April 7th:
Early Dismissal 10:45AM
April 10th - April 14th:
NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
April 17th:
Classes Resume - Hurricane Make-up day
Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
8th Grade IGP/High School Registration Conferences...
To 8th grade parents:
8th Grade IGP/High School Registration
Conferences
All
8th grade students will create an Individual
Graduation Plan (IGP) and choose a *career cluster during
an IGP conference session. The conference participants will
include: the rising freshman student, parent, counselor, career specialist and
high school counselor. Our IGPs are held in conjunction with the high school
registration conference for your convenience; one conference, one trip!
The IGP is part of the career planning
process. It builds on the coursework, career assessments and counseling. It is
a schedule outlining
the courses necessary for the student to successfully prepare for
graduation. Students will update their IGPs annually, giving them the
flexibility to change their career cluster should their interest change.
*Career Cluster: A career cluster is a way of organizing and tailoring
course work within a specific occupational group, for example, health science
or business. They serve
to help student learning and course selection.
Blythewood Middle School’s IGP/ High School
Registration conferences will be held in April.
Please refer to our web site, blog and school calendar
for dates. Parents will receive letters with appointment dates/times.
If
you have questions about the middle to high school transition/career planning
process, feel free to contact Lara Schmitz, Career Development Facilitator; lschmitz@richland2.org
Autism Awareness Walk...
April is Autism Awareness Month! BMS worked with other area schools to have an Autism Awareness Event to raise money for the SC Autism Society and increase Autism Awareness in our community. Come join us April 1st for our Autism Awareness Event!
3rd Quarter Report Cards are Coming Home Today...
BMS Parent University ~ AVID Night...
Do you want to give your student an advantage? Do you want to start preparing them now for college? Do you want them to be more organized? Do want them to learn ways to prepare for their future? If so, join us on Tuesday, April 4th from 5:30-7:00 for AVID night and Parent University. Dinner will be served. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. C. Brown at 691-6850 ext 85122 or via email at cbrown@richland2.org.
Please RSVP using the link below by Monday, April 3rd.
AVID /Parent University RSVP Form
Please RSVP using the link below by Monday, April 3rd.
AVID /Parent University RSVP Form
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
High School Athletics & Sports Summer Camp Information...
Parents and Students:
For more information about High School Athletics and Sports Summer Camps please refer to each high schools website below:
Week 11: Nutrition News with Healthy Recipes...
This week's featured recipe:
Thirst Quenchers
Recent
research suggests that more than half of American children are dehydrated. To
help your child get enough water, harness the thirst-quenching superpowers of
watermelon, melon, oranges, and cucumber. In addition to hydration, your child
will get a healthy dose of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. If your little one is
not a fan of the texture of raw fruit and veggies, blend them into smoothies or
freeze them into healthy ice pops for a chilly treat.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Young Minds Dreaming Poetry Contest...
BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE STUDENT WINNER IN “YOUNG MINDS
DREAMING” POETRY CONTEST
Over 600 South Carolina students sent in
original work for the SC State Library's "Young Minds Dreaming"
Poetry Contest, but only nine made the cut to win. Blythewood Middle seventh
grader Michaela Lanier won third place in the middle level with her poem "Destructional
Peace." The poetry contest was organized as part of this year's May Hill
Arbuthnot Lecture events. South Carolina students in grades 3-12 were invited
to submit poems relating stories of a person, place, or an experience that made
a mark on student's lives to a panel of nine judges.
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Pictured: Blythewood Middle seventh grader Michaela
Lanier and English Language Arts teacher Ms. Lauren Anderson.
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Counselor’s Corner Habit 3... Persistence
Habit 3: Put First Things First through Persistence - firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Quotes on Persistence
'Patience and persistence are the providers of progress." - Tim Fargo
"I will persist until I succeed." - Og Mandino
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence." - Colin Powell
"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. - Napoleon Hill
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." - Benjamin Franklin
"Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." - William Eardley IV
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." - Thomas Carlyle
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. - Calvin Coolidge
"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel." -Napoleon Hill
"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning." - Denis Waitley
Monday, March 27, 2017
BMS Parent University ~ AVID Night...
Do you want to give your student an advantage? Do you want to start preparing them now for college? Do you want them to be more organized? Do want them to learn ways to prepare for their future? If so, join us on Tuesday, April 4th from 5:30-7:00 for AVID night and Parent University. Dinner will be served. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. C. Brown at 691-6850 ext 85122 or via email at cbrown@richland2.org.
Please RSVP using the link below by Monday, April 3rd.
AVID /Parent University RSVP Form
Please RSVP using the link below by Monday, April 3rd.
AVID /Parent University RSVP Form
Friday, March 24, 2017
8th Grade Parents/Guardians ...
