Monday, May 20  - B day
Tuesday, May 21  - A day
Wednesday, May 22 - B day
Thursday, May 23 - A day
Friday, May 24 - B day; 1/2 day; BHMS dismissal at 11:35 a.m. MOVE UP DAY: 8th graders report directly to BH High School. See article below. 

MONDAY, MAY 27: NO SCHOOL
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RESOURCES FOR BHMS FAMILIES
The following resources are on the right side of the main BHMS webpage.
-BHMS CLUB MEETING CALENDAR
-A/B DAY & EVENTS CALENDAR
-DAILY BELL SCHEDULE (includes lunch periods)
-SCHOOL DAY HOURS AND OFFICE HOURS

BHMS TEAM SPORTS  SCHEDULE: Click HERE to find out where and when the current season BHMS team sports competitions are scheduled.

Grade-Up Math Placement testing will occur Wednesday, May 29, with decisions and family notification occurring in June. If you want your child to be considered for grade-up Math placement, please contact your child's math teacher by Friday, May 17. For more information about math placement, data considerations, and placement notification, please click HERE, then click on the Math link.

Each year there is a district-wide Move Up Day (referred to as Step Up Day at BH High School), when students who will be moving to a different BHS building next school year spend time at that building. This year Move Up Day is the morning of Friday, May 24, which is also 1/2 day of school. Here is how Move Up Day will work for BHMS students. 

8th graders should NOT report to BHMS at all on May 24. Instead, follow these instructions. There is no need to call 8^th grade absences in to the BHMS attendance line that morning.

8th Graders Who WILL Attend BH High School (BHHS): Students should go directly to the BHHS campus at the times indicated in this letter from BHHS Principal, Charlie Hollerith. The letter refers to bus transportation. Here is the BHHS Morning Bus Schedule (best viewed on a computer screen due to print size). Please refer specific questions about BHHS buses to the Transportation Department at 248-341-6290.

8th graders who WILL NOT attend BH High School: These students do not need to report to school on May 24. No need to call in the absence.

5th, 6th and 7th Graders: Students in these grades will participate in activities with the teachers from the grades that they will be in next year. The morning start time does not change, and the 1/2 day ends at 11:35 a.m.

4th Graders from Way and Conant: BHMS will host current 4th graders from Conant and Way on Move Up Day. If you have a 4th grader at one of those schools, please carefully review this Move Up Day Information specifically for your students.

The BHMS 8th grade Musical Theatre classes will perform School House Rock Live! Jr. on the evening of Wednesday, May 22. Performance time for the A Day cast is 6:30 p.m., and for the B Day cast is 8:15 p.m. Admission is free, so come enjoy the show.

For 8th grade students who submitted an NJHS Pledge Sheet in the fall, Mrs. Jaster has been calculating GPAs from the first three report cards and is meeting with students, as needed, to be sure this requirement is being met. Students need to have a Service as Action reflection completed by May 24, for a volunteer activity completed outside of the school day. The reflection should be submitted on the online Service as Action Form. Those completing the form for NJHS credit should indicate so at the bottom of the first page. The topic for the final requirement, which is an essay, will be shared with students after the Q3 report cards are out and GPAs are calculated, in mid April. The NJHS induction ceremony for students who have met all the requirements will be held at BHMS on Wednesday, June 5, at 7:00 p.m. Contact Mrs. Jaster if you have questions.

Here is a summary of some upcoming dates significant to BHMS 8th graders and their families. Please read through and mark pertinent dates on your calendar.

Friday, May 24: 8th graders who are attending BH High School will report directly to the high school that morning. 8th graders will NOT attend BH Middle at all that day. See the "Move Up Day" article in this newsletter for specific instructions.

Wednesday, June 5: 8th Grade National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Induction Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. for students who have completed the requirements. See the NJHS article in this newsletter.

Thursday, June 13: 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. at BHMS. Families welcome to attend. Details will follow in a future newsletter.

Thursday, June 13: 8th Grade Year End Celebration. See details under PTO NEWS.

8TH GRADERS INTERESTED IN BH HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OR OTHER CO-CURRICULARS: See District News below or click this link for BH High School Athletic News for Incoming 9th Graders, which includes athletic and other co-curricular information, including meetings and try-outs, for current 8th graders heading to BHMS. The high school webmaster updates this item as new information becomes available.

FINAL MEETING: Wednesday, June 12. Evening meeting at 7:00 p.m. Speaker will be Margaret Schultz, BHS District Administrator for Social-Emotional Learning and Educational Equity. She will discuss the District's efforts to assure equity and inclusion, and strengthen social and emotional learning.

GR. 5/6/7 YEAR END PARTY: Friday, June 7, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Details will be shared closer to the date.

8TH GRADE CELEBRATION: Save the date for the Class of 2023 end-of-middle-school celebration on Thursday, June 13, (rain date: Wednesday, June 12) from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 pm at the Bloomfield Hills Swim and Tennis Club. Tickets are $10 each presale, or $15 each at the door. Presale tickets can be purchased online through the PTO E-Store  or during lunch on June 11 and 12 (cash or check made out to BHMS PTO). The PTO would love for all 8th graders to attend. If your student's ticket cost presents a financial hardship, please e-mail Mr. English. VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed to help chaperone and to donate items for the party. Please sign up for either at Sign-Up Genius. See this flyer for additional details. Please contact Bridget Collins or Julie Oddo with questions.

