Baechtel Grove Middle School

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, As we return to distance learning after the events of last week, I want everyone to know that we realize that many of us may be experiencing some emotional distress. Our students may be worrying that another wildfire may happen again. The BGMS staff is committed to not adding to that distress. We are returning to our routine of the first week. Staff will be paying attention and listening to students, answering their questions, and letting them know that they are not to blame when bad things happen. Mainly we will promote good self-care. Teachers will continue to teach students how they will use the technology in their learning this week. If your child has not joined their classes, please bring them by the library at BGMS, between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, and we will help them to get started. We have set our virtual Back to School Night to help parents understand the expectations of each class for Wednesday, September 30th. More information about this will be sent later. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back online tomorrow. Thank you for your attention and goodbye. Ms. Munguia Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Al regresar a la educación a distancia después de los eventos de la semana pasada, quiero que todos sepan que nos damos cuenta de que muchos de nosotros podemos tener un poco de angustia emocional. Nuestros estudiantes pueden estar preocupados de que vuelva a ocurrir otro incendio forestal. El personal de BGMS se compromete a no aumentar esa angustia. Volvemos a nuestra rutina de la primera semana. El personal prestará atención y escuchará a los estudiantes, responderá sus preguntas y les hará saber que no tienen la culpa cuando suceden cosas malas. Principalmente promoveremos un buen autocuidado. Los maestros continuarán enseñando a los estudiantes cómo usarán la tecnología en su aprendizaje esta semana. Si su hijo no se ha unido a sus clases, tráigalo a la biblioteca de BGMS, entre las 7:30 am y las 4:00 pm, y le ayudaremos a comenzar. Hemos programado nuestra Noche de Regreso a Clases virtual para ayudar a los padres a comprender las expectativas de cada clase para el miércoles 30 de septiembre. Más información sobre esto se enviará más tarde. Esperamos ver a todos de nuevo en línea mañana. Gracias por su atención y adiós. Sra. Munguia

Congratulations to the following certified staff, you have attained permanent status with WUSD! We greatly appreciate your dedication to the students and district. Lucas Brown, District School Psychologist Melissa Coughlin, Teacher at Brookside Katrina Hall, Teacher at High School Trisa Hall, Teacher at  Brookside Patrick Keough, Teacher at BGMS Kirsten Myers, Teacher at Brookside Speech and Language

All of Brooktrails has been reopened with the exception of third gate.

Hello BGMS Parents, The Superintendent has cancelled all classes for today due to the fire conditions. Please disregard any assignments posted by teachers for today. We will notify you later about tomorrow. Please stay safe. Hola padres de BGMS, El Superintendente ha cancelado todas las clases de hoy debido a las condiciones del incendio. Por favor ignore las asignaciones publicadas por los maestros para hoy. Te avisaremos más tarde sobre mañana. Porfavor cuidensen bien.

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, This week we will continue showing students how to use the technology they will need for learning, in every classroom. Students are learning things such as how to be a respectful participant, where class video links and assignments will be posted, and how to turn in completed assignments. I am happy to report that about 92% of our students attended classes online for the first week. We are excited to have everyone back with us. Your efforts to support your students to engage in online learning were greatly appreciated. If your child has not joined their classes, please bring them by the library at BGMS, between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, and we will help them to get started. We are working on a virtual Back to School Night, so you will have the opportunity to know what teachers will expect of students in in each subject, and class. That date and time will be given out this week. Please make use of the teachers’ emails during office hours for any questions that you might have. Thank you for your attention and goodbye. Ms. Munguia Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Esta semana continuaremos mostrándoles a los estudiantes cómo usar la tecnología que necesitarán para aprender, en cada salón de clases. Los estudiantes están aprendiendo cosas tales como cómo ser un participante respetuoso, dónde se publicarán los enlaces de los videos de la clase y las tareas, y cómo entregar las tareas completadas. Me complace informar que aproximadamente el 92% de nuestros estudiantes asistieron a clases en línea durante la primera semana. Estamos emocionados de tener a todos de regreso con nosotros. Sus esfuerzos para ayudar a sus estudiantes a participar en el aprendizaje en línea fueron muy apreciados. Si su hijo no se ha unido a sus clases, tráigalo a la biblioteca de BGMS, entre las 7:30 am y las 4:00 pm, y lo ayudaremos a comenzar. Estamos trabajando en una Noche de Regreso a Clases virtual, por lo que tendrá la oportunidad de saber qué esperan los maestros de los estudiantes en cada materia y clase. Esa fecha y hora se darán a conocer esta semana. Utilice los correos electrónicos de los profesores durante el horario de oficina para cualquier pregunta que pueda tener. Gracias por su atención y adiós. Sra. Munguia

Due to fire conditions WUSD schools will be closed on Tuesday Sept. 8th.

