Fall Exam Schedule

Fall Exam Schedule

Friday, December 11:

  Language Arts

                                                         

Monday, December 14:

 Science

                                                         

 Tuesday, December 15:

 Social Studies

Wednesday, December 16:

 Math

Thursday, December 17:

              Foreign Language            

  Make-up Exams

Please be mindful of the following dates. It is important that your child is present and on time for each of these exams. 
Thank you for your cooperation.

Save the Date - Father/Daughter Dance

Father/Daughter RSVP Form

"Read a Book in a Day" ~ Guest Speakers wanted!

  Blythewood Middle School is excited to announce that we will be hosting a "Read a Book in a Day" event on Friday, January 29th.  We would like to invite you to join us as a guest reader to read aloud to our students.

           In preparation for our guest author visit in February, the book that will be read is "The Crossover" By Kwame Alexander. Please click on the link provided to view the time slots available.

Thank you for your consideration and we hope to see you on January 29th!
"Read a Book in a Day" Guest Reader Sign up Form

Orchestra Winter Concert December 3rd

Mentoring matters at BMS

Many thanks to our counseling department, Dr. Cheryl Canty, Mrs. Marcella McCoy and Ms. Sierra Haywood as they worked alongside district office staff to bring the "Bowties and Brunch" event to fruition for our BMS boys.  The event was a tremendous success and our students that were in attendance expressed that they really enjoyed being a part of the event. Each school has been challenged to continue with a mentoring program within their school based on the district initiatives and goals for mentoring.  

Did you know that Blythewood Middle School already has in place two mentoring programs:  ROSES (our girls mentoring program) and "I AM", which is a mentoring program for all students and stands for Individual Achievement through Mentoring. Both mentoring programs will continue at BMS and will take on many of the goals and initiatives as set forth by the district.

If you would like more information regarding ROSES or I AM, please contact our counseling department.

Happy Thanksgiving

Blythewood Middle School would like to wish all of our "Charger Families" a Happy Thanksgiving!  

Blythewood Middle School will be closed Wednesday, November 25th - Friday, November 27th.  We will resume classes on Monday, November 30th.

Grits for Grands was a huge success

Grits for Grands

Many thanks to our "Grits for Grands" planning committee, our dedicated PTO, our chorus, orchestra, cafeteria staff and most especially our grandparents for making our "Grits for Grands" such a tremendous success.  We love our students and we certainly love our grandparents.

 

 

 

Bowties & Brunch

Bowties & Brunch

Blythewood Middle School's Assistant Principal, Sidney Johnson; TLC, Tyler Abernathy; teacher, Preston  Pearman, and Data Coordinator, April Turner prepare our boys for Richland Two's "Bow ties and Brunch" program being held today at the Richland Two Conference Center.

Orchestra Winter Concert December 3rd

March 2 Success

March 2 Success is a great resource for parents for ACT and SAT preparation and focuses on high school Math, Science and ELA.  Students have to be 13 and older to use the site.  

March 2 Success Power Point

March 2 Success Handout

March 2 Success Frequently Asked Questions

Interim Report Time

Please be reminded that our first interim report for the 2015-2016 year was sent home as paper copy.  Parents are reminded that all other interim reports at Blythewood Middle School are accessible via Parent Portal.

 If you have an Active Parent Portal account you may check your child’s grades each week.  When you log into your account, the grades will automatically appear on the screen.  There is not a “report” tab to click on in Parent Portal.  November 24^th is the 1^st interim report for 2^nd quarter.  The next interim report date for 2^nd quarter is December 10^th.

It is important to monitor your child’s grades through Parent Portal before report cards are issued.  If you note that grades are not being updated regularly please contact the appropriate grade-level administrator, counselor or Mrs. Mazyck.

Have an enjoyable Thanksgiving Holiday.

Grits for Grandparents is tomorrow at 8am

Grits for Grandparents is tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 24th

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. in the Cafe.

1st Quarter Honor Roll Celebration

Hats off to our 1st quarter Honor Roll students and a special thank you to Major Chris Cowan for serving as our guest speaker and Grand Marshal for our 1st nine weeks honor roll parade.  In addition to our honor roll recipients, each nine weeks, BMS will be honoring our community first responders for their commitment to our safety and well being and for showing the lifeskills of pride, perseverance, personal best, and effort - the same things it takes to succeed on the job are the same things it takes to succeed in the classroom!  

