- February 23rd - Spirit Night at Sky Zone
- February 28th - Pink Shirt Day
- Middle School Transition Night: All of our 5th and 6th graders at BGIS will be able to visit and tour their newly rezoned middle school on 3/19/18.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Brock's Gap Happenings
Monday, February 19, 2018
Reading Madness: Google Classroom (n6dtlg)
There is a Google Classroom for the entire BGIS month of Reading Madness. It will be awesome for you to join so you can discuss your book, take polls, and see videos/pictures relating to the books.
The code is n6dtlg.
Reminders:
Stay away from posting anything inappropriate.
Stay away from book spoilers.
The teachers and staff monitoring the GC are able to see all posts and will remove any posts that are deemed inappropriate.
The code is n6dtlg.
Reminders:
Stay away from posting anything inappropriate.
Stay away from book spoilers.
The teachers and staff monitoring the GC are able to see all posts and will remove any posts that are deemed inappropriate.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Brock's Gap Happenings
Middle School:
You will find "Middle School" info on our team blog. As we continue to get information about each middle school we will keep you up to date by placing that information on our blog under the right hand tab. Click on "Middle Schools" and click on the middle school your child will be attending!
Parent Academy Night:
Mark your calendars and make plans to attend Parent Academy night on February 6th at 6:00 p.m. See info below.
Pink Shirt Day:
February 28th is Pink Shirt Day. Click HERE for more information.
If you're interested, you can place your t-shirt order for the $5.00 “Choose Kind” t-shirt through www.myschoolfees.com. You may also choose to wear your own pink shirt on this day.
Why PINK SHIRT DAY?
Here are two videos we watched at school explaining the history of the pink shirt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY8wanOHnQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjmf3I1_ZhU
Heartgrams:
Heartgrams are on sale February 5-9, 2018. They are $1.00 each and students must have dollar bills to purchase.
Make-Up Snow Day:
February 19, 2018 has been added to the calendar as a make-up day for the December 8th missed school day.
Box Tops!
If students bring in a total of 10,000 Box Tops students will be able to duct tape Mr. Mitchell to the wall. Students who bring in 50 box tops will be able to participate in the taping. Students who bring in 20 will have their name added to the bucket for a drawing for prizes!
You will find "Middle School" info on our team blog. As we continue to get information about each middle school we will keep you up to date by placing that information on our blog under the right hand tab. Click on "Middle Schools" and click on the middle school your child will be attending!
Parent Academy Night:
Mark your calendars and make plans to attend Parent Academy night on February 6th at 6:00 p.m. See info below.
Please join us Tuesday, February 6th, 2018.
PTO General Meeting at 6:00PM
Parent session from 6:30-7:30 PM
*Childcare will be available in the cafeteria*
Sessions this year will include:
Staying Current as a Parent in Today’s Digital Classroom Social Media Trends Student Transitions to Middle School Middle School Math Middle School Literacy Taking Care of the Social and Emotional Needs of Your Child
Pink Shirt Day:
February 28th is Pink Shirt Day. Click HERE for more information.
If you're interested, you can place your t-shirt order for the $5.00 “Choose Kind” t-shirt through www.myschoolfees.com. You may also choose to wear your own pink shirt on this day.
Why PINK SHIRT DAY?
Here are two videos we watched at school explaining the history of the pink shirt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY8wanOHnQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjmf3I1_ZhU
Heartgrams are on sale February 5-9, 2018. They are $1.00 each and students must have dollar bills to purchase.
"SCA will be selling Valentinegrams at 7:30 a.m. in the cafeteria between February 6th - February 9th. Send a Valentinegram to all of your friends and teachers. Valentinegrams will be given out on Valentine’s Day! They are $1 each. We are asking that you only pay with bills; no coins will be accepted for payment.
Thank you!"
February 19, 2018 has been added to the calendar as a make-up day for the December 8th missed school day.
Box Tops!
If students bring in a total of 10,000 Box Tops students will be able to duct tape Mr. Mitchell to the wall. Students who bring in 50 box tops will be able to participate in the taping. Students who bring in 20 will have their name added to the bucket for a drawing for prizes!
Coming Soon: Middle School Tours
All of our 5th and 6th graders will be able to visit and tour their newly rezoned middle school on Monday, March 19, 2018. All three middle schools will have BGIS students next year, so they should attend their new 2018-2019 rezoned school on this transition night.
Middle School Extra-Curricular Tryouts
The middle school administrators have agreed that students will try out for sports and activities based on current 2017-18 feeder zones. For BGIS students, that would be Bumpus. Students making a team or club at these tryouts would then make the team at the new school if they are rezoned for 2018-19.
