Beckwith Bulletin

BMS Community,

This week we finished up MCAS Math testing with grades 5 and 6. Next week, we will conclude MCAS testing with grade 8 students taking the Civics assessment.

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to showcase Beckwith Middle School during the School Committee Spotlight presentation. We highlighted the work being done around belonging and support through programs such as Raiders Connection and Raiders Roll Call, which help students build connections, leadership skills, and receive social-emotional support.

We also shared the year-long work our staff has been doing on effective instructional practices, including building strong student relationships, increasing student engagement, checking for understanding, and creating consistent learning experiences across classrooms through the development of the BMS Instructional Playbook.

Finally, we showcased the many afterschool opportunities available to students, including our awesome Drama Club and their upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. We are very proud of the students and staff who helped present and represent Beckwith so well.

This week, Mr. Francese also began holding band rehearsals for the end-of-year band concert. In addition, select 7th and 8th grade band students and 8th grade chorus students visited Palmer River on Thursday to perform for the 4th grade.The 4th grade students were able to see firsthand the opportunities available to them in next year’s music program.

Also on Thursday, our 7th grade students were visited by representatives from our high school's CTE Program, who shared information and demonstrations about the many opportunities available through the Career and Technical Education programs.

On Friday, several BMS students attended the Special Olympics School Day in Dartmouth. It was a great experience and a fun day for all involved.

📸 Photos and highlights from Beckwith Middle School can be found on the BMS Facebook Page.

New Flyers In This Week's Bulletin:

• May 21 - Spring Showcase
• May 16 - DR Marching Band Yard Sale
• Scoops for Summer Birthdays

Other Flyers - Mark Your Calendars:

• May 16 - MassDOT Touch-A-Truck
• May 20, 21, & 26 - DRRHS Cheer Team Tryouts
• May 30 - Last Day for Hannaford Helps Schools Program

• 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

May 18 - Red Days

May 19 & 20 - White Days

May 21 & 22 - Blue Days

May 26 & 27 - Red Days

May 28 & 29 - White Days

June 1 & 2 - Blue Days

June 3 & 4 - Red Days

June 5 & 8 - White Days

June 9 & 10 - Blue Days

June 11 & 12 - Red Days

June 15 & 16 - White Days

June 17 & 18 - Blue Days

June 22 & 23 - Red Days

June 24 & 25 - White Days

June 26 - Blue Day

Artwork from Beckwith Middle School, Dighton Middle School, and Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School will be featured in the 2026 Spring Showcase on May 21, 2026, at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School.

Student artwork from both middle schools, along with the high school Fine Arts and Senior Art exhibits, will be on display from 5:00–7:00 p.m. The evening will also include the high school musical, band, and chorus concert from 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the following Beckwith students whose artwork will be displayed at the Spring Showcase!

Grade 5:

One-Point Perspective:
Easton Tetreault

Calliope Camara

Olivia Mega

Scottlyn Croteau

Adeline Brum Soares

Henna Hands:

Brooklyn Beaudette

Morgan Winther

Madison Griego
Samuel Joubert

Grade 6:

Snowmen at Night:

Ruby Beausoleil
Lydia Trexler
Eliana Silva

Zentangle Pumpkins:

Dax Dagnese
Audrianna Pacheco
Hannah Boulay
Alexis Fuoco

Magical Mushrooms:

Clive Tavares
Chloe Clement

Isla DiPalma

Abigail Fernandes
Hadley Jodoin-Blais
Ophelia MacKenzie
Charlotte Harris
Logan Luedke
Nathan Bradshaw
Mariana Cunha

Ciana DuVally
Landon Whitten
Ella Perry

Grade 7:

Pointillism/Stippling

Madeleine Bentley
Xavier Feliciano

Calvin Silva

Hope DaPonte
Richard Wood
Malia Nepini
Christina Thomas
Aubree Tansey
Allison Carson

Paisley Malaguti

Mudassir Aga

Luca Salcone

Metamorphosis:

Audrey Peterson
Darnette Louis
Milla Greene
Ethan Botelho
Stella Teodoro
Parker Webster

Wax-Resist Trees:

Avery Ferreira
Kyra DaSilva
Mackenzie Warren

Grade 8:

Leaf Prints:

James Comins
Korey Grant
Kyra McCollum
Mackenna Johnson

Two-Point Perspective:

Ellie Fernandes
Morgan Soares
Veda Tavares
Jordan Steinkamp

Neayeika Neth
Talan Saumweber
Julia Pimento
Amelia McWain

Amelia Choquette

Ella Sampson

Dylan Cordeiro
Madison Johnson
Maximus Jarvis
Hallie Coyne
Damin Carey

Crescenzo Cairone

Watercolor Pencil:

Andrew Avery-Pham
Zoya Holowka

Kinley Rhines
Eve Ricci
Cora James
Alexander Benoit
Clara Arrigo

Macy Frissell
Amelia Trexler

Mitchell Ramos

Luke DeMoura

Sophie Batista

Mia Souza

Jason Mendoza

Abagail Polychronis

Raegan Walczak

Kassidy Duarte

CLICK HERE for 8th Grade EOY Information.

