NOTHING LIKE A GOOD BOOK: Reading Month continued in earnest this week at BES. Students in Mrs. Revis' class had a celebrity guest reader in Superintendent Joe Passalacqua, while the school's youngest students enjoyed their best reads with family in the 'Books on the Beach' event. #ReadingIsFundamental #GoBeavers
READING ROCKS! March is Reading month. Yesterday, Mr. Passalacqua had the opportunity to read to a group of our Elementary students.
It is apparent that every elementary school teacher is a reading teacher and is essential in helping each student on his/her reading journey. While helping students learn to read, it is also important to create a love of reading. Students who read voluntarily report less negativity about reading than those who are required to read.
Parents and families play an important role in helping students become successful readers. Reading at home for at least 20 minutes every day can help children develop strong reading skills.
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WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, BUT TODAY IT'S GREEN: It's St. Patrick's Day. You know what that means. Thankfully, plenty of our BJSHS students took the holiday all the way today and made up for those of us who forgot to dress appropriately. #ABeaverShadeOfGreen
NO ORDINARY CUPPA JOE: Mrs. Wagner's Retail, Marketing and Entrepreneurship students launched the new school store, The Beaver Den, this morning to lines around the corner. Today's menu included coffee, hot chocolate, chai, muffins and bagels. Business was robust and the class got a great look at what retail is like in the belly of the beast. The Beaver Den will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the offerings will expand. #GoBeavers
VENTA DE PULSERAS: The BJSHS Spanish Club is selling hand-woven bracelets - 'pulseras' en español - during lunch this week. The sale was organized through the Pulsera Project, a Fair Trade nonprofit organization that empowers and educates people in the U.S. and Central America by sharing this artistry. Student and teacher volunteers raise funds that benefit fair trade jobs, worker rights, sustainability and education while learning about the culture, lives and struggles of Central Americans. #VamosCastores
VENTA DE PULSERAS: The BJSHS Spanish Club is selling hand-woven bracelets - 'pulseras' en español - during lunch this week. The sale was organized through the Pulsera Project, a Fair Trade nonprofit organization that empowers and educates people in the U.S. and Central America by sharing this artistry. Student and teacher volunteers raise funds that benefit fair trade jobs, worker rights, sustainability and education while learning about the culture, lives and struggles of Central Americans. #VamosCastores
MEET THE TEACH: Among the new faces on staff at BJSHS this year is English Teacher Allison Grice. Here's your chance to get to know her a bit in a new feature we call...Who's Next?
STRING AROUND YOUR FINGER: Don't forget that Kindergarten Roundup is upon us. Join us tomorrow and Thursday and sign up next year's batch of Kindergarteners, Young Fives and Preschoolers. Registration runs from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days at BES. #GoBeavers
FOR A GOOD CAUSE: It’s March 14, which means for math nerds worldwide, it’s Pi Day. At BJSHS, the BPA team found a crowd-pleasing way to celebrate - with pies to the faces of a group of student and staff dignitaries. Students voted with their wallets, donating to BPA for a chance to wield the confections. We’re not sure how much fun it was for the victims, but everybody else had an absolute blast. #DessertBenefitsAll #GoBeavers
AND NOW THE NEWS: The BJSHS Journalism class is back with another digital edition of school news. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3mMTYH5 #TheWorldNeedsJournalists #GoBeavers
TOMORROW STARTS NOW: Gather 'round, youngsters. It's time to register our youngest students for the next school year. Join us March 15 and 16 for the Beaverton Elementary Kindergarten Roundup, where you can sign up next year's batch of Kindergarteners, Young Fives and Preschoolers. The registration runs from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days at BES. Let's do this, Beaverton. #GoBeavers
Girls basketball lost to a very good Lake City team in the regional semi-final. A special thank you to our seniors! Boys basketball plays rival Meridian at Meridian tomorrow at 7:00 in the district semi-finals. Here is go fan ticket link: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI4055. GO RED!
PLAYING OUR SONG: The Beaverton High School Band performed - and performed very well - today at the District 9 MSBOA Band and Orchestra Festival at Lincoln Alcona High School. Their overall rating was a 2 with one judge scoring them at a 1. These students have put in an amazing amount of hark work and it showed today. Great job, everybody. #GoBeavers
STAR TIME: Meet the BJSHS Students of the Month for February. They are, l to r, Jeremiah Abbott, Lillian McCann, Alex Pahl, Garett Muma, Colton Compton, Brynn Beebe, Hunter Vulders, Jaelyn Giner, Layla Stewart and Marlenes Nieto Diaz. Not pictured: Braelynn Delisle, Keenan Hayward, Joseph Raymond and George Killian. Congrats to all. #GoBeavers
ON A ROLL: Our Forensics team has enjoyed a nice run these past couple weeks. This weekend at the 13th Annual Ninjatational in Auburn Hills, Kaylin Noll competed in the area of Dramatic Interpretation and earned scores of 1, 2 and 2 in her three rounds, good enough to earn third place overall among the 17 schools competing. The weekend before, the team was in Alma and earned fifth place in Informative for Ford Kingry; sixth place in Storytelling for Hunter Rumfeld; and fifth place in Dramatic Interpretation for Olivia Smith. The team took third place overall in their division. Great job to all.
Good afternoon Beaverton, we hope that you have had a great start to the week. Here is the link for this week's Beaverton Schools' Superintendent Report.
Check out The Bell at https://bit.ly/3Ritasl.
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CHAMPS! If you're near Beaverton at 6:30 p.m. tonight, take to the streets and join in an impromtu celebration parade honoring the 12U Hockey State Champion Gladiators, who just won the crown a couple hours ago. Congrats to all.
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER: Beaverton coaches and players are offering a free softball clinic for players grades 4-12 on March 11. See the flier below for details. #HereComesSpring #GoBeavers
SEEING STARS: Congratulations to our Beaverton Elementary Students of the Month. Front row: Zayla Stoike, McKinley McCann, Marley Shears, Ellie Muma, Sawyer Grove and Levi Bunch. Back row: Makenzie Miller, Ashleigh Sites, Kaylee Farrell and Julia Russell. #GoBeavers
GRID STUFF: Art students in Ms. Barnett's class have been working on grid-drawn portraits, and the results are striking and celebrity-fueled. Enjoy the full gallery at https://bit.ly/3SFcBsu. #Artsy #GoBeavers
