Beckwith Bulletin

BMS Community,

It was another busy and exciting week at Beckwith! We kicked things off with the 5th Grade Bash on Monday, which was a great time filled with karaoke, unlimited recess, board games, drawing, and a movie.

On Tuesday, students smiled for Picture Day, and the rest of the week was full of school spirit!

• Wednesday: Blue and White Spirit Day 💙🤍 — students and staff proudly wore our school colors and the campus was buzzing with home Unified and Cross Country matches after school.

• Thursday: Unity Day 🧡— our community wore orange to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

• Friday: Pink Out Day 💗— students and staff showed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month while helping to raise funds for the Linda Sousa – A Better Dream Foundation.

Looking ahead, next Wednesday, October 30th, is Green and Gold Night at DRRHS 💚💛 from 6:00–8:00 p.m. This special annual event is for all grade 7 and 8 students and their families — a great opportunity to learn more about our high school!

📸 Check out photos from this week and previous events on the BMS Facebook Page.
Don’t miss this week’s post featuring Georgia, our beloved emotional support dog 🐶. She looked picture-perfect on Picture Day!

New In This Week's Bulletin:

• Holiday DReams 2025

• Girls Basketball Coach Stipend Posting

• 6th Grade Bash Information

• The next PTSA Meeting is November 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the BMS Cafeteria (childcare will be provided by Champions; children using Champions must be potty trained)

• Book Fair November 13th - 21st

• PTSA Member Spotlights

• A Word from PE

Mark Your Calendars:

• October 25th is the Classic Car Show at DRRHS

• October 25th is the Rehoboth PD Take Back of Prescription Drugs

• October 27th is the DR Field Hockey Bingo Night Fundraiser

• October 30th is Green and Gold Night at DRRHS 💚💛

• October 31st is when registration closes for the BMS Ski and Board Club (we need five more students to run the club)

• November 12th is the deadline for the Rehoboth Blizzard of Giving Information and Request Form

• There are additional flyers below with more information.

  
  

Have a great weekend!!!

Stephen Donovan, Ed.D., Principal and Amy Abrams, Assistant Principal

#WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS

October 24, 2025

Dear DR Families,

The holidays are just around the corner — and we’re excited to announce that Holiday DReams 2025 is officially underway!

Once again, the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District is partnering with the Greater Attleboro Council for Children to bring joy and comfort to local families through the Christmas is for Kids program. This wonderful initiative helps ensure that every child in our community experiences the warmth of the season with gifts and winter essentials.

Important Dates:

• Families who have previously participated in Holiday DReams or Christmas is for Kids must apply by Friday, November 8, 2025.
  
  

• Families who are new to the program have until Friday, November 22, 2025.
  
  

Applications are available at each school and at the Superintendent’s Office, or you can download one online. Please be sure to return your completed application with all required documentation in a sealed envelope by the appropriate deadline.

If you would like to support this effort, donations are welcome! Your generosity helps us make DReams come true for even more children this year.

To apply for gifts and clothing, please visit this link to a Google Folder with instructions and an application.

To learn more or donate, please visit www.councilforchildren.org.

If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me directly at bruney@drregional.org.

Thank you for helping us spread kindness and hope this holiday season.

Together, we are DR!

We are still seeking a coach for our girls basketball team. This is a stipended position, and we'd love to have someone enthusiastic about working with student athletes. If you're interested, CLICK HERE to fill out an application on SchoolSpring. Practices are usually on Tuesday and Thursday and games are usually on Monday and Wednesday. CLICK HERE for the full basketball schedule.

Please remember that your student’s presence is powerful. It is our goal to ensure all students are here in school every day and with your help, we can make that happen!

This is just a friendly reminder to call the office when your student will be absent. This is not an excused absence unless we receive a note from a service provider. You can email that note or have your student bring it right to the office.

Additionally, Massachusetts State Law states that 8 absences in a quarter (about 45 days) is considered habitually truant. If your student is absent and you or they require assistance for any reason, please let us know. The full attendance policy can be seen as you read further in the SMORE.

A fun-filled fall in PE!

This year, BMS is up and running with a theme of "Your Presence is Powerful!" This theme from DESE not only highlights the "vital connection between student attendance and academic/social success," but also stresses the importance of students choosing to be upstanders, supporting one another to create a culture where everyone feels valued and safe. Engagement creates transformation in our school community, and we invite you to be present as well by volunteering and attending events. When we are all actively present, we have the ability to create positive meaningful change in our school community.

BMS is lucky to have a space where you can send kind messages to your children or staff during the school day. Students can also acknowledge a peer or staff member. Anyone can use this link to send a kind message. Once approved by the moderator, it gets posted on the E-Wall in the cafeteria so students and staff can read them during breakfast and lunches! Kids love to see their names up there (staff do too)! So help us spread kindness today!

We follow the same procedure above for Pickup. The School Day ends at 2:30 p.m. (dismissal begins at this time).

