on M ar ch 30 t h .
Regi st r at i on f or t he f i n al sessi on wi ll agai n be on li n e st ar t i n g W edn esday, M ar ch 4t h at
4:0 0 p.m . an d con t i n ue t hr ough t he even i n g of Fr i day, M ar ch 6t h. As always I ?d li ke t o
t han k you f or your con t i n ued suppor t of Ber li n I n t er m edi at e School. W e ar e f or t un at e
as a school t o have such a suppor t i ve com m un i t y.
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P r i n c i p a l 's L i s t
& H o n o r R o l l
- Pr i n ci pal's L i st = 4.0 GPA
- H on or Roll = 3.5 & Above
P A G E s
4 5
&
D o l p h in s
N e w s
B IS & B e y o n d
A c a d e m y
- Boar dwalk i n ' For Pet s 4/ 25
P T A
N e w s :
M o v ie N ig h t &
S p r in g D a n c e
- M ovi e N i ght 3/ 13
- Spr i n g Dan ce 4/ 24
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R E A D IN G A N D
M AT H T E S T S
H elpf ul hi n t s f or successf ul t est i n g:
- Be sur e you ar e pr esen t an d on
t i m e.
- Get plen t y of r est .
- Eat a good br eak f ast .
- Use good st r at egi es t o an swer all
quest i on s.
- Don ?t gi ve up.
- Please leave cell phon es at hom e.
- Relax!
- Do your best !
- Show what you have lear n ed!
M a r ch 9t h ? 13t h
Dolphi n s an d Bar r acudas
M a r ch 16t h ? 20 t h
In f o r m a t i o n
Ter r api n s an d Shar k s
H o t l in e
M a i n N um ber 410 -632-5399
M a r ch 23r d ? 27t h
Ber li n I n t er m edi at e School Ext en si on 6623
M ar li n s (I n gr aham , Vi gor i t o,
Cr opper , T. L loyd) an d Sai lf i sh
(Br at t en , Thaw, H of f m an , Rom an o)
Wor cest er Count y Schools Ext ensi on 6629
Closi n g/ Delays Ext en si on 660 0
M a r ch 30 t h, 31st , Apr i l 1st , Apr i l 7t h,
a nd 8t h
M ar li n s (Sen t er , Vi t , Thom pson ,
Coat es) an d Sai lf i sh (M i ller , S. L loyd,
K eyes, L i pk a)
H o m e w o r k
H o t l in e
4t h Gr a de Ter r a pi n Tea m Ext ensi on 660 1
5t h Gr ade Sai lf i sh Team Ext en si on 660 3
5t h Gr a de M a r li n Tea m Ext ensi on 660 2
6t h Gr ade Dolphi n Team Ext en si on 660 5
6t h Gr a de Ba r r a cuda Tea m Ext ensi on 660 4
6t h Gr ade Shar k Team Ext en si on 660 6
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D e c e m b e r d a t e s
r e m e m b e r
P a s s p o r t t o
L e a r n in g N ig h t
Please j oi n us f or our f i r st an n ual
Passpor t t o L ear n i n g N i ght whi ch wi ll be
held i n con j un ct i on wi t h our Soup Bowl
Pr oj ect on Apr i l 16t h, f r om 4:30 -7:30 p.m .
Thi s n i ght has been desi gn ed t o showcase
what our st uden t s ar e doi n g i n t he
classr oom ,
an d
assi st
par en t s
in
un der st an di n g st r at egi es an d pr ogr am s
t hat ar e avai lable t o st uden t s f or use at
hom e. M an y of t hese act i vi t i es wi ll be led
by st uden t s who wi ll t each you what t hey
have lear n ed i n a par t i cular subj ect , or
shar e a t alen t lear n ed i n on e of our
speci als ar eas. St uden t s an d par en t s wi ll
vi si t a var i et y of subj ect ar eas an d get
t hei r ?passpor t ?st am ped. On ce com plet ed,
each passpor t can be exchan ged f or pi zza
an d a $10 BI S San d dollar !
W e hope you wi ll com e out , vi si t our book
f ai r an d j oi n our st uden t s ?i n act i on .?
