Please call or email your students' "end of day" requests by 2pm Monday - Thursday and on Friday's by 12:45pm. We do not need notes or phone calls for parent pick-ups. You can just communicate with your student. We DO need an email or note for the bus if your student is going home with a friend. Please adhere to these time frames in order for your student to get their note before dismissal. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Wrestling and Girls Basketball will start on Monday, October 23rd. You will need to be cleared through the ASB office before you will be able to participate. If you need help with this process, please contact our ASB office at 360-709-7400.
Homework Center will be available for ALL GRADES every Monday and Thursday starting October 2nd from 2:40-3:40 in the "B" Pod. Students will need to arrange for a ride home immediately after. ****ALSO, there is 8th grade math help on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Ms. Walters Room (D-9, "B" Pod).
Do you like to work with technology, computers, robots, drones and more? Yes? Then, you might want to consider joining the BMS STEM Club!!! It is open to all BMS students. Meetings take place every Wednesday from 2:30-4pm in room D6. You will be entering some contests put on by TSA and Washington State. To join the club, students just need to fill out a parent permission form that students can pick up from Mr. Florek.
The After School Activity bus starts Monday, October 9th. The Activity Bus is only for those students who are not able to participate in after school activities due to transportation challenges. The Activity Bus leaves BMS at approximately 4:10pm and drops students off at, or near, their bus stop. If you are interested in signing your student up for the Activity Bus, please contact the BMS main office at (360) 709-7400. Students will be notified if they qualify.
The nomination window for our highly capable program is now open. Anyone can nominate a student who might benefit from services. Nomination forms are available in our school office or on the district web site. Completed forms must be returned no later than November 3, 2017.
The 7th Grade "Nibbles of the Nest" Family Potluck Dinner will be on Tuesday, October 24th from 5:30-6:30 in the commons. Bring your favorite family dish and prepare to enjoy the cultural cuisine of your fellow BMS families. Feel free to bring a beverage, appetizer, main course or dessert.
Our Harvest Food Drive homeroom competition starts on October 26th and ends November 13th. The homeroom that collects the most items can get a $50.00 classroom celebration! All of the food collected goes to our local food bank. This is the Leaderships community service project for the month of November.
The Scholastic Book Fair is open for business during conference week in the Learning Hub! Students will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair during the school day Monday through Thursday, November 6-9. Students will be assigned a time during the school day to visit the fair that week. It will also be available during conference times for students and parent alike. Four book sets will be given away to lucky students – they simply have to stop by the fair and drop their raffle ticket into the box at the cashier’s table. Stop by and see the great titles available this fall. Cash and credit will be accepted. You can also shop the fair online! The online fair runs from November 1st to the 14th. You can visit the online book fair by clicking on the "Scholastic Book Fair" Headline. Do you have some time to volunteer to help out during the Fair? When you click on the link, you can indicate the day and time that works for you. Whether you attend in person, or go online, check out the Scholastic Book Fair during conference week!
Please join us in the Learning Hub for our PIE Meetings every 3rd Thursday of every month from 6:00-7:30 pm. Meeting dates are : October 19, November 16, December 14, January (2018) 18, February 15, March 15, April 19 and May 17!
Student Survey Together! Thurston County Community in Schools Program, YMCA, and the Tumwater School District will be launching a twice a week after-school programs this November at George Washington Bush Middle School. Your responses to this survey will help us to develop a strong program application and help us focus on programs of interest. Click on the "After School Parent Survey" to the left under "Quick Links".
Here at BMS, we will accept clean, clothing donations for our Clothing Give-Away. Please take your donations to the Main Office. Thank you in advance.
Click on the Yearbook "Header" above for an order form to purchase the 2017-18 Yearbook!
Candyce Lund Bollinger is a parent educator and private parenting counselor in Washington State and has been practicing for over 35 years. She will provide classes to the Tumwater School District staff and parents for free. Please check out the district calendar for dates of upcoming classes.
Young Life doesn’t start with a program. It starts with adults concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. Everyone is welcome in Young Life! Our programs are custom made for kids throughout their adolescent years. We call our middle school program WyldLife. We run an exciting and fun Club (Party with a Purpose) every other Friday here at BMS Commons & Gym from 5:30- 6:45. See the Greater Olympia Young Life website/Bush WyldLife page for more information: https://greaterolympia.younglife.org/Pages/Bush-WyldLife.aspx And visit the Bush WyldLife Facebook page at: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1203787826359954/