Blythewood Middle School
Blythewood, South Carolina 29016
(803) 691 - 6850
March 24, 2017
Dear 8th Grade Parents/Guardians:
We are planning a field study for our eighth graders to their zoned high schools. As one of our SIC(School Improvement Council) goals, we want to provide our 8th graders with a “being there” experience at the high school that they will attend in the Fall. The students will meet with student leaders, club sponsors, athletes, and Lead Teachers who will facilitate a question/answer panel. We are excited about this wonderful opportunity. There is NO COST for the trip. We will leave Blythewood Middle School at 9:30am and return at approximately 12:00pm. Students will not need money for a meal because we will be back in time for lunch at Blythewood Middle School.
The trip to Blythewood High School is scheduled for Friday, March 31, 2017, Ridge View High School is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2017 and Spring Valley High School is scheduled for Thursday, April 27th.
We sincerely hope that your child will be able to accompany us on this exciting trip. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Carter at (803) 691-6850 ext. 85415.
8th Grade Faculty and Staff
Blythewood Middle School
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Autism Awareness Walk...
April is Autism Awareness Month! BMS worked with other area schools to have an Autism Awareness Event to raise money for the SC Autism Society and increase Autism Awareness in our community. Come join us April 1st for our Autism Awareness Event!
Congratulations to our SC Junior Scholars...
Congratulations to our SC Junior Scholars! On Wednesday, July 22nd, Blythewood Middle School paused to honor its South Carolina Junior Scholars with with a special celebratory breakfast. Mr. Keith Price, Assistant Superintendent, was the guest speaker. Congratulations to our Junior Scholars for this tremendous accomplishment!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Counselor’s Corner Habit 3...
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Our Spotlight Core Principle for this week is Personal Best - one's best possible performance given the time and resources available. Personal - done in person without the intervention of another ; relating to an individual, or his character or conduct. Best - one's maximum effort.
Personal Best Quotes
“Life is not a competition with others. Life is a competition with yourself—to do your personal best each day.” ― Cameron C. Taylor
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. Zig Ziglar
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Wayne Gretzky
“Each of us has an undeniable responsibility to our self and the rest of the world to be our personal best on any given day.” ― Laurie Buchanan, PhD
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Autism Awareness Walk...
April is Autism Awareness Month! BMS worked with other area schools to have an Autism Awareness Event to raise money for the SC Autism Society and increase Autism Awareness in our community. Come join us April 1st for our Autism Awareness Event!
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Counselor’s Corner Habit 2...Perseverance
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind through perseverance. Our core principle for this week is Perseverance - continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition
Perseverance Quotes:
The key to success is action, and the essential in action
is perseverance. Sun Yat-sen
is perseverance. Sun Yat-sen
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson
Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated. Bob Riley
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. John D. Rockefeller
You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance. Lou Holtz
Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. Victor Hugo
8th Grade Parent Survey's are due...
By now, 8th grade parents should have received a survey that is administered annually to all parents of 8th grade students. The Education Accountability Act requires the annual school report card to include evaluations by parents of each school. The parent survey provides information to improve school and district performance. Please complete the survey, seal the envelope and either return it to BMS by tomorrow morning. Homerooms with 100% returned will receive donuts! An explanation of the survey and return instructions are included in the envelope with the survey.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
6th Grade Field Trip Date Changes...
6th Grade Parents,
Information regarding the 6th grade field study to the SC Aquarium in Charleston will go home with students by homeroom in a letter on Monday, March 13, 2017. Please note: the dates of the field study were postponed to March 30 and March 31 due to our upcoming AdvancED accreditation visit. Please go over the information with your child carefully. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Students in homerooms of Ms. Reeves, Mrs. Mixson, Ms. Munson, Mrs. Babcock, Ms. Smathers, and Mrs. Sherman will go on Thursday March 30, 2017.
Students in homerooms of Ms. Myllykangas, Mrs. Nadorff, Ms. Taylor, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Scott, and Ms. Lydick will go on Friday, March 31, 2017.
Students in homerooms of Ms. Myllykangas, Mrs. Nadorff, Ms. Taylor, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Scott, and Ms. Lydick will go on Friday, March 31, 2017.
Spring MAP Testing ~ March 14th & 21st
Some tips to help prepare students for this test are to get a good night's rest, charge their device overnight and bring the charger to school, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time. Parents, please encourage your student to take their time, read all questions carefully and do their best!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Richland 2 Community Conversation Series...
Please join us tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. for the first of Richland Two's 2017 Community Conversation Series!
Attention: 8th Grade Parents...
By now, 8th grade
parents should have received a survey that is administered annually to all
parents of 8th grade students. The Education Accountability Act requires the
annual school report card to include evaluations by parents of each school. The
parent survey provides information to improve school and district performance.
Please complete the survey, seal the envelope and either return it to BMS by
March 13th. Homerooms with 100% returned will receive
donuts! An explanation of
the survey and return instructions are included in the envelope with the survey.
8th Grade Field Study to Walt Disney World is March 16-18
8th Grade Formal...
8th Grade Formal:
Masquerade theme!!!
Friday, May 19th from 6-8pm
Gymnasium of BMS
$20/per person
Refreshments, DJ, Photo Booth,
and Fun!
and Fun!
Payments on Parent Portal coming soon (online payments preferred)
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