Black River Middle School

Email: andrew.white@chester-nj.org
Website: www.chester-nj.org
Location: 133 North Road, Chester, NJ 07930
Phone: 908-879-6363
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterNJSchools/
Twitter: @chesternjschool

We look forward to a productive, inspiring, fun year! As a reminder, the BRMS school day is from 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. Early dismissal is at 12:25 p.m., and a delayed opening day begins at 9:25 a.m. To access the school schedules, go HERE.

The sports program at BRMS is based on the premise that athletics is an integral part of the total school experience. Students at this age have a strong interest in sports that must be channeled into positive outcomes. Our sport programs emphasize team building, sportsmanship, cooperation, and fair play. Developing student skills in conjunction with the concepts of hard work, dedication to a purpose, and sacrifice will have a major emphasis. Students will be afforded many opportunities designed to build self-esteem, self-confidence, and a positive attitude. Competition will be stressed in positive terms. The BRMS sports program must be kept in the proper perspective as a part of the larger educational program, secure in the knowledge that what is best for the students will always have priority.
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Participation means that a child, once selected for a team, will have the opportunity to have as much playing time during a game as possible as determined by the coach. The coach will make this determination based on a number of factors such as ability, appropriateness of game situation, safety factors, a player’s readiness to play, health of the student, attitude, bench behavior, practice record, and general school attitude. What this may mean is that based on all of these factors, every player may not play in every game.

BRMS fall sports are cross country, field hockey, and soccer. Tryouts will be announced on the morning announcements. Students must have all of their paperwork submitted to Nurse Pape in order to try out. Go Bulldogs!

The BRMS Back to School Night is Thursday, September 17th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The evening begins in the cafeteria with a welcome from Mr. White and Mrs. Tsihlas. Then parents will follow their children's daily schedule and move from class to class to meet the teachers and learn about their goals and expectations. Please be sure to read Mr. White's Back to School Night letter and use it as a reference for the evening.

BRMS welcomes four new teachers this year! Dr. Cassels is moving from Bragg to BRMS, and she will teach 8th grade language arts. Mr. Mandel is the new instrumental band instructor. Mr. Smith joins BRMS to teach 6th grade language arts, and Mrs. Ur will be a 7th and 8th grade science teacher. Welcome all!

Please be sure to complete a BRMS field trip form and return it to your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible. A current form must be on file in order for your child to attend any planned excursions. Thank you!

At BRMS, all students are assigned a locker and issued a lock. Sixth graders will receive their locks on the first day of school. Seventh and eighth graders must bring their locks with them on the first day. Locks travel with the students throughout their time at BRMS, and upon graduation the lock belongs to the student. Replacement locks due to loss must be purchased through the main office. Personal locks are strictly forbidden.

August 25- Open House, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

August 27- First Day of School

Sept. 4- SCHOOL CLOSED

Sept. 7- SCHOOL CLOSED, Labor Day

Sept. 15- School Pictures

Sept. 17- BRMS Back to School Night

Sept. 21- SCHOOL CLOSED, Yom Kippur