S p r in g C h o r u s
C o n c e r t
Due t o n ecessi t y t he 5t h an d
6t h Gr ade Spr i n g Chor us con cer t
wi ll be held on Thur sday, Apr i l 30 at
5:30 p.m . an d t he 6t h Gr ade Di n n er
Theat r e pr oduct i on of "Fai r yt ale
H i gh" wi ll be held on Thur sday, Jun e
4t h at 6:0 0 p.m . Thi s i s t he opposi t e
of what i s li st ed on t he coun t y
calen dar so please m ar k t he dat e
chan ges i m m edi at ely! I f you have
an y quest i on s, please call Dr .
Feagan s
at
410 -632-5320 .
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SI AC
5:30 p.m .
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Shar k s @ OC Ar t L eague
9:30 a .m . ? 2:0 0 p.m .
3/ 5
Book Fai r En ds
3/ 6
M i d-Ter m s I ssued
3/ 7
Ar t Fest
3/ 9
PARCC Test i n g begi n s
3/ 10
H oops f or H ear t
3/ 13
PTA M ovi e N i ght
6:00 p.m .
3/ 24
Or chest r a Fest i val @ W i com i co H i gh
8:0 0 a .m . ? 2:0 0 p.m .
3/ 25
PTA/ Con f er en ce N i ght
5:0 0 p.m . -7:0 0 p.m .
3/ 27
6t h Gr ade Bowli n g Tr i p
8:45 a .m .?12:0 0 p.m .
3/ 30
Af t er School Academ y Sessi on I I I
begi n s
T E S T
PARCC Per for m an ce
Based Assessm en t
D AT E
11:00 a.m . - 2:00 p.m .
P A R T IC IP A N T S
W in dow M ar ch 9 ?
M ar ch 20
Gr ades 4 an d 6 (Readin g
? 3 days & M ath ? 2 days)
W in dow M ar ch 23 ?
Apr il 10
Gr ade 5 (Readin g ? 3
days & M ath ? 2 days)
i-Ready Post Test
W in dow M ar ch 30 ?
Apr il 10 Gr ades
Gr ades 4,5,6
M SA Scien ce Test
W in dow Apr il 13 ? Apr il
24
Gr ade 5
PARCC En d of Year
W in dow M ay 4 ? M ay 15
Gr ades 4 an d 6 (Readin g
? 1 day& M ath ? 2 days)
W in dow M ay 18 ? Ju n e 1
Gr ade 5 (Readin g ? 1 day
& M ath ? 2 days)
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M ason H ouck
M i a An der sen
St ephen W ade
Tr avi s H udson
L ogan Tapm an
Em i ly H yat t
Chloe Beall
Ashur W hi t low
Em i ly H ybk i
K i er sen Thor n e
Ar usa I slam
Ava Becn el
Pai ge W i sn i ewsk i
Ali n a Ber n al-Clar k
N oah Cali en do
N at ali e Can ham
John Cooper
Eli j ah Cox
Em m a Coym an
Cash Cybur t
H an n ah Dan g
Cor bi n Den k
Aut um n Dr ew
M cK en zi e Gable
Sam an t ha Gallagher
L i n dsay Gaylor
W i lli am H alver son
Bar bar a H ar t m an
Jaden H ollan d
Alexi s H udson
Caden ce H ughes
Ellen John son
Cai lyn K lei n
Owen K n er r
Br i an n a L ei n i n ger
K i j an a L loyd
K yle L okey
Juli a M at hews
Con n or M cCr acken
H ayden M i lls
Jacob M on gelli
Alexan der N avar r o
K aeli N ewcom b
Elen i O'Br i en
Jen n a Olaf sson
Sabr i n a Pecor a
K yli e Raf f en sber ger
K yli e Recor d
Chelsea Ri chi e
Em i ly San dt
Pear son Schul
An dr ew Schuler
L eah Sei t z
M acy Sei t z
Tr evor Shor t
Theodor e Si t es
Et han Suplee
W i n t er Thom as
Gr a de 5
L an ce Adam s
Aust i n Ai r ey
