Beckwith Bulletin

BMS Community,

It was an extremely busy and exciting week at Beckwith!

On Monday, the final cross country meet of the season took place at Freetown-Lakeville, with all Massasoit League teams competing.

On Tuesday, we wrapped up the soccer season with final games against Norton at Bliss Field. Also on Tuesday, our high school visited Beckwith to present to our 7th and 8th graders.

On Wednesday, the Unified Bocce team played their final game of the year against Seekonk.

Thursday was Green and Gold Spirit Day, and in the evening, families attended Green and Gold Night at DRRHS, where our 7th and 8th graders explored all the great opportunities our high school has to offer.

Finally, on Friday, we celebrated Halloween Spirit Day, which was a spooktacular time at Beckwith as students and staff showed off their creative costumes before heading out for trick-or-treating that night.

Looking ahead, next Monday is the 6th Grade Bash! We’ll continue accepting money and permission slips until Monday morning, despite the date listed on the form.

Finally, students and staff at Beckwith Middle School proudly collected $459 during our “Change for Change” program to support the Linda Sousa – A Better Dream Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to educate and raise awareness about metastatic breast cancer and to contribute to breast cancer research, with the hope of one day eradicating this disease. We are so proud of our school community for their generosity and commitment to making a difference!

📸 Check out photos from this week and previous events on the BMS Facebook Page.

New In This Week's Bulletin:

• Basketball Sign Ups

• Parent / Teacher Conference Sign Ups

• Dighton-Rehoboth Community Resource List

• DRSEPAC Parent Support Group

• Friends of DRSEPAC Candy Cane Wagon Ride Fundraiser

• Scholastic Book Fair 11/14 - 11/21

• Second Annual Donna Arruda Blood Drive

Mark Your Calendars:

• November 3rd is the 6th Grade Bash

• November 6th is the PTSA meeting @ BMS

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

• November 13th - 21 Scholastic Book Fair

• 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

CLICK HERE to sign your child up for basketball. Tryouts for the boys will be November 10th and 12th. Tryouts for the girls will be November 13th and 14th. Tryouts will be after school until 4:30. All students in grades 6-8 are eligible to try out. Please make sure a physical for your child is on file. Please contact our Nurse Mrs. Mondor for more information regarding physicals.

CLICK HERE for the full basketball schedule.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are on November 13th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., November 18th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., and November 19th from 12:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Please note that students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m. on November 19th due to the afternoon Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Like last year, Beckwith Middle School will be using PTCFast to make Parent/Teacher Conference sign ups as convenient as possible. Please use the link below to schedule your times for each teacher. You can click on the link below or enter the web address into your browser window.

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Beckwith_Middle_School

Please note that the conference sign-up is set to close two days before each conference date. Sign up times are on a first come first serve basis.

If you have any questions, please contact Sheril Hays at 508-252-5080 ext. 4001 or Shays@drregional.org or CLICK HERE for more detailed instructions. Be sure to note the time slots you schedule with each teacher.

Click HERE or below for a Dighton-Rehoboth Community Resource List. This document is a resource list to help support families. Also, please see Superintendent Runey's email related to community resources that will be sent out to families today.

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!

Our second annual blood drive in memory of one of our cafeteria staff is 12/6/2025. Please use this link to register to donate. We would appreciate any help in getting the word out, too! Your presence is powerful!

Just a friendly reminder that the student handbook states students may have water in class with teacher permission. We welcome water bottles filled with water only at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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.

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 Day

October 28 & 29 - White Days

October 30 & 31 - Blue Days

November 3 & 5 - Red Days

November 6 & 7 - White Days

November 10 & 12 - Blue Days

November 13 & 14 - Red Days

November 17 & 18 - White Days

November 19 & 20 - Blue Days

November 21 & 24 - Red Days

November 25 & 26 - White Days

December 1 & 2 - Blue Days

*November 2 - Daylight Savings Time Ends (Turn clocks back 1 hour)

*November 3 - Bill Attwood BMS

*November 3 - Grade 6 Bash

*November 4 - Professional Development Day - No School

*November 6 - PTSA Meeting

*November 10 - Red, White, and Blue Spirit Day (to commemorate Veterans Day)

*November 11 - Veterans Day - No School

*November 12 - Faculty Meeting 2:45 Library

*November 13 - Parent Conferences BMS 5:30-8:00 p.m.

*November 13 - 21 Book Fair

*November 14 - Epilepsy Awareness Month (wear your purple to show support)

*November 18 - Parent Conferences BMS 5:30-8:00 p.m.

November 18 - 8th grade CTE tour (11:30-1:45 - Lunch at 11:00)

*November 19 - Early Release (11:35 a.m.) - Afternoon Parent Conferences 12:30 - 2:45

November 20 - Bristol County Savings Bank Banking Day for 5th Graders

*November 25 - School Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.

*November 26- Early Release (11:35 a.m.)- Thanksgiving Break Begins

*November 27-28 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

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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