BWMS Family Update

BWMS Community,

It has been a fantastic week at BWMS with a lot of School Spirit. Special Thanks to our Student Council for planning great days. Now we finish off our Spirit Week with Camo and Rock Your Socks Day as well as the annual staff vs student basketball challenge and spring sports recognition pep rally this afternoon.

Soon on to Spring Break. We wish much rest and relaxation to our students and families next week and look forward to a great finish to the 2024-25 School Year when we return.

~Mr. Josh Frame

• Builders Club finishes the Advisory Competition Hygiene Drive. See the details below.
• The BWMS Coin War also finishes today as we strive to help support fresh water for those in need. See details below.
• Registration for the BWMS Eagle Extensions closes soon. We recently added an option for 6th graders to attend Chess Club. See details below.
• 3rd Quarter grades have been posted in PowerSchool as of Today Friday 3/14/25.
• Student council is planning the Staff vs Student Basketball Game and Spring Sports Recognition Pep Rally for Friday 3/21/25.
• Spring Break is 3/24/25 through 3/28/25. Students return to school on Monday 3/31/25.
• STAR testing for Language Arts and Math in all grades will take place during the week of April 7th. Please use this time to help encourage students to SOAR in testing.
• Group 1 of 6th grade students will be headed off to Camp Nuhop for Outdoor Education extended trips on 4/7 and 4/17. Group 2 will attend on 4/8 and 4/21. Look for additional details from trip coordinators Mrs. Graven and Mr. Wion soon.
• The next BWMS PTO meeting is Tuesday 4/8/25 at 7PM.
• Grade Update Day as the mid-point of the 4th quarter is Friday 4/11/25.
• Ohio Military Sprit Week begins on Monday 4/21/25. See details below.

Due to the Big Walnut Athletic website being down, we would ask that you please view the BWMS spring athletic schedules here. As always, final forms will continue to be the main method of communication for athletic events at the middle school

BWMS Community,

Ohio State Tests begin shortly after we return from Spring Breaks. Testing time can be stressful for students. No doubt, we understand that our students do deal with pressure when it comes to all types of performances from their everyday life: athletic or academic. No matter the situation, everyone can play a role in helping our students be confident and secure in the face of the upcoming weeks. We will continue to offer this calm voice of confidence for our students as they prepare for OSTs this year. You too can help by ensuring your student gets a good night's sleep, eats a good breakfast, charges their Chromebook and comes to BWMS with a smile. I am sure our kids will do great!

The testing schedule is below as OSTs will be in the morning followed by a modified 2 hour delay schedule for all classes.

• April 15 OST ELA Part 1 & April 16 OST ELA Part 2
  
• April 29 OST Math Part 1 & April 30 OST Math Part 2
  
• May 1 OST Science Part 1&2 (8th grade only)

Course request pages have been sent home. Please use the online form provided to request any adjustments from your family as soon as possible. Also, check out these additional opportunities below.

• Syntero Summer Groups flyer

In response to a recent reading of A Long Walk to Water, the 6th grade ELA team is sponsoring a “Coin War” to raise money to benefit Water for South Sudan, a nonprofit organization that helps build wells in Africa. This Coin War will occur next week, March 17 - 21, and all three grades are given the opportunity to compete against one another to see who can bring in the most coins. The goal will be to raise $1000 to send to Water for South Sudan. Students can bring in coins (only coins, please) each day next week to help their 6th-7th-8th grade class win the contest. Coins will be weighed daily to see who is leading the pack! Our 6th grade students have worked hard in class preparing for the Coin War and we are excited to see our school come together for a great cause!

Our Purple Star Committee is happy to organize a Military Spirit Sale of red, white, and blue BW Eagles shirts (see image below) from March 10th-March 28th. Shirts will be delivered to buildings in time for our district wide spirit week honoring military families the week of April 21-25 (more details to come). If interested, please click this Military Spirit Sale Flier link or go straight to Pep Rally Apparel: BW Honor Support Tee.

Thank you for your support as a part of the proceeds go to our Purple Star fund and to the Wounded Warrior Project.

• Payment:

• $130 total for 2 extended days due by March 7th

• Pay online via PaySchools Central (preferred), cash, or check to Big Walnut Schools

• No payments accepted after March 7

• Please note for this Pay Schools Central Option: For all 6th graders, it will be listed as an optional payment for Camp Nuhop of $130.00. You can change the amount to pay in that field to make partial payments if needed. If you pay in full, it will disappear on your account. If you make a partial payment, the balance will remain.

2025 BWMS DC Packet can be found here.

Payment Deadlines

10/25/24 $130.00 (non-refundable deposit)

1/10/25 $190.00

2/14/25 $190.00

3/21/25 $190.00

4/25/25 $190.00 (final payment)

March

21 Grade Cards Posted 8am

21 SC Spirit day or Staff vs Student Basketball Challenge

3/24 - 3/28 Spring Break

April

7W STAR Testing (6-8 in Reading & Math)

8 BWMS PTO Meeting, 7:00 PM

9 SOAR Cart

11 Grade Update Day

15 OST ELA Part 1

16 OST ELA Part 2

18 No School Conf Comp day

25 Eagles Night 6:00-8:00

29 OST Math Part 1

30 OST Math Part 2

Month View Calendar Link

iCalendar Link

The SOARing Staff Award and used to recognize a Big Walnut Middle School Staff Member who goes above and beyond to support the mission of BWLS to inspire and guide each student to his or her maximum potential. If you would love to recognize a staff member, please submit their name and reason on the following form... HERE.

Reminder that all athletes should have their final forms complete and hard copy of the physical submitted prior to participation.

All information for BWMS athletics can be found at bigwalnutathletics.net and on Schoology.

Email: JoshFrame@bwls.net
Website: bwls.net
Location: 555 S Old 3C Road, Sunbury, OH, United States
Phone: (740)965-3006
Twitter: @Josh_Frame