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In this Issue: Presidents Letter 1
Library 2
Next PTO Meeting 2
Guidance 3
PTO Directory 3
Chinese Class 3
Report Cards 4
Variety Show 4
9th Grade
Orientation 4
RIDE 4
Public Library 5
Little League 6
Fire Fighters 7
PTO Members 8-10
PTO Membership
Form 11
School Calendar 12
KIDSCOPE The Newsletter of the BMS Community
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 9 , I S S U E 6
Contact the Editor: Submit Kidscope articles and ads via email with any special requests by the 25th of every month.
Please call or email with any questions or suggestions to:
Karen Flint 256-2518 [email protected]
We hope that you are all staying warm and looking forward to the February break. Many thanks to Mary Roberts, Head of the ELA Department, for presenting great information about the Common Core and ELA. There are lots of changes and it was helpful to start under-standing them. We have our next PTO meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 7pm after the Professional Development Day. Megan Medeiros, Head of the BMS Math Department, will talk about the Common Core and Math. Please come and learn about the new standards. Before the PTO meeting at 6:30-7pm, Beth O’Connell, the Aspen/X2 expert, is offering training to any parents who would like to learn how to use Aspen and X2 in the BMS Library. Please pass the word on to parents in the other schools in our school district. All are welcome to attend. The BAY Team is hosting a Parenting Meeting at Yogo Crazy on Tuesday, February 25, 7-9pm. The purpose is to brainstorm topics and collaborate with more parents to better serve our youth and schools. Please feel free to attend and offer your ideas. The Variety Show will be held on Thursday, February 13th. There are so many acts that there will be two performances that night. We are looking for volunteers to sell tickets and concessions as well as to help watch the kids backstage. Please look for the signupgenius link in an email soon. It should be a very entertaining evening! If you have any questions or concerns regarding the PTO, please do not hesitate to contact either of us. Thank you for your support! Debby Perugini – Co-President Lisa Mc Gartoll - Co-President [email protected] [email protected]
Happy February!
THINGS TO REMEMBER
SPORTS NIGHT—Feb 3rd 7:00-9:00 Admission $5
HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATION FOR 8TH GRADE PARENTS—Feb 3rd 7:00 BHS Auditorium
NO SCHOOL—Monday Feb 10th (Prof Dev Day)
Week of Feb 17th-21st (February vacation)
VARIETY SHOW—Feb 13th at the High School . Two showings: 5:30-7:00 and 7:30-9:00
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Just as the winter doldrums set in, wise strategists present a host of popular awards. This week started with the Grammy Awards and today, January 28, the prestigious Newbery and Caldecott Awards winners were announced. Kate DiCamillo wins the Newbery for Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated
Adventure, an unusual story about a “cynical” girl who rescues a squirrel from the jaws of a vacuum cleaner. These two most unlikely companions form a mutually transformative bond. DiCamillo’s fanciful story is filled with humor,
pathos, and the complexity of human emotion. K.G. Campbell’s black and white comic book style illustrations bring a valuable added dimension to DiCamillo’s words. Fans of The Tale of Despereaux, DiCamillo’s first Newbery winner, will especially want to read Flora & Ulysses.
Locomotive, by Brian Flaco, takes the 2014 Caldecott Award. Read Locomotive and time travel. Ride on the brand new Transcontinen-tal Railroad from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Flaco’s rich text, written like poetry, merge with his lush watercolor illustrations breathing life into this historic journey. Readers are swept up in the sights, sounds, tastes, and dynamic energy of this exciting historic trip. Before winning the Caldecott, Locomotive received rave reviews. Treat yourself by checking out this worthy winner.
Once again, I remind every-one to please keep sending all Box Top coupons in with your student/s.
- Mrs. Nancy Maddocks BMS Library Media Specialist [email protected]
From the Library Media Center
NEXT PTO MEETING Tuesday: February 11th
Barrington Middle School Library 7:00 PM
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PTO Directory is Now Available
To get your copy, login to X2 (Aspen) On the left side of your screen, click on "Page Directory" Under the Blue Book Icon labeled "BMS", click on “Add” (if it says “Remove” then do nothing) Close the Page Directory On the left side of your screen, you should now see the BMS icon. Click on the icon. Double click on the BMS Student Directory to open a pdf file that you can save to your own computer.
Note: This directory information is for school related con-
tact only and not for any solicitation purposes.
News from Guidance
The 3 guidance counselors are conducting classes with students during FAST periods through-out this year. We will be teaching students to think about and identify their dominant thinking
and learning styles, and how this awareness can help them study more efficiently and develop their abilities as good students.