Zoha Am j ad
Gabr i elle An dr an sk y
L or elei Auker
L uke Bahlm an
Jake Ban k s
An n a Ber ges
M alachi Black
H ai ley Bowden
Dylan Br ai ca
H en r y Br ous
M ar i n a Br yan
N adi a Bullock
Em m a Car ey
K ahlan Car r i er
Br yce Clowson
Can n on Colcor d
Dan i elle Con si gli
Sk ylar Cook
K yli e Cosm an
K i er st yn Di et r i ch
K i r a Di Pi et r o
Tr yst an Duf f y
Ruby Duval
K am i lla Dym ova
Am eli a East on
Alexa Ei sem an n
M er edi t h Ei t el
Sai ge Fi ggs
Pat r i ck Fohn er
L ucas Fr an zet t i
K evi n Gat es
Abi gai l Gr een wood
Sk ylar Gr i f f i n
M ar i e Gr i f f i t hs
Joey Guar d
Gr an t Gur sk y
Sophi a H ai n es
Ryan H all
Et han H an sf or d
I sabel H er n an dez
Just i n H i ck s
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Coli n Sween ey
Er i k a H oldr en
Ar i a I slam
Rell Tr i vi t s
Am eli a Jacobs
M at t hew Jan son
Jude Van Dor n i ck
Jaylyn John son
Ben j am i n John son
Gavi n Ven t
H an n ah John st on e
Em m a John son
Char lot t e Vi t
M adelei n e K i esewet t er
Dy'Asi a John son
Si er r a W akef i eld
Br ook lyn K n auer
M i a John son
Alexi s W alker
Devon K r am er
Ri ley Jon es
Gavi n W eek s
Zach K r asn er
Tr evor Jon es
Tr i st an W ei n st ei n
H en r y L yn ch
K i m ber ly K auf m an
Sam uel W oodley
Sk yler M ahon ey
N olan K elley
N at han i el W or r ell
Alli son M ar x
Si dn ey K i ser
Abi gai l Yeager
M ar gar et M at hews
Joshua K n ost
H an n a Zaj del
M acK en zi e M er son
Alexey K ouli k ov
Rachael L ewi s
Jour dan L um pk i n s
Car li e M ahan
Owen M cAdam s
Si er r a M cCaleb
M eadow M cGee
Dar by M oor e
H an n ah M our las
Alexi s M um f or d
L ot t i e N i ckell
Geor gi a Oglesby
M i len a Oler t a
K en dahl Par son s
L ogan Pat r i ck
Em i ly Pet er s
M ar k ayla Pur n ell
Jack Qui sgar d
Zoe Rayn e
Fr an cesca Ri chwalsk i
Evan Ri t z
An der son ' Rodas-M oli n a
M i chael Rom an o
Shawn Rosem on d
Em i ly Sack ador f
Gabr i elle Schwen dem an
M i chael Schwor n
L uke Scot t
Jessi ca Shoem aker
Som m er Sm i t h
Em m a Sper r y
Fi n ley St ear n
Abi gai l St on e
Ryan Sween ey
Josh M i dley
Gr a de 6
Jam i e Adam s
H agen An der sen
Dylan Ar n old
M ar i n a Avalos Par ada
M acken zi e Bar r et t
Todd Bescak Jr
Ryan Boyle
Oli vi a Br own
M addox Bun t i n g
Gi uli an a Casci o
K ellen Cat r i n o
L ayla Chr ysan t hi s
Ai den Ci ur ca
Br aelyn Clar k
Eli zabet h Coat es
Gavi n Con n er
Er i c Cr opper Jr
L uke Davi s
Vi ct or i a DePasquale
Ear l Det t er Jr
L uke Doer zbach
M aeve Don ahue
Char lot t e Edm un ds
Ser en Egen sk i
Br ady Esham
K at elyn Fer guson
Raeghan Flyn n
Ben j am i n For bes
Alexi s Gr aybi ll
K i r r a H ear n
Sam an t ha H er old
St even H of f m an
Shahm i r M oody
Ai dan M or r i son
Vi ct or i a M ueller
