Beckwith Bulletin

We are happy to report that we collected 1,800 Food Items for our Annual Food Drive. All of the food items will be donated to the Rehoboth Food Pantry.

The 5th grade was the grade that collected the most food items and Mrs. McPartland's homeroom and Mrs. Sousa's homeroom were the homerooms that collected the most food items. Great job Beckwith!

Please remind your student to bring a jacket daily. We will continue to go outside for recess as the weather permits!

If you have an iPhone and have downloaded the recent iOS 17 update, Apple has set a new feature called NameDrop defaulted to ON. This feature allows the sharing of your contact info just by bringing your phones close together. To shut this off go to Settings, General, AirDrop, Bringing Devices Together. Change to OFF.

PARENTS: Don’t forget to change these settings after the update on your children’s phones, also, to help keep them safe as well!

Also, CLICK HERE for Common Sense Education's Family Engagement Toolkit, which includes resources for parents to support healthy media and tech use by students at school and home.

Lastly, CLICK HERE for an article from the American Psychological Association (APA) about "Keeping Teens Safe on Social Media."

The recommendations from the APA are as follows:

1) Recognize developing brains may be especially vulnerable to specific social media features

2) Monitor and discuss your child's social media use

3) Model healthy social media use

4) Watch for problematic social media use

5) Teach social media literacy

CLICK HERE for a health advisory on social media use in adolescence from the American Psychological Association.

PE is starting their "Reindeer Games" Unit in Physical Education for the month of December!!

These include games such as "Capture The Frosty". "Candy Cane Knockout", and Snowball Wars"!

CLICK HERE for an article stating the benefits of these games!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Beckwith Middle School, December 1-8. Students will be able to preview the Book Fair on 12/1 during the school day. The Book Fair will be open to the public on 12/1 from 5:30-8:30pm during the Winter Craft Fair. Students will be able to shop during the school day on 12/4-12/6 and 12/8. To create an eWallet (cash-free way to shop the fair) visit the Book Fair homepage by clicking HERE.

On Friday, December 1st, Beckwith will be hosting the PTSA's Winter Craft Fair where there will be over thirty Student Shoppe's from Beckwith & Palmer River selling their own handmade items.

Students will also be able to buy some fun, inexpensive items for their friends and family that night at the Gingerbread Holiday Shoppe. Beckwith will not be hosting this shopping experience during the school day this year. Students will need to stop by the Cafeteria that night from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and will need to be accompanied by an adult.

Account payments can be made through MySchoolBucks.com using a debit/credit card or electronic check. We will also be accepting cash and check payments (CHECK ONLY at Beckwith Middle) at all cafeteria registers. Please make checks payable to “Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District” and include your student’s full name in the memo line.

School meals are once again free (see above); however, all students must use the point of sale system to obtain a free lunch. Please encourage your child to remember their lunch pin number because it helps to move along the lunch lines. If a student forgets their pin, then the cafeteria workers need to look it up and this stalls the lunch line.

Students will need to pay for snacks not included with the free meal and this is the reason why a parent would want to put money on their child's account.

CLICK HERE for the December 2023 Color Day Calendar

School attendance and punctuality are closely correlated with success at school. Time in class cannot be replicated by simply giving the absent student the work that was missed. Frequent absences can leave gaps in a student’s education that can affect them for years to come. For more information on Attendances and Absences, please review the Student Handbook.

Please call into the 24/7 Absence Line by the start of the school day (8:15 a.m.) to report your student's absence. Leave a message that states the name of your child and why they will be absent. To reach the absence line call 508-252-5080 and press 1. Alternatively, you may also email the Main Office at bmsattendance@drregional.org by 8:15 a.m. This email address can be used to report your student's absence as well as to report a tardy or dismissal.

Families of students who are marked as having an unexcused absence and who do not call the Absence Line or email the aforementioned email address by 8:15 a.m. will receive a phone call, text message, and email notification from the District to inform them of the student absence. The message will prompt families to call the Main Office to confirm the absence as soon as possible. The timing of the notification will be 9:15 a.m.

All absences are considered unexcused with the exception of the following: student medical appointment/illness/quarantine (with a doctor’s note), bereavement, family emergencies, observance of major religious holidays, weather so inclement as to endanger the health of the child, court appearance, out of school suspension, disability-related absences, and unique circumstances approved at the Principal’s discretion. In instances of chronic or irregular absence reportedly due to illness, the school administration may request a physician's statement certifying such absences to be justifiable.

Please arrange for doctor's notes to be sent to the Main Office via Fax Number at 508-252-5082 or via email at svincelette@drregional.org

Beckwith Soccer Championship - November 21, 2023

News from Beckwith Middle School - October 6, 2023

Beckwith Middle School News - October 5, 2023

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Beckwith Middle School News - July 6, 2023

CLICK HERE for the BMS Basketball Schedule

*December 4 - School Council (3:00 p.m. Library)

*December 4 -8 PTSA Beckwith Book Fair

*December 6 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences (5:30-8:00 p.m.)

*December 6 - Trimester Ends

*December 7 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (12:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.)

*December 11 - BMS Winter Band Concert (6:30 p.m. at DRRHS Auditorium)

*December 13 - ACE Community Service Group Visits the Rehoboth Senior Center

*December 14 - PTSA Meeting (6:30 p.m. BMS Cafeteria)

*December 18 - BMS Winter Chorus Concert (6:30 p.m. at DRRHS Auditorium)

*December 18-22 - Spirit Week

*December 21 - Bristol County Savings Bank Banking Day (8:15-8:30 p.m. for 5th grade)

*December 21 - PBIS Auction During Lunch

*December 22 - Chorus and Band Perform in the Gym

*December 22 - Early Release (11:45 a.m. Dismissal)

*December 25-January 1 - Holiday Break (No School)

Click the #WeAreDR photo above to access the school district's Facebook page

The mission of the Dighton-Rehoboth middle schools, in collaboration with parents and the community, is to develop the whole child and to provide students with the knowledge, skills, global education, technology, and social responsibility to become contributing citizens and life-long learners in our ever-changing world.

Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected group.

CLICK HERE for the Student Handbook

Email: bmsattendance@drregional.org
Website: bms.drregional.org
Location: 330r Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA, USA
Phone: 508-252-5080