See this week's MYP newsletter from Kathy Janelle, MYP Coordinator/IB Teacher Leader. It includes an article by three sixth graders, about a fundsraiser held in their math class for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

If you paid a Pay to Participate (P2P) fee on behalf of your student for a club and/or sport, and your child did not participate in any club and/or sport this school year, you may be entitled to a P2P fee refund. Instructions and the deadline for applying for a refund are included in an article under District News, below.

The registration for Fall 2019 teams will be available online through Bloomfield Recreation (search for Robotics) beginning May 11, with a registration deadline of May 31, 2019.  There WILL NOT be an opportunity to join a team in the fall as teams begin over the summer. If you have any questions, please contact bloomfieldhillsrobotics@gmail.com.

BAKERS AND SELLERS STILL NEEDED: Music Boosters continues to need 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!

Families can find all BHMS team sports competition dates, times and locations online. It's as simple as 1-2-3:

1) Go to the BHMS website main page
2) Click on "Athletics" on the left
3) Once the Athletics page opens, find Bloomfield Hills Middle School Schedule on the right.

Please check out the "High School News for Incoming 9th Graders" in the District News below, for sports try-outs, meetings, and other BHHS opportunities.

Please remember that BHMS IS A PEANUT and TREE NUT RESTRICTED BUILDING, 24-HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. There are students in the building who are highly allergic to peanuts and all kinds of tree nuts, and their well-being is of concern. Students, parents/guardians or visitors should not bring items containing peanuts, tree nuts or products derived from nuts of any type into the building. This includes items given to the office staff, to teachers, for classrooms, bake sales, end-of-sports or club parties or any other occasion. Thank you so much for your consideration.

SEE DISTRICT NEWS BELOW

• Equestrian Team Meeting 5/20
• Cheerleading Tryouts Begin 5/21
• Girls Golf Meeting 6/6
• Football Summer Camp Begins 6/17

K-8 Black Hawks Baseball Clinic
The Black Hawks baseball program will host a free clinic for all students K-8 on Saturday, May 25, 2019, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. at BHHS. For more details contact Coach Divito at FDivito@bloomfield.org.

K-8 Baseball Camp
Registration is open for this summer's Black Hawks Fundamental Baseball Camp for Grades K-3 and 4-8 from June 17-20, 2019. Camps take place on the field at BHHS. Cost $175. Register online at www.bloomfield.org/recreation or call 248.433.0085.

If you have paid your child’s pay to participate fee this year but the student has not participated in a club or sport and you feel you are entitled to a refund, please complete the Pay to Participate Refund Request Form by Friday, May 24, 2019. Completed forms can be submitted via email to Angie Lewis at ALewis@bloomfield.org or by mail to BHS Recreation, Athletics, and Community Service, 7273 Wing Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.

Registration is now open for middle school students looking to participate in a hands-on, project based learning program centered around Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM concepts. Each camp is grade-specific and enables students to experience culinary arts, engineering, health sciences, information technology, robotics and visual imaging. Students will also have the opportunity to visit STEM-related programs at Oakland University and will create professional portfolios during a career day.

The camps are held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free after-camp care is available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The camp will run for incoming sixth graders from June 24-28, for incoming seventh graders from July 8-12 and incoming eighth graders from July 15-19. The camp is housed at all four Oakland Schools Technical Campus locations:

• OSTC Northeast, 1371 N. Perry Street, Pontiac, 48340
• OSTC Northwest, 8211 Big Lake Road, Clarkston, 48346
• OSTC Southeast, 5055 Delemere Avenue, Royal Oak, 48073
• OSTC Southwest, 1000 Beck Road, Wixom, 48393

The cost is $190 a week, including lunch and snack. Dinner is provided to students who stay for after-camp care. Questions? Contact Daphne Hoeft at 248.209.2516 or daphne.hoeft@oakland.k12.mi.us. 

Bloomfield Hills Schools has Summer Camp opportunities for all ages, all abilities, and all interests! New this year, several camps will offer limited transportation services.  We have also expanded our before and aftercare options. Start your adventure today at www.bloomfield.org/summer! Spaces are limited for many of our camps.

The Oakland Summer Writers' Camp is for students entering grades 5-8 who love to write! This camp will take place July 18-19 and July 22-23, 2019, from 9 - 2 p.m. at the Clarkston Community Education Center. The cost is $275 per session. Students will learn about the craft of writing, including how to draft pieces and work with fellow writers and teachers to find golden words and just right lines. Registration will open online on April 17 at www.indtwp.com, by phone at 248.623-4326 (press 1), or in person/by mail at the Independence Township offices. Please review this flyer for more details.

Physicals for student-athletes will be offered on June 3, 2019, from 5-7 p.m. at Bloomfield Hills High School for incoming 7th-12th graders. Only those 14+ can receive ECGs. The cost is $20 per physical, or $25 with electrocardiogram. Space is limited and online registration is required at www.bloomfield.org/physicals. Athletic physicals are mandatory for any student who plans to tryout for a school sport. Questions? Contact John Ciecko at JCiecko@bloomfield.org.