Sam uel Oat es
Pat r i ck O'H allor an
Raf e Par son s
Jy'H i em Pi t t s
K ai t lyn Plum ley
Coli n Por t er
Br ook lyn n Pugn er
I an Ram n ar ai n
Br ooke Ran n ey
Ri ley Rayn e
Sar ah Rei d
An n a Rosen ber g
Owen Russell
Alexan dr i a Russell
Yasm een Sbi h
N oah Selt
Jack Slaysm an
Em i ly St i t ely
Em i ly Ti lghm an
Evan Tr ui t t
M eli s Un al
Jacob Van der wer f f
I sabella Vazquez
PJ Ven ezi a-W est phal
Tavey W ade
Ti er n an W ei n st ei n
L ydi a W oodley
K at hr i n e W r en ch
Jar ed Yusuf
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Grade 4
Natalie Brushmiller
Reid Ridout
Kaya Colley
Vincent Ogg
Brandon Baker
Cornelia Butler
Elizabeth Rieke
Rosabianca Corbett
Jeffrey Oliver Jr
Ella Beard
Joseph Buxbaum
Taylor Rygh
Luke Crisanti
James Parana
Ryan Bordeau
Chloe' Candeloro
Kelis Sandifer
Riley Custodio
Ferdinando Parziale
Jasmyne Christello
Colby Cascio
Tai Scordo
Jackson Darlington
Houston Phillips
William Croll
Miguel Angel
Cervantes-Ortega
Kylie Sens
Morgan Davis
Devin Pilarski
Madelyn Shelton
Katelyn Davis
Chase Pillsbury
Madilynn Diehl
Danielle Eisemann
Richard England
Anna Fink
Amelia Fleeman
Madison Geppi
Madelyn Grinnan
Brock Grosso
Evan Hurley
Brendon Hurley
Robert Hurley II
Evan Justice
Keegan Latchum
Mackenzie Lawrence
Alyssa Leininger
Oscar Li
Eva Luzier
Timothy Lyons Jr
Ava Malara
Colin Martin
Olivia Olafsson
Sadie Peters
Pierce Redmond
Daegan Risser
Jadyn Rivera
Kai Ross
Kyle Schaffer
Haley Shiflett
Nathaniel Simon
Gavin Stearn
Emma Thompson
Joselyn Tirado-Rodriguez
Summer Wakefield
Caleb Cody
Max Corbett
Grace Cropper
Benjamin Davis
Brodie DeHart
Lilly Devereaux
Raniyah Douglas
Zanyha Duffy
Tristan Dutton
Morgan Echols
Jeffrey Eichelberger
Sahara Finney
Courtney Fisher
Jake Gillespie
Emily Godfrey
Sonny Gooding
Zachary Goodwin
Gavin Grimm
Zoriah Shockley
Amaurie Davison
Jonathan Pinkham
Logan Simmons
Brandon Day
Elizabeth Pivec
Molli Spicer
Jaiden Denk
Aaron Proctor
Andrea Stefan-Murphy
Amaya Dischinger
Lauren Purkey
Justin Stull
Eileen Eslin
Devon Pursel
Brighton Swanson
JC Feldman
Nathaniel Quick
Alexis Rakow
Dylan Tanner
William Fisher
Cameron Taylor
Liam Foley
Gracie Revel
Bri'Kyra Tingle
Zachary Fuchsluger
Korin Riordan
Autumn Tunnell
Hailey Golczynski
Kevin Rodriguez
Emanuel Valenzuela-Ibarra
Nicholas Gordon
Tiernan Rohlfing
Imani Walker
Robert Gorman
Anthony Rozaieski
Abby Wesche
Grace Grinnan
Kinsie T Ruckle
Megan Wheeler
George Gutierrez
Alexandra Russell
Evan Williamson
Noah Habeger
Sabrina Sellers
Aeriel Zane
Sangwuk Han
Joseph Serpe
Jasmi Zavala
Liam Hawley
Carson Shanholtz
Emma Henderson
Amica Shrestha
Kayla Halbig
Grade 6
Lilyanne Hartley
Jazmine Abu-Zaid
Marqui Henry Jr
John Adkins
Magdalyn Herd
Serap Aksu
Julia Howard
Kyra Arnold
Tyasia Johnson