The Guidance department would also like to remind you that your children will be asked to work on parts of their ILPs (Individual Learning Plans) on the computer at home. (Students without
internet use at home will be able to do this at school.) It would be very beneficial if parents helped with this project. The information needed to do this will be forthcoming.
Chinese Class
A free Chinese class will be offered on Wednesdays from 2:15-3:15 in February and March. It is sponsored by a grant from the URI Confucius Institute. It is open
to any student, beginner or experienced. Please contact Julia Texeira at [email protected]
学习
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BMS Variety Show
BMS Variety Show will be held on Thursday, February 13 at the high school!
There are 2 performances: 5:30-7:00 and 7:30-9:00
Report Cards
Report cards are now available on Aspen X2 for your viewing (please note that in an effort to go green, paper report cards are no longer issued.)
Freshman Orientation
8th Grade Parent Orientation at the High School on Monday, February 3 at 7:00pm in the High School Auditorium.
RIDE Presentation
Cali Cornell, Marilyn Matzko and David Sienko from the Rhode Island Department of Education will present on Rhode Island Graduation Requirements.
February 12, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Barrington High School Auditorium
Parents of High School and Middle School students are encouraged to attend.
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Barrington Public Library
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2013-2014 PTO MEMBERS Abatecola, Kristen & Michael
Adhiya, Jay & Kiran
Agustin, Herminio & Patti
Anderson, Jayne & George
Andreozzi, Louis & Denise
Ardizzone, Pam & Marc
Banks, Cecily
Basu, Katy & Amit
Batting, Margaret
Bazyk, Jeff & Angelica
Bellanti, Christina & Scott Diehl
Bennet, Wendy & Stiles
Bennett, Cindy
Bennett, Michele & Phillip
Bento, Melissa
Bertoncini, Cherylann
Bianco, Scott & Julie
Bilderback, Marjorie & Pete
Block, Diane & Ben
Block, Kathy & Bill
Bloom, Debbie & Brad
Borden, Chris & Leigh Anne Hohlstein
Bowman, Shelby & Carey
Brady, Michael & Eileen
Breker, Elke
Brennan, Kevin & Christy
Brenner, Betsy & Jeff
Browne, Laura
Callaghan, Michelle & Francis
Carolan, Rich & Carolyn Greeley
Carroll, Siobhan & Mike
Chun, Thomas & Audrey Sinesi
Clegg, Carrie & Pat
Colby, Kathryn & Thomas
Collins, Nichole & Matthew
Connelly, Clare & Chris
Connor, Valerie & Frank
Conway, Jeffery & Matthew
Corvi, Chris & Sharon
Cottone, Anthony & Bridget VanDemark
Cowden, James & Rosemaria
Cullen, Christina & James
Culligan, Marcia & Tom
D’Adamo, Jonna & Tony
Daft, Ed & Lisa
Darakian, Jiro & Wanda Bogacz
Davis, Kristen & Josh
Davis, Lisa & Larry
Dell’Antonio, Ian & Barbara Leasher
DeMarco, Jessica & Ken
DeRiso, Kathy & Bob
Despines, George & Elaine
DeWitt, Mary & Bill
Diallo, Ndeye
Dickervitz, Elaine & Eric
DiMarco, Tanya
Dominguez, Eric & Paula
Dougherty, Lauren & Paul
Douglas, Megan & Scott
Dreier, Ginger & Rob
Dubel, Laurie & Greg
Dulchinos, Paul & Ritza
Durkin, Kimberly & Brian
Egan, Lisa & Jim
Elliott, Michael & Louise
Faucher, Kim & Jon
Faulkner, Deb & Andrew
Fay, Maura & James
Feeney, Chris & Doreen
Felag, Mark & Adela
Ferry, Becky
Finkelstein, Tara Demyan
Fletcher, Melanie & Matt
Fletcher, Karen
Flint, Chris & Karen
Ford, Richard & Robin
Fortin, Paul & Tara Cunningham
Francis, Deborah & Christopher
Galbraith, Susan & David
Gasbarro, Anne & Jay
Geoghegan, Andrew & Dena Davis
Goltsos, Marianne & William
Gower, Liz & Tom
