Bridger Bulletin

Below, please review the MAP testing windows Bridger Middle School will utilize for Spring 2019 MAP testing. As 6th grade students, our Buffaloes will test in ELA and in Mathematics. It is extremely important that students are present for each day of testing.

ELA Testing: April 30, May 1, May 2

Math Testing: May 7, May 8, May 9

As part of Bridger Middle School's partnership with Ford's Theatre Oratory Program in Washington D.C., several students will take the stage at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library this week to share their original oratory speech. We want to thank The Examiner for highlighting this year's event. A link to the The Examiner's coverage can be found at the following: https://www.examiner.net/news/20190418/local-students-ready-for-moment-in-limelight?fbclid=IwAR2Wie_kr7qP8ZU4R17SXA2-iyehxlwmWR8miTkBAEX0_DiefqHDZKwCLdg

Congratulations to each of our student artists that currently have artwork on displayed at Art Squared. Student artwork will be on display at Art Squared, 111 N. Main St. on the Square, open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m, through May 4. Learn more about this exciting opportunity at: https://www.examiner.net/news/20190419/middle-school-students-put-their-best-stuff-on-display?fbclid=IwAR1dKS5Byj_qth22W4odaXJTI9X0ARYLrMZUPKrqlEcqe0I2WKxD847WEBY

Important Message from the Health Clinic: If your student has medication/inhaler in the health clinic it must be picked up on or before May 24, 2019 before 10:00 am. If you do not pick up the medication/inhaler on or before this time frame the medication will be destroyed.

School attendance is the #1 indicator for student academic success! Please make sure that you are modeling the importance of prompt, timely, daily attendance for your student! Here are a few facts that highlight the importance of student attendance!

• Bridger students with average daily attendance below 90% are performing an average of 0.6 GPA equivalent below their peers. This is based on a 4.0 scale!
• Students under 90% attendance are on pace to miss over 17 school days this school year! That is almost 1 month of school!
• Students with an average attendance below 90% will have missed over 1.5 years of school prior to graduation.

Your student's attendance is available through parent access in Power School.

An updated 2018-2019 Student Calendar can be located at:

https://www.isdschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2018-2019-Updated-Student-Calendar.pdf

Enrollment for Summer Success in the ISD opened on March 18th at https://www.isdschools.org/summer-2019/. Summer Success takes place Monday through Thursday from May 29 - June 27 for grades K-8 and Monday through Friday from May 29 - June 28 for grades 9-12. Summer Success builds on your child's educational foundation with a curriculum designed to mirror what students learn throughout the school year and build confidence as they head into the next grade. For questions about Summer Success, please call 816-521-5508.

As you know, it is extremely important that families pay off meal balances in a timely manner. Unpaid meal balances at the end of the school year are taken out of our building budget. That means that money is taken from other opportunities that would enrich and support student learning.

Students having remaining balances will have an obligation attached to their account. Items such as grade cards, diplomas, teacher assignments, field days, schedules for next year and parking passes may be withheld pending a payment agreement.

If you have questions about how to make your payments or need additional support with a payment plan, please reach out to us and we would be more than happy to work with you. Thank you for all you do to support our students and our school!

The end of the school year will be here before you know it! It is not too late to purchase a yearbook. Yearbook order forms are available in the Main Office. Completed forms and a payment of $28.00 need to be submitted to the office. Yearbooks will be distributed on the last day of school.

We are excited to share that Bridger will be part of this year’s Project Shine event! Project Shine at Bridger will take place on Saturday, July 6th. This is a great event that is supported by members throughout the community. We would love to have our Bridger families join us as we make Bridger shine!

You can find the updated student attendance calendar for this school year on our ISD website at https://www.isdschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2018-2019-Updated-Student-Calendar.pdf. Student attendance days now include:

• March 22, 25, 26, 27
• April 1 and 19
• May 23 and 24

The last day of school for students is Friday, May 24

Are you lost about what your child is learning in school? Well, ask your student to share with you his/her agenda! Students are expected to record the work they are completing in their agendas during every class period...every day! This includes any homework they may have!

Has your student lost his/her agenda? If so, a replacement can be purchased for $5.00 in Bridger's Main Office.

Throughout the course of the year, a student's supplies may need to be replenished. To support this communication, students are being provided a green slip of paper with the attached image. The note will list any supply a student may need to support his/her preparedness for class. These will be placed in a student's Take Home Folder within his/her binder.

We want to ensure our parents and community are connected with information from Bridger Middle School and the Independence School District. Are you receiving emails? If not, there could be a few reasons why. Reasons include:

• Our email system will only email the address of the first contact of your student. Please ensure that you are checking the email address of your student's first contact for important emails.
• If you "Unsubscribe" from emails from the building or the district, this will prevent you from receiving all emails sent by the building or the ISD.
• Have you checked your spam filter? Since emails are sent through a grouplist, some email filters will block these emails and they may be sent directly to your "Junk" folder.
  

If you are not receiving emails please contact the school office. We will be able to assist in manually adding you back to our email system. This process will allow you to receive future email communications!

• School hours for Bridger Middle School are 7:20 AM – 2:23 PM.
  
• Students may not be dropped off before 7 AM (doors do not open until 7 AM).
  
• Office hours are from 7:00 AM – 3:15 PM
  
• Latitude (after school program) runs from 2:23 PM – 6:00 PM.
  
• Car riders MUST be picked up in the front of the building by 2:30 PM.
  

Apr. 22/24: Ford's Theatre Oratory Speeches @ Truman Library

Apr. 30: MAP Testing Begins

Apr. 30: ELA Testing

May 1: ELA Testing

May 2: ELA Testing

May 7: Math Testing

May 8: Math Testing

May 9: Math Testing

May 6: Staff Appreciation Week

May 6: Choir Concert

May 8: Band Concert

May 16: Orchestra Concert

May 24: Last Day of School

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