Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2013

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS - TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,  2014

UP COMING . . .
January 21 - *6th Grade Parent Meeting - Focus on Curriculum for 7th grade - 7-8 p.m. - Cafeteria 
January 21 - End of Quarter 2 and Semester 1 - Exams - Dismissal  10:55 a.m
January 21 - Girls Basketball - Red - Home - Ypsilanti 4:15 p.m.
January 21 - Girls  Basketball - White - Away Monroe Red 4:15 p.m.
January 22 - End of Quarter 2 and Semester 1 - Exams -Dismissal  10:55 a.m
January 22 - 7/8 Grade Wrestling - Home - Adrian 4:15 p.m.
January 23 - 7th Grade Spelling Bee - 10:30 a.m. Media Center
January 23 - Art Club Begins - 2:30-4:00 p.m. -Room 134 - Every Thursday
January 24 - 8th Grade Spelling Bee - 10:30 a.m. Media Center
January 25 - 7/8 Wrestling - SEC Invitational - Away - Tecumseh
January 25 - Competitive Cheer - Walled Lake Invitational - TBA
January 27 - Quiz Bowl Homeroom Competition Begins
January 27 - Girls Basketball - Red - Home - Chelsea Gold - 4:15 p.m.
January 27 - Girls Basketball - White - Away - Dexter Maroon - 4:15 p.m.
January 27 - "So Now What?" Chromebook Meeting - 6th Grade Parents - 7:00 p.m. Cafeteria
January 28 - 6th Grade Spelling Bee - 10:30 a.m. Media Center
January 28 - 8th Grade Panoramic Picture
January 29 - 7/8 Wrestling - Home - Tecumseh - 4:15 p.m.
January 30 - BJHS Spelling Bee Final - 10:30 a.m. Media Center
January 30 - Girls Basketball - Red - Away - Dexter Gold 4:15 p.m.
January 30 - RESCHEDULED TO 2/18/14-Girls Basketball - White - Home - Chelsea Blue - 4:15 p.m.
January 30 - C.O.W. Board Meeting

QUARTER  2 / SEMESTER 1 ENDS JANUARY 22, 2014 - EXAM SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 21 - Periods 1, 2, 3 - Dismissal at 10:55 a.m.
Wednesday, January 22 - Periods 4/5, 6 - Dismissal at 10:55 a.m.

6TH GRADE PARENT MEETING - FOCUS ON CURRICULUM FOR 7TH GRADE
Sixth grade parents are invited to the Focus on Curriculum Meeting tonight in the Bedford Junior High School Cafeteria from 7:00-8:00 p.m.  The meeting concerns 7th grade scheduling. 

ART CLUB - BEGINS THURSDAY
Calling all artists! Art Club will begin this Thursday January 23rd.  It will then take place every Thursday from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. in room 134.  Please make sure you have a ride home.


AFTER SCHOOL CODING --  GRADES 6, 7, 8
Please note; the next Coding Club will meet on January 28, from 2:30-3:30 due to 1/2 day of school on January 21.
Do you want to have some fun after school?  On Tuesdays, attend the After School  Coding Club in lab 34 with Mrs. Adkins from 2:30-3:30 p.m..  Build some awesome apps and games with friends. Be sure to have a ride home.  
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Good luck to the 7th and 8th grade red basketball teams.  They host Ypsilanti today at their season opener.  Games begin at 4:15 p.m.

The 7th and 8th grade white basketball teams will travel to play Monroe Red.  Games begin at 4:15 p.m.

GO BRONCOS!

SOIREE JUNIOR SINGERS
This is your chance to share the spotlight!  Become a junior soiree member!   The program will include training in voice projection, dance, poise, and what it takes to be a Soiree Singer!  All students are invited, even if you never danced or performed in a choir.  Registration forms and more information are available in the office.


ANNUAL DADDY/DAUGHTER VALENTINE DANCE
Girls;  make a date with your dad to attend the daddy/daughter dance on Friday,  February 8, 2014, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Informational flyers are available in the junior high office or at the Community Education Office.  The cost is $12 per person.

SOFTBALL ANNOUNCEMENT
Attention 7th and 8th grade girls interested in playing softball this spring; come to open gym and get ready for tryouts and the season ahead.  Open gym time will be held on Sundays from noon until 2:00 p.m. starting January 26, and running through March 9.  This is a great  opportunity to start throwing, hitting, and   field before tryouts.  Check out www.bedfordsports.com for more details and contact information.

AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS
Students should ride the bus home after school.  If they wish to attend or watch an after school event, parents should bring them back to school.  Students are NOT allowed to wander the hallways during events.  

YEARBOOKS ON SALE TODAY
Yearbooks are on sale now.  The cost is $45.  Yearbooks are sold during all lunch hours. Make checks payable to BJHS. Flyers were given to each student, and additional flyers are also available in the office.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL FORMS
If you did not turn in your Emergency Medical Form, please turn it in.  (Forms are green, yellow, or salmon;.and they were mailed home in the summer mailing.)  Remember to update all contact numbers and sign the back.  To change a student's address, you must present a Michigan Driver's License with the current address, mortgage or lease paper, and a utility bill.

BE PROMPT!  DON'T MISS YOUR BUS
After school, when going out to your bus, be prompt!  The bus drivers will not allow students on the bus after 2:33 p.m.  

SAVE YOUR POP TABS!
Here is your chance to take part in a community service project!  Bring in your pop tabs, and they will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. They will be recycled for cash to help the children in the hospital. The Ronald McDonald House is a Children's Hospital that helps children in need of medical care and allows the family to stay close to the hospital.  Bring in your pop tabs now to the office or to Mrs. Currie's room
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NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
NJHS students should remember to check their email for upcoming events.

BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU WALK!!!
When students walk to school, they should please use the sidewalk next to the high school by the grass and not the sidewalk island next to the bus depot.  We want to make sure everyone is safe.  With the dark mornings, it is unsafe to walk through the depot.

8TH HOUR
Eighth hour is open to all students at BJHS. Eighth hour is held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:35-3:25 p.m.  Mrs. Benisatto will meet students in the front lobby at 2:35 p.m.   If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Benisatto at (734) 850-6253 or Cheryl.benisatto@mybedford.us 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY, JANUARY 21
Jake Day
Ethan Flood
Rylee Grindle
Coby McManama