Author Visit on Monday

The school read the book, The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander in a whole day on January 29th. 

 Author, Kwame Alexander will be visiting Blythewood Middle on February 29th from 
9 - 10am.  Kwame is excited to meet our kids, answer their questions and sign their copies of The Crossover. 

Copies of the book, The Crossover, are still available for $10 in the media center (please send cash or check made out to BMS).

BMS ~ We struck Gold!

Congratulations and many thanks to the students, faculty/staff and all of our stakeholders - We struck Gold!!!  Blythewood Middle has earned the "Palmetto Gold" Award for Overall Student Achievement! Press releases are expected today from the South Carolina Dept. of Education.

Parent University & AVID Night = Success

Our Parent University & AVID Night was a great success with sessions on bullying, honors, and AVID!   Our students demonstrated great leadership skills and character by serving our parent guests - a spaghetti, salad and breadstick supper was served.  

A Message from the Health Room:

BMS Honor Choir Performs at Richland School District 2 Honor Choir

BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE HONOR CHOIR PERFORMS AT RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO HONOR CHOIR

On February 2nd, Richland Two held our annual District Honor Choir performance at Ridge View High School. Middle school and high school students from around the district auditioned for the opportunity to sing in this elite group. Three students from Blythewood Middle, Alexandra Davis, Samantha Barker, and Shannon White, earned their spot in the choir and put on a fantastic performance. These students met after school to learn the music and rehearsed at Ridge View High School with the choir to learn three difficult pieces. We are proud of the hard work these students displayed and how wonderfully they represented Blythewood Middle School.

Pictured from left to right: Blythewood Middle students Shannon White, 

Alexandra Davis, Samantha Barker and 

Blythewood Middle Chorus teacher Mr. Hunter Coultrap. 

 

PJs for Hearts Day @ BMS

BMS Celebrates PJs for Hearts Day

Today BMS Student Council teamed up with the Heart Strong Koalas of Columbia College to raise money for the American Heart Association.  For a minimum donation of $2, students were allowed to wear school appropriate pajamas.

If your family would like to participate in the Heart Walk with the Heart Strong Koalas on Saturday, March 12, please contact Mr. Ellisor at cellisor@richland2.org for more information.

Blythewood Middle School raised $373.51 today for the American Heart Association!
Way to go Chargers!

 

Yearbooks almost gone...

 

We have a limited number of yearbooks left for sale.  Please stop by the library to purchase your yearbook. We are no longer selling the yearbook online. The cost is $42. We accept cash and check made out to BMS. 

Communities Talk

AVID

Would you like for your student to be more organized? Does your student lack proper note taking and study skills? If you answered “Yes” then applying for AVID may be the solution. AVID-Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an elective class aimed at closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.  Join us for more information during our Annual AVID Night on February 25, 2016 from 5:30 until 7:00.   Applications for next year are now available. Apply by clicking the following link  http://goo.gl/forms/CnfOpBQUcU

Tomorrow BMS Celebrates PJs for Hearts Day

BMS Celebrates PJs for Hearts Day

The BMS Student Council is teaming up with the Heart Strong Koalas of Columbia College to raise money for the American Heart Association.  For a minimum $2 donation students will be allowed to wear school appropriate pajamas (no slippers allowed) on Tuesday, February 23.

If your family would like to participate in the Heart Walk with the Heart Strong Koalas on Saturday, March 12, please contact Mr. Ellisor at cellisor@richland2.org for more information.

Have you signed up for Parent University yet?

 You are invited to attend our next Parent University and AVID night on Thursday, February 25th from 5:30-7:00.

 Dinner will be provided.

BMS Parent University-AVID Night Attendance Form

Parent University is a series of informational sessions for parents to learn about topics and issues related to their child's learning experience. As a result of the Parent University Topic Information Survey, we are pleased to offer the following topics of your choosing:

1. AVID Information: AVID-Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an elective class aimed at closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

2. Bullying-yes, there's a box for that!

3. Honors Classes, criteria for placement for middle school and beyond.

Please take a moment to fill out the registration form so we may plan for your attendance.

Our next Parent University will be held Thursday, February 25th, from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Dinner will be served!

Thank you for your feedback.

Sincerely,

BMS Guidance Team

Parent University RSVP Form

BMS Celebrates PJs for Hearts Day

BMS Celebrates PJs for Hearts Day

The BMS Student Council is teaming up with the Heart Strong Koalas of Columbia College to raise money for the American Heart Association.  For a minimum $2 donation students will be allowed to wear school appropriate pajamas (no slippers allowed) on Tuesday, February 23.

If your family would like to participate in the Heart Walk with the Heart Strong Koalas on Saturday, March 12, please contact Mr. Ellisor at cellisor@richland2.org for more information.

