Bowers Academy

On Heritage Day at BHMS students were asked to bring an artifact, favorite family food, traditional game(s), cultural toy, or an old family photograph to share with classmates and guests. Then each student had the opportunity to read aloud a letter they received from their older relative or family friend.

Saturday, December 14, 2019
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bloomfield Hills High School 
Main Gym

SafeStop is an app for your smartphone that offers real time school bus updates. It provides an estimated time of arrival and alerts from the transportation department when necessary.

In partnership with the Bloomfield Township Public Library, East Hills recently kicked off their Book of the Year Reading Challenge! 

Bowers School Farm Activity Building
Tentative Weekends January 18 - February 9
Free Admission! 
www.bloomfield.org/winterpark

Conant 2nd graders have been assisting the Bowers School Farm team with a big new project! The Children's Discovery Garden is off to a great start - and thanks to these dedicated designers, there are a multitude of fabulous ideas for components in the garden.

The third annual district-wide Multicultural Celebration is set for Monday, March 30, 2020!  In anticipation of this fun and educational family event, the PTOC Multicultural Celebration Planning Committee is excited to partner with Toyology on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Just say "Multicultural Celebration" at checkout and 15% will be donated to the event!

Oakland Schools Education Foundation is hosting a Games & Invention Challenge for grades 1-12. Registration closes on January 31, 2020. To register, or for more details please visit www.osedfoundation.org

Second grade students in Eastover Elementary invited family, friends, and their peers to partake in the Plant Parade. Many projects were on display and students shared their thinking and learning journey to understand of a variety of issues related to plant life.

BHHS students taking Health class during first semester are in the midst of their Prepare U unit, an experiential mental health curriculum new this year. Prepare U has helped students come up with ideas on how to effect positive mental health changes for themselves as well as their friends and family.

Lone Pine Elementary School is thriving with student-driven ways to give back. From organized team efforts, like those of the Student Action Team and the LINKS crew, to organic, student-driven efforts to help the community, service-based projects are everywhere you look in the Lone Pine halls!

Students at Eastover and Conant recently participated in World Nursery Rhyme week in Music! Nursery rhymes and children’s songs can boost vocabulary and language development.

The BHS Foundation awarded 27 fall 2019 grants totaling more than $25,000. Every school received at least one grant. Thanks to our amazing community of donors who support the grant initiatives in academics, arts, STEM, social/emotional health, community outreach and more. You make a difference!

BHS staff in grades K-8 engaged in a day of professional learning with Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Teachers were provided with Lucy Calkins’ 5-part workshop framework, which is a combination of whole-class, small group, one-on-one instruction, and independent practice.

The BHHS music department would like to invite all instrumentalists and vocalists to rehearse and perform Sleigh Ride along side the BHHS band, orchestra, and choir students at their 2019 Collage Concert. Performances date are Tuesday, December 17, and Wednesday December 18, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the BHHS Performing Arts Center.

Glassman Subaru gifted the WHMS 4th grade class with 150 high-interest, nonfiction STEM books! 

Fresh Maple Syrup and Pure Honey is available for purchase at the E.L. Johnson Nature Center.  They are $7 each and available Monday through Friday from 8 AM until 4 PM (except Thanksgiving week).  The Nature Center is located at 3325 Franklin Road in Bloomfield Hills.

Learn about the opportunities and pathways available for students currently in 8th grade, entering high school next Fall. Some of the programs have upcoming information sessions or application deadlines.

• Bloomfield Hills High School
• International Academy
• Oakland Schools Technical Campus
• Bowers Academy

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