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• March 2-27: After school tutoring/KHAN Academy Math and ELA Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:00PM. Must have a signed permission slip.
• March 2-27: NWEA Testing
• March 02: Girls' Basketball Home vs. Carleton.
• March 03: K-12 Early Release with dismissal at 1:45PM
• March 04: Girls' Basketball Away at Warren Woods, Booster Meeting 6:00PM
• March 05: Girls' Basketball Home vs. Carter. Band Festival (8th grade/Concert Band) at Roseville MS. Band Plays at 7:25PM
• March 10: Math and Literacy Night: Starts at 5:00PM (See Info Below). Friday Fun Night Wristbands sold at all lunches and at the school store for $5
• March 11: Friday Fun Night Wristbands sold at all lunches and at the school store for $5
• March 12: K-12 Half-Day with dismissal at 10:59AM Hours 1-3. Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences. Conferences will be Webex/Virtualhttps://app.smore.com/n/dkafx
• March 13: Friday Fun Night 6:00-8:00PM, must have pre-purchased a wristband
• March 20: No School
• March 24 K-12 Early Release with dismissal at 1:45PM
• March 27: K-12 Half-Day with dismissal at 10:59AM Hours 4-6. End of 3rd Marking Period
• March 30-April 06: No School, Spring Break.
• April 07: Track Practice Starts for 7th & 8th grade boys and girls
• April 09: PSAT8 Testing (All 8th grade students, full-day of school) Grades 6 & 7 Half-Day of school in the PM Hours 4-6. 6th and 7th grade students will report to school at 11:00AM with dismissal at the regular time of 2:45PM

Every month, the staff and students at Beer Middle School work on a character trait. The character trait for March is Disciplined. Being Disciplined means you can stay focused, make good choices, and control your actions so you can reach your goals.

Beer Middle School Community,

With Title 1 Funding, Beer MS is offering free after-school tutoring Monday through Friday March 02-March 26 from 3:00-4:00PM. No tutoring on March 03 and March 24, these are Early Release days. Also, no tutoring on March 12 (K-12 Half-Day Parent-Teacher Conferences) and March 20 (No School).

Here are the details:

· Students must have a signed permission slip to attend after school tutoring.

· Transportation after tutoring is not available. Students who attend after school tutoring must be picked up or walk home at 4:00PM.

· After School tutoring is from 3:00-4:00PM Monday-Friday March 02—March 26. No after school tutoring on March 03 or March 24 due to Early Release. Also, no tutoring on March 12 (K-12 Half-Day Parent-Teacher Conferences) and March 20 (No School). Tutoring days are (3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-23, 3-25, and 3-26).

· Students will be working on Math and/or ELA skills using KHAN academy. Students can also use tutoring time to work on homework, but please know that individual teacher instruction on homework will be limited.

· Students staying for after-school tutoring will be supervised by Beer MS teachers

· Students staying for after school tutoring are expected to have great behavior and to use tutoring time to improve their Math and ELA skills.

The Honor Roll Party for 3rd Marking Period is on April 24. To achieve the Honor roll, students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher for the quarter/marking period and no 3's for their citizenship grade. The end of 3rd quarter is on March 27. Please encourage your student to achieve the Honor Roll or All A's for 3rdd quarter/marking period.

Parents, please save the date, on March 10, 2026, Beer MS will have our annual Math and Literacy Night. Every Beer MS student who has a parent come to Math and Literacy Night will receive one free book of their choice from our Scholastic Book Fair and one free Math Game. Math and Literacy Night is scheduled from 5:00-7:00PM on March 10. More information will be coming. Here is a link to the digital flyer for Math and Literacy Night https://app.smore.com/n/zw260

What does this graph mean?

This graph shows that when students have 10 or more absences, a higher percentage of them have below average grades in 1st hour compared to students with fewer absences.

Students with 10+ absences who are failing
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All students with 10+ absences

For example: 6th Grade 1st Hour

· 152 students have 0-9 absences. Of the 152, 5 have below average grades.

o 5/152= 3%

· 55 students have 10+ absences. Of the 55, 11 have below average grades.

o 11/55= 20%

Cross-Grade Takeaway

· The attendance achievement gap is present in all grade levels.

