SCHOOL NEWS

Monday, October 1 - B day
Tuesday, October 2 -A day
Wednesday, October 3- B day
Thursday, October 4 - A day
Friday, October 5 - A day

Monday, October 15 - 1/2 day of school; dismissal at 11:35 a.m.
Wednesday, October 31 - 1/2 day of school; dismissal at 11:35 a.m.

For more BHMS specific dates, check out the A/B  DAY &  EVENTS CALENDAR and the BHMS DAILY BELL SCHEDULE (includes lunch periods) on the BHMS Website.

Club sponsors are posting meeting dates, with start and end times, on the BHMS CLUB CALENDAR, which will be live on the BHMS website on Monday, October 1. Please bookmark that page and use as a reference for questions about club meeting schedules. In the meantime, here is the summary of club meeting start dates and times. Some, but not all, clubs start the week of October 1. Please review the first meeting dates carefully. Student who signed up for the Cooking Club, should check the lists on Mrs. Yodzio's door to see the session to which they are assigned. Because of the large number of students who signed up for the club, Mrs. Yodzio will be breaking the club down into smaller groups sessions. 

Also, please remember that a Pay to Participate Fee needs to be paid on behalf of your student in order for them to participate in a club. Students will not be allowed to attend second and subsequent meetings if the fee is not paid.

A reminder about dropping off and picking up your students for clubs. Out of safety for your student and consideration to club sponsors, students may enter the building no earlier than five minutes before a morning club meeting time, and must be picked up immediately at the end of an afternoon meeting. If your schedule does not accommodate this, we recommend signing your student up for the District's Kidz Zone before and after school care program. The program runs from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Pre-registration for Kidz Zone is required, and fees apply.

Please read this MYP Newsletter from BHMS MYP Coordinator / IB Teacher Leader, Kathy Janelle. This week's newsletter features a wonderful article by 6th grade student, Jake Malloy, about how the 6th grade Global Village field trip changed his perspective on life. 

Come do some early holiday shopping at the Scholastic Book Fair, and benefit the BHMS Media Center at the same time. Students will have the opportunity to come down with their classes for a preview, and then to shop on a subsequent day during book fair week. Families are welcome to shop anytime during the book fair hours. Please make sure to sign in and get a visitor pass from the office. The fair will be open in the Media Center during the following times:

Monday, October 8 - 8:00 - 3:30 pm
Tuesday, October 9 - 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 19 - 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 11 - 8:00 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Friday, October 12 - 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

As in past years, BHMS yearbooks must be purchased in advance and online directly through Josten's. Currently they are $35 plus tax. Price will increase at a later date. Right now there is a Back to School Special: If you order online before October 12 and add the name stamp ($6.00), you get four FREE icons on your student's yearbook. Click HERE to place your order with Josten's.

If each BHMS student brought in only 10 box tops a month during the school year, BHMS would earn over $6,600 annually to use toward programs like extra clubs and purchases not covered under the budget. The next redemption date is coming up, so please turn in any Box Tops you've been collecting to the collection box in the main office by October 18. THEN, continue to collect and place your Box Tops in the collection box anytime during the remainder of the school year. A little change can go a long way.

Evening BHMS PTO meeting next week! Parents/guardians, please join the PTO for an evening meeting on Wednesday, October 3, from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at BHMS. Guest speaker Kathy Janelle, BHMS Middle Years Program Coordinator and Teacher Leader, will discuss and answer questions about the Middle Years Program, as well as the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement tracks at Bloomfield Hills High School.

Lancers, get your givin' in gear for Make a Difference Day, October 27, 2018! This year, the school district will come together to collect items for student neighbors in Detroit. Make a Difference Day will take place at Bloomfield Hills High School on October 27 from 9:00-11:30 am. Students will sort and pack collected food to combat childhood hunger—specifically, students in need of food over the weekends, when they don't have access to food at school. FOCUS Detroit will distribute the donated nut-free items, which will include individual oatmeal packets, Chef Boyardee or Mac and cheese meals, fruit cups, cereal, Cheezits or Goldfish, and healthy fruit snacks. Watch for flyers and collection bins! Monetary donations are also welcome, just visit the e-store here.  See for yourself how FOCUS Detroit makes a difference here.

