Beckwith Bulletin

BMS Community,

We’ve just wrapped up our first full week, ending on a high note with a fantastic Green and Gold Spirit Day! The school was awash in green and gold, and we submitted our spirited video to the Superintendent for the districtwide competition. We’re excited to defend our title from last year’s Districtwide Green and Gold Spirit Day win!

• Below, you’ll find several important updates, including:

  • ACE Program Flyer

  • Open House Information

  • Updated Bus Schedules

  • ParentSquare Details

  • DRRHS Football Notice

  • SEPAC Information

  • Our Theme for the Year: Your Presence Is Powerful

  • Wellness Committee Information

  • 5k Run/Walk & Fun Run Registration

  • Greater Attleboro Council For Children Backpacks

  • A PTSA Fundraiser plus additional PTSA information

  • And much more!

Have a great weekend!!!

Stephen Donovan, Ed.D., Principal and Mrs. Amy Abrams, Assistant Principal

#WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS

Beckwith Middle School's Open House will be next Thursday, September 18th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Our Open House allows parents/guardians the opportunity to follow their child’s schedule, get an overview and feel for the expectations of each class, and establish communication and collaboration between home and school. Due to limited space in classrooms, we request that only parents/guardians attend this event if at all possible. Parents/guardians go to their child’s homeroom where student schedules are provided to them (see template below) and they follow their child’s schedule throughout the evening.

Parents/guardians will be following a Thursday Schedule. Please note that during the Related Arts block, parents/guardians should go to the Cafeteria to meet the Related Arts teachers, the Guidance Department, the School Nurse, and their Reading Teacher (if their child has specialized reading).

CLICK HERE for the updated bus schedules as of September 10th.

As Superintendent Runey shared in an email earlier, we’re excited about the October launch of ParentSquare, which will be our new tool for safe and simple school-to-home communication.

Families have already received an email invite so be sure to activate your account to stay connected! Once staff members are trained throughout September, we will notify families of the official launch. Questions? Email ParentSquare@drregional.org. #WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS

This year BMS is up and running with a theme of "Your Presence is Powerful!" This theme from DESE not only highlights the "vital connection between student attendance and academic/social success," but also stresses the importance of students choosing to be upstanders, supporting each other to create a culture where everyone feels valued and safe. Engagement creates transformation in our school community and we invite you to be present as well by volunteering and attending events. When we are all actively present, we have the ability to create positive meaningful change in our school community.

The Greater Attleboro Council for Children has generously provided backpacks filled with school supplies. If your family could use a backpack or just some extra supplies, please feel free to reach out confidentially to Mrs. DiFilippo (mdifilippo@drregional.org), our guidance counselor—we’ll make sure you get the support you need.

Please use this form to sign your child up to be part of our AWARD WINNING UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM! Only students in grades 6 through 8 are eligible. We are hoping that when you sign up, you participate in all three sports...basketball, bocce, and bowling. The first meeting will be on September 17th, 2025 until 3:30 p.m. Students will require someone to pick them up promptly at this time.

BMS is lucky to have a space where you can send kind messages to your children or staff during the school day. Students can also acknowledge a peer or staff member. Anyone can use this link to send a kind message. Once approved by the moderator, it gets posted on the E-Wall in the cafeteria so students and staff can read them during breakfast and lunches! Kids love to see their names up there (staff to do)! So help us spread kindness today!

The only paperwork that will be sent home, completed, and returned is the Pupil Information Sheet with the Consent for Medication form on the back. If there are no changes needed for the Pupil Information Sheet just mark "no changes." Please complete and sign the Consent for Medication form on the back.

In addition, there is a Free and Reduced Lunch application that we ask be completed. You can complete this form by using the online app CLICK HERE or you can print out a paper copy (see below) complete the application, and send in that form. I highly suggest that you use the app, as it is more user friendly. While meals are available to all students at no cost, we kindly ask all families to complete the eligibility paperwork, because school funding and competitive grants at both state and national levels depend on capturing our student population accurately.

In addition, in the Aspen Parent Portal, there is a section called "Permissions" that needs to be completed by all new families and reviewed by returning families. Please log into your Aspen account and review or update the "Permissions" for each student.

The Permissions and forms should be completed/returned by no later than September 15th.

Students (and parents) can log into the Aspen Portal to view their schedule. Email Mrs. DiFilippo, BMS Guidance Counselor, at mdifilippo@drregional.org if you have questions about student schedules.

We follow the same procedure above for Pickup. The School Day ends at 2:30 p.m. (dismissal begins at this time).