Character Award Breakfast

On Thursday, February 18th, Blythewood Middle School held its Character Awards Breakfast. Students were honored for consistently demonstrating good character and positive life skills.  BMS has been recognized by the National Character Education Partnership for its outstanding character education program. The Character Awards Breakfast is just one of the many ways Blythewood Middle promotes good citizenship.  Congratulations to February's award recipients:

6^th Grade: 

Hannah Black

Max Bloom

Aniya Pendarvis

Maddie Webster

7th Grade:  

Phillip Arrington-Parker

Noah Holland

Hayden Livermore

Cora Weems

8th Grade:  

Tillman Dillon

Imari Jones

Karson Lockhart

Maxime Waiters

 

 
 

 

 

 

Richland Two Student Advisory Council

Greetings, Richland Two Students!

If you are a rising eighth- through 12th-grader, this email is for you.  Your Superintendent and School Board are working to create the first-ever Richland Two Student Advisory Council and we are inviting you to apply.

We will be selecting students from every high school and every middle school, and we are aiming to have a very diverse group of students who truly love their school and want to help make it, and our district, the best it can possibly be.

If selected, you will be asked to attend at least two annual meetings, one in the winter and one in the spring, and you will also be invited to participate in other opportunities as they may arise.  The two annual meetings will take place during the school day and transportation will be provided for you if needed.  These two meetings will run for approximately two hours and lunch will be served.

For the spring meeting, you will be joining your School Board Members and your Superintendent in a discussion about topics, policies, and items of your interest that have impacted you and your fellow students.  For the winter meeting, you will be working together with members of the Executive Staff to plan your topics to be discussed at the spring meeting.

If you are interested in this opportunity to step into a leadership role to represent your school and your fellow students, we strongly encourage you to apply to the Richland Two Student Advisory Council.  Applications are attached and are due by February 26, 2016.

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL APPLICATION

BMS Parent University-AVID Night

 You are invited to attend our next Parent University and AVID night on Thursday, February 25th from 5:30-7:00.

 Dinner will be provided.

BMS Parent University-AVID Night Attendance Form

Parent University is a series of informational sessions for parents to learn about topics and issues related to their child's learning experience. As a result of the Parent University Topic Information Survey, we are pleased to offer the following topics of your choosing:

1. AVID Information: AVID-Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an elective class aimed at closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

2. Bullying-yes, there's a box for that!

3. Honors Classes, criteria for placement for middle school and beyond.

Please take a moment to fill out the registration form so we may plan for your attendance.

Our next Parent University will be held Thursday, February 25th, from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Dinner will be served!

Thank you for your feedback.

Sincerely,

BMS Guidance Team

Parent University RSVP Form

BMS Students Advance National History Bee Regional Finals

BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE STUDENTS ADVANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN 2016 

NATIONAL HISTORY BEE REGIONAL FINALS

Congratulations to our Blythewood Middle students whose Online 

Regional Qualifying Exam scores qualify them to participate in the 2016 National History 

Bee Regional Finals with the best students from across the region. The Regional Finals will be held on Wednesday, May 4th. The Regional Finals are a fun and exciting event where the top students in the region play head-to-head on a buzzer system to answer questions about history. Congratulations to Blythewood Middle students: McLean Brown, Mary Phillips, Ryan Williams, Ell Tocci, Brandon Alarcon and Cami Bills.

Blythewood Middle students pictured: 

Ella Tocci, Brandon Alarcon, Mary Phillips and Cami Bills.
 Not pictured: McLean  Brown and Ryan Williams.

Charlie Bates Astronomy Visits BMS

8th Grade Class Picture is Tomorrow

The 8th Grade Class Picture is Tuesday, February 16th

Author, Kwame Alexander comes to BMS on February 29th

The school read the book, The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander in a whole day on January 29th. 

 Author, Kwame Alexander will be visiting Blythewood Middle on February 29th from 
9 - 10am.  Kwame is excited to meet our kids, answer their questions and sign their copies of The Crossover. 

Copies of the book, The Crossover, are still available for $10 in the media center (please send cash or check made out to BMS).

Congratulations to our 2Q Honor Roll Students

Congratulations to our 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll Students who were honored today during our Honor Roll Parade.  Many thanks to our parade Grand Marshal - Fire Department Battalion Chief, Richard Allen who spoke to our students on the significance of their accomplishment and how their perseverance in with academics will continue to shape their future! (For more pictures from the Honor Roll parade visit and/or join the Blythewood Middle School PTO Facebook page.)

Holiday Reminder

Please Remember:  

Schools do not accept Valentine's Day deliveries for students.

For Safety reasons, balloons and flowers are not allowed on buses.

Honor Roll Parade tomorrow

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!

Early dismissal tomorrow and we have school on Monday

Friday, February 12th, is an early dismissal day.

 BMS will dismiss at 10:45 a.m.

Monday, February 15th, is a flood make-up day.  

Students attend school.

Student Council ~ Project Care Leadership Training

Student Council members participated in the district's Project Care Leadership Training. 

 

 

 

TEAMS Class Guest Speaker

Guest Speaker comes to 8th Grade 
TEAMS Class

 

 Guest speaker Helen Dyar from Carolina Wildlife. 

Speaking to students about her job and rehabilitation of animals.