Thank you Major Cowan for all that you do for our community.  Join us next quarter as we honor our first responders with the Columbia Fire Dept. and our very own community member and parent, Richard Allen!  See you next time at the BMS Honor Roll Parade! 

 

 

 

 

 

School Fees are due

This is a kind reminder that all school fees for the 2015 – 2016 school year must be paid in full on or before January 14, 2016.  For your convenience, you may pay your child’s fees online by logging in to your Parent Portal account.  If you have any questions please contact Kiesha Hardy at 691-6850 ext. 85404.

Thanks!

Westwood High School Makerspace Day Camp

Thanksgiving Break Reminder

Blythewood Middle School will be closed Wednesday, November 25th - Friday, November 27th.  We will resume classes on Monday, November 30th.  

1st Quarter Honor Roll Celebration tomorrow at 8am

Please plan to join us tomorrow for our Honor Roll Parade at 8:00 a.m.  Students that made the Honor Roll will have the opportunity to take an honor lap through the school with their parents/guardians by their side while the rest of the student body and faculty/staff cheer them on!

Fall Athletic Banquet December 15th

Payment for the Fall Athletic Banquet must be paid in advance and can be paid online through Parent Portal under School Fees.  Please RSVP by December 7th.

Wear blue, white, and red tomorrow

As our French class studies French culture, our students, along with Mrs Catoe are encouraging everyone to wear blue, white, or red tomorrow in support of the recent victims of terrorist attacks in Paris, France among other places.  The terrorist attacks last Friday marked the worst violence in Paris since World War II. The attacks killed 129 people and injured at least 350 others. In France, Memorials sprung up over the weekend at those locations and others across the city, including the Eiffel Tower, a city landmark. Let's show our great Charger character by remembering to wear blue, white, or red tomorrow!

BMS Football Team Raises Money for Camp Kemo

BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE FOOTBALL TEAM 
RAISES MONEY FOR CAMP KEMO

Blythewood, SC- Blythewood Middle School Football Team not only excels on the football field.  They also work hard to make a difference within the community. They have raised five hundred dollars to help Camp Kemo continue the wonderful work they do.

 

Way to go Chargers!

Write to your Favorite Author

Columbia, S.C. - Young readers in grades 4-12 are invited to write a personal letter to an author for the Letters about Literature (LAL) contest, a national reading and writing promotion program. The letter can be to any author (living or dead) from any genre (fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic) explaining how that author's work changed the student's life or view of the world.

The 23rd annual writing contest for young readers is made possible by a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with the South Carolina Center for the Book and the South Carolina State Library with financial support from the South Carolina State Library Foundation.

Prizes will be awarded on both the state and national levels. The South Carolina Center for the Book's panel of judges will select the top letter writers in the state, to be honored in an awards ceremony on April 29, 2016. Their winning letters will be published online at the South Carolina Center for the Book's website. South Carolina winners will also receive monetary prizes, and then advance to the national judging.

South Carolina winners will receive $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place in each level. For more information and entry forms, please visit www.read.gov/letters. Last year's South Carolina winners may be found at the ReadSC.org website.

Submissions from Grades 4-8 must be postmarked by January 11, 2016.

PTO Fundraiser Pick up

Impact Aid Forms

Impact Aid Forms

Students received an Impact Aid form last week from their homeroom teacher. The Impact Aid program is a federal program and Impact Aid Funds added over $400,000 to the district's general operating budget last fiscal year.  If you have not already done so, please take a moment to complete the form.  Students should return the form to their homeroom teacher.  

Counselor’s Corner

We would like to thank all of you who came to Parent University last week. It was a great evening and our presenters did a terrific job. The sessions held were Tech Talk. Topics included Google Classroom and Parent Portal. Presenters for this session were two of our students, Kristian Hardy, Brandon Marshall, along with our Technology Learning Coach, Mr. Abernathy. The other session was Charting Your Child’s Academic Success presented by Dr. Canty. We appreciate those that took the time to complete our Parent University survey for future sessions.  We hope to see all of you at our spring Parent University. 
 Sincerely, Mrs. McCoy and Dr. Canty, School Counselors