Here is the updated WiFi on Wheels schedule

BGMS Community! Congratulations for having a successful first day of Distance Learning. Great job to all. It was so wonderful to see all of the students today. Please contact the office if you have any issues with internet connectivity, computers, or anything that we can help to trouble shoot., 707-459-2417 Great work and Go Cougars! Comunidad BGMS! Felicitaciones por tener un exitoso primer día de aprendizaje a distancia. Buen trabajo para todos. Fue maravilloso ver a todos los estudiantes hoy. Comuníquese con la oficina si tiene algún problema con la conectividad a Internet, las computadoras o cualquier cosa que podamos ayudar a solucionar., 707-459-2417 ¡Buen trabajo y Go Cougars!

First day of school 2020.

¡Bienvenidos al año escolar 20-21 y bienvenidos de nuevo a todos! Todos deberían comenzar su primer período de clases, en línea, mañana a las 8:00 am. Esta noche haga que los estudiantes ingresen a su cuenta de Google, acepten la invitación a sus aulas y estén listos para hacer clic en el enlace que sus maestros colocan en sus aulas, mañana a las 8:00. A lo largo del día, los maestros guiarán a los estudiantes a través de los momentos en que se conectarán en línea para recibir instrucción y cuándo trabajarán por su cuenta. Durante las primeras dos semanas, los maestros de BGMS mostrarán a los estudiantes cómo usar la tecnología que usarán para aprender. Si no eligió un horario, se publicará uno en nuestro sitio web en la etiqueta Explorar y en la página Recursos para padres. Los martes el tiempo de instrucción termina una hora antes y tienen un horario diferente. Los maestros les darán ese horario a los estudiantes mañana. Si no sabes cómo acceder a internet desde tu casa, llámanos y te daremos algunas opciones. Si tiene preguntas para los maestros, llame durante el horario de oficina. Si tiene otras preguntas o inquietudes, llámenos a la oficina en cualquier momento. Nuestros maestros han estado trabajando arduamente para crear aulas que involucren a los estudiantes e informen a los padres. Se agradece su paciencia y flexibilidad mientras implementamos nuestro nuevo sistema de aprendizaje a distancia. Gracias por su atención.

Welcome to the 20-21 school year, and welcome back to everyone! Everyone should start their first period class, online, at 8:00 am tomorrow. Tonight have students go into their Google account, accept the invitation to their classrooms, and be ready to click on the link that their teachers put in their classrooms, at 8:00, tomorrow. Throughout the day the teachers will walk students through times they will go online for instruction, and when they will do work on their own. For the first two weeks BGMS teachers will be showing students how to use the technology that they will use for learning. If you did not pick up a time schedule, one is posted on our website under the Explore tag and Parent Recourses page. On Tuesdays the instruction time ends an hour sooner, and they have a different time schedule. Teachers will be giving that schedule to students tomorrow. If you do not know how to access the internet from your home, call us, and we will give you some options. If you have questions for teachers, call during their office hours. If you have other questions, or concerns please give us a call in the office, at any time. Our teachers have been working hard to create classrooms that will engage students, and inform parents. Your patience and flexibility while we put our new distance learning system in place is appreciated. Thank you for your attention. Ms. Munguia

Welcome Back to WUSD 2020 https://youtu.be/zIePMykImIA Mark Westerburg

Families and Students, Monday will be our first day of Virtual School! This will be a new experience for everyone including your teachers. Let's remember to have patience for each other and to do our best. These are some things to expect: 1. Log in to your student gmail account to get the codes to your Google Classrooms. Students will find links to the Zoom meetings in their Google Classroom. 2. Gmail accounts are: firstnamelastname@willitsunified.com 3. Passwords are: lunchnumberwusd 4. Students will need to attend live lessons throughout the day. 5.All students will begin the first Zoom live lesson at 8:00 am 6. The daily schedule is located on our BGMS website 7. Students can come to the BGMS library or parking lots to access WiFi if you DO NOT have WiFi at home. Students will upload the work for their classes but not be able to remain on campus all day. 8. Please come and get a Chromebook if you have not done so 9. Our office staff is on campus from 7:30 am-4:30 pm daily. For any questions call 707-459-2417 Thank you Familias y estudiantes, ¡El lunes será nuestro primer día de Escuela Virtual! Esta será una nueva experiencia para todos, incluidos sus profesores. Recordemos tener paciencia el uno con el otro y hacer nuestro mejor esfuerzo. Estas son algunas cosas que puede esperar: 1. Inicie sesión en su cuenta de gmail de estudiante para obtener los códigos en sus clases de Google. Los estudiantes encontrarán enlaces a las reuniones de Zoom en su Google Classroom. 2. Las cuentas de Gmail son: firstnamelastname@willitsunified.com 3. Las contraseñas son: lunchnumberwusd 4. Los estudiantes deberán asistir a lecciones en vivo durante todo el día. Todos los estudiantes comenzarán la primera lección en vivo de Zoom a las 8:00 am 6. El horario diario se encuentra en nuestro sitio website BGMS 7. Los estudiantes pueden venir a la biblioteca de BGMS o a los estacionamientos para acceder a WiFi si NO TIENEN WiFi en casa. Los estudiantes cargarán el trabajo para sus clases pero no podrán permanecer en el campus todo el día. 8. Venga y obtenga una Chromebook si aún no lo ha hecho 9. Nuestro personal de oficina está en el campus de 7:30 am a 4:30 pm todos los días. Para cualquier pregunta llame al 707-459-2417 Gracias

