B.H.S. Monthly Newsletter ~OCTOBER~

The BHS staff hopes you all had a wonderful summer break! Though we all enjoyed our summer, we are very excited to be back in session with your students. This year we will be sending out a monthly newsletter to keep parents and guardians informed of what is happening and events coming up. Know that sometimes events change due to circumstances out of our control. We thank you in advance for understanding and being patient with us as we all do our best to keep things rolling. We believe it is going to be a great year!

A FEW ATTENDANCE POLICY ITEMS TO BE AWARE OF:

• Whenever a student is absent, the parent/guardian should call the attendance office on the day of the absence and/or no later than 48 hours from the absence. This timely notice is important because without it, a student may be incorrectly identified as truant.

• Extended medical illnesses of 4 consecutive days or more will require documentation from a healthcare provider.

• The full attendance policy can be found on Blackfoot High School website, click Student Handbook link, under Attendance.
  
  

*Parents and Guardians, it's that time of year again to fill out the IMPACT AIDE FORM. These will be sent home Tuesday, October 4th, so please be watching for them. Please fill the form out and return ASAP, no later than October 19th. One form per household is all that is needed, but you MUST list all of your students in the household on that form if you are only filling out one form to turn in. We greatly appreciate your help with this!

*PSAT will be Wednesday, October 12th for all Sophomores. Doors to the testing area close at 8:20am, students that are late will not be let into the testing area after that time. The students testing are allowed to bring in a #2 pencil, calculator, water bottle, and a jacket (it may be cold). Phones are not allowed and will be collected at the door, they will be given back when the student leaves. Students testing cannot be called out during the test. All PSAT testing students will be released when the testing is done.

*Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 18th, 5-7pm in the Old Gym.

*The senior class students will be meeting Monday, October 17th, with senior and graduation advisors. They will be receiving information about dates, events, and deadlines that apply to them for their graduation year. Please ask your student about what they learned and look for an email with the details. The evening of October 18th will be the senior parents meeting, 7-8pm.

*FAFSA night for seniors and their parents will be during parent teacher conferences on Oct 18.

*Monday October 31st, Halloween day, will be our Halloween dress up day. Below are the district guidelines for costumes:

In an effort to enjoy and celebrate Halloween appropriately, respectfully, and in accordance with school rules, we ask that students use the following guidelines when selecting a costume:

1. Costumes should not hinder your ability to participate in your classes or present issues of safety in the classroom or hallways.

2. Costumes that depict violence, alcohol, or drugs are not permitted. Weapons (real or fake) are not allowed.

3. No masks or FULL face paint.

4. Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage, or religion are not permitted.

5. Costumes that are provocative, revealing, sexual in nature, or employ questionable props are not permitted.

Brooklyn Judd is a BHS alumni and first year teacher. She spent her school days hiding novels under the desk during math class. Such behavior, as it turns out, results in a slippery slope down the path to becoming an English Teacher. Mrs. Judd loves her profession, her subject, and her students, and feels very lucky to be working at Blackfoot High.

My name is Linda Atwood. (Rayner on paper but I got divorced) I am so excited to have you or your student in our class this year. I can’t wait to get to know each of you. This year will be full of fun, learning and lots of adventures. We will be learning a lot in math and how it applies to the world outside of school. We also will be learning how important it is to work together, be a leader and build a classroom community. We will be spending a lot of time together so it’s important to treat each other with respect and kindness. I know that everyone of you is special and you will bring so many great qualities to our class. It’s my job as your teacher to help you grow as a learner and be the best you, you can be.
Want to know a little bit about me? When I am not grading or planning lessons I am spending time with my own family. My son just graduated. My girls are 14 and 12 and active in many sports.

In my spare time , I am with my family and friends outdoors; hike, camp, backpack, white-water raft, canyoneering, and various high adventure activities year-round. I am also a huge fan of reading, Oregon Ducks, and fuzzy blankets! I also have two adorable dogs named Ari and Fluffy. You may hear lots about them throughout the year.
This is my 7th year teaching math, I originally came from the business community. After working over the summer with the other staff, I can honestly say I am so excited and proud to be part of our Blackfoot High community. I absolutely love teaching math and helping students not only realize the application to the world, but also that they can do math, but my favorite thing to help students realize is that it is okay to fail, just don’t give up!

The Idaho Teen Reading Challenge will begin October 1st . This is a statewide challenge. Any

Blackfoot High School student is welcome to participate. The challenge is to read 8 books in 8 different categories from October to April.

Book Categories

(choose 8 of the following 10):

Award Nominee: a book nominated for an award

Book to Movie: a book that has been made into a movie

Book with a Red Cover: Book cover is red (or mostly red)

Free Choice: read whatever you want!

From a Library Display: a book from a display at the library

IBOB Title: from this year’s Idaho Battle of the Books selections (see Mrs. Nelson for a list of

those books)

Not a Novel: nonfiction, poetry, book of short stories, etc.

Published in the Last Five Years: published in 2017 or later

Recommended by a Mentor: read a book recommended by a librarian, teacher, parent,, or

other mentor

Saw it on BookTok: read a book you saw on TikTok

See Mrs.Nelson in the library for details on this challenge and for a tracking sheet.