Burgaw Middle School
October 31, 2025
Community Updates
November is National Career Development Month (NCDM), and Pender County Schools CTE invites you to celebrate with us! Attached you’ll find a calendar of events featuring Career Video Links, a Flipgrid Activity, and details for our NCDM Spirit Week. Throughout the month, we’ll focus on helping students explore career options, connect their interests to real-world opportunities, and prepare to become Enrolled, Enlisted, or Employed upon graduation. HERE Is the link to the National Career Development Month website.
This November, Pender County Schools is launching a district-wide food drive to support local organizations that provide meals and essential resources for families in need throughout our community.
Throughout the month, every school in the district will collect non-perishable food items, ensuring that all donations stay local to benefit Pender County families. This initiative brings together students, staff, and families in a united effort to make a meaningful difference during the holiday season.
Requested donation items include:- Cereal, canned tuna, canned chicken, peanut butter, and condiments.
- The district is also collecting individually packaged snacks such as granola bars, Pop-Tarts, tuna packets, beef jerky, crackers, ramen noodles, pudding cups, Jell-O cups, fruit cups, Rice Krispie treats, and Cheez-Its.
“This food drive is about more than filling bins, it’s about filling hearts,” said Superintendent Dr. Brad Breedlove. “It’s a reminder that even small acts of generosity add up to something powerful when we come together.”
Collection bins will be available at all schools throughout November, and families are encouraged to participate and help spread kindness and compassion across the community.
Together, we can make a real impact, supporting the organizations that support Pender County.Next week is School Psychology Week! - Please show some love for Ms. Wynne!
Your BMS PTO is having a PENNY WAR fundraiser! Students can bring in coins or cash to see which grade level wins!
Vision screenings will be done on 11-12-2025 for all 7th graders. Please contact our school nurse if you have any questions or if you would like to opt-out your child for vision screening at school.
We are beginning to prepare for our Thanksgiving meal at BMS on Tuesday, November 25. If you are interested in attending with your child, please complete this form BMS Parents Thanksgiving Event.
- BMS Families - Having trouble accessing your child's report card? Need to see their grades as they work through each reporting period? Please use this link Parent Portal Access Request Form to ask for Infinite Campus Parent Portal access. Be prepared for report cards on Tuesday!
- BMS Families - please see our TSI letters attached.
- We invite families to review our schools current School Improvement Plan (SIP) and provide feedback
Attention 8th Grade Students & Families interested in applying to Pender Early College High School (PECHS)! PECHS applications for admissions consideration will be opening soon! In preparation, PECHS will be at BMS during electives on Monday, October 27th to speak with students about their programs and application process. They are also hosting evening Informational Sessions for students and families- see the attached flyers for dates, times, and locations PECHS Parent Night Flyer
- We are pleased to announce that Pender County Health Department, in collaboration with the Pender County Schools, will be offering flu shots at your child’s school again this year in the months of October and November. This immunization opportunity will be available to all students and staff in our county school system. The vaccine will be administered by health department nurses to those who are able to receive the flu vaccine and have written parental permission. We are unable to vaccinate anyone without a completed form and the parent or guardian’s signature. If you would like your child to have a flu shot here at school please email Nurse Cockrell @ elizabeth_cockrell@pender.k12.nc.us
- Parents & Guardians - Please review our dress code policy with your child Policy Code: 4316 Student Dress Code. We had several dress code violations this week.
- Please review Policy Code: 4318 Use of Personal Electronic Devices with your child/children/family. This policy covers acceptable use and consequences for using them on any school campus.
- Parents/Guardians - If you have not signed up to connect with your child's teacher via Rooms (PCS Parent/Teacher Communication app), or are having trouble access Rooms, please use this guide for more information QR Parent/Guardian Rooms Guide.
Families, we need your help ensuring students bring their Chromebooks to school each day. Also, we ask that non-essential electronics (Airpods and Beats headphones) be left at home. If your child has a lost or damaged Chromebook fee, please pay that fee as soon as possible.
BMS PTO
Please see important information from your BMS PTO here.
- MOVIES AT THE PARK
Come out and join us for "Movies at the park" at Dees Park, 105 N COURTHOUSE AVE!
OCTOBER 17th: LILO STICH TPM
NOVEMBER 7th: MUFASA 6:30 PM
DECEMBER 12th: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION 6:30 PM
Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
The BURGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO will be selling pizza, snacks, and drinks.
Family volunteers for concessions are greatly appreciated!
Please contact the BMS PTO if you are available to help cut on any of these dates: bmSpt0678@gmail.com
Helpful Information
Please see our BMS Parent/Student Orientation information here Welcome to Burgaw Middle School
School Hours: 7:30-2:45pm (students are tardy after 7:30am)
Students exit bus/car at 7:10am (buses utilize the back of school/cars utilize the front of school)
For the 2025-26 school year, breakfast and lunch will be provided, at no cost, to all students at our school
Bus stop lookup is live and available for schools/parents to use: Click the link to access: Bus Stop Lookup
Parents who have a bus stop location concern should be directed to complete a Bus Stop Relocation Request form. Link: Bus Stop Relocation Request Form.
For instructions on how to access the form online click the following link:How to Access the Bus Stop Relocation Form
Here Comes the Bus will be available again this school year. Please remember that it is not accessible during the first few weeks of school. Schools will receive an email when Here Comes the Bus is available. Links to access information to distribute at open house is below:
Here Comes the Bus English
For students who walk home from school - Students MUST have a walker form signed in order to walk home from campus. If you are new to BMS, or if you have not completed a walker form, please send a note with your child for them to walk home on the first day of school.
Parents - please complete the following survey Chromebook Agreement and Out of School Digital Device Survey
- We invite families to review our schools current School Improvement Plan (SIP) and provide feedback
- BMS Comprehensive Report 2025-2026
BMS School Improvement Team (SIT) meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 3:00pm. Please join us.
