Beckwith Bulletin

BMS Community,

This week began with baseball tryouts, with softball tryouts starting next Monday. The Book Fair took place all week, and a big thank you goes out to the PTSA for bringing the Book Fair to Beckwith each year. Our students were able to purchase many awesome books!

On Wednesday, we hosted the annual Unified Basketball Jamboree at DRRHS. Seven Massasoit League Unified teams, including our Beckwith Believers, competed in a round robin format. There was a lot of competitive play and unified spirit throughout the day. A big thank you to all of the Beckwith staff volunteers who help make this jamboree a reality each year.

Just a reminder that there will be no school on Tuesday, March 17th due to a Staff Professional Development Day.

📸 Photos and highlights from Beckwith Middle School can be found on the BMS Facebook Page.

New Flyers In This Week's Bulletin:

• Summer Science Academy
• Capron Zoo Summer Outdoor Adventures

Other Flyers - Mark Your Calendars:

• March 19 - PTSA Meeting 6:30 p.m. @ BMS
• March 21 - Rehoboth Easter Egg Hunt
• March 23 - Harlem Wizards 7:00 p.m. @ DRRHS
• March 27 - BMS Raiders Connections Family Movie Night Fundraiser 6:00-8:00 p.m. @ BMS
• April 10 - Own the Stage Talent Show 6:00-8:00 p.m. @ BMS
• April 12 - DRSEPAC Family Resource Fair 12:00-3:00 p.m.
• May 2 - Spring Craft Fair

• There are additional flyers below with more information

Have a great weekend!!!

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

#WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS

*March 16 - St. Patrick’s Day Spirit Day - Wear your green!

*March 16 - Softball Tryouts Begin (see sign up below)

*March 17 - Professional Development Day - No School

*March 18 - Unified Basketball @ Swansea

*March 19 - PTSA Meeting

*March 23 - Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes Spirit Day (Wear mismatched socks for Down Syndrome Awareness)

*March 23 - Unified Basketball BMS @ Somerset

*March 23 - Harlem Wizards @ DRRHS

*March 24 - Shine Bright for Inclusion Spirit Day - Wear Neon and Bright Colors

*March 24 - School Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.

*March 25 - Raider Pride for Inclusion Spirit Day (Wear Blue and White)

*March 25 - Unified Basketball Seekonk @ BMS

*March 26 - Find a Friend, Be a Friend Squad Spirit Day (Dress Like Your Friends)

*March 26 - Unified Basketball Dighton @ BMS

*March 27 - Every Voice Matters Spirit Day (Wear Something That Represents You)

*March 27 - Report Cards Published

*March 27 - Movie Night (Out of My Mind) - Raiders Connection Fundraiser $5 a ticket

March 16 - Blue Days

March 18 & 19 - Red Days

March 20 & 23 - White Days

March 24 & 25 - Blue Days

March 26 & 27 - Red Days

March 30 & 31 - White Days

April 1 & 2 - Blue Days

April 6 & 7 - Red Days

April 8 & 9 - White Days

April 10 & 13 - Blue Days

April 14 & 15 - Red Days

April 16 & 17 - White Days

Please use this link to sign your child up for softball if you have not done so already. They must have a current physical on file. Tryouts begin Monday. Please see Mr. Patrick with any questions.

March 16th will be a St. Patrick's Day Spirit Day. Wear your green!

Dispatch - for families & staff

Yearbook season is here! Yearbooks are now on sale for all grades except 8th. Our wonderful PTSA is once again gifting yearbooks to every 8th grade student. We deeply appreciate their ongoing generosity and support of our school community.

BMS Community,

Please remember that your student’s presence is powerful. It is our goal to have all students in school every day, and with your partnership, we can make that happen.

This is a friendly reminder to call the Main Office when your student will be absent. While notifying us prevents you from receiving the district’s automated attendance call, an absence is not considered excused unless we receive documentation from a medical provider or other approved source. Notes may be emailed directly to the office or brought in by your student.

Massachusetts State Law states that 8 absences within a quarter (approximately 45 days) is considered habitually truant. If your student is experiencing challenges that make attendance difficult, please reach out—we are here to support you. You can find the full attendance policy later in this SMORE, along with additional resources in the Student Handbook.

Reporting an Absence
Please call the 24/7 Absence Line by 8:15 a.m. on the day of the absence.
📞 508-252-5080, press 1
Include your child’s name and the reason for the absence.
You may also email: bmsattendance@drregional.org (this email can also be used to report tardies or dismissals).

Families who do not contact us by 8:15 a.m. will receive a 9:15 a.m. phone call, text message, and email from the district prompting them to confirm the absence.

Excused Absences
Absences are considered excused only for the following reasons:

• Student medical appointment/illness/quarantine (with a doctor’s note)

• Bereavement

• Family emergencies

• Observance of major religious holidays

• Inclement weather that endangers the student’s health

• Court appearances

• Out-of-school suspensions

• Disability-related absences

• Unique circumstances approved by the Principal

For chronic or irregular absences reported as illness, a physician’s statement may be required.

Submitting Documentation
Doctor’s notes may be faxed to 508-252-5082 or emailed to bmsattendance@drregional.org.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain strong, consistent student attendance. Every day truly matters.

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 one another 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.

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 do too)! So help us spread kindness today!

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 staff 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.

For breakfast and lunch menus, please CLICK HERE, click on the FD Meal Planner, and type "Dighton Rehoboth Beckwith."

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've 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 them in the bin 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 terms 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.

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

Beckwith Middle School Girls and Boys Basketball - March 5, 2026

Trimester 1 Honor Roll Beckwith Middle School - December 26, 2025

Beckwith Middle School News - December 16, 2025

Beckwith Middle School Fall Sports Wrap Up - November 17, 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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