Brooks County Middle School

Tomorrow, Friday, January 7th, 2022, all middle schools students will be administered the GA STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY. Revised in FY22, the Georgia Student Health Survey is an anonymous and statewide survey instrument that covers various topics such as school climate and safety, peer and adult social support, bullying, mental health, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. If you would like to see the questions on the survey, they are available at: https://www.gadoe.org/wholechild/GSHS-II/Pages/Georgia-Student-Health-Survey-II.aspx If you would like your child to opt out of the survey, please email your students name and your desire for him/her to opt out of the survey to mlewis@brooks.k12.ga.us by 8:00 am tomorrow morning, January 7th. Thank you!

Students back at school tomorrow!!! We can't wait to see all of their smiling faces back in our halls at 7:30 am! Tardy bell is 7:55 am, and classes start at 8:00 am.

Parents and Guardians -- Please use the link to access the COVID 19 Community Letter from Brooks County Schools. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1768464/COVID-19_Community_Letter_January_2022.pdf

Please read the below reminders about student dress code. Thank you always for your support of BCMS!

We are looking forward to seeing our staff tomorrow and our PK-12 students on Wednesday. Click the link to see what's happening in January! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1766313/Upcoming_Events_January.png

Happy New Year!!! We re so excited to get back to school and see all of our sweet students and amazing staff! We hope you had a wonderfully safe and relaxing break and are ready to come back and LEVEL UP in 2022!

Tomorrow is the Holiday Outfit Contest for the 12 Days of Christmas. Wear your best holiday outfit and maybe win a little treat for the best outfit!

Just a reminder: Students will be allowed to watch a Holiday Movie the tomorrow afternoon in the gym. Admittance to the movie is $2 and snacks will be $1. Students can attend as long as they do not have any work to make-up or have not received any referrals this week.

Tomorrow is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day for the 12 Days of Christmas. Wear the ugliest Christmas Sweater you have!

Tomorrow is Candy Cane Day for the 12 Days of Christmas. Wear all the red and white you have!!!

All interested soccer players must sign up at lunch on Tuesday, 12/14, to attend the Soccer Interest Meeting being held in the BCMS Media Center on Wednesday, 12/15 at 8:00am.

Tomorrow's 12 Days of Christmas is Christmas Vacation. Wear your Hawaiian shirts in preparation for Winter Vacation!

Mr. Lindsey and Mrs. Overy, BCMS Junior BETA Club Sponsors, are happy to congratulate and announce the 2021-2022 Junior BETA Club Officers: President: Jasmine Baena-Torres Vice President: Jada Daniels Secretary: Akeelah Grier Treasurer: Joseline Baena-Sanchez Reporter: Ashton Huffmaster Chaplin: Kayla Brown

We are so very proud of all our Spelling Bee participants this year. The following three students had a superior performance and won the BCMS 2021-2022 Spelling Bee: 1st Place: Marvin Danforth 2nd Place: Dallas Leverett 3rd Place: Abilene Tillman

Students will be allowed to watch a Holiday Movie the afternoon of Friday, December 17. Admittance to the movie is $2 and snacks will be $1. Students can attend as long as they do not have any work to make-up or have not received any referrals this week.

Good Afternoon, You are invited to the ECHOES 21st CCLC Community Advisory Team Meeting on Monday, December 13. This meeting will be held both virtually and in person at Brooks County Middle School at 4:30 p.m. We would love for you to attend in person. However, if your schedule does not allow you to attend in person, you may join us via Google Meet. Agenda FY21 Summative Evaluation Results and Recommendations FY22 Program Updates including funding Community Partners FY22 Goals and Objectives FY22 Event calendar School Site Updates Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/exd-zoor-orp Or dial: ‪(US) +1 224-303-4111‬ PIN: ‪606 991 644‬#

Join us from the comfort of your couch as Brian Buffington presents "A Parent's Guide to Raising Digital Natives" live on Facebook.

We want the students to enjoy the last week of school before Christmas Break by celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas with the teachers! The below image shows the "dress-up" days for the week of December 13-December 17. Please encourage your students to join in the fun!

The BCMS Chapter of Junior Beta is hosting a Canned Food Drive starting next Monday, December 13th. Bring as many canned foods to your homeroom as you can! The homeroom with the most canned foods gets breakfast!

We are so proud and excited to announce our 2021-2022 BCMS TORCH Science Fair Winners! Every entry this year really #leveledup, but the winners exceeded all expectations! We can't wait to see the amazing ways these students are going to shape the future. Way to LEVEL UP BCMS Scientists!