Baechtel Grove Middle School

Possible School Closure Information. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2u4VIP0WIb3GZNR1xeqlw15ud0ehOYu/view?usp=sharing

A huge thank you to Garman Construction for helping us take care of the BGMS softball field.

Board President Alex Bowlds presented Darrell McIvor of Microphor an award for their company's generous donations to WUSD. Microphor relocated operations to North Carolina but decided to donate at no cost thousands of dollars in parts, equipment and supplies to WUSD.

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. This month’s WUSD Board meeting will focus on Baechtel Grove Middle School. It will take place in the BGMS cafeteria, on Wednesday, beginning at 5:00 pm. On Friday we issued every sixth grader their own Chromebooks, making BGMS one to one using these devices in all grades. Although sixth graders will not be taking their Chromebooks home, it is important for us to know which of our students in all grade levels can access regular internet at home. Internet that students can access with their Chromebook devices, if there would be a need to have them do school work at home. First period teachers in sixth and seventh grades, and third period teachers in eighth grade will be asking students if they can access internet service at home. Early High School parents have a very important parent meeting at Willits High School tomorrow, at 5:30 pm, in room 4. This is a required meeting for every parent with students in the Early High School program this trimester. Thursday the Communicators for Kindness Club is inviting the entire community to celebrate kindness in the fourth annual Community Crock Pot event. This is a free night of a delicious dinner and conversations about kindness. Friday we recognize students who have achieved Principal’s List and Honor Roll at our Honor Assemblies. Eighth grade begins at 8:15 am, seventh at 10:13 am, and sixth at 1:20 pm. Parents are welcome to attend these. Saturday we will have an Attendance Saturday School. This is for students who have been absent, as a way to recover some of their absences. Phone calls will be made to students who need to participate. Thank you for your attention and good bye.

AVID Sixth Grade students researched, and prepared posters for a Career Fair for the entire school. Ms. Larson was their teacher.

March Madness Attendance Challenge All Grade Levels will be scored for 1st period on time and present attendance. Tardies will count against your class. 3/2-3/6 Week 1: 10 minutes of extra brunch 3/9-3/13 Week 2: 10 minutes of extra lunch 3/16-3/20 Week 3: 1 Front of the Line Pass 3/23-3/27 Week 4: Root Beer Floats at lunch Being at school is rewarding in many ways!

K-8 Parent Survey on Minimum Days. I have had trouble with Google forms getting this out. Please use the link if you did not get the chance to respond. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCFU7HeuT4SOkmS1b2sd3ef-65ulnyAKoxgk_dy6L7kmhmmA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Baechtel Grove 8th grade girls played a once in lifetime game on the Sacramento King's Court (Golden One Center) against the Mendocino County All-star team 101 Ballers.

Here is the most current county information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://www.mendocinocounty.org/community/novel-coronavirus

The Communicators for Kindness Club made up of BGMS students who promote kindness are inviting all our community members to the Community Crock Pot Event!

It’s Election Day, please remember to vote.

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. This is the start of our third and final trimester for this school year. As we begin this trimester, there have been some schedule changes. Almost every student has had some change in their schedule. Exploratories have changed between Music, Art, and PE Games. Seventh period classes have been restructured to meet the needs of students needing intervention. Early High School students now take their after lunch classes at the high school. New classes have been placed in our master schedule to address the needs of our English Learners, and support seventh grade Science. Students will be given their schedule changes, tomorrow, before classes begin in the cafeteria. You will not want to miss our Parent Education Night this Wednesday beginning at 6:00 pm. This month we will have a discussion about how to best address risky behavior with teens. I hope to see more of our parents attend this excellent training. Thank you for your attention and goodbye.

WUSD will be putting a plan together this week for a home study program for students if the health conditions require it. All buildings were disinfected this weekend. Please watch this video. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-facts-about-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. This is the last week of Trimester 2, and we will be doing end of the trimester testing in all core classes at some time during this week. Both Thursday and Friday will be minimum days for students. Saturday the Wrestling team travels to Cloverdale High School for the Cloverdale USA Tournament, beginning at 10:00 am. Trimester 2 grades will not be final until report cards are sent out next week, on Thursday. Thank you for your attention and good bye.

