Baron Bits and Bytes

• September 02: 1st Day of School K-12 Half-Day with dismissal at 10:59. All Butcher classes will meet at Beer MS and students will go to all 6 of their classes. Beer Booster Meeting 6:00PM in the Media Center
• September 03: 2nd Day of School K-12 Half-Day with dismissal at 10:59. All Butcher classes will meet at Beer MS and students will go to all 6 of their classes.
• September 04-07: No School in observance of Labor Day
• September 08: 1st Full Day of School. 1st day of Football Practice and Volleyball Tryouts for 7th and 8th grade students. Must have a completed Athletic Physical uploaded to Final Forms dated after April 15, 2026
• September 09: Beer MS Open House 6:00-8:00PM. Title 1 meeting will precede the Open House starting at 5:30PM
• September 21: Volleyball Away Game at Carleton MS 3:45PM start time
• September 22: K-12 Early Release with dismissal at 1:45PM. Football Game away at Carleton Middle School 4:00PM start time. Friday Fun Night Wristbands on sale at all lunches for $5. Band Instrument Rental Night 6:00-8:00PM in the Beer MS Band Room
• September 23: Volleyball Home Game vs. Warren Woods MS 3:45PM start time. Friday Fun Night Wristbands on sale at all lunches for $5.
• September 25: Friday Fun Night 6:00-8:00PM Must have pre-purchased a wristband.
• September 28: Volleyball Home Game vs. Carter MS 3:45PM start time
• September 29: Football Home Game vs. Carter Middle School 4:00PM start time.
• September 30: Volleyball Away Game at Roseville MS 3:45PM start time
• October 02: 8th Grade Band Night with the Warren Mott High School Marching Band
• October 05: Volleyball Home Game vs. Grissom MS 3:45PM start time
• October 06: Football Home Game vs. Jefferson MS 4:00PM start time

Every month the staff and students at Beer Middle School work on a character trait. The character trait for September is Cooperative. Cooperative is working together toward a common goal. Cooperative means acting in a way that shows you care about the success of the group, not just yourself.

Friday Fun Night

Friday September 25 6:00-8:00PM

Wristbands on sale at all lunches on Tues (Sept 22) & Wed (Sept 23) for $5. Students must pre-purchase a wristband to attend. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Friday Fun Night is

Open Gym, Board Games, Chess, Jenga, Raffles, Activities like Ping Pong, Air Hockey, and Fun with Friends

Concessions will also be sold, bring a few extra dollars.

E-Bike and E-Scooter safety rules. If you ride one to school, you must walk it when on WCS Property. Always be safe and wear a helmet. See below for printable rules

We are using SchoolPictures.com again this year for school pictures. Parents can use this link to order pictures https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001417217. Please note that the ordering site will not be available until after picture day. Parents will receive emails and/or text messages with direct links to students' galleries. Please also see the attached flyer.

2026-2027 are on sale for this school year, the base price is $25. New this year, 8th grade parents can purchase an ad for their 8th grade student. Use the link below to order your Yearbook:

https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/L0piQ9V6vyD0W2P9e1393UH7

Athletic Physicals, Fall Sports 2026-2027 School Year:

Every student-athlete must have an athletic physical dated on or after April 15, 2026 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

We are very excited to announce that the Warren Consolidated Schools Athletic Department has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time.

You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update.

Click on the Parent Playbook (attached) to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the page bottom and click “Get Help”.

We are asking the parents/guardians of all students planning to play sports to create accounts in FinalForms and register your student(s).

Please register at: warrenconsolidated-mi.finalforms.com and follow the prompts to create your account, create your students and sign your forms.

Thank you for your assistance in streamlining our paperwork processes at Warren Consolidated Schools.

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 https://warren.familyportal.cloud/. 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, please call the Nutrition Services office at 586.698.4158.

The Beer Boosters decorate 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.cloud.microsoft/r/Pk9YfD79Xn. 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. Birthday Lockers can also be paid for in the main office, but please use the link above to order the Birthday Locker.

• Detroit PBS on How social media may be affecting teen mental health and what many parents still don't see online: https://www.pbs.org/video/social-media-teens-mental-health-impact-michigan-opd7df/
• University of Michigan study says teens get hundreds of phone notifications daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIyyhq7Q17Y

• 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.

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.