· Risk increases once students miss 10 class periods, especially in 6th and 7th grade.

· Consistent attendance in first hour is a key factor in preventing academic struggle

6th Grade

· 3% of students with 0–9 absences have below average grades.

· 20% of students with 10+ absences have below average grades.

· Students with 10+ absences are more than 6 times more likely to be performing below average.

7th Grade

· 6% of students with 0–9 absences have below average grades.

· 29% of students with 10+ absences have below average grades.

· 7th grade shows the largest impact of attendance on academic performance.

· Students with 10+ absences are nearly 5 times more likely to be performing below average.

8th Grade

· 19% of students with 0–9 absences have below average grades.

· 32% of students with 10+ absences have below average grades.

· Students with 10+ absences are nearly 2 times more likely to be performing below average.

Athletic Physicals, Spring Sports 2025-2026 School Year:

Every student-athlete must have an athletic physical dated after April 15, 2025 prior to the first day of practice/tryouts. The following is a link to the athletic forms. https://www.wcskids.net/documentdepot/View/View2.aspx?ID=100144

If you want to schedule an Athletic Physical with the Henry Ford Health Clinic that is at Warren Mott High School, please email ewiecze1@hfhs.org

The 2025-2026 Yearbook is $25 for a softcover and $30 for a hardcover. Use this link to order a Yearbook https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/order/Lookupjob?jobnumber=11834226

Parents, please take just a few minutes to tell us how we are doing at Beer Middle School by completing this survey https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/292146/p3226, it should take about 3-5 minutes to complete. Thank You!

Beer Middle School Parents, all 7th and 8th Grade students have completed Xello which is all about career exploration. Students completed Xello in their social studies classes and all students have a username and login for Xello. If you would like to learn more, please see the flyer below and/or have your student login to Xello and explore careers with your student.

The Beer Boosters decorates lockers for student birthdays and special events, the cost is only $15. Locker decorating includes a few snacks/treats, decorated locker, and a card from the Beer Boosters. To order a locker to be decorated, just click on this link: https://forms.office.com/r/MzH2sYatYm. To pay online, please use this link https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML6CN19E3W08F/checkout/Z4DZQWGJACHBCMKKBCRQT7LC This is also a Beer Booster fundraiser and we appreciate your support.

Beer MS Families, if your closet is like my closet, you have some new or gently used clothing items that are just taking up space. Please consider donating them to Beer MS and we will get them to students who need them.

• We are looking for new or gently used shoes, winter jackets, winter hats, winter gloves, pants, shirts, and socks for both boys and girls
• We are asking that all gently used clothing items be freshly washed
• Clothing items can be dropped off at the main office
• New clothing items with their tags still on are highly desirable
• All donated clothing items will be given to students who need them

Students in need of clothing should see their counselor Ms. Pudrith or Mr. Kay.

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Dear Parent or Guardian:

We are pleased to inform you that we will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

The GREAT NEWS is that ALL students enrolled at our schools can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day.

In place of the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application, we still need your household to complete a Education Benefit Form. This report is critical in determining the amount of money that our school receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc.

These supplemental programs have the potential to offer supports and services for our students including, but not limited to:

• Instructional supports (staff, supplies & materials, etc.)
• Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
• Professional Learning for staff
• Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
• Technology

We are asking that you please complete and submit the Education Benefit Form as soon as possible to ensure that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All information on the report submitted is confidential. Without your assistance in completing and returning the report, our school cannot maximize the use of available State and Federal funds.

If we can be of any further assistance, pleases the Nutrition Services office at 586.698.4158.

Attendance matters, if your child is sick/absent or running late/tardy, please call the attendance line at 586-698-4489. Students and parents can check their teacher's Schoology page http://www.wcskids.net/Departments/Curriculum/LearningAtHome/schoology/index.htmlor email their teachers http://www.wcskids.net/empdirectory/location.aspx?loc=25 for absent/missed work