Important
Announcements for Parents
Updated November 16, 2009
* Thanksgiving Day Meal -
You're invited to a FREE, traditional Thanksgiving Meal at
King's Way Assembly of God. Everyone is welcome.
Come as you are...Thursday, November 26, 2009, 4175 Lexington
Rd, Versailles (across from The Castle). Call for your
seating time and to reserve your place today! 859-873-9493
Transportation is available.
* PTSA Election - We will have an election on November
16th during ABC night for a new President. Bill Davis has
stepped down as PTSA President and Julie Young has been
nominated to hold the position.
*
Attention 8th grade
parents: Mrs. Fullwood & Ms. Hairston's math classes are
in need of Black Expo Dry Erase FINE POINT Markers. Students use
these markers in class. Please bring in at least one pack of
these markers ASAP! Thank you for your support!!
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Teachers are in need of TISSUES and HAND
SANITIZER! Please send these items with your student as soon
as possible. Thank you for your support!
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Midterm - November 16th.
Progress reports sent home on November 20th.
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A-B-C Night
will be November 16th. A stands for
Academics. You may talk with your child's teachers.
B stands for basketball. You and your family may watch
the bearcats in action against Tates Creek. C stands
for Chili. The PTSA will provide a Chili dinner for
your family at a low cost. We
are in Phase II of renovation now. Come by the
library, gym, Spanish Immersion classrooms, science
classrooms, and computer labs have been completed. Our 6th &
7th grade students are now in the portables while
construction crews work on their classrooms.
* Scholastic
Book Fair will be here on November 16-November 20.
The book fair will be open during ABC Night as well.
Come and get a great book for your child.
* Orchestra
Concert is Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm at BSHS.
*
We are giving away six $5 Target gift
cards and a $25 gift certificate to the November Scholastic Book
Fair. To enter clip 10 Box Tops,
place them in an envelope with your name, & turn them into the
box in the office. Enter as many times as you like.
Contest is open to teachers and students. Drawing will be
Thursday, November 19th.
Box Tops General
Information
Box Tops Parent
Letter
Participating
Products
* BSTMS Math
Department will be hosting the Math-a-thon for St. Jude late
November. Parents should be looking for the Introduction slips
to the Math- a-thon during that time.
* Parents if you
have a student interested in taking the “The
American Math Contest for 8th grader (ACM-8)”, or even “ACM-10”
organized by the Mathematical Association of America. BSTMS will
pay for the registration ($33) and the tests (~$1 per student).
We would like to see our best and brightest students taking
these kinds of test. The test has to be conducted by the school
during school time. You can find details in the homepage
http://www.unl.edu/amc/.
* Check out the
Box Tops
4 Education site. Be sure to
enter the Big Clip Contest for a chance to win up to $1,000,000
in free Box Tops!! You can also get coupons and
earn more box tops by ordering on-line.
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For Parents
- The Missing Piece Training
*
Summer Exchange
Programs - Kildare
Ireland cover & Kildare
Ireland Application;
Newmarket England
cover & Newmarket England
Application; or
Shinhidaka Japan
cover & Shinhidaka
Japan Application
* Attention 8th Grade Parents - Please
read the
high school choices for your child.
* Attention 6th Grade Parents -
Self-discipline is one key to success
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Yearbook pictures -
Get your
pictures in the yearbook! The
Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for
the yearbook. If you've got great photos of school and community
events or you and your friends just having fun, we'd like to see
them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many
photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want
to have.
Here is how you can submit photos
online:
• Go to: https://images.jostens.com/login
• If it does not automatically
log you into the site, enter username:400002527 and
password:BSTMS
• Browse to select the photo(s)
you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the
photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs
additional information.
• Click "Save Details".
It's that easy! Submit your
photos today! The last day to submit photos is 3/1/2010.
The
Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final
yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can
be used in the book.
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Traffic
Pattern for 2009 - 2010 school year
Traffic
Pattern AM Map
Traffic
Pattern PM Map
* Cafeteria - How do I pay for my
child's lunch?
www.mealpayplus.com
or call 866-568-0646
*
Renovation Update
* Due to the
economic hardships at this time, Bryan Station faculty and staff
understands how difficult it can be on our families. We
have found a resource that may benefit you and your family.
The Angel Food
Ministries can help with lower food bills. Check out
the site for more information. Also, families who are able
to give to this cause, can also donate to help families in our
community.
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Parents may check
your child's Accelerated Reader account by using Home Connect.
If you would like to see your child's AR account email me,
Melissa
Brewer, for your child's log-on information. You may access
Home Connect from the school's home page under library or parent
information. Students and
parents may also check the database to see which books are AR.
There are over 120,000 tests.
* If you do not have
access to Infinite Campus, please contact the guidance office at (859)
381-3296 or
(859) 381-3288. You can check your child's grades on-line
through this program.
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Our
school is collecting “Box Tops for
Education” as a fundraiser for our school. Box Tops
can be found on General Mills products, including Pillsbury,
Betty Crocker, Green Giant, Yoplait, Progresso, Old El Paso, Pop
Secret, Ziploc, Nature Valley, and many others. Go to
www.btfe.com for more info. Box Tops can be placed in
collection bins located throughout the school.

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