Emmanuel Aroh
Samantha Kilgore
Aidan Asbury
Maggie Lackner
William Barrett
Benjamin Lesser-Brunori
Rebecca Bauer
Jeremy Loppnow
Philip Becnel V
Calvin Lorance
Hayden Bennett
Daniel Lugasi
Jocelyn Berzonski
Jasmine Luu
Kayla Boecker
Emma Meyer
Kylie Boston
Laurie Michael
Jala Bowen
Grade 5
Deanna Mitchell
Alyanna Braciszewski
Malery Andrews
Brennen Morris
Tro'Vonna Briddell
Leela Bacon
Maleah Morsey
Marly Brooks
Mackayla Barrett
Jaden Newcomer
Victoria Brown
Jacob Bauer
Nathaniel O'Hara
Sarah Burke
Avery Beckelman
Emma Ozazewski
Morelia Camacho-Arriola
Ian Betterson
Rachel Peretz
Nicholas Cardamone
Shaki Bowen
Cassandra Perry
Anisha Carson
Avery Braciszewski
Donald Post
Giana Cauble
Jenna Bradford
Zachary Powers
Reagan Cheung
Caleb Bradford
Aiyana Purnell
Jacelyn Clapsadle
Kaito Brophy
Bailey Pusey
Haillie Close
Makayla Brown
Charles Ramirez
Aaron Cohen
Kaden Brunner
Khi Reid
Danikah Coleman
Emily Holland
Ashley Sickler
Rachel Holloway
Colbey Sirman
Adison Hommel
Adam Sites
Jarrett Humphress
D'Ajah Smith
Robyn Hurley
McKayla Staley
Jessica Janney
Joshua Steele
Makayla Jones
Taylor Takacs
Alexis Jones
Jacob Thompson
Daniel Juarez
Joshua Townsend
Noam Katna
William Travers
Ascher King
Ryder Valdez
Evan Kinsey
Caleb Vaxmonsky
Adham Labwam
Brooke Warthen
Madison Lawrence
Jaden Waters
Brittyn Leonard
DeShauna Waters
Ja'bria Lewis
Nathaniel Watson
Zitlhaly Lopez-Camacho
Elisabeth Weilenmann
Haley Lynch
Cole Whitenack
Dakota Martin
Joshua Williams
Hailey Martin
Claire Williams
Kaden Mault
Cole Woodland
Devon McCarthy
Alexandria Worrell
Christopher McConnell
Romy McVicker
Vanessa Morales-Gonzalez
Judah Morningstar
Kaitlyn Mourlas
Ashley Nauschuetz
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B IS a n d B e y o n d A f t e r - S c h o o l
A c a d e m y S p r in g R e g is t r a t io n
Af t er School Academ y cour se descr i pt i on s f or SPRI N G SESSI ON (M ar ch
30 ? M ay 14) wer e sen t hom e on M ar ch 2 wi t h st uden t s. Regi st r at i on open s
W edn esday, M ar ch 4 at 4:0 0 p.m . an d en ds Fr i day, M ar ch 6 at m i dn i ght . Please
cli ck ht t p:/ / www.si gn upgen i us.com / go/ 20 f 0 c4eacab2ea4f e3-wi n t er t o use
Si gn i n Gen i us t o pr evi ew t he Spr i n g Cat alog.
Please be awar e t hat classes f i ll ear ly, so r egi st er i n g on li n e, on t he f i r st
day of r egi st r at i on wi ll be your best oppor t un i t y t o be accept ed i n your academ y
choi ces.
H elp wi t h on li n e r egi st r at i on wi ll be avai lable at t he f ollowi n g t i m es an d
locat i on s, on t he dat es i n di cat ed below:
BI S M edi a Cent er :
Save t he dat e!
Apr i l 25t h i s t he
16 t h an n ual
?Boa r dwa lki n?
for Pet s!?
M ar k your
calen dar s.
M or e i n f o
com i n g soon !
