Bruce Jr. High School
November Newsletter
A Note from the Principal
Happy November, BJH Families!
November is here, and we are continuing to move full steam ahead at Bruce Jr. High! With just three weeks until Thanksgiving Break, we have three important weeks to work together to ensure our students are learning, making positive choices, and completing and turning in their assignments. We appreciate your continued partnership in encouraging our students to Be More each and every day! Thank you for your support and for helping us make BJH a place where students can learn, grow, and succeed. We are grateful for our wonderful students, families, and community, and we wish you all a safe, restful, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Upcoming Events
November 2: Beginning of 3rd 6 Weeks
November 6: Fall Picture Retakes
November 17: One Act Play Competition
November 18 - 19: NJHS Bake Sale
November 23 - 27: Thanksgiving Break
Important Information
- Thanksgiving Break is November 23 - November 27. School will resume on November 30.
- As the weather begins to cool off, this is a reminder that students cannot have blankets at school.
- If your student is absent, please be sure to send a note, call the school, fax a letter, send an email, or message us on Parent Square. All of these means are acceptable for excusing the absence.
Attendance Saturday School will begin soon. Students who are at risk of falling below the 90% attendance requirement due to excused or unexcused absences will receive notification about attending Saturday School to make up attendance hours. Saturday School is not a punishment—it is an opportunity for students to recover hours and meet the attendance requirements established by Texas law.
Football Games
November 5 - vs Spring Hill (Away)
Girls Basketball
November 2 - vs Spring Hill (Home)
November 12 - vs Kilgore (Away)
November 14 - Rains Tournament (A Teams Only)
November 19 - vs Carthage (Home)
Boys Basketball
November 12 - vs Kilgore (Home)
November 19 - vs Carthage (Away)
Our School Day
- Our day begins at 8:00 am and ends at 3:58 pm.
- On regular bell schedule days
- 8th Grade Lunch Time - 11:12 - 11:42 am
- 7th Grade Lunch Time - 12:16 - 12:46 pm
- All of our class are 1 hour each.
- Students get 4 minutes to transition from class-to-class with a warning bell at the 3-minute mark to remind them they have 1 minute left to get to class before they are late.
Tardies
- 0-4 tardies: No Consequence
- 5 tardies: Lunch Detention
- 6 - 9 tardies: After School Detention
- 10+ tardies: Saturday School
Tardies start over each 6 weeks. Teachers and admin will make parent contact if tardies continue to occur.
Communication
We push out a lot of information through out the school year. Please use the following entities to stay up to date with current BJHS information:
· BJHS Web Page (Parent Square) - most used communication method
· Bruce JH Facebook Page
· Call Outs
· Skyward
It’s important that we have updated contact information including email addresses. If your address, phone number or email changes in the middle of the year, please call us and let us know.
Dress Code
Dress Code Violation Procedures
- Ask the student if they have something else to change into.
- If yes, let them change and return to class
- If no, send them to Mrs. Darby.
- From here, the decision will be made to:
- Give them something to change into, if we have something
- Call home
- Assign consequences
- Return to class
- If a parent decides to bring the student something to change into, the student will be sent back to class until their parent gets here.
- If the parent doesn't get here in a timely manner, we will remove the student and place them in ISS.
Dismissal
Parents, our car rider line moves quickly. The car rider area is the safest way to pick up your student at the end of the day.
- Students may not get picked up on Bruce St. at the end of the day. There are "no parking" signs there.
- Students cannot hop the fence to meet their ride at the church next to the school.
- Students may not meet you at the back of the car rider line so you don't have to wait.
DAEP Placements
- There are some DAEP Placements that are mandatory such as, different forms of assault, felony conduct, public lewdness, etc.
- There are other behaviors that are not necessarily mandatory according to the law, but will be automatic DAEP placements for Bruce Jr. High Students. These include but are not limited to: vaping, leaving campus without permission, receiving 7-10 or more office referrals, continuous or egregious disrespect toward staff members.
Please discuss these and other behaviors with your child. We want our students to stay with us on our campus, however DAEP will be utilized when necessary. Thank you.
Be More
Our school theme this year is “Be More!” and we love recognizing students who are putting that message into action! Throughout the school year, our staff members will be sending special postcards home to students they see going above and beyond—whether it’s through kindness, hard work, leadership, a positive attitude, helping others, or simply choosing to BE MORE each day. Be sure to keep an eye on your mailbox because these postcards can arrive at any time! This is just one of the many ways we are celebrating the incredible students who make our school such a special place. It’s also our way of saying thank you to our families for raising such awesome kiddos and partnering with us as we encourage them to grow, lead, and BE MORE!
