Beckwith Bulletin
BMS Community,
It was a short week following the long holiday weekend, but a busy one! Saturday was a spooky time at Trunk or Treat at DRRHS, with plenty of costumes, candy, and October fun. A huge thank you to the PTSA for organizing this awesome community event!
Information about the Satchel Pulse Screener can be found below, and Student MCAS reports go home today. CLICK HERE for MCAS resources for parents and guardians.
You'll also find details on how to register for the BMS Ski & Board Club. Please be sure to review the club’s handbook before signing up.
Lastly, the 5th Grade Bash is Monday after school. Despite what the permission slip says, we will still accept permission slips on Monday.
Check out pictures from this week and previous weeks on the BMS Facebook Page!
New In This Week's Bulletin:
MCAS Score Report information
Satchel Pulse Screener Information
Rehoboth Blizzard of Giving Information and Request Form
BMS Ski and Board Club Information
DR Field Hockey Bingo Night Fundraiser Flyer
Mark Your Calendars:
- October 20th is the DRSEPAC IEP Binder Workshop
- October 20th is the Dig Pink Game @ DRRHS
October 23rd is the PTSA's Jersey Mike's Fundraiser
October 25th is the Classic Car Show at DRRHS
October 25th is the Rehoboth PD Take Back of Prescription Drugs
October 30th is Green and Gold Night @ our high school
- There are other flyers below as well...See below for more information.
Have a great weekend!!!
Stephen Donovan, Ed.D., Principal and Amy Abrams, Assistant Principal
#WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS
Student MCAS Reports were sent home in student backpacks today for BMS students. If your child did not attend BMS or PRES last year, score reports will be sent to the school in which they took the MCAS last Spring. Please be sure to reach out to the school that your child attended in Spring 2025 if you wish to access their scores.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Beckwith Middle School is pleased to continue using Satchel Pulse Skills, a tool to help us monitor and improve the social-emotional learning of all our students. Social-emotional learning is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop a healthy lifestyle, manage emotions, achieve personal goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. Studies have shown that social-emotional learning programs increase academic performance, attendance, behavior, and post-secondary success.
During the week of October 27th, students will be given an easy-to-use assessment with 25 simple prompts that focus on self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship, and responsible decision-making skills. The answers from this assessment will help identify how to best support our students’ ongoing development in these five critical areas.
For further information regarding Satchel Pulse or Social-Emotional Learning, please click the embedded links or contact Melissa DiFilippo, BMS Guidance Counselor. Mrs. DiFilippo can be reached at mdifilippo@drregional.org or 508-252-5080 extension 4013.
**If you do not wish for your child to participate in the universal screener survey, please fill out this form by Friday, October 24, 2025.
If your child will be participating in the universal screener survey, no further action is required.
Respectfully,
BMS Student Services Staff
Melissa DiFilippo, BMS Guidance Counselor
Erica Evans, BMS School Psychologist
Rebecca Beneduce, BMS School Adjustment Counselor
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.
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.
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.
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.
October 20 & 21 - White Days
October 22 & 23 - Blue Days
October 24 & 27 - Red Days
October 28 & 29 - White Days
October 30 & 31 - Blue Days
*October 17 - Student MCAS results sent home
*October 20 - Grade 5 Bash
*October 21 - Picture Day
*October 22 - Blue and White Spirit Day (Wear your school colors)
*October 22 - Unified Bocce Swansea @ Rehoboth
*October 22 - Cross Country Somerset and Middleboro @ Rehoboth
*October 23 - Unity Day (Wear orange to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion)
*October 23 - Soccer Rehoboth @ Bridgewater
*October 23 - PTSA Jersey Mike’s Fundraiser - 20 Commerce Way, Seekonk
*October 24 - Pink Spirit Day (Wear pink to commemorate October Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Donate to the Linda Sousa - A Better Dream Foundation)
*October 27 - Cross Country Final Meet (TBD)
*October 27 - October 31st Satchel Pulse during Flex
*October 28 - DRRHS comes to Beckwith to a presentation prior to G & G Night for 7th and 8th graders - 9:23 In the Gym
*October 28 - Soccer Norton @ Rehoboth
*October 28 - School Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.
*October 29 - Unified Bocce Westport/Rehoboth @ Seekonk
*October 30 - Green and Gold Spirit Day
*October 30 - Green and Gold Night DRRHS 6:00-8:00 p.m. - For all Grade 7 and 8 Students and Families
*October 31 - Halloween Spirit Day
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
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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.
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Email: bmsattendance@drregional.org
Website: bms.drregional.org
Location: 330r Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA, USA
Phone: 508-252-5080
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