School breakfast and lunch will once again be provided free of charge to all students; however, all students must use the point-of-sale system to obtain their free lunch. Please encourage your child to remember their lunch pin number, as this helps speed up the lunch lines. If a student forgets their pin, the cafeteria workers need to look it up, which can cause delays. Please note that only breakfast will be served on early release days.

Additionally, please see below for a letter from Whitson's with instructions on setting up a MySchoolBucks account, which is required for purchasing snacks. This letter also includes information about the cafeteria's interactive menu and relevant contact details.

Breakfast and lunch menus will be shared weekly in the Beckwith Bulletin. We will share the initial menus once they are shared by our food service provider, Whitsons.

Please note that a current physical and proof of immunization T-Dap booster, 2nd varicella, and meningitis vaccines are required for entrance to grade 7. Please email proof to cmondor@drregional.org.

If your child/children require medications during the school day, it is essential to complete the parent medication forms and obtain doctor orders for the school nurse so the medication may be given. Doctor's orders may be faxed to the school at: 508-252-5082 with attention to Nurse Mondor.

Additionally, prescription medications must be in the original container with the student's name, the name of the medication, and the dosage on the label. Medications should not be delivered to school by students and parents and guardians should make arrangements with the school health office for dropping off medications. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Mondor (see email above).

Thank you for notifying us when your child will be absent. Please note that while these notifications prevent you from receiving an automated call from the district, they do not excuse the absence.

School attendance and punctuality are strongly linked to academic success. Time spent in class is invaluable and cannot be fully replicated by simply providing the absent student with missed work. Frequent absences can create gaps in a student's education that may affect them for years to come. For more information on attendance and absences, please review the Student Handbook.

To report your student's absence, please call the 24/7 Absence Line by the start of the school day (8:15 a.m.). Leave a message with your child's name and the reason for the absence. You can reach the Absence Line by calling 508-252-5080 and pressing 1. Alternatively, you may email the Main Office at bmsattendance@drregional.org by 8:15 a.m. This email address can also be used to report tardies or dismissals.

Families of students marked as having an unexcused absence who do not call the Absence Line or email the above address by 8:15 a.m. will receive a phone call, text message, and email notification from the District at 9:15 a.m., prompting them to confirm the absence with the Main Office as soon as possible.

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

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

Please see below for the Student Handbook for the 2025-2026 School Year which was approved by the School Committee. Please sign off in Aspen Permissions that you have read the Student Handbook so you are familiar with school and district guidelines.

We have partnered with Clothes Bin to maintain a clothes and shoes recycling bin on the Beckwith Campus. They collect, manage, and distribute clothes, shoes, and textiles. If you have any clothes or shoes that could be recycled, please feel free to drop it in the bin which is located at the far end of the parking lot. Beckwith Middle School receives funds for donated contents. To learn more about Clothes Bin, please CLICK HERE.

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District has made a community connection with Community & Social Services | Old Colony YMCA. Their Family Resource Center is available to both Dighton and Rehoboth families and has much to offer in the form of support. Please feel free to check out all that they have to offer by using the previous links.

CLICK HERE for the 2025-2026 District Calendar which was approved by the School Committee.

September 15 & 16 - White Days

September 17 & 18 - Blue Days

September 19 & 22 - Red Days

September 23 & 24 - White Days

September 25 & 26 - Blue Days

September 29 & 30 - Red Days

*September 15 - Student Forms to be returned no later than this date

*September 16 - Soccer Swansea @ Rehoboth

*September 17 - Cross Country Middleboro @ Rehoboth

*September 18 - Open House BMS 6:00-8:00 p.m.

*September 18 - Soccer Westport @ Rehoboth

*September 23 - Soccer Berkley @ Rehoboth

*September 23 - School Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.

*September 24 - Cross Country Freetown / Lakeville @ Rehoboth

*September 25 - Soccer Rehoboth @ Freetown-Lakeville

*September 30 - Soccer Rehoboth @ Berkley

Click below for the latest Beckwith News Stories in the Reporter Today:

Beckwith Middle School Honor Roll (Trimester 3 - June 2025)

Beckwith Softball & Baseball Have Strong Seasons - June 5, 2025

Middle School Students, Runey Honored by Lions - May 23, 2025

Beckwith Students Perform at 2025 Junior SEMSBA Music Festival - May 5, 2025

Beckwith Middle School's Project 351 Ambassador - May 2, 2025

Beckwith Middle School 2024/2025 Trimester 2 Honor Roll - March 31, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Math Team - March 28, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Students Shine at Junior District Music Festival - March 13, 2025

Basketball at Beckwith - March 6, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Receives National Banner Recognition - February 28, 2025

Introducing SCOOP DOGG! Highway Department "Name a Truck" Contest - February 11, 2025

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.

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

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