These are the places where we will be parking our mobile WiFi on Wheels Busses.

Parents and Students, Please come and pick up your Chromebooks today, Thursday 8/27 from 4:30-5:00pm at the BGMS library. We will also be handing out schedules and information for the Virtual 6th Grade Orientation. Remember to wear and practice social distancing. If questions please call our office 707-459-2417 Thank you Padres y estudiantes, Venga y recoja sus Chromebooks hoy, jueves 27 de agosto de 4: 30-5: 00 pm en la biblioteca de BGMS. También estaremos entregando horarios e información para la Orientación Virtual de 6º Grado. Recuerda usar y practicar el distanciamiento social. Si tiene preguntas, llame a nuestra oficina al 707-459-2417

Families and Students, Please don't forget to come by the BGMS Library to get your Chromebook an d your schedules. . 8th grade students are today 8/25 from 7:30-8:15 am and 4:30-5:00 pm. 7th grade students are tomorrow 8/26 from 7:30-8:15 am and 4:30-5:00 pm. 6th grade students are Thursday 8/27 from 7:30-8:15 am and 4:30-5:00 pm. If you cannot make those dates or times please call our office 707-459-2417. Thank you

BGMS will be distributing Chromebooks for students next week. Tuesday, August 25th eighth graders may pick up their Chromebooks, Wednesday, August 26th seventh graders may pick up their Chromebooks, and Thursday, August 27 sixth graders may pick up their Chromebooks, all between 7:30 am and 8:00 am, or between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm. Both the student and the parent should come to the BGMS library so that all the paperwork can be signed. We will be giving students their class schedules at that time. Please remember that when arriving at school everyone must wear a mask, both inside and outside of all buildings, and practice social distancing. If you would rather not use a shared pen, please bring your own for signing. We start classes on August 31st in distance learning. We do not know when we will be returning to in person at school learning as of right now. Office staff has been calling every family this week. If you have not updated your information with someone from Baechtel Grove this week, please call our office by Friday 21st from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Continue to enjoy your time off.

HOTSPOT at home For people who have cell service this is how you make your iphone a hotspot so your chromebook can connect to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NToTQfrdNHg This is how you turn your Android phone into a hotspot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y1HS4j8SU This would work for people who have good phone service but don't pay for home internet service. This is how you can check to see if a hotspot will work in your location. The hotspot is simply just like the phone for access to the internet.

WUSD will have 4 buses parked around the district for student wi-fi access during distance learning. The district will also have additional vehicles able to do this and they will be moved to accommodate students needs.

Hello BGMS Parents and Students, This is Ms. Munguia, Principal at BGMS. I hope that everyone is well and enjoying the summer months. We are preparing to start the school year in a different way than how we ended last June. We have been updating our distance learning program, for students, and parents. • First you will receive a call from the office staff the week of August 17th to update your family’s communication information, to check on your internet access, and to give you further information. • Remember that the first day of this school year will be August 31st • Sixth graders should expect a call from their WEB Leaders for a getting to know each other session, and a middle school orientation on Friday, August 28th. • BGMS students will have three Blocks to their day. One for Language Arts, one for Math, and one for PE and Exploratory, with four teachers. Social Studies and Science will be part of Language Arts and Math. • The students’ day will run from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, however, students will not be on the computer for that length of time. • There will be internet access, for those who do not have it at home, on the BGMS campus, and in the community. • Teachers will be: teaching live virtual lessons daily, hold virtual one on one meetings for students who need help, and be available to show students how to do the on line work. • The first two weeks of school will have opportunities to orientate parents and students to distance learning. The staff at BGMS are committed to being here for you, and our children. Thank you for listening and goodbye.