5th Grade Band: Tuesdays 5/12 and 5/19
6th Grade Band: Mondays 5/11 and 5/18
7th and 8th Grade Band: Wednesdays 5/13 and 5/20

2:45 - 4:00 in the Cafeteria

"We still have spots available in; Carpentry, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood, Fun with Food, and Mad Scientist. Register for the DR Summer Experience now!"

Mass DOT District 5 in Taunton will be hosting a Touch a Truck event this Saturday May 16th.

Get ready for the 2026 Hannaford Helps Schools program!

We’re happy to share our school is automatically reenrolled in the Hannaford Helps Schools program! The 2026 program will run from April 5 through May 30. During this time, our community can support our school by shopping for specially marked items. For every 4 participating products purchased, shoppers earn 3 School Dollars. At checkout, customers receive a School Dollar printout that they can redeem online and direct funds to our school.

Using Hannaford To Go? With Hannaford To Go, School Dollars are not provided at pickup. Instead, about a week into May and again a week into June, Hannaford will email you a unique code reflecting the total School Dollars you earned in the previous month from qualifying purchases.

To redeem School Dollars, simply enter the unique printout code and store number on the Hannaford Helps Schools website or app, then select our school. Each School Dollar printout also includes a QR code linking directly to the website, making it quick and easy to redeem School Dollars.

CLICK HERE for the DR Middle School MCAS.

Please CLICK HERE for resources from DESE about MCAS tests that you can review.

The MCAS measures how well your child understands the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. These learning standards are expectations for what all students should know and be able to do at the end of each school year. It is crucial for students to give their best effort during these assessments to gauge their understanding of the Curriculum Frameworks. Each year, an analysis of the areas where students faced challenges with the Curriculum Frameworks, as identified by the MCAS, is conducted to provide the best support for students. In addition to speaking with your child about the importance of the MCAS, we ask that you do the following:

1) Please make sure your student charges their Chromebook the night before each MCAS test. They should bring in their charged Chromebook and their charger.

2) Please make sure your student gets to school on time.

3) Please make sure to check the MCAS Testing Schedule (see above), so you know when the MCAS tests will be taken. You can write the test dates on your home calendar.

4) Please make sure your student gets a good night's sleep the day before each MCAS test. Getting a good night's sleep is a good strategy on any night; however, it is especially important before taking tests. Students will be able to focus and concentrate better when they are well rested.

5) Remind your student to do their best and to have a positive attitude!

Together, we can work towards enhancing your child’s learning experience.

BMS Community,

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

This is a friendly reminder to call the Main Office when your student will be absent. While notifying us prevents you from receiving the district’s automated attendance call, an absence is not considered excused unless we receive documentation from a medical provider or other approved source. Notes may be emailed directly to the office or brought in by your student.

Massachusetts State Law states that 8 absences within a quarter (approximately 45 days) is considered habitually truant. If your student is experiencing challenges that make attendance difficult, please reach out—we are here to support you. You can find the full attendance policy later in this SMORE, along with additional resources in the Student Handbook.

Reporting an Absence
Please call the 24/7 Absence Line by 8:15 a.m. on the day of the absence.
📞 508-252-5080, press 1
Include your child’s name and the reason for the absence.
You may also email: bmsattendance@drregional.org (this email can also be used to report tardies or dismissals).

Families who do not contact us by 8:15 a.m. will receive a 9:15 a.m. phone call, text message, and email from the district prompting them to confirm the absence.

Excused Absences
Absences are considered excused only for the following reasons:

• Student medical appointment/illness/quarantine (with a doctor’s note)

• Bereavement

• Family emergencies

• Observance of major religious holidays

• Inclement weather that endangers the student’s health

• Court appearances

• Out-of-school suspensions

• Disability-related absences

• Unique circumstances approved by the Principal

For chronic or irregular absences reported as illness, a physician’s statement may be required.

Submitting Documentation
Doctor’s notes may be faxed to 508-252-5082 or emailed to bmsattendance@drregional.org.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain strong, consistent student attendance. Every day truly matters.

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.

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.

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.

Beckwith Debate Team - May 3, 2026

Beckwith Middle School's Project 351 Ambassador - May 3, 2026

Congratulations to Beckwith Choral Students - May 3, 2026

Beckwith Middle School's 2nd Trimester Honor Roll - April 14, 2026

Unified Basketball Team at Beckwith Middle School - April 2, 2026

Beckwith Middle School Competes in the Annual Massasoit League Math Meet - March 23, 2026

Beckwith Middle School Girls and Boys Basketball - March 5, 2026

Trimester 1 Honor Roll Beckwith Middle School - December 26, 2025

Beckwith Middle School News - December 16, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Fall Sports Wrap Up - November 17, 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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