Baron Bits and Bytes

• May 01: Pop for a Purpose 6th Hour (Must have pre-purchased a ticket)
• May 04: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 05: No School For Students
• May 07: Track Meet at Sterling Heights High School
• May 08: Michigan Science Center coming to Beer MS 7th Grade Science Classrooms for a DNA Lab
• May 11: 5th Grade Parent Night starting at 6:00PM in the Beer MS Cafe https://app.smore.com/n/047xs. 5th Grade students from Siersma, Green Acres, and Pearl Lean will be visiting Beer MS this week.
• May 12: K-12 Early Release with dismissal at 1:45PM, Festival of the Arts 7:00-8:30PM at the Warren Community Center. Friday Fun Night wristbands for sale at all lunches and at the school store for $5.
• May 13: 8th Grade Students Visit Warren Mott High School, Track Meet at Roseville High School (This is a change). Friday Fun Night wristbands for sale at all lunches and at the school store for $5.
• May 15: Friday Fun Night 6:00-8:00PM, must have pre-purchased a wristband.
• May 19: WCS Middle School Track Meet at Warren Mott High School
• May 22: K-12 Half-Day Hours 1-3. Beautification Day at Beer MS sponsored by the Beer MS Ecology Club.
• May 25: No School in Observance of Memorial Day
• June 02: Band and Choir Concert 7:00PM start time at Beer MS

Every month, the staff and students at Beer Middle School work on a character trait. The character trait for May is Most Improved. Most Improved describes someone who has grown, made progress, or gotten better over time in their attitude, behavior, effort, or skills. It means they worked hard to change for the better and others can see their improvement

Beer Middle School Community,

With Title 1 Funding, Beer MS is offering free after-school tutoring Monday through Friday April 07-May14 from 3:00-4:00PM.

Here are the details:

· Students must have a signed permission slip to attend after school tutoring.

· Transportation after tutoring is not available. Students who attend after school tutoring must be picked up or walk home at 4:00PM.

· After School tutoring is from 3:00-4:00PM Monday-Friday April 07—May 14. No after school tutoring on April 21 and May 12 due to Early Release. Also, no tutoring on April 9 (PSAT 8 Testing Day) and May 05 (No School). Tutoring days are (4/7, 4/8, 4/10, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, 4/16, 4/17, 4/20, 4/22, 4/23, 4/24, 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/1, 5/4, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/11, 5/13, and 5/14).

· Students will be working on Math and/or ELA skills using KHAN academy. Students can also use tutoring time to work on homework, but please know that individual teacher instruction on homework will be limited.

· Students staying for after-school tutoring will be supervised by Beer MS teachers

· Students staying for after school tutoring are expected to have great behavior and to use tutoring time to improve their Math and ELA skills.

Attention, parents and guardians of seventh-grade students. The seventh-grade team is planning a field trip to the Michigan Science Center on June 5th. We will need parents to help chaperone this trip, and we invite you to join us. If you are interested, please complete and submit the volunteer background check form and the required chaperone videos as soon as possible. You can locate these materials in the "For Parents" section on the WCS or BMS website. We are looking forward to this field trip and are happy to provide this learning experience to our students.

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.

Athletic Physicals, Spring Sports 2025-2026 School Year:

Every student-athlete must have an athletic physical dated after April 15, 2025 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

Beer Middle School Parents, all 7th and 8th Grade students have completed Xello which is all about career exploration. Students completed Xello in their social studies classes and all students have a username and login for Xello. If you would like to learn more, please see the flyer below and/or have your student login to Xello and explore careers with your student.

The Beer Boosters decorates 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.office.com/r/MzH2sYatYm. 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.

Beer MS Families, if your closet is like my closet, you have some new or gently used clothing items that are just taking up space. Please consider donating them to Beer MS and we will get them to students who need them.

• 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.

https://www.wcskids.net/documentdepot/View/View2.aspx?ID=100045

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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. 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, pleases the Nutrition Services office at 586.698.4158.

Attendance matters, if your child is sick/absent or running late/tardy, please call the attendance line at 586-698-4489. Students and parents can check their teacher's Schoology page http://www.wcskids.net/Departments/Curriculum/LearningAtHome/schoology/index.htmlor email their teachers http://www.wcskids.net/empdirectory/location.aspx?loc=25 for absent/missed work