2018-19 MEETING SCHEDULE: Help support the wonderful BHMS music program and teachers by attending monthly Music Boosters meetings. All meetings take place in the orchestra room from 11:45 am - 12:00 pm (unless otherwise noted below). Please note that two evening meetings have been added to accommodate working parents. Daytime meetings are on October 2, December 11, February 12, March 12, April 16 and May 7. Evening meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. on November 27 and January 15.

BAKERS AND SELLERS NEEDED: Music Boosters needs volunteers for the weekly Wednesday fundraising bake sales, which take place immediately after school in the Gateway Space. Volunteers are needed to donate baked goods and/or run sales. PLEASE REMEMBER that products must not contain or be cooked with nuts or nut products. Baked items can be dropped off in the main office anytime before 2:45 p.m. Sign up to donate baked goods and/or work at a sale by clicking HERE. Thank you for supporting the BHMS Music Boosters!

If you have to pick your student up during the school day for an appointment, please call the attendance line at 248-341-6010 as early as possible on the morning of the appointment. Messages on that line are checked on a regular basis throughout the school day. Indicate the name of the person picking them up if someone other than a parent/guardian, and remind them to bring in picture ID. If you leave a message on any other line, it may not get to your student on a timely basis. Your student will be given a pass to be picked up in the office at the requested time. Upon returning to school, students should bring in a note from the doctor/orthodontist, etc. and sign themselves in at the office.

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Join in on the fun! Bowers School Farm Fall Festival (in partnership with Preservation Bloomfield) is Saturday & Sunday, October 13 & 14, 2018, from 12 - 6 p.m. with a Magic & Mystery Kids Show from 2-3 p.m. each day! Tons of activities for everyone! Wagon rides, animals, food trucks, cider, face painting, pumpkin picking and decorating, bounce house, strawland, bungee run, inflatable archery, historical activities, live music, and more! $10 per person; 3 and under free. For more information visit www.bloomfield.org/FallFestival or call 248.341.6481. 

The lunch menus for October are now available!

• Bloomin' Preschool October 2018 Menu
• Bloomin' Preschool October 2018 Order form
• Elementary October 2018
• Middle School October 2018
• High School October 2018
• Bowers Academy October 2018
• Prep Program October 2018
• Wing Lake October 2018
• International Academy October 2018

Visit www.bloomfield.org/lunch for further information.

Dear Families of 6th - 12th grade students, 

The BBCC is asking families to please take a moment to complete this brief survey (11 questions). Your input will provide local coalitions with important information about parental opinions and attitudes regarding underage substance use and mental health issues in our local communities.  

This survey is anonymous and all of the responses will be aggregated.

Thank you for your participation!

US Lacrosse will be hosting a "Try LAX" clinic on October 7, 2018, at the Sports Garage. The cost is $35 per child, and USL is waiving the registration fee for the first 30 girls who are registered! There are only 50 spaces open - register today www.uslacrosse.org/events/trylax

Come watch the BHHS Black Hawks vs. Detroit Country Day Yellow Jackets play for 2 great causes on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Country Day High School. Freshman will kickoff the event at 4:30 p.m., followed by JV at 5:30 p.m., and varsity at 6:30 p.m. All profits from t-shirt sales and same-day entrance fees (without a t-shirt) will be donated to charity. T-shirt order deadline is 9/26/18. To order, or for more details visit www.bloomfield.org/vcf2018.

Join us on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at Bloomfield Hills High School to learn more about the new K-5 Math Program - enVision Math 2.0. Bloomfield Hills Schools representatives will be present as well as a Pearson trainer to learn about what our new program offers to students and their families.

The BHS PTO in partnership with the League Of Women Voters will be hosting a Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Doyle Center (7273 Wing Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills). This forum will allow all candidates running for the Board of Education a chance to speak and receive feedback from the community. For more information visit www.lwvoa.org.

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