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. The Academic Talent Search program is providing a Parent Information Night for all parents of students who are applying for enrollment in the program. This will take place Tuesday, at 5:30 pm in room 7. Please bring the application that students were given at the presentation last week so that it can be turned in that night. The deadline for submitting these applications to ATS is the next day Wednesday. We will have a BGMS School Site Council meeting on Thursday, at 3:15, in the cafeteria. All parents are invited to attend this meeting to give input into the district LCAP Plan for the next school year. Now is the time to talk to Mr. Westerburg, the Superintendent, about any of your preferred programs and needs, at BGMS, such as the AVID program, the Early High School Program, added supervision, keeping Art and Music, a counselor, and other ideas you might have about how to motivate adolescents to learn. In sports this week Wrestlers go to the Pomolita Invitational on Saturday, with the meet beginning at 10:00 am. We are in the last two weeks of the trimester. Students should know if they have missing assignments and be making these up in after school academic assistance classes. Most teachers have a cut-off date for late, or make up work of this Friday. The sixth grade avid class will be holding a career fair during their seventh period this week. Call Ms. Larson for more information. Thank you for your attention and good bye.

Another awesome Science Fair down at the Community Center. Stop down and see the great work by the students and staff. Thank you to Erin Vaccaro for her efforts to put it all together with her volunteers.

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. The Friday night BGMS Band performance was amazing! Parents of our band students should be very proud of the dedication shown by their students in the band concert, under the direction of Mr. Olds. I know we are. This week students will be entering their Science projects in the Willits Science Fair. All the projects will be taken to the fair, on Tuesday morning, and the Science classes will visit the Science Fair on Wednesday during their Science class time. Tuesday is a regular day. The Smiles Program is providing a varnish treatment for teeth, free of charge, for BGMS students on Tuesday. Make sure to return the signed permission slip, brought home by students, to take advantage of this. On Wednesday the AVID 7th and 8th grade students will be visiting the UC Berkeley campus. This is a short week, ending on Thursday. Friday and Monday are part of the Presidents Holiday and school will not be in session. Academic Talent Search a College preparatory program out of Sonoma State University is recruiting students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Students should have brought home their applications, if they are interested in being part of the program. We will be having a parent information night next week from the program itself. In sports this week the Wrestling team has a Takedown Tournament at Eagle Peak starting at 4:00 on Wednesday. End of the Year field trip eligibility depends on trimester 3 behavior. Read about this eligibility in the student planner. Thank you for your attention and good bye.

Backstage last night at the BGMS band concert. Well done !

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia with announcements for this week. We want to first of all thank all of the donors who gave to the fundraising effort for the new wrestling mat for the BGMS Wrestling Team. There were 13 community donors, including The Wild Bunch who donated the balance of the project amount on the second day, and DICK’S Sporting Goods who matched half the amount. We thank you for your support for what we do. Monday beginning at 8:10 am all fifth grade parents are invited to be part of a BGMS visitation. We will be talking about our programs for students, and visiting sixth grade classrooms. Tuesday is the Dental Screening provided by the Smiles Program from the Little Lake Health Center. If you do not want your child involved, you must return the opt out pink page that was sent home with your child, or call our office. Also, sent home with all students were the Intent to Participate form for the Willits Science Fair. Please look for this form, sign it and have your student return it on Monday. All students who received less than a C grade must be making corrections to their projects, this is not optional. There is help after school on Monday in room 13, and on Wednesday in room 9. The Willits Science Fair is next week. In sports, this week is the last week of the Basketball season. Monday the basketball teams play Laytonville, the girls at BGMS and the boys at Laytonville with games beginning at 4:00 pm. Tuesday all four teams play Point Arena at BGMS, beginning at 3:30 pm. Wednesday they play Potter Valley, the boys play at BGMS , and the girls play at Potter Valley with games beginning at 4:00 pm. Friday and Saturday the boys A and B teams have a Basketball Tournament at Terrace with the B Team game beginning at 3:30 on Friday, and the A team game beginning at 6:30 pm. The Wrestling Team has an, optional, T. O. C. Qualifier match at Windsor High School on Saturday, beginning at 10:00 am. Our Baechtel Grove Middle School Winter Band Concert is next Friday, February 7th, from 7pm - 8pm in the WHS Auditorium, and admission is free. This will be our first major band performance of the year. The whole community is invited to attend this night of musical fun. Thank you for your attention and goodbye.

Measure G Information Nights- Open Community Forum Please join School Board President, Alex Bowlds and WUSD Superintendent, Mark Westerburg to discuss and ask questions about Measure G; the school bond initiative for Willits Unified School District coming up on the March 3, 2020 election. There will be two meetings held at Willits High School, Media Center, 299 N. Main Street. For more information please contact the District Office 459-5314 ext. 1101 February 4, 2020, 6:30 p.m. February 10, 2020, 6:30 p.m.