Email Blast 6.1.2021
Dear Families,
I hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Weekend! One of my brothers served in the Marines and another just recently deployed with the Army. It’s always with mixed emotions that my family celebrates patriotic holidays; there is a level of gratefulness mixed with pride mixed with sadness at all that has passed in order for us to be here today. Regardless, I hope you had fun with family and friends, celebrating the important things and paying tribute to those that made it possible.
As we enter the last stretch of this year I have mixed feelings; sad to see another chapter ending but excited that another is beginning!
Hydrate
Please make sure your student has a water bottle to fill throughout the day! We have given out all of our reusable water bottles and are running out of our disposable water bottles!
Summer Camps
We are trying to determine the level of interest in our proposed summer camps. Please email the facilitator of the club/camp if you are interested in your child participating by Friday, June 5th!
Community Garden (Gardening Camp) | Open to All Families | We are looking for families to help weed and pick vegetables that our Community Garden produces over the summer! We are asking that families who are interested sign up for a week. Families would be asked to weed/water once or twice that week and pick any of the vegetables that are ripe. | Mid June through August | Email Meg Tousley with dates you are interested in/willing to assist! |
BMS Summer Book Club | 5 - 8 | Book: The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden | July 6 - 23 M/W/F 2 hrs each morning | Marlene Damery |
BMS Drama Club | 5 - 8 | During this 4 week workshop, theater students will work to produce a play! The Drama Club will end with a final performance for Mascenic families and staff. | July T/W/F | Alanna Griffin Bales agriffinbales@mascenic.org |
BMS Art Camp | 5 - 8 | Students will come and participate in a weekly arts and crafts activity. Mrs. Kane will provide materials and directions and a space for students to be creative! | Wednesday afternoons in July, 7, 14, 21, 28 1:00-3:00 PM | Melanie Kane mkane@mascenic.org |
BMS Soccer Camp | 5 - 8 | Soccer camp for students in grades 5-8 town fields. Athletes will participate in skill and drill activities. This is a great way to introduce students to a new sport and have seasoned athletes work to increase their level of play. Students in all middle grades, and levels are welcome. | Three days the week of August 9th, afternoon | Rich Hirtle rhirtleii@gmail.com |
5 - 8 | Baseball camp for students in grades 5-8 town fields. Athletes will participate in skill and drill activities. This is a great way to introduce students to a new sport and have seasoned athletes work to increase their level of play. Students in all middle grades, and levels are welcome. | July 12-16, 3pm-5pm | Ben Shippee boyntonbaseballcamp@gmail.com | |
BMS Cooking Club | 5 - 8 | Do you love to cook? This club is for you! The outcome is producing a 4 course meal by the end of the session. | July 26-30 9:00-12:00 3 hours/day. Dates TBD | Tina McCabe tinamccabe@gmail.com |
Yearbooks
Students who are in-person will receive their ordered yearbooks tomorrow, June 2, 2021. Remote student’s yearbooks are available in the front office for pickup. Extra yearbooks will be sold at lunches on Thursday (6.3.21) and Friday (6.4.21) for $26 each. Checks should be made out to Boynton Middle School.
8th Grade Farewell
The 8th Grade Farewell Ceremony will be held on June 11th, 6PM, at Mascenic Regional High School. Mrs. Stacy will be sending out formal invitations and tickets with students in the next two days. If you have not contacted Mrs. Stacy or Mrs. Poulin, or completed the survey sent out last week, please call and let us know if you and your student plan on attending.
We appreciate your support and patience as we prepare for this ceremony! We look forward to celebrating your child!
End of Year Activities
Each grade level and the remote team have end of year activities scheduled for next week. Teams should be communicating these plans to students and families in the next few days, including alternative schedules and any additional items they may need!
Vaccination Clinic
The vaccination clinic will be returning to BMS on June 11th from 11:30-1:30. The clinic is for students who received shots at the first clinic AND for any student who is 21 days past their first Pfizer dose at a different site.
Chromebook Return
We will be collecting chromebooks next Thursday and Friday for in-person students and June 14 and June 15 for remote students. Students will need to bring in their chromebook and their charger. If students have lost/damaged chromebooks or chargers, they will be sent an invoice from the school.
Students who are attending Summer School may keep their chromebooks/charger.
Please email or call if you have any questions!
Liz