The final trimester of the 2020-21 school year begins March 8th. Despite the unique challenges we have all faced this past year, your children are growing and thriving at BMS!

Below is information regarding upcoming parent teacher conferences, please arrange a time to discuss your child's progress with her/her teacher(s).

Also included, are instructions for setting up automated email progress reports. This Skyward feature enables you to regularly track your child's progress.

Rhonda Herrick

BMS Principal

The students listed below qualified for and participated in the school-wide spelling bee.

Alexa Rhodes, Makayla Bauch, Jasmine Jay, Ben Wilson, Ava Baker, Ciara Hartman, Elektra Johnson-Schafer, Carson Rubenzer, Otto Schwinn, Nora Jensen, Max Meindel, Jayden Hinrichs and Tyler Schmidt.

The second place winner of this year's spelling bee was Tyler Schmidt. Ciara Hartman was this year's spelling bee champion. Congratulations to all of our participants!

At BMS we have transitioned to target based grading. The video linked below is a tutorial for parents and students, to help you navigate the target based gradebook in Skyward. If you have questions regarding the target based gradebook, please contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Herrick.

Speak Up, Speak Out is a one-stop place to report concerns of general school safety. Parents, staff, community members and students can use the report system 24/7 for free by clicking “Submit a Tip”.

The Speak Up, Speak Out tipline can help identify a variety of concerns within a school such as bullying, drug use, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and more. The goal of the platform is to prevent harm and get students the support they need when they are hurt or struggling.

Speak Up, Speak Out can be reached via website(https://speakup.widoj.gov), mobile phone app.(iOS/Android), or call toll-free at 1-800-My-SUSO-1 (texts will not be received).