BHMS LANCER UPDATE - Friday, December 22, 2017

SCHOOL NEWS

HOLIDAY BREAK SCHEDULE

Wishing all of our BHMS community a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. See you in 2018!

Winter Break is Monday, December 25 through Friday, January 5. Classes resume on Monday, January 8, with a B day schedule. THE BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED DURING BREAK.

CALENDAR and the BHMS DAILY BELL SCHEDULE (includes lunch periods) on the BHMS Website.

8th DRAMA CLASS PRESENTS "THE VERY UN-MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD"

Sherwood Forest is in danger of being destroyed, and it's up to Robin and his band of Merry Men to save the day. But how does a hero do that when he forgets how to be a hero?

Mrs. Bogrette's 8th grade Drama class will present "The Very Un-Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" on Wednesday, January 24. Students in the A Day class will perform at 6:30 p.m. Students in the B Day class will perform at 8:15 p.m.

Parents of 8th grade Drama students should be getting updates, which include important MANDATORY rehearsal dates, in their MyBloomfield e-mails. Please contact Ms. Bogrette if you aren't getting the e-mails.

JOIN IN ON THE FUN! FIRST BHMS PARENTS' NIGHT OUT

All the details are on this invitation. Open and RSVP soon!

ROBOTICS NEWS - EXCITING UPDATES

target="_blank">First Lego League (FLL) teams and five First Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams. The teams, along with many teams from other Bloomfield Hills District schools, compete in various competitions throughout Michigan. Some advance to national competitions in other states. Guiding the teams are amazing parents/guardians who volunteer hours of their time for meetings and competitions. Under "District News", the district posts competition results for all teams in the district on a regular basis. Please take some time to read through the impressive competition results and awards won by the following teams, which are made up of BHMS students:

FIRST Lego League (Grades 4 through 8): BHMS Robo Ticks, Motor City Maniacs, Tech Tigers, Factory Falcons

FIRST Tech Challenge (Grades 7 through 12; determined by student's age): The Golden Gears, The Mechanical Monkeys, The Purple Protons, No Limits, The Space Unicorns.

We wish all of the BHMS student teams luck in this competition season. Robotics rocks!

MYP COORDINATOR'S CORNER by Kathy Janelle

Please read this week's MYP Newsletter from BHMS MYP Coordinator / Teacher Leader, Kathy Janelle. It contains a wonderful article by BHMS 7th grade student, Diya Ramesh, about the the joys of giving as part of the Holiday Wish Program. What an important lesson our students learned about the importance of helping others, and the positive effect it has on those who participate in the act of giving.

NEW SPELLING BEE CHAMPION AT BHMS

On Friday, December 15, winners from spelling bees previously held in each BHMS Language Arts class, competed in the school-wide Spelling Bee. Through a plethora of words such as truculently, ichthyosaurus, xylorimba and pestiferous, 7th grader Ella Tupper emerged as this year's BHMS Champion. Placing second in the competition was 8th grader Oorvi Duvvuri. Congratulations to all of the students who made it to the finals, and especially to Ella, who moved up from her 2nd place spot in last year's school-wide Spelling Bee.

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BHMS STUDENTS PLAY AT ROTARY CLUB HOLIDAY DINNER

Student violinists from Bloomfield Hills Middle School performed at the Bloomfield Hills Rotary Club holiday dinner on Thursday, December 14. Retired BHS teacher, Amy German, connected the students (Andrew Ye, Jonathan Shi, and Ben Torres) with the Rotary Club, who also made a donation to the BHMS music boosters.

BHS Robotics Compete at States

Congratulations to the the following BHS Robotics teams for their many achievements at State Competitions:

FLL State Championship (hosted by the Bionic Black Hawks):

BHMS The Motor City Maniacs - 1st Place Mechanical Design trophy
EHMS G.E.K.O.T - 1st Place Programming trophy

FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship (Battle Creek):

EHMS The Robo Rangers
WHMS Omega Warriors
BHMS The Golden Gears
BHMS No Limits
BHMS Mechanical Monkeys - 2nd Place Overall Inspire Award winner, Control Award winner, Motivate Award finalist
BHMS Purple Protons - 3rd Place Overall Inspire Award winner, Connect Award winner, Design Award finalist
BHMS Space Unicorns - Connect Award finalists

The BHMS Mechanical Monkeys, Purple Protons, and Space Unicorns advance to the FIRST North Super Regional national competition held in Iowa in March 2018. The Super Bionical 9 from Way will compete in the West Michigan State FLL Championship held in Allendale in January.

Lacrosse Winter Skills & Drills

The Bloomfield Hills Lacrosse club will host Winter Skills & Drills at the BHMS and Lahser field houses for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from January - March. Full equipment is required. The cost is $50 per player with registration online at the first practice. The club will host at BHMS on Wednesdays from 6 - 7 p.m. (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/ 2/21, 3/28) and at Lahser on Sundays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4). For more details visit www.bhillslax.com.

Opportunities for Students Entering High School in 2018-19

Do you ever wonder what opportunities and pathways are available for students entering high school? Click here to view the High School Opportunities Packet.

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