Grant, Jennie & Greg
Gray, Mary
Gunness, Larson & Liana Cassar
Hands, Tracy & John
Heterick, Jill & Bruce
Hilty, Maryanne & Mark
Ide, Kim & Nate
Igoe, Karen & Kevin
Irfan, M.A.K. Syed
Iserson, Dara & Sam
Jackson, Peter & Katie
Jay, Jennifer & Bryan
Joachim, Cathleen & David DelPoio
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2013-2014 PTO MEMBERS Johnson, Carol & Mark
Johnson, Peter and Genevieve Allair-
Kaplan, Jocelyn & Randy
Kelly, Mark & Kelly
Kenyon, Lisbeth & Todd
King, Bud & Joanna
King, Caroline & Tim
Knight, Jane & Greg
Kovolyan, Terrie & JC
Kreuzkamp, Kristen & Gus
Kubas-Meyer, Tanja & Don
Kumar, Senthil & Selvi
Kuo, Salina
LaBelle, Nancy & Dave
Lacerte, Molly & Guy
Laidlaw, David & Barbara Meier
Lamere, Jill & John
Lamontagne, Ozlem & Marc
Lauria, Pam & David
Lawrence, Jason & Christine
Layton, Jean Marie & Bill
Leviss, Perri & Jonathan
Lewis, Chris & Ginny
Lewis, Pam & Jeff
Lisle, Scott & Liz
Livingston, Kerry & Sean
Loew, Holly & Justin
Lombardi, John & Melanie
Lonardo, Jeffery
Macken, Andrew & Juliet
Maddocks, Nancy
Mahoney, Julie
Mallick, Buidu & Shashank
Marra, Maria & Michael
McConnell, Sarah & Bill
McConville, David & Kathleen Shannon
McGartoll, Lisa & Paul
McGarry, Carolyn & Todd
McGhee, Ann & Tom
McKibbin, Christina & William
McQueary, LeeAnn
Mendonca, Dawn & Michael
Monuteaux, Gary
Morgan, Zeth & Tim
Mueller, Marian & Beatrice Lechner
Mysak, Jen & Roman
Nozaki, Barbara & Roger
O’Brien, Sarah & Paul
O’Connor, Jen & Brian
O'Hayre, Dee & Jack
Obel-Omia, Carolyn & Michael
Odjakjian, Tom & Ani
Pareek, Gina Costello-
Parente, Wendy
Partridge, Valerie
Perugini, Debby & Patrick
Peterson, Robin & Chris Woomer
Pfeffer, Jen & Jonathan
Pitts, Jack & Jackie Burns
Polumbo, Hilary Neu
Prichard, Marlene
Quan, Yongsheng & Songhua Zhang
Ramsden, Laura & Peter
Rao, Yue Ling Chung & Patrick Collins
Rayden, Heidi & Eddie
Read, Gail & Bob
Rickerman, Dan & Stephanie
Ridgell, Jeff & Wendy
Ridlon, Patty & Ian
Rimoshytus, Barbara & TR
Roberts, Deb & Tom
Robertson, Nina & Alex
Roche, Elizabeth & Eddi
Rockwell, Jane & Bob
Roderick, Jennifer Bergevine
Roy, Kyle & Kate
Russell, Mark & Melissa
Salem, Paul & Navyn
Sarli, Teresa & Michael
Schwartz, Rich & Brienne Brown
Segal, Tad & Amy
Senich, Jackie & Jeff
Sheff, Tina & Jordan
Sheinberg, Nancy & David
Sheinkopf, Stephen & Jennifer Levy
Shuman, Jane & Peter
Silva, Tina & Lisa Ottone-
Skadberg, Erik & Amy
Smith, Carolyn
Smith, Denise & David
Soares, Amanda & Rafael
Soares, Paul & Martha Donovan
Spaight, Rob & Kim
Stabach, Ginger & Johnathan
Steckler, Nicole & Matthew
Stein, Natalie
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2013-2014 PTO MEMBERS Stockwell, Phill & Sue Consentino
Studley, Ray & Beth
Sullivan, Jennifer & John
Sullivan, Pat & Deb
Swayze, Philip & Cynthia Rosengard
Teitz, Lois & Andy
Texeira, Julia
Tisler, Tracey & Bob
Turner, Geoff & Laura
Vanier, Julie & John
Vetromile, Beth & Bob
Voight, Nancy & Greg
Walter, Kelley & John
Wang, Jun Zhao (Sharon)
Weber, Karen & Peter
Weinstein, Amy & David
Wemple, Marcy & John
White, Kristin
Whitney, Kristyn & Scott
Wicker, Vincent & Maura Contrata
Wind, Kim & Bob
Winner, Andrew & Ann Adler
Wohlever, Chris & Kim Jacobs
Wolfkiel, Diane & Bob
Wood, Insa & Michael
Wyman, Julia
Zeleznik, Kim & Bob
Zhang, Yong Ming
A big THANK YOU
to everyone who supports the
Barrington Middle School PTO!
For those of you who are not yet
members, there is still time to join.
Just fill out the form on the next page
and send it in with your donation.
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