M a r ch 4 ? 4:0 0 - 6:0 0 p.m .
M a r ch 5 ? 9:0 0 ? 11:0 0 a .m .
M a r ch 6 ? 1:0 0 ? 3:0 0 p.m .
- I m por t an t I n f or m at i on ! ! ! Regi st er at your ear li est oppor t un i t y.
- Read r egi st r at i on r equi r em en t s f or each class car ef ully.
- I t i s i m por t an t t o si gn up even i f t he class appear s f ull or closed i f you wan t t o
en r oll.
- All class li st s wi ll be scr een ed t o assur e t hat t hose on t he li st have m et all
r egi st r at i on r equi r em en t s. I f n ot t hey wi ll be r em oved an d wai t li st st uden t s
m ay be m oved up t o t he act i ve li st .
- I f you r egi st er an d t hen chan ge your m i n d about a class, please r em ove your
n am e so t hat ot her s m ay have a chan ce t o en r oll.
- Check t he li st s each day t o see your en r ollm en t st at us.
- You wi ll r ecei ve a con f i r m at i on of your academ y assi gn m en t s i n back pack
m ai l on M ar ch 23.
- Con f i r m at i on s m ust be si gn ed an d r et ur n ed t o hom er oom t eacher s n o lat er
t han Fr i day M ar ch 27 i n or der t o at t en d your Af t er School Academ i es.
Plea se follow t he ASA At t enda nce Poli cy:
St uden t s who do n ot plan t o at t en d t hei r academ y m ust have a par en t
n ot e or call i n di cat i n g t hei r per m i ssi on f or t he chi ld t o m i ss t he academ y t hat day.
W CPS gui deli n es wi ll be used t o det er m i n e excused an d un excused absen ces.
Som e classes r equi r e t he chi ld t o have n o un excused absen ces i n or der t o
par t i ci pat e i n en d of t he year academ y f i eldt r i ps an d ot her speci al act i vi t i es. I f a
chi ld dr ops an academ y, please sen d a n ot e con cer n i n g t hat deci si on . St uden t s
who do n ot at t en d an d do n ot n ot i f y t he school wi t h t hei r i n t en t i on s t o dr op t he
class wi ll be r em oved f r om t he class af t er t he secon d un excused absen ce.
Plea se follow t he ASA Tr a nspor t a t i on Cha nge Poli cy:
The blue Af t er School Academ y Tr an spor t at i on Chan ge For m wi ll be sen t
hom e wi t h your chi ld on t he f i r st day of hi s/ her academ y an d you m ay also
down load i t f r om t he websi t e. Please use t hi s Af t er School Academ y
Tr an spor t at i on Chan ge For m i f you have an em er gen cy t hat r equi r es chan gi n g
t he Af t er School Academ y t r an spor t at i on ar r an gem en t s t hat your chi ld uses on a
r egular basi s. Please n ot e t hat r equest i n g t hat your chi ld r i de a di f f er en t bus f r om
n or m al can cause challen ges f or t he school an d f or t he dr i ver . Ther ef or e we ask
t hat i f at all possi ble you pi ck up your chi ld r at her t han r equest a chan ge f r om on e
bus t o an ot her .
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P H Y S IC A L
E D U C A T IO N
On Febr uar y 5t h an d 6t h we
held our Jum p Rope f or H ear t i n
hon or of t he f un dr ai si n g ef f or t s f or
t he Am er i can H ear t Associ at i on .
Pr i ze deli ver y
dat e wi ll
be
an n oun ced on ce all of t he m on ey i s
of f i ci ally coun t ed. W e wi ll post i n
t he Apr i l n ewslet t er t he t op t hr ee
ear n er s, an d how m uch BI S
collect ed as a school! GREAT JOB
JUM PERS! ! !
Dolphi n/ Sha r k Tea m :
Er i k a H oldr en , Vi n cen t Ogg, Zak
K r asn er , Ri ley Cust odi o, Ri ley
Rayn e, Jef f er y Oli ver , Ryan Boyle,
Pat r i ck ,
Josh
Flor es,
Am i ca
Shr est ha, Alexi s Gr aybi ll, Aly
Br aci szewsk i ,
an d
Sam an t ha
H er old.