School breakfast and lunch will once again be provided free of charge to all students; however, all students must use the point-of-sale system to obtain their free lunch. Please encourage your child to remember their lunch PIN number, as this helps speed up the lunch lines. If a student forgets their PIN, the cafeteria staff need to look it up, which can cause delays. Please note that only breakfast will be served on early release days.

Additionally, please see below for a letter from Whitson's with instructions on setting up a MySchoolBucks account, which is required for purchasing snacks. This letter also includes information about the cafeteria's interactive menu and relevant contact details.

For breakfast and lunch menus, please CLICK HERE, click on the FD Meal Planner, and type "Dighton Rehoboth Beckwith." Alternatively, you can click the .pdf below.

Thank you for notifying us when your child will be absent. Please note that while these notifications prevent you from receiving an automated call from the district, they do not excuse the absence.

School attendance and punctuality are strongly linked to academic success. Time spent in class is invaluable and cannot be fully replicated by simply providing the absent student with missed work. Frequent absences can create gaps in a student's education that may affect them for years to come. For more information on attendance and absences, please review the Student Handbook.

To report your student's absence, please call the 24/7 Absence Line by the start of the school day (8:15 a.m.). Leave a message with your child's name and the reason for the absence. You can reach the Absence Line by calling 508-252-5080 and pressing 1. Alternatively, you may email the Main Office at bmsattendance@drregional.org by 8:15 a.m. This email address can also be used to report tardies or dismissals.

Families of students marked as having an unexcused absence who do not call the Absence Line or email the above address by 8:15 a.m. will receive a phone call, text message, and email notification from the District at 9:15 a.m., prompting them to confirm the absence with the Main Office as soon as possible.

All absences are considered unexcused except for the following: student medical appointment/illness/quarantine (with a doctor's note), bereavement, family emergencies, observance of major religious holidays, inclement weather that endangers the child's health, court appearances, out-of-school suspension, disability-related absences, and unique circumstances approved at the Principal's discretion. In cases of chronic or irregular absences reported to be due to illness, the school administration may request a physician's statement certifying the absences as justifiable.

Please arrange for doctor's notes to be sent to the Main Office via fax at 508-252-5082 or via email at bmsattendance@drregional.org.

Please see below for the Student Handbook for the 2025-2026 School Year which was approved by the School Committee. Please sign off in Aspen Permissions that you have read the Student Handbook so you are familiar with school and district guidelines.

We've partnered with Clothes Bin to maintain a clothes and shoes recycling bin on the Beckwith campus. They collect, manage, and distribute clothes, shoes, and textiles. If you have any clothes or shoes that could be recycled, please feel free to drop them in the bin located at the far end of the parking lot. Beckwith Middle School receives funds for donated contents. To learn more about Clothes Bin, please CLICK HERE.

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District has made a community connection with Community & Social Services | Old Colony YMCA. Their Family Resource Center is available to both Dighton and Rehoboth families and has much to offer in terms of support. Please feel free to check out all that they have to offer by using the previous links.

CLICK HERE for the 2025-2026 District Calendar which was approved by the School Committee.

October 27 - Red Days

October 28 & 29 - White Days

October 30 & 31 - Blue Days

*October 27 - Cross Country Final Meet (TBD)

*October 27 - October 31st Satchel Pulse during Flex

*October 28 - DRRHS visits Beckwith making a presentation prior to Green & Gold Night for 7th and 8th graders - 9:23 In the Gym

*October 28 - Soccer Norton @ Rehoboth

*October 28 - School Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.

*October 29 - Unified Bocce Westport/Rehoboth @ Seekonk

*October 30 - Green and Gold Spirit Day

*October 30 - Green and Gold Night DRRHS 6:00-8:00 p.m. - For all Grade 7 and 8 Students and Families

*October 31 - Halloween Spirit Day

Click below for the latest Beckwith News Stories in the Reporter Today:

Beckwith Middle School Honor Roll (Trimester 3 - June 2025)

Beckwith Softball & Baseball Have Strong Seasons - June 5, 2025

Middle School Students, Runey Honored by Lions - May 23, 2025

Beckwith Students Perform at 2025 Junior SEMSBA Music Festival - May 5, 2025

Beckwith Middle School's Project 351 Ambassador - May 2, 2025

Beckwith Middle School 2024/2025 Trimester 2 Honor Roll - March 31, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Math Team - March 28, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Students Shine at Junior District Music Festival - March 13, 2025

Basketball at Beckwith - March 6, 2025

Click the #WeAreDR photo above to access the school district's Facebook page

The mission of the Dighton-Rehoboth middle schools, in collaboration with parents and the community, is to develop the whole child and to provide students with the knowledge, skills, global education, technology, and social responsibility to become contributing citizens and life-long learners in our ever-changing world.

Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected group.

Email: bmsattendance@drregional.org
Website: bms.drregional.org
Location: 330r Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA, USA
Phone: 508-252-5080

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