Cheer and Dance Tryouts at Bumpus:
Parent interest meeting will be February 5th at 6:30 PM in the Bumpus library.
Tryout dates below:
Cheer and Dance Tryouts at Bumpus:
Parent interest meeting will be February 5th at 6:30 PM in the Bumpus library.
Tryout dates below:
- Cheer will be March 13-16
- Dance will be March 20-23
Cross Country:
Find information about a Bumpus cross country summer camp HERE.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Academic Update: Week of December 11th-15th
Brock’s Gap Happenings: www.voyagers6.blogspot.com
Academic Update: Week of December 11th-15th
*Ms. Powell- Ch. 10-1 Quiz is rescheduled for Monday, December 11th. We continue with WWI in section 10-2 with the focus on how the U.S. mobilized for war. 10-2 Quiz is scheduled for Friday, December 15th.
Math:
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Regular--We will begin a ratios project on Monday. We will continue working on the project and review for the test on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will take the ratios test on Thursday. Students will have time in class on Friday to complete their ratios project.
Advanced--The test for equations and inequalities has been moved to Monday. We will study ratios the remainder of the week. Students will quiz over ratios on Monday, December 18th and students will be given an opportunity to retake the rational numbers test on Monday, December 18th as well.
Language Arts:
*Ms. Beck - We will continue our study of the text from Scope Magazine, “Escape from Alcatraz,” and learn seven new vocabulary words. Our final Library Day for this semester will be Thursday, December 14, 2017. The “Escape from Alcatraz” test will be Friday, December 15, 2017.
Assess our daily lessons here.
Science:
*Mrs. Roe - We will have a Unit test on Thursday on Volcanoes and Earthquakes. Students have a review sheet copy and online in Google Classroom. Newsela article due Thursday=we are working on them in class. Hope everyone enjoyed the SNOW!
Important Dates and Happenings:
- 6th Grade Dance- The dance has been rescheduled for Friday, December 15th.
- Snow Day- We hope everyone had a fun day in the snow! Please send us pictures of Voyagers in the snow and we will try to get them on the morning broadcast “Throwback Thursday” segment. We can also put them on our blog.
- Whole Scoop Spirit Night- Mark your calendars! December 12th is Spirit Night at Whole Scoop for BGIS from: 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Go get some ice cream before heading to the movies!
- Team Breakfast- December 19th: Thanks so much to all who have signed up to send something in for our breakfast. If you would still like to sign up, there are still a few spots left! Thanks. http://www.signupgenius.com/
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- School Dismissal December 20th: Students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. on 12/20/17. We will be on a regular schedule December 18th and 19th.
- Student Supplies: As we near the end of the 1st semester, we are seeing many students who are running out of supplies- mainly loose leaf paper and pencils. Please make sure your child has the supplies he/she needs for class. Binders sometimes give out or break by this point in the year. Restocking over the break would be a great idea. Thanks!
- Career Spotlights- We are in need of more “Career Spotlight” videos from parents. Students are enjoying watching these short clips on Broadcast in the morning. Please consider submitting a video.
Please video yourself answering some or all of the following questions. Please limit your video to 2 minutes. Email your video back to us as soon as possible and we will submit it to broadcast.
- What is your name?
- What is your job title?
- What kinds of things do you do at your job?
- What type of training/college experience/qualifications was required?
- What do you enjoy most about your job?
- What kinds of subjects were important for you to know in order to be able to do your job?
- Who are you related to at Brock’s Gap? (Optional)
RESCHEDULED: Sixth Grade Winter Dance
Sixth Grade Winter Dance: December 15th
5:30 pm until 7:00 pm
Bill Miller will begin taking pictures at 5:00 pm
Admission:
$5.00 admission
Drinks and Snacks $1.00 each…Pizza $2.00 a slice…
DJ FOR DANCING!!! COME AND ENJOY!!!
Bill Miller Studios will be making portraits. Packages are $10.00
Checks for portraits need to be made payable to Bill Miller!!
NO cameras or cell phones allowed out at the dance!
Dress Code:
No jeans, t-shirts, hats or hoodies! Dressy!! Dress Code Rules Apply!
Parents will need to pick up and follow carpool procedures!!
We will have a boy carpool line and a girl carpool line! If you are picking up a boy, please follow the 5th grade afternoon carpool procedures on the side of the building. If you are picking up a girl, please follow the 6th grade afternoon carpool procedures in the front of the building. This helps us keep carpool organized and running smoothly.
Parents MUST REMAIN in cars! No students will be allowed to cross over lanes of traffic! No students may be picked up in lobby. We have gone over these rules with the students! This is for the safety of ALL of our students. Thank you!
It’s going to be so much fun! Remember this is not a date dance so everyone come and have fun!
Hope to see you there!!
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