Ba r r a cuda Tea m :
Raf e Par son s, Tat yan n a H ose,
Jessi ca Jan n ey, Em m an uel Ar oh,
M eli s Un al, Jai den Den k , an d Devi n
Pi lar sk i .
M a r li n Tea m :
Chr i st i an M i ller , Jude Van Dor n i ck ,
Ri ck y Goodwi n , L ogan Pat r i ck ,
Em m a Car ey, M i chael Schwor n ,
an d Jan aesha Car son .
Sa i lfi sh Tea m :
On Jan uar y 23r d, we held
our
an n ual
f loor
hockey
t our n am en t as a culm i n at i n g even t
t o t he f loor hockey un i t f or 5t h an d
6t h gr ade st uden t s. The f ollowi n g
st uden t s wer e on t he wi n n i n g
t eam s:
M egan
W heeler ,
Br i e
Schwen em an ,
Sahar a
Fi n n ey,
Gavi n
M cCabe,
Ri ley
Jon es,
M i chael Rayn e, Er i n Ri cci o, L uke
Bahlm an , Dan i el L ugasi , an d Evan
Ri t z.
The BI S welln ess pr ogr am
f or st af f has been goi n g gr eat . The
t eacher s have collect i vely walked
over 150 m i les, Zum ba an d yoga
classes, an d t he bi ggest loser
challen ge ar e all i n f ull swi n g or
wi ll r esum e dur i n g t he 3r d Af t er
School Academ y sessi on . W ay t o
go t eacher s an d st af f ! K eep up t he
good wor k !
H ea lt hy Ti p!!!
Good
n ut r i t i on
m ean s
eat i n g a wi de var i et y of f oods t hat
ar e good f or our bodi es an d
pr ovi de all t he n ut r i en t s we n eed t o
be en er get i c, f i ght i lln esses, an d
accom pli sh t he t hi n gs we car e
about
doi n g
ever y
day.
Recom m en ded
Dai ly
Requi r em en t s:
Gr ai n s
(5-6
ser vi n gs) , 6 oun ces whole gr ai n s
Veget ables (3-4 ser vi n gs) , 2-3 cups
f r esh Fr ui t s (2-3 ser vi n gs) , 2 cups
f r esh Dai r y (3 ser vi n gs) , M eat s (3
ser vi n gs) 5-6 oun ces, Fat s & Oi ls
(n o m or e t han 6 t easpoon s) - use
spar i n gly you can get en ough i n
your dai r y & m eat s 1 ser vi n g i s
appr oxi m at ely t he si ze of t he back
of your f i st ; don ?t be f ooled by t he
labeli n g!
C a f e t e r ia
N e w s
H a v e y o u
m o v e d ?
A r e
Y o u
G o in g
o n V a c a t io n ?
You can pr epay on your
chi ld?s lun ch accoun t by sen di n g i n
a check payable t o BI S. Each
st uden t i s allowed t o char ge t wo
lun ches, however , un t i l t hi s i s
r ei m bur sed he/ she wi ll n ot be able
t o con t i n ue char gi n g. W e wi ll m ake
sur e your chi ld eat s a m eal an d
doesn ?t
go
away
hun gr y!
Rem em ber we ser ve br eak f ast f i r st
t hi n g i n t he AM .
The St at e of M ar ylan d
r equi r es t hat all st uden t s have a
cur r en t pr oof of r esi den cy on f i le. I f
you have m oved, please m ake sur e
t he of f i ce has pr oof of r esi den cy.
The f ollowi n g wi ll be accept ed:
cur r en t pr oper t y t ax bi ll, cur r en t
r en t al lease or deed, cur r en t ut i li t y
bi ll wi t h n am e an d ser vi ce addr ess
(elect r i c, gas,
et c.) Please call
t he of f i ce wi t h
quest i on s:
410 -632-5320 .
Please be sur e t o f i ll out a
St uden t Tr i p Appr oval Request
For m i f you ar e plan n i n g t o be out
of t own . Thi s f or m n eeds t o be
f i lled out at least 10 days pr i or t o
your t r i p. Af t er t he f or m i s f i lled
out by t he par en t , st uden t s m ust
get all t hei r t eacher s t o si gn i t .
On ce t he f or m i s com plet e, please
t ur n i t i n t o t he of f i ce f or t he
Pr i n ci pal's si gn at ur e. Un der t he
poli cy of t he Boar d of Educat i on , a
m axi m um of 7 school days wi ll be
excused f or f am i ly t r i ps dur i n g
an y on e school year . I f you n eed a
St uden t Tr i p Appr oval Request
For m , t hey ar e avai lable on t he
t able i n t he m ai n hallway or i n t he
of f i ce.
m a r c h
C O U N S E L O R 'S
C O R N E R
"I t 's All About At t i t ude"
Febr ua r y St udent s of t he da y
wer e:
Steph en W ade, Natal ie
Br u sh m il l er, M on ica Th or n ton ,
H en r y Br ou s, M al ach i Bl ack ,
Aaden Jon es, JC Fel dm an , Am au r ie
Davison , Jacob Lower y, Ril ey
Rayn e & Lydia W oodl ey
Our "I t 's All About At t i t ude"
Febr ua r y St udent of t he M ont h
wa s:
Sa br i na Pecor a
( M r s. Lovel l 's 4th Gr ade H R)
given for h el pin g a str u ggl in g
stu den t with a n ew m ath con cept.
Th an k you Sabr in a for h avin g
su ch a gr eat BIS Positive Attitu de
an d bein g a l eader in you r
cl assr oom !
P T A N e w s
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In f o r m a t i o n
Fa m i ly M ovi e N i ght a t BI S - M a r ch 13t h - 6:0 0 p.m .
Br i n g t he whole f am i ly an d wat ch a m ovi e whi le suppor t i n g
t he BI S PTA. Ref r eshm en t s an d sn ack s wi ll be avai lable f or
sale dur i n g t he m ovi e. M or e i n f or m at i on about t he even t
wi ll be sen t hom e soon .
Spr i ng Fundr a i ser - Ba sket Ra ffle
The PTA wi ll be selli n g r af f le t i cket s st ar t i n g i n M ar ch f or
your chan ce t o wi n a r af f le basket . W e wi ll have n um er ous
basket s t hat wi ll be f i lled wi t h m er chan di se, gi f t cer t i f i cat es,
an d goodi es f or t he whole f am i ly t o en j oy. Flyer s about t he
basket s an d how you can pur chase t i cket s wi ll be sen t hom e
vi a back pack m ai l. I f you have an y ext r a basket s t hat you?d
be wi lli n g t o don at e t o t he PTA, please let t hem k n ow or dr op
t hem at t he f r on t of f i ce.
Spr i ng Da nce ? Apr i l 24t h
M ar k your calen dar s f or t he last BI S dan ce f or t he 20 14-20 15
school year .
PTA Posi t i ons for next yea r !
Sever al of t he cur r en t PTA posi t i on s wi ll be open i n g f or t he
upcom i n g school year . I f you en j oy bei n g act i ve i n your
chi ld?s school an d helpi n g or gan i ze act i vi t i es, please
con si der holdi n g a posi t i on . The cur r en t of f i cer s have a lot
of i n f or m at i on an d f lyer s t hey wi ll be passi n g alon g t o t he
n ext of f i cer s t o help m ake t he t r an si t i on easi er an d t he
soon er we f i n d out who i s i n t er est ed, t he soon er we can wor k
t oget her t o show t he n ew of f i cer s how we do var i ous t ask s.
Please n ot i f y som eon e i n t he school of f i ce or con t act an y of
t he cur r en t PTA boar d i f you ar e i n t er est ed or wan t m or e
i n f or m at i on .
PTA Offi cer s for 20 14-20 15
Pr esi den t , Tr i sha K auf m an
Vi ce Pr esi den t , N an cy Schwen dem an
Tr easur er , Debbi Dean -Colley
Secr et